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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 684194" data-attributes="member: 1210">Other NegotiationsSybele had been counting on her psionic invisibility to conceal her.&nbsp; Bathed in Red-Eye's central eye's terrible power, she snaps into view instantly.&nbsp; With a gulp she examines the odds... two beholders, four of the ice guys, and this weird human.&nbsp; Not good, not good.&quot;You, human,&quot; snarls Red-Eye.&nbsp; &quot;You are powerful adventurers.&nbsp; You will help Red-Eye- or Red-Eye will destroy you all!!&quot;&quot;Uh-&quot; Sybele's a little taken aback, but she isn't about to pass up the opportunity to avoid fighting a bevy of enemy's like this- especially when most of the party's still trying to rest.&nbsp; &quot;What, um, could we puny adventurers do to help you?&quot;Red-Eye gives a growling scream.&nbsp; Several of the small eyes writhing at the end of the eyestalks fire random blasts at the walls, and the four icy giants all back away from him a bit.&nbsp; One of the rays disintegrates a piece of wall in a puff of powder, and the bile beholder gnashes his teeth.&nbsp; He screams, &quot;You will not mock me!&nbsp; Red-Eye needs help!&nbsp; You see what has become of me!!&quot;&nbsp; Bile drools from his frothing mouth.&nbsp; &quot;It hurts, always!&nbsp; Red-Eye wishes to be cured of this affliction!&nbsp; You will help, now, or Red-Eye will destroy you!&quot;&nbsp; The other beholder moves a little ways away too, glaring at the party even as several of its eyes remain trained on Red-Eye.&quot;Oh, yeah, well we can help you.&nbsp; But we need a little time to-&quot;&quot;NOW!!!&quot; Red-Eye bellows.Sybele purses her lips.&nbsp; &quot;We need the right spells prepared.&nbsp; Look, my friends who can cure you are resting right now.&nbsp; Once they're up they can prepare all the spells to cure you, and they only need an hour or so...&quot;&nbsp; She tries to sound as reasonable and persuasive as her low charisma will allow, and something in her tone must resonate with Red-Eye- because he doesn't immediately disintegrate her.&quot;Show me,&quot; he demands.Uh-oh, she thinks.&nbsp; But it may be their only chance.&nbsp; &quot;All right,&quot; she answers him.&nbsp; &quot;But they're in a magical sleep, so please try not to hit them with your antimagic ray, okay?&nbsp; If you do they won't be able to prepare to aid you.&quot;&nbsp; She leads him to the rest of the party, and though he snarls and twitches he agrees to wait.The rest of the party wakes up a little while later.&nbsp; Sybele quickly explains the situation and they go to talk to Red-Eye.&quot;I think I can help you,&quot; Horbin says.&nbsp; &quot;I'll have to do some divinations to find out exactly how, though.&quot;&quot;What's in it for us?&quot; asks Angelfire, made bolder by dint of numbers.&quot;Red-Eye will be grateful- and will not destroy you,&quot; says the human who first entered the chamber.&nbsp; &quot;And who knows how far the gratitude of a creature such as this goes?&quot;&nbsp; He glances at Red-Eye.&nbsp; It's clear that he, too, is nervous about this erratic creature.&quot;Well, will you tell us what you know of this place?&quot; Angelfire asks.&quot;Of course,&quot; says the human quickly, &quot;but it is not wise to keep Red-Eye waiting.&quot; &quot;Well, we've been attacked by an angel in here,&quot; continues the Coilite priest.&nbsp; &quot;If you see him, will you kill him for us?&nbsp; He'll probably cause you problems too.&quot;&quot;If you wish to bargain with Red-Eye, you may, but I recommend against it,&quot; the human says.&nbsp; And then he sees something coming from the direction of the duel chamber and cries, &quot;Angels!&nbsp; They're coming this way!&quot;Alcar flies into the room, followed by Norin and St. Vitus.&nbsp; &quot;It's go time!&quot; he shouts.Next Time: Death, destruction, terrible combat and confusion!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 684194, member: 1210"] [b]Other Negotiations[/b] Sybele had been counting on her psionic [i]invisibility[/i] to conceal her. Bathed in Red-Eye's central eye's terrible power, she snaps into view instantly. With a gulp she examines the odds... two beholders, four of the ice guys, and this weird human. Not good, not good. [color=brown]"You, human,"[/color] snarls Red-Eye. [color=brown]"You are powerful adventurers. You will [i]help[/i] Red-Eye- or Red-Eye will [i]destroy[/i] you all!!"[/color] "Uh-" Sybele's a little taken aback, but she isn't about to pass up the opportunity to avoid fighting a bevy of enemy's like this- especially when most of the party's still trying to rest. "What, um, could we puny adventurers do to help you?" Red-Eye gives a growling scream. Several of the small eyes writhing at the end of the eyestalks fire random blasts at the walls, and the four icy giants all back away from him a bit. One of the rays disintegrates a piece of wall in a puff of powder, and the bile beholder gnashes his teeth. He screams, [color=brown]"You will not mock me! Red-Eye needs help! You [i]see[/i] what has become of me!!"[/color] Bile drools from his frothing mouth. [color=brown]"It hurts, always! Red-Eye wishes to be [i]cured[/i] of this affliction! You will help, [b]now,[/b] or Red-Eye will destroy you!"[/color] The other beholder moves a little ways away too, glaring at the party even as several of its eyes remain trained on Red-Eye. "Oh, yeah, well we can help you. But we need a little time to-" [color=brown][b]"NOW!!!"[/b][/color] Red-Eye bellows. Sybele purses her lips. "We need the right spells prepared. Look, my friends who can cure you are resting right now. Once they're up they can prepare all the spells to cure you, and they only need an hour or so..." She tries to sound as reasonable and persuasive as her low charisma will allow, and something in her tone must resonate with Red-Eye- because he doesn't immediately disintegrate her. [color=brown]"Show me," he demands.[/color] [i]Uh-oh,[/i] she thinks. But it may be their only chance. "All right," she answers him. "But they're in a magical sleep, so please try not to hit them with your antimagic ray, okay? If you do they won't be able to prepare to aid you." She leads him to the rest of the party, and though he snarls and twitches he agrees to wait. The rest of the party wakes up a little while later. Sybele quickly explains the situation and they go to talk to Red-Eye. "I think I can help you," Horbin says. "I'll have to do some divinations to find out exactly how, though." "What's in it for us?" asks Angelfire, made bolder by dint of numbers. "Red-Eye will be grateful- and will not destroy you," says the human who first entered the chamber. "And who knows how far the gratitude of a creature such as this goes?" He glances at Red-Eye. It's clear that he, too, is nervous about this erratic creature. "Well, will you tell us what you know of this place?" Angelfire asks. "Of course," says the human quickly, "but it is not wise to keep Red-Eye waiting." "Well, we've been attacked by an angel in here," continues the Coilite priest. "If you see him, will you kill him for us? He'll probably cause you problems too." "If you wish to bargain with Red-Eye, you may, but I recommend against it," the human says. And then he sees something coming from the direction of the duel chamber and cries, "Angels! They're coming this way!" Alcar flies into the room, followed by Norin and St. Vitus. "It's go time!" he shouts. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Death, destruction, terrible combat and confusion! [/QUOTE]

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