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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James McMurray" data-source="post: 318802" data-attributes="member: 743">The party gathered themselves up after leaving the Shi'ar Pool and headed to the next tower. Above the door is a strangely familiar emblem: a humanoid figure wrapped in cloth around which two snakes entwine. Sending the scout on ahead, they follow closely behind, and are there in time to take down two Moilian Undead before much damage is caused. The by-now standard tactic of "bash them into submission and then have the cleric Mace of Disruption them" gains the party a few more minor magic items and some coins.Traveling further inward, Fokurt enters into a room where a beautiful young woman sits in the floor sobbing. all around her the room is in total disarray. The solid metal hospital bed is bent and mangled, the armoire and nightstand shattered, and papers litter the floor. As Fokurt enters, Cyndia looks up, "Hello?" she says in a confused voice, still wracked with sobs.Fokurt replies in kind, and asks who she is. "I am Cyndia, a Medron Magen. Are you injured?"Through discussion, the party finds out that Cyndia is a construct, that this was previously the Tower of Health where Moilian citizens went to recover from injury and excess, and that Dr. Tarr may be able to remove the Mask from Fokurt."Come this way please. Dr. Tarr will be more than happy to see to your troubles, but first we must get you scanned." Further talk lets the party know that scanning will give a more complete diagnosis and that Dr. Tarr can then use that information to remove the Mask.As the group enters the Deep View Chamber, Cyndia points to the massive metal cylinder in the center. Its Lead door is hanging from broken hinges, and the crystals above the door are cracked and flickering with a sickly light. This does not deter Fokurt though, and he climbs in. The door clangs several times as it tries to close, and then the outer screen lights up with a line drawing of Fokurt. A few small red splotches are visible on his body, and a large green aura surrounds the head area. Moments later a muffled cry is heard from inside, and the entire drawing lights in red. "This patient has suffered severe crushing damage and requires immediate medical attention." says a disembodied female voice in an uncaring, soothing tone."Oh dear! We must get him to medical attention soon!" Cyndia exclaims. She opens the huge metal door (which was only half closed) and easily pulls the dwarf out of the chamber. Cradling him in her petite arms she carries him out of the room. The party follows, somewhat amused and curious.Up the stairs they go, and then find themselves in a massive operating theatre. All around are hospital beds in neat rows, each one perfectly made. From the ceiling drops an almost arachnid figure who introduces himself as Dr. Tarr. "What seems to be the trouble?" His upper body is humanoid, but the lower half is completely mechanical. Dangling from the round base is a large assortment of medical instruments: scalpels, syringes, and even a couple of bone saws.Cyndia explains about the mishap with the Deep View chamber and the party explains about the mask (which looks on amused the entire time. Dr. Tarr insists that he be allowed to work on Fokurt to remedy his injuries and remove the mask.Fokurt does not want to, but the rest of the party talk him into it. They seem completely uncaring as to whether he lives or dies, and insist on taking back the majority of the gear they gave him before they allow Dr. Tarr to start. They do agree to raise him if something terribly wrong happens.The good Dr. lies Fokurt gently on a table and prepares to go to work. Moments after his body hits the table, Fokurt feels several tiny piercings below him, and the injected Moilian soporifics put him under rapidly. As one of his saw blades starts up Oskar asks what it is for. "To remove the Mask of course," replies Dr. Tarr. He then moves towards Fokurt, but an invisible force pushes him back as his blade nears Fokurt's face. Dr. Tarr stops for a moment, thinking, then tries to move forward again. This time he seems to be steadily pushing against an unseen force, and his saw begin to cut around Fokurt's facial area.William looks on, and his Eyes of Doom's Deathwatch ability shows him that Fokurt is very nearly dead, and he casts Mass Heal to fix him completely. The doctor rises back up on his mechanical base and looks around bemused. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to please leave the chamber. Surgery is delicate business and I can’t work properly with all of the distractions."Cyndia begins to usher the group towards the door, but they resist. "He was almost dead." William says.Dr. Tarr explains to them that of course he was almost dead. Surgery is a delicate matter and requires extreme balance to maintain the subject's life force. The Moilian science in the tables will do that, but if a distraction causes him to make a misstep, the patient could be lost.The group decides to allow the Doctor to work, and head to the waiting room. Over an hour passes and the group begins to get impatient. William, knowing he will be able to see the stats of Fokurt moves back to the door and opens it. He sees Fokurt propped up on the table, with his chest spread wide, the skin held back from the rib cage with prongs. Fokurt's head is shaved in ragged patches, and the Doctor is digging around in his chest with various surgical instruments.Cyndia sees him and rushes towards the door to close it again. "Please, sir. There can be no distractions at this delicate stage of the operation."William asks how it is going and if the Mask has been removed, to which Cyndia replies, "the Mask is still there, but we have removed several other malignant growths. The good doctor is now going to attempt to reach the mask from behind.""Would it be too much to ask if we could get a lock of his hair for sentimental reason?" William asks, hoping to be able to resurrect Fokurt if things go terribly wrong. Cyndia agrees and returns moments later with a small patch of skin which is covered in ragged hair.The group goes back to waiting, and after another hour they again try to open the door, which is locked this time. Billy casts knock and the door opens. William sees that Fokurt is still alive and the mask is still on him. Cyndia rushes back out and explains that this is a delicate operation and could take quite a while. The group tells her to please let them know when the Doctor is done with him and she agrees. Galrond calls forth the entryway to Heironious' guest house, and the group piles in to rest up while they wait.------------I took the battle logs to work yesterday and didn't have time to write them up. Now I'm at home and don't have them. I will finish them up when I've got time, but for now suffice it to say that the Titan won, in a battle that spanned several Mountain tops. All of the battles with celestials in them were won by the celestials once the reinforcementts arrived.</blockquote>

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