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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8282500" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Darrow playfully greeted “Beast,” his pet name for her, and told Shanni she had missed all the fun. Killian, appearing exhausted and leaning on his sword, stood up straighter as she arrived and questioned what was going on. He introduced himself and explained that her companions had just rescued him from the hag’s hut, which was now on fire. Dermot and Aerikoth filled in some more of the details for Shanni, then the wizard teleported out with Killian, to return him to his father’s inn in Reddansyr.A short time later, Aerikoth rejoined Shanni and Darrow at the skull markers by the Starmantle road, using them as a convenient landmark. They were debating how to find the hag, while Dermot was out in the forest looking for traces. The ranger soon appeared, looking a little worse for the wear, explaining that some wisps had interfered with his search. He admitted not finding any signs of the hag, but thought that he might have been looking too far to the south.Dermot then led his companions in a northerly direction, Shanni grumbling along the way about not having spotted any fleeing hag earlier. Aerikoth explained that she had powers in the Art, having turned invisible to escape, but beyond that was unsure of her capabilities. Dermot also expressed his frustrations at not finding any signs of her passage.After returning to the area with the now burnt-out hut, the ranger eventually found a streambed leading further east into the forest. The group carefully made their way along it and was rewarded with the sight in the distance of a huge tower. Moving closer, they took in the sight of what appeared to be an ancient, ruined complex, with remnants of various buildings scattered around the central tower. A waterfall cascaded down, cutting through the ground perpendicular to their path, powering an old, massive water mill that still creakily turned. Dermot, awestruck by the sight, uttered an exclamation about nearly having missed the place.As they moved closer to the tower walls, which were dotted with humanoid remains and bones, a pile of skulls in front of them flared with light and several large skeleton warriors appeared. Aerikoth conjured another elemental, this time getting a huge water one, which moved to intercept as the skeletons closed in with their greatswords. However, its drown attack inadvertently swamped Shanni while doing no harm to their undead foes, putting her on the ground, not breathing.After the skeletons were dispatched, Dermot hurried over to Shanni’s side and worked to pump water out of her lungs, pressing repeatedly near her ribs. Darrow slid off his ring of regeneration and placed it on her finger, in hopes that it would aid her fight. After a short while, Shanni rolled over on her side and heaved out the remaining water, exhausted but alive. Aerikoth, observing the process, stated that he would no longer summon such elementals in battle, given their unpredictability.</blockquote>

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