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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xaltar" data-source="post: 36381" data-attributes="member: 480">-------------------------------------------Session 9, Part 2:  Evil Cannot Escape...-------------------------------------------The creature was glowing with a green light, (the signs of being dimensionally bound to the crypt), and it was waving it’s arms furiously.  It had been trapped in this crypt for nearly a hundred years, and it was ready to be free.  The illithid lich, (known as an alhoon to the better versed in monster lore), wasn’t looking for a fight; it just wanted to find the fastest way out.In front of it was a large painting blocking the hallway, and in the hallway to its left stood Runtel.  The illithid used its Mind Blast to overload Runtel’s mind, leaving him standing there stunned and stuttering.  Dr. Midnight hearing his friend call out it agony, drew his rapier and took a blind stab through the painting, piercing the monster’s side.Runtel stood there unable pull his wits together to figure out what was happening to him, while the alhoon reached out and plane shifted Runtel out of its way.  Dr. Midnight came tearing through the painting only to see that Runtel was gone.  He rose his sword arm in great anger and stabbed the monster once again while yelling, “MONSTER!”The others heard the commotion and came rushing in.  Ziona was the first to see the monster, and reeled in shock.  Her father had told her stories about illithids that had associated with the drow.  “This will not end well, this monster is a Mind Flayer,” she shouted in desperation.Spiderfang moved closer, hoping to flank the monster with Dr. Midnight, but then the alhoon cast a spell… fireball.  Fire engulfed Ziona, Rossal, Spiderfang and Dr. Midnight.  Rossal only survived as a result of his innate magic resistance, but the others were all badly hurt from the blast.  Spiderfang slumped against the wall, barely conscious.  “How can we win?”  He asked in a whispered voice.“LET ME OUT!  I WILL STOP IF YOU SET ME FREE,” the creature told them all telepathically.The party stood there motionless, standing in the maze of small hallways that surrounded the creature.  They knew that the Mind Flayer had barely been touched, and most of the party was badly injured.  Drexel spoke for the others, “We will let you go, but leave this place and we never want to see you again!”“AGREED”Dr. Midnight wasn’t satisfied.  He moved forward and held his sword to the creature’s throat.  “Are you evil?”The creature refused to answer Dr. Midnight and it turned to leave.  The group grimaced in pain as they saw Dr. Midnight draw back his weapon and stab the monster right in its throat, yelling, “For Justice!”Seeing no other option, Drexel drew forth his inner power of SpellFire.  Channeling the power that he had stolen from the magically trapped statues, he let forth a powerful blast of magical flames that melted the cracked and dried skin of the beast.  As it fell to the ground, Dr. Midnight continued to stab the monster.The party searched the tomb for the next two hours, trying to find where Runtel had gone.  They never found their friend, but they did find several interesting books on the topic of the Order of the Spiderfang Monks.  Once convinced that something far worse has befallen their friend, they agreed that there was little that they could do to help him now.  Ziona somberly said a prayer to Eilistraee to guide their friend home.-------------------------------------------Still more to come…-------------------------------------------</blockquote>

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