There have been no obvious hidden doors, nor any that Galingal notices at a glance, but if what was shared about the Netherese by others in the party is accurate, this was once a tomb built on a floating island of rock that crashed before coming to rest here in the Underdark. It's possible it's resting within a cavern, and the undead are able to pass out of the walls of the building into a space between the worked stone and whatever natural stone surrounds them.
Jimjar readies a bolt, calling out to Lia, "What are you planning? Close our eyes? These crystals are sensitive to magic, you know!"
Lia doesn't respond, focused instead on her singing. You do note that the telepathic voice yelling in your heads has quieted.
"Lia?", Neth calls, emerging from the fog to stand protectively alongside her.
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Stena sees the glowing, luminous ethereal wings sprout from Lia's back as she rises up into the air, holding forth the blade, shouting in ringing tones while maintaining musical vocalizations underneath.
"ئۇ ئانىلارنى يەڭگىللىتىڭ!"
The blade flares to room filling brilliance, and Stena's vision is a blur of winged Lia burned into her eyes. For the rest of the party who did close their eyes, their vision goes from the brightness of light upon their eyelids to a sudden cool dark.
Opening your eyes, you see the blade extinguished, but Lia still holding the hilt, just now held aloft by glowing wings that emerge from her back. Her eyes are luminous and bright, no pupils discernable as the two undead struggle to recover from the flash of light, and orient on the hovering aasimar, beginning to rush towards her. They had entered the room deeper in, further away from where the sword had illuminated things, but with it extinguished, seem to be attempting to prioritize its wielder.
((As a result, the remains of Fargas are moving from near Galingal and Stena towards Lia (readied/opportunity attack from Galingal, and readied attack from Stena once it gets out of melee on either Fargas or Brysis?), and Brysis is moving away from Petmailer (opportunity attack).))
Jimjar sends a bolt at Fargas' spirit.
Attack: 11 Damage: 10
Neth, having just emerged from the fog and being uncertain of casting next to Lia with the magic of this place, had not readied a spell, but hollers at the incoming spirits to try to divert their attention from her.
Stena can see Fargas' spirit in front of her, and Brysis near Petmailer, but a glowing image of Lia super imposes itself on her vision, making aiming difficult. Fortunately, the ghosts seem similarly dazzled by the flare of light.
Initiative:
Stena: 23 (in darkness = invisible, readied arrow, advantage + disadvantage = flat roll) Galingal: 16 (cannot speak, bardic inspiration, readied rapier at advantage) Fargas: 15 Jimjar: 14 Spiderbait: 14 (dodging) Neth: 13 Petmailer: 13 (readied sword at advantage (only one swing)) Brysis of Khaem: 12 <---<< Fargas Jr. 12 <---<< Lia: 10 Kolose: 9 (held mm, no advantage since it's not an attack, but will let each dart do +1 damage) Yuk Yuk: 5 (readied dagger)
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Despite the difficulties of the shot, Stena sends an arrow zipping past the spirit of Fargas, over Petmailer's shoulder to impact Brysis, the well struck arrow slowing it passes into her form... which dissolves with a final screech as the arrow clatters to the floor. The mistress of this tomb is no more, all that remains is what's left of the halfling that guided you here.
Initiative:
Stena: 23 (in darkness = invisible) Galingal: 16 (cannot speak, bardic inspiration, readied rapier at advantage) Fargas: 15 Jimjar: 14 Spiderbait: 14 (dodging) Neth: 13 Petmailer: 13 (readied sword at advantage (only one swing)) Brysis of Khaem: 12 Fargas Jr. 12 <---<< Lia: 10 Kolose: 9 (held mm, no advantage since it's not an attack, but will let each dart do +1 damage) Yuk Yuk: 5 (readied dagger)
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Stena, still blinking, almost smiles as her arrow passes through the apparition's eye. It was a safe shot, nothing in the way she'd have had a problem hitting, but nice having it find the intended target.
She switches her hunter's mark to Fargas Junior and yells at Lia,
((You took a short rest and had some beef kebabs before returning down here, so it's faded.))
Stena never gets a chance to mark Fargas, as a stab from Galingal and a flurry of magical darts of force from Kolose put his spirit to rest.
The tomb goes quiet, other than a whirring and clicking sound as a small metallic clockwork being seems to be scolding Kolose, and then begins tidying and sweeping up, muttering in its metal language about the mess.
((Out of Combat!))
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Galingal looks at the mechanical creature and then at Kolose. "Did you make?"
He takes a couple of breaths and makes sure nothing else is coming out of the walls to get them. He then makes his way back to the sarcophagus and finds the invisible chest again.
Galingal tries opening the chest. If locked, he takes out his makeshift thieves' tools and tries unlocking the lock (Thieves Tools - 18 with second roll if at disadvantage from not being able to see the lock - 23 ).
Finding his way back to the chest, Galingal finds that not only is it unlocked, much to his belated relief, it is not trapped either. Opening the invisible lid reveals a shimmering rectangle, that almost looks like the surface of a pool, but he's not able to see into its depths, only seeing a highly distorted reflection of himself and the room they are in.
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Petmailer walks over to Lia, saying “That sword, it… talked in my head. It really seems to want out of here. It blinded me! Do you … do you think it will listen to reason? To tone down, calm down the light? I would like to hear its voice again…”. Petmailer sheathes his swords, looking at the hilt, tilting his head back and forth.
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A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Stena remains in the shadows until she is sure the threat is over, watching Kolose's new friend especially closely until it starts cleaning at which point she disregards it.
Stepping out of the darkness she'll move to stand over to the deceased Fargas. She looks at the man's distorted features and missing eyes with a slightly angry expression (her neutral expression) and lets out a long, quiet breath. Kneeling down she take his weapons and whatever else he has on him before covering his face with his cloak. She whispers a short prayer in dwarven and then stands up and walks over to see what Galigal is doing only to be distracted by the candle blade.
Adjusting her course she heads over to interject,
"Ye can't keep that. It is a liability and it can't trusted."
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There have been no obvious hidden doors, nor any that Galingal notices at a glance, but if what was shared about the Netherese by others in the party is accurate, this was once a tomb built on a floating island of rock that crashed before coming to rest here in the Underdark. It's possible it's resting within a cavern, and the undead are able to pass out of the walls of the building into a space between the worked stone and whatever natural stone surrounds them.
Jimjar readies a bolt, calling out to Lia, "What are you planning? Close our eyes? These crystals are sensitive to magic, you know!"
Lia doesn't respond, focused instead on her singing. You do note that the telepathic voice yelling in your heads has quieted.
"Lia?", Neth calls, emerging from the fog to stand protectively alongside her.
Initiative:
Stena: 23 (in darkness = invisible, readied arrow)
Galingal: 16 (cannot speak, bardic inspiration, readied rapier)
Fargas: 15
Jimjar: 14 (readied bolt)Spiderbait: 14 (dodging)
Neth: 13
Petmailer: 13 <-----<<
Brysis of Khaem: 12
Fargas Jr. 12
Lia: 10 (held action)
Kolose: 9 (held mm)
Yuk Yuk: 5 (readied dagger)
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Petmailer pulls out his other short sword and readies an attack for Brysis if the ghost reappears. ”That sword needs to tone down the light…”
(readied attack)
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
((Lia seems to have convinced it to drop to a 5ft bright, additional 5 ft dim, at least!))
As the ghosts phase back in through the walls, Lia shouts "NOW!"
((Does anyone not follow her instructions to close their eyes?))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Petmailer has a look of realization and quickly hunches down and shuts his eyes tight, relying on sound to swing if the ghost approaches…
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Lia isn't the boss of Stena, if anything it will inspire her to look harder.
"What are ye on about-"
Kolose will DEFINITELY close his eyes given it already hurts to look at her.
Seeing how bright the sword can become, Galingal does close his eyes.
Stena sees the glowing, luminous ethereal wings sprout from Lia's back as she rises up into the air, holding forth the blade, shouting in ringing tones while maintaining musical vocalizations underneath.
"ئۇ ئانىلارنى يەڭگىللىتىڭ!"
The blade flares to room filling brilliance, and Stena's vision is a blur of winged Lia burned into her eyes. For the rest of the party who did close their eyes, their vision goes from the brightness of light upon their eyelids to a sudden cool dark.
Opening your eyes, you see the blade extinguished, but Lia still holding the hilt, just now held aloft by glowing wings that emerge from her back. Her eyes are luminous and bright, no pupils discernable as the two undead struggle to recover from the flash of light, and orient on the hovering aasimar, beginning to rush towards her. They had entered the room deeper in, further away from where the sword had illuminated things, but with it extinguished, seem to be attempting to prioritize its wielder.
((As a result, the remains of Fargas are moving from near Galingal and Stena towards Lia (readied/opportunity attack from Galingal, and readied attack from Stena once it gets out of melee on either Fargas or Brysis?), and Brysis is moving away from Petmailer (opportunity attack).))
Jimjar sends a bolt at Fargas' spirit.
Attack: 11 Damage: 10
Neth, having just emerged from the fog and being uncertain of casting next to Lia with the magic of this place, had not readied a spell, but hollers at the incoming spirits to try to divert their attention from her.
Stena can see Fargas' spirit in front of her, and Brysis near Petmailer, but a glowing image of Lia super imposes itself on her vision, making aiming difficult. Fortunately, the ghosts seem similarly dazzled by the flare of light.
Initiative:
Stena: 23 (in darkness = invisible, readied arrow, advantage + disadvantage = flat roll)
Galingal: 16 (cannot speak, bardic inspiration, readied rapier at advantage)
Fargas: 15
Jimjar: 14Spiderbait: 14 (dodging)
Neth: 13
Petmailer: 13 (readied sword at advantage (only one swing))
Brysis of Khaem: 12 <---<<
Fargas Jr. 12 <---<<
Lia: 10
Kolose: 9 (held mm, no advantage since it's not an attack, but will let each dart do +1 damage)
Yuk Yuk: 5 (readied dagger)
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Stena lets out a string of profanities as she squints her watering eyes and targets Brysis as her mark draws her attention.
"Gods forking, sporking stupid ladling-"
Attack: 24 Damage: 11+3
Despite the difficulties of the shot, Stena sends an arrow zipping past the spirit of Fargas, over Petmailer's shoulder to impact Brysis, the well struck arrow slowing it passes into her form... which dissolves with a final screech as the arrow clatters to the floor. The mistress of this tomb is no more, all that remains is what's left of the halfling that guided you here.
Initiative:
Stena: 23 (in darkness = invisible)
Galingal: 16 (cannot speak, bardic inspiration, readied rapier at advantage)
Fargas: 15
Jimjar: 14Spiderbait: 14 (dodging)
Neth: 13
Petmailer: 13 (readied sword at advantage (only one swing))
Brysis of Khaem: 12Fargas Jr. 12 <---<<
Lia: 10
Kolose: 9 (held mm, no advantage since it's not an attack, but will let each dart do +1 damage)
Yuk Yuk: 5 (readied dagger)
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Seeing the main spirit fall, Kolose unleashes his magic missile upon their former guide.
14
Put your spoiler here.5
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Galingal lunges out at the undead halfling as it tries to move across the chamber.
Rapier - Attack: 24 Damage: 6 magical piercing (believe still within the hour of when he cast Magic Weapon)
Stena, still blinking, almost smiles as her arrow passes through the apparition's eye. It was a safe shot, nothing in the way she'd have had a problem hitting, but nice having it find the intended target.
She switches her hunter's mark to Fargas Junior and yells at Lia,
"No more of that."
((You took a short rest and had some beef kebabs before returning down here, so it's faded.))
Stena never gets a chance to mark Fargas, as a stab from Galingal and a flurry of magical darts of force from Kolose put his spirit to rest.
The tomb goes quiet, other than a whirring and clicking sound as a small metallic clockwork being seems to be scolding Kolose, and then begins tidying and sweeping up, muttering in its metal language about the mess.
((Out of Combat!))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Galingal looks at the mechanical creature and then at Kolose. "Did you make?"
He takes a couple of breaths and makes sure nothing else is coming out of the walls to get them. He then makes his way back to the sarcophagus and finds the invisible chest again.
"There something here," Galingal says. "Invisible."
Galingal tries opening the chest. If locked, he takes out his makeshift thieves' tools and tries unlocking the lock (Thieves Tools - 18 with second roll if at disadvantage from not being able to see the lock - 23 ).
Finding his way back to the chest, Galingal finds that not only is it unlocked, much to his belated relief, it is not trapped either. Opening the invisible lid reveals a shimmering rectangle, that almost looks like the surface of a pool, but he's not able to see into its depths, only seeing a highly distorted reflection of himself and the room they are in.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Petmailer walks over to Lia, saying “That sword, it… talked in my head. It really seems to want out of here. It blinded me! Do you … do you think it will listen to reason? To tone down, calm down the light? I would like to hear its voice again…”. Petmailer sheathes his swords, looking at the hilt, tilting his head back and forth.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
"It.. she... says you rejected her.", Lia says soflty, floating down, her luminous wings folding behind her and disappearing.
"She didn't appreciate that. I have tried to explain that her bright light hurts some people's eyes, but she doesn't like the dark."
A thin blade extends from the formerly quiescent hilt, the width of a candle flame and only slightly brighter.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Stena remains in the shadows until she is sure the threat is over, watching Kolose's new friend especially closely until it starts cleaning at which point she disregards it.
Stepping out of the darkness she'll move to stand over to the deceased Fargas. She looks at the man's distorted features and missing eyes with a slightly angry expression (her neutral expression) and lets out a long, quiet breath. Kneeling down she take his weapons and whatever else he has on him before covering his face with his cloak. She whispers a short prayer in dwarven and then stands up and walks over to see what Galigal is doing only to be distracted by the candle blade.
Adjusting her course she heads over to interject,
"Ye can't keep that. It is a liability and it can't trusted."