Necromancer's Delusion-Homebrew

"Help him" Torq says as he draws his weapons fearing some invisible threat has come into the room.

(OOC: I only missed it by 1 point too! So close! and since everyone has burned through so many spell slots, even if the party knew what magic spell to cast to fix me.. they probably cannot do it anyway right now.)

Gaelin will cast Greater Restoration on Mucor.

(That's gotta be enough....  right?  It's better than Lesser restoration at least....  :)   Mucor you're gonna be ok... just hang on.  Torq and I need our wingman. )

 (OOC: I will have to continue playing as button... a level one awakened mushroom.. following in mucor's footsteps)

Mucor- Your vision goes black and you feel the intense pain from the bite coursing through you.  Your head aches and you try to open you eyes, move your limbs but nothing seems to work.  A freezing wave of cold flows through your body followed by searing heat that feels like your bones are on fire.  You scream in your head but no sound comes from your mouth.  The pain subsides and you feel a warm soothing touch on your shoulder.  Warm energy spreads through your body and you feel unspeakably calm.  You open your eyes to see your friends around you with Gaelin leaning over your body.  You breathe in deeply and exhale.  A small cloud of black mist flows from your nostrils and dissipates into the air harmlessly.  

Everyone else- You watch as Gaelin contemplates while Mucor's body convulses and begins to bead sweat.  His body goes from cold to hot sporadically before Gaelin begins an incantation.  A white aura appears around Gaelin and intensifies around his hands as he reaches down to touch Mucor's injured shoulder.  The white aura fades from Gaelin as it transfers into the wound.  The wound seals and begins to glow illuminating Mucor from within.  You see a network of blackened veins and watch his heart beat as the white energy overtakes the blackness.  Mucor opens his eyes and breathes in deeply before exhaling a black cloud that vanishes into the air.

(That was enough.  You saved Mucor from becoming a werewolf.  He was fixing to have a death save if he failed... you'd have a rabid minotaur werewolf to deal with.)

(Yay!)

"Mucor... are you okay?"  Aryn says softly then looks up to the rest of the group.  "We should get out of here and return to the Castle."

"I guess I needed healing more than I thought.." Mucor would say with a snort as he lay on the ground for a moment. "So... what happened?" The mniotaur would ask as he shakes his large shaggy head and grabs his staff from the ground next to him. He would then us it to help pull his large muscular frame back up to his feet. "I think I recognized something about that ring... and then everything went dark..." Mucor would add looking to his companions. "It hurt... a lot.." The Minotaur would finish as he straightens himself out and takes in a few more deep breaths. "Thank you Gaelin"

(OOC: So I am happy that mucor lived, but am also a little disappointed lol! I would have liked to have seen what a ticked off angry werewolf minotaur was like :D)

"I agree with Aryn.  We should leave immediately."  Torq says as he begins placing the werewolf heads on spears.

Mucor- as you gain your balance and the group makes their way out of the cave you recall the information about the ring.  A noble born family had recently taken over the rights to lands that belonged to a witch coven.  The witches were all slain in the procurement of the lands and cursed the family with their last breath.  The family remained wealthy and after a few years forgot about the curse.  Their family grew in number and had 3 fine looking boys.  One day when the boys were out playing a pack of wolves descended on them and they narrowly escaped.  Unfortunately each had been bitten at least once.  The three brothers seems fine and fully healed from their wounds until the first full moon came.  That night each of the brothers transformed into hulking werewolf creatures and slaughtered the remainder of their family in a fit of bloodlust. For nearly 200 years the brothers have been terrorizing the continent of Telgun, cursing or killing any that stand in their way.

The group successfully reaches the entrance of the cave and informs Valeera and the others that the cave has been cleared.  Torq sets up spears with the heads of werewolves as a warning to any who come to the cave while Mucor sits on a rock for a quick rest.

(How will you be getting back?  You have a few extra travelers with the prisoners.)

Gaelin will begin casting Teleportation Circle and tell the group and others. "When I make the last mark, run in as quick as you can.  Let's put some of the injured on the griffons just to make sure no one is left behind."

"you might need to use the magic that saved me on the injured prisoner" mucor would add

"I still have the ability to cast it one more time today.  Herbert should also be able to assist at the castle as well." Gaelin responds. (saved my 7th lvl)

(that will definitely work)

As Gaelin nears the end of his spell he gives the group a heads up and with one final word the circle springs to life glowing brightly.  Everyone rushes in and is immediately transported to the castle.  You make your way out of the teleportation room and find Theodore, Maximus, and the two bears waiting in the hallway.  They nod and assist you in transporting the former prisoners to the grove where Herbert, the priests and acolytes join you shortly after.  Herbert checks over the cursed man and nods to the priests who give a worried but similar nod.  As Herbert releases his spell the male writhes in pain but with the help of the priests who each cast a restorative spell are able to safely remove the curse from the man.  Exhausted he collapses and the acolytes lead the freed prisoners away for further healing.

Jinara- you finish your book.

"Good work everyone.  Time for a bite to eat."  Aryn says before casually walking off to the dining hall.  She'll eat till she's full then wait for a free moment to find Gaelin and talk to him in private.

She'll pull him aside and head into the vault.  In a low whisper she says,  "I... I think I might also have that curse that Mucor and the other prisoner had but I didn't want to say anything that might freak out the other prisoners. It happened earlier in the cave when you guys took the prisoners out to be with the griffons and Valeera.  Three of them were on patrol so I jumped em and one of them got me pretty good before I could finish him off."  she says as she takes off her leather armor with a flinch and grits her teeth as she pulls down the collar of her blood soaked shirt around her shoulder revealing deep puncture wounds.  "It doesn't hurt too bad but I've had a killer headache ever since...  Think you can patch me up or do whatever you did for Mucor?  If not I should be alright for the night.  Though I could stay in the cages if I need to."

(What time is it?)

“While I understand your precaution... what the hell Aryn!  You could’ve died!..... just stay still for a minute.” Gaelin says feeling his sister’s patience wearing thin. 

he’ll use his 7th level slot to cast greater restoration on her. 

"I am feeling pretty exhausted." Mucor would say with a heavy sigh. "Thanks again.... I think i am going to head to the grove and rest. " The minotaur would say with a small nod. He would then make his way to the grove and collapse under his favorite weeping willow tree...

Torq would walk over to Alexandria and Juliana and say, "You both fought well today.  I hope you are able to find peace now.  I'm going to go check on Mucor for a moment then I'd be delighted for you to accompany me to the dining hall, that is if you'll tolerate me stuffing my face.  I always find a meal after battle so satisfying."

Torq will then head over to Mucor under the willow tree and make sure he's comfortable. He won't disturb him, just watch observe from a distance and ensure he's still breathing.  Then he'll head over to Herbert and request he keep an eye on him.

After that he'll either look for the girls and escort them to the dining hall or head straight there alone.  (depending on their response.)

Jinara, sitting at the table in the laboratory with overly wide eyes, turns the last page of this book and reads outloud ...with a great power such as this, a mage has the utility to mitigate battle narrative dependent upon the pawns on the field. He closes the book and drops in on the table almost causing his tea to spill all over his notes. He paces back and forth in the laboratory from bookcase to bookcase reading the spines seeming riding the high of his enlightenment. "Iris. We have so much more to learn. Do you have any books on enchantment and conjuration here?" Jinara realizes his intense focus and shakes his head for a second and moves over to the overlook on the tower and sees Mucor walking slowly towards the grove and says "Ah. It appears everyone is back from their wearwolf hunt. I should check in and make sure all is well. Do you need anything from the castle?"

(Roughly 2 in the afternoon once all the activities below are finished.)

Aryn & Gaelin- As Gaelin casts the spell the wound seals and the skin around it illuminates.  From within you can see a small dark lump that moves towards the new scar and oozes out.  The viscous black goo exits through the pores around the wound then crystallizes and shatters into dust before disappearing.  Aryn you immediately feel your headache vanish.  (You are no longer cursed.)

Mucor-  Mucor shambles to the willow tree and plops down leaning his back against the trunk of the tree enjoying the relative coolness of the shade.  He almost instantly drifts into a deep slumber and begins to snort snore in large long breaths.  

Torq-  Alexandria and Juliana nod as your speak and smile at your invitation.  Your contributions during the assault were enough to garner attention from them.  You watch Mucor slumber and Herbert agrees to keep watch over him but assures you he will be fine once he gets some rest in.  You return to the entrance of the grove to find Juliana and Alexandria waiting and head off to the dining hall to eat together.  You enter as Aryn finishes her meal and exits quickly in her usual fashion leaving the dining hall relatively empty until Iris pops in and grabs a few items before leaving just as quietly as she came.  

Jinara-  "I will check the library when I return.  I know we have many books specific to each class of magic but I'm not sure how many are of the same skill level.  I have almost everything I need for now but I have to head into town to gather a few things.  I will continue to gather supplies and research per your requests earlier today."  With that Iris departs and heads to the dining hall to get some food before running a few errands.

"Thanks."  Aryn says as she dons her leather armor.  "I guess we should check in with Jinara and visit Varian soon.  I haven't heard anything from the general in Esterlin so we may have a free day after all."