With her eyes squeezed tight and her hands holding her head, Elthana focuses on her breathing. She feels Sam's hand on her back and focuses on that for a good solid minute.
Finally, she opens her eyes and looks around, taking everyone in. "Nivara is here." are the first words she speaks as she tries to collect her thoughts. She finally looks to Vin and is able to give him a wan smile. "Not sure if I was the best candidate for this, the spell had a hard time discerning Nivara from myself. It even started out scrying on us instead of her." She shrugs and then sits down, the little energy she has left is needed for talking.
"I saw her, she appears quite comfortable in what was probably where Vox lived as it appears a place for someone giant, like ten times her size, but she has converted it for someone her size and there was no one else in sight. She was in a vast library with massive books and black stone floors. She has become a twisted monstrous form of her original self, she haunts me in my sleep." She looks at the rest of you with as serious of a look she can muster, "But I know for sure, she is here in Thaeir."
Muir typically one to be proud when his theories are right, lowers his head and looks at the ground. He stands there quiet and sad that this once he is correct.
Vin does watch the crystal ball, hoping to see a glimpse of what Elthana is seeing, getting more and more nervous as the minutes pass. When Elthana starts to flinch and show signs of pain, his own breathing becomes erratic, knowing that is his idea and he is the cause.
He lets out one large breath as he feels the relief when Elthana comes around and starts to talk, even though she still appears in a little pain. At least she is conscious.
After she feeds back what she saw, he smiles at her sympathetically.
"Nivara has overthrown a god, Elthana. I think the chances of it working for anyone else were far slimmer, and you have done amazingly well. We know more of what we are dealing with now, and if nothing else, we know we will not suffer the wrath of Vox Tontritor for seeking audience with Lumithor. We just have to figure out how to protect your dreams now", he says with obvious concern and a little guilt etched into his voice.
Neferox yawns beside him, having laid down during the scrying.
Elthana smiles at Vin, she appreciates his sentiment and can see his concern. "I'm alright Vin, and if you can find a way to protect my dreams? I'll be great."and her smile broadens a bit knowing that is impossible but trying to make light of the dark situation.
Turning to Serafina and Griff, "So... to the lightning fields?"
Muir walks over and places a hand on Elthana's shoulder. He checks her over making sure nothing has happened, no marks, no changes. "That was very brave of you although maybe a little....well " Muir chuckles nervously "We should indeed get moving. Hopefully she does not have any knowledge of us here since she is busy in her books....Do you mind describing what she looked like as we walk? You said she was twisted....what did she look like? If you don't mind walking and talking."
"Walking and talking is good" serafina states as she steps over the edge of the crevice and onto the cliff face, swinging out and falling just a little before her gravity change sticks her to the sheer crystal cliff face. "Come, we have maybe an hour or two walk."
And walk the group does.
After a few minutes the flashes betray exactly where the lightning fields are ahead of you, and as you step closer and closer the more cracks run along the ground in longer and larger grooves. Soon the ground you are walking on becomes several grounds, as the main body of the crystal land you are walking on becomes more and more fragmented and in smaller and smaller chunks. for now you all stay to the largest shards possible, sticking as a group.
The closer you get to the lightning fields the more comes into view as the possible paths towards it start to descend like a hill, you feel the wind passing you by as the 'big down' is starting to be somewhere above you.
Vin and Neferox travel side by side as they make their way down towards the lightning fields, his apprehension growing as they get closer.
"How wide is the lightning field? If we run through, how long would it take?", he asks Serafina as they draw closer. "Or is it best to take it slow and steady?".
He feels in his pouch, making sure the two potions are there for Neferox and himself.
"And if you could tell us the names of the books on the bookshelves and the page number of the tome she was currently reading," Sam adds to Muirs questions, teasingly.
Nivara has overthrown a god... It's a thought Sam tries not to think about but that repeatedly echoes through the hallow chamber of his skull. How could Nivara be the same as Elthana? They are nothing alike...
"Oh... Lightning," Sam exclaims the obvious once it becomes so. "So by lightning fields you meant... lightning fields. Nice. Swell. Awesome..."
"Just out of curiosity... Do people routinely do this?" Sam asks after a moment.
Elthana gets up and starts heading out, but to Muir, she responds, "I'd rather not talk if that's alright? I'd like to just focus on what we have ahead of us. Luckily, that isn't Nivara... yet." the strange feel of the gravity changing takes a lot of Elthana's focus as they continue on. She stays quiet after that, but smiles at Sam's teasing, his way calming her a bit.
"people do not do this unless they have a sore need to go there, and as for traversal, the faster the better I suppose" serafina informs.
As the group find themselves in full view of the massive crystal orb which holds a cave containing lumithor and the gate, the only thing floating in their way are a series of ever moving small shards of the isle which are being constantly barraged by lightning strikes which arc out from the orb in unpredictable patterns. Serafina leads you to the edge of the largest shard before the fields and gestures forth, shouting over the din of the lightning crackles which does not cease "we cannot all take the same path, there's not enough room on each splinter for everyone to head the same way, get to the orb as fast as possible, your potions will only last one minute! And remember, if you invert your gravity to the next splinter be careful, if the distance is too great you'll injure yourself" as she stands on the edge she drinks a potion from her bag and braces herself for jumping across to a splinter passing by.
(We are now in initiative, see discord for map and information)
"Looks fun," Sam says with less than truthfulness.
Before anything more can be said Sam backs up a bit to get a running start and then runs and jumps from just S18/9E to N17/8W. (Since the numberings seem to take up 10' instead of 5' I am using South and North to indicate row above and below a number, West and East for column to the left or right of number... That make sense?)
Sam then uses his action to dash a bit so as to get out of the way of anyone else attempting the same jump and landing spot. He moves 10' north of landing spot to allow others this path and he'll then wait a breath before the next jump...
Gewyn looks for the narrowest part of the gap between his shard and the one to the east. Then he backs up and makes a running leap. Upon landing, he repositions himself to the south a few paces, and lets himself fall sideways to the next shard to the north east. His rubbery hat and cape scarf flutter as he falls for a second before skidding to a stop at his destination.
(running long jump to around 19/13 and then fall to 17/15)
Vin looks at the shards and the random bolts of lightning. "Don't forget your potions", he reminds the others.
He then focusses back on the shards, at how small some of them are, and then looks at Neferox and frowns. The pair are silent for a few moments looking at each other, most likely sharing a private conversation.
Once he has finished with Neferox, a thought occurs to him, and he turns to Serafina. "What do you mean the potions only last one minute? They last an hour on our plane!".
"then you're lucky, perhaps I should like to visit your plane." serafina shouts over before leaping to the shard directly north of the group and moving in to make room for others to follow. Oddly she seems to draw her sword as if able to use it to defend herself against lightning, but she doesn't motion as such, merely holds it in hand as she begins her crossing.
Seeing Sam and Muir head to the East and Gewyn head to the West, Elthana decides to follow Serafina in heading straight north. As she watches Gewyn, she's impressed on how he has figured this plane out better than the rest of them, and the hat sure makes her smile. Helps distract from the thoughts and to keep her mind on what is in front of her.
Backing up sufficiently, she leaps after Serafina.
Vin grunts in annoyance, but there is nothing he can do about the length of time the potion lasts. He pats Neferox on the side, chugs one of the potions and then runs to the edge and jumps.
He decides the best route for the moment is to follow Elthana, looking to keep the carrier of the bag safe. If there isn't room, he will follow Sam and Muir, otherwise Gewyn, but only to the next shard, no gravity shenanigans.
Neferox backs out of the lightning field and watches Vin intently.
Movement: 25 ft North, including a 10ft jump to 17-10. If there isn't room, he will follow Sam and Muir, otherwise Gewyn, but only to the next shard, no gravity shenanigans. Special: Lightning Resistance Round 1/10
Vin indeed makes it to the shard north of him landing just behind Elthana and Serafina. Griff deciding that Gewyn should likely not go his pat hcompletely alone follows suit but only makes it as far as the first shard before he stops and waits to see if his path will be but off by lightning.
The lightning strikes down again mostly toward the center where the massive Orb of crystal and lumithor await, thoug hone strike does get uncomfortably close to Elthana, Serafina and Vin, Neferox barks from the rear, warning the others, but stays where she is, obeying the teleapthic orders she has been given.
Sam spies the others in his peripheral vision and assumes they will continue heading due north. That shard had been his goal but now he is thinking it may not be roomy enough for all of them. Instead Sam decides to take a bit of a gamble and heads a bit north-west-ish and tries to jump from 15S/7E to 13S/7W... It's just a bit of a bit that he can reach but he thinks he can land well enough for momentum to carry him forward onto more secure ground....
(If that outcropping of rock isn't enough... Well hopefully Sam can make a Wisdom save? lol)
With her eyes squeezed tight and her hands holding her head, Elthana focuses on her breathing. She feels Sam's hand on her back and focuses on that for a good solid minute.
Finally, she opens her eyes and looks around, taking everyone in. "Nivara is here." are the first words she speaks as she tries to collect her thoughts. She finally looks to Vin and is able to give him a wan smile. "Not sure if I was the best candidate for this, the spell had a hard time discerning Nivara from myself. It even started out scrying on us instead of her." She shrugs and then sits down, the little energy she has left is needed for talking.
"I saw her, she appears quite comfortable in what was probably where Vox lived as it appears a place for someone giant, like ten times her size, but she has converted it for someone her size and there was no one else in sight. She was in a vast library with massive books and black stone floors. She has become a twisted monstrous form of her original self, she haunts me in my sleep." She looks at the rest of you with as serious of a look she can muster, "But I know for sure, she is here in Thaeir."
Muir typically one to be proud when his theories are right, lowers his head and looks at the ground. He stands there quiet and sad that this once he is correct.
Vin does watch the crystal ball, hoping to see a glimpse of what Elthana is seeing, getting more and more nervous as the minutes pass. When Elthana starts to flinch and show signs of pain, his own breathing becomes erratic, knowing that is his idea and he is the cause.
He lets out one large breath as he feels the relief when Elthana comes around and starts to talk, even though she still appears in a little pain. At least she is conscious.
After she feeds back what she saw, he smiles at her sympathetically.
"Nivara has overthrown a god, Elthana. I think the chances of it working for anyone else were far slimmer, and you have done amazingly well. We know more of what we are dealing with now, and if nothing else, we know we will not suffer the wrath of Vox Tontritor for seeking audience with Lumithor. We just have to figure out how to protect your dreams now", he says with obvious concern and a little guilt etched into his voice.
Neferox yawns beside him, having laid down during the scrying.
Elthana smiles at Vin, she appreciates his sentiment and can see his concern. "I'm alright Vin, and if you can find a way to protect my dreams? I'll be great." and her smile broadens a bit knowing that is impossible but trying to make light of the dark situation.
Turning to Serafina and Griff, "So... to the lightning fields?"
Muir walks over and places a hand on Elthana's shoulder. He checks her over making sure nothing has happened, no marks, no changes. "That was very brave of you although maybe a little....well " Muir chuckles nervously "We should indeed get moving. Hopefully she does not have any knowledge of us here since she is busy in her books....Do you mind describing what she looked like as we walk? You said she was twisted....what did she look like? If you don't mind walking and talking."
"Walking and talking is good" serafina states as she steps over the edge of the crevice and onto the cliff face, swinging out and falling just a little before her gravity change sticks her to the sheer crystal cliff face. "Come, we have maybe an hour or two walk."
And walk the group does.
After a few minutes the flashes betray exactly where the lightning fields are ahead of you, and as you step closer and closer the more cracks run along the ground in longer and larger grooves. Soon the ground you are walking on becomes several grounds, as the main body of the crystal land you are walking on becomes more and more fragmented and in smaller and smaller chunks. for now you all stay to the largest shards possible, sticking as a group.
The closer you get to the lightning fields the more comes into view as the possible paths towards it start to descend like a hill, you feel the wind passing you by as the 'big down' is starting to be somewhere above you.
Vin and Neferox travel side by side as they make their way down towards the lightning fields, his apprehension growing as they get closer.
"How wide is the lightning field? If we run through, how long would it take?", he asks Serafina as they draw closer. "Or is it best to take it slow and steady?".
He feels in his pouch, making sure the two potions are there for Neferox and himself.
"And if you could tell us the names of the books on the bookshelves and the page number of the tome she was currently reading," Sam adds to Muirs questions, teasingly.
Nivara has overthrown a god... It's a thought Sam tries not to think about but that repeatedly echoes through the hallow chamber of his skull. How could Nivara be the same as Elthana? They are nothing alike...
"Oh... Lightning," Sam exclaims the obvious once it becomes so. "So by lightning fields you meant... lightning fields. Nice. Swell. Awesome..."
"Just out of curiosity... Do people routinely do this?" Sam asks after a moment.
"And survive?" He adds.
"Fun."
Elthana gets up and starts heading out, but to Muir, she responds, "I'd rather not talk if that's alright? I'd like to just focus on what we have ahead of us. Luckily, that isn't Nivara... yet." the strange feel of the gravity changing takes a lot of Elthana's focus as they continue on. She stays quiet after that, but smiles at Sam's teasing, his way calming her a bit.
"people do not do this unless they have a sore need to go there, and as for traversal, the faster the better I suppose" serafina informs.
As the group find themselves in full view of the massive crystal orb which holds a cave containing lumithor and the gate, the only thing floating in their way are a series of ever moving small shards of the isle which are being constantly barraged by lightning strikes which arc out from the orb in unpredictable patterns. Serafina leads you to the edge of the largest shard before the fields and gestures forth, shouting over the din of the lightning crackles which does not cease "we cannot all take the same path, there's not enough room on each splinter for everyone to head the same way, get to the orb as fast as possible, your potions will only last one minute! And remember, if you invert your gravity to the next splinter be careful, if the distance is too great you'll injure yourself" as she stands on the edge she drinks a potion from her bag and braces herself for jumping across to a splinter passing by.
(We are now in initiative, see discord for map and information)
"Looks fun," Sam says with less than truthfulness.
Before anything more can be said Sam backs up a bit to get a running start and then runs and jumps from just S18/9E to N17/8W. (Since the numberings seem to take up 10' instead of 5' I am using South and North to indicate row above and below a number, West and East for column to the left or right of number... That make sense?)
Sam then uses his action to dash a bit so as to get out of the way of anyone else attempting the same jump and landing spot. He moves 10' north of landing spot to allow others this path and he'll then wait a breath before the next jump...
Muir follows Sam figuring if he slips Sam would catch him as long as Muir doesn't ask any questions
Gewyn looks for the narrowest part of the gap between his shard and the one to the east. Then he backs up and makes a running leap. Upon landing, he repositions himself to the south a few paces, and lets himself fall sideways to the next shard to the north east. His rubbery hat and cape scarf flutter as he falls for a second before skidding to a stop at his destination.
(running long jump to around 19/13 and then fall to 17/15)
Vin looks at the shards and the random bolts of lightning. "Don't forget your potions", he reminds the others.
He then focusses back on the shards, at how small some of them are, and then looks at Neferox and frowns. The pair are silent for a few moments looking at each other, most likely sharing a private conversation.
Once he has finished with Neferox, a thought occurs to him, and he turns to Serafina. "What do you mean the potions only last one minute? They last an hour on our plane!".
"then you're lucky, perhaps I should like to visit your plane." serafina shouts over before leaping to the shard directly north of the group and moving in to make room for others to follow. Oddly she seems to draw her sword as if able to use it to defend herself against lightning, but she doesn't motion as such, merely holds it in hand as she begins her crossing.
Seeing Sam and Muir head to the East and Gewyn head to the West, Elthana decides to follow Serafina in heading straight north. As she watches Gewyn, she's impressed on how he has figured this plane out better than the rest of them, and the hat sure makes her smile. Helps distract from the thoughts and to keep her mind on what is in front of her.
Backing up sufficiently, she leaps after Serafina.
Vin grunts in annoyance, but there is nothing he can do about the length of time the potion lasts. He pats Neferox on the side, chugs one of the potions and then runs to the edge and jumps.
He decides the best route for the moment is to follow Elthana, looking to keep the carrier of the bag safe. If there isn't room, he will follow Sam and Muir, otherwise Gewyn, but only to the next shard, no gravity shenanigans.
Neferox backs out of the lightning field and watches Vin intently.
Movement: 25 ft North, including a 10ft jump to 17-10. If there isn't room, he will follow Sam and Muir, otherwise Gewyn, but only to the next shard, no gravity shenanigans.
Special: Lightning Resistance Round 1/10
Vin indeed makes it to the shard north of him landing just behind Elthana and Serafina. Griff deciding that Gewyn should likely not go his pat hcompletely alone follows suit but only makes it as far as the first shard before he stops and waits to see if his path will be but off by lightning.
The lightning strikes down again mostly toward the center where the massive Orb of crystal and lumithor await, thoug hone strike does get uncomfortably close to Elthana, Serafina and Vin, Neferox barks from the rear, warning the others, but stays where she is, obeying the teleapthic orders she has been given.
Sam spies the others in his peripheral vision and assumes they will continue heading due north. That shard had been his goal but now he is thinking it may not be roomy enough for all of them. Instead Sam decides to take a bit of a gamble and heads a bit north-west-ish and tries to jump from 15S/7E to 13S/7W... It's just a bit of a bit that he can reach but he thinks he can land well enough for momentum to carry him forward onto more secure ground....
(If that outcropping of rock isn't enough... Well hopefully Sam can make a Wisdom save? lol)
Elthana holds her breath as she sees Sam take a risk on a very long jump.
She then jumps herself from the corner of her shard to the one north of her. (15/9.5 to 13.5/9)