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Aphonion Tales: The Archducal Council -- Unedited notes; later posts are edited transcripts (posts MWF, update 3/1/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8743493" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 122 (January 20, 2021)</p><p></p><p>25 Ras (cont’d)</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna has a report [attached] from a Drowan undercity (Veldrinishar) that they had destroyed a small group traveling through the Underdark, entering the deep channels heading south, presumably towards the Holy See based on their location. Some of them were translucent, and one had a powerful rod which could control minds.</p><p></p><p>The clerical structures and the hierarchy’s palaces are sanctified, but the rest of the city is not.</p><p></p><p>Kit has a report from a toe among refugees in Hanal [attached]. The elven vollers are taking out various opponents on the usurper’s side. The Crystal Cities are providing support and giving food to the refugees, but also telling them to stay away lest they be attacked. Starvation is a serious concern. Kit plans on talking to Gunnorans about providing more food.</p><p></p><p>The voller fleet is coming from the northwest—possibly Tarhanna?</p><p></p><p>They spend some time coming up with and assigning a task list to defend the See of Light.</p><p></p><p> 1. Check the basements and reinforce against attacks from below (Dame Brionna)</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sanctify everything that we can. (delegated to NPCs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">See if we can do anything to slow or harry the Voller fleet</li> </ol> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Talk to the God of Time to see if he can change the flow of time for the Voller fleet (Alistair?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armada strategy? I.e., lots of small harrying attacks? Eagles?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reach out to Blessed Wood to see if they can intercept (Kit)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Fifth Region of Argoni is all of Zest’qua, and willing to do anything for money (poorest region); Lady Zel’est’ra Moriquendarim (Alistair)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dragons?? Council of Ancient Wyrms? (Alistair)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Talk to the God of the Ocean to deal with the surface ships approaching (Alistair)</li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Divination? Find out if an attack is planned on Canberry (delegated to NPCs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Revise defense plans and respond to the fact that they have the main plan but not the back-up plans (Dame Brionna)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bring up magic resources we do have to hand (Alistair?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bring in allies--Magocracy of Perdun; Council of White Mages; Grand County of Vethrock; Northern Aurelian</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Allied air elementals (Alistair)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Send Kit an Archbishop or 2 who can do Resurrect.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Move civilians into sanctified areas. (delegated to NPCs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At some point cast a Forbiddance spell. (delegated to NPCs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Planar Allies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Replacing the acting Archbishops and establishing an emergency plan of succession (Alistair with the patriarch)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Suggestions from Lord Davion (Kit)</li> </ul><p>Alistair goes to the modest chapel to the God of Time. The priest invokes the Lord of Time with grand gestures and theatrics. There is a shimmer around them, and they appear in the midst of a garden where Alistair hears nothing but clocks.</p><p></p><p>Alistair asks if he can slow our enemies or speed our allies, so the elven squadron arrives before the enemy air fleet. The God of Time says that slowing the enemy can create problems, but that speeding allies is within his power. Alistair suggests that it would be appropriate to build the God of Time a cathedral of his own in the Holy See, similar in dignity and size to the Basilica of Fate to his sister; the God is extremely pleased, and extra pleased by the fact that it will upset her. Alistair also promises a tall clocktower, lit so that the time can be seen day and night. The God is very happy, and promises that their allies will arrive half an hour before the enemy, instead of four or five hours later.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Dame Brionna travels with three investigative squads, ten paladins, and a hundred church troops into the basement. The farsensor in one of the squads indicates an area where he can’t sense anything, which concerns him. Dame Brionna readies her forces, then throws a small handful of orichalcum. There is a thunderous boom and the back wall of the chamber explodes in. Behind it, she sees a roughly dug tunnel. There are a significant number of dead figures in the chamber, as well as two figures that seem shocked but completely undamaged by the blast and the flying stone. One is translucent, the other is a human female dressed in elaborate robes with all sorts of symbology on them, carrying a rod with three tentacles, much like the rod sent by the drow.</p><p></p><p>Brionna warns everyone about mind control and advises protection against it Brionna charges directly at the woman with the rod. Misses! The squad targets translucent person at range. (Brionna plans to use orichalcum once she’s dealt with Rod Woman.)</p><p></p><p>She says something in a language Dame Brionna doesn’t understand and attacks with three tendrils from her rod. (A cleric behind her gasps, apparently understanding or at least recognizing the language.) One of the tendrils slips through and touches Dame Brionna’s face, and begins burrowing into her face, doing 14 points of damage, but Dame Brionna saves. A whispering voice talks about consumption and absorbtion things of that matter. Dame Brionna attacks back, striking her with fairly good blows.</p><p></p><p>The translucent figure somersaults past the battle. He must have originally been a rogue because of how he moves, but he rushes at the people behind her. He attacks the priest in Dame Brionna’s squad, and dismembers the priest hideously.</p><p></p><p>The tendril keeps burrowing into Dame Brionna, while a second tendril attaches itself and does 5 points of additional damage. Dame Brionna feels the first tendril spit something solid into her.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna chops at the rod. She does 16 points of damage—not enough to break it—and then flung orichalcum dust at the translucent figure behind him, detonating him, leaving only a blue flame fallen to the ground.</p><p></p><p>The second tendril also deposits something into Dame Brionna.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna strikes the rod again and it blows apart in a burst of blue light.</p><p></p><p>The now-disarmed rod lady throws a lightning bolt at Dame Brionna, and then Dame Brionna finishes her off. Her wounds are seeping but starting to crawl back together. “Burn her! And then get as much holy water here as we can, and then give me some to drink.” The holy water causes the tentacles to shrivel up.</p><p></p><p>We arrange for a group of dwarves to sap and collapse the tunnel safely to make sure that no further attackers come in. Dame Brionna hurries to a redactor. “Oh! It tried to implant some of those star things. I don’t know if that would work with a paladin, but we should probably get them out.” Dame Brionna passes out during the surgery, for about an hour.</p><p></p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8743493, member: 7030144"] Session 122 (January 20, 2021) 25 Ras (cont’d) Dame Brionna has a report [attached] from a Drowan undercity (Veldrinishar) that they had destroyed a small group traveling through the Underdark, entering the deep channels heading south, presumably towards the Holy See based on their location. Some of them were translucent, and one had a powerful rod which could control minds. The clerical structures and the hierarchy’s palaces are sanctified, but the rest of the city is not. Kit has a report from a toe among refugees in Hanal [attached]. The elven vollers are taking out various opponents on the usurper’s side. The Crystal Cities are providing support and giving food to the refugees, but also telling them to stay away lest they be attacked. Starvation is a serious concern. Kit plans on talking to Gunnorans about providing more food. The voller fleet is coming from the northwest—possibly Tarhanna? They spend some time coming up with and assigning a task list to defend the See of Light. 1. Check the basements and reinforce against attacks from below (Dame Brionna) [LIST=1] [*]Sanctify everything that we can. (delegated to NPCs) [*]See if we can do anything to slow or harry the Voller fleet [/LIST] [LIST] [INDENT][LIST] [*]Talk to the God of Time to see if he can change the flow of time for the Voller fleet (Alistair?) [*]Armada strategy? I.e., lots of small harrying attacks? Eagles? [*]Reach out to Blessed Wood to see if they can intercept (Kit) [*]The Fifth Region of Argoni is all of Zest’qua, and willing to do anything for money (poorest region); Lady Zel’est’ra Moriquendarim (Alistair) [*]Dragons?? Council of Ancient Wyrms? (Alistair) [*]Talk to the God of the Ocean to deal with the surface ships approaching (Alistair) [/LIST][/INDENT] [*]Divination? Find out if an attack is planned on Canberry (delegated to NPCs) [*]Revise defense plans and respond to the fact that they have the main plan but not the back-up plans (Dame Brionna) [*]Bring up magic resources we do have to hand (Alistair?) [*]Bring in allies--Magocracy of Perdun; Council of White Mages; Grand County of Vethrock; Northern Aurelian [*]Allied air elementals (Alistair) [*]Send Kit an Archbishop or 2 who can do Resurrect. [*]Move civilians into sanctified areas. (delegated to NPCs) [*]At some point cast a Forbiddance spell. (delegated to NPCs) [*]Planar Allies. [*]Replacing the acting Archbishops and establishing an emergency plan of succession (Alistair with the patriarch) [*]Suggestions from Lord Davion (Kit) [/LIST] Alistair goes to the modest chapel to the God of Time. The priest invokes the Lord of Time with grand gestures and theatrics. There is a shimmer around them, and they appear in the midst of a garden where Alistair hears nothing but clocks. Alistair asks if he can slow our enemies or speed our allies, so the elven squadron arrives before the enemy air fleet. The God of Time says that slowing the enemy can create problems, but that speeding allies is within his power. Alistair suggests that it would be appropriate to build the God of Time a cathedral of his own in the Holy See, similar in dignity and size to the Basilica of Fate to his sister; the God is extremely pleased, and extra pleased by the fact that it will upset her. Alistair also promises a tall clocktower, lit so that the time can be seen day and night. The God is very happy, and promises that their allies will arrive half an hour before the enemy, instead of four or five hours later. Meanwhile, Dame Brionna travels with three investigative squads, ten paladins, and a hundred church troops into the basement. The farsensor in one of the squads indicates an area where he can’t sense anything, which concerns him. Dame Brionna readies her forces, then throws a small handful of orichalcum. There is a thunderous boom and the back wall of the chamber explodes in. Behind it, she sees a roughly dug tunnel. There are a significant number of dead figures in the chamber, as well as two figures that seem shocked but completely undamaged by the blast and the flying stone. One is translucent, the other is a human female dressed in elaborate robes with all sorts of symbology on them, carrying a rod with three tentacles, much like the rod sent by the drow. Brionna warns everyone about mind control and advises protection against it Brionna charges directly at the woman with the rod. Misses! The squad targets translucent person at range. (Brionna plans to use orichalcum once she’s dealt with Rod Woman.) She says something in a language Dame Brionna doesn’t understand and attacks with three tendrils from her rod. (A cleric behind her gasps, apparently understanding or at least recognizing the language.) One of the tendrils slips through and touches Dame Brionna’s face, and begins burrowing into her face, doing 14 points of damage, but Dame Brionna saves. A whispering voice talks about consumption and absorbtion things of that matter. Dame Brionna attacks back, striking her with fairly good blows. The translucent figure somersaults past the battle. He must have originally been a rogue because of how he moves, but he rushes at the people behind her. He attacks the priest in Dame Brionna’s squad, and dismembers the priest hideously. The tendril keeps burrowing into Dame Brionna, while a second tendril attaches itself and does 5 points of additional damage. Dame Brionna feels the first tendril spit something solid into her. Dame Brionna chops at the rod. She does 16 points of damage—not enough to break it—and then flung orichalcum dust at the translucent figure behind him, detonating him, leaving only a blue flame fallen to the ground. The second tendril also deposits something into Dame Brionna. Dame Brionna strikes the rod again and it blows apart in a burst of blue light. The now-disarmed rod lady throws a lightning bolt at Dame Brionna, and then Dame Brionna finishes her off. Her wounds are seeping but starting to crawl back together. “Burn her! And then get as much holy water here as we can, and then give me some to drink.” The holy water causes the tentacles to shrivel up. We arrange for a group of dwarves to sap and collapse the tunnel safely to make sure that no further attackers come in. Dame Brionna hurries to a redactor. “Oh! It tried to implant some of those star things. I don’t know if that would work with a paladin, but we should probably get them out.” Dame Brionna passes out during the surgery, for about an hour. [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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