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Message: <blockquote data-quote="solomanii" data-source="post: 1389764" data-attributes="member: 13963">Totally Arbitrary Campaign Setting IIOur intrepid band of adventurers; Cleopatra Jones, 6th Wizard/4th Cleric of Erollisi Marr. Volvodor, 10th level Minotaur Fighter. Syrnio, Half-Aquatic Elf Monk of the Quivering Palm (10th). Ned Sin, A recovering Barghest (10th).Our heroes continue to search the strange place they were dumped in.  Theylearn they are in the Mortuary.  The place is run by a faction called theDustmen who have an odd view on life, the universe and everything.  Theyalso find out that they have been here before - different versions ofthemselves.  A particular dustman, Dhall, has seen them on three separateoccasions coming through the Mortuary acting as bewildered as ever.After more searching and clue finding they finally make their way out.Before they leave an apparition of a beautiful human female, dressed as awarrior, appears to Volvodor.  She says her name is Deinorra and thatVolvodor was her lover a long time ago. She followed him, as have others,to their deaths.  Volvodor can't remember but promises to try and find away to join her or free her.  In reply she describes a vision she has seenof the parties future - they will face their past (or future?) selves, eachone personifying a different shade of the current characters - good, eviland neutral.  They will need to overcome each of them if they hope to everhave a chance of completing their quest.  She fades from view.They make their way out into Sigil - the City of Doors.  They are surprisedto find that the city seems to be built on the inside of a donut shapedcircle/sphere.  They are in the slums.  They spend sometime looking about.It is raining and Ned falls into an Ooze puddle.  A crowd starts to gatherto watch the fun.  He manages to easily free himself from the mephitsgrasping hands but fails his Fort check and begins to slowly to turn intoOoze.  Quick thinking Cleopatra attempts to cast a healing spell butnothing happens.  In fact none of her clerical spells work.She confesses to the rest of the players that she has been havingdisturbing dreams about Erollisi Marr and that was obviously a portent toher now lost connection.   Syrio attempts a heal check on Ned but fails.Ned quaffs a healing potion and the process seems to be reverse.  Just incase Morte suggests perhaps finding a healer of some kind to double check.Volvodor grabs the nearest human spectator by the collar and lifts him offthe ground and politely asks him to take them to the nearest healer.  Hesuggests Old Mebbeth who makes her kip in Ragpicker Square.  They makethere way there.  On the way they notice a tall 6 armed, mostly human,female who makes a snide comment about them ("Looks like the deaders arewalking about today").   The party decide to make a detour and find outwhat she is talking about.After greasing her palms with jink she mentions that she remembers seeingthe Minotaur, the Aquatic Elf and the Barghest in a Collectors cart about 3weeks ago.  The reason she remembers them at all was because they wereparticular unusual pickings for the Hive.  She refuses to divulge any moreinformation (not even her name) and the players state that if she knowsanything else about them it will be worth her while.They arrive at Mebbeth who helps them out (for the right amount of jink).She even allows them to rest there.  Cleopatra talks to Mebbeth about herdreams and that she lost contact with Erollisi Marr.  Mebbeth is wellaquatinted with the Norathian Pantheon since that is where she originallycame from (not being a native of Sigil).She explains to Cleo that about 10 years ago the Pantheon was punished bythe Overpower that rules them to spend 1 year and a day on Norrath asmortals.  After that time most of the Norathian powers returned to theirrespective positions.  Some were killed and replaced my mortals.  Erollisidisappeared completely and she has been missing all that time.  Herbrother, Mithaniel Marr has been acting as her proxy for her power andcontinues to search for her.After Cleo describes the "man" in her dreams to Mebbeth who seems to beholding Erollisi captive Mebbeth instantly recognises the 6 fingered manwith the burning green eyes as Grazz't an Abyssal Lord.  If he has her thentrying to find her and retrieve her won't be easy.She recommends finding a guide who knows the lay of the land and a portalto get there.  The party asks if she know of anyone.  Mebbeth points outthat they already have the guide - Morte, who is well aquatinted withSigil, the Outlands and the 3 layers that make up Grazz'ts domain.  Morteprotests (obviously not wanting to go back there for some reason) buteventually agrees to lead them to a gate.  He knows of one in the Slags.Its the only door left standing in the whole place and is emblazoned with a6 fingered palm print.The party rest for the night and then heads out to the Slags in themorning.  They preserver through a Slag Quake, Razorvine Tumbleweeds, aVargoille attack and manage to uncover a Tannari Supply Cache.  They alsoget the feeling they are being watched and see shadows moving out of thecorner of their eyes, find human remains shaped into a smiley face and thearea is thick with the smell of cinnamon.These encounters delay their progress and they are forced to spend a nightin the Slags.  During the night they are approached by Sir John, a proxy ofMithaniel Marr who offers to help them.   This is the first good leadMithanial has on Erollisi Marr and he will help the party as much as hecan.  To this end he provides a spell key to Cleo allowing her to not onlychannel power directly through Mithaniel Marr but will also allow herclerical spells to function on the 3 layers ruled by Grazz't.Game ends for the night.   Part 3 in January.</blockquote>

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