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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1537013" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>The Phantom Flyer</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Is it beneficial or baneful for us to take the wand that is held in the icy room with us to the Fortress of Conclusion?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Beneficial.</strong></p><p></p><p>“All right,” says Angelfire with a small smile. <em>Now for the really important one.</em> She casts another <em>augury.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Is it beneficial or baneful to destroy or get rid of the Mask of the Devourer before going to the Fortress of Conclusion?</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Beneficial.</strong></p><p></p><p>Angel sets out to find Patyn. She’s grinning at the irony. </p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Jezebel, Sybele’s daughter by the steel dragon Kel, shows up at about noon the day after the fight with the darkweaver. She and her mother embrace while Thrush looks on and smiles warmly. Then Jezebel turns to Orbius and gives him a big, lingering, tight, close hug that leaves the divine oracle pleasantly flustered. Sybele winks at him, and he becomes incredibly uncomfortable. Our Orbius is a little old-fashioned when it comes to the lady folk.</p><p></p><p>“It’s good to see you!” Sybele gushes, and she and her daughter spend several hours catching up. When dinner comes, Sybele asks Jezebel if she wants to adventure with them. “We’re mixed up in some extremely dangerous stuff, as you can tell,” Sybele says (referring to the tales she told Jezebel over the last few hours). “So it’s very dangerous. But I’d love to be able to spend some time with you...”</p><p></p><p>“Um, okay,” Jezebel responds. She smiles shyly at her mother. She would like to get to know her better- after all, Jezebel was kidnapped by Marius as a babe and raised in a fast-flowing timestream, so while less than a year passed for Sybele, Jezebel grew into a teenager. Now they hardly knew each other. </p><p></p><p><em>Besides, Mom and her friends might be really helpful if any of the githyanki come after me,</em> she added mentally. <em>And really, how much more dangerous can whatever they’re doing be than githyanki?</em></p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Dinner was served at six that evening, and the Queen graced the party with her presence, so they were relatively well-behaved. She was clearly growing tired of Lester’s ceaseless obnoxiousness, so our heroes found it just as well when the dishes were cleared away and a <em>gate</em> back to Var could be summoned.</p><p></p><p>The plan was well-laid, and everyone but Londo knew it. As soon as they got to Moil, on one of the bridges that connected the towers, the party bushwhacked him. Thrush, Sybele and Ulla all pinned the struggling, surprised Londo to the bridge. Hands scrabbled at the Mask. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #775555">”NO YOU DON’T!!”</span> the Mask roars, and a great wave of <em>fear</em> rolls out from it, washing over everyone- but our heroes are strong of will. None falter; none flee. </p><p></p><p>Angelfire grins as she reaches for the Mask, and the yawning chasm of its mouth snaps forward to attempt to <em>devour</em> her. She leaps aside, and the Mask’s maw snaps shut on air alone. Angel springs back in and grabs the Mask at its bottom, along the top of Londo’s neck. Londo is struggling, clearly trying to resist it.</p><p></p><p>Then Angel tears it free, ripping it from Londo’s face- which is torn and bleeding and seems to have lost a layer or two of skin- and hurling it off the bridge. The Mask wheels and falls through the blackness. <span style="color: #775555">”NOOOOOO....!”</span> </p><p></p><p>Londo grunts. “Thanks,” he croaks, wiping his bleeding face.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>The Tower of Morning, wherein the party has seen the Wand of Days, proves not quite empty; the party encounters a Moilian specter, capable of draining their life energy much like the Moilian zombies they’ve encountered. Indeed, it also has the same characteristic cold aura. Jezebel, Ulla, Thrush and Patyn all end up momentarily frozen in ice; but Sybele’s <em>mass concussion</em> blasts them free, and Patyn’s undead slaying abilities finish the specter forever.</p><p></p><p>In this combat Jezebel learns an important lesson. “I can’t fight your opponents!” she exclaims. “I’m going to have to focus on helping you fight your opponents.”</p><p></p><p>They find the room with the panels displaying different times of day and depress the one that indicates sunrise. Then they return to the icy chamber that holds the Wand of Days and claim it.</p><p></p><p>“A good day’s work!” Thrush exclaims cheerily.</p><p></p><p>“Yep, and I’d say it’s time to rest,” Sybele suggests. “Let’s go back to the Dreaming Tower and take some more lucidaphen! Maybe we can learn some more information!”</p><p></p><p>“I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” Patyn says. </p><p></p><p>“What do you mean?”</p><p></p><p>“I think that you’re already displaying signs of addiction. I don’t think this ‘lucidaphen’ is as harmless as it looks.”</p><p></p><p>“We can take care of ourselves,” says Thrush. “We appreciate your concern, but we can handle ourselves.”</p><p></p><p>He shrugs. “I’m just pointing out what I’m seeing.”</p><p></p><p>“We appreciate your concern,” Thrush repeats.</p><p></p><p>As the others take the drug, Patyn and Rex watch from aside. “At least we can stand guard,” Rex shrugs.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>A little scouting reveals that the last set of bars (other than the ones that the hourglass they found previously trips) are gone. Our heroes flip the aforementioned glass, wait an hour and flip it again. Then they return to the base of the tower of black ice, where they previously fought a winter-wight, and the bars are down. In the dark alcove, some sort of leathery-skinned, tentacled beast slithers back and forth.</p><p></p><p>And it wears a saddle, big enough for a dozen men to ride.</p><p></p><p>“I guess we know what happens next,” says Thrush.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> At last... the Fortress of Conclusion!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1537013, member: 1210"] [b]The Phantom Flyer[/b] [i]Is it beneficial or baneful for us to take the wand that is held in the icy room with us to the Fortress of Conclusion?[/i] [b]Beneficial.[/b] “All right,” says Angelfire with a small smile. [i]Now for the really important one.[/i] She casts another [i]augury.[/i] [i]Is it beneficial or baneful to destroy or get rid of the Mask of the Devourer before going to the Fortress of Conclusion?[/i] [b]Beneficial.[/b] Angel sets out to find Patyn. She’s grinning at the irony. *** Jezebel, Sybele’s daughter by the steel dragon Kel, shows up at about noon the day after the fight with the darkweaver. She and her mother embrace while Thrush looks on and smiles warmly. Then Jezebel turns to Orbius and gives him a big, lingering, tight, close hug that leaves the divine oracle pleasantly flustered. Sybele winks at him, and he becomes incredibly uncomfortable. Our Orbius is a little old-fashioned when it comes to the lady folk. “It’s good to see you!” Sybele gushes, and she and her daughter spend several hours catching up. When dinner comes, Sybele asks Jezebel if she wants to adventure with them. “We’re mixed up in some extremely dangerous stuff, as you can tell,” Sybele says (referring to the tales she told Jezebel over the last few hours). “So it’s very dangerous. But I’d love to be able to spend some time with you...” “Um, okay,” Jezebel responds. She smiles shyly at her mother. She would like to get to know her better- after all, Jezebel was kidnapped by Marius as a babe and raised in a fast-flowing timestream, so while less than a year passed for Sybele, Jezebel grew into a teenager. Now they hardly knew each other. [i]Besides, Mom and her friends might be really helpful if any of the githyanki come after me,[/i] she added mentally. [i]And really, how much more dangerous can whatever they’re doing be than githyanki?[/i] *** Dinner was served at six that evening, and the Queen graced the party with her presence, so they were relatively well-behaved. She was clearly growing tired of Lester’s ceaseless obnoxiousness, so our heroes found it just as well when the dishes were cleared away and a [i]gate[/i] back to Var could be summoned. The plan was well-laid, and everyone but Londo knew it. As soon as they got to Moil, on one of the bridges that connected the towers, the party bushwhacked him. Thrush, Sybele and Ulla all pinned the struggling, surprised Londo to the bridge. Hands scrabbled at the Mask. [color=#775555]”NO YOU DON’T!!”[/color] the Mask roars, and a great wave of [i]fear[/i] rolls out from it, washing over everyone- but our heroes are strong of will. None falter; none flee. Angelfire grins as she reaches for the Mask, and the yawning chasm of its mouth snaps forward to attempt to [i]devour[/i] her. She leaps aside, and the Mask’s maw snaps shut on air alone. Angel springs back in and grabs the Mask at its bottom, along the top of Londo’s neck. Londo is struggling, clearly trying to resist it. Then Angel tears it free, ripping it from Londo’s face- which is torn and bleeding and seems to have lost a layer or two of skin- and hurling it off the bridge. The Mask wheels and falls through the blackness. [color=#775555]”NOOOOOO....!”[/color] Londo grunts. “Thanks,” he croaks, wiping his bleeding face. *** The Tower of Morning, wherein the party has seen the Wand of Days, proves not quite empty; the party encounters a Moilian specter, capable of draining their life energy much like the Moilian zombies they’ve encountered. Indeed, it also has the same characteristic cold aura. Jezebel, Ulla, Thrush and Patyn all end up momentarily frozen in ice; but Sybele’s [i]mass concussion[/i] blasts them free, and Patyn’s undead slaying abilities finish the specter forever. In this combat Jezebel learns an important lesson. “I can’t fight your opponents!” she exclaims. “I’m going to have to focus on helping you fight your opponents.” They find the room with the panels displaying different times of day and depress the one that indicates sunrise. Then they return to the icy chamber that holds the Wand of Days and claim it. “A good day’s work!” Thrush exclaims cheerily. “Yep, and I’d say it’s time to rest,” Sybele suggests. “Let’s go back to the Dreaming Tower and take some more lucidaphen! Maybe we can learn some more information!” “I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” Patyn says. “What do you mean?” “I think that you’re already displaying signs of addiction. I don’t think this ‘lucidaphen’ is as harmless as it looks.” “We can take care of ourselves,” says Thrush. “We appreciate your concern, but we can handle ourselves.” He shrugs. “I’m just pointing out what I’m seeing.” “We appreciate your concern,” Thrush repeats. As the others take the drug, Patyn and Rex watch from aside. “At least we can stand guard,” Rex shrugs. *** A little scouting reveals that the last set of bars (other than the ones that the hourglass they found previously trips) are gone. Our heroes flip the aforementioned glass, wait an hour and flip it again. Then they return to the base of the tower of black ice, where they previously fought a winter-wight, and the bars are down. In the dark alcove, some sort of leathery-skinned, tentacled beast slithers back and forth. And it wears a saddle, big enough for a dozen men to ride. “I guess we know what happens next,” says Thrush. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] At last... the Fortress of Conclusion! [/QUOTE]
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