House Millithor in COSQ: part 3

[Endur]

Kilcif hits the barred doors very hard, knocking the bar loose before it can be secured. The doors are flung wide open and Kilcif stumbles inside.

In front of Kilcif, the phantom-like Marckarius is facing Kiernan Morcane and Leonon Morcane. Kiernan stabs Marckarius several times with his rapier.

Leonon smiles at Kilcif. His red eyes grow larger and dominate Kilcif's vision. All Kilcif can see is Leonon's laughing face. Kilcif doesn't even see Marckarius, even when he swings his morning star at Marckarius's back.

A lightning bolt appears out of nowhere and blasts the drow standing in the corridor outside the audience hall. Some of the drow are lucky enough to defeat the lightning through their innate resistances, some aren't so lucky. Chasmyr Coborel was slain by the lightning. Yasreana the Aranea was heavily burned (took 34 points of damage). Tierak and Belarbreena the Aranae dodged most of the blast and took 17 points of damage.

 

[Endur]

One of the Bebiliths moves into the audience chamber and bites Leonon Morcane.

The other Bebilith moves ahead in the corridor and bites an invisible enemy, possibly the source of the lightning bolt.

Tierak realizes that her older brother Kiernan and her cousin Leonon are still under the control of Dorina and intend to prevent her and the others from attacking Dorina before she is ready.

 

[Uriel]

After Kripp finishes swimming through the river and doesn't find the female drow known as Narcelia, he comes to the conclusion that she must have been washed away with the river down into the deeper Underdark.

Kripp is all alone in the river, the drow have appearently all left. How will he return to the noble level?

Kripp coud try to swim deeper into the Underdark and look for Narcelia. Alternatively, Kripp could try to swim up river and see where it goes. Kripp could try to climb the walls of the chasm. Or Kripp could swim in circles and wait for someone to come looking for him.

OoCammit, forgot to have someone there to haul me back up...Armor is in the Haversack, btw. I assume that it will take quite a lot of time to strap everything back on alone, providing I ever an opportunity to find any dry land.

IC
Kripp swims back to where he had entered the Chasm/River.Seeing no rope or other way back up (and cursing the short-sighted Drow), Kripp swims further upriver.

 

[Endur]

After Kripp swims upstream, he eventually gets to the point where the river enters the chasm.

A swiftly flowing torrent of water descends from a vertical chute. The incline is far too severe for Kripp to swim up it, and the width of the chute looks dangerously thin, perhaps too thin for a creature of Kripp's size to fit even if he could swim straight up the chute.

The scents in the water make Kripp think that if he could get up the chute, he would probably find himself back on the commoner level. The water that is coming down the chute reminds him of the lake on the commoner level.

 

[Uriel]

After Kripp swims upstream, he eventually gets to the point where the river enters the chasm.

A swiftly flowing torrent of water descends from a vertical chute. The incline is far too severe for Kripp to swim up it, and the width of the chute looks dangerously thin, perhaps too thin for a creature of Kripp's size to fit even if he could swim straight up the chute.

The scents in the water make Kripp think that if he could get up the chute, he would probably find himself back on the commoner level. The water that is coming down the chute reminds him of the lake on the commoner level.

OoC:What time is it?/How long until I can switch out my spells?

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron orders her forces forwards. Then she casts Magic Circle Against Good and moves up to stand next to Kilcif, without blocking the door for the others. She orders him to stay within 10 feet of her at all times.

ooc: Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but the site had been down every time I've tried to log on.

 

[Pyrex]

Carcelon moves up next to the matron and stabs at whichever vampire is nearest while swaying back and forth to stay out of his reach.

OOC: Expertise for 5.

 

[Endur]

Your guess is it is somewhere around noon on the world above.

Also, you are not sure, but you think that if you swim downriver, the underground river will eventually flow into the Lake of Shadows.

 

[Thels]

If not noticed yet, Dariel tries to hide behind his comrades until the group has gotten close to melee range, at which he'll attempt an attack at whatever enemy is closest by.

If noticed, Dariel will try to make a flank attack without taking AoO's or being flanked himself. If that's not possible, he'll use his bow instead.

 

[Endur]

Dariel has several choices, all of whom are in melee range. He can move to engage one of the vampires in the audience chamber, he can attempt to engage the invisible spellcaster in the hallway, or he can backstab the treacherous bugbear.

ooc: Given the number of undead around here, the bugbear is likely to be the only target sucsceptible to sneak attacks.