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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 2179252" data-attributes="member: 6588">ZandyriumEpisode 38Heinrich moved through the Imperial palace unchallenged. The cleric was now known as one of the “heroes of the battle at the chain” after he and his fellow casters had driven off Boethricus’s fleet. Heinrich planned to use his renown to good effect to gain access to the inner workings of the palace. He had cast true seeing prior to entering the palace.Making his way to General Kilphus’s office, Heinrich stopped to chat with a few officers in the halls. He learned the plans to move against Thray were still in development and that the Royal Council was none to thrilled with the reservations he had expressed earlier. Heinrich continued down the flagstone hallways to the oaken double doors of Kilphus’s office. He knocked heavily on the door.“Come in,” Kilphus called out. Heirich swung the door open and saw the general huddled over a dozen or more maps with a monocle eyeing the Thraegian Coast. Two aides stood nearby and viewed Heinrich suspiciously. “Welcome Heinrich!”Heinrich returned the general’s warm greeting. “I see you are still contemplating the invasion plans for Thray.”“It is the emperor’s will,” General Kilphus admitted. “Fortunately, he is willing to discuss a number of approaches and is carefully considering the possibilities.”“I should like very much to speak with him,” Heinrich stated.“You know that is not possible now,” Kilphus frowned. “There are possibilities for you though. I know Bishop Prolariate has brought your name up in connection with an extremely important position in our guard.”“Oh?” Heinrich tried not to sound taken aback. “I had no idea.”“Well. I probably should not have said anything, but I think you will be pleased. I’ll leave the rest to the Bishop. What can I do for you today?”“I was just checking around to see what the status of the invasion plans were,” Heinrich said. “I was hoping to again voice my concerns of such plans.”“And you have,” General Kilphus smiled and returned to viewing the maps.“Good day General,” Heinrich said moving to leave.“Good day Heinrich,” the General replied.Heinrich took his leave. He had the nagging feeling that his true seeing prayer was not working in the palace. The protections of the palace prevented teleportation, scrying and many other investigative/movement spells, but he had not thought of it blocking true seeing. He could not be sure.*****The adventurers set off to find Rothlor. They trailed the caravan through the lower foothills on the roads to Kalcedon. Approximately a week out of Kalcedon they came upon a fork on the road where an ambush had apparently gone down sometime earlier. Wagons were burned, corpses were strewn about, and the smell of burnt flesh was still in the air.The group followed the trail to the north and came upon yet another ambush site. This one was apparently much earlier. Githraldul felt strongly this was probably the caravan that Rothlor was escorting. The party continued on the trail and blundered into their own ambush!KABOOM!A HUGE fireball exploded in the midst of the party catching them completely by surprise! A demonic beast veiled in fire emerged from behind a rocky outcropping and began assaulting the adventurers. Heinrich moved forward casting invisibility purge to try and root out the spell caster.A barrage of arrows began sailing into the party from both sides of the path. Thoren and Wassabe headed towards the previously hidden archers. Githraldul began shooting at the archers too. The enemy soon found the woods offered no cover from Githraldul’s withering hail of missiles. Ginny launched an excellent back stab into the fiery infernal that was assaulting Justinius. KABOOM!Another massive fireball shook the core of the party. Githraldul and Ginny nearly went straight down and Heinrich was hurting badly. The cleric continued trundling forward despite the damage and revealed the spell caster on a knoll just ahead next to the path. Githraldul backed off a bit and launched several arrows at the caster. Ginny tried to ward off the demon, but it’s fiery claws soon had her down. Wassabe rushed into the fray with the demon in an attempt to save Ginny. Most of the archers had been hacked down by this point, and Thoren rushed down to try to help his beleaguered comrades.WHOOSHA great wall of fire appeared catching the demon, Wassabe, Ginny, and Heinrich in its path. Ginny was burnt to death and Heinrich fell down in the flames. The heat nearly had Githraldul down as well. The Elf was so badly burned he could only stumble backwards to attempt to gain his senses. The demon unleashed its fiery assault on Thoren. The claws of the beast and the wall of fire were having an effect on the fighter, his skin was heavily burned.“Shall we retreat?” Justinius called out.“Never! Stand or Die!” Thoren roared renewing his assault on the demon.To be continued…</blockquote>

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