Elthana is shocked when Ingram falls, they were taking out these sentries, but he wasn't supposed to fall... and then to be taken below? She shudders, but then faces her adversary, another Grim.
Between the slashes of Elthana's blade and muir's fire the last visible Grim is destroyed, the Only for the last one that was hiding to leap from the shadows, as it does it is immediately bombarded by vin who lands one of his two shots and sends the grim sprawling 10ft away from Gewyn, but like a cat mid fall it's legs right themselves and the bloodied Grim continues it's attacks.
Moving back, it bites out at Gewyn, missing with its first attack (11) and clamping down om Gewyn's arm with it's second, (25 to hit, 9 piercing) like a flashbang went off, a blinding light snaps momentarily into existence in front of the Grim's face, as Gewyn reacts, but the creature shrugs off the effects (nat 20 con save on Eye burn) and the Bard goes limp.
With gewyn's arm still in it's maw. the grim darts it's body under the unconscious shifter and begins running into the nearest crypt door, which coincidentally is the same one as the other grim took Ingram and Ingram's griffon gave chase. Gewyn on it's back the last grim leaves the area and a faint popping is heard as it shadow steps further when it reaches the extent of it's movement for this round.
Combat is over.
Ömertyr runs over to the crypt door and tries to look inside but the darkness shrouding the entrance is arcane in nature, he looks around at you all and speaks but nobody here understands him, Ingram is kidnapped, Sam left. he punches the ground in frustration and shinks to become small enough to fit in the door but waits for you all.
"Through the entrance is magical darkness. Neferox can see through, and those things are taking Gewyn and Ingram down some steps deeper into the isle. If anyone can dispel this, that would be great", Vin says as he directs Bry'ze to the doorway, entering the darkness slowly and carefully.
Neferox does not take such precaution though, flying at full speed into the darkness on flaming paws.
Elthana takes a quick breath, but then panic sets in as she sees that Gewyn is taken the same place as Ingram. She points towards the door that is located to the NW and shouts, "I think Morris is in there! We need to return!" and then as she runs towards the South crypt entrance, she reaches into the bag that Sam gave her and pulls out two furry balls, tossing them to the ground.
Molly the giant goat appears as well as her miniature, a regular sized goat. Elthana smiles in spite of herself and bades them to follow her as she charges through towards the darkness. Not having a way to deal with it, she enters blindly.
Muir looks on in horror as Gewyn drops unconscious and is carried away "I failed Gewyn......." He instructs the rocs stay put outside the crypt and to squawk loudly if more danger shows but not to engage....fly up out of harms way. He takes a few steps towards the crypt entrance ready to rush in but stops on hearing Vincent's words. "If this is like the darkness we flew through I can dispel only a certain amount of distance but if it is one spell creating the darkness I may be able to dispel it all, but I have used much of my magical abilities. If I use more magic to dispel this darkness I fear I would not be able to save one of you if you were to die.....You see a door? I see a sign that says the world tree tavern.....right first things first...." Muir follows
Ömertyr, Elthana, and Muir watch as Neferox dashed into the darkness on flaming paws, her body essentially galloping an inch or so off the ground as she disappears. Vin follows quickly after and you all hear a bite and then a slump some 80ft inside the darkness, but also oddly downward.
The others hear Vin's voice through the darkness, asking Gewyn how he is. It doesn't sound like he has gone that far, and although it is from a downward direction, he did mention there were steps before he entered the darkness so it likely isn't surprising.
Muir's starry form does its job as it dispels the magical darkness in a 10ft radius around him, enough for Elthana and Ömertyr to follow along as he reveals a dark stone stair case beyond the crypt door marked by a raven skull.
The darkness closes behind them and the Rocks left behind keen and bristle as they are left alone, but remain vigilant. Around 80ft dow the stairs they happen upon vin reassuring Gewyn who had just awoken sprawled on his back upon the hard stairs. Now once again as a group, you progress downward. 120ft of nothing but darkness and stairs, aided only by Muir's light and Neferox's senses described through vin. At the bottom of the stairs the magical darkness relents. You all find yourself inside a cavern of the same dark stone, a cavern that feels almost perfectly spherical aside from the massive mirror like surface which cuts the sphere in half, it faces you all about 80ft wide and high. As you walk forwards you do not see any of your companions reflected beside you in the surface, at the foot of this 'mirror' a pile of ash and dust slowly settles as if it had just been thrown there.
Vin approaches the mirror, Neferox close behind moving warily.
"So, you think this is how I will die, hey Dec?", he calls out. "Why don't you come out and explain it to me? Or at least help us find Daudi. You know what our goal is here, we need allies against those who corrupt death. We could use your help. And that of your siblings".
The mirror rippled slightly at vin's words, as if the very vibration of his speaking caused a disturbance in the surface tension of water. But this is not water, it settles, remaining stretched out in front of you all floor to ceiling blocking any path forward. The ash on the floor stops it's settling, all specks of dust now no longer airborne, the pile sits inert.
Muir snaps to as he looks around and realizes he’s not alone he just didn’t see anyone else in the mirror. He sees Vin walk into the mirror, figuring Vin knows what he’s doing as he said and follows him
As vin touches the mirror's surface it ripples once more and he steps inside. Neferox hesitates, at this point visibly freaked out by whatever it is she is seeing but she follows nonetheless.
Ömertyr seems confused, he gestures toward the mirror and grunts something unintelligible in giant before following vina lead and stepping through. Apparently not upset in the slightest by what he sees.
Elthana is shocked when Ingram falls, they were taking out these sentries, but he wasn't supposed to fall... and then to be taken below? She shudders, but then faces her adversary, another Grim.
She slices at him with her new blade:
Attack 25, Damage 10
Attack 17, Damage 9
Then kicks at him with her magical blows:
Attack 26, Damage 10
From atop of his trusty Roc he hurls a flame at the remaining visible Grimm (28 hit 12 damage) "Return to the depths of Hell from which you came!"
(no offense to Vince he thinks to himself)
Between the slashes of Elthana's blade and muir's fire the last visible Grim is destroyed, the
Only for the last one that was hiding to leap from the shadows, as it does it is immediately bombarded by vin who lands one of his two shots and sends the grim sprawling 10ft away from Gewyn, but like a cat mid fall it's legs right themselves and the bloodied Grim continues it's attacks.
Moving back, it bites out at Gewyn, missing with its first attack (11) and clamping down om Gewyn's arm with it's second, (25 to hit, 9 piercing) like a flashbang went off, a blinding light snaps momentarily into existence in front of the Grim's face, as Gewyn reacts, but the creature shrugs off the effects (nat 20 con save on Eye burn) and the Bard goes limp.
With gewyn's arm still in it's maw. the grim darts it's body under the unconscious shifter and begins running into the nearest crypt door, which coincidentally is the same one as the other grim took Ingram and Ingram's griffon gave chase. Gewyn on it's back the last grim leaves the area and a faint popping is heard as it shadow steps further when it reaches the extent of it's movement for this round.
Combat is over.
Ömertyr runs over to the crypt door and tries to look inside but the darkness shrouding the entrance is arcane in nature, he looks around at you all and speaks but nobody here understands him, Ingram is kidnapped, Sam left. he punches the ground in frustration and shinks to become small enough to fit in the door but waits for you all.
"Through the entrance is magical darkness. Neferox can see through, and those things are taking Gewyn and Ingram down some steps deeper into the isle. If anyone can dispel this, that would be great", Vin says as he directs Bry'ze to the doorway, entering the darkness slowly and carefully.
Neferox does not take such precaution though, flying at full speed into the darkness on flaming paws.
Elthana takes a quick breath, but then panic sets in as she sees that Gewyn is taken the same place as Ingram. She points towards the door that is located to the NW and shouts, "I think Morris is in there! We need to return!" and then as she runs towards the South crypt entrance, she reaches into the bag that Sam gave her and pulls out two furry balls, tossing them to the ground.
Molly the giant goat appears as well as her miniature, a regular sized goat. Elthana smiles in spite of herself and bades them to follow her as she charges through towards the darkness. Not having a way to deal with it, she enters blindly.
Muir looks on in horror as Gewyn drops unconscious and is carried away "I failed Gewyn......." He instructs the rocs stay put outside the crypt and to squawk loudly if more danger shows but not to engage....fly up out of harms way. He takes a few steps towards the crypt entrance ready to rush in but stops on hearing Vincent's words. "If this is like the darkness we flew through I can dispel only a certain amount of distance but if it is one spell creating the darkness I may be able to dispel it all, but I have used much of my magical abilities. If I use more magic to dispel this darkness I fear I would not be able to save one of you if you were to die.....You see a door? I see a sign that says the world tree tavern.....right first things first...." Muir follows
"The darkness please, Muir. I still have a bit of healing magic left."
Ömertyr, Elthana, and Muir watch as Neferox dashed into the darkness on flaming paws, her body essentially galloping an inch or so off the ground as she disappears. Vin follows quickly after and you all hear a bite and then a slump some 80ft inside the darkness, but also oddly downward.
The others hear Vin's voice through the darkness, asking Gewyn how he is. It doesn't sound like he has gone that far, and although it is from a downward direction, he did mention there were steps before he entered the darkness so it likely isn't surprising.
Muir's starry form does its job as it dispels the magical darkness in a 10ft radius around him, enough for Elthana and Ömertyr to follow along as he reveals a dark stone stair case beyond the crypt door marked by a raven skull.
The darkness closes behind them and the Rocks left behind keen and bristle as they are left alone, but remain vigilant. Around 80ft dow the stairs they happen upon vin reassuring Gewyn who had just awoken sprawled on his back upon the hard stairs. Now once again as a group, you progress downward. 120ft of nothing but darkness and stairs, aided only by Muir's light and Neferox's senses described through vin. At the bottom of the stairs the magical darkness relents. You all find yourself inside a cavern of the same dark stone, a cavern that feels almost perfectly spherical aside from the massive mirror like surface which cuts the sphere in half, it faces you all about 80ft wide and high. As you walk forwards you do not see any of your companions reflected beside you in the surface, at the foot of this 'mirror' a pile of ash and dust slowly settles as if it had just been thrown there.
Vin approaches the mirror, Neferox close behind moving warily.
"So, you think this is how I will die, hey Dec?", he calls out. "Why don't you come out and explain it to me? Or at least help us find Daudi. You know what our goal is here, we need allies against those who corrupt death. We could use your help. And that of your siblings".
The mirror rippled slightly at vin's words, as if the very vibration of his speaking caused a disturbance in the surface tension of water. But this is not water, it settles, remaining stretched out in front of you all floor to ceiling blocking any path forward. The ash on the floor stops it's settling, all specks of dust now no longer airborne, the pile sits inert.
Muir nervously calls out
”Hello?! Hello?! Why am I old and mangled!? What’s the meaning of this!? Where are the others?! Hello!!?!”
Vin stares into the mirror after it ripples, as if concentrating on something above his own reflection, and then suddenly speaks once more.
"Remember, I have seen some of that which lies beyond the veil, I accept what is to come".
With that said, he motions to Neferox to follow and steps forward into the mirror, carefully stepping over the pile of ash.
Muir snaps to as he looks around and realizes he’s not alone he just didn’t see anyone else in the mirror. He sees Vin walk into the mirror, figuring Vin knows what he’s doing as he said and follows him
As vin touches the mirror's surface it ripples once more and he steps inside. Neferox hesitates, at this point visibly freaked out by whatever it is she is seeing but she follows nonetheless.
Ömertyr seems confused, he gestures toward the mirror and grunts something unintelligible in giant before following vina lead and stepping through. Apparently not upset in the slightest by what he sees.