Epic Problem : Return to Power

[pallandrome]

As he measures the boots against his own feet, hoping they are the one-size-resizes-to-fit-all kind of boot, he speaks up, "Could you all do me a favor and NOT play around with your nifty magical powers so close to the Disciple? Anyone casting spells on her would be...bad. Anyway, if any of you would like me to find buyers for any of this stuff, and replace it with equipment more suited to your personal eccentricities, just let me know."

Satisfied that they'll do, he kicks off his own mundane, if incredibly expensive, boots, and replaces them with the boots of swiftness. Then he climbs to his feet and stretches his back.

"Galidor, might I talk to you over there for a moment?" he asks, motioning to the far side of the temple, away from his incredibly dangerous, and probably mentally unhinged compatriots.

 

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

Jool grabs the armor, the amulet, and the bracers.

 

[Nephtys]

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.

"You are setting a dangerous precedent, godling."

ooc: If the Miracle replicating the bardic 6th level spell fails: Ijazim curses, Blasphemes(Q), and snatches the item back.

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.

ooc: And now I can't use an antimagic field .

ooc: I'm sure any one of us could take down any other of us with the proper preparation (though Panarchus seems to be in a higher league than the rest, which is ok), the problem is that Ijazim is all but depleted by now and that if he had killed Panarchus with an amf he would have had to raise him again. But if we continue turning against each others we won't accomplish anything (with the likes of the Good Guys, the Seven and Gallador around).
I was actually willing to forego Ijazims share of the loot, he expects the rest of you to grab it all before he gets back to the group. Ijazim wants the soul for a simple roleplaying reason and has no practical use for it that stands in proportion to what he gives up. Besides, he has no use for any of the Disciple's items. That's likely to change now.

As far as I know the soul is almost completely useless (though it can be used as a material component to metamagic a spell iirc, a 40k component (the gemstone destroyed along with the soul) is far to valuable to be used that way. There are no other uses I know of, so the great peril of the Goddess getting her hands on it is negligible (unless you've read a splatbook I haven't).

 

[pallandrome]

"Oh, Ijazim," says Salarassa over his shoulder, "If you plan on casting any spells on that thing, would you mind doing it several miles away? I'd rather not be killed in the explosion. Thanks."

 

[Avalon®]

"Why so nervous all of the sudden Salrassa? We were flinging spells left and right fighting the Disciple. I thought rakhashas know no fear?"

 

[pallandrome]

"A lot of them don't, which of course is why you have so many dead Rakshasa. The rest of the Rakshasa call those Rakshasa Morons, to commemorate the manner of their demise. And I wasn't concerned during the battle because she wasn't a corpse then, which is a state, I have on good authority, that becomes especially volitile when directly subjected to magical effects, in this particular case.

 

[Avalon®]

"On whose authority? Yours?"

 

[Guest 11456]

Jool the Drogorn

Jool removes her own bracers, and amulet. Then she dons her new armor, puts on the bracers, and places the amulet about her neck. She tosses her discarded bracers and amulet to Salarassa. "I do not need these any more. You can take them and the Disciple's rings. Do with them as you wish." Next she grab the two pieces of the Disciple's sword and turns to the others. "Any chance we can reforge this?" Then she shakes her head as if already knowing the answer. Then she gets an idea and turns to the Saint. "Any chance YOU can reforge this?" She awaits the Saint's reply.

 

[Jemal]

Ijazim's attempts to make Panarchus dance, though the being who claims to be a God of Time manages to deftly avoid his hand, recognizing the power of the spell(Sry, touch attack missed). Stepping back, P brings himself back from the brink of death while they converse, and Ijazim, swearing, attempts to cast another spell. At this, Galidor restores the Anti-Magic field that had filled the entire temple before his release, and the Mirror's portal winks out, as do all of the ongoing effects of the buffed party(though any below 0HP b/c of this are kept from death by Galidor's presence. "ENOUGH! You will NOT Steal the body for your wickedness!" His face is nearly purple with rage as he steps over and holds his hand out for the head, his Hammer and armour the only things in the temple still glowing with magic.
Meanwhile, he glances to the side at Salarassa and Xis' conversation. "Yes indeed, tell us Bard(Said with much disgust) Why do you give such orders in MY presence?"



OOC: Salarassa has the Boots, Jool has the armour, amulet, and bracers (Unless someone chooses to fight her on that).
Also, Ijazim, Soul's are used for MANY things by many beings. God's are powered by their worship, devils trade in them and use them to enhance their standing, and the pantheon's of the multiverse fight over them. Not all uses are stated up b/c they're not intended for players.
In this particular case, Galidor wants the body&Soul so that he can, as he put it "properly dispose of them". I wouldn't say this if you were in better shape, but I don't suggest arguing with a God when you're out of spells [sblock=private for Nephtys]unless you plan on calling on Mother's Stone, and revealing her so soon, which would even the odds. Galidor would immediately recognize the power you pull from that stone she gave you, however.[/sblock] Sorry if it seems like railroading, but at the moment Ijazim is running low on options.

As a Side note, you may want to find out why Salarassa is so intent on NOBODY casting spells on the corpse.

EDIT : As Jool looks up from resupplying herself, she sees that nobody is paying her any attention as they appear to be looked in some sort of stare-down. She also notes that she can feel a strange warmth from the headless body (Though that could possibly have something to do with the fact that it WAS a half-RED dragon).

 

[pallandrome]

Salarassa rolls his eyes, "I haven't given a single one of you a single order. All I've done is offer some advice. Want to ignore my advice? Fine. Would it be too much trouble to allow me to put a little distance between us before you do so? Thanks."

Without waiting for an answer, Salarassa begins marching out the front door of the temple, shaking his head and muttering.