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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 9580993" data-attributes="member: 2012">"I have no power to heal a construct or any other being," Cruel Justice replies. "I defeat the guilty."OOC: Reminder... CJ can share Detect Thoughts with Quinn once per day. He can also cast Zone of Truth 3 times per day."The Gloom," Rikiron replies. "It will be a dangerous place for you to traverse. The demiplane is infested with undead and fiendish creatures. I saw at least a dozen packs of undead wandering in the barren hills. You should avoid as much of the dead areas of the plane even if it means traveling more through those hills. You will not be able to get to shrine without passing through at least a mile of these deadlands. Flying over them might provide you some protection from these cursed areas of the plane. Might."The zelekhut turns its head towards Maur. "Lord Moradin has given me insights into the plane. While I cannot tell you very much about the Gloom's geography, I can tell you that there are many dangers within." Rikiron glances skyward. "The sun will always seem partially eclipsed in the demiplane, but the barrier doesn't keep any sort of weather from these lands. The wind howls, even when it is calm, and if you encounter a rainstorm, it could burn or freeze the skin depending on the temperature.""Sounds lovely," Aureus rolls her eyes and shakes her head."Sarcasm will not help you," the zelekhut insists to the divine bard. "You must be prepared for the worst conditions possible even when everything seems fine. Around the shrine, deep within the deadlands, the ground is littered with bones of all shapes and sizes. That is not an exaggeration! When sun sets, many of these bones will rise up as undead. The plane itself animates them, gives them unlife.""As for any creature that might come to aid the shrine, there are many that could, if you take too much time. Besides undead, the demiplane is infested with fiendish creatures, aberrations, and, yes, even demons.""I did see the creature that used to be the human you seek. He is now an evil outsider. He was some sort of dragon/fiend hybrid, although he has not grown in size. I did not engage him in combat. I was forced to flee from two vrocks that were allied with the fiend. I was forced to fight them off. I destroyed one of them... I think, but once I reached the barrier, the other demon did not pursue me. I was outmatched. The second vrock was more powerful than one of its kind."Rikiron looks at your horses. "I would not take any beast that isn't trained for war into the Gloom. The land is a hostile place that could end up transforming them into tainted creature if they eat too much of the foliage or drink the befouled waters."The inevitable's description of the Gloom is... unsettling.Eike is a demon, or at least an evil outsider. He has vrocks as guards or as thralls. The land itself could kill you all if care is not taken. Even the weather could be a hazard. Add to that, possible hordes of undead rising at night and the possiblity of encountering aberrations and fiendish creatures.You look skyward. Rain still spits from the sky and the air is cool. Would that mean that it will be freezng on the other side of the barrier? Or will it be more subtle?"I will not return to the Gloom unless you force me," Rikiron replies bluntly. "If you wish to send your beasts back to the druid, then I will go with them to make sure they get there safely. After that, I will return to Mount Nirvana."The inevitable's offer to escort the horses back to the ruined temple and Caerth is a bit of a surprise, but the creature might feel a kinship with them due to its equine appearance. Does the creature have more free will than Phar thinks? Would Moradin care about the safety of horses? It was a concern of Maur's during the discourse, so that might be the reason."I guess we're send the mounts back to Caerth," Aureus says. She dismounts and pats Lady's muzzle. The horses are nervous so close to the barrier. She takes out The Hermit's journal and flips to the rough map of The Gloom near the back of the book. "Rikiron, can I ask you about this map? It is of the demiplane but it is incomplete."The inevitable looks towards Maur. "If the champion wishes me to advise you, I will. But, as I said earlier, Lord Moradin gave me knowledge of the demiplane's hazardous conditions but not exact details about its terrain. I will tell you what I can if Maur wishes it."Phar knew the demiplane was going to be a dangerous place, but now it sounds like it could be more than just an evil plane. Could it have its own unlife?</blockquote>

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