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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 2259126" data-attributes="member: 22622"><p><strong>Episode 23: Humbling Happenstances, Pachon 2-3, 1122</strong></p><p></p><p>Episode 23: Humbling Happenstances</p><p>Pachon 2-3, 1122</p><p></p><p>Nikylik, Rin, Vivian, Jalentriel, Alexandria and the big Forge Syxen regrouped in the ordained cavern that Syxen and Alexandria had just decimated through what appeared to be the clumsiness of Syxen.</p><p></p><p>The makeshift tomb contained an overturned simple stone sarcophagus. The skeletal remains of a small board was scattered on the floor was well. The room was small, no more than 10 ft in width. On the skeleton was a ring and a necklace. Alexandria examined the skeleton and noticed the bones had a small tail nub. She collected the ring and necklace as party treasure. Examining those both revealed that the ring was identical to the one taken off of Ihat Quaa’s body. A snake emblem with a small gem sat were a diamond might normally be and the band was of a very weak gold.</p><p></p><p>The six grew tired in the musty, damp tomb, but it was decided that they must press on and investigate the other tombs in this portion of the catacombs before finding a place to rest. The party found three other tombs none no more ordained than any of the others though the sarcophagus in two of the tombs were booby trapped with a fire device that sniped some of the party members. Each of the tombs contained identical Sarcophgus, all of which contained skeletons baring rings and necklaces. One chamber, appeared to be that of holy followers, a man and woman, whom held weapons with emblems of Sobek. The statues in these rooms appeared to be that of the people buried, all of them showing some type of reptilian disfiguration. The rooms were very dusty and mildew. The Canopic Urns were nothing but dirty mildew. Beetles, spiders and other small insects danced in and out of the various tombs.</p><p></p><p>The six found an empty tomb and decided to rest there for the night. Syxen stood guard in front of the stone slab that posed as a door to the empty tomb. The night almost went by without a hitch, as Syxen’s senses failed to notice the increase in the amount of bugs. After several hours, it occurred to him that it was odd, and he peaked into the slab to check in on his comrades. Before he could get the slab halfway open, he saw a collection of beetles seeming to form a lower body. Within Seconds the beetles had formed into a humanoid figure and the wrapping of a mummy began to form. Syxen opened a screech out of his mouth, which awakened the other party members. He attempted to hit the being with his Falchon, but the sword slipped out of his hands with a giant thud, awakening any party members whom did not hear his dire screech. The being stood right over Alexandria and she as the first to felt its wrath. The mummy had beetles crawling in and out of its bandages and lashed out with its fists at the priestess. Having no spells, Alexandria scurried away and grabbed her mace. Nikylik also took cover as Rin and Vivian took the lead to fighting the being. Alexandria managed to let out an offensive ray of light incinerating part of the being as Vivian’s used her psychic powers to turn her claws into acid and burned the creature until it melted into a pile of sand in the room. Syxen could not get a hit on the being however, dropping his weapon several time. Jalentriel kicked the sand side of the walls and the exhausted party members agreed to attempt to sleep again.</p><p></p><p>Syxen this time stood in the doorway and an hour after the first battle, noticed the sand forming into a mummy again, this time around the meditating Vivian. Another warcry was shouted and the party took evasive positions again, this time using Alexandrias holy magic and Jalentriel’s bardic abilities to burn the sand until nothing more was left.</p><p></p><p>“Now can we get some sleep,” said the tired Alexandria.</p><p></p><p>And her request was answered, as she slept the rest of the night away with the rest of the party and no more attacks. The next day they searched the remainder of the tomb, finding a well ordained marble sarcophagus in one room that showed obvious times of trappings. They also found wording written in Draconic on many of the tomb walls. The wording appeared to be prayers but the dialect was so ancient that none could translate it well.</p><p></p><p>In one room, which appeared to be the servants burial quarters, the party found a clerical vestment of Sobek to which Nikylik put on and began to mock the god. Jalentriel warned the gnome that such things could turn bad and took the vestment back from the gnome. Also inside of the servant’s quarter, were two pressure plates to which Syxen smartly pushed the coffins on top of. Vivian and Alexandria heard moving in the hallway and investigated two remaining tombs to find a staircase leading down from inside of one of the coffins, obviously triggered by the pressure plate. Jalentriel almost broke the trap door in the coffin, but Nikylik managed to repair it. The party toyed around with the idea that the rings may have more meaning than simple ordination, and each put a ring on.</p><p></p><p>The party descended down the stone, rigged staircase into a set of windy caves. Heat vents blasted out steaming water and air as the ground was unbalanced and wet. The party took their time making their way up the paths. Sign of Yuan-ti use was evident as Sobeks holy symbols were etched on several of the walls in the caverns. Deadly snakes weaved in and out of the holes in the ridged stone appearing to be shadows darting about. Alexandria dropped to her knees in prayer. As the familiar white light that surrounds her during spells appeared, in a flash she appeared to be that of a snake again. She slithered to one of the snakes and used her charming abilities to ask it to take her to the Yuan-ti. The snake hesitated and a more affirmed spell was cast on it. It slithered through some tunnels and around some corners as the party followed the guiding snake.</p><p></p><p>The party reached a tunnel as the snake dipped into one of its holes. Arrows blasted at them nearly hinting Jalentriel and Nikylik as they searched for traps. Syxen bolted into the tunnel confronting the two Yuanti, but again, his combat proved ineffective as he immediately dropped his weapon. Jalentriel and Alexandria used their magic to hold off the Yuan-ti as Nikylik and Rin joined with crossfire cover. Vivian used her breath weapon to incinerate three of the remaining Yuan-ti. Noticing Rin’s missed attacks, Jalentriel enchanted Rin into a rage causing the often quiet and petite monk to charge at several remaining Yuan-ti, impaling them with her fist.</p><p></p><p>Most of he Yuan-ti were done for before they could get off a third or fourth shot, but one managed to escape after inducing fear into Alexandria. The Yuan-ti fled to a large cavern and down several tunnels before being corned in a empty room. He used his camouflage ability to hide from the six, but Vivian’s truth ability on her sword revealed them being to her and she quickly pointed it out to the remaining party. Syxen approached to attack but became idle by the charming effects of the Yuan-ti. Syxen managed to snap out of the spell in just enough time to redeem himself by slicing the Yuan-ti in half.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 2259126, member: 22622"] [b]Episode 23: Humbling Happenstances, Pachon 2-3, 1122[/b] Episode 23: Humbling Happenstances Pachon 2-3, 1122 Nikylik, Rin, Vivian, Jalentriel, Alexandria and the big Forge Syxen regrouped in the ordained cavern that Syxen and Alexandria had just decimated through what appeared to be the clumsiness of Syxen. The makeshift tomb contained an overturned simple stone sarcophagus. The skeletal remains of a small board was scattered on the floor was well. The room was small, no more than 10 ft in width. On the skeleton was a ring and a necklace. Alexandria examined the skeleton and noticed the bones had a small tail nub. She collected the ring and necklace as party treasure. Examining those both revealed that the ring was identical to the one taken off of Ihat Quaa’s body. A snake emblem with a small gem sat were a diamond might normally be and the band was of a very weak gold. The six grew tired in the musty, damp tomb, but it was decided that they must press on and investigate the other tombs in this portion of the catacombs before finding a place to rest. The party found three other tombs none no more ordained than any of the others though the sarcophagus in two of the tombs were booby trapped with a fire device that sniped some of the party members. Each of the tombs contained identical Sarcophgus, all of which contained skeletons baring rings and necklaces. One chamber, appeared to be that of holy followers, a man and woman, whom held weapons with emblems of Sobek. The statues in these rooms appeared to be that of the people buried, all of them showing some type of reptilian disfiguration. The rooms were very dusty and mildew. The Canopic Urns were nothing but dirty mildew. Beetles, spiders and other small insects danced in and out of the various tombs. The six found an empty tomb and decided to rest there for the night. Syxen stood guard in front of the stone slab that posed as a door to the empty tomb. The night almost went by without a hitch, as Syxen’s senses failed to notice the increase in the amount of bugs. After several hours, it occurred to him that it was odd, and he peaked into the slab to check in on his comrades. Before he could get the slab halfway open, he saw a collection of beetles seeming to form a lower body. Within Seconds the beetles had formed into a humanoid figure and the wrapping of a mummy began to form. Syxen opened a screech out of his mouth, which awakened the other party members. He attempted to hit the being with his Falchon, but the sword slipped out of his hands with a giant thud, awakening any party members whom did not hear his dire screech. The being stood right over Alexandria and she as the first to felt its wrath. The mummy had beetles crawling in and out of its bandages and lashed out with its fists at the priestess. Having no spells, Alexandria scurried away and grabbed her mace. Nikylik also took cover as Rin and Vivian took the lead to fighting the being. Alexandria managed to let out an offensive ray of light incinerating part of the being as Vivian’s used her psychic powers to turn her claws into acid and burned the creature until it melted into a pile of sand in the room. Syxen could not get a hit on the being however, dropping his weapon several time. Jalentriel kicked the sand side of the walls and the exhausted party members agreed to attempt to sleep again. Syxen this time stood in the doorway and an hour after the first battle, noticed the sand forming into a mummy again, this time around the meditating Vivian. Another warcry was shouted and the party took evasive positions again, this time using Alexandrias holy magic and Jalentriel’s bardic abilities to burn the sand until nothing more was left. “Now can we get some sleep,” said the tired Alexandria. And her request was answered, as she slept the rest of the night away with the rest of the party and no more attacks. The next day they searched the remainder of the tomb, finding a well ordained marble sarcophagus in one room that showed obvious times of trappings. They also found wording written in Draconic on many of the tomb walls. The wording appeared to be prayers but the dialect was so ancient that none could translate it well. In one room, which appeared to be the servants burial quarters, the party found a clerical vestment of Sobek to which Nikylik put on and began to mock the god. Jalentriel warned the gnome that such things could turn bad and took the vestment back from the gnome. Also inside of the servant’s quarter, were two pressure plates to which Syxen smartly pushed the coffins on top of. Vivian and Alexandria heard moving in the hallway and investigated two remaining tombs to find a staircase leading down from inside of one of the coffins, obviously triggered by the pressure plate. Jalentriel almost broke the trap door in the coffin, but Nikylik managed to repair it. The party toyed around with the idea that the rings may have more meaning than simple ordination, and each put a ring on. The party descended down the stone, rigged staircase into a set of windy caves. Heat vents blasted out steaming water and air as the ground was unbalanced and wet. The party took their time making their way up the paths. Sign of Yuan-ti use was evident as Sobeks holy symbols were etched on several of the walls in the caverns. Deadly snakes weaved in and out of the holes in the ridged stone appearing to be shadows darting about. Alexandria dropped to her knees in prayer. As the familiar white light that surrounds her during spells appeared, in a flash she appeared to be that of a snake again. She slithered to one of the snakes and used her charming abilities to ask it to take her to the Yuan-ti. The snake hesitated and a more affirmed spell was cast on it. It slithered through some tunnels and around some corners as the party followed the guiding snake. The party reached a tunnel as the snake dipped into one of its holes. Arrows blasted at them nearly hinting Jalentriel and Nikylik as they searched for traps. Syxen bolted into the tunnel confronting the two Yuanti, but again, his combat proved ineffective as he immediately dropped his weapon. Jalentriel and Alexandria used their magic to hold off the Yuan-ti as Nikylik and Rin joined with crossfire cover. Vivian used her breath weapon to incinerate three of the remaining Yuan-ti. Noticing Rin’s missed attacks, Jalentriel enchanted Rin into a rage causing the often quiet and petite monk to charge at several remaining Yuan-ti, impaling them with her fist. Most of he Yuan-ti were done for before they could get off a third or fourth shot, but one managed to escape after inducing fear into Alexandria. The Yuan-ti fled to a large cavern and down several tunnels before being corned in a empty room. He used his camouflage ability to hide from the six, but Vivian’s truth ability on her sword revealed them being to her and she quickly pointed it out to the remaining party. Syxen approached to attack but became idle by the charming effects of the Yuan-ti. Syxen managed to snap out of the spell in just enough time to redeem himself by slicing the Yuan-ti in half. [/QUOTE]
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