Time for Stella to die to Kali's uncle: 17

Stella manages to stay on her feet because apparently the dice roller doesn't totally hate her.

Alys Wis: 16

She takes a deep breath, feeling Yvan and Tenticles, who she could only hope was still Kasha, Alys is able to ground herself again. 

Send your uncle a letter, Kali: 11

Vastra drops to one knee in fear of the creature, one hand grabbing her head, the other grabbing on the arm of whoever is closest at the moment.

Wis save: 17

Furlong is finally able to steady himself, remembering the duty he owes Stella takes precedence over his own petty fears.

WIS save: 15

Rinn screams in agony....he’s not looking well. 

Wis Save(DC 16): 7.

Bivaris' vision cuts out just as everything had already begun to go dark for a moment. The building stress alone had been enough to leave her gritting her teeth in pain. But as the scenes had continued to play out, there sudden breaks in them to her eyes. Visions of other places... other times... other things... All of it conflicting moments that was her's and not.

Eventually she passes out, clutching tightly to her chest the lute before unconscious robs her of a hold.

(@SF: Figured that's how it'll be. Bivaris is unconscious... presumably.)

Bivaris: You are unable to endure this final stage of the test. The fear of everything that you've seen is too much to bear. Your senses leave you and you can't focus on anything but the fear, regardless of what your compatriots attempt to do to calm you down. The last thing you experience before losing consciousness is being pulled out of the pond with incredible force.

(Bivaris, you are unconscious and stable)

Everyone else: "Your friend's heart and mind proved insufficient to pass the test, but fear not, Mielekki is not a merciless god. She is resting safely outside the pond. The rest of you however, have passed the test and are now worthy of entering into the Sacred Grove."

Suddenly, you are no longer in the dark. The seven of you emerge from a pond, much like the one you entered in for Ilixia's test, except light bounces off of it's surface like it would from a diamond. The forest is different too, the large tree behind the pond is white with golden leaves, the other smaller trees are greener and more vibrant, and the sky is also a pleasing shade of emerald green. "Behold, the Sacred Grove, a small space in the multiverse where the Divine Realm intersects with your Material Plane. Evil cannot exist here, as the power of the divine beats back the dark and restores life in those who are pure of heart."

Even as Ilixia says this, you all feel a calming presence wash over you, helping those who struggled during the test to get over their fears. (If you took psychic damage from the test, that's gone.)

Stella smiles a bit as they enter the grove and she feels refreshed. Maybe I am pure of heart, despite my parents... She looks around, eyes wide with wonder at the beautiful grove.

Kasha frolics and laughs, dancing in the immediate area, full of life, and utterly enjoying her surroundings. She is one with the surroundings, one with nature, at peace and happy.

"Mother, you won't BELIEVE where I am! Tell Father I said hello, too, for me, ok? I love you! This place is AMAZING!" she says to herself.

Rinn shakes off the cobwebs of the mental agony he had been enduring. Reflexively, he reaches for his blades, but finds nothing to grab. Awkwardly trying to pass that off as an intentional move, he brushes off his pants of some of the wet. "Nice place. Now, let's get to work," he grumbles while looking about for any signs of what they are looking for.

Perception: 14

“Reminds me of the wilds...” Yvan murmurs to himself, his look softening as he looks around the immediate area. “A shame Bivaris couldn’t join us...” His gaze then settles onto Rinn who was already getting to work. The goliath silently follows him to make sure he doesn’t get into trouble.

Perception: 6

Alys would habitually keep reaching for her pen and journal to record everything around her as she darts from one thing to the other.

Furlong rushes to Stella's side to check on her and make sure she's fairing well after the test. Seeing her on her feet, he will make sure to straighten himself back up and clean off his clothes, wipe the sweat from his forehead, and try not to show Stella the damage he suffered during the test.

Rinn and Yvan: You go off and do some scouting and don't find any signs of the job that you're supposed to be doing, as this is a forest that's free of any evil presence. But, Yvan gets a feeling that the map that Hartley gave you all has changed. You look at the map and see a dark circle forming on the southern end of the map. Without being told, you know that that's where the cultists are working to free Melkithon from the demi-plane that he's imprisoned in. You return to the rest of the group with this information.

Everyone except Bivaris: When Yvan and Rinn return, you all see small glowing runes on each other's foreheads, just for a brief moment. "As the cultists work to release Melkithon, he will be able to influence this world little by little. The first sign of this will be the madness and aggression in his mind that he will attempt to spread to others. This blessing from Mielekki will protect your minds from his foul influence when you go to stop him. I will send you back to your home plane when you're ready. Your comrade awaits."

Rinn rubs his forehead, looking about to the others, he shrugs while awkwardly resting his hands on the hilts of his blades his hips. "Well, it looks like we need to go evict some cultists from this sacred grove," he says, glancing down Yvan's map. "Looks like black marks the spot." Gathering his bearings, he turns to head what he believes is southward.

(OOC:  You know that the map corresponds to the forest on the Prime Material Plane, not the Sacred Grove. That's why Ilixia was asking when you would be ready to leave the Grove and go back to the Prime Material Plane. The cultists and Melkithon can't get in here, since they aren't pure of heart.)

(OOC: Whoops. Ok, then. Back to the pond!)

Stella resummons Obsidian with a snap of her fingers (as long as she isn't blocked by the Grove from doing so). "All right, so we know location. Thank you, Ilixia."

Alys would go face to face with Kasha to study the rune up close on her forehead. She'd try to trace it with her finger before it goes away in hopes of remembering it.

She'd turn to Ilixia, "Thank you." and she'd give a polite bow.

Kasha would hold her pose like a frozen ballerina and let Alys trace the rune on her forehead, gladly.

"So!" she would say out of the corner of her mouth while Alys traced. "What do you think doctor? Am I going to make it?"