Brave New Planes

[Serpenteye]

Before:

He shakes his head in disgust.
Even these Devils, his trusted servants and bodyguards were little more than slaves. Otherwise they would surely have carried magical wealth proportionate to their power. Such wasteful thrift... He's making many enemies, and few allies. And the ones he has he's throwing away, the fool.

 

[Endur]

The Cimmerian feels that he is at last on the correct path and no longer under the dominion of the evil Seer.

Although not believing in magic the way Brystasia and Sandorel do, he permits them to cast their prayers and spells upon his body, weapons, and armor.

When they come upon the Seer, the Cimmerian will attempt to slay the Seer with his first blow when he charges the Seer. If the Seer survives his initial attack, the Cimmerian will use his follow-up attacks to sunder whatever item the Seer is holding in his hands (wand, staff, focus, weapon, other item), under the theory that the Seer is likely to protect his body with spells but may have forgotten to likewise protect his equipment.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

After a sharp turn, you come into view of the Seer's sanctum. It is a gaudy affair, the walls lined with rich tapestries and tables laden with extravagant ritual objects of astonishing variety. The image that rivets your attention, though, lies in the center of this 40' radius chamber. Chained to the ceiling is a five-pointed frame of iron, from which is suspended the angel Abd-Ratep. He bleeds from a score of vicious wounds, identical to those inflicted on Vilya by the devil's tails. The blood pours to his chest, hanging down from the frame, and runs into a deep vessel of adamant, which somehow grows no fuller. The Seer chants over this unholy grail, his hands making arcane gestures that leave glittering trails of yellow-black flame in the air. The entire chamber seems to shimmer with a purple light, growing to a nearly opaque aura around the center of the room.

OOC: Init: 29 Vilya, Brystasia 25, Kelnar 22, Cimmerian 17, Sandorel 14, Antillus 12, Seer 11, Rynin 11

Vilya leaps forward at astonishing speed, her scimitar leaving a trail of fire. She races at the Seer, but is repulsed by some unseen wall 10 feet short of him.

Brystasia chants, touching the blades of the Cimmerian and Rynin, which begin to glow with a brilliant silvery radiance. She then strides forward, her countenance changing from merely superhuman to an unearthly, near-divine aura of terrible beauty unmatched by anything you've ever been privileged to see. As she enters the chamber, a strange purple rippling seems to encase her, stripping the Bless spell from her.

Kelnar chants, and the entire party is hasted, save for Vilya and Brystasia.


OOC: I'm pausing the action for a moment, to give you the chance to alter your actions in light of the Seer's evident protection. A note; Kelnar's Arcane Eye was able to garner no information, mysteriously vanishing as it neared the Seer's chamber.

 

[Velenne]

Heedless of the danger and eager for only more blood, Antillis has the misfortune of not entering the room first. Nevertheless, it launches forward and attempts to evicerate this latest Prey...

OOC: Reactivate Haste (3/10). Rage? (Is this still in effect) Charge Seer and attempt to grapple.

HP: 251
AC: 39
Attacks: Hasted, 4 Claws (magical) 5x +29
Damage: 1d6+18
Grapple: +38
Effects: Freedom of Movement, Mind Blank, Heavy Fortification

 

[Endur]

Watching Vilya bounce off an invisible wall near the Seer, the Cimmerian attempts instead to cut the chains that suspend the iron frame to the ceiling (under the theory that even if the invisible wall guards the iron frame, it probably does not guard the end of the chain which is probably attached to one of the walls of the chamber).

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia upon noticing the disruption of her spells and Vilya’s bouncing off of an invisible wall frowns, No don’t let it be so!

Her frustration at not suspecting this tactic before hand is apparent as it carries in her voice, “I suspect theirs a anti-magic field and an a wall of force in effect. Try passing close to the walls."

She frowns and slightly hopes that the Seer was lazy as she looks at Antillus, "If that fails attack the chamber walls themselves.”

She quickly realizes that they need to know for sure and she pleads with the others, “Someone look at me! Do I look any different?”

OOC: Talking is a free action so I should be able to do the above even though there is much more than 5 seconds of conversation. If it doesn’t fly pleases let me know and I can revise.

 

[Serpenteye]

Sandorel ponders the situation for a moment; This must be an Antimagic field surrounding a Wall of force. The effect is probably solid, and the Seer's magics are powerful enough to operate even inside the field... If that is the case, we may be about to get slaughtered. It is also a possibility that the Field is hollow around the Seer and his captive, the antimagic might otherwise disturb his ritual. If that is the case...

Sandorel grabs Antillus and Rynin and whoever else is near enough, asking them to cooperate. Then he casts a Quickened Teleport to take them inside the Wall of Force. Once inside, if his magics are still working he casts Destruction on the Seer. If he cannot cast spells he attacks the Seer with his mace.

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ooc:
It should be possible to Teleport to inside an Antimagic Field, I think. As I see it the field doesn't extend into the Astral Plane (the plane used for teleportation), therefore one should be able to get to the spot in the Astral that lies paralell to the intended destination. When you then exit the Astral (automatically as per the spell) you would appear at your target and immediately afterwards be affected by the Field. Sandorel should be able to Teleport there regardless of wether the Field is hollow or not, though he could not Teleport out of it.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

The Cimmerian plunges forward through a purple-tinted screen of energy, leaping at the chains which bind the frame to the ceiling. His sword slashes in a brilliant arc, severing one of the five, and prompting a lurch from the frame that redirects the flow of blood directly onto the Seer.

Sandorel speaks a swift word and he, Antillus, and Rynin appear around the Seer. Sandorel blasts the mage with his Destruction spell, but the Seer shrugs of most of the spell's ill effects.

Antillus's claws rend the Seer savagely, tearing great wounds in his back, chest, and upper arms, and dragging him close to the tremendous beast.

Those around can see the Hunter simply stop moving, hanging immobile in the air. The Seer then disappears with a word and gesture.

 

[Serpenteye]

Sandorel smiles in cruel, cold anticipation as his gamble succeeds and they appear unhindered inside the magical barrier. His smile turns into a frustrated sneer when the Seer disappears, just before they would have finished him off. Looking around, the True Seeing spell still active, he scans the small space for anything of possible importance. (Spot, Search: 12 (untrained))
Finding nothing (presumably) he takes the Adamantine vessel of blood and, after closing its lid securely, places it in his Handy Haversack. Then he studies the Angel for a moment and if Abd Ratep is capable of communicating he will adress him.
"Know me, Angel. I am Sandorel Ilazar, Cleric of Freedom and Godlessness, and you are free once more by my hand. I release you to do as you will, to serve whomever you will or noone if that is what you will. Your God has abandoned you and can no longer place a rightful claim on your soul.
I give you this advice, though. Power and righteousness are not dervied from divinity, but from the strength and moral fortitude of ourselves. I am only one of many evidence that we do not need Deities to do what is right and good, or to have the ability to do it. Faith in ourselves is enough. Let yourself be guided by your own conscience, your own will. Don't ever again allow any being to enslave you. Be free."
He casts Polymorph any Object to turn the chains and the iron frame holding the Angel into air. If the chains happen to be magical (his Detect Magic is still active) he'll direct the spell against the part of the ceiling holding them (Preferably without doing enough damage to collapse the ceiling).

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia watches the action from the other side of the invisible wall with a slightly shocked look on her face, Or you could just do that.

Her face becomes flush with anger when she realizes that Sandorel is going to free then angel. As her frustration and anger builds she slams her hands against the invisible wall in as she shouts at him to no to do it, “Sandorel this is wrong and you know it!”

OOC: Does the sound travel through the wall of force?