Heroes, Inc., Day 2: Goldenight

[kirinke]

"These swarms are most likely undead, at least from the display we saw on the ship and from my own experience with Deific Vengeance. Fire is an... excellent cleanser so to speak. Can anyone here Cast Wall of Fire? Perhaps multiple times? That might help delay and even help corral the infestation." Alethia asks as she finishes the spell.

A shimmering, almost translucent white light flickers into place, hugging the circumfence of the circle. It exudes a comforting feeling, as if a pair of strong and gentle arms are encircling everyone. "This spell will last 60 minutes give or take." she added with a grim smile as she takes out a simple looking wand.

"Thank Selune I thought of this," she says, holding the wand ready, her eyes beginning to glow with the same shimmering light of the spell she just cast, perhaps a reaction to the power flowing through her from her goddess.


ooc:
Considering an Aasimar's heritage, the use of divine spells would show up physically in some way. The wand she is using is a wand of searing light. Undead don't like it very much.

 

[frostrune]

"These swarms are most likely undead, at least from the display we saw on the ship and from my own experience with Deific Vengeance....

OOC: I edited my previous post based on my incorrect assumption about undead.

"If they are undead then I may be able to channel Helm's power to hold them at bay and perhaps even destroy them. I will help where I can. We must go out and fight these swarms before more innocent die."

"Some should remain to guard Aleena however. Who should go and who should stay?"

While this is sorted out, Timrin takes a moment to cast his 'clarity of mind' spell (+4 bonus to WILL saves vs enchanments and compulsions, reduces miss chances vs concealment caused by illusions (blur, displacement etc..)

 

[Hawkeye]

"I would stay and guard Lady Aleena. As I said, my skills are not the greatest for dealing with a swarm.

Hawkeye

 

[kirinke]

"I will stay here and help guard Aleena. I don't really have any area effect spells and that's what we need here," Alethia said, after a moment's thought.

She reached back in her quiver and pulled out another wand. "This is a wand of restoration. I bought it thinking we might be fighting vampires," she said. "We may need it very soon,"

 

[DM_Matt]

People scuttle about sealing off your headquarters, as Murdoch goes out to investigate. Down the street is a large street celebration, now overrun with bugs. The swarms seem to be more than mindless plagues -- they have moved to surround the celebration and are moving from the outside in. You notice that not all that they destroy turnes into swarms -- some rise again as some sort of humanoid undead. In the middle of it all, Murdoch sees a sewer cover rise up, and a huge, draconic head, decomposing and dripping with sores, rises from below. It opens its mouth and plague swarms fly out. e bites a man in half, the returns to the sewers.

 

[Steve Gorak]

People scuttle about sealing off your headquarters, as Murdoch goes out to investigate. Down the street is a large street celebration, now overrun with bugs. The swarms seem to be more than mindless plagues -- they have moved to surround the celebration and are moving from the outside in. You notice that not all that they destroy turnes into swarms -- some rise again as some sort of humanoid undead. In the middle of it all, Murdoch sees a sewer cover rise up, and a huge, draconic head, decomposing and dripping with sores, rises from below. It opens its mouth and plague swarms fly out. e bites a man in half, the returns to the sewers.

As Murdoch flies about the city, he zaps any cluster of undead he sees with his eldrich come. At the horrifying sight of the undead dragon, he heads back to the compuond to warn his comrades. "It seems that our necromancer has been at work" , he shouts, and the relates what he saw".

 

[kirinke]

Alethia's eyes narrowed. "Fin? Can Crimson reach all the churches in the city?" her hands clenched and unclenched. "If we can pool our resources together, we may be able to turn these things, maybe even destroy them. We also need to reach the wizards and sorcerers in the city. If they can start casting walls of fire, we can corral these things. That might be even better. Keep them contained and turning or destroying them will be easier." she looked at the others.

"We need to go after that dragon-thing and we need to find Al-Hulath. He is behind this. He is here in this city. He is cordinating this atrocity!" she gathered her composure, her own training and experience lashing down on the anger. "If the dead are walking in truth, then I must help destroy them," she looked at Aleena. "I do not think there is any safe place left in the city. He is hunting you as well."

 

[Hypersmurf]

Alethia's eyes narrowed. "Fin? Can Crimson reach all the churches in the city?" her hands clenched and unclenched.

"Only people she's touched, and it takes a long time to reach each one," Fin replies. "Coordinating the city is better left to the Lords, I think. But we can certainly go after that dragon. Any long-term buffs, ladies and gentlemen, now's the time."

 

[frostrune]

"What about Lady Aleena? "

The look he provides fills in the rest... What happens if they attack here after drawing us out?

 

[kirinke]

"The circle I placed around this room should last approximately 60 minutes." Alethia told him. "It will protect her against most forms of evil." she looked at the door. "Or until they manage to break it. Whichever comes first." she held out her hands in a gesture of supplication and frustration.

"There is no safe place in this city now, not for long. She slipped from Al-Hulath's grasp once. He will not likely forget that, nor the 'insult' of us rescuing her. We are also targets as well. Both for our own sakes and the powers we represent,"

She looked at the Lady Aleena and her expression was both sad and grim, with the realities of the situation. "Leaving the city will offer little protection, he will hunt you down eventually. Hiding will offer less protection, for if the city falls under the sway of the dead, you will soon join them. Only by fighting with us, do you stand a chance for survival,"

She smiled, but it held no humor. "This may well be our last night. Al Hulath will not expect you to fight. He will expect you to flee or hide. That may be to our advantage,"