House Millithor in COSQ: part 4

[Serpenteye]

The Battle in The Throne Room

ooc: I think we can safely assume that all PCs survived the commoner rebellion and that you have a single-digit number of vampire flunkies based on the d4 days for new vampire creation.

ooc: So how many vampires do we have, assuming a maximized rate of creation?

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(ooc: Assuming Zieggrek, Dariel, Quertus, Wraith-Morcane, Solom's apprentice and 8 elite Dominated guards are in the chamber with Edwin and the Matron)

The Matron doesn't let the Red Wizard wait for her reply, but makes one slight gesture to all her servants in the room. "Attack at my signal"
She simultaneously rises from her throne and walks down towards Edwin, smiling amiably. "Your warning was most welcome, Rivil, and it may be that you have saved our House from a most unpleasant fate. I bid you leave to depart, with this gift to speed your passage from this place. Perhaps we shall call on your services again."
She reaches for her belt, pulls out her Rod of the Viper and places it gently in Edwins hands, letting her own touch linger for a moment. With a thought she activates the Rod, turning it into its serpent form and ordering it to bury its fangs in human flesh. She then drawn her Scourge of Fangs and attacks!

 

[Xael]

Stupid jelly-smashing:

Not really depressed by the fact that the creature is seemingly still alive (it's a friggin' tar...), Quertus decides to experiment a little. He will start by casting Lightning Bolt at the ooze, followed by a Scorching Ray. If the tar is still "alive", he'll try if Cone of Cold would work better.

 

[Endur]

All three of the spells seem to affect it, electrifying, frying, and freezing the black tar. However, the oozing pool of tar is quite large and as far as Quertus can tell, it is still quite capable of eating bats.

After the third blast, the now smaller and stiffer pool of tar reacts. It floats into the air and flies back into one of the abandoned warehouses. The door slams behind the flying pool of tar.

 

[Endur]

Edwin howls in pain as the rod of the viper bites his skin. One of his tattoos flashes blue. His body transforms into a familar-looking black stone Gargoyle with red eyes. Although the creature is no longer covered in dust.

The Gargoyle chants in under common.

“Ladies of the Drow.
Quatzl sells information.
Ten thousand gold.
Not a coin less.

Valuable Information.
It may save you.
Or end you sooner.

Will you buy?
Do you dare?
Do you fear?”

 

[Xael]

Quertus "Jellykiller" Millithor:

Rather surprised by the unexpected event of seeing a tar fly, Quertus speaks to nobody in particular. "I don't know about you, but that thing is starting to annoy me. Who has ever heard of flying pools of goo? Oh well, I doubt that it chose that warehouse at random."

 

[Serpenteye]

Quertus "Jellykiller" Millithor:

Rather surprised by the unexpected event of seeing a tar fly, Quertus speaks to nobody in particular. "I don't know about you, but that thing is starting to annoy me. Who has ever heard of flying pools of goo? Oh well, I doubt that it chose that warehouse at random."

"Pursue and destroy it, but be cautious; I want that thing's master.
Tierak, have one of the Bebiliths bash open that door and the other stand by to move trough the ethereal into the warehouse. Quertus must be protected while he deals with the ooze."
The Matron advances with the others.

 

[Endur]

An invisible voice responds to Quertus telepathically. Icho says:

"errr, master? I've , well, that is to say, I've seen flying pools of goo. In the, errrr, you know, the place I come from. All sorts of strange things happen there. The one known as the Faceless Lord has servants who look like flying pools of goo."

 

[Serpenteye]

Edwin howls in pain as the rod of the viper bites his skin. One of his tattoos flashes blue. His body transforms into a familar-looking black stone Gargoyle with red eyes. Although the creature is no longer covered in dust.

The Gargoyle chants in under common.

“Ladies of the Drow.
Quatzl sells information.
Ten thousand gold.
Not a coin less.

Valuable Information.
It may save you.
Or end you sooner.

Will you buy?
Do you dare?
Do you fear?”

ooc: I don't know what to think. Does the Matron believe the gargoyle is an illusion interposed on top of Edwin, that Edwin was somehow shunted away by the golem's arrival (trough the effect of a Forbiddance), or that the Golem impersonated Edwin all along but sinply waited to be attacked before delivering it's message. Only an epic spell coulp possibly allow teleportation into the area of a Forbiddance, would the Matron be aware of this?

 

[Endur]

An invisible voice responds to Quertus telepathically. Icho says:

"errr, master? I've , well, that is to say, I've seen flying pools of goo. In the, errrr, you know, the place I come from. All sorts of strange things happen there. The one known as the Faceless Lord has servants who look like flying pools of goo."

 

[Endur]

There is suddenly a large noise coming from the tunnel leading to the commoner level.

Many goblins and bugbears wielding clubs and knifes are charging up the tunnel towards Torellen.

With a roar Zieggrek rushed into battle, followed closely by Torellan and his single surviving vampire progeny.

Zieggrek probably didn’t need the help, as he shreds the goblins and bugbears by the dozens.

However, he begins to notice something strange about these goblins and bugbears besides their courage.

The goblins are nearly as large and strong as bugbears. The bugbears are nearly as large and strong as giants. Their skin is covered in dried green liquid. They suffer from numerous other mutations as well.

They still die like goblinoid scum, though.

Behind them can be heard strange chanting you do not recognize, although the voices sound like male drow.