Epic Problem : Return to Power

[Nephtys]

[sblock=Nephtys]
Mother grins "This plane once belonged to Galidor and myself, that is why we can show ourselves. The others will not even be aware that the barrier is weakened until it is too late. As for entering fully, that is indeed my intention. I cannot stay here much longer and still maintain my veil. You must find the other Locks, and you must destroy them."
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[sblock=Jemal]"Thy will be done, on earth as in heaven and hell." Ijazim bows and kisses the floor before her feet. "I am as ever your faithful servant."

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He glances at the mirror after she departs, frowning. That the others could defeat the Disciple virtually without his help was galling, and if he took too long they would doubtless claim all the fruits of victory themselves.[/sblock]
Rising from his knees he turns momentarily to his cohort, speaks "Stay, we'll talk later." and walks trough the mirror to the roof of the temple.
"Well done, my friends." He picks up the head and looks at it thoughtfully for a moment. "There are some questions we should ask her, but I'd rather not do it here. I do not trust Gallador and neither, regardless of your temporary alliance, should you. We should take the body and leave as soon as possible."
ooc: If trapping the soul does not prevent us from using Talk with the dead, or similar spells, and if the severed head doesn't gain the benefit of any items on the body (in which case he'll remove all those items as well) :
He pulls off any items remaining on her head, "I may just as well do this now..." And casts Soul Bind (DC 42 will) on the Disciple.

 

[Jemal]

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"Do well, my child. Take this, and when you have need of me, call. I will send what aid I can, though use it sparingly. Each time I enter or send power through, there is an increasing risk of the other Gods discovering the weakened barrier." She kisses Ijazim lightly on the forhead, then vanishes.
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When Ijazim appears and picks up the head, Galidor becomes furious and advances, pointing his hammer at the mage. "You will be gone from my temple, worshipper of the void. This body will be properly disposed of and NOT subjected to your vile magics."
He steps forward to stand near the body (Which Jool is currently looting), ~ 20' from Ijazim.

*If Ijazim attempts to cast the spell regardless, Galidor counters it with a large antimagic field.*

*EDIT: Also, they're not on the Roof of the temple, they're inside it again. the Disciple crashed Panarchus through the roof and back into the main foyer, which is where she was finished.

 

[pallandrome]

[sblock=jemal]*still near the bard*

"I'm shocked you would think so poorly of me. I've managed to puzzle out more than you've guessed, though among them I arrived to the conclusion that I'll trust you no more than I would have her. Ulterior motives seems to be the way of things here, and I'll not begin the day by giving up mine before I know yours. However, since you offered so kindly to answer a question, how about this one...who are you? And none of that Bard nonsense either, who are you and why would you want to protect this world as much as my traitorous patron wanted to destroy it?"[/sblock]


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*leaning down over the corpse to pull off the boots a few minutes later*

"Oh leave off Galidor. We didn't come here to pick this fight, at least not knowingly. The Arcanist here is just ascertaining that the Jolly Red Giant isn't about to pop up and start beating the silly off of us again. By the way, how did the Disciple know you were locked up in that statue, might I ask?"

 

[Jemal]

[sblock=jemal]*still near the bard*

"I'm shocked you would think so poorly of me. I've managed to puzzle out more than you've guessed, though among them I arrived to the conclusion that I'll trust you no more than I would have her. Ulterior motives seems to be the way of things here, and I'll not begin the day by giving up mine before I know yours. However, since you offered so kindly to answer a question, how about this one...who are you? And none of that Bard nonsense either, who are you and why would you want to protect this world as much as my traitorous patron wanted to destroy it?"[/sblock]


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*leaning down over the corpse to pull off the boots a few minutes later*

"Oh leave off Galidor. We didn't come here to pick this fight, at least not knowingly. The Arcanist here is just ascertaining that the Jolly Red Giant isn't about to pop up and start beating the silly off of us again. By the way, how did the Disciple know you were locked up in that statue, might I ask?"

[sblock=Pallandrome]
"Well First, I'm not the bard you're looking for." His face shifts for a split secnd and you get a glimpse of a black face with red eyes "and Secondly.. Because I DO so hate her. I will tell you one other thing, though... Try not to affect the corpse with magic, It tends to set her off. And warn Galidor of that, too. He has a tendencey to be.... stupid." He tosses you the instrumetn case he was holding "And if you ever need a time out, just strum that tune on here.. if you can remember it." He winks "You don't trust me, and that's smart. But we want similar outcomes. And unlike some, our goals do not interfere with each other. I'll be watching." He turns to leave, and suddenly the world is alive again. Only then do you notice that time had stopped while he spoke, and now he's gone. (The other bard is still there, though, looking puzzled).
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Galidor glances at Salarassa but then returns his wary gaze to Ijazim. "I cannot 'leave off' when someone so tainted by the void is in my temple! I can smell her on him, it's as though she'd just been here the taint is so strong!" He narrows his eyes and continues glaring. "I do not know how the false disciple knew I was here, I was destined to be freed be warriors worthy of heralding the return of legends and helping me to destroy the Void Obelisk."

 

[Nephtys]

When Ijazim appears and picks up the head, Galidor becomes furious and advances, pointing his hammer at the mage. "You will be gone from my temple, worshipper of the void. This body will be properly disposed of and NOT subjected to your vile magics."
He steps forward to stand near the body (Which Jool is currently looting), ~ 20' from Ijazim.

*If Ijazim attempts to cast the spell regardless, Galidor counters it with a large antimagic field.*

Ijazim sneers at the deity "Your time will come, pest, but not today." He picks up the head and steps back trough the portal. Closing the portal behind him he casts the spell.

ooc: He wouldn't have said anything about casting those spells in the precense of Gallador since he would expect to be attacked. It's just in and out in a round, and if Gallador antimagic-fields the mirror's portal to stop him from getting back he'll walk thirty feet and cast Quickened Word of Recall to get back to his room at the inn.

Also, Ijazim is a cleric, not a mage.

 

[Voidrazor]

"Come and go as you will Ijazim. But the head stays with me."

Panarchus attempts to grab the head from Ijazim. Init 34, to hit 64, AC 80 vs the AoO

 

[Nephtys]

"Come and go as you will Ijazim. But the head stays with me."

Panarchus attempts to grab the head from Ijazim. Init 34, to hit 64, AC 80 vs the AoO

"You? I found her, Jool killed her, what right do you have?"

ooc: Can he do that? We're not on intiative now, are we?

 

[Jemal]

ooc: Apparently. Roll init for Ijazim, if you win you go through the portal, if you loose, roll an opposed attack roll...
Would anybody else like in on this little tussle?

(PS doncha love evil characters? )

 

[Nephtys]

ooc: well I can't beat 34, so I guess it's time to tussle.

opposed attack roll: 46.

Ijazim turns around, his eyes narrowing. Invoking a quickened Miracle to his goddess he casts Irresistable Dance on Panarchus, and then steps trough the portal.

 

[Voidrazor]

"You? I found her, Jool killed her, what right do you have?"

Panarchus snatches the grisly head from Ijazim and steps back in the blink of an eye. The avatar tsks as the mad cleric calls upon his goddess. As Ijazim reaches for him Panarchus evades lazily, as if unconcerned with the result. "What right? You forget to whom you speak. I stand before you wounded beyond mortal endurance. Yet I would rather risk contest with you, than chance the peril your mistrress getting ahold of this trinket. But be at ease. In some other venue we, together, will pry the secrets from the fallen dragon."

By way of an afterthought, Panarchus opens a pinhole to the positive material plain and draws heavily upon it.

Casts Quickened Mass Heal, and Heal.

OOC: Apologies for the power play, Nepthys. I'm just glad neither Ijazim nor Galidor actually used an AMF. That would have been fatal for P. at the moment. Please keep in mind that just because P. talks smack and has some big numbers to throw around, doesn't mean that Ijazim couldn't take him down with clever planning or good timing.