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<blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 7403043" data-attributes="member: 6776887"><p>The mood in the temple of the Aquiline Heart had calmed considerably. As Byron played, the party planned their next move. They had arrived to rest but were concerned that they needed to get out of the city before the bulk of the Ragesian army arrived. The elvish spy who had impersonated Rivereye Badgerface mentioned that he passed off the case to the soldiers that were with him and that his master at Gabal's school of war might know where it is. In the end, the party decided to take a short, 1-hour nap and then head out and at least case the school, but first, there was the matter of a certain giant weasel named Kiki.</p><p></p><p>It had been love at first sight for Trinja, and she did not want to give Kiki back to her owner. Before she could sneak out, Dro'Marri called out, "Is Kiki's owner here?" The merchant popped up, "Kiki? Oh, it is so good to see you!" Trinja tried to convince the merchant that Kiki would be better off with her, but when pressed, she could not offer any hard reasons why. She did manage to convince the merchant to let Kiki choose, and in the end, Kiki returned to her owner. Torrent came over to comfort a crestfallen Trinja. She gestured for everyone to come back to their corner of the temple. "Look," she said, "I know you are sad about the weasel, but it would not have worked out. Once we head out of the city, we will be taking the most direct route to Seaquen, and that leads through the burning forest of Innenotdar. It has been burning for 40 years. We are going to use the potions of <em>stand the heat</em>, but we do not have spares to use on Kiki. She is safer here. We are heading through the forest because these potions will allow us to survive the oven-like temperatures. The Ragesian army would have to go around, giving us a head start to Seaquen."</p><p></p><p>Trinja was not happy but acquiesced. The party had one of the priests wake them after an hour, and they headed to Gabal's school. As they approached at around 4:00 in the morning, they noticed someone standing near the gates, his face lit by the glow of a cigarette. After a brief discussion, the party decided to have the spellcasters approach and feel this guy out while the others hung back. After a brief bit of questioning, they learn the wizard's name is Diogenes and that the woman they are looking for is Shealis. Her lantern archon familiar had arrived back at the school almost two hours ago. </p><p></p><p>"She is a Shahalesti spy and she stole important military documents from us!" Trinja blurted out.</p><p></p><p>A shocked expression came upon Diogenes face which slowly shifted to realization. "I knew there was something fishy about her," Diogenes declared. He brought them inside and gave them a couple of dorm rooms, explaining that Gabal and most of his best students had disappeared several days ago when news came round that the Ragesian army was coming. He tells them that he will wake them in a couple of hours, but they should have a plan for capturing Shealis because she is so dangerous.</p><p></p><p>They consider trying to capture Shealis while she is sleeping. Diogenes says that it could work, but it contains significant risk. Her lantern archon familiar might catch them entering the room, and Shealis can shape her <em>fireball</em> to not hit herself or her allies. She might kill everyone with her <em>fireball</em> if attacked in a confined space. In the end, Diogenes suggests that Shealis might be trying to skip town with the case. He has a rivalry with her and thinks he can convince her to have one more duel with him before she goes. The duel circle is on the third level of the tower. Someone could try to swipe her component pouch. Without it, she cannot cast most of her most dangerous spells. The rest of the party can wait on the fourth flour and rush her while she is at a disadvantage. The party decides to go with that plan and grab a few hours of sleep. Byron stays up for a bit and applies red makeup from his disguise kit to make himself a red tiefling in case the lantern archon is present in the morning. He also writes up a (very poorly written) spell scroll before finally crashing to bed an hour after everyone else.</p><p></p><p>By 6:30, Diogenes wakes everyone up and they drag themselves out of bed, Byron being the slowest of the lot. They get into positions to execute the plan. Trinja casts <em>disguise self</em> to make her look like an elf so that the lantern archon will not recognize her. Diogenes went up to Shealis' room, and Shealis emerged a few minutes later without her familiar. As Diogenes and Shealis headed from the dormitories to the tower, Trinja went around the outside and found the window to Shealis' room open and the archon floating inside. Meanwhile, Diogenes and Shealis ascended the tower, where they ran into Byron. Byron managed to get Shealis to look at his scroll. She sneered at the poor work but noticed when Byron made a move to grab her component pouch. In a flash, Shealis pushed Byron up against the wall, turned her hip with the component pouch away from him, and sticks a finger under his chin. She demanded an explanation, but Byron's explanation was lacking. A level 3 <em>magic missile</em> exploded from Shealis' finger, slamming his head back into the wall.</p><p></p><p>Byron's vision exploded in stars, but he did his best to stay focused. He managed to wrestle Shealis' component pouch away from her and used <em>misty step</em> to head up the stairs to the third floor while running up the stairs the rest of the way. The burning sky licked at his body as he reappeared up the stairs, leaving him at 1hp. Shealis remotely contacted her familiar, and Trinja watches as the lantern archon streaks across the yard, and into a window on the third floor. She jumps through the open window and searches the room, but she does not find anything.</p><p></p><p>The explosion of the burning sky alerted the rest of the group upstairs, and they started to run down to the third floor. Dro'Marri does his best to cover Byron and shield him from taking damage. The lantern archon fires but misses. Diogenes casts <em>fog cloud</em> in an attempt to disorient Shealis, but she follows the wall up the stairs to the third floor. As she emerges from the fog, she fires off another magic missil, catching Byron and D'buld. As Byron is knocked unconscious, Shealis' component pouch falls to the floor. Torrent runs down the stairs and heals Byron. However, if Shealis gets back to her component pouch, it could spell doom for the party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tormyr, post: 7403043, member: 6776887"] The mood in the temple of the Aquiline Heart had calmed considerably. As Byron played, the party planned their next move. They had arrived to rest but were concerned that they needed to get out of the city before the bulk of the Ragesian army arrived. The elvish spy who had impersonated Rivereye Badgerface mentioned that he passed off the case to the soldiers that were with him and that his master at Gabal's school of war might know where it is. In the end, the party decided to take a short, 1-hour nap and then head out and at least case the school, but first, there was the matter of a certain giant weasel named Kiki. It had been love at first sight for Trinja, and she did not want to give Kiki back to her owner. Before she could sneak out, Dro'Marri called out, "Is Kiki's owner here?" The merchant popped up, "Kiki? Oh, it is so good to see you!" Trinja tried to convince the merchant that Kiki would be better off with her, but when pressed, she could not offer any hard reasons why. She did manage to convince the merchant to let Kiki choose, and in the end, Kiki returned to her owner. Torrent came over to comfort a crestfallen Trinja. She gestured for everyone to come back to their corner of the temple. "Look," she said, "I know you are sad about the weasel, but it would not have worked out. Once we head out of the city, we will be taking the most direct route to Seaquen, and that leads through the burning forest of Innenotdar. It has been burning for 40 years. We are going to use the potions of [I]stand the heat[/I], but we do not have spares to use on Kiki. She is safer here. We are heading through the forest because these potions will allow us to survive the oven-like temperatures. The Ragesian army would have to go around, giving us a head start to Seaquen." Trinja was not happy but acquiesced. The party had one of the priests wake them after an hour, and they headed to Gabal's school. As they approached at around 4:00 in the morning, they noticed someone standing near the gates, his face lit by the glow of a cigarette. After a brief discussion, the party decided to have the spellcasters approach and feel this guy out while the others hung back. After a brief bit of questioning, they learn the wizard's name is Diogenes and that the woman they are looking for is Shealis. Her lantern archon familiar had arrived back at the school almost two hours ago. "She is a Shahalesti spy and she stole important military documents from us!" Trinja blurted out. A shocked expression came upon Diogenes face which slowly shifted to realization. "I knew there was something fishy about her," Diogenes declared. He brought them inside and gave them a couple of dorm rooms, explaining that Gabal and most of his best students had disappeared several days ago when news came round that the Ragesian army was coming. He tells them that he will wake them in a couple of hours, but they should have a plan for capturing Shealis because she is so dangerous. They consider trying to capture Shealis while she is sleeping. Diogenes says that it could work, but it contains significant risk. Her lantern archon familiar might catch them entering the room, and Shealis can shape her [I]fireball[/I] to not hit herself or her allies. She might kill everyone with her [I]fireball[/I] if attacked in a confined space. In the end, Diogenes suggests that Shealis might be trying to skip town with the case. He has a rivalry with her and thinks he can convince her to have one more duel with him before she goes. The duel circle is on the third level of the tower. Someone could try to swipe her component pouch. Without it, she cannot cast most of her most dangerous spells. The rest of the party can wait on the fourth flour and rush her while she is at a disadvantage. The party decides to go with that plan and grab a few hours of sleep. Byron stays up for a bit and applies red makeup from his disguise kit to make himself a red tiefling in case the lantern archon is present in the morning. He also writes up a (very poorly written) spell scroll before finally crashing to bed an hour after everyone else. By 6:30, Diogenes wakes everyone up and they drag themselves out of bed, Byron being the slowest of the lot. They get into positions to execute the plan. Trinja casts [I]disguise self[/I] to make her look like an elf so that the lantern archon will not recognize her. Diogenes went up to Shealis' room, and Shealis emerged a few minutes later without her familiar. As Diogenes and Shealis headed from the dormitories to the tower, Trinja went around the outside and found the window to Shealis' room open and the archon floating inside. Meanwhile, Diogenes and Shealis ascended the tower, where they ran into Byron. Byron managed to get Shealis to look at his scroll. She sneered at the poor work but noticed when Byron made a move to grab her component pouch. In a flash, Shealis pushed Byron up against the wall, turned her hip with the component pouch away from him, and sticks a finger under his chin. She demanded an explanation, but Byron's explanation was lacking. A level 3 [I]magic missile[/I] exploded from Shealis' finger, slamming his head back into the wall. Byron's vision exploded in stars, but he did his best to stay focused. He managed to wrestle Shealis' component pouch away from her and used [I]misty step[/I] to head up the stairs to the third floor while running up the stairs the rest of the way. The burning sky licked at his body as he reappeared up the stairs, leaving him at 1hp. Shealis remotely contacted her familiar, and Trinja watches as the lantern archon streaks across the yard, and into a window on the third floor. She jumps through the open window and searches the room, but she does not find anything. The explosion of the burning sky alerted the rest of the group upstairs, and they started to run down to the third floor. Dro'Marri does his best to cover Byron and shield him from taking damage. The lantern archon fires but misses. Diogenes casts [I]fog cloud[/I] in an attempt to disorient Shealis, but she follows the wall up the stairs to the third floor. As she emerges from the fog, she fires off another magic missil, catching Byron and D'buld. As Byron is knocked unconscious, Shealis' component pouch falls to the floor. Torrent runs down the stairs and heals Byron. However, if Shealis gets back to her component pouch, it could spell doom for the party. [/QUOTE]
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