House Millithor in COSQ: part 3

[Goddess FallenAngel]

As Dariel frees Dessa Sik-Morcane, Zieggrek stares at his mother, happiness at her regained sanity momentarily confused by the single tear tracking its way down her face. Why was she crying? Tears were a sign of weakness, and Dessa was not weak -

Then she burst into flames.

He ducked his head against the explosion in startlement, and then pain as his hair and skin began to smolder. Batting out the lingering flames, he looks up to see that Dessa is well and truly dead, her body burned beyond recognition.

Zieggrek howls in fury and turns to the room. Ignoring the nearby Carcelon (as well as Durdyn Morcane's body), Zieggrek strides over to the passage that the Matron Mother had opened behind Dorina's throne, gory claws clenched and trailing the odor of burned hair, ignoring the acidic stinging of Dreshalla's blood-splatters and pain of burned flesh as his moves. Seeing that he is too large to fit into the passage to reap bloody vengence for his mother's death, Zieggrek growls in infuriated frustration and punches the nearest wall.

His fist throbbing in pain as the burned and acid-marked skin reacts to contacting the wall at full strength, Zieggrek reaches for and drinks one of the tiny bottles of magical liquid he had been given, eyeing the Matron Mother for her next orders, still growling deep in his chest.

OOC: Drinking a potion of Cure Moderate Wounds.

 

[Serpenteye]

ooc: We might as well heal everyone up completely before continuing. The vampires will have Fast-Healed all their injuries by now, so waiting a few more seconds isn't going to kill us.

The explosion took Ki'Willis by surprise, and that same surprise fueled her fury at seeing two more of her Morcane kin be annihilated. Had they always been this useless and frail? Even as the thought strikes her she knows it to be foolish, the responsibility was as always her own. She makes a mental note to herself; Never trust anything or anyone. Always assume everything is a trap. Death can find us anywhere, and overconfidence will bring it all the swifter. Simple common wisdom, that I seem to have forgotten.

The Matron will use her wands to get everyone healed, while those not preoccupied healing will keep guard against attackers. Then they will proceed.

 

[Endur]

After the party is healed, the Matron opens the secret door to the hidden treasury.

This room is unusual for this area in that its walls are plastered white and the floor is tiled with flagstones. A stone sepulcher covered in gorgeous, shining copper leaf stands in the middle of the chamber, and copper bands securely fasten the lid to the rest of the coffin. The lid is carved to resemble a beautiful drow woman (Dorina).

The room is otherwise bare (everything that was here was sent to Maerimydra with the caravan).

The vampires are not in sight.

The drow attempt to pass through the secret passage in this order: Matron Ki'Willis, Kilcif, Guldor, Dariel, Belarbreena, Carcelon, Tierak, Quertus, then Zieggrek (who will try to squeeze through, but is unlikely to fit).

As Matron Ki'Willis steps into the room, she is attacked by Kiernan and Leonon who are lurking on either side of the entrance for forty-eight points of damage. Kilcif also steps into the room and is also attacked by the two vampires for thirty-seven points of damage and drained for four levels. Guldor is the final person to enter and be attacked by the vampires for forty-eight points of damage. Dariel, Belarbreena, Carcleon, Tierak, and Quertus entered the room without taking damage. Zieggrek raged and pounded on the opening, trying to squeeze through.

The Matron, Kilcif, Guldor, and Belarbreena, all missed on their attacks against the Vampires. Carcelon, Dariel, and Tierak struck vampires, but their weapons didn't cut the skin.

The two vampires attack on Guldor Morcane, stabbing him with their rapiers and burying their fangs in his neck. Guldor takes 59 points of damage and is drained for four levels. Guldor Morcane's life blood spurts out of his neck as he dies.

 

[Pyrex]

Realizing her rapier is ineffective against the vampires, Carcelon moves out of the way (staying behind Kilcif and/or Dariel) and attempts to glue Leonon to the floor with a Viscid Glob

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kilcif: Bugbear/Male (Barbarian/Ranger/Rogue)

Kilcif tries to keep the Matron’s side as he continues to fighter against the vampires and the pain and the damage they have inflicted upon him.

OOC: Preferably he would like to attack the vampires that are attacking him but if that’s not possible cause the Matron is on the move he will fallow her. (even if he loses his attacks for this round.)

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Maneuvering so that only one of the vampires can strike her, Tierak attempts to bludgeon him, cursing the fate that has left her reduced to melee.

 

[Uriel]

'Bloop!'

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron will turn those annoying but deadly pests.

ooc: As an Undead she's immune to sneak attacks and criticals

 

[Thels]

Seeing as he can't penetrate the Vampire's skin, Dariel focuses on holding ground and defending himself (Full defence: +6 AC)

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Zieggrek continues to pound at the other end of the passage, cursing fate that won't let him reap gory vengence for his mother's death.




OOC:

'Bloop!'

Gotta love that.