Brave New Planes

[Paxus Asclepius]

[Brother Shatterstone, Endur, Velenne]

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Striding down the passageway is a humanoid figure some 10 feet tall, glowing with a light like the sun. His skin is like burnished gold, his eyes glow a brilliant topaz, and massive, immaculately white wings unfold behind him. He wears only a simple kilt of linen, and bears no weapons or other tools, but you doubt this poses much of an impediment to him.

 

[GoldenEagle]

Rynin Steps through with Kelnar following quickly.

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[Paxus Asclepius]

[GoldenEagle]

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Rynin steps through, and finds himself in a great marbled hall. The only light source is a glowing, angelic figure, a 10-foot-tall man with golden skin, incredible white wings, and eyes burning with topaz light. Brystasia is in front of him, and Antillis and the Cimmerian are both present.

[GoldenEagle, Brother Shatterstone, Endur, Velenne]

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The figure speaks a word you do not understand, and the torches flare again to life. The hall appears immaculate, as if it had just been finished and polished. He looks at the group, and says "So! My master has relented?"

 

[Endur]

"By Crom, you dwell in strange quarters!"

The Cimmerian sheathes his sword, takes off his cloak and his gloves, and tosses them aside.

"Have you no wine to offer travelers to slake their thirst? My throat's weary of the dust of the horrible highway beyond this place."

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

[GoldenEagle, Brother Shatterstone, Endur, Velenne]

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"Have you no wine to offer travelers to slake their thirst? My throat's weary of the dust of the horrible highway beyond this place."

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"Wine? It has been a long time since I had wine. It has been a long time since I had drink, or food. But these are unimportant. What word do you bring?" He stretches out a hand towards the corridor, and faint sounds can be heard, like wood striking stone.

 

[Serpenteye]

Sandorel smiles at the escorts, giving a slight nod of thanks, and steps trough the portal.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Sandorel smiles at the escorts, giving a slight nod of thanks, and steps trough the portal.

[Serpenteye]

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Sandorel enters the portal, and finds himself in a great marbe hall, the walls decorated with colorful hieroglyphic writing. An enormous man, with golden skin, topaz eyes, and incredible white wings, wearing a linen kilt, appears to be conversing with the Cimmerian.

[all within the portal]

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As Sandorel arrives, the winged giant looks up at him. "What news? Has Horus come to his senses, or must I rot here for a second decade?"

 

[Endur]

The Cimmerian thinks hard in response to the words of the Golden Giant. He had hoped that the Golden Giant would treat them with the respect and courtesy that a host shows honored guests. Instead, the Giant's burning need to know the meaning of their visit trumped all social considerations in the giant's mind.

The Giant was eager to leave, that much was obvious. And yet, something didn't feel right. Something about the strange alien noises in this place worried the Cimmerian.

 

[Serpenteye]

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As Sandorel arrives, the winged giant looks up at him. "What news? Has Horus come to his senses, or must I rot here for a second decade?"

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Sandorel frowns momentarily, then bows slightly in a rare gesture of respect.
"The Multiverse continues to amaze me, and I am most pleased by this surprise. I swear I detected more than a hint of resentment in your words, directed against the deity who would call himself the master of you and your destiny. Horus has not come to his senses, and if his will would rule us you would indeed continue to rot here, for a second decade and for countless millennia. It is a most unjust sentence, from a most cruel god." Sandorel shakes his head sadly.

"We are here to bring you out. To break the chains that hold you and defy your unjust master."

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

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Sandorel frowns momentarily, then bows slightly in a rare gesture of respect.
"The Multiverse continues to amaze me, and I am most pleased by this surprise. I swear I detected more than a hint of resentment in your words, directed against the deity who would call himself the master of you and your destiny. Horus has not come to his senses, and if his will would rule us you would indeed continue to rot here, for a second decade and for countless millennia. It is a most unjust sentence, from a most cruel god." Sandorel shakes his head sadly.

"We are here to bring you out. To break the chains that hold you and defy your unjust master."

[all within portal]

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The golden giant smiles, then begins laughing, so deeply that the walls seem to shake. "Break my chains? You have no conception of what magics hold me here. These chains are stronger than those I bound Set's jaws with. These bonds are beyond my might; mine, that sundered the palace of Khish and drove its inhabitants into the sea. What can you hope to do?" His laughter booms out, almost painfully.

Suddenly, though, he stops, his face moving from despairing laughter to faint hope. "Unless . . . You have the key? Could it be? After these long years, am I to be free again?"