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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9459857" data-attributes="member: 6696971">The figures before you crumple to the ground as the earth trembles.  A stairwell appears in the floor before you.  A wave of oppressive heat the likes rarely felt on the material world washes over your form.  The stairs descending into the celestial vault promise certain fiery death or your prize; the heralded Monocle of Flame.At the precipice of the stairs, the world falls away abruptly.  Space distorts entirely and appears somewhat kindred to The Astral Sea.  Motes of lot dot the distance and motes of earth seem impossibly far above and below.  Other earthen motes levitate before you and seem within your grasp.  The chamber exits before you, some considerable ways away.  You can feel the inferno and its offspring winds blasting from that lens-like keyhole; the entrance to the Monocle's resting place.Between you and there, three guardians intercede your path; spherical constructs that appear to take on the aspect of Delban in partial eclipse. [HR][/HR]XP* SC 4200/2 = 2100 xp apiece. LOOT* Gain 2 x art objects worth 2500 each.* Gain 2 x Advantages for the coming conflicts within the vault.  These can be used (a) to step down the action economy of a Skill Check (Celestial Vault movement, Countermeasures, Skill Challenge move), (b) step down the DC of a Skill Check, or (c) for Heroic Effort:[ATTACH=full]380054[/ATTACH][HR][/HR]NOTE: THE LANDMOTES IN THE MAP ARE JUST COLOR.  THEY'RE FAR BELOW THE CHARACTERS SO NOT IN-PLAY.* Win Con:  Advance all characters off the map (past column Z via rows 10 and 11) into the Monocle of Flame's final vault to confront and attain (or destroy) the Monocle.* Celestial Vault:  All characters have a fly speed of 3 while in the vault. However, to move deeper into the vault (to the right on the map), they must overcome the warding winds of the Monocle of Flame which continuously buffets them.  Any movement to the right on the map requires a successful Athletics or Endurance check (DC 21). Success allows the character to move forward (right on the map).  A successful Arcana/Religion check (standard action; DC 30) imbues the character with protection against the warding winds of the Monocle of Flame, allowing them to move freely UtEoNT (Sustain Minor).* Celestial Mote:  A filled black square (or contiguous squares) is a celestial mote/wall.  A character that is adjacent to and on the left side of a mote gains protection against TEotCVoC Hazard.  They gain Cover and are immune to its forced movement.* Persistent Hazard within the Celestial Vault of Conflagration:* Vault Guardians (G) x 3 (Medium immortal construct, soldier, standard): HP 136, AC 30, Fortitude 28, Reflex 26, Will 26, Init +13* Heroes begin offmap on the stairs before column A in rows 10 and 11.INITIATIVEArunny (A), rb(13,18)+18=36Qamra (Q), r13+10=23Guardians (G):  19Ibhea (I), r6+8=14Xin Mae (X), r3+7=10[ATTACH=full]380053[/ATTACH]ROUND 1[HR][/HR]* Ibhea's Monster Knowledge Religion (Immortal) check, r15+21+2 Xin Mae Leadership from Lore=38 vs 29 Hard DC. Exceeds Hard DC.When Xin Mae sees the Vault Guardians interceding between the heroes and their goal, he gasps, "Ibhea! The Guarding Flames of Delban!"IBHEA scrutinizes Their Lord's servitors. Yes, a challenge to be surmounted is most fitting."The Shadowed Sun reveals to us the means of overcoming this obstacle," the warlock intones. And then he elucidates the meaning of scripture for his allies.Vault GuardianMedium immortal constructLevel 14 Standard Soldier XP 1000HP 136; Bloodied 68    Initiative +13AC 30, Fortitude 28, Reflex 26, Will 26    Perception+8Speed 6, fly 6 (hover)Immune fear; Vuln 10 cold, 10 forceTraits☼ Flame Feedback (fire) ✦ Aura 3When the guardian takes fire damage, enemies in the aura take 5 fire damage. This effect can only happen once per turn.Delban's PresenceWhile the guardian is not bloodied, attack rolls against it take a -2 penalty.Standard Actions(⚔) Eclipse Slam (necrotic) ✦ At-WillAttack: Melee 1 (one creature); +19 vs. ACHit: 3d8 + 8 necrotic damage, and the target is immobilized until the end of the guardian's next turn.ᗕ Protect the Monocle (necrotic) ✦ EncounterRequirement: The guardian must be bloodied.Attack: Close burst 3 (enemies in the burst); +17 vs. FortitudeHit: 2d8 + 5 necrotic damage, and the target is immobilized and takes ongoing 10 necrotic damage (save ends both).    Aftereffect: The target is slowed (save ends).Miss: Half damage, and the target is slowed and takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage (save ends both).Endurance +17[HR][/HR]As the world drops away, ARUNNY hears gasps of astonishment from the others, Xin Mae's devolving into a series of mutters. But what appears as a catastrophic distortion of reality to them is merely an acknowledgement of the true nature of things for her. For here is the ultimate game of strategy, if one takes the time to study the board: it is not so different from what and how she always sees. In truth, it is a struggle to view reality as others do.Scarcely noticing the intense consultation behind her, Maba's Piercing Eye lets the words pour over her as she focuses her gaze to quickly read their common threat and what their varied paths across ought to be. This will be tough for some of them to even fathom -- let along accomplish -- as they will need to be airborne to achieve their destination. Flying may be unfamiliar to her, but diving into realities beyond realities is something she has trained for all her life: all it takes is commitment and perseverance.With that thought, she indeed dives into this maelstrom of wind and fire and temporal-spacial distortion. The Seer is unsurprised by the ferocious and fiery attack. Instead, she holds fiercely through the burning pain to self and body, somehow finding the current that will carry her forward. Resting along the way, she glimpses the opportune placement of celestial mote, undoubtedly created with Maba's enduring love for Her Consort and protective love for those who would serve them all.But -- wait! Arunny's certitude is shaken by a brief sense of wrongness. <Should not gravity pull me down!>Then, just as suddenly, her equilibrium returns, as does her conviction in herself, her Goddess, and the Heofoncandel. As if to echo her inner sense, her cloak -- with flames ignited only seconds before -- ceases to burn. and the pale blue amulet she wears begins to glow. The Seer turns back to the doorway and -- almost without thought (perhaps the Thought is not her own?) -- calls the Fellowship to join her.* Starts turn offscreen* Move: Move: Endurance Check to withstand the wind: r9+18=27 vs DC 21/Success: Fly/Run 5 sq to E8 TRIGGERS TEotCVoC OA MELEE: TRIGGER: When a living creature enters the vault or begins its turn w/in the vault, the hazard is triggered & attacks: ATK vs A: r15+17=32  vs 30 Fort/Hit; D: r2,8+4 Fire = 14 Fire Damage, 7 Ongoing Fire, & A is pushed 1 sq to D8,* Standard: Move: Endurance Check: r2+18=20 vs DC 21/Fail TRIGGERS LUCKY CHARM (Daily): you miss w/ATK or fail a SC Ability Check, or Save; Effect roll a d6 & add result: + r1 = 21 vs DC 21/Success: Fly/Run 5 sq to I4* Minor (Enc): Divine Call (R10): Effect: pull 1 or 2 targets 3 sq: XM to B8, Q to C11; no OAs as it is still Arunny's turn and Opportunity Action for TEotCVOC exhausted.* Save vs Ongoing Damage: r19 = SavesLOCATION: I4DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 71/85CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Superior Fort (Resist 6 OG), Uncanny Dodge (CA: no +2 to hit); -5 ATKs USoANT)SURGES: 11/11DAILIES EXPENDED: Cast Fortune, Lucky Charm[HR][/HR]QAMRA is still taking the strangeness of this ... chamber? ...she has been pulled into by Arunny's call, when a blast of hot air singes her skin, pushing back toward the door. Happily her armor protects her from this: she is only slightly singed by the flames which envelope her.She inhales deeply as Arunny has been teaching her, allowing these breaths to center herself and to find the weight of Maba's Moon within. Finding her equilibrium, she is then able to learn more of the mechanics of flying in this strange place, filled with wind and fire before heading toward what she believes is the intended destination.Gradually her efforts become more and more muddled and clumsy: it feels as if she is losing her sense of ... something. Direction? Her body's movement. What's worse: the doorway seems to be moving further away ... then closer ... then ... Qamra shakes her head, befuddled.A sharp call from Arunny fortuitously brings her back into herself, and the young warrior once again focuses on her journey, veering in Arunny's direction. Breathless, Qamra follows her mentor's example, stopping to rest against one of the strange motes, so deliciously cool to the touch.* Start of Turn: begins Turn w/in the vault: TRIGGERS TEotCVoC's OA: Attack: OA Melee; r2+17=19 vs. 27 Fort/Miss/Half damage & pushed 1 square: D: r1,7+4=12/2 = 6 Damage to Q, & Q is pushed 1 sq to B11* Move: Endurance Check: r12+16=28 vs DC 21/Success: Fly/Run 5 sq to G14* Standard: Endurance Check: r4+16=20 vs DC 21/Fails TRIGGERS ARUNNY'S CAST FORTUNE (FREE ACTION): EFFECT: Roll a d20 when you use this power, & note the result (r6+1=7/Level 11). You can replace any one ATK, Save, SC made by you, ally, or enemy w/this result r7+16=23 vs DC 21/Succeeds: Fly/Run 5 sq to J10 (in G2's Flame Feedback Aura3.LOCATION: J10DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 103/109CURRENT DE/BUFFS: in G2's Flame Feedback Aura3; Grants CA & -5 ATK USoQNTSURGES: 12/12DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]The three immortal constructs, GUARDIANS OF THE VAULT, set to their eternal programming and defend the inner vault from trespass.  Qamra fends off the pair that engage her the best she can but she finds herself temporally and spatially eclipsed, caught between two worlds; motion-locked.Arunny defends the guardian that besets her with armor, shield, and holy utterance.G1* Start of Turn: (Only writing this once!) Guardians are immortal constructs, not living constructs, so they do not trigger TEotCVoC's OA.* Move:  3 sq to J14.* Standard:  Charge to J11 and MBA (Eclipse Slam, necrotic, M1) vs Q's AC; r(4) +19 +1 (charge) = 24.  Miss.G2* Move: 2 sq to J9. TRIGGERS Q OA (but Cover due to Blocking Terrain) W/ ARDENT STRIKE (M1, DIVINE, WEAPON) vs G2 IN THREATENED SQ K9; r(7) +19 -2 (Cover) -2 (Delban's Presence) -5 (Run) = 17.  MISS.* Standard:  Eclipse Slam (necrotic, M1) vs Q's AC; r(16) +19 +2 (CA) = 37.  Hit.  r(4, 3, 7) +8 = 22 necrotic damage, and Q is immobilized until the end of the guardian's next turn.G3* Move:  3 sq to J7.* Standard:  Charge to I5 and MBA (Eclipse Slam, necrotic, M1) vs A's AC; r(5) +19 +1 (charge) = 25.  MissLOCATION: G1 (J11), G2 (J9), G3 (I5)DAMAGE: 22 necrotic damage to QCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: Q immobilized UEoG2NT, Q in 2 x Flame Feedback Aura, A in 1 x Flame Feedback Aura.CURRENT HP: G1 @ 136/136, G2 @ 136/136, G3 @ 136/136CURRENT DE/BUFFS: na[HR][/HR]IBHEA exhales with the surety that his Deity has made compact with him as His Mortal Messenger for precisely moments such as these. And where The Son's protection extends, so too does that of The Mother."Omthala, Radiant Mother, your servant beseeches you for protection now in service to the will of Your Son, Delban, source of the black flames," prays the warlock-priest.He feels a radiant glow, but the voice that rises within is not that of The Mother."If you wish protection within the Celestial Vault, then take the form I offer you!"Ibhea shudders. But does as commanded, allowing the black flames to take him, completely.He steps off the stairs into the chamber and is immediately buffeted back by the scorching winds. But the flames do not burn him.* Standard: Using one Advantage to step down the DC, Religion check (Celestial Vault) from 30 to 21; r5+21=26 vs 21 DC. Succeeds. Imbues Ibhea with protection against the Monocle of Flame's physical rebuke, allowing him to move freely UtEoNT (Sustain Minor).* Minor: Burning Transformation; Effect: You transform into a creature of fire until the end of the encounter. While in this form you gain the following benefits and limitations: You are insubstantial, you can shift 1 square as a minor action, you are immune to fire, you gain a +5 power bonus to damage rolls with arcane fire attacks, and you cannot use any attack power without the fire keyword. Additionally, whenever an enemy hits you with a melee attack, it takes fire damage equal to 5 + your Intelligence modifier (+4).* Move: Fly (Run; grants CA & -5 ATK USoQNT) 5 sq TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r5+17=22 vs 24 Fortitude. Miss. Push 1 & immune to fire, so no damage. Finish Fly in C14.LOCATION: C14DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 90/90CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Protection from Monocle of Flame's Wind Buffet, Insubstantial, can Shift 1 as Minor, +5 damage to arcane fire attacks, enemy that hits I with melee atk takes 9 fire damage, cannot use powers without fire keyword, grants CA & -5 ATK USoQNTSURGES: 7/7APs AVAILABLE: 1/1DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]The scrivener cowers against the slowly rotating mote. However much one can cower, that is, without one's feet on terra firma!What does The Shadowed Sun say about navigating Delban's realm?!? XIN MAE racks his brain, recalling those many hours spent copying the holy words.Ah, yes! One must recite the Phlogiston Devotion!"Holy fires, you will not burn. Holy flames, you hold me aloft. Holy blaze, I submit to your might."The scrivener repeats this mantra over and over again. He "steps" out from behind the mote, the winds buffeting him, but he is spared the worst and flies forward into the vault.* Standard: Religion check vs Celestial Vault, r14+16=30 vs 30 DC. Success. Imbues Xin Mae with protection against the Monocle of Flame's physical rebuke, allowing him to move freely UtEoNT (Sustain Minor).* Move: Fly (Run; grants CA & -5 ATK USoQNT) 5 sq TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r1=Automiss. Push 1 r1,2+4=7/2=3 fire damage. Finish Fly in E6.LOCATION: E6DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 84/87CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Celestial Vault Religion check protection UEoXNT, grants CA & -5 ATK USoQNTSURGES: 7/7DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR][ATTACH=full]380231[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]380233[/ATTACH]ROUND 2[HR][/HR]From her vantage point behind the gently moving mote, ARUNNY listens to the basso note it makes as it rotates and heeds the warning given. Carefully waiting for the expected rush of fiery wind, she ducks the flames, before stretching up to assess their position.In any game of strategy, it is all about positioning. With that in mind, she slams her morningstar against the mote, sending thunderous blasts aimed toward the Guardians.Perhaps the mote is not solid enough (Arunny can see through it into a thousand different rooms in space) or perhaps the strange flames of unearthly red and black protect them from a sonic attack: the Guardians are unfazed by her attack.However, as she slips around the Guardian nearest her before racing to freedom, the Seer looks behind herself to make sure that she has at least accomplished one of her intended tasks. She has: Xin Mae is once again safely ensconced behind another mote.Omthala's Searing Voice calls out to her young protegee: "Look to Xin Mae, Qamra!"* Start of turn: A begins her turn within the vault, TRIGGERS TEotCVoC's OA Melee ATK: r2+17-2 Cover =17 vs 31 Fort/Miss; D: r8,1+4=13/2=6 Fire Damage & not pushed (adjacent to & on left side of mote, gains protection against TEotCVoC Hazard: Cover & immune to forced movement.)* Standard (Enc/Manifestation of Preservation: Slide XM 1 sq to F6): Thunder of Judgment R10 (Mighty Crusader Expertise/MCE: no OA) vs Fort: ATK v G1: r8+18-2 Delban's Presence =24 vs 28/Miss; v G2: r8+18-2 DP =24 vs 28/Miss; v G3: r3+18-2 DP =19/Miss* Minor (Enc): Boots of the Fencing Master Power: shift 2 sq to E7* Move: Endurance Check to withstand the wind: r6+18=24 vs DC 21/Success; Run 5 sq to Q6LOCATION: A in Q6; X slide to F6.DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 65/85CURRENT DE/BUFFS: +1 AC/Reflex UEoANT (BotFM), Superior Fort (Resist 6 OG), Uncanny Dodge (CA: no +2 to hit); -5 ATKs USoANT)SURGES: 11/11DAILIES EXPENDED: Cast Fortune, Lucky Charm[HR][/HR]Floating in a strange twilight space, QAMRA hears the voice of her mentor calling for her to defend the scrivener.The Radiant Shamishar struggles to find her equilibrium ... somehow ..., she hears a rush of wind and feels flames rush over her once again. Although not as hot as they could have been had she not taken refuge where she has, the heat is painful on the wounds she has just received. It's hot and confusing and she is twisting in the wind...Then she finds within herself her warrior's strength of mind and body and draws upon that power, exploding a challenge to those surrounding her, before opening a vortex away from where she floats, stranded, and toward where she can serve her purpose: to protect the weak.Xin Mae may be knowledgeable, but he is also weak. So protect him she will. Somehow.* Start of turn: Q begins her turn within the vault, TRIGGERS TEotCVoC's OA Melee ATK: r6+17-2 Cover =21 vs 31 Fort/Miss; D: r6,9+4=19/2=9 Fire Damage & not pushed (adjacent to & on left side of mote, gains protection against TEotCVoC Hazard: Cover & immune to forced movement.)* Minor (Enc): Call of Challenge CBu3: Target: each enemy in the burst (G1 & G2): Effect: subject to Q's Divine Sanction UEoQNT.* Move > Minor: (Daily) Virtue CBu1: Effect: Q spends a healing surge but regains no hitpoints, Instead, she or an ally gains temporary hit points equal to her healing surge value: Q gains 27 THP.* Standard (Recharge 5,6): Solar Storm Advance: Effect Teleport 6 sq (to I4) and Q may use Ardent Strike against adj enemy (G3) at end of teleport: r11+19-2 Delban's Presence =28 vs 30 AC/Miss.LOCATION: I4DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G1 & G2 subject to Q's DS UEoQNTCURRENT HP: 72/109 +27 THPCURRENT DE/BUFFS: in G3's Flame Feedback Aura3; SSA on cooldown (Recharge 5,6)SURGES: 12/12DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]The three immortal constructs, GUARDIANS OF THE VAULT, set to their eternal programming and defend the inner vault from trespass. Ibhea can only watch as his other three companions are buffeted by the supercharged winds and work to awkwardly stabilize their core axis in the air as they fend of the guardians that engage them.G1* Move: Endurance Check to withstand the Celestial Vault Wind: r(5)+17=22 vs DC 21/Success; 6 sq to P12.* Standard: Charge to Q7 (Endurance Check to withstand the Celestial Vault Wind: r(13)+17=30 vs DC 21/Success) and MBA (Eclipse Slam, necrotic, M1) vs A's AC; r(10) +19 +1 (charge) -2 (Q mark) = 28. Miss.  TRIGGERS Q DIVINE SANCTION; 6 RADIANT ADMAGE TO G1.G2* Standard: Charge to F7 and MBA (Eclipse Slam, necrotic, M1) vs X's AC; r(20) +19 +1 (charge) -2 (Q mark) = CRIT.  32 necrotic damage, and X is immobilized until the end of the guardian's next turn.  TRIGGERS Q DIVINE SANCTION; 6 RADIANT ADMAGE TO G2.G3* Standard: Eclipse Slam (necrotic, M1) vs Q's AC; r(14) +19 = 33. Hit.  r(5, 8, 1) +8 = 22 necrotic damage - 22 THP = 0 damage and Q is immobilized until the end of the guardian's next turn.LOCATION: G1 (Q7), G2 (F7), G3 (I5)DAMAGE: 32 necrotic damage to X, -22 THP to QCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: X and Q immobilized UEoGNT, A/X/Q each in 1 x Flame Feedback AuraCURRENT HP: G1 @ 130/136, G2 @ 130/136, G3 @ 136/136CURRENT DE/BUFFS: G1 & G2 subject to Q's DS UEoQNT[HR][/HR]Delban can be a harsh, sometimes cruel master. This, IBHEA knows. But must his quest for the Monacle--and its power--include the sacrifice of the scrivener? Not when Xin Mae--his knowledge, his talents--still proves so useful.So the warlock-priest pushes past the buffeting wind, his form a blaze of glory in concert with conflagration. The black shadows gather near. "Guardian of the Celestial Vault, soon I send you to be immolated by Delban's black flames! May whatever force animates you prove worthy!" he shouts through the roaring gale at the nearest foe. Then, retrieving a fine reddish dust from a waist pocket, he conjures a voluminous sphere of writhing intermingled darkness, cold, and fire to explode upon two Guardians. The closest reels under the psychic effects of this assault coupled with his curse. Alas, as the Guardians writhe in pain, their fiery feedback singes Xin Mae and Qamra due to their proximity to the constructs.The warlock's mind goes blank. A rumbling voice speaking from within projects across the Vault."Heed my call. Protect My Messenger from harm!"Its own mind overcome, the nearest Guardian obeys, floating to stand at Ibhea's side, ready to attack any challenger.* Starts turn: TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r16+17=33 vs 24 Fort. Hit. Pushed 1 but Immune to fire damage.* Move: Fly 3 to D12; activates Shadow Walk* Minor: Curse G2* Free: Use Rust Bark Consumable. You expend this reagent when you use an area burst power of up to 5th level that has a damage keyword. The size of the burst increases by 1.* Standard: Devouring Dark ABU 2 on H7.  Hit ATK vs G2, r16+19-2=33 vs 26 Reflex. Hit. ATK vs G3, r9+19-2=26 vs 26 Reflex. Hit.  ATK vs X, r18+19-2 (cover)=35 vs 27 Reflex. Hit.  r8,1,3+13 cold, fire, & necrotic damage +5 fire BT +3 AI +7 EA = 40 damage to X.  TRIGGERS Q's RIGHTEOUS SHIELD IMMEDIATE INTERRUPT (CBu3; ally takes damage from ATK). Q TAKES 5 THP AND 35 DAMAGE (BLOODIED) INSTEAD OF Q AND GAINS +2 POWER BONUS TO ATK ROLLS UEOQNT.The instincts of Omthala's Radiant Shamishar are as quick as they are selfless. Or is it simply that -- perhaps because of her extreme youth -- QAMRA does not fear death? Regardless, without any hesitation, the young warrior throws out her virtual Goddess-given shield to protect the stricken scrivener against Ibhea's fearsome tentacled attack. Immediately her body is wracked in pain which is icy cold and yet somehow also fiery hot. As she floats in space, shaking uncontrollably, she manages to turn her teeth-gritting grimace into a joyful grin. This is what she was made for, this is who she is!Cont...r8,1,3+13 cold, fire, & necrotic damage +5 fire BT +10 Vuln cold + TRIGGER: ARCANE PRODIGY No Action Effect: You gain a +2 bonus to your next damage roll. The bonus increases to +3 at 11th level and +4 at 21st level. = 43 + TRIGGER No Action Gloves of Eldritch Admixture 2 Charges = r6,1 cold +10 Vuln cold=17 damage = 60 cold, fire & necrotic to G3 + r4,2 Curse + r5 psychic Mindbite Scorn + 5 fire + 10 Vuln cold = +26 damage to G2 (BLOODIED); Effect: The burst creates a zone (red square) that lasts until the end of your next turn. Creatures grant combat advantage while in the zone.  TRIGGERS FLAME FEEDBACK (AURA 3) x 2; X AND Q TAKE 10 FIRE DAMAGE (I IS IMMUNE TO FIRE).* AP --> Standard: Lure of Loyalty R5 vs G2, r12+19=31 vs 26 Will. Hit. Hit: You pull the target up to 4 squares to a square adjacent to you (D11), and the first time an enemy attacks you before the end of your next turn, the target must charge that enemy or make a basic attack against it as a free action. Effect: The target cannot attack you until the end of your next turn.* End Turn: Protection from Monocle of Flame's Wind Buffet ends (no Sustain Minor).LOCATION: I in D12, G2 in D11DAMAGE: 5 THP lost and 35 cold, fire, necrotic damage incoming to Q (BLOODIED); 60 damage to G3; 86 damage to G2 BLOODIED; 10 fire damage in to X and Q from Flame Feedback (Aura 3)CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G2: the first time G2 attacks I before the end of I's next turn, the target must charge that enemy or make a basic attack against it as a free action. Effect: G2 cannot attack I UEoINT, G3 in DDZ (red quare).CURRENT HP: 90/90CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Insubstantial, can Shift 1 as Minor, +5 damage to arcane fire attacks, enemy that hits I with melee atk takes 9 fire damage, cannot use powers without fire keywordSURGES: 7/7APs AVAILABLE: 0/0DAILIES EXPENDED: 2 charges Gloves of Eldritch Admixture[HR][/HR]XIN MAE continues his chant, "Holy fires, you will not burn. Holy flames, you hold me aloft. Holy blaze, I submit to your might." The wind buffets and blasts him. The flames burn him. He does not seem to notice his sardari has caught on fire.The scrivener's face wrinkles with pain and concentration. He takes a deep breath and the lines diminish."Holy fires, you will not burn. Holy flames, you hold me aloft. Holy blaze, I submit to your might."* Starts turn: TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r10+17=27 vs 25 Fort. Hit. Pushed 1 sq (to D6) + r5,5+4=14 fire damage + 7 OG fire damage (SE). X BLOODIED. Immobilized.* Minor: Sustain Celestial Vault Protection.* Standard: Second Wind; Spends Surge, regains 21 HP.* Ends turn: Save vs 7 OG fire damage, r5. FailsLOCATION: E6DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 54/87CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Celestial Vault Religion check protection UEoXNT, 7 OG fire damage, Immobilized UEoGNT.SURGES: 6/7DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]G1 130/136     Subject to Q's DS UEoQNTG2 44/136       Subject to Q's DS UEoQNTG3 76/136       Devouring Dark Zone[ATTACH=full]380455[/ATTACH]ROUND 3[HR][/HR]ARUNNY's brow furrows when a roar resembling the clash of cymbals combined with a crescendo of a great orchestra reaches her ears. As she turns her head to look back toward her fellows, her eyes follow a trail of floating crimson droplets to where it ends: Qamra's triumphant grin revealing the girl's bloody teeth.In the speed of the Seer's subsequent actions, it is clear whose example the Radiant Shamishar has been following. First, Arunny reflexively sends healing to her gravely injured protege with a soothing word and gesture. Without missing a beat, Omthala's Searing Voice immediately follows that with a distinct change in tone:I behold the Mother etched in Radiant FireSearing through the fiery winds withinHer Coronal Flare is edged with ColdnessThus Frozen, your flames are doused.As the two Guardians closest seem to stare at her through stunned visages on their ... constructed solar ... faces ..., Arunny soars through the fiery wind toward one of them with great determination on her face. She pulls True Moonlight out of its sphere -- supposedly an aspect of her Maiden's Consort -- and -- combining that light with the remaining essence of Ibhea's devouring and tentacled darkness -- shoves them into the Guardian, causing it to float backwards, spinning uncontrollably.Holding her morningstar aloft, Maba's Piercing Eye reflects that True Moonlight onto herself, her protege, and the timid but intrepid scrivener."Maba will protect us, along with the Mother. Trust in the Heofoncandel," the Voice says to them, and a sense of protection envelopes the three of them, despite the danger surrounding them.* Start of turn: A begins her turn within the vault, TRIGGERS TEotCVoC's OA Melee ATK: r13+17-2 Cover =28 vs 30 Fort/Miss; D: r6,7+4=17/2=8 Fire Damage & not pushed (adjacent to & on left side of mote, gains protection against TEotCVoC Hazard: Cover & immune to forced movement.)* Minor (Enc): Healing Word CBu 10 on Qamra: Effect: Q spends 1 healing surge & regains 27 + r4,4,6 = 41 hit points. BCL: Q gains +2 ATK UEoANT* Standard (Daily) (Manifestation of Preservation: Slide XM to F5): Fourfold Invocation of Doom CBu 10: Target: each enemy in the burst (G1 & G3): ATK vs Will: v G1: r5+18-2 Delban's Presence = 21 vs 26 Will/Miss; v G3: r7+18-2 Delban's Presence = 23 vs 26 Will/Miss; Miss: Target is dazed UEoANT; Effect: Until the end of the encounter, any creature that hits or misses you takes 5 psychic damage.* Move: Run (Fly) 5 squares (direction = left, so no SC needed) to K5.* Free (AP)(Daily) (Manifestation of Preservation: Slide XM to G4): Moment of Glory CBl 5 (F-J, 4-8): Target: each enemy in the blast (G3): ATK v Will: r15+18-2 Delban's Presence -5 Run = 26 vs 26 Will/Hit!!!!!; Push G3 3 sq to G8, and G3 is prone; Effect: You and each ally in the blast (Q & XM) gain Resist 5 All UEoANT (Sustain Minor); Prophetic Action Point: Effect: Gain a move action that you can use on a different turn during this encounter.LOCATION: A in K5; X slide to G4; G3 pushed to G8.DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G1 & G3 both Dazed UEoANT; G3 proneCURRENT HP: 78/85CURRENT DE/BUFFS: MoG (A, Q, & XM Resist 5 All) UEoANT (Sustain Minor); FIoD (hit/miss = 5 psychic) UEoE; Superior Fort (Resist 6 OG), Uncanny Dodge (CA: no +2 to hit); -5 ATKs USoANT); Prophetic Action (1 add'l Move)SURGES: 10/11DAILIES EXPENDED: Cast Fortune, Lucky Charm, General's Belt, Fourfold Invocation of Doom, Moment of Glory[HR][/HR]Feeling both Divine healing and protection wreathed around and within her body, QAMRA gives a nod of thanks to her mentor, ignoring the fiery winds searing her skin. Then the impulsive young warrior opens yet another vortex into and out of space and time, diving into it like a sand shark, re-entering the windy inferno next to another guardian.Screaming a challenge, the Radiant Shamishar slices at the spherical construct with her scimitar, sending sparks into the winds and leaving a small dent.* Start of Turn: Recharge Solar Storm Advance: r6/Recharges; TRIGGERS TEotCVoC's OA Melee ATK: r16+17-2 Cover =31 vs 29 Fort/Hit; Damage: r4,6+4-5 Resist All=9 Fire damage; 7 OG Fire (Save Ends); Behind Mote = no Forced Movement* Standard (Recharge 5,6): Solar Storm Advance: Effect: Teleport 6 sq to P7, & Q uses Ardent Strike v G1: ATK: r20+19+2 BCL +2 Dazed -2 Delban's Presence = Critical: D: 29 damage to G1, & G1 subject to Q's Divine Sanction UEoQNT* Save vs OG Fire: r18/SuccessLOCATION: P7DAMAGE: 29 to G1CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G1 subject to Q's DS UEoQNTCURRENT HP: 59/109CURRENT DE/BUFFS: in G1's Flame Feedback Aura3; SSA on cooldown (Recharge 5,6); MoG (Resist 5 All) UEoANT; BCL UEoANTSURGES: 11/12DAILIES EXPENDED: Virtue[HR][/HR]Confounded by the trespassers' stratagems, the GUARDIANS OF THE VAULT are rendered impotent.G1* Standard: Eclipse Slam (necrotic, M1) vs Q's AC; r(9) +19 = 28. Miss.G2* Move:  Endurance Check to withstand the Celestial Vault Wind: r(16)+17=33 vs DC 21/Success; shift 1 sq to E12* Standard:  Total Defense +2 bonus to all defenses UEoG2NT.G3* Move: Stand from prone.LOCATION: G1 (Q7), G2 (E12), G3 (G8)DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: Q and I each in 1 x Flame Feedback AuraCURRENT HP: G1 @ 101/136, G2 @ 44/136, G3 @ 76/136CURRENT DE/BUFFS: G1 subject to Q's DS UEoQNT, G1 & G3 dazed UEoANT, G2 subject to I's Luring Loyalty, G3 in Devouring Dark Zone.  G2 +2 defenses UEoG2NT.[HR][/HR]IBHEA comes to, one of the spherical Guardians beside him, cowering yet protective of him. How did this come to pass, he wonders.The searing wind buffets him backward, towards the entrance to the Vault. This will not do! He is Delban's Messenger, come to lay wrath and reckoning upon The Shadowed Sun's enemies. Gritting his teeth, the warlock-priest pushes his flying form of flame forward towards the Guardian."Feel the sting of taking up arms against Delban's Coming Eclipse," he spits. Roiling clouds of black flames and necrotic energy surround both Ibhea and the second Guardian righting itself ahead. The Guardian beside him explodes in a conflagration of energies overcoming both its mind and body. The black clouds assail and blind the far foe, disabling it greatly. In the blink of an eye, Ibhea is instantly transported to the far side of this debilitated foe."The black flames of Delban will consume you, wretch!" he curses.* Starts turn: TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r17+17=34 vs 24 Fortitude. Hit. Pushed 1 sq to C12, immune to fire damage.* Move: Endurance check, r16+8=24 vs 21 DC. Success. Fly 1 sq to D12.* Standard: Deathly Conduit ABu 1 on H8. NO OA FROM G2, CANNOT ATK I UEoIT. ATK vs G3, r18+19-2 Delban's Presence +2 CA=37 vs 28 Fortitude. Hit. r4,6+13+5 BT fire and necrotic damage & G3 Blinded (SE). Effect: Each creature adjacent to you takes 10 +8 fire & necrotic damage, and you can teleport to an unoccupied square in the burst. 18 fire damage + r3,4 Curse + r6 Mindbite Scorn +5 BT = 36 fire, necrotic, and psychic damage to G2. TRIGGERS FLAMING DAGGER DAILY POWER; Trigger: You hit with a weapon. Effect: The attack deals 2d6 extra fire damage, and the target takes ongoing 5 fire damage (save ends). r5,3=8+5 BT fire damage to G2 & G3 & both take OG 5 fire damage (SE). Ibhea teleports to I7. TRIGGERS Shadow Walk.* Minor: Warlock's Curse on G3.LOCATION: I7DAMAGE: 41 fire and necrotic damage to G3 BLOODIED, 49 fire, necrotic, and psychic damage to G2 DESTROYED.CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G3 Blinded & Cursed, OG 5 fire damageCURRENT HP: 90/90CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Concealment, Insubstantial, can Shift 1 as Minor, +5 damage to arcane fire attacks, enemy that hits I with melee atk takes 9 fire damage, cannot use powers without fire keywordSURGES: 7/7APs AVAILABLE: 0/0DAILIES EXPENDED: 2 charges Gloves of Eldritch Admixture, Deathly Conduit, Flaming Dagger[HR][/HR]XIN MAE continues his chant, "Holy fires, you will not burn. Holy flames, you hold me aloft. Holy blaze, I submit to your might." The wind buffets and blasts him. The flames burn him. His sardari continues to burn."Snap out of it, scrivener," bellows Arunny. "We must escape this place! Now! Advance to where Omthala's Radiant Shamishar can protect you!"Xin Mae takes a deep breath as the flames continue to burn. Then he directs his full efforts to advancing against the buffeting winds to where the Golden General beckons, muttering the entire way, "Holy fires, you will not burn. Holy flames, you hold me aloft. Holy blaze, I submit to your might."He is still engulfed in flame. It burns something fierce.* Starts turn: 7 OG -5 Resist 5 All MoG=2 fire damage, TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r10+17=27 vs 25 Fortitude. Hit. Pushed 1 to F4 & r7,6+4-5 MoG=12 fire damage & 7 OG fire damage.* Minor: Sustains Celestial Vault Protection.* Move: Run (Fly) 5 sq to K6.* Standard --> Move: Run (Fly) 5 sq to Q6.* Ends turn: Save vs 7 OG fire damage, r3. Fails.LOCATION: Q6DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 35/87 BLOODIEDCURRENT DE/BUFFS: Celestial Vault Religion check protection UEoXNT, 7 OG fire damage, Resist 5 AllSURGES: 6/7DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]G1 101/136     Dazed UEoANT, Subject to Q's DS UEoQNTG3 35/136       Dazed UEoANT, OG 5 fire (SE), Blinded (SE), Cursed[ATTACH=full]380525[/ATTACH]ROUND 4[HR][/HR]ARUNNY quickly flies back toward Xin Mae and Qamra -- ignoring the trail of smoke and cinder left the burning Šāl wrapped around her waist."We need to keep going, Ibhea will surely follow." The Seer's brow wrinkles as she tries not to think to deeply on the madness of his latest actions. "Maba's Blessings on you both, and The Mother's Succor," she intones, raising her hand, palm facing first one, then the other. All three immediately look and feel less battered, more prepared for battle.Without missing a beat, the Priestess maneuvers her way through the air to hold a defensive position next to the Guardian sphere."Go now, both of you!"* Start of Turn: Everflame OA: r15+17=32 vs 30 Fort/Hit; D: r5,2+4-5 Resist All = 6 Fire Damage, pushed 1 sq to J5, & 7 OG Fire (SE)* Move: Endurance SC: r20+18=38 v 21 DC/Succeeds; Fly 3 sq to N5* Move: Endurance SC: r15+18=33/Succeeds; Fly 2 sq to P6* Minor (Enc): Word of Vigor CBu 1: Target: A & each ally in burst (Q & XM); Effect: each spends a healing surge & regains r5,1 (6) additional hp: Q: 33; A & XM each 27; BCL: A, Q, & XM: +2 ATKs UEoANT* Prophetic Action: Move: Endurance SC: r9+18=27/Succeeds; Fly 3 sq to R7* End of Turn: Save vs Ongoing Damage: r18 = Succeeds, no longer takes OG Fire.  Arunny ends turn her turn without having made an attack: TRIGGERING XM's IMMEDIATE REACTION: MIND OUR ENEMIES, NOW (Enc.): EFFECT: A CAN MAKE MBA AS FREE ACTION. IF ATK HITS = 1d10 EXTRA DAMAGE* A: Free: Eldritch Strike M1 vs G1: r20+20-2 Delban's Presence +2 CA +2 BCL= Critical; D: 10+9+10 MOEN = 29 Damage & A Slides G1 1 sq to Q8; Unforgettable Cudgel: Critical: +1d6 per plus, or target is dazed (SE): G1 = Dazed (SE)Clearly the adrenaline driving the two girls ... err ... women is affecting him as well, for XIN MAE finds himself reacting more quickly than usual. As he prepares himself to follow Arunny's urgent instruction, the scrivener directs her to mind their enemies. Her immediate blasting of their nearest opponent should hearten him, but Xin Mae feels his heart beating as fast as a Kangorian Yakbird, the flutter of it almost choking his throat. As he watches the strange spherical construct slowly float away, he begins his usual mutterings of "oh, dear, oh, dear!"LOCATION: A in R7; slides G1 to Q8DAMAGE: 29 damage to G1CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G1 Dazed (SE)CURRENT HP: 85/85CURRENT DE/BUFFS: MoG ends; FIoD (hit/miss = 5 psychic) UEoE; Superior Fort (Resist 6 OG), Uncanny Dodge (CA: no +2 to hit); BCL (+2 ATK) UEoANTSURGES: 9/11DAILIES EXPENDED: Cast Fortune, Lucky Charm, General's Belt, Fourfold Invocation of Doom, Moment of Glory[HR][/HR]QAMRA's body quivers with the desire to deliver Omthala's Justice to one of the strange spheres attacking them. <what kind of guardians are they?> the young warrior thinks to herself.Then a fresh blast of fiery winds pushes her back and wakes her from her strangely pensive moment. Clearly invigorated by the Blessing and Succor she has just received through Arunny's auspices, Qamra whoops into the air and flies toward the door."Come on, Xin Mae! I'll race you!!"Reaching the door, the Radiant Shamishar looks back. "Here's your chance, old man! I'll even give you a headstart through!!"* Start of Turn: Roll to recharge SSA: r2/Fails; Everflame OA: r19+17=36 vs 31 Fort/Hit; D: r4,3+4=11 Fire damage to Q, pushed 1 sq to P7, & 7 OG Fire* Move: Endurance SC: r17+16=33 vs DC 21/Success; Run (Fly) 5 sq to T9* Move: Endurance SC: r6+16=22/Success; Run (Fly) 5 sq to Z11* Save vs Ongoing Fire: r16/SucceedsLOCATION: Z11DAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 81/109CURRENT DE/BUFFS: SSA on cooldown (Recharge 5,6); BCL UEoANT; -5 ATKs USoQNT);SURGES: 10/12DAILIES EXPENDED: Virtue[HR][/HR]The GUARDIAN OF THE VAULT surround the scrivener and the golden knight to unleash their celestial assaults and necrotic self-destruct bombs!  The clock ticks as the Arunny successfully fends off the assault of the pair attacking her and the squishy scrivener!G1* Standard: Eclipse Slam (necrotic, M1) vs A's AC; r(11) +19 = 30.  Miss.  TRIGGERS 5 PSYCHIC TO G1 (A's FIoD).* End of Turn: Saving throw vs dazed; r(8).  FailsG3* Start of Turn: 5 OG fire.  TRIGGERS FLAME FEEDBACK (AURA 3).  IBHEA IMMUNE TO FIRE.* Move:  6 sq to N9 (Endurance Check to withstand the Celestial Vault Wind: r(18)+17=35 vs DC 21/Success).* Move:  Charge to Q7 (Endurance Check to withstand the Celestial Vault Wind: r(11)+17=26 vs DC 21/Success) and MBA (Eclipse Slam, necrotic, M1) vs X's AC; r(10) +19 +1 (charge) -5 (Total Concealment; blinded) = 25.  Miss. TRIGGERS IMMEDIATE INTERRUPT (Enc.): BATTLE AWARENESS: MBA: ELDRITCH STRIKE vs G3: r8+20=28 VS 30 AC/Miss.As the Guardian Sphere blindly rolls through space at the scrivener, ARUNNY -- acting quick on her ... feet -- instinctively swings her morningstar to halt its onslaught. The weapon glances harmlessly off the construct's outer surface, but no matter: the Golden General will be ready for any further attacks.* End of Turn: Saving throw vs blinded; r(16).  Succeeds.  Saving throw vs OG 5 fire; r(4). Fails.LOCATION: G1 (Q8), G3 (Q7)DAMAGE: G1 incoming 5 psychic damage.  G3 incoming 5 fire damage.CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES:  A and X in Flame Feedback Aura (3) x 2.CURRENT HP: G1 @ 67/136, G3 @ 30/136CURRENT DE/BUFFS: G1 dazed (SE), G3 OG 5 fire (SE) and Cursed.[HR][/HR]IBHEA observes the scrum ahead of him and frowns. This is not how things should be. These Guardians should be bowing in obeisance to Delban's Messenger.He wreathes himself in shadow and pushes ahead against the driving wind.And then the voice rises again, "Burn them! Burn them all!"Ibhea feels his consciousness recede.And then his flaming form gestures at the closest Guardian, the one already aflame with Delban's wrath. Those flames leap higher, swelling and spreading in a concatenation of explosive conflagrations. The Guardian literally explodes in a ball of flame, erupting against its fellow defender but also Xin Mae and Arunny. This causes the second Guardian to explode with fiery feedback, catching Arunny within its compass a second time.A wicked cackling erupts from Ibhea's flaming form.And then Ibhea's consciousness returns. He witnesses his own arm extended, his allies as well as enemies aflame. "What have I done," he asks himself. "What have I done?!?"In fury, he curses the remaining Guardian: "The black flames of Delban will incinerate you, just as has befallen your confederate. Let us pass! Let us pass in the name of Delban!" he cries.* Starts turn: TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r16+17-2 Concealment=31 vs 24 Fortitude. Hit. Pushed 1 sq to H7, immune to fire damage.* Move: Endurance check r19+8=27 vs 21 DC. Succeeds. Fly 3 sq to M5. Activates Shadow Walk.* Standard: Fanning the Flames R10 vs G3 (taking OG fire damage), r17+18=35 vs 26 Reflex. Hit. r4,4+12 +5 BT +r5,1 Curse +r5 Mindbite Scorn +5 BT = 41 fire and psychic damage & OG fire damage increases by 5. TRIGGERS G3 FLAME FEEDBACK: A, X, and G1 each take 5 fire damage. TRIGGERS G1 FLAME FEEDBACK: A takes 5 fire damage. G3 DESTROYED. Secondary Attack (ABu 1 centered on Q7, ATK vs G1, r19+18=37 vs 26 Reflex. Hit. ATK vs A, r4+18=22 vs 21 Reflex. Hit. ATK vs X, r19+18=37 vs 27 Reflex. Hit. A, X, and G1 each take r5,6+12 +5 BT=28 fire damage. (Can't trigger G1 Flame Feedback--only once/turn).* Minor: Curses G1.LOCATION: M5DAMAGE: 46 fire, necrotic, and psychic damage to G3. G3 DESTROYED. 33 fire damage to G1. 38 fire damage to A. 28 fire damage to X.CONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: G1 CursedCURRENT HP: 90/90CURRENT DE/BUFFS: Concealment, Insubstantial, can Shift 1 as Minor, +5 damage to arcane fire attacks, enemy that hits I with melee atk takes 9 fire damage, cannot use powers without fire keywordSURGES: 7/7APs AVAILABLE: 0/0DAILIES EXPENDED: 2 charges Gloves of Eldritch Admixture, Deathly Conduit, Flaming Dagger, Burning Transformation[HR][/HR]As the flames explode upon him and around him, XIN MAE rests certain in the recognition that something deeply disturbs Ibhea.He continues to recite the Phlogiston Devotion, and when he sees his opportunity to flee this scene of madness and flame, he takes it. Maneuvering around the celestial mote, he wills his body forward, away, away from the burning winds, away from these exploding Guardians. Away from Ibhea.He passes Qamra silently and stoically. He notes her wry grin. He will need to speak with her about that!* Starts turn: 7 OG fire damage, TRIGGERS EVERFLAME OA, r6+17-2 Cover=21 vs 25 Fortitude. Miss. Pushed 1 to P6 & r8,3+4/2 = 7 fire damage.* Minor: Sustains Celestial Vault Protection.* Move: Run (Fly) 5 sq to U5.* Standard --> Move: Run (Fly) 5 sq OFF MAP.* Ends turn: Save vs 7 OG fire damage, r3. Fails.LOCATION: OFF MAPDAMAGE: naCONDITIONS TO ENEMIES: naCURRENT HP: 5/87 BLOODIEDCURRENT DE/BUFFS: Celestial Vault Religion check protection UEoXNT, 7 OG fire damageSURGES: 5/7DAILIES EXPENDED: na[HR][/HR]Alright, that's a wrap.  With Xin Mae off the map now, Qamra basically there, Ibhea immune to fire and insubstantial, Arunny pretty much ok...I think we call it here in full.  I think probably:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arunny sacrifices a few more healing surges.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You guys vignette I and A performing a fighting withdrawal out of the chamber.</li> </ul>Then I'll frame the final conflict in the Monocle of Flame's chamber.</blockquote>

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