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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 644301" data-attributes="member: 1210">The Fate of Reth Fire-ScarredNot without some trepidation, the party sets watches in the little bolt hole and prison corridor beyond.&nbsp; They make sure that someone is awake with both Norman and Slouthus, as they still don't trust them.&nbsp; Once they all awaken and refresh, the clerics all meditate together over a block of Sheva's incense of meditation.&nbsp; Then the group waits around as each divine caster's time for prayer and spell refreshing comes around- Horbin's in the evening, Sheva and Angel's at midnight, Alcar's at dawn.The group is undisturbed, nor does the ghost return.&nbsp; Once they've all cast and manifested their preperatory spells and powers- Lester grows a second arm made of earth, many of the group receive bull's strength, endurance, and cat's grace, greater magic weapon spells are placed, and so forth, they head out of the cell block.&nbsp; The group is talking and bantering, feeling confident, and Sheva's sharp ears catch something that Orbius says to Lester.She turns to him and asks, &quot;What's this about Reth Fire-Scarred being dead?&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; the Eye says, &quot;she's dead.&quot;Sheva's cruel face tightens.&nbsp; &quot;How do you know this?&quot;&quot;Boccob told me,&quot; the divine oracle replies.&nbsp; &quot;She was killed by someone named Marius.&quot;&quot;Marius!&quot; Sheva exclaims in surprise.&nbsp; She remembers him: the man guarding the temple of her deity in Pesh City.&nbsp; &quot;But why?&nbsp; He serves Coila!&quot;Orbius shrugs.&nbsp; &quot;I don't know.&nbsp; I tried to scry him but couldn't get him.&nbsp; I'll try again tomorrow, but he may be protected or sequestered.&quot;While Sheva digests this, the rest of the party confers about which way to go, and after a moment's debate Lester successfully argues for an ascension to deal with Norman's former captors.&nbsp; &quot;No, no!&nbsp; W-we don't want to go back there!&nbsp; They'll enslave us again and eat our brains!&quot; Norman cries, but the rest of the group overrules him.&nbsp; &quot;Look,&quot; Lester tells him, &quot;we'll take you back to town with us as soon as we go, but until then you should stick with us.&nbsp; You'll have a better chance than if you were going it alone.&quot;When they approach the crack leading to the room with the stairs that Norman had descended, they stop.&nbsp; It looks a little more difficult than they would have first guessed: a hall that has fractured and settled at the far end, where a large pool of stinking yellow bile lays, above the far side of it a narrow crack.&nbsp; It doesn't look easy to enter- especially without getting covered in bile.&quot;How are we getting across that without getting clobbered?&quot; Zeebo asks.&quot;That's a very good question,&quot; Sheva answers....Next Time: Fighting the leechwalkers!&nbsp; And- Hey, wait a minute, can't we just teleport?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 644301, member: 1210"] [b]The Fate of Reth Fire-Scarred[/b] Not without some trepidation, the party sets watches in the little bolt hole and prison corridor beyond. They make sure that someone is awake with both Norman and Slouthus, as they still don't trust them. Once they all awaken and refresh, the clerics all meditate together over a block of Sheva's [i]incense of meditation[/i]. Then the group waits around as each divine caster's time for prayer and spell refreshing comes around- Horbin's in the evening, Sheva and Angel's at midnight, Alcar's at dawn. The group is undisturbed, nor does the ghost return. Once they've all cast and manifested their preperatory spells and powers- Lester grows a second arm made of earth, many of the group receive [i]bull's strength, endurance,[/i] and [i]cat's grace, greater magic weapon[/i] spells are placed, and so forth, they head out of the cell block. The group is talking and bantering, feeling confident, and Sheva's sharp ears catch something that Orbius says to Lester. She turns to him and asks, "What's this about Reth Fire-Scarred being dead?" "Yes," the Eye says, "she's dead." Sheva's cruel face tightens. "How do you know this?" "Boccob told me," the divine oracle replies. "She was killed by someone named Marius." "Marius!" Sheva exclaims in surprise. She remembers him: the man guarding the temple of her deity in Pesh City. "But why? He serves Coila!" Orbius shrugs. "I don't know. I tried to scry him but couldn't get him. I'll try again tomorrow, but he may be protected or sequestered." While Sheva digests this, the rest of the party confers about which way to go, and after a moment's debate Lester successfully argues for an ascension to deal with Norman's former captors. "No, no! W-we don't want to go back there! They'll enslave us again and eat our brains!" Norman cries, but the rest of the group overrules him. "Look," Lester tells him, "we'll take you back to town with us as soon as we go, but until then you should stick with us. You'll have a better chance than if you were going it alone." When they approach the crack leading to the room with the stairs that Norman had descended, they stop. It looks a little more difficult than they would have first guessed: a hall that has fractured and settled at the far end, where a large pool of stinking yellow bile lays, above the far side of it a narrow crack. It doesn't look easy to enter- especially without getting covered in bile. "How are we getting across that without getting clobbered?" Zeebo asks. "That's a very good question," Sheva answers.... [i][b]Next Time: [/b][/i][b][/b]Fighting the leechwalkers! And- Hey, wait a minute, can't we just teleport? [/QUOTE]

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