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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 2949992" data-attributes="member: 1210">Against Lord Obliviax!Jawbreaker’s axe chops into the bloated, tentacle-covered bag with a wet ripping sound!  There is a terrible loud trumpeting sound that comes from the thing as it cries out in pain; then a spiritual weapon strikes it, directed by Erasmuz, and it hollers again.  And, in response, it lashes its tentacles across the Chief.  Wham!  Two blows slam into Jawbreaker, smashing him back a few feet and bloodying his face!  He roars and shakes his head- and then leans back with a surprised cry as Ari’s flame strike burns down on the monstrosity!  It makes another, higher-pitched sound, this one almost a whine.  Jawbreaker grimaces and hacks, hacks, hacks.The beast’s companion, meanwhile, rumbles slowly forward.  A strange, amorphous halo of concealing blots forms around both of the monsters, and then a sound burst blasts Jawbreaker, making his ears ring.  He shakes his head and glares at the monster behind his current foe.  With a final blow of Erasmuz’ spiritual weapon, the first beast falls, and Jawbreaker grins as he moves into position to charge the other one.Nara, meanwhile, has summoned a celestial badger from the Upper Planes.  This new combatant springs forward and rips at the monster, biting and clawing fiercely.  Nara then proceeds to pull out her mace and begins to move towards the thing, ready to engage it in combat.Before she can move up that far, however, Jawbreaker charges forward, yelling a battle cry as he does so.  Unfortunately, the monster’s reach proves greater than the halfling’s, and as he rushes towards it, it snatches him into the air with one of its tentacles!  Jawbreaker gasps in pain as the tentacle constricts, trying to crush him.  It bears down on him with deadly force.  Then it smashes him against the wall.  Blood pours down his face and the chief shakes his head.  Gritting his teeth, he bunches his muscles, bites his tongue, and rages- transforming into a bear!  With a roar, he breaks free of the tentacle.  The monster suffers under a storm of blows.  Nara and the badger, as well as a summoned wolf that Ari brings into play, plus the bear that is Jawbreaker all attack.  The monster flails its tentacles in response, but it cannot survive the concentrated assault for long.  Soon Nara strikes a final blow with her mace, and the thing is slain.“Wow,” says Ari, “those things are disgusting.”“I wonder what they are,” mutters Nara.  The party doesn’t examine the bloated sack-things too closely.  They hurry past, into an open chamber about 40’ across.  Thick carpets of black moss grow in several places throughout it: memory moss.  They move cautiously through it, trying to avoid the obliviax, but there is more moss on the other side.  Uncertainly, they move forward, continuing down a wide passage dotted by more colonies of the obliviax. And suddenly, something rises up from the moss with uncanny speed.  Black moss whips up into a small humanoid form.  It stretches out a tiny arm towards Jawbreaker.  He feels something wrench in his mind as the moss tries to steal his memories!  Another small form rises elsewhere in the chamber and tries to do the same to Ari, to no avail.  “Look out!” the druid cries.  “Obliviax!”The party begins reacting.  Federico casts mage armor on himself, while the Yip that has accompanied them charges forward and kicks at one of the mossy figures.  Then the memory moss turns to him- and suddenly, the last thing Yip remembers is leaving the monastery with the halflings.  “What’s going on?” Yip yells, confused.  Then, spying the obliviax before him, he gasps and takes a single, weak punch at it.  I’ve been memory drained, he realizes.  Federico begins japing and singing to inspire courage, but he starts in surprise when another figure rushes into the room: a large, mossy figure with a great axe in his hands.  The kobold gasps.  Yip cries out, “Lord Obliviax!!”Jawbreaker howls and charges one of the small obliviax.  A single mighty blow destroys it.  Nara smiles and blasts the other small one with a searing light, and it shrivels and dies.  “Get him!!” cries Erasmuz, casting divine power.  He grows mighty and puissant, pulling out his dinky little rapier.  Meanwhile Jawbreaker and Yip ready a torch and some oil.  Lord Obliviax gestures, and Jawbreaker drops his torch, pulls his sword and chops at Yip! “Yipe!  Get away!  Don’t attack me!” Brother Yip cries, tumbling away from the mind-controlled Jawbreaker.   But the barbarian presses forward.Erasmuz casts shield of faithlessness and Federico greases the area beneath the lord of the memory moss.  Lord Obliviax keeps his balance, and moves in, swinging his axe.  It whizzes through the air, shearing off of Erasmuz’ shield of faithlessness harmlessly.  Lord Obliviax laughs ominously.  “Fools!  The Axe of Oblivion will destroy you!”Federico begins firing magic missiles at Lord Obliviax, and tries to move to keep out of range.  Unfortunately for him, this draws the attention of the dominated Jawbreaker, who charges and smashes into him, inflicting a deep wound on his shoulder!  “Oh no!” Federico squeals.  “Chief Jawbreaker, it’s me, Federico!”Lord Obliviax looms ominously over Erasmuz, brandishing the axe.  “Hey, buddies, a little help here?” Erasmuz squeaks piteously.  He pokes his rapier at Lord Obliviax, but things aren’t looking good- Suddenly, a pair of red-hot worms burst into existence, summoned by Ari.  The thoqquas flow forward like lava, attacking Lord Obliviax and setting him afire!  The moss master screams in pain and indignity, then slashes out at Erasmuz, cutting him severely.  “I shall destroy you all!” Lord Obliviax threatens.  Federico tumbles away from Jawbreaker and suggests that he attack Lord Obliviax.  For a moment, Jawbreaker seems confused as the conflicting magical controls compete within him for dominance, and then he turns and charges towards the burning moss lord.  He leaps to the attack, hacking into Lord Obliviax’ upper body. Lord Obliviax staggers back, and the thoqquas fall upon him.  With a scream, he is destroyed!Panting, our heroes watch the moss lord’s body curl and crisp.  The Axe of Oblivion remains, but it rapidly proves a mistake to touch it, as Naomi finds out.Next Time: Naomi’s Mistake!</blockquote>

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