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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eccles" data-source="post: 3209728" data-attributes="member: 5675">We had a discussion, tinged with the fear of what might have come out of the dark pool behind us. Some ‘Overgod’ creature might have climbed from the dank waters and stood between ourselves and the surface. But what might have happened if it was intelligent enough to work the lifts? Could it reach the surface and engage in slaughter? Could it already be above us, killing our families and friends?Exhausted and largely spent, we tightened the cinches on our armour and marched back out through the maze, unable to take time to rest..oOo.From our side of the door to Vecna’s temple, we could hear growling and heavy pacing. Endo cast a simple spell to help protect Niccoli’s weakened psyche from invasion, then we opened the door and dashed out en masse.Standing next to the ruined form of the elevator stood a towering primevil creature from nightmare. Its dark skin heaved in agonised breaths, chest straining under rotting flesh. The creature’s barrel chest bore six arms, three on either side, with three of the hands and one eye missing from its form. Shaggy patches of hair fought with piebald decaying skin. The creature turned to face us, roaring in anger.Igmut dashed towards the thing and swung his axe, missing. Flynne’s bow sang, the arrow barely scratching the beast. I began another chant of encouragement for the others, but my voice was briefly drowned out by the Overgod roaring ‘Hextor!’ A huge flail materialised in the air near Niccoli, whilst the beast itself clawed out and bit at Igmut. Thankfully, it missed him with most of the attacks, leaving only a single claw mark on the half orc.Niccoli dashed in to assist Igmut, but he missed in his turn. Taking one of the beads from the necklace recently captured from the kenku, I threw a ball of fire into the air to strike at the creature’s head. The blast was huge, but the Overgod bellowed in pleasure. Somehow, the fiery attack was healing its wounds. Endo and I stared at one another in horror.In the centre of the room, the Overgod entered a state of fury. It bit and clawed at Niccoli, muscles bulging in rage as it attacked, all thought of defence forgotten. Wounds blossomed over Niccoli’s body as he went from nearly entirely healthy to critically injured.Endo chanted and cast a spell to try to drain the strength out of the creature, but his spell energy was absorbed into the creature. The wounds we had already dealt to it closed still further. Endo began to chant another spell, and a few seconds later a truly horrifically sized centipede materialised on one side of the Overgod, serving more as a distraction than a threat.Igmut’s axe blow had some effect on the Overgod, although not as much as we might have expected from the huge swing. Flynne threw alchemist’s fire at the creature, but the Overgod ignored the blaze and carried on swinging.The Overgod mauled Igmut with its claws, but Niccoli caused it to roar in pain in a colossal overhead blow. Flynne dashed up behind Igmut and snatched the holy water from his belt, and began to throw flask after flask into the Overgod – each causing it to scream in agony. I resorted to my crossbow, but the bolts went wide – concern that I might hit my friends making me aim high. The Overgod swung out at Igmut and Niccoli, and the injuries proved too much for Niccoli, who collapsed onto the floor.</blockquote>

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