"Careful," Izzrak cautions. "There are creatures down here, nearly invisible, that devour people, slowly dissolving their flesh inside their translucent bodies..."

He places a hand on Eldrik's shoulder as he sets forth to examine the skeleton (if he still chooses to go). "May Mystra guide you."

Guidance: 2

Ront the orc grunts, the beginning of a challenge, when he first sees the skeleton pointed out. But he waits for the others to determine if he should attack or not.

"I will say I'm not a huge fan of people talking directly into my head." Sebastian states "but if we can figure out what it wants it might make our trip easier". Sarith nods in agreement. 

(OOC: hey everyone sorry for the long absence, had some personal stuff i had to deal with. Should be back to playing normally now)

The party all hear the voice in their heads again "why do you not answer. Can you not communicate  like the others down here?" 

(Six of eight did, actually, try to think the response back rather than actually speak out loud...)

(Six of eight did, actually, try to think the response back rather than actually speak out loud...)

Sorry I missed that. I thought he was speaking back.

I missed that Six had communicated back to the voice in his head with the following “"I was created in this form. While my appendages are potentially exchangeable, this is the ideal configuration for this chassis. It is possible that a more rapid reconfiguration would grant some advantages...how are you structured to allow this?"

The party all hear the voice in their heads again "structured what do you mean by the word structure. I do perceive myself to have this so called structure. Why do your colleagues not answer. Can they not communicate  like the others down here?" 

Six again thinks an answer to the voice. "We use mouths to emit audible soundwaves, or vibrations, in the air around us that are translated by aural receptors into communication. You seem to have the ability to communicate directly within our cerebral mass. It is a fascinating ability. Do you have a physical form at all? Can we see you?"

OOC: Can eldrik properly see this vreature?

"We use mouths to emit audible soundwaves, or vibrations, in the air around us that are translated by aural receptors into communication. You seem to have the ability to communicate directly within our cerebral mass. It is a fascinating ability. Do you have a physical form at all? Can we see you?"

Again the party hears the voice in their heads “what is this structure called a mouth I do not seem to have one. The others down here do not have a structure for this activity you call seeing so I do not know if I can be seen?”

As Eldrik looks down the passageway he can just make out some sort of transparent object surrounding the skeleton, the coins and the mace – it seems to be about 10 x 10 feet.

Topsy asks mentally, "Hello? Can you hear me?"

Topsy asks mentally, "Hello? Can you hear me?"

The voice appears in everybody's head "Yes I can hear you! Who speaks?" 

Six continues thinking this thoughts, but starts to repeat them for the rest of the group to hear his side of the conversation. "Are you the slime-like creature that can form into multiple shapes? Or are you the large, translucent mass with bones, metal pieces, and a wood and metal object? Do you perceive your size and shape?"

Insight: 12

"It's me," Topsy says aloud to the others. Then, mentally, "My name is Topsy. What's your name?"

Turvy growls, "What are you doing?! Don't communicate with things you can't see!", but Topsy simply slaps his arm and makes a face to shut up her brother.

Or are you the large, translucent mass with bones, metal pieces, and a wood and metal object? Do you perceive your size and shape?"

"No I am not one of the slime objects I feel - if that is the right concept - myself to larger than one one of those others. I also do not seem to have an ability to change my shape. Yes I have some bones, metal pieces inside of me" the voice answers to everybody.

"My name is Topsy. What's your name?"

"Hello Topsy, I am called Glabbagool" the voice answers to everybody.

When the entity - whatever it is - names itself. Shuushar asks "have you always had knowledge of yourself or are you now awakened?" 

Topsy smiles. "Wow. It's nice to meet you, Glabbagool. I've never communicated with anyone by just thinking before. In fact ... " She pauses, then asks, "Do you know what music is?"

I've never communicated with anyone by just thinking before. In fact ... " She pauses, then asks, "Do you know what music is?"

"No, one called Topsy, I do not know what this thing called music is but I would like to know more?" the voice says in everyone's heads. After a pause it continues "I have never communicated with anything before so I find this all very interesting!"  To the one who asked "have you always had knowledge of yourself or are you now awakened?  I  do not believe i have always had knowledge of self  but think it it a recent thing?"   At this answer Shushar responds verbally and mentally "all praise to Vah jo peedit hai another entity has been shown the path to enlightenment!"

Topsy gives a curious and amused glance at Shushar, then responds mentally, "Well, I guess the most basic form of music is singing." She then remembers one of her and Turvy's songs, thinking the song to the voice.

Turvy leans in to his sister and whispers, "Are you still communicating with it?"

"Well, I guess the most basic form of music is singing." She then remembers one of her and Turvy's songs, thinking the song to the voice.

The whole party hears the voice again their heads "one called Topsy that is a most wonderful song. I like the image of tiptoing through the fungi groves. I do not think i am capable of tiptoing as I glide - if that is the right word?" 

As Eldrik continues to investigate the creature in front of him. He the calls out, "Do you mean us harm? Are we allowed to pass?"