Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Nov 28 20:16:41 2007 [18:02:24] [The party has spend the last half hour, give or take five minutes, winding through twisting, nonsensical corridors. They found deranged, insane people, pairs of goblins mashed together into single beings, and emaciated, tentacles, mutated hobgoblins. One of them appeared to be trained, and he was guarding a key,] [18:02:40] [The group backtracked to the only door they hadn't opened yet.] [18:02:45] [Session Start] [18:02:53] * NovaSeaker is now known as Aurelis [18:03:19] * Loharath (~CharlesHB@c-75-68-53-181.hsd1.nh.comcast.net) has joined #Sharn [18:06:03] "Anytime you're ready, Loharath." [18:06:15] * Marianysa (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-186-6.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (cosmos.esper.net damocles.esper.net) [18:06:29] (laffo. I'll wait for Yon.) [18:06:45] * Marianysa (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-186-6.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #Sharn [18:07:05] * Aurora looks to Lohorath [18:08:05] * Loharath nods. "Always ready." He pushes the south door open [18:08:17] [Loharath's sword shines light into a corridor that stretches 15 feet away, with another iron-bound wooden door on the left hand wall toward the end.] [18:08:27] * Marianysa nods. "Let's do this." [18:08:51] Right. [18:08:54] * Aurora follows. [18:09:04] * Aurora puts her mace back and takes out her bow [18:09:25] [Phanos garbles something in his strange accent.] [18:09:56] "Anything?" [18:10:27] Just another door. [18:10:32] * Aurelis sighs. [18:10:38] Everyone form up, and I'll open it. [18:10:47] * Aurora gets in line. [18:10:54] I wonder what we'll find this time. [18:10:55] A wall? [18:11:03] A giant jar? [18:11:12] "I take back any sense I attributed to this place. That they constructed it for optimal lightning bolt use at all is most likely the cosmos's largest cooincidence." [18:11:21] Riches beyond our imagination? [18:12:27] * Marianysa frowns. "I am no longer excited to see what's behind these doors. Or any other door. In fact I think I may just have to remove all doors from my house." [18:12:29] [Loharath opens the door into another long hallway, stretching off immediately to his right, it's terminus hidden by shadow.] [18:15:25] * Loharath curses and starts heading down it. "Indeed, this place was built by a man who wanted to destroy our wholesome love of doors and passages." [18:15:52] * Loharath sighs and pushes open another door [18:16:14] [A little more than halfway down the corridor, Loharath finds a door. That the hallway continues on at all is pointless.] [18:16:49] * Loharath waits for Mari to catch up, and then shoves the door open. [18:17:17] [A second, parrellel hallway switches back up the direction you just came in.] [18:17:51] [At the end of the hallway is another door.] [18:18:27] * Marianysa mock-gasps. "I never would have expected it." [18:18:53] On our way out, let's take a door as a souvenier. [18:18:56] They'll never miss it. [18:20:08] [Loharath bashes the latest door in to find a small closet, with empty coatracks. To his immediate left is an 8-foot wide set of double-doors. Thin, an folding like one would have for an actual closet.] [18:20:32] To hell with that. They can KEEP their damn doors. [18:20:49] * Loharath sighs. [18:21:20] * Loharath reels back and headbutts the door, attempting to break through. [18:21:32] Look out, evil on the other side. [18:21:36] ((The doors are wide enough that anyone in the two squares above them can pass directly to the south)) [18:23:26] [The thin press-board doors fly off there hinges. The Light spell on Loharath's sword exposes the northen end of a wide hallway, but doesn't reach the end. Sudden a sound like many deep-throated voices wordlessly chanting rises from that of a whisper to a shout in the span of a second. Then a solid ray of electricity slams into Loharath.] [18:23:55] Lohorath! [18:24:13] * Marianysa readies her swords. "Good, I could use so--shit!" [18:24:52] Shit! It's probably a psion! Look out! [18:31:40] [Loharath turns his body sideways, only partially being hit by the electricity, but the force is still strong enough to shove him back and smash him against the stone wall behind him.] [18:32:05] [Init] [18:35:29] * Aurelis changes topic to 'Init: Loharath, Phanos, Aurora, Aurelis, Marianysa' [18:36:30] [Loharath recovers. His turn.] [18:37:52] * Loharath charges ahead blindly into the darkness. "You'll pay for that, you treacherous bastard!" [18:42:05] * Loharath jumps and skids to a halt, tossing his shortsword at the figure in a snapping overhand throw [18:43:02] [The light purges the shadows around the assailant.... a mid-20s male, dressed in flowing robes and holding a halberd. His eyes stare a bit too intensely for one who is sane.] [18:43:35] * Aurelis changes topic to 'Init: Loharath, Psychic, Phanos, Aurora, Aurelis, Marianysa' [18:44:24] [The psionic attacker glances at the shortsword that fell short of him, then back up at Loharath.] "You will never find him, for your life ends here." [18:44:42] [He raises his halberd in two hands and charges at Loharath.] [18:45:47] * Loharath 's blade goes wide and buries itself in the floor. He holds out his palm and begins focusing intensely, trying to pull it out. "Shut up." [18:49:01] [The finely wraught but disturbing axe head of the psychic attacker's halberd bites into Loharath, shaped as it is it looks like a demonic dragon is breathing a solid razor into Loharath's body. The blade takes on a suddenly chill feeling and Loharath feels himself be drained. Then the wound explodes in a spray of blood, dealing even more damage than it initially was capable of.] [18:50:01] * Mechazawa (~rustangel@ip-116-154.atvci.net) has joined #sharn [18:50:04] * Mechazawa is now known as Phanos [18:50:07] Oh, you son of a bitch. [18:51:28] * Marianysa strains her eyes, trying to see what Loharath is fighting. [18:53:21] [Just before Loharath falls, he sees blood spray from his assailant's eyes as well.] [18:53:29] * Loharath spits at the assailant. "When I get up, I'm going to cleave you in two." He slumps on the attacker's halbred. [18:54:43] [Phanos's Turn] [18:55:19] [Psychic mage warrior.] "All those that try to find him will meet the same end." [18:57:40] Nothing compared to what we're gonna do to you, pal. [18:58:55] * Phanos points forward. "Go an fin what dat is, den bites it boys!" [18:59:19] [The dogs begin to muscle their way past the hall-clogging group.] [18:59:44] * Marianysa then adds, quietly "He shouldn't be able to hit anyone with that again, but he's gonna have other tricks." [19:01:26] [The enemy turns to Mari] "Even if you defeat me, he is hidden." [19:01:34] [Aurora's Turn] [19:02:06] Everything's hidden in your stupid tower. Tell us something new. [19:04:40] Hmph. [19:05:02] * Aurora steps up past Mari a bit and hangs there, looking for a clear shot... [19:05:15] * Marianysa (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-186-6.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:05:16] * Phanos (~rustangel@ip-116-154.atvci.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:05:28] * Phanos (rustangel@ip-116-154.atvci.net) has joined #sharn [19:05:51] * Marianysa (~dlarmour@wnpgmb02dc1-186-6.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #sharn [19:06:11] * Aurora sees how badly Lohorath is hurt and rushes up to him to heal. [19:08:05] [Aurelis moves into the room, staying behind one of Phanos's plant-zombies, then makes arcane gestures and forms ritual words before extending his hand and firing a ray of electricity of his own.] "I carry the Mark of Storm! Who do you think you're dealing with?!" [19:08:48] * Aurora places her hand on Lohorath, healing a good amount of his injuries [19:09:06] (NO) [19:10:10] [Aurelis's ray hits the cloaked man, for minimal damage.] "Hm. Need to work on that." [19:10:12] * Aurora has not healed him, but has instead gotten in position to heal him [19:10:19] [Marianysa's Turn] [19:12:31] * Marianysa runs up, coming to a stop beside Loharath. "Back off." [19:13:15] * Aurelis (Novaseaker@24.168.117.0) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:14:38] * Nova (Novaseaker@24.168.117.0) has joined #Sharn [19:14:38] * Nova is now known as NovaSeaker [19:14:39] * ChanServ sets mode: +o NovaSeaker [19:15:39] wb [19:15:56] [Loharath's Unconcious.] [19:18:36] [The cloaked man lowers his weapon walks cautiously away from Mari for a moment. Then he turns back to her and his eyes burst with tepid purple light radiating outward from him to a distance of 5 feet before abruptly dissipating. The same deep-throated noise emits from him as a blast of cold rockets from his forehead toward her.] [19:19:46] [The ball of cold energy goes wide and the man staggers backwards, shaking his head and holding a hand to it, dazed.] [19:19:56] [Phanos's Turn] [19:20:08] * Marianysa just smirks. [19:21:44] * Phanos steps around the corner, ordering his dogs to cover his front, pointing a finger at the disengaged cloaked man and shooting out a sickening ray of black energy. [19:23:58] [Aurora's Turn] [19:25:48] [Aurora heals Loharath, whoses eyes snap open to conciousness.] [19:26:09] THere you go! [19:26:27] [Aurelis repeats his ritual, firing another seeking ray of electricity that bobs and weaves through his allies.] [19:27:05] "Ha-HAAA!... oh." [19:27:09] [Aurelis misses.] [19:27:14] [Marianysa's Turn] [19:29:06] * Marianysa lunges forward with both swords. [19:30:19] * Loharath stirs to consciousness. "Thanks, girl." [19:30:24] * Marianysa sweeps her swords outwards as she strikes. [19:31:25] [The cloaked man is thrown back by the cut and staggers, still looking like he's not sure where he is all of a sudden.] [19:31:52] [Loharath's Turn] [19:33:36] * Loharath pulls his short sword from the floor and swings at the assailant as he rises [19:36:59] [The cloaked man takes a hit to his waist. He swings around, holding his head with one hand and barely holding onto his halberd. His eyes are scrunched like he has the mother of all headaches.] [19:37:07] [Phanos's Turn] [19:37:34] * Marianysa eyes the man. "Maybe you should go lie down. You don't look so hot." [19:38:26] "The master... he will not let....... you will not find him!" [19:39:02] Seriously, shut up. [19:39:29] Oh, I'm sure if we knock down enough doors we'll find him eventually. [19:44:03] [Aurora's Turn] [19:44:55] * Aurora steps up to Lohorath. "Let's get you back to top condition" [19:45:22] Thank you. [19:45:33] [Aurelis's Turn] [19:45:48] "Alright. Lets try this one more time!" [19:45:58] [Aurelis chants a slightly shorter spell.] [19:46:29] [An orb of electricity flies over everyone's heads and hits the far wall.] "Dammit!" [19:46:54] [Mari's Turn] [19:48:10] * Marianysa pivots, slashing her swords down towards the man's shoulder and across his chest. [19:49:24] [The cloaked man makes eye contact with Mari, seeing her act to end his life. He blinks once, looking more sane than ever as her blades descends] "He is hidden beyond the four corners of the world." [And then Mari's blow hits.] [19:50:06] [The man's body topples to the floor. He is still... except for a squirming under his robes, on his chest.] [19:50:25] * Loharath focuses on it. [19:50:43] ...now that's just gross. [19:51:41] [After a moment of squirming, a thick slug about the size of a forearm, with a tri-mandibled head, pulls itself from under the man's robes, on his neckline.] [19:51:46] It's getting less evil. [19:52:01] Which is odd, since it looks significantly more evil. [19:52:25] [It keeps pulling itself toward the man's head, then slips and rolls off his neck, ending belly-up on the floor. It curls up and dies.] [19:53:06] * Marianysa makes a face. "Well, at least it's dead, whatever the hell it is." [19:53:19] "His gloves and cloak are magical. And the rob on his hip." [He points.] [19:53:25] rod* [19:53:33] Ugh. [19:53:45] What IS this thing? [19:53:59] * Aurora looks at the rod. [19:54:04] Any idea what they do? [19:54:09] "Seems a castah. Letsa me check dese out." [19:54:28] He was a wilder. A powerful psion who can't control his powers [19:54:41] "Hold on, my dear necromantic friend. I seem to notice you all seem much better equiped now than when I left." [19:55:11] "Hmh. I just wantsa see what his tings is, mon, not take dem fo myself." [19:55:16] "I'll hold on to his gloves and cloak, and you keep the rod. Fair?" [19:55:51] "Oh. Well I can identify them for you tomorrow." [19:56:05] * Phanos moves over, examining them now. [19:56:12] [Aurelis takes the gloves off the man's hands.] [19:56:39] Sounds good. [19:59:22] * Phanos shrugs, taking the rod and looking it over. "Les go." [19:59:33] [Now that things are calmer, there is a door midway down the western wall.] [19:59:49] [Aurelis wrests the cloak from the man's shoulders.] [19:59:54] * Loharath eyes the thing on the floor. "I don't suppose anyone has the knowledge to have the slightest idea what this is?" [20:00:04] "Nope!" [20:00:25] Ugh. I hope we don't have to pick it up and search for someone who might know [20:02:33] I'll carry it. It's hardly evil at all anyone [20:02:36] (Anymore, rather) [20:02:47] * Loharath scoops it up and puts it in a pants pocket [20:02:52] Alright. [20:03:19] Who wants to guess what's behind this door? [20:03:20] "Right. Well lets move on then." [20:03:53] * Loharath pushes open the door then heads to the next door [20:04:41] * Aurora follows [20:05:17] * Marianysa is now known as sleepyon [20:08:25] [Loharath waits for everyone to catch up then pushes the door. As soon as he places some weight on it, it locks tight and the door leading back into the room they fought the cloaked man in swings shut. At the northern end of the room, the wall sudden lurches forward in an ear-splitting whine of stone on stone. It stops after five feet of approach but vibrates, as if it's only momentarily stuck on something.] [20:08:40] [Round 1.] [20:08:54] "Dis aint no good mon." [20:09:33] "Oh crap! It's a trap!" [20:09:39] "Hey that rhymes." [20:09:48] "SHUT UP AURELIS!" [20:11:06] * Phanos points to the trapped wall, his hounds shuffling forward and pressing against it with their body weights [20:11:56] [The corridor is too narrow for both to press against it effectively, although they try.] [20:14:52] " [20:15:00] "Get open dat door" [20:16:06] [Session End] [20:16:11] * NovaSeaker (Novaseaker@24.168.117.0) Quit (Quit: ) End of #Sharn buffer Wed Nov 28 20:16:41 2007