Session 6, April 14th, 2007

Jefferson Harco: flurry of blows the Drow

DM: one hit misses wildly... but the other one blindsides him, and he takes the hit... a stinging blow

DM: Rileal takes a step back into the previously-hidden doorway... and darkness seems to flow from around him to wrap his body forming a shadowy suit of armor, and a second sheet into a shield between him & Jeff... then he draws a small hand crossbow, drawing out a bolt and loading it

Tristanu: Climb out of the pit

Tristanu: sheathe sword... and draw bow

Dianysia: I move to the door and attempt to pry the pins from the hinges...

DM: they're pretty solidly in there, without some sort of smiths tools you're not likely to disconnect anything

Dianysia runs and attempts to jump across the pit to the other side.

DM: the statues are taking position near the flames, kinda just standing there at the ready

Jefferson Harco: well i step up to the Drow and attack, flurry

DM: the first blow glances off the shadows surrounding him (despite the light he's also shedding), and the second he easily leans out of the way to avoid... he grins widely at you

Rileal: “You'll have to do better than that, m'boy”
Rileal takes another 5-ft ajustment, stepping back and to the side (the small room he's in is not very deep), as he aims his hand crossbow at you (Jeff) and fires...
DM: a swift twitch of Jeff’s shoulders sends the bolt skittering past closely, creasing your shirt but leaving you unharmed
Rileal draws a rapier, flourishing it before him as he settles into a fencing stance. "Guess we'll do this the old fashioned way."

Tristanu: jump the pit..it's all I can do
Tristanu: ok...Dropped bow before jump...drew sword as I landed...Part of my move action

DM: you're across, and you've got just enough movement to get past Dia in the process... you can now see the statues, but still don't have LoS on the drow, who you did see step back into the room past Jeff

Tristanu: kk...that's where I go...

DM: it's a fairly small alcove off from the main room... obviously was used for storage, as there's several chests inside the room, and a selection of shelves, all well coated in dust
DM: the Drow is also inside the room, rapier drawn & ready, and shedding light like a torch.

Dianysia moves to the "closet" and casts magic missile

DM: the drow staggers back, growling as he shakes off the dual blows. growling out something in elven (just swearing, for those who can speak it)

Tristanu Smiles at the drow as a flicker of light catches one of his pearly white teeth and sparkles

Dianysia: "All yours boys," Dia says with a grin. "Nothing personal," she says softly in elven. "I kinda find you amusing."

DM: Jeff & Dia, you see a strangely garbed figure entering behind you, from across the pit... she appears to be human, but is wearing odd, finely died vibrantly blue trews and a brown shirt of an odd cut, apparently finely tailored - she has something on her back that appears to be made of a similar blue cloth, covered by more brown fabric

Bethany: Stands somewhat shocked at the scen in front of her, she has seen some strange stuff before, but this took the pie and the cake, she called out loudly, "Uho bay 'ere!"

Tristanu quizically tries to figure out what she just blabbered

Bethany: She appoaches the pit, and focuses for a moment, a glob of ectoplasm forming, which she projects over the pit and continues to focus on it until it is the shape of a bridge.

Dianysia: "Figures. I got her."

Tristanu: "Got who?"

Dianysia: "Don't worry about her. I've got her until Rileal is taken care of. Now we dance."

Jefferson Harco: ill move to flank the Drow, and attack

DM: again, the blow seems to glance off the shadows surrounding him
DM: the Drow is decides to lunge at Tristanu, the bigger threat...
DM: but the point of his rapier catches on the full plate armor, bending helplessly

Tristanu Smiles at the drow and winks

Tristanu: Tristanu attacks

DM: the blow swings true, but as with Jeff's fists, glances off the strange shadows surrounding the drow

Dianysia looks back and forth between the girl and the drow. She casts acid splash on the girl.

Dianysia: I put a little more distance between myself and the new girl, while drawing my light crossbow

Bethany: An angered look quickly flashes across her face as she steps across her bridge, which seems to take a human shape behind her, and starts to charge towards Dianysia, while the woman drops her pack and starts to pull a strange device out.

Jefferson Harco: flurry the drow

DM: oooh... two solid hits

Rileal snarls, swearing again in Elvish before making a VERY rude gesture at Jeff
Rileal decides to try and go after the softer target this time, striking at Jeff
Rileal: ...and missing terribly

Tristanu: Tristanu attacks

DM: the blade swings down, slicing cleanly through a gap in the shadows, drawing a line of blood down the drow's side

Dianysia: "What in the heck... Astral?" ((Dan, dropping weapon and drawing my quarterstaff... would that draw AoO?))
Dianysia: I drop my crossbow and draw my quarterstaff.

Dianysia: To hit the "thing"

DM: it seems to bounce of the thing's skin to no effect

Dianysia: "Oh, this is seriously not good... guys... I don't have her...."

Bethany: She grins and pushes a small button on the side of the device she is holding, and then closes her eye for a moment, and suddenly the chamber is filled with VERY loud sound, with a musically quality to it, although about the only thing anyone here could recognize would be the heavy drum beats, but even they are different. Mean while the construct lunges towards Dianysia again, trying to bring her to the ground.

DM: dia, you're knocked flat on your ass

Dianysia: "I REALLY don't have her...."

Jefferson Harco: flurry the Drow

DM: your first blow catches the drow just right on his chin, and his head rocks around back & sideways, and you hear a barely noticeable "SNAP!" over the racket coming from the other room, before he collapses
DM: (he's DEAD)
DM: and as he collapses, the flames & odd shadowy barriers disappear
DM: meanwhile, with the shadow-stuff gone, you can see Yu dead on the ground behind the mobile statues that appear to have done it

Tristanu: Tristanu charges the “thing”

DM: your sword glances off its thick hide, not biting in

Dianysia: "If you f-ing want something, tell me what the hell it is or get the hell off of me! You're friend is dead." I repeat this in each of the languages I know based on the freaky appearance of the human and her "thingy"
Dianysia: I try to get out and stand up (full round do it slowly)

Bethany: The sound dies down slightly, as Bethany shouts out something in a strange guttural language towards Dia, one of the same languages she heard Dia speak. (See Whisper). Meanwhile, the 'thing' backs off slightly, losing human form and just becoming an amorphous glob.

Dianysia: I respond in the same language, in an angry tone.
Dianysia: "This... Person... speaks a rudimentary version of Draconic... Says she's not with our other, er, friend, Drow boy." Dia says in common.

Bethany: Looks carefully at Dianysia, knowing she is refering to her from the few cues she can pick up.
Bethany: (She is just very curious, and is not trying to be hostile at all, although she does seem to be a little nervous, every so often looking out the hall she came in.)

Dianysia speaks further in draconic.

Jefferson Harco: oh ok i go back to where yu and I were

DM: as soon as you move within range of the statues, they take up threatening positions though, they're obviously going to attack you, and if you move further you're going to get hit.

Jefferson Harco: hmm...

Bethany: Responds to to Dia, again in Draconic

(8178) Jefferson Harco: i put my hands up to show, no harm...

Tristanu: Best I can do is attempt to take one off of him so he's not double teamed...Bull Rush

DM: right... one statue attacks with a nice clang off your armor, but ineffective, not even slowing you
DM: The bull rush result not enough to push him back, not enough for him to push you back... I'm gonna go with BOTH of you move back 5 feet... you knock it off balance, it staggers back, and you do the same from bouncing off

Bethany: Looks over at the creatures, and shrugs, D- "Never know until I try."

Dianysia: D- "They are Earth Elementals. Are you willing?"

Bethany: D- "See no reason not to..." then she looks over her shoulder to the hall, D-"But we shouldn't wait to long."

Dianysia: D- "No, we shouldn't. The unarmored one hides if he's hit at all."
Dianysia: "Everyone... try backing up... get out of combat with them..."

Jefferson Harco: ok...

Dianysia: I run back to Jayde and retrieve my books and come back.

Bethany: Stares at one of the 'elementals' and holds her hand slightly over her head, palm down, and a crystal forms just under her hand, and she suddenly pumps the heel of her hand towards the closest elemental, sending the crystal propelling towards it.

DM: that's a hit

DM: both statues are gonna attack Tristanu as the most aggressive... one lumbering forward to its past position to do so
DM: first misses HORRIBLY

Dianysia: D- "Wait, I have a theory. They may be protectors. They weren't attacking just a moment ago."

DM: second is even WORSE

Jefferson Harco: nvm that i just flurry on the one in front of me

DM: the first blow completely whiffs, the second beats harmlessly on solid granite, to no effect

Tristanu: Tristanu attacks

Dianysia mumbles under her breath about no one listening to her.

Bethany: D-"How sure are you?"

Dianysia: D- "Sure enough to get my books. You notice they haven't moved forward any?"

Bethany: D- "They're are two people standing in front of them..."

Dianysia: I skip the first book (the one I've skimmed) and start scanning the next book. I am trying to find any information on the deity, the temple, the artifact, and anything else even distantly related to the above...

Dianysia waves off the comment. D- "They didn't move before then, in case you didn't notice."

Bethany: D- "Mayhaps... I was kind of busy keeping you from killing me at the time."

Dianysia mumbles about these books having to have the answers.

Bethany: Holds her hand up again in the same fashion as before, and launches another crystal towards the same target as before, her construct reforming into a humaniod shape, running to the nearest point where it can attack, and slams its arms against the elemental near Tristanu.

DM: both miss drastically

DM: statues... one attacking the thing, one trist
DM: REALLY misses the thing
DM: the other slams into the wall instead of Trist, knocking some dust out of the ceiling...

Jefferson Harco: flurry
Jefferson Harco: same one

DM: both blows miss wildly

Tristanu: Tristanu attacks

DM: you slam home HARD, as chips fly, taking a good chunk out of the statue's center section... looks like a light breeze would almost be enough to finish the job at this point

Dianysia: Ummm.... Scanning, reading, info-junkie-ing

Bethany: Closes her eyes, and holds a hand out in front of her, a larger glob of Extoplasm appearing in front of her, quickly taking on her shape as it fully appears.
Bethany: The other construct contines to attack its buddy.

Dianysia: "You guys, why don't you back up and see if it follows? I'd almost bet you it won't follow."

DM: that thing hits the wall instead of the statue

DM: the hurt statue attacks Trist...
DM: slam comes in hard, rattling you (Tristanu) around in your armor quite a bit...

Dianysia: "I told you to back off..."

DM: the second one moves forward to get a clear shot, and swings at the first "thing"
DM: and connects... as the statue's slam comes down hard, crushing through the thing's thick skin, causing it to "melt" and fade as it does

Tristanu: Withdraw...

Dianysia: Book

Dianysia: "Trist.. I have potions in my bag...I'm not sure what they do, but maybe they'll help. They're in the saddle bag of Jayde..."

Tristanu: "I appreciate that...but I think I may not have the time, nor the will remaining to attempt two more leaps over that pit"

Dianysia: "Only one jump... get to Jayde and get out."
Dianysia: " Maybe she can help you out."
Dianysia: D- "Would you be able to make that bridge thing again? Everyone needs to run, and I mean NOW."

Bethany: Grins and moves next to thing two, and thrusts her hand out towards the statue, but the statue slamed into her before she finished, although it seemed to do nothing, and a spray of crystal shards to form in a cone shape horde fly out towards both statues.
Bethany: After the shards clear away, thing two goes to down on statue 1

DM: the closer statue gets hit by the rain of crystals, chipping large chunks out of its body, although not seeming to affect the core structure much... the other on the other hand is quickly reduced to rubble, after which is rapidly dissolves to a pile of dust
DM: the other astral thingy slams home, but doesn't even seem to faze the statue

DM: the statue goes after the glob of goo
DM: and misses

Tristanu: Lay on hands on himself

Dianysia: “The answer to all these problems MUST be in these books!” Oh, fine, I grab my books and I run back to Jayde, jumping the pit.
Dianysia: I'll grab a couple of each type of potion in her bag.

Bethany: Holds her hand up high again, but is suddenly hit by the elemental, but like last time, it doesn't even seem to harm her, and at the moment the thing recoiled from its attack, she launched the crystal at it. At the same time, the construct took a swing as well.

DM: the shard leaps out between Beth and the statue, lancing completely THROUGH the statue, as it slowly collapses, also disintegrating into dust as did the last one