House Millithor in COSQ: part 4

[Endur]

Evard's Black Tentacles causes tentacles to rise into the area grappling many of the drow.

And then something really strange happens.

Two giagantic tentacled creatures rise out of the lake. They look like mutant crosses between octopi and spiders and goblins and other creatures. They begin to rampage amok.

Goblins flee in every direction. The strange courage they had is completely gone. Drow stop chanting and flee in every direction (except for the grappled drow including the high priest). Many of the drow pause briefly to get rid of their robes and amulets as they flee.

In the tunnel, the goblins and bugbears (the surviving ones that is) stop attacking Zieggrek and flee anyway they can.

 

[Dalamar]

"Niiiccce...." Torellan smiles as he sees the octopi. He sheathes his daggers and climbs up the wall to make sure he isn't attacked by them.

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron orders Torellan to get to the level's exit towards The Lake of Shadows, Dominate as many commoners as possible and stop the exodus. She orders Tierak and the Bebiliths to guard the enrtance they entered trough from the Warehouse Level and directs the rest of her forces to join Quertus in taking care of the leaders of the rebellion.

 

[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?”

The Matron hisses in cold hatred, her mind immediately reaching the unavoidable conclusion.
"Leave now. And if I see you again I will grind you down to dust. Tell your master that his audacity shall not go unpunished."

 

[Xael]

Quertus views the situation with great interest. Assuming that Icho came with him, he ask this a question: "You wouldn't know anything about those things, would you?"

OOC: Is there an exit that Quertus could semi-seal with Web?

 

[Endur]

The Gargoyle chants his response to the Matron, a smile on his face that clashes with the red eyes.


"My Master plays with drow matrons
as a child plays with toys.

Make you,
Break you,
Raise you,
Lower you.

You will never challenge the
Lord of Darkness and Shadow,
His power reigns supreme
in the Underdark."


The gargoyle turns to leave the room.

 

[Endur]

Icho responds to Quertus, "There used to be some arachnoid octopi in the lake, but they appear to have been mutated by exposure to the same chemicals that mutated the goblins and bugbears."


Quertus could seal the tunnel to the warehouse level with web, or the tunnel to the Lake of Shadows. Although the webbing probably won't stop the giant chaos spawn, it should stop the goblins and drow.

 

[Serpenteye]

The gargoyle turns to leave the room.

"Leave the way you came, or you will not leave at all."

 

[Endur]

The Gargoyle attempts to duck under Zieggrek's huge claws and head for the exit from the chamber.

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron turns her attention to far more urgent matters and turns to her followers. "Ignore the annoying pest, we must prepare whatever defenses we can against the attack." The Matron strides out of the chamber, delivering her orders on the way. She orders any vampire she encounters to shange their shape into bat-form and head as full speed to above the entrance. Once there they are (circumstances allowing) to ascend as high as possible and crash down into the attackers in dire-bat form. "Aim for a direct impact, you are unlikely to be able to hit them with conventional attacks. If they are already inside the level spread out outside the entrance and attempt to Dominate any obvious targets."

ooc: Would those be unavoidable hits, touch-attacks, or reflex saves against a DC determined by the vampires attack bonus?

She gathers the elite of her forces together (the named individuals) behind
the northern of the first doors after the entrance, and the remaining members of the garrison behind the southern door.