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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7306336" data-attributes="member: 6855545">EVERYONEAs the feminine voice livens up and the strange illusions erupt on the walls, the entire room seems to light up. Cold lights flicker with difficulty though the fog, a sickly yellow tone coming from them. Lines begin to form in the distance, still indecise and feeble. The female voice goes on, as the elder falls silent, feeling defeated. "PLEASE, REMAIN CALM. THE IDENTIFICATION UNITS WILL CONDUCT THE WORK IN AN ORGANIZED, PEACEFUL MANNER"AANZUAs the small beholder retreats, Aanzu feels the discomfort that the cloud intended to cause around his mouth, his eyes and his nostrils. All of them go numb. Clearly, the thing had all intentions of knocking him down. Now it retreats a bit, rising its' many arms to show a few spinning blades, another hose-like structure, a heavy metal sphere and larger clamp-like hands. From it, a stern voice emanates:"SURRENDER YOUR WEAPONS AND COMPLY. LETHAL FORCE WILL BE EMPLOYED. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING."More humming sounds come from above, as if another flock of the small beholders had been released.LYLLIE/THULWARAs the gnomes follow the contraption, the room goes crazy. Aside from the lights, they seem to understand that the beholders behave without clear intentions or recognizable patterns. Two escort them, but promptly pull their blades out as Aanzu attacks their companion. Still, they do nothing to help. Another one flies around Icosa, presenting weapons only to hide them again, producing a identifiable sound of metal sliding through metal. Another yet just stands still in front of Yttrian, locked in a voice loop that sounds alien and incomprehensible. The giantess steps forward, her eyes widening as she sees the remnants of Teraphim magic. As for the miners, they aren't o confident, and recoil against the shut door in fear.ICOSAThe small beholder glances around Icosa, coming and going, just as if it couldn't decide whether to attack Aanzu or scan the warforged. The behavior is no strange to him, and Icosa can emulate the tortuous thoughts flourishing from the machine as it struggles against its malfunctions. As he observes the peculiar scene, a thought crosses his mind. Not his own, it holds a similar nature to the one he heard above. The voice treads carefully, as if filled with respect and devotion. "Why are you here?" - she asks, with a tone of concern. "You shan't go further! You must stay away! For your own sake!"HARFIKThe monk's still body ends up offering the blood for the machine. His memories mixing up with the present time, he sees the procedure through, no pain to surprise him. The entity glances at him for a moment, studying his size and bodily structure. After measuring him, it turns around, saying nothing, and crosses the room towards the door, weapons suddenly out.[Nice RP and nice solution, man!]SEVENTH ROUNDEVERYONEThe shocks against the door suddenly stop. Those that follow the beholders can use their complete distance towards the door. The map can give you an idea of how many turns are left.Aanzu's raging out, and the beholder bought the fight! It doesn't look like standing down, and is soon to be followed by a few colleagues. As the gnomes advance, Thulwar identifies a thin metal line crossing the space between the pools. It's easy enough to jump over it, but the loose plaques on the other side wouldn't recommend it. The entire tile line seems quite unstable. The hovering creatures ignore the state of the tiles completely, simply moving forward and expecting the duo to keep the pace.Behind, Aanzu's still involved with the small creature. Now she suddenly detaches one of her arms, ready to throw it against the prince as a set of spinning bolas! The prince overhears the sound above, twice again. The unseen equals of the beholder have had the same idea, apparently...[Aanzu has the higher initiative, so he can move first, doing whatever he understands best in the situation. The beholders are going afterwards. If the others do not wish to follow in silence on account of the continued attacks against Aanzu - or for any other reason, in fact - just post and I'll rectify the descriptions accordingly!] @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6776182" target="_blank">JustinCase</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855102" target="_blank">Greenmtn</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=23298" target="_blank">industrygothica</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=8858" target="_blank">hafrogman</a></blockquote>

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