House Millithor in COSQ: part 4

[Endur]

Icho whispers to Quertus after hearing the Matron's response.

"Master, you must be careful. The Matron betrays you. She knows that the Abyssal Lords will never accept such a flimsy excuse. She knows that your soul will be forfeit if the promised souls are not delivered.

"Perhaps you should tell the Matron that she is wise. Compliment her on how she cheated the Abyssal Lords out of souls they did not deserve. And then, secretly, sacrifice the other four souls without letting the Matron know. The Abyssal Lords will recognize their true ally, and know who it is that tried to cheat them."

 

[Endur]

After the stake is removed from his body, Kiernan recovers and swears to serve Matron Alisannara faithfully. Kiernan asks if Leonon will also be revived?

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kilcif watches closely as Narcelia puts on the armor, mainly to make sure she does it correctly. Uncertain how to handle her soft tone he simply grunts as at her and mutters quietly and softly back, “Don’t mention it.”

His arms crossed he turns his attention to Kripp as he does his spell stuff. As they wait for the answer Kilcif wonders which answer he really wants...

 

[Xael]

"Quertus, fetch Carcelon's expedition. We must prepare our defenses."

"I'll see to that immediately."

Icho whispers to Quertus after hearing the Matron's response.

"You are of course aware that you're basically suggesting that I would sell my Matron's soul to the Abyss? And I would never get away with complementing her if I wouldn't mean it. But I will consider sacrificing four more goblins in secret after I actually have the time to do it."


Quertus teleports to fetch Narcelia, Carcelon, Kripp and Kilcif. He probably needs to leave Icho behind.

 

[Serpenteye]

After the stake is removed from his body, Kiernan recovers and swears to serve Matron Alisannara faithfully. Kiernan asks if Leonon will also be revived?

Yes, if Kiernan appears sincere.

 

[Endur]

Kiernan appears to sincerely mean what he says.

 

[Endur]

After memorizing spells the next morning, Quertus uses Solom's scrying device to scry on Narcelia, Carcelon, Kripp, Kilcif, and their surroundings. After studying the area sufficiently, he teleports to the Lake of Shadows and brings the four of them back to Szith Morcane.

 

[Serpenteye]

Meanwhile (When they learned that the heroes were in Shadowdale) the work begins to weaken sections of the walls of the chasm, a hundred feet above the noble level, using layers of Bebilith webs to hold the many tons of stone into place. The traps are designed to appear like normal webs, and are balanced in such a way that the boulders will topple outwards and be able to hit any space beneath them in the chasm.

 

[Pyrex]

Once Quertus tp's everyone back to Szith Morcane, Carcelon heads off to find the Matron (and for now only the Matron) to fill her in on the details of her "audience" with TWSID

 

[Serpenteye]

Once Quertus tp's everyone back to Szith Morcane, Carcelon heads off to find the Matron (and for now only the Matron) to fill her in on the details of her "audience" with TWSID

"What is your asessment, Carcelon? You have met the avatar of Kripp's God and the priests of the cult. Did they appear to be worthy allies?"