House Millithor in COSQ: part 4

[Endur]

Eilos says he can create an Illusionary Wall.

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron gives her orders to her followers;

When the sentry gives his signal everyone with a ranged attack are to advance from their positions behind the doors into the entrance- area and attack the enemies within their range. They should concentrate their attacks on those among the enemy who appears to have the least protection. Eilos will finish the action by closing off the entrance with a Greater Shadow Evocation mimicking a Wall of Force.

ooc: I think we need a battle-map.

 

[Endur]

After the Spider falls, the pyrotechnics above end.

It becomes very quiet. . .


ooc: I'm not going to post a battlemap with individual positions. In past threads, I've posted a map of the noble level three or four times.

 

[Serpenteye]

The Matron assigns four of the guards to form a rear-guard perimeter, in case the enemy teleports in behind the main force. Then we wait.

 

[Xael]

"How many Fly spells do you have prepared, to cast on our heavy melee forces?"

Quertus shakes his head. "None. I can only fly because of my boots."

Quertus moves towards the back of the entrance room, and because the attack seems rather imminent, he casts Shield and Mirror Image. Then he proceeds to wait for the inevitable (hopefully behind somebody), gripping his hand crossbow in his hand.

 

[Serpenteye]

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Quertus shakes his head. "None. I can only fly because of my boots."

Quertus moves towards the back of the entrance room, and because the attack seems rather imminent, he casts Shield and Mirror Image. Then he proceeds to wait for the inevitable (hopefully behind somebody), gripping his hand crossbow in his hand.

If everyone but the scout isn't already behind the two doors after the entrance to the level the Matron orders them to move back there, then orders another scout (warrior guard) to join the first.

 

[Endur]

Seconds turn to minutes. Minutes pass. After an hour, Torellen's vampiric spawn return and rejoin the drow.

Still, the chasm is silent.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Zieggrek hovers close to the Matron, preparing to protect her from these "Heroes of the Sword Coast".

 

[Endur]

Maerimydra
Quarters of the Conqueror

A large human talks to a large fiend in what remains of a once luxious room.

The human, standing eight feet tall, wears silver robes over full plate and a crown atop a skull helm, and addresses the great demon Kurgoth. He waves a black, skull-topped sceptre for emphasis. The Demon flinches slightly when the sceptre is waved at him.

"Conqueror, the Covens stand ready to support your destruction of the Banshee Bitch. We will summon all the reinforcements you request."

The demon Kurgoth replies.

"Will you be staying here in Maerimydra for the assault?"

The human is shocked by this question and hurriedly responds:

"No, no, my place is with the covens, to ensure that everything goes smoothly, of course."

The human places his sceptre in his belt and bows to the Fiend.
All of a sudden, a second Kurgoth appears behind the human and removes the skull-topped sceptre from the human's belt.

"What is the meaning of this outrage? I am the Skull King! The Prince himself said I was meant to wield the wand!"

The second Kurgoth laughs and both Kurgoths speak as one:

"HaHaHa! Yes, you were the wielder then! But now Kurgoth wields the wand! The omens say the wand will be in Maerimydra! Since you are leaving, the wand remains behind."

. . .

 

[Xael]

Quertus addresses the Matron when the Vampires return. "They might be checking the other levels before this one, maybe we should send somebody to scout?", he says while waving his hand at the Vampires. "Or then they just destroyed their only way down, but I doubt that they would be that incompetent."