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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 3884974" data-attributes="member: 552">[sblock=Spoiler-Don't Read Unless You Want an Out of Game Explanation]Since initiating this combat has slowed us down a bit more than I'd like (I expected it to be over more quickly, and expected activity to be a bit higher), I'm going to expediate things with a little D-E-M to skip to a more important part of plot development.[/sblock]Shard wrestles Dian free from the giantess, Dian then touches the giantess with a paralyzing spell.A few seconds later a brilliant flash of light appears next to Iantia. The light takes a full round to disappate, but when it's over you can see a powerful human-looking woman standing next to Iantia. This new figure has long blond hair, though her hairline seems to reveal more forehead than one would usually see. She wears platemail made of mithral, and has four greatswords strapped to her back (two on the left side, two on the right). This strange armament seems a bit much.The figure lays a hand on Iantia, and the giantess falls to the ground asleep. Dian seems to be smiling from ear to ear. "My lady! It is excellent to see you awake!"The human woman has a fairly deep voice, not manly, but as if it came from a larger creature (similar to Iantia's voice in depth). "Dian, you're sister will need extended care. The artifact has embedded... something... in her concious. Please take care of her." She then steps to the guard captain and rests one of her hands on his shoulder. A round later the vast majority of his wounds appear to have closed, though there seems to still be some injury to him. Haros and Shard identify that she cast the Heal spell."I'm sorry that I could not greet you myself. I heard that powerful walkers had come to my city. I also had an idea what might have been involved. I am surprised, however, that the twins were not able to handle the situation themselves.""I am Undine."She pauses briefly and looks over the group."I'm afraid that you come at an ill time. I can feel that the eyes of darkness have been cast upon my homeland. Even now factions of the darkness march on this citadel. My allies are distant and still have not recovered from an ancient battle in which one of our other cities was destroyed." Shard feels an eye on her, though there is no motion or look from Undine herself."I was witness to what the Urn revealed of the gauntlet. That hand, and it is a hand, belonged to a creature that lived before any of the god kings. That is the hand of Demrichai the Ashtalarian, the demon king. Long before this world was a desert, the Ashtalarian armies marched on this world. What I know now is that at some point, Demrichai was victim to an accident of some sort. Something pierced his soul, and in his moment of weakness his lieutenants turned on him greedy to consume his power. They killed him, devouring his innards, and with the aid of an ancient mortal Kingsmage they sealed his soul into what remained of his skin and bones. That hand is one such artifact."She pauses from the description."I'm sure you have questions. Perhaps it would be easiest if I answered them myself. If you wish, I can have rooms within the citadel readied for you to rest. I imagine your battle with the wraith and this conflict here have worn on your strength."XP for the last encounter was 450 each</blockquote>

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