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Griming keep his full attention on the creature, they are notably known to be evil. OOC: can I insight him to read his body language ? no weird thing ? Insight4
"I think my friend is right, it will take you a few days to reach Slubloodop. But you will find there only chaos and desolation....we saw something unnatural, something demonic over there." "Say, excuse my curiosity but why do you need to go there ? It is quite rare for a Illithid to travel alone to a village of fish-men"
Griming keep his full attention on the creature, they are notably known to be evil. OOC: can I insight him to read his body language ? no weird thing ? Insight4
"I think my friend is right, it will take you a few days to reach Slubloodop. But you will find there only chaos and desolation....we saw something unnatural, something demonic over there." "Say, excuse my curiosity but why do you need to go there ? It is quite rare for a Illithid to travel alone to a village of fish-men"
The ilithid peers at Grimnir more closely. "Ah, then you are coming from there? Tell me more about these unnatural occurrences! See, I am a, how do you say... member, of the Society of Brilliance. There's been an increase in strange happenings throughout the underdark. We're researching various locations, and in each one we've seen some startling things. Have you encountered any areas of heightened events? People being affected in odd ways? If that is the case then that might explain how the teleport failed..."
"Slubloodop is definitively on the list. Let's trade information, do you know any other place where demons are running freely ?"
"Do you know how to help people that behave strangely ? "
"Ah, yes, there has been more demonic activity reported in some areas. Not near Gracklstugh as far as I know, but I must say, Demogorgon? That.. that can't be true.. that's... oh, I see you're serious. Oh my."The ilithid pauses a moment, seeming to understand your words as you think them rather than as you speak them. His face tentacles writhe slightly as he folds the map and puts it into a pack on his back. "Where are my manners. I am Grazilaxx. I was trying to meet one of the other members, Sloopidoop, near Sloobludop. And yes, I know how silly that sounds, but he's a rather intelligent fellow, for a kuo-toa. Demon lords loose would explain why I wasn't able to reach him." He mumbles something to himself,hat does not enter your mind.
Grazilaxx looks up, seeing past you, to the way you came from. "Well, I suppose I will have to walk, but this is an opportunity I cannot pass up. I will leave you with a warning. Certain areas of the underdark seem to be infused with a substance we are calling faerzress. It manifests in different ways, but it has a tendency to cause those that come into contact with it to go... well, mad is the best way to put it really. They see things that are't there, behave in strange ways, lose sight, hearing, or act confused. It can have an effect on your spell casting as well. Spells of restoration can help recover, but it's best to avoid the areas, and not dwell in them long. Perhaps the demonic activity and the demon lords have something to do with it, and that is what I hope to discover. Tread carefully. Faerzress is not visible per se, but areas that are suffused with it tend to glow with a dim light, and you may noticed a slight increase perceptive ability.. that is until you go mad from the energy. Thank you for the information. Perhaps we shall see each other again."
The mind flayer then buttons up his robe, shoulders his bag, and walks off down the tunnel he saw you arrive from.
You are aware you've encountered what he's talking about, but it's still a fairly new concept to you. Roll an Arcana check to see what you can decipher from your experiences based on this new information.
Valrish remembers something."Grimnir, do you remember that time you went running off?" If his mind isn't wrong, there was this strange glow in the air.
OOC: the only thing I'm glad of is that I still haven't been affected by the Faerzress.
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PbP Characters Valrish (Dragonborn // Barbarian 6) - Out of the Abyss - play by post
yes true... but I couldn't remember anything when I come back to myself.. I might have been touched by this madness also... you should keep an eye on me maybe
OOC: That was my guess. Nice IC justification; I'm going to have to remember it.
You've encountered the faerzress on at least two occasions. It seemed to intensify after the appearance of Demogorgon. Everytime you encounter it, you can potentially see worse effects. Going forward, you'll be able to recognize when you enter an area that is affected, and the effects it has on people, including yourself. (OOG And yes, what Valrish described was one of those times.)
Oorr tries to speak telepathically with Glabbagool and make him understand the situation they have ahead.
"Glabbagool, soon we may pass near a duergar city. Likely, they might not understand you. For your safety, it is better that we separate near this city. While we search information there, you can scout around. Knowing the web of tunnels beforehand would be very convenient. If you are comfortable with it, of course."
“I can’t wait to finally find some civilisation. Ahhh I dream of a good ale and a bed !!! Bupido, Belwar any idea on what we should expect here ? Are there customs we should know about before entering the city ?”
Oorr tries to recall the fastest route to the fish-men city (Survival 10). " The city of the fish-men is in that direction."
Griming keep his full attention on the creature, they are notably known to be evil.
OOC: can I insight him to read his body language ? no weird thing ? Insight 4
"I think my friend is right, it will take you a few days to reach Slubloodop. But you will find there only chaos and desolation....we saw something unnatural, something demonic over there."
"Say, excuse my curiosity but why do you need to go there ? It is quite rare for a Illithid to travel alone to a village of fish-men"
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
Valrish simply draws his mace and lights it up. He doesn't trust anything that can talk to him without moving its mouth. Including Glabbagool.
PbP Characters
Valrish (Dragonborn // Barbarian 6) - Out of the Abyss - play by post
PbP DMing
SPANISH - Storm King's Thunder
"Demogorgon's loose."
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Tooltips (Help/aid)
"Slubloodop is definitively on the list. Let's trade information, do you know any other place where demons are running freely ?"
"Do you know how to help people that behave strangely ? "
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
" Thank you, too, good...friend."
"Belwar, do you know more about this faerzress?"
OOC: DM, do I?
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Tooltips (Help/aid)
This is really interesting, and would explain some of the problems we had so far. We need to keep an eye of those Faerzress
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
Valrish remembers something."Grimnir, do you remember that time you went running off?" If his mind isn't wrong, there was this strange glow in the air.
OOC: the only thing I'm glad of is that I still haven't been affected by the Faerzress.
PbP Characters
Valrish (Dragonborn // Barbarian 6) - Out of the Abyss - play by post
PbP DMing
SPANISH - Storm King's Thunder
Arcana: 13
OOC: That was my guess. Nice IC justification; I'm going to have to remember it.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Tooltips (Help/aid)
yes true... but I couldn't remember anything when I come back to myself.. I might have been touched by this madness also...
you should keep an eye on me maybe
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
"It'll be a bit difficult to keep an eye on both you and Buppido, but I'll try my best." Valrish says, swinging slightly his mace around.
PbP Characters
Valrish (Dragonborn // Barbarian 6) - Out of the Abyss - play by post
PbP DMing
SPANISH - Storm King's Thunder
"Maybe more Bupido than me, I feel ok to be honest"
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation
" Never thought I would have encountered a friendly mind flayer. At any rate, we should move now. "
Oorr tries to speak telepathically with Glabbagool and make him understand the situation they have ahead.
"Glabbagool, soon we may pass near a duergar city. Likely, they might not understand you. For your safety, it is better that we separate near this city. While we search information there, you can scout around. Knowing the web of tunnels beforehand would be very convenient. If you are comfortable with it, of course."
“I can’t wait to finally find some civilisation. Ahhh I dream of a good ale and a bed !!! Bupido, Belwar any idea on what we should expect here ? Are there customs we should know about before entering the city ?”
Currently Playing: Regdus Ironfist (Greyhawk) Lvl 1 Storm Sorcerer ; Goraseth Drerjoxian (Icespeak) Lvl 3 Paladin Oath of Glory; Lerak (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) Lvl 3 Barbarian Wild Magic
In Pause: Grimnir " Shadow-Feet", Lv 11 Owner of "The Basilisk & the Monk" (OotA) - Kurma Kappa, Lv 8 Priest of Oghma (ToA)
Currently DM'ing: Princes of Apocalypse >> Tomb of Annihilation