House Millithor in COSQ: part 4

[Endur]

ooc: Where will the four vampires be posted? on the ceiling next to the trap?

 

[Serpenteye]

ooc: Where will the four vampires be posted? on the ceiling next to the trap?

ooc:
Under the trap, since it covers the entire ceiling, by the trigger mechanisms. Hiding, watching, waiting.

 

[Endur]

As the hours pass, the Demon assaults, burns, brutalizes, intimidates, interrogates, tortures, rapes, and murders everyone he encounters on the commoner level. He does not seem to be in a hurry, but takes his time and is careful to make sure that no one can escape (other than gaseous form vampires). He delights in causing pain and suffering with his bare skin and does not use his weapons.

He used his great strength to move rubble to block the exits (other than the stream).

 

[Endur]

After the Balor begins his assault upon the commoner level, Solom Ned'razak invites Eilos and Quertus into his audience chamber.

"It has become too dangerous in Szith Morcane. I'm going to take a vacation, a long vacation. The two of you are welcome to come with me. Or you can stay here and look after things.

"I'll let you discuss it amongst yourselves. You'll forgive me if I don't tell you where the vacation is until you have made your decision as to whether you are interested in coming or not.

"I'm going to go pack my possessions. Knock on the door to my quarters after you have made your decision.

"If you leave the Inverted Tower, I'll assume that you are not coming with me."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

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

“Think over the events of the past month and draw your own conclusions as to how highly the Matron values the lives of her offspring."

Kilcif bends down to Carcelon as he sneers in anger and his voice is snide and full of sarcasms, “Oh yes, she obviously values you all so much! She’s hasn’t even shed a tear as she turns each and everyone of you into some form that mocks life itself.”

He backs down some not wanting to make her mad, “Lady Carcelon your position has changed, and your not as important as you where only a few days ago. I can tell you your mother is mad and insane, and your sister has survived an ordeal that she should have. I believe in luck but I know theirs no way your sister could survive the Underdark for that long without equipment and without help. Neither one of them two should be trusted and if you truly mean your words remember that I can only protect you when I have my own freewill.”

Kilcif settles back down close to her so he can speak quietly, "Besides I never once said anything about asking the matron for it."

 

[Dalamar]

"Well, at least the balor has style."

 

[Uriel]

"You have provided my Houses with considerable assistance, Kripp Yelloweye, and I have given you payment in turn. Our relationship has proceeded well thus far, and I wish for that to continue. I am, however, uncertain of why exactly you have returned to us."
"Carcelon has informed me that your lord wishes no alliance with me, nor with Carcelon herself (as if she had any right to make such personal alliances). He offered us one piece of advise, but gave us no reason to believe him. All things considered the meeting was a disappointment, and the treatment of my envoy was undiplomatic to say the least."
"Your return to us is obviously a gesture of good will, as such things are considered in the Abyss, but perhaps you could inform me of your actual purpose here? What is it that do you seek to accomplish?"

Weighing his words for a moment as he listened to the Matron, Kripp replied evenly'Finished with Quest,Kripp is, truely spoken.Home for Kripp,Lake of Shadows, is not now. In motion are things,of import to kripp's Lord,are being set now. Alliance still, Kripp thinks, should he keep with Reverend Matron.An enemy do we still share...'

 

[Serpenteye]

Weighing his words for a moment as he listened to the Matron, Kripp replied evenly'Finished with Quest,Kripp is, truely spoken.Home for Kripp,Lake of Shadows, is not now. In motion are things,of import to kripp's Lord,are being set now. Alliance still, Kripp thinks, should he keep with Reverend Matron.An enemy do we still share...'

"And which outcome does He Who Swims In Darkness desire for this conflict? The slaying of Irae and the overthrow of her rule, or something more?"

 

[Endur]

Solom, Eilos, and the other members of the Inverted Tower teleport away (with or without Quertus).

After six hours and massacring half of the commoner level, the Fiend shrouded in fire waves his hand and one of the blocked tunnels to the great chasm is suddently clear.

The Fiend herds a dozen subservient goblins down the tunnel toward the chasm.

The laughter of the Homocidal Fiend is heard echoing throughout Szith Morcane.

The Fiend and the goblins reach the entrance to the chasm.

Fire leaps amongst the goblins. They screech and scream as they become goblinoid torches. An unseen force hurls them straight up, at the web covered ceiling of the great chasm.

The vampires react by abandoning their posts and instead placing themselves in front of the web to try and block the incoming firey missiles.

They block four of the incoming goblinoid torches, but the others impact the web. The Web catches fire and the ceiling of the chasm opens up.

The vampires turn to gaseous form to escape.

Tons of Rock fall down the great chasm, making noise that drowns out the laughter of the fiend.

When the rock hits the river, the force and noise of the blow shakes the caverns and causes minor cave ins, but nothing major.

After the noise dies down and your hearing returns to normal, you can still hear the insane laughter of the Fiend echoing in the distance.

It sounds like it is coming closer.

 

[Xael]

...with or without Quertus.

Without.

Quertus curses the cowardly wizards, and heads to inform Matron about them.