Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Feb 24 21:19:40 2010 [17:14:50] [48 Days A.T. out of Stormreach] [17:15:04] [Our heroes are still locked in battle with a duo of landsharks.] [17:15:11] [Mari's Turn] [17:15:38] [The first bulette to emerge, also the most damaged, dazedly bites at Mari to no effect.] [17:18:21] * ChanServ sets mode: +o NovaSeaker [17:18:30] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init:Bulette A (Immob EONT Mauz), Mari, Bulette B, Aurora, Temper, Mauz, Phanos, Pardrengo' [17:18:42] * Marianysa smirks as she easily sidesteps the attack, moving smoothly into a wide arcing slash that catches both of the bulettes. [17:23:02] [Aurora's Turn] [17:24:16] [The second bulette attempts to burrow halfway into the ground and plow through Mari and Temper, but Temper slams his ogre-sized spiked fist into it's nose. It rears back and roars, before leaping, with it's great girth, head and shoulders over his head, landing twenty feet away.] [17:26:22] * Aurora focuses, then points one of the bullettes. A razor-thin beam of silver light instantly appears, spearing the creature and leaving it vulnerable [17:26:40] [Mauz's Turn] [17:27:29] [Temper shifts over to where the leaping bulette landed and tries to hammer it on the way down, but he can't quite connect.] [17:31:10] * Mauz goes to unleash a little foul justice at one of the attacking beasts, but only manages to simply make him smell a bit more rank than a creature normally should. His eyebrows knit, and he grumbles something under his breath. [17:34:16] [Par's Turn] [17:39:19] [Phanos moves up behind Mari and then, in his snow-white humanoid form extends a hand and summons a blast of arctic wind. The bulettes don't seem phased by it though.] [17:39:50] *Phanos grimmaces "Gon get me sum mo juju from da dallybe's." [17:44:35] * Marianysa gets knocked on her ass, vanishes, and reappears behind the bullete, awkwardly stabbing at it. [17:44:48] * Eve_Kasnora (novaseaker@c-67-190-201-163.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) has joined #Sharn [17:44:50] [Mari's Turn] [17:45:02] * Eve_Kasnora is now known as Nova [17:46:27] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@c-67-190-201-163.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [17:46:30] * Nova is now known as NovaSeaker [17:46:32] * ChanServ sets mode: +o NovaSeaker [17:50:25] * Marianysa rights herself and takes another swipe at the bulette, a deafening boom ringing out again as she cuts into it. [17:52:30] [Aurora's Turn] [17:53:43] [The second bulette burrows completely into the cave floor. A moment later, it rises in an eruption of stone and dirt between Mauz and Aurora. The explotion of debris catches Temper in the back, as well as Mauz.] [17:58:11] * Aurora concentrates, and whispers prayers. The ground around her burns with the icon of the Silver Flame, which starts to move [17:58:45] [Mauz's Turn] [18:00:06] [Temper does not stumble under the shower of rocks pelting him from behind. He merely turns, and makes a short hop, punching THROUGH the corner of the pillar blocking his line of sight to the bulette. His giant spiked fist plows into its hide as well as several shards of broken rock from the stone column.] [18:03:10] * Mauz sweeps a hand wreathed in sinister badness at the creature, but misses and smacks the wall nearby instead. "OW! Mother of whores!" [18:04:28] [Par's Turn] [18:04:53] [Phanos lets out a spear of pure white radiance, but the bulette just seems to shrug it off, despite its wounds.] [18:10:33] [Mari's Turn] [18:11:36] [The bloodied landshark growls as it dives into the earth halfway, throwing its bulk at Mari, knocking her against the cave wall and then on her feat. It moves back just far enough to get its jaws around her torso, but Mari's magical shield of force covering her body keeps her from harm.] [18:14:43] * Marianysa pulls herself to her feet, readying herself, but seems to be waiting for something. [18:17:50] [The less damaged bulette roars in panic at the consecrated ground, and dives into it to try and get deep enough to get away. A moment later it erupts from the ground between Phanos and Temper, roaring in fury.] [18:19:02] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init:Bulette A (Immob EONT Mauz), Bulette B, Mari, Aurora, Temper, Mauz, Phanos, Pardrengo' [18:19:10] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init:Bulette A, Bulette B, Mari, Aurora, Temper, Mauz, Phanos, Pardrengo' [18:19:25] [Aurora's Turn] [18:19:58] * Marianysa vanishes in a flash of lightning, appearing next to the other bulette but doesn't seem to have actually done anything to either of them. It is a mystery. [18:24:00] * Aurora emits a piercing beam of light at the other bulette, striking it. She focuses and the consecrated ground slowly moves. [18:24:50] [Mauz's Turn] [18:25:16] [Temper continues to keep the second bulette's attention with a flurry of distracting strikes.] [18:29:23] * Mauz snaps his hand out, and a stream of cracking hatred loops over Temper's shoulder and digs into the bulette's side like a drill of pure rage. "Finally!" [18:30:41] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init:Bulette A, Phanos, Bulette B, Mari, Aurora, Temper, Mauz, Pardrengo' [18:39:19] [Mari's Turn] [18:39:52] [The bleeding landshark leaps at Pardrengo, barrelling into him with a vicious bite.] [18:40:48] [Phanos throws himself against the wall of the cavern, away from the second bulette, and uses the wall to steady his aim as he fires a spear of avenging light at the first bulette as it tries to savage Pardrengo. It howls in pain as the light punishes it.] [18:41:28] [Then Phanos's vision of the first bulette is blocked by the second rising into view, after it plowed through Mari and Temper, knocking the warforged to the ground.] [18:44:04] [Aurora's Turn] [18:45:47] * Marianysa vanishes and appears again to strike at the wounded bulette, but her attack glances off it's thick hide. She grits her teeth angrily. "I'm not done with you yet." She drives her sword deep into it's side, metal barbs bursting out of it's hide around the wound. [18:47:47] [The beast roars in pure agony and blood sprays out of the wound as the magical barbs erupt inside it. The blood spray stops an inch before Mari's body, blocked by her warding field.] [18:47:59] * Marianysa smirks. [18:50:07] * Aurora moves, attacks, misses. [18:51:03] [Mauz's Turn] [18:53:40] * Mauz moves over to get a better view. "Sorry about this, Temp!" He leans around the big ol' warforged and lobs a glob of wriggling potential at the closest bulette. It splashes against it, then promptly leaps over to graze the other one before dissipating into a puff of pure chaos. [19:01:29] [Mari's Turn] [19:02:26] [The dying bulette furiously tears into Mari, but impotently, scratching at her magical wardings with its teeth and little else.] [19:03:49] [Phanos sends another avenging spear of light at the other bulette, and it looks over its shoulder angrily, before diving into the earth between Phanos and Temper, knocking the nature-shaman over. It then leaps throught he cavern floor just beneath him, snapping his leg up in its mouth and crunching.] [19:04:04] *Phanos "AAAH! I be needin da healy lights!" [19:06:38] [Aurora's Turn] [19:08:19] * Aurora moves and heals phanos [19:09:09] * Marianysa dodges around the bulette and slices it across the face, the sound of her sword cutting through scales echoing throughout the cave. [19:09:33] *Phanos smiles as he feels the pain subside from his leg. "I owes ya one, ya?" [19:10:14] [Mauz's Turn] [19:12:32] Hmph. I guess we might be able to cook these things. Maybe. [19:12:59] * Mauz says as much while unloading at one of the bulettes (around Temper, once again, after a quick apology) with more eldritch hatred. [19:13:09] [Par's Turn] [19:13:54] *Par grins. "I he'r dey taste great!" [19:17:25] [Mari's Turn] [19:18:44] [Both bulettes plow underneath Mari, one after the other. She remains standing after the first wave, but not the second, and then the less damaged bulette manages to sink its teeth through her wards and into her hips and upper thigh.] [19:25:04] * Marianysa spits a bit of blood out. "Back. Off." She points her sword at the attacking bulettes and a staggering wave of force hits them both. [19:27:23] [Aurora's Turn] [19:27:41] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init:Bulette, Mari, Phanos, Aurora, Temper, Mauz, Pardrengo' [19:30:26] * Marianysa grins a nasty little grin as one of the bulettes which had seemingly held it's ground against the blast suddenly staggers and collapses, bleeding from it's eyes and mouth as it's internal injuries finally overwhelm it. [19:30:51] * Aurora moves closer to her friends. She focuses more, and the consecrated ground moves toward the remaining bulette, settling beneath it. [19:32:10] *Temper runs up to the remaing bulette, who seems well on its way to joining its packmate. Temper dives in front of Mari, avoiding the trecherously uneven terrain left over from one of the beasts' burrowed tunnels. "Pardon!" he calls back to her, as he hammers his fist into the beast. [19:32:23] [Mauz [19:32:30] [Mauz's Turn] [19:35:08] * Mauz silently marches into view, firing on the remaining monster. "Let's make this quick, I'm starving and good meat's starting to sound tempting!" [19:36:07] [Everyone's stomachs involuntarily growl at the mention of food.] [19:38:55] [Mari's Turn] [19:39:50] [The last bulette dives into the cave floor, and after a momemnt of rumbling later, it bursts forth behind Mari and Temper, exploding rocks and stone in a large swath.] [19:41:43] * Marianysa pushes herself to her feet and raises her sword above her head, the blade turning a sickly green. "I'm with Mauz, let's finish this." She brings the blade down hard, cutting deeply into the bulette's hide and splattering acid over it's scales. [19:42:27] *Phanos grumbles at the explosion of dirt. "Yah, yah, we get it mon. You not trie to meet da vulcha. But we is hungry and I aint feel like waitin for the vulcha." [19:43:19] [Phanos turns into his wolfish form, which seems more wolf than plant at the moment, and then leaps on the bulette, savagely tearing into it's neck and snapping its aerteries out. He then proceeds to eat his fill.] [19:44:10] *Pardrengo walks around the corner, lowering his bow. "That.. that jez ain't right." [19:44:44] [Combat End.] [19:44:53] Finally. [19:47:02] * Marianysa leans unsteadily against the wall. "I guess it's fine that one of them left. I don't know what we're gonna do with this much meat as it is." [19:47:39] You know what? I think I hate bulettes. [19:47:53] How do you know that? You haven't even tried it. [19:47:56] *Pardrengo kneels and puts his hand to the ground. "Nah, it's ther. Just... too small to get through the harder layer o' rock." [19:48:35] * Aurora sighs. "Well, I could do with a break for a little while. I guess we should bring some of this up, though. [19:48:53] *Par stands up again, and secures his bow to his back, then draws his machette. "Arright, lets carve this terkey." [19:50:07] [Pardrengo takes a little while to carve up some landshark steaks, wrapping them in sheets of paper from his supplies. He stuffs his pack to the brimming point.] [19:50:45] [Phanos sates himself, then stays in wolf form until he's fully groomed all the blood from his snout and paws.] [19:51:03] * Marianysa grins. "Well, at least we won't have to worry so much about supplies for a while." [19:52:10] *Par nods. "Gunna try an' make sum jerkey. Desert sun be good fer that." [19:52:18] Yeah, at least we got something out of that. [19:53:52] Alright, so preserving won't be an issue [19:54:45] *Phanos changes into his humanoid form in a burst of cherry blossoms. "So! We be ready to ride off ya?" [19:55:31] * Mauz shrugs, pausing to spit up a little blood. [19:56:26] Well, we done exploring down here? [19:56:36] We juts got here... [20:00:01] Do you really want to stay? Really? [20:01:16] *Par eyes Aurora. [20:02:07] "We ain't found no way back, `nless you wanna try an climb up that trech`rus cave wall in th'at armor o' yers." [20:02:26] "Wit th' lava beneath yeh." [20:06:49] Alright, let's take a breather, then head back up [20:08:33] "Ya wanna climb?" [20:08:40] Not really... [20:08:52] * Aurora looks down the rest of the caves with curiosity. Especially the place they were headed befor the bulettes showed pu [20:13:04] We're down here, so we might as well explore. [20:17:54] *Temper nods. "I shall lead." [20:18:25] * Mauz moves to Temper's side, idly rolling one of his shoulders. "Be my guest." [20:18:31] *Par snears. "Like `ell, `forged." [20:18:50] Thanks [20:18:56] *Par mutters something about underestimating people. [20:19:12] * Aurora follows not far behind Temper [20:23:03] * Marianysa sighs as he watches Temper and Pard head off in opposite directions. [20:25:22] [As the group moves forward a steady. slow dripping creeps up on the senses. In the chamber beyond seems to be a small pond.] [20:26:09] * Aurora eyes the pond suspiciously [20:26:17] [Then suddenly Par's voice echos through the chamber.] [20:26:24] "Aye! Found summin!" [20:26:31] On my way! [20:27:25] * Marianysa has been following Pard so as not to leave the group entirely split up. [20:27:58] [Par approaches a mound of debri. It seems like scratches of plant matter, as well as torn clothes, and bones.] [20:28:46] What is this? A nest? [20:29:52] *Par nods. "Aye. Looks like it..." [20:30:21] *The shifter sifts through the pile and grins. "Ey.. now... what `ave we here..." [20:31:36] [Pardrengo stands up and turns toward the group with two skeletal hands, the tendons and muscles holding them to their wrists long-since deteriorated. However, the hands are encased in what would be on flesh-and-blood hands tight fighting finger-less leather gloves. They seem to have arcane patterns etched on their hems.] [20:33:42] "Well? Go on." [20:33:56] [Par tosses the decrepid bone-filled gloves to Mari.] [20:34:01] Huh. What are they? [20:34:19] *Par shrugs. "`Ow sh'd I know?" [20:34:29] * Marianysa catches the gloves and looks them over. [20:35:32] * Aurora looks over at the skeletons and sighs. She begins administering something recognizable as a last rites. [20:36:09] [As Mari looks em over, she sees the Steel Gorgon crest of House Cannith seared into the palms of the leather gloves.] [20:39:00] These could be useful. Wonder how they got down here, though. [20:39:40] *Pardrengo turns back from where he continued to dig through the nest. He throws a human skull at Mari. "Prob'ly belong t'dis fella." [20:40:44] *To Mauz, Par tosses a leather coin purse. [20:41:35] * Aurora glances at the pool again. [20:43:24] * Mauz catches it. "... well, shit." [20:43:37] *Par continues to sift, and starts sniffing. "Hhnf.... hrm... nnff...nff......smell's like rare herbs..." [20:43:53] What're you lookin' at, Aura? [20:44:00] *He comes up later after pawing through some old moldy robes. [20:44:22] That water. [20:44:26] Think there's anything in there? [20:44:32] Just waiting for us to turn our backs on it? [20:44:38] [Mauz finds the pouch is filled with four platinum coins and a hundred gold.] [20:44:43] * Aurora takes her attention away from the skeletons [20:44:53] [It weighs a heafty 2 pounds.] [20:45:01] * Mauz whistles. "... that's a lotta whores and stout." [20:45:11] *Pardrengo gets up and looks around the corner. [20:45:21] "Nah, lass, th'be too shallow." [20:45:33] How can you tell? [20:45:40] "Jezz a cave pond." [20:46:49] * Aurora thinks. "How does it get replenished? [20:47:34] *He finishes digging through the molded robes, the fabric tearing apart at the slightest touch, and then comes away with a small container. [20:47:58] "Moist're leaks in throu th' groun above us." [20:48:14] * Mauz leans in for a peek. "What we got there?" [20:48:22] *He hands the container over to Aurora. "Think these serve a relig'is perpus." [20:48:48] * Aurora looks at the container [20:50:01] [The container fits in her hand. It's a wide, shallow container maybe three inches in diameter and only one inch deep. The holy octogram of the Sovereign Host is etched into the metal lid.] [20:50:34] [The top screws off.] [20:51:52] * Aurora unscrews it, carefully, curious about the contents. [20:52:15] * Marianysa looks over Aurora's shoulder at the container curiously. [20:52:29] * Aurora opens it [20:52:48] [The inside is a thick vicuous salve, like many that Aurora uses for religious rituals. But the scent of its mystic incredients assails her nose like a hammer. It must be very very concetrated and very valuable.] [20:52:58] [The smell hits Mari as well.] [20:53:44] * Aurora blinks. [20:53:48] Oh.. my. It's still good. [20:54:26] * Marianysa coughs a bit. "Wow. That's strong." [20:54:57] * Aurora closes it back up. "This is... valuable." [20:55:16] ... what're you two up to? [20:55:26] * Mauz leans over. "If it's booze, share. Seriously." [20:55:57] I wouldn't drink this stuff. [20:56:08] It's concentrated enough to wake the dead. [20:57:05] [Session End.] [20:57:09] [500 Xp.] [20:57:24] * Marianysa is now known as Yon [20:57:31] * Aurora is now known as Demota [20:57:35] [Treasure found: Rogue's Gloves, 500 GP, 1,500 GP worth of Mystic Salves.] [20:58:34] * Mauz is now known as Darkheart [21:19:22] Rogue’s Gloves [21:19:22] These enchanted black gloves moderately improve thievery skills. [21:19:22] Level: 12 [21:19:22] Price: 13,000 gp [21:19:22] Item Slot: Hands [21:19:22] Property: Gain a +3 item bonus to Thievery checks. [21:19:22] Power (Daily): Minor Action. Each time you make a Thievery check during this turn, roll twice and take the higher result. End of #Sharn buffer Wed Feb 24 21:19:40 2010