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slash discord. Thank you Joy. As the group climbs the offering spire to
summon she who walks, they find themselves running into various creatures that have taken
residence in said spire. Ten years have passed since the Owatia have last ventured
to this place, and they are finding out the new inhabitants as they make
their way up the spire, passing by creeping vines a dinosaur like bugs.
They eventually reach the top to find this birdlike creature in front of a nest.
This creature that you see before you has a well a very regal looking
appearance. It has the body of a lion mixed with what appears to be
an eagle. You see a very sharp set of claws, black eyes,
and majestic looking wings before you, this creature has seen you, and I
need everybody to select their tokens and please roll initiative. This will be a
perception based initiative. By the way, twenty six. I can't see it.
I can't see it. Can anyone see it? It's right in front
of a starlin. How do you not see which way making her way up
through the vines to the top of the offering spy And oh boy, good
look, hey lizen, that thing kind of sucks to look at. Huh.
It looks interesting and so very fast. It is very fast. Okay,
uh, so you have rolled pretty well. However, ar Cilia,
you see this thing is making its way out of the nest, and it
seems to be aggressively posturing itself as it flaps its wings, and you hear
this very piercing sort of shriek, this very like hawklike, eagle like shriek
that emanates from this creature. As this is a very distinctive looking creature,
is it possible that I could use an esoteric lore role to determine if I
know anything about it? You can for one of your actions, all right?
In that case, I will exploit vulnerability instead. Okay, I will
keep the eleven that I just wrote. Okay. Unfortunately, that is not
enough to tell you about this creature. Would you say it's a critical failure
or just a regular failure? Ah, it is not a critical failure.
Okay. In that case, you will see my implements begin to glow as
I pull it out. I will have the personal antithesis activated, but I
do not learn any of its weaknesses. Very well. Second action, I
would like to move I ten fifteen, and it's posturing to freak violence.
It does look very aggressive. Okay. It doesn't say anything that I can't
try this two times. I'm going to use my third action. Yeah,
I would assume you can. You can spend your actions however you like.
Okay, I'm going to use my last action to attempt ANO their exploit vulnerability.
Okay. Twenty two. Twenty two is enough? Okay. I get
to learn its highest weakness. It does not have one. Okay, what
else is new on this show? Okay? Great? Do I know anything
about it? I'll give you something. Since you succeeded on this. It's
so mechanically. I will say that this thing appears to be strong and fast,
and it seems to be kind of hearty and you, I would suggest
that it probably pretty tough to hit. As I begin to move forward writing
my implement, I call out my companions, be careful. It will move
fast and strike quickly. We're going to have a hard time hitting this one.
And I will end my turn, Okay, Alevic. Seeing this creature
and for some reason inside of me, the war of the knowledge that I
have a war, I did not want to make any rash decisions. So
I will sudden charge here and blow the horn as my SI connection. You
are gonna rush up to the horn. Okay, Uh, very well.
There is a deep mournful tone and you see orange spores explode from the horn's
bell cap. Nothing seems to happen instantaneously. Okay, got it be the
end of my turn then, Okay. The bird like creature, I think,
will probably rush over to you. Malvic. You just made kind of
a loud noise and uh, you are focused on this horn, and this
creature is looking to protect its territory for sure, and it will counce,
which is some special bullshit that it has, which means that it gets to
move an attack with one action. Hmmm, that's gonna be one action.
Then it will issue with a claw attack that is a twenty seven to hit
that is for sixteen slashing damage, rending Malevik's flesh. This creature slashes with
its claws and then will proceed to shriek. I need everybody, all of
you, to please make a fortitude save. Target is twenty two. Oh
no, m I'm doing great. Rashtak has ruled the best fortitude save of
his life. I just don't like loud noises. Rash talk. You are
You managed to cover your ears. You see maybe the inhale of this creature
as it's about to shriek, and you realize that something loud is about to
happen, especially after dealing with the karak on the ground floor. You cover
your ears in time. Everybody else you are deafened for one round. And
did anybody critically fail? Oh? Uh, Arsilia, I think critically failed.
You said the target is twenty two, right, not twenty four?
Uh twenty two? Yep? Okay, uh ar Cilia, you crit failed.
That's bad. It makes sense and right in front of it. Uh
okay. That is going to mean that you are stunned as well. Deafened
and stunned at the moment, Arcilia. All right, let's see. When
you are deafened, you can't hear automatically, crit fail perception checks that require
you to be able to hear. You take a minus two penalty to perception
checks for initiative and checks that involved sound but also rely on other senses.
If you perform an action with the auditory trait, you must succeed a DC
five flat check or the action is just lost. For stunned, you've become
senseless. You can't act while stunned. Stun usually enclosed of value. You
are stunned one, which indicates how many total actions you lose, possibly over
multiple turns, from being sun Each time you regain actions, such as at
the start of your turn, reduce the number you regain by the stunned value.
Then reduce your stun value by the number of actions you lost. So,
for example, if you were stunned for you'd lose all three of your
actions on your turn, reducing you to stunned one, and then on your
next turn you'd lose one more. You're gonna lose one action on your next
turn. Okay, that is it for this creature's turn Yarra. All right,
Oh, the temptation to use the flute right now, I think what
I will do instead is I will go ahead and I will slam a hand
down onto the ground, and from it shall rise a scythe that is ethereal,
and I shall send it launching as I make an attack with my spiritual
weapon on this creature. Oh, I think that's is that the first time
we've seen the spiritual weapon from Yarra. No, this is the second.
The other time was when we were in the water. Okay, this is
a twenty three to hit for nine four damage. Twenty three is a success.
As this ethereal spiritual weapon, this scythe in this case, strikes out.
There's some ethereal sort of ghosting that happens as the weapon strikes and you
can see it sort of passes through the creature at first, and then like
as a delayed reaction, it almost causes a rend in the creature's flesh as
it yowls and pain. Okay, all right, and with my secondary actor,
or my last action that I have, let me see how far is
malvic? He is just too far. So what I will do then is
I will go ahead, and I will cast life link upon our Celia,
elevating my curse to a moderate level, and as such, I will not
be able to be healed by magical means, only by potions from other sources.
I can heal myself. So oh shit, and you will get three
hpback. All right, that is my team Alia. You have two actions
remaining on your turn. You are no longer stunned ah to do a kroon
and I get to do anything. Uh yeah, wait did you roll differently
than once? It's being displayed on the screen right now. You just set
a rashchok and karuna up because that's what I have on mine with them,
Yeah, twenty four, then a rashtock at nine karun eight, and then
a new round on us. Yeah yeah, I have multiple Sorry the last
question cleared out. Okay, a rashtok it is your turn. Sorry,
yes, no worry. Well, this is the time to do this.
Hopefully it works. I begin to whisper to Fia and imbue Sa with a
spell specifically goblin box and send out sea slithering towards this creature. And how
far can SEU move thirty movement more than I? Okay, and it would
go and bite in fighting. Is it uses po goblin pox, attempting to
poison it with this magical disease? Okay? And what is the uh what
is the saving? Throw here? Fortitude of eighteen? Okay, fingers crossed,
because I need this natural one from this creature. It is goblin pox
stages two to stop, which means it has flowed. It cannot reduce sickened.
It now has won the section every turn forever. Okay, Cash,
that's my witch. That's my witch in it sick gett it. The creature
sort of like stumbles around for a moment, sort of looking down, and
it's like trampling like its feet, you know, like it's it's claws like
trying to find whatever has done. It feels the pain from the bite,
and very quickly you can see this condition get worse and worse as this creature
stomps around. Okay, Is that it for return? Yes? Okay,
parun it's your turn, all right. So I don't have a spooky ax
or whatever, and that don't have a like a special snake that can that
can put the chicken pox into some kind of a bird. But what they
do have is a whole bottle of fuel, and it's very, very flammable.
So I'm going to throw that at the bird. Okay, are you
throwing? You have a bottle of fuel, Yeah, that's right, have
lesser if you the fire impuele. Oh you have? Yeah, your alchemists
fire Yeah, sure, absolutely, go ahead and make a You're gonna have
to get closer though, or right, I will take it. Since the
twenty twenty meter range, it's twenty feet. Yeah, you have to you
have to be there, all right. I will come forward slightly through the
imp The smell of fuel permeating the air, so dripping a little bit.
It's glowing red inside. Already this nap palm like substance does explode, but
unfortunately just the sort of splash from it will connect, which does a little
bit of damage and persistent fire. You can see on fire some of the
some of the feathers are singed from this creature. Okay, I'll take that.
There's a wind, and now I will take cover and hide. Okay,
Artlia, all right, I would like to move forward five ten,
fifteen twenty. Only have one action left now, and I will try to
strike it. I rear back my spear and I try to jam it into
its backside while it's distracted. Twenty one to hit, so it will be
flat footed because you are flanking, and that is a hit. Okay,
let's take five piercing damage plus an additional five very or Celia sinks the spear
deep into this creature's backside as Malevic is sort of contending with its four legs
and seas you know, sort of clamped onto one of them. Probably.
Okay, is that a for return? No, yes, it is,
okay, Alvic a rage, and then I will continue with an attack.
This will be a dra conic attack with fire damage. Okay. Fifteen fifteen
is miss Unfortunately, I think you go to attack and you're just kind of
like pushed back on your back foot, so the swing is off balance,
and I will use the momentum to turn my body and swing again. Okay,
And the twenty three cret very nice. The rage that's one action,
yes, okay, all right, twenty three is a credit, very nice
for a very whopping thirty four slashing damage. Very nice. You leave a
a huge slice right in the creature's breasts, you know, just uh it
yowls in pain. No yet, I have no more actions. Do you
think anyone we're just messing with someone's pet right now? Hey listen, it's
on top of the offering spire. If it's she who walks pet, I
mean, I imagine probably all die, but at least she went out fighting.
You know this creature that's up here, This looks domesticated creature. Yeah.
I think it's because Karun is just, you know, naturally inclined to
try to domesticate every monster you run into. It just assumes that are you
someone's pet. I'll try not to kill you that much. This creature,
which is known as a Hirako sphinx, will then sort of spin a bit
wildly as it's being attacked and frankly hurt pretty badly here, and it will
sort of spin and turn towards Arsilia and will try and strike you ars Celia
first with a beak attack, and this will be the goblin. Pot Is
lowers this attack by two for the attack role. Is that right? They
know so they're sickened one and they just so whatever sickened does, which I
think is everything by one maybe, but it's also slowed, which means it
only two actions. Okay, very nice to all your checks in DC's value,
so yeah, minus one to all of it things. Yeah, yeah,
okay, we'll try and a tank you or Celia with its beak first.
That's a twenty eight hit. That will hit and it's a regular hit,
right, yes, okay, and you will take three less damage.
That's a good thing because that's a twenty slashing damage. Good god, I
rolled maximum at the last split second. I will raise my amulet in my
free hand as I take the damage. Okay, so three reduction from Yarra
and a further five five. So yeah, you you took sixteen slashing damage.
As a creature sort of it turns and sort of jabs violently with its
beak, drawing blood, and then two claw attacks uh one one one claw
tax one claw attack. Sorry, it will spin towards Malavic and try and
attack you Malvic. And this is a miss because that would be a yeah,
that would be a twelve to hit. It's just a bit wild as
it's sort of like getting hurt and it's it's so confused as to what's happening
right now. Someone's pets. These creatures have invaded its territory and it is
giving it treats. Yeah, okay, yeah, it's your turn. Seeing
and feeling the damage at which Arsilia has taken. I will go ahead and
I will summon forth some of this energy within myself, and I will send
a golden beam towards her to heal her for two actions, so that will
be a moderate curse at first level heel, which will be seven points of
healing plus eight, so that will be fifteen points of healing. And from
there, I will use my last action to sustain my spell, and I
will swipe my hand and take another attack with my spiritual weapon on this creature.
And this was directed and that is a critical. That was our Cilia,
who I healed, ok And this is a twenty nine to hit with
a critical attack. Can you reach your ar Cilia from there? Yes?
I can thirty feet as just enough okay, indeed, and a critical with
your spiritual weapon. Uh, how do you kill it? Oh? No,
Well, after healing aus Celia and taking my other hand and making that
swiping motion, the size will do a flourish in the air before coming down
and slicing its head off, and it will lob onto the ground at Malevik's
feet and probably splash him with a little bit of blood. There's a you
see the creature like open its beak attempting to shriek in pain as this sigh
just lofts the head off lands on the ground before everyone check for a collard?
What like a like a bell and a collar? Check for one?
What so that maybe this contact and hear each other either, by the way,
it's just the whole time I could do that. I guess it was
one round, right, No, it's one minute for deafness. I'm walking
around completely, everything's normal, And why check it for a collar? What?
I will just continue to blow the horn since I don't hear it.
It doesn't work, It doesn't work out. I walk definitely feel it malvic
like it's reverberating through your body like the base chanted horn. It's a vibrating
horn. It does not have sound. You keep blowing it. I would
go back for a collar, like shaking you yours, hitting me. I'm
not saying anything. I'm blowing it for you. Check like pulling you away?
No, hey, what is going on? You've blown it? You
can't he is not talking? Is he? I am talking? I think
we can't hear you in your but surely the sounds start to come back.
You start to hear the sounds of the jungle. Definitely someone's pets. It
was definitely someone's pets. It's a pet. I've checked that it's a pet.
It's not a pets. It's no collar. You well, does have
a collar, but no, I mean I put a collar one because they
are your pet. No, they're not. They're familiar. Is there any
contacting is that's not the same thing whatsoever? There is no collar or anything.
It's a sort of enchanted chip in this thing. You can make a
perception roll. Oh no, I'm good. I would like to fine,
I would like to skin this creature. Just no one else said it.
Okay, go ahead and make a survival check. But wait, is there
you said there's nothing on this creature? Correct? Uh, there was no
collar. Collar. Okay, to make sure there's nothing on it. Thank
you get perception check, Malvick. Let me take this deafen off because that
would effectly Oh dear, I'm going to re roll that because I'd rather not
Where am I? Where are you? Because my deception? Oh? Send
him on seeing eggs. Make sure you take deafen off if you will roll.
Oh yeah, so Malavic looking around, you do see some cloth inside
the creature's nest. Hm, that would take this glove. Okay, Once
you pull it out, it is a bit like a tattered looking robe.
Hm. Sort of shake it out and it looks like it's not quite a
robe, but just kind of like a hood and kind of like a mantle
and like a short cloak in the back. Uh hm. I rolled it
up and uh put it in my bag. Now, sure, because I
need to prepare for what is on its way. You're saying you heard the
horn of the horn work. I blow it first. It was a noise
in it. There were many times it worked. We should prepare it offering
immediately then, yes, yes, and offering here, and yes, beget
unloading. That creature was wearing a hat. It seems far more weirder stuff
than this in the facts. This was either it was either intelligent or domesticated.
Neither one is great. We shed to get the offering out now,
Yes, yes, I am pulling it out. Mm hmmm, it's in
the bag of holding. Yes, I believe completely. Turn the bag of
holding inside out and will I have shields and whatnot and they will crush the
fruit. Never mind, and I begin helping you just everyone stands away from
this creature. I would take responsibility of his death if it comes down to
any kind of responsibility of ownership or whatever. Should I have not chopped its
head off? Now you're fine. We did not expect you to be able
to do something like this. Who are here? But Barla's favorite war It
attacked us first. Do you think I should have used my flute? Malevich?
You don't know about the flute. The flute wonderful thing. I can
use it to charm creatures. We've had it for quite some time. Probably
should have used that tap uh. It's a rinder size of this creature.
I didn't know how a flute would make its way through it. There is
a low rumble, like a peel of distant thunder that shakes the tower.
To the east, the jungle canopy seems to rise up and crest, like
a wave, surge itself into a titanic quadrupedal body made of the jungle itself,
a form either made of plants or encrusted so thickly that no flesh can
be seen. The foliage on the creature's back is thinner, and her head
is crowned with a knot of trees around a glimmering fresh water spring barely visible
through a protective ring of glacial ice wall. Feel and hear the sounds of
this creature moving. It is beautiful. I believe that maybe indeed she walks.
I will kneel. I rolled the domesticate. Have we finished pulling out
the offering at this point it's going to take a while. You see this
creatures moving reasonably fast towards you, then I keep going same. Yes,
that will stay kneeled by the creature that we have slain. But I will
ask a room to step back. What direction is it coming from northeast southwest?
He's ThReD them from the horn side? Malevic Yes, perhaps do not
stand in the way? Is it in the offering? But they ask if
this creature belongs to it, who slained it? I will take resonsibility,
you may, but take it from the side. We do not know its
willingness to speak. It was mentioned, and I'll just go next to the
one, I guess, or over here we are considered ants ants standing the
way. I'm going to back up way over here. This is what you
see really moving above the trees. She who walks through seasons makes her way
towards you, sort of lumbering as this large creature, but each stride is
large, and it does not take long before she reaches the offering spire.
As you all present the offering. Twenty feet short of the tower, she
opens a whale like mouth of tree roots and moss. A flock of birds
following her descend on the tower in a flurry, working together to pick up
the offerings and carry it into her waiting maw. This creature's flank. It's
twenty feet from the edge of the tower, twenty feet away. What would
you like to do? I want to jump in there, not really see
I'd really kind of Do we see the water atop she who walks yes,
yes, question do the birds look anything like the one that we just slain?
We must get the water. This is our opportunity, I believe.
Should we ask, we could try. Recalling from our conversation with the people
of Los que Lua, I feel as if they mentioned that she did not
speak to us. That is correct a lot of respect. We at least
think and show gratitude. Those that cannot speak still sees what happens in front
of them. Do you have a gord of some sort of a part.
We can fill the water. We yeah, I have asks. I believe
glue they gave us. They gave us the materials with the offering. I
just wanted to make sure it was included. You would have you would have
had something to collect the water. Okay, ready going up to collect some
thank you from the water. You have to do something to do this.
This is twenty feet away from you. You were a top of on top
of a spire that is very high up, probably about sixty feet from the
ground. Twenty foot gap. Put off a gap from its mouth, okay,
from its flank, from its side, and are the waters directly blow
us? No? No, so we could not dive in. Understood to
find a way to make your way across. If you want to want to
get up, I will pull out my grappling hook. Oh that's better.
Does it seem to be like a good idea? Then? Way way better
than I think. Yes, go go for that. Yes, yes,
I have an idea, but I'll need one of you to anchor me.
I'm sure we'll do it. I would like to climb up onto the edge
of this and I would reach forward as far as I can, and I
like to activate ghostly grasp. Okay, would I be able to reach because
we technically have a five foot reach ourselves, and if I'm stretching, then
five plus fifteen? No, I don't think so. I think the fifteen
includes the five that you can normally reach. Hmmm, right, grappling hook
it is, yes, anyone but is throwing these things? No? Well
is it a dependence? Is it? Is it athletics? I believe it
was? Oh? Then yes, here you well, don't it? All
right, I'll grab it and I'll swing it around and I'll say, all
right, here we go and I'll you eat it. Fifteen. It's not
that hard. You are able to make it. There is a lot of
foliage and things on she who walks his back, it's not difficult to make
this. To make this check. If you were to just blindly jump,
it would be pretty tough. But throwing the grappling hook over there is a
very good idea. So then let us secure the other end here to perhaps
the horn or if there are any other bits that we can secure it to.
Does it look like there's anything we could secure it to for this end
for us to be able to climb down if we secure it, if we
secure it. What if she walks away, maybe one of us should just
hold it. Make I'm not even gonna make you make an intelligence check on
this. If she decides to walk away with the rope attached, whatever is
attached to getting set off, she who has the grappling hoof forever? How
much bigger this creature is the trees that the mass on this creature is going
now? I was just thinking, like, if we tie it down here
she moves a little bit, it's gonna tear. Wasn't gonna leave it.
He's holding it. We could just walk along there. There's ramparts on the
on the on the top of this if you wanted to attach it to one
of those, or there's also vines, you can always cut it, you
know, right, Because the only reason I'm saying this is because I believe
she is very high up, so it will be a problem for us to
drop down, so we would want to possibly climb back up. I believe.
Does that seem that curious? We want to get the water. We
don't need to be up here, all right, Yes, go down the
floor. We have issues below us, right, okay? Water before weird?
Wait, we're using up a lot of time. Yes, see time.
I mean the only reason I'm saying this is specifically because just because we
threw a grappling hook, they're below us, so it needs to be secured
to something for us to actually use the grappling hook. Otherwise it's just gonna
flop down, so we need to secure it. Yeah, I pots,
well, good idea. I think, all right, I'll tie I'll just
tie it off, and someone points out the ramparts, I'll tie it off,
and I guess we are using our apple body to crawl across. That's
what that's what we're getting side down, you know, and hang or upside
down. But I'll go since I know I have a better maybe a better
chance of going than anyone else, And if anyone wants to follow and go
behind, I will follow. Actually, yes, athletics checks to cross.
You have lowered the difficulty of this. Okay, I'm using my toes to
go across. At this point, I will re roll that. I'm not
going on to dead thing fifteen. It's gonna be good for you to stay
by someone to stay behind anyway, I'm staying behind. That's me. Something
happens. Oh yeah, absolutely, I've already got the dagger out, So
the dagger. Since I rolled twenty seven, I will hold the gourd as
I go across. Okay, you each make your way across malvic rash talk
Yara or Celia? Are you going as well? I'm staying with karun fair
enough. You begin to cross across the rope, and you can easily climb
through this dense tangle, making up to the spine of she who walks.
A long narrow strip of grass runs down the length of the behemoth's spine,
forming a temperate valley between imposing walls of glacial ice. A grassy glen is
studded with small, gnarled trees bearing fruit of all different types. I will
fill the gord add my water bag just in case, so make up reception
check for me, please, all of us is uh? This will be
you to start with seventeen. So you don't see this water nearby where you
have landed, but in the distance you can see past this, past this
area where you've sort of clambered up to the spine. You see various trees
and kind of like peering through the trees in this area of sort of cleared
trees where the spine is here you can see beyond it, and you can
see these waters in the distance. Our destination is up ahead. Is anyone
like to come with me? We do not know the dangers. Yes,
good, and I will walk forward in front of the group until I reached
the walls. Making your way forward. Malevic. You see these trees and
there's this smell that happens here. It's not unpleasant. It is strange because
it reminds you of something. Almost with each step, it feels like you're
entering a different time of year. The trees are different, the flowers are
different. You might not be familiar with all of the foliage and things that
grow here on Castroville, but you can see the colors various leaves, and
some of these trees that you don't recognize would indicate autumn or some that are
is it deciduous? That are deciduous, that have the like evergreen sort of
look those kinds of needles and whatnot on them. Coniferous? Coniferous is the
okay, The deciduous means the leaves fall every fall, confer and the the
flowers and such smell as if it is just a different time of year.
It's frankly it's quite beautiful. Yes. As I'm walking, I am holding
back temptation to take from the fruit and the flowers, because many flashbacks and
back in my mind of when I was something that was closed off that i'd
never remember, when I was a child and my mother would take me under
that tree before the defects started to happen, and I think I get a
little teary eyed, without knowing. It's not emotion. It just kind of
comes up by itself. As I walk forward, I don't speak to anyone.
Are there are lots of these flowers here? Yes, I would like
to I'd like to pick four of them. Okay, begin to pick the
flowers, malevic. As you walk forward, you hear some grass stirring and
then suddenly spinning and leaping through the air. You see three shelled creatures of
varying colors blue, yellow, and red. They spin, They have strange
they have strange bowls sort of as atop their skulls. They're part of their
part of their anatomy. It seems like as we bring you here this,
oh God, where did I put this? Where are they? Please?
Oh? Wow, Okay, I'm gonna have to do this a different way.
I thought I saved this, but I didn't. Okay. Uh,
these three creatures come spinning, uh, flipping into the scene, these turtle
like creatures, and uh they block your path, each taking on a stance
that looks like they are ready to stop your movement. And uh, I'm
gonna need you all to select your token and please roll initiative. Why this
music? That's another critical asiative. Okay, I have to do this.
This is for you, guys. These are what they look like, cute
as I was hoping. Yeah, I'm going to see if I can get
through a little kappas at first, but yeah, I thought they were Kappa
Street Sharks meets the Ninja Turtles. Hold On, I gotta sorry, Chat,
I'm trying to do this on the fly here for you. I thought
I had this prepped already. Uh, okay, I don't want to leave
you out here. Chat, I'm sorry. Hold on, h okay,
Oh he's waiting for that. I'll turn around. I'll look around in surprise
and bewilderment. Why we're being approached by these creatures, and I'll see if
anybody's there. You go done something they should not have done? Oh you
would see flowers in my hands, darling. Yeah, and then turned towards
these very disgusting looking creatures, and we're like, we are here for the
the water we have given our offering. Okay. Uh. They sort of
like turn to each other quickly. The water in their head bowls kind of
splashes about, and their eyes they have sort of these chameleon eyes, and
they're kind of like looking around in all different rerections, looking at each other
and whatnot. And and you can see them all sort of making like Marshall
poses with claws and things as they I need to make a role here too.
I feel like I've seen a play like this somewhere. Bowl is definitely
not the word I thought i'd hear in twenty twenty three. Fucking Okay,
I'm gre ahead, I criticled. I just want to note that congratulations doesn't
matter. I know, I know, freeze the water in their head bowl,
I'm aware. Is that three criticals you've had today? Yes? It
is wow, no two for me. So as they sort of leap in,
you can see that they immediately start to rush towards you, and it
is so weird. The blue one and I will I'll actually mark thee ha
whoa dude, you're taking flowers. The blue one will pull its own arm,
and as it does so, it extends further than it looks like it's
possible, and it does so in like this really interesting kind of like martial
way, you know, like it does this, It does this like power
rangers, like maneuver and like it grabs its own arm and then throws it
outwards and it will strike out it you malvic of course, m hm uh.
Let's see here. Hopefully it hits, because I would not be prepared
to see some ships like that. It will strike out at you with a
claws subdual damage. Imagine they doing two damage. I'm like, I'm just
saying the fuck in mid and mid in mid throw and the clause uh sort
of comical in nature you're experienced, you're expecting some kind of like I don't
know what you're expecting, staring at bewilderment, but there are sharp claws and
it slashes at you for seven slashing damage. It was just stop that,
that's amazing. Well, it will then sort of look at you like a
bit quizzically, and then it will pull its own arm back and the arm
sort of retracts stretch. The red one will rush up to hear and the
same thing with its leg. It kicks out with its leg and you see
the leg extends outwards about ten feet and it will try and slice you with
its foot clawssenails. God, it's probably got some sort of disease under there
comes. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, ray A Worth me rolling a
character it is that with your feet. I'm just yeah, I'm just I'm
pissed. I'm getting bristed. The yellow colored one to your left, Oh
god, I don't want to know what extends. No, it spins with
a spinning backhand and as it does so, it grabs its elbow and you
see it's a seat's hand fly out towards you to do another claw attack.
It just done chuck with its with its arm. It did like a spinning
backfist with its with its hands. I have no defense sentence because I'm literally
just like, what the hell is going on? And I get hit by
that as well. Yeah, it's a twenty one to hit. I'm like,
don't you no? Stop for five slashing damage rubbing my jaw at this
point, Yeah, they're wearing me down. Uh. And then this one
will sort of bring its own arm back again. It's antenna moving around wildly.
Its eyes kind of like moving around wildly. Oh stop, do you
not want to hurt you rash talk, it's your turn. Wait, we
are we gave an offering. We are here to help. Stop. I'm
saying this in Sylvan. No, we're friendly guardians. Okay, this is
wonderful. I've been waiting for this for so long, to be friends.
We just see all of the sayings. Please please make a diplomacy guy,
Yeah, let's here. We can die from these things. Fifteen. Oh
boy, that's not the worst I can do. It's pretty good. Mhm
uh. They seem unmoved by your please or rash talk. And that's an
action, I assume. Yes, yes, that is one action. Very
good. They yell and Sylvan swear off is about flowers. We who defend
must never allow those to get She who walks they're doing power rangers poses the
entire time to get near she who walks water. Oh so it wasn't even
my fuck. Yes, uh uh, unmelews. He will heal four HP
around for four rounds. Fine, I mean we'll defend ourselves and I guess
kill you we don't want to. We will not killed him, all right,
then we will hurt them very badly until they stop. Yes, they
bray break their arms so they cannot extend them. Please make an intimidation.
Oh yeah, you could hear from the toad in my voice. So they
all kind of look at each other. They all kind of giggle amongst each
other. Time they giggle. Time to giggle. The water like splashes out
a little bit. That's all I do. Okay, Rauh's return, ostock.
Are you able to translate for me? Could he translate if I'm using
my action to try? Oh yeah, they said they're gonna defend the waters.
We have to defeat them. They're not gonna stop, darlings. We
are not here too harm she just try to flate. God damn it.
Fine, Yes, time to get translated. We are not here to her,
she who walks or anything of that nature. You see, we're on
a quest at present, and we would love to share this with you,
perhaps over a meal, or perhaps I will tap the flute on my belt.
Perhaps I could also play you a song or something. I'm very good
at the flute. Just please stop hitting us. This is not worth it.
Please make a diplomacy check twenty. They look around each other. The
yellow one puts down its arms and it sort of looks towards the blue and
red and says, lil, what do you think? I don't know,
Red, what do you think? Do you think that their intentions are pure
and honest? Who knows? They could be anybody. Maybe they're here to
steal the waters, and they're just trying to be nice because they know they
could never get past us because we're so strong. Look at my muscles.
I don't know that one has had some pretty big muscles. That one's green.
I always felt like we were missing green. Oh my god. Okay,
I guess we can just let them go. What if they take the
water, sh then we'll jump them. That one understands you, right.
We shall allow you to pass, not because we are scared of you,
but because we believe your intentions to be pure. You're not harm she who
walks where there there will be trouble, thank you, they said, I
translate, then this is what they say. They did say that they'll jump
us if we take the water, which is kind of the whole point of
being it. So I am a little confused there. So perhaps we explained,
then, well, we we do need some of the water, but
it is because we are cursed at present, and I will expose the mark
on my chest. I motioned to control. She wishes to mate with you.
That's not what did they say. They said they want to mate with
you. That's not what I said. I was because you exposed your jest
showing off the mark perfectly told them, I said, I understand, let
us pass. That's I don't think that's gonna make things better based on what
they just said. Bavic, I am right fucking here. Oh that's what
they're hoping for. Yes, it was. I was speaking Syllvan. I'm
turning blue with all of the energy that's surrounding me right now. Wow,
look blue. She even starting to look like you. Are you sure that's
a female they're getting it? Does it matter? I guess not. Do
you wish me to translate what they're saying you are? Do you not want
to get more blue? At anger? Know what they're saying, we like
you, Van, If you translated, I hope not. Probably not.
We have limited time. I would like to yes, I had to go
yes. Ah, what would you like me to say to them? Right?
Let us see perhaps if we could make some sort of a trade.
I don't know. I could play a song for them on the flute or
some shit. Yeah, you played the song for them. I'll go ahead
and cap the water, keep them distracted. Hell, may we have a
trade with you? Yes, As my companion mentioned, we were sent here
to provide an offering to she who walks through seasons, which we did so
that we made trade for water. But you great ones need more trading as
well. Yes, and I hold up rations we eat the fruit that she
who walks provides. What about a song? Do you wish for a song
as trade? What is this song? Soothing? Melodies like birds, but
more intentional. I like birds here we do. Maybe they'll be good.
We wish to hear this song good. I will walk forward your change in
exchange for the water. Yes, in exchange for the water that is That
is our hope and deal. So saith the mistress. What do you wish
to do with you who walks? Water? Cleanse the curse? It is
pure you are cursed. Yes, make sure they know it will give thousands
if we don't do this. I don't think that's a good idea. What
you're saying, what do you mean, Yes, it would be that actually
could be. That is true. Actually, yes, it is to dispel
a curse upon us and an item those Once dispelled, it will prevent the
law of life. Wait, you are cursed or an item you carry is
cursed. We are cursed, and we have left the item away for it.
We do not wish it to bring any harm here. We are to
bring water back to cleanse the curse. One moment, they all like huddle
up so all their shells are out, and you see their antenna like wiggling
around their eyeballs like always trying to like keep an eye on you. And
then they swivel back and start looking at each other, start talking fervently.
How long has this taking place? By the way, you know, like
a normal conversation, Like we're having how many rounds? So I've just malevik
would be healed sixteen totally the case. So we're effectively right now we are
out of combat. Okay, that's why I want to check he's a little
healthier. That's all, just in case something goes horribly wrong. Very impatient
at this point. I don't know what's going on. Yeah, Well,
RuSHA has been relaying it to you, translating, Yes, I would like
another diplomacy checks, not because I've been he was translating for me. Yes,
that was the whole point. Okay, both of you roll, okay,
twenty seven three Okay, they all like see Malvic like maybe getting impatient,
and then they backflip out of their huddle, landing in different poses,
and as they continue to speak, they continue to make whichever you prefer,
gain you force poses or power rangers poses. Very well, you will be
allowed to cleanse this curse. We believe that you are true of heart.
Please provide us with this song, and we will allow you to pass.
But what did they say? I translate this song? I'll walk forward,
come back, come back, come back. The exchange does not happen.
There is a trade that must be done. Fine, admittedly I've gotten very
little practice, so we shall see how this goes. Because it sounds equal
to her greater than a bird. You're fine, all right? Happens at
the same time, So as she plays, I will go get the water.
No wait, hit it is cliff will malevick. That does not have
to take. Then I don't want any appendages come flying, not just again,
stay strange. What kind of song are you going to try to play
on the flute? Well, they seem like a very very like upbeat kind
of bunch, so I think i'd probably play something that's a little bit more
like light hearted and pretty. Now, admittedly Fee is not good at playing
the flute whatsoever. I don't know a song, so yeah, i'd probably
try to do something very like ethereal and pretty and light. Okay, make
a performance. Roll, let's see how you do. I will reroll that.
This is my final hero point. Okay, the twelve. It wasn't
that? Wait my tell, don't I need to tune this thing? Whit?
You can't doune the flute? Fuck? There there are some birds that
sound like that. Yeah, but that wasn't very good. This is what
a song sounds like. It's a performance that leaves you wondering and questioning if
Yara has ever really been able to play uh an instrument before? And I
need practice. I understand. They kind of look at each other and say,
hmm, I don't know if we like your song. It wasn't very
good. It didn't sound like birds, at least the pleasant ones I can't
to help with. That's like something stuck in it? I think, no,
stop, we don't want any more. Stop stop said stop? All
right? What else do you have to offer? What else they have?
What if I throw myself on the ground and start crying now, that might
make them think it's a more of a miser rating made rich will again,
I don't know of the crying part, just to be on the ground.
Do we still have baked goods? Is that yesterday? That was it?
I don't think we ate them all? Remember the people left without them?
I just too Do I still have sweet Summie? I am not sure.
I will leave that up to you. Let's make a roll for it?
Actually, yeah, I think that. Do you like me to rove?
They were like fifteen of them something? Uh roll roll a D six.
While they're doing this, I will take out a sweet out of my bag
that I've been holding and eat it, okay, because I'm I'm bored out
of my mind, Brandy, we have sweets. They are sweeter than any
fruit you have ever tasted. They are very very good, very good,
indeed excellent. Will that one tastes like flowers? Does it not? I
will that it's ancus the equivalent. I will give you all five of them
more than one eat. Please make another diplomacy check. I'd say it'ssisting,
but I don't know if such was count it. God damn it, I
have a plus zero. What do you expect from me? Let me take
the mic. So the red one sort of walks over to you curiously.
This is food, yes, oh probably red? Blue? Oh, blue,
yellow? This is good. This is different than fruit, I feel.
And suddenly Red's eyes start going like all crazy like all around, absolute
sugar high on Red. It starts doing flips all over the place. What
whoah. Water spills out from Red's head bowl just a little bit more.
There's just a little bit of water left in there. And you hear Yellow
and Blues say, careful with all the flipping, Red, you almost lost
your water. Oh wow, you all need to try these. They're sweeter
than fruit. But it's impossible. Yeah, not until they agree, and
I will pull a raschoc's hands back and look at them expectingly. It's a
trade, acceptable, very well, you may pass. Don't do anything strange
or else O. Looking forward, I hand the rest of them to one
of them. If it's Red that accepts it, I will if the others
shy away. If I attempt, I'll give it to red. Sure you
hand over the suites. Begin to make your way forward, passing by the
three Holy shit, please have me stop talking. Please? Oh yes,
perhaps perhaps you elbow me or something, unless as Silas in the room,
then elbow to teach someone Sylvan. Oh, I would love to learn Sylvan
or I mean as Cilia probably would too, she said. At any rate,
thank god we still had those ring everything that launches an arm at me,
I'm cutting it off. Okay, fair enough. Those things were fucking
clowns. The turtle clown turtles. A ring of trees, their leaves flickering
through vibrant colors, surrounds a bubbling pool fogged with fragrant steam. Jets of
boiling water occasionally burst from the water's surface. Each of you approaching, recognize
that the water is boiling, and there is a chance that you can injure
yourself. Ah, it is a very good thing. I have a cooking
set, and I take out a pot and produce that. To scoop it
safely, please make a reflex save eighteen. The water sort of jets forth
in a geyser, and you are splashed with some of this boiling water.
A rash talk. Uh, this is gonna hurt. Mmm, I am
sorry, okay, twenty eight damage. All right, I'm unconscious and dying.
I'm just staring at it. Just gonna stick it straight away from the
water. We can we can, we can move it. We can figure
out out with magics. I will rush over to a rash talk and I
will treat his wounds. Got close and then suddenly this geyser of boiling water
just kind of splash for Hurrasha offering boiling water. You know, I will
first stabilize him, since treat wounds takes a while, so I will cast
stabilized towards him. He will be entrouging in a golden light, and he
will be removed from Death's store. Did he managed to get new water?
At least? Fortunately not. He's like trying to stick out his cooks and
it's like a pot of water to get some and it just bring him back.
Bring him back, bring him back here, away from the water,
Away from the water. We will make a better plan. We'll pick him
up and dragon and put him next to Ja. I will spend the next
ten minutes treating his wounds at a trained level with assurance as well. I
don't know how long she walks the wall. She wait, So whatever I'm
going to I should probably attempt to get the water whilst no, no,
do not touch the fucking water. I will go ahead and extend a hand
and I will use rousing splash to take some of the water from where that
is open the fucking god. Uh what so I don't think you can use
rousing splash like that? Uh, I can give you it. It's any
body of water, So you can use like watert from your canteen, or
you could use water from in front of you, so you can attempt an
immediate flat check to recover from a single source of persistent aster fire damage.
But where is that bit that you're talking about. Oh, let's see under
traits. Yeah, constant cancer and manipulate water. Yeah, as long as
water is in the vicinity, I can utilize that as my rousing splash.
Mmmm, bok, let's seeing splash. I don't know if it works the
same as a water made hand regardless, I think I'm going to require a
check for this, all right. I would like to retcon though, and
I would like to make sure that it's going into the pot that's probably fell
on the ground. Well, no, the gord's going to have a lot
more small of an opening, but a pot is going to have a larger
opening, so we can pour it in if we need to. All Right,
what check are we looking for here? I think let me see here.
I think I will take Okay, effects with water trait either manipulate or
conjure water. Those that manipulate water have no effect in an area without water.
Creatures with this trait, that's something to keep in mind for rousing splash
and the creature. By the way, guys, you need to have water
around you to actually cast it. Creatures with this trait consist primarily water.
Blah blah blah. Uh, okay, manipulate or conjure water. I also
put something in discord of needed. It does cause a splash of cold water
to just send on an ally's head, granting some temporary vigor. We can
assume that you cool it with the rousing splash, and it can kind of
splash onto Alvic's head. Want to do that? I if it'll take the
water. So we have used it on fire before. This is the only
reason I'm asking. Is it possible I will make an extra check like spell
attack or something. Yeah, we'll do an extra check. Let's see.
I think we'll do an intelligence check. Even though this is a spell and
I would be casting it and have innate ability to use it very well,
I think, so let me check. Let's see, let's get the specific
sun intelligence. Because mine is charisma, so intelligence is not good for me.
That's the only reason I get it. Let's see intelligence or nature wisdom.
Yeah, okay, make a make a spell attack role. I guess
do that, Thank you? All right, I'll use a just needle darts
in place of it. Sincenoid has the modifiers. That is a twenty seven.
Okay, you're able to guide the water towards uh Malavik and quickly reorient
it towards the towards this pot that Rashtak has provided. Mhm'll just pick it
up and start pouring it into gourd. Then, very good, Malevik.
While I continue doing this, would you like to take them m I don't
know how much time we'll have here, so would you like to take the
potion off of my hip and use it on a rash Talk so that he
is conscious. Okay, I'll grab the potion and uncork it and jab the
in in his mouth and slap the bottom of it. Oh, would you
like me to roll it for you, since I have a button for it.
Yep, sixteen points of healing. Good okay, rash talk. You
were healed for sixteen sputtering back to consciousness. Oh, get as much as
you can. Wi Yara has sort of put a cream on your scales that
they were badly burned by this scalding water. All right, so that water
defends itself, splashes upwards again, guys ring as if we get water,
Yes, I'm trying to fill it up as much as possible. We're not
that much we need, so fill this whole, gord. I think the
genteel would have described to you that you wouldn't have needed too much. But
getting more than you need is fine. Okay, I will get I would
definitely get more than we Who knows what kind of properties this water has.
I'll i'll like cork up the gourd, and uh we should take our leave.
We've been there for a while, Yes, sir, before we go,
I will kneel down and put my hands on the ground, both hands
and kind of because they close my eyes and try my best to push any
emotion or any positive emotions out of my body towards the she who walks as
I thank you, and I'll do it silently, and then I'll get up
and I've had to walk back first of all, Ross talk and Malvic take
a hero point and Malvic mm hmm, I want to roll make a it's
like a nature role or wait, do we have nature and yet we do
nature? Or uh diplomacy. I think either one of those nature sixteen.
Nothing happens for a moment, Malvick, and then you all kind of feel
slight movement which shakes the back of this creature. And as this happens,
flower petals float by on a gust of wind, leaves fall, several land
in your hand. No, I'll slight smile and kind of looked back at
the others and nod my head and I'll gently put the leaves and of any
say when my head bags something that's not going to get crushed, and look
at the crew and say we should gently take our leave. Yes, yes,
all right, take it take it here a point as well. Yeah,
thank you all right for your performance with the with the Kappa Bros.
The sweets idea was great as well, I will say for only a decent
little bit of intelligence. Al Right, Doc Darling, are you okay to
get to your feet? Yes, I'll need help later, but we can
do that after right. How much extra what it was there? From the
part? You got like a spaghetti pot full of so a good, good
amount. I feel at least a couple of flasks that I have with that.
And uh, now that it's cool, does anyone mind if I and
I have the water, you can drink it? I would wait to do
I would wait. Do we need to get going at the moment? All
right, I'm walking at this point, Stop darling. We've got to go.
We can, but I'm walking with it. But I absolutely took a
sip of it. Okay when he combustsy, I am, I'm walking.
It was given. It was given to us as a puri of art.
I am not wanting to waste what we have received. Uh rash roll a
two D ten plus thirteen. I might die, let's find out, or
you might be healed, maybe twenty four. This water is some of the
most pure water that you've ever had. It is now cool, it is
refreshing, You feel reinvigorated, You're healed for twenty four hit points. Oh,
I'm so glad we crapped extra. Your wounds are slowly healed. It's
not instantaneous, It's not like right when you have the sip. But you
see slowly as you make your way back across towards the Offering Spire, down
off of she who walks back, your burns have started to heal. Your
wounds have started to heal. You see Karun and ar Celia waiting for you
as you make your way back down she who walks to the Offering spire.
You can see that the Awatya have joined Karun and Arcilia at the top of
the Offering Spire now as well, everyone waving to you as you return.
I'll just honestly look back and forth. I'm just looking down at the rope.
I don't know what to do with it. Cut it. Are we
moving at the moment? You can assume that you made your way back the
spire? Oh no, no, I mean, oh, we're back at
the spire already. Uh hmm. Oh that grappling hook that's coming so handy.
But we can get another one. I suppose we could. If you
don't want to try and see if you can wiggle its free, put intention
on it and see if it moves. But otherwise we can cut it.
If I pull, it might break whatever branchree younger one, I don't know
if that's smart. It might also come loose though about it. You can
see yellow yellow cap a bro unhook the grappling hook on the other side and
wave to you. Yeah, there's your answer. Then that sexy turtle over
there, and Blue pushes Yellow out of the way and starts waving even more
vigorously and starts flexing. Oh, looks like you made some friends while you're
there. Wanted to mate with Yara. Good job, Yara. She has
a list now and she better honor the the order exactly a god. And
then I'll pull the don't pull the grap and then wrap it up and chill
the gourd to everyone. Okay, we have it, m Asilia. Can
you look at this real quick? Pull my necklace down to where my mark
would be. Is it still there? Mark still remains? What am I
looking for? The mark? All right here? All right? Drinking the
water does not remove the mark. Mm hmm. It makes sense. Unfortunately,
Yes, if the curse is originating from a different source. All right,
shall we begin to make our way down to the others. Alam and
the rest of the Awatia guides have have also joined our Celia and Karun and
yourselves at the top of the offering spire. Once they saw She who Walks
leaving, they ascended the tower and yeah, it's it's at this point that
she who walks has started to make her way away. Can I do a
crafting check? I totally sketched She who walks? Oh yeah, crafting check
is sure. Oh that's not twenty. That's good. Can we see the
drawing? Is it another circle to circle? Dotty? Isn't that what the
last drawing you did? Not twenty as well? Yeah, yes it was
the ada. I think it went like natural twenty with the ayudara, and
then like another drawing you did was like a natural one. And now it's
another twenty. It's either hit or miss. What are you drawing? Oscilia?
And I will poke her on the head. Now, look, I
spent the entire time drawing this magnificent thing that it's not gonna focus. Hello,
wow, it looks so good. It's very blurry. That should be
in the fucking museum. There is it? Now. Oh, it's so
happy that I see you. Thank you. I don't know how she does
it. She has a true talent. Been doing be sure all the time.
Yes, I put in lots of detail to capture the majesty of a
moment. I am't tired. I would like to go back now. I'd
be asking how they make their way up with the vine creatures that were below.
Yeah, as you're conversing with the iwata and sort of descending, Uh,
you can see that they have uh, they have some torches and they're
just kind of putting the torches near the vines, and the vines are receding.
Well, do you have the right idea? Yes? As you way
down, Yes, as you and the Owatya Alam who's sort of pleasantly conversing
with you as you're descending the spire, he says, I am glad to
see that you were successful. Was your experience a top she who walks.
Did you feel any sort of kinship or spiritual connection? Mm hmmm, I
will is the saying as common or a Sylvan Alam would be speaking in h
in common. I don't think any of the other Awatya guides speak common though.
I'll uh I'll like pull him a little closer and then smile and say,
I don't know what this means, but I I was a bit emotional,
and I I'll show him the leaves and flower petals, but more like
this is mine. Don't touch it, I think, but I'd like how
to show him, and if he goes to grab it, I'll smack his
hand. I think he's he's definitely curious about it. He's definitely looking.
Ah, did you retrieve these from top? She who walks? In my
custom, we think the land for our survival, and I just did the
same, thinking she walks for providing us the means of maybe even having a
way home, and more. There was more there. I couldn't really explain
it it, but like I was visiting memories that I locked away and wind
blew and these fell directly into my hands. If I were to guess,
I think that she who walks gave you these mm hm as a sign of
peace. How kind of like? And so she was peaceful unto you,
hm. I kind of retract my I don't know how to explain it.
I always have a browl on my face, so I'll try to I'll kind
of retract it'll almost be a little boyish and smile. Then put it away
quickly. This is mine. Just cram the pedals like into a pocket.
No, not cramming it in my bag gently. I treated like a newborn.
This is mine. Do not tell the others and walking so you continue
your way back lasky Lua. It takes half a day. Would anybody like
to do anything in exploration mode along the way. I would like to learn
Sylvan. I'm sure most of you would. I don't think that's doable.
I would love for know anyone but me to have Sylvan. Right now?
Can I just learn? Like? Where is the library pleasure house? Yes?
Exactly, now you get it. A Rostock fight that was you can
definitely learn it is not a scary place a Rostock. You do not have
screen. I was like, oh, I would like to do similar to
last time, and I would like to search to make sure that we are
not coming upon any unseen hazards. Okay, Oh, searching will make it
so that you move at half speed. I'll investigate at the time that they
are searching. Okay. Just you usually recall knowledge as a secret check to
discover clues of various things you see and engage along or can engage with along
the journey, Okay, anybody else, I would like to make an impression
as soon as the scholars had joined us in the spire and you, now
as we begin to travel, I'm speaking to them, trying to appeal to
their scholastic nature. Diplomacy chure. Yeah, so diplomacy check from you,
okay, okay, and then I will have a I guess a nature role
is what I'm guessing you want to use here at Rashock as you investigating.
Yes, yes, I'm going to redold that actually with a hitter point and
better okay, a non natural twenty Okay, Karun, what about you?
You did anything? No, I'm terrible at traveling. It makes me ill,
so I'm really just head down, power through, trying not to make
too much of the waves. Okay, fair enough. I do have something
for Karun. I have I got something from I did a perception check or
something and did get some kind of plant. I believe that will heighten her
dark or whatever the heck that post and she uses I will hand it over,
A dreadhead mind will hand it over. I think it was like Shue
of the was it more? Let me see him. I think it's true.
Yeah, yeah, it was two of them. Yeah, so Karun
make a crafting check, happily doing a little tinkering. I think I will
re roll this and if it's insufficient. Okay, this is basically like you
identifying these these things and their properties. Okay nineteen Yeah, so you did
some like previous uh thinking about this material I rolled for you, and uh,
you just kind of confirm, like maybe you chopped off just a little
bit of the vine to kind of like grind it up as you're walking,
like with a mortar pestel, or or maybe just to taste it a little
bit, just to kind of experience what kind of properties it has. You're
very confident that you can potentially use this to make much better versions of the
dread Ampuel, but it will require a lot of skill because you've never used
this ingredient before, so it's very possible that it could all go wrong and
you waste it. But if you succeed, you might I got to see
what the different potential versions are the the one around us. Any of the
scholars appear to be a chemical in nature. You can absolutely talk to them.
I would love to have a consult. It's gonna be diplomacy check.
Could I help since I've been speaking with them? Absolutely? Can I make
it an intimidation check. I don't want to help any more. I mean
you can. It's just going to be a very different kind of experience.
And just make a medicine one. So here's here's the thing. Uh,
you can. It's going to alter what happens, all right. I think
I will come off, come off from the from the scientific angle. I
will take a medicine check, okay, and just approach this person like,
oh, excuse me, you dropped you dropped this very important, this very
important simple Oh look at that. It's a really interesting thing you have here.
It looks long and spindily. It's a little goofy. I have no
idea what this is? Do you have any idea? Yes, there's like
this translation barrier with this person that you're speaking to. And they nod and
they kind of like point to a rash talk and they essentially comes off as
we've already spoken with this one, and this is we call this gloom thorn
vine, Oh gloom thorn. Is there any scientific reading on this I might
be able to do. Have any pamphlets, books buying the chance. We
do not have any that are familiar with what you seek here. Very well,
thank you for the pleasure house. I appreciate it. You are welcome.
It worked, m I'm learning, Yes you are okay, let's seem
please roll me a D twenty malvic Oh, okay you which one's bad?
Thirteen? Not that one? Uh. You returned to Laskie Lua without any
surprises or issues. It takes you a while, though you are a at
half speed, so you will arrive back about nighttime. It's it's been a
long day, a lot of traveling. This jungle area that you're in is
not nearly as dense as the it call expanse, and it seemed to go
very quickly. You all sort of had this peaceful kind of feeling as you
made your way back. There was the smell of blossoming flowers and a pleasant
sort of do on the wind as you made your way back. As you
returned to Las Quielua, you see the familiar sights of the gondolas making your
way back into the city, which is much quieter as you return. The
people are mostly returning to their observatories and such to watch the stars at night,
which are very vibrant and beautiful. That's the one thing that you really
can see here. The stars are just stunning in their absolute infinite nature,
in their beauty. It is truly a sight to behold. There is definitely
a reason that this place was built here, aside from that memory cash,
its view of the sky is just magnificent. And the people here have Los
Mielua Yawatya, are astronomers at heart. And even the guides that have traveled
with you all day to take you to she who walks still more by the
stars. When they returned to the city, they quickly say their goodbys and
they make their way to watch the stars themselves. It's nice here. I
like it, very beautiful. I was trying to find the library earlier,
but someone pointed me to the brothel. That's a translation issue. Well,
welcome the library for you later. So would we like to work on the
cleansing now, or do we want to get a night's rest? Yes,
we would like to work on the cleansey of my body, and then I'll
walk over to the showers and stripped naked and jump in. I would be
resting. Good night. We can deliver this to genial well tonight and then
if he wishes to work on it overnight, that is his choice. While
we rest, very good, let us make sure we gather the excess c
tonight. What eh do you have an engagement? Yes or some sort?
M h maybe when reconvene in the morning, is sure? Well before you,
before you go, I will go ahead and I will take the flowers
out from my bag of holding. And they're all different colors. Obviously we
picked them from the autumnal part of it was that correct, They're probably of
varying seasons, so I think there's a bit of everything. Very well.
I will take the one that is in the best condition, the prettiest one,
and we'll hand it to our Celia. Oh this is striking. Enjoy
your night. Is this for me? Yes? Yes, I am.
I brought one back for each of you. Oh well, thank you.
No, I we'll hand one to Karun. It is the strangest looking one,
but it is beautiful nonetheless. Mm hmm. I like it, thank
you, h. And one for rash talk, thank you are, and
one or Malevik who is already I'm inside the bathhouse. But if you would
like to go, well this you so here's the thing. I would have
done this before you all left, considering I've been holding on to bees bye.
Okay, thank you. Yeah, I will thank and then run trip
neck and jump in and I have the board with me. I will watch
it like a child. Where as well as we're giving that storrow. I
mean, yeah, I was going to ask how late is it? It's
probably very late. I think it's probably like eleven or twelve, and I
need something like, ah, okay, I'd assumed they will be Yeah,
yep, I will watch over it. I'm not going to go back to
our quarters after a shower. Malvick, actually give me a society year roll.
So society and the hell is there? It is? Oh? Good
god? Did there is koroon just in the shadows? Even Karren is in
the shadows with her eyes totally opens, just heaving. Okay, yeah,
that's a society. And then ye, I think with eleven, I'm not
going to say anything. Okay, I'll reroll that's if possible, since you're
being really weird. I don't think eleven. It's up to you. I
mean I waited until you said something, so I don't know if that's a
rule or not. Roll it roll it to what you want. Oh yeah,
after that, literally I have a negative one in this by the way,
fun stuff. Okay, it's probably best if you just do everything tonight.
Okay, I will, I would. I'll tell you what you said
they have, like is it a lot of glass in this area or is
like open sky or whatever? It's open? Yeah, I mean it's it's
a bit like the way that I kind of envision is kind of like a
cross between like Roman baths and Elvis architecture. Okay, you know, I
will be staring up at the stars and remembering the experience I had on top
of She who walked through Seasons, and I would just kind of look down,
I'm assuming I'm buying my and look around. I'll uncork the gourd and
fill up a few flashs that I've had to be able to pass out to
people if possible. So just to give you an idea, you probably had
about a gallon roughly of the She who Walks water. Then I'll wait until
Genteel uses it, and the excess I will take instead of taking from it
to make sure. Definitely, yeah, I definitely had already flashed up too
and put them on my person that was like the first thing I had done
outside of sipping it. Yeah, yeah, because there's a big reason why
I wanted to get more than enough. And then I'll not discussive with anyone.
I will slowly take my time walking, just kind of enjoying because the
reality in my mind is that is maybe the last night that I get to
enjoy this, depending on what happens, good or bad. And though I've
been angry this whole time, I feel at peace for some odd reason,
and I believe it has to do with the experience I've had. And instead
of being overly cautious as normal, I will take my leave and go towards
the office with Gentiel and the surface good lord Lally, Yeah yeah, lately,
that's it. And I will gently knock on the door. There's no
response mhm. Wanting to kick the door in, I'll not do that.
I will go to a window of some sort to see if there's any light
on anything. Yeah, there is some light on and see uh one of
like the it's probably like a three story building. A lot of the buildings
are kind of like thinner, you know, like cylindrical. Okay, oh,
pray, do I see anyone in the window. No, okay,
I will knock a little harder and it's high these open the door, Malevic,
the door like opens? What are you doing here at this time of
night? I I'm sorry, but I bring you we are star gazing.
Wait a minute, return, Yes, I apologize for disrupting Scarlet started gazing
is what reminded me to come to you immediately. I've had an experience I
would like to talk to you about and present you with the water from She
who Walks through Seasons. What do you mean I'll walk in if you allow
me to please come inside. Yes, I'll come in and gently close the
door, and maybe I literally will notice that I am compl nothing like I
was before. I'm that harsh. I'm very gentle and careful with my steps.
Even with why speaking I am slowed down. Well, it all started
with the journey to the spire, and I'll tell her all about that and
get to the part where we got on to She who Walks through Seasons.
There were the three strange water headed creatures that they could extend their bodies speak
of kappas. Yes, I do not like them. They do not like
to speak or they like to do with things with their body parts and make
justice towards our companions. But they let us pass. We gave them sweets
of some sort. And the chilling thing is that there was a beautiful place
with water. Seems like all seasons came to a meeting point at this area.
The water was hot. It burned our Rastak hurt him very badly.
Is he all right? Yes? We we had Yarra with us, who's
a very talented healer. I am glad we were able to Yes, we
were able to go out up the water. Mind you. We have more
than enough I believe for the cleansing, but I would like to remind you
also that there is extra we would like to take as a memory with us.
Oh oh h. Also, I think she walks her season since she
gave me this, and I'll lay it out on the table. I do
not know what these are, what the meaning is, but I feel that
peace when they're with me. Mm hmm. I feel it peace as well.
This is a great gift from she who walks. I would like you
to have it, showing your hospitality. Yes, you do not have to
give me this, No, I believe it's what I should do. Where
I'm from, they do not deserve to have something so beautiful being a part
of it. If we're able to go back to Galerian, it belongs here
in a place of peace. He brought me in without shunning me or staring
at my horns, or you treated me like one of your own, no
matter how difficult I may have been. And I want a part of me,
a part of she who walks the seasons, and a part of such
a beautiful place to be here as a reminder that is very kind. Thank
you. This is a very sweet gift. Yes, now, I would
like to very happy to have met you. You do not have to say
kid and things to make me feel better, and you do not have to
give me gifts. But we do these things because we feel it is right,
really mean it. Yes, okay, I would like to Paul Gentio
Venice, you just start up at seezure the key immediately. It is late.
I think it is best if we do this tomorrow. We cannot star
gazing. The stars have told me this. It's hard to explain, but
I feel like we need to do it as of now. I understand that
it is an important time for you, but I have this feeling that if
we do not complete this immediately. It may not bring fruit for the results
that we would like to have. Please others do not know. I will
see if he is willing. But it is late. It is time for
sleep. This time gaze upon the stars before we rest. I'm sure it
will still feel fine in the morning. What I will do as you ask,
thank you? There will wait patiently here excuse me, and Lelli will
probably just get like a rap or something to throw on the slight breeze.
It's still really hot out, but you know they're used to this temperature in
a sheet. She will do this, and she says, I will return
shortly. You may want to get your friends then do they need to be
here? I thought you wanted to leave now as well. I don't think
I could handle that. I just want the curse to be cleansed. That
way, everyone could say proper goodbyes. I don't know how to say goodbye.
Cleansing has to happen now. Goodbye is can happen tomorrow or later?
All right, I will be back shortly then, yeah, I mean that.
If she closes the doors, you say this shortly. Thereafter maybe ten
minutes, she returns with sort of grumpy looking GENTHIELM. I love it.
I'm sorry, but I believe you understand. Once I tell you why,
I'll just related while he's preparing whatever, sir Celia here, No, I
believe she had arrangements of some sort, it says what I was told.
Mm hmm. I heard you were injured. I apologize. The doctor was
able to help. He took a look and I was very sore. What
everything, That's fine? As Celia is not here not it's just me.
They do not know I'm doing this, but I feel like it is the
right time to do it. As I told you, I believe the stars
have told me that there's no time better than now. All right, but
do not worry. We will not leave without a proper goodbye. Very well,
we shall get to work. Good. I'm here to help. Oh
and before you complete, you would like to take the excess water with us,
says memory. Excess where Yes, I took a good bit. I
was allowed. She has blessed me also with these I'll believing in your care
and very well. Then we shall begin m hm through the night, Gentiel,
and all into work. Yea Gentil is occasionally like looking outside at the
moon. Maybe h m hm, is there a problem? What is there
a problem? Problem? You need something? Is our Celia coming by at
all? Once this is completed, I can see if she is still awake.
Would you like her company? Yes? Good? I haven't relayed this.
Once the deed is done? Hat have the two of you ever mate
it? I have not had a pleasure as of yet, looks you up
and down and says, hm, can I give you some advice? Mm
hmm, I'm all open ears. When ar Celia suggests, he's looking for
the right words and he's mumbling a few things in Sylvan. When ar Celia
suggests bend m m m m break no flexile, Lelly starts to converse.
There's like a two minute m vocabulary session where they're trying to figure out what
the word is. And Gentiel says, m yes, bend, bend,
bend, bend yes, uh bend and he starts to make like this.
He starts to make movements with his body. He's like ben, He's like
bending over. He's holding a leg up and he's holding an arm out.
It looks like the easiest yoga pose that you've ever seen. And he says
this, Uh, go slow, Ah, I don't keep that in mind
every time I look at the moon and he holds his back like as he
straightens himself up. I could leave you some workouts to help with that.
I have arm wrestled with her twice. That's her win on the last one.
I have arm wrestled with her. Mm hmm, he's free seven times.
Oh he looks at a lily arm wrestle. No oh ah, yes,
I get it. Seven good in turns. M hmm. Maybe if
you add more book you shall show these waves, do you? Perhaps you
should return to work, Gentl Yes, work seven seven, I can do
eight. Let me ten. It takes the next four hours for Gentil and
a Lelly to perform this ritual on this key, and Alelly says, I
think we've done it. There's anyway we can test it? No, only
to attempt it at the gate. But before you arrived, I spoke with
this distant astronomers skywatcher astronomer yes, named Saquachie m human from your world.
She hailed from the same part of Goalarian where Soyo the black frost whale is
burying. But there's more. She told me. She was on a quest
to see a way an ancient evil that had recently awoken beneath the ice,
and now here you are bearing this key with the Soyo's mark, and after
everything that Gentiel's mother said to you. Hm hm. She closes her eyes
and shakes her head. We awatya believe in omens, not coincidences. I
believe your mission and Sakawachi's may align. She pulls out a bunch of notes
lined with arcane equations through means I won't pretend to understand. Sakawachi attuned her
telescope and mine, freding a bond stretching across the space between our worlds.
At the same time, your key had the power to activate this iodara that
you hear. I believe that I can link all three, the telescope,
the arch and the key, and I can do this. I can create
this doorway back to your world through the gate. That's more than we could
ever have hoped for. I should warn you though the magic of the Ayudara
is poorly understood even here. It will be dangerous, and there's a chance
that the feedback could destroy the artifacts. Stars Willing it might just work,
that is a risk I believe we're all william to take. But let me
discuss it with the group. First, I appreciate you spending time you engine
tel as long as it has to do this ritual. I am in your
debt. If there's anything that I can do before we leave here, please
feel free to tell me. It doesn't have to be. Now said,
it has been how long four hours they spent doing this? Okay, four
hours? I have taken much of your time already, and I will go
see if our cilia is awake. And that is good, That is good.
Okay, it's like pushing on me, all right, I gotta get
it. He's so tired where he's like splashing some water on his faith.
Are you sure you're gonna be fine? I mean you need to be m
We often work here and yeah, accustomed to very late mm hmmm, I
understand this. It's like a bro code going on. And U I'll wink
and say thank you. In any remaining water in the gourd, roll me
a flat twenty nine. Yeah, they use so a little bit more than
half. Okay, good, I will there's probably about like maybe a quart
and a half left something like that. Okay, that's like what too flasks?
Yeah, maybe two flasks. I will do the two flats in the
remaining I will drink, and you drink. I would all huh, you
drink one of the flasks, No, I said, the remaining water,
I will drink. I'm not letting any of these go to waste. And
I'll just be like, like the little drip come down, and I was
like, and I will proceed out of the door with blessings and go find
our Cilia. Sure we try to anyway, Okay, so we kind of
fast forward through the night. I will leave it up to you or Celia
whether or not what happens through the night. However, the night will pass.
You all have woken up however you like, and we can say that
you meet up sometime in the morning. The city of Laski Alua is once
again bustling. Maybe you are someplace having breakfast. Perhaps I'll probably come in
later than everyone else, So if everyone's at a table, I'll just show
up. M good day, Hello morning. I am passing little bits of
meat under the table towards a ashtak to feed a certain pocket sized mouse.
Mm hmm. Do we have to join us? Yes? Yes, I
I did something and I need to tell you about without anyone knowing mmm,
we'll just set up. I'm a little tired. I did sleep and I'm
just looked tired. I do not have the gord anymore. It is gone.
Was it stolen? What happened? Well? Last night, as I
was taking my bath alone, there was no one there. It's just me.
I didn't realize it, but everyone was star gazing. I was doing
the same without thinking. Something struck me, telling me that I needed to
get rid of the gourd immediately. So I did. I traveled to Alely's
office and I went ahead and convinced. Took a lot of convincing them to
proceed with the ritual immediately due to the fact of I don't know how long
that water was going to last in the gourd. I don't know. Something
struck me as we needed to have it done immediately. They weren't too happy
because I did disturb their rich I guess they're ritual of stargazing, but I
just had that feeling it had to be done. Oh, Gentio seemed to
upset more than anyone, but the thought of our Silia, the moon and
ending practices seemed to have jogged his memory and energy. As the letter and
stated I don't know when you found it our silly I would have written her
letter. I didn't want to disturb. Oh, we were up late in
the pleasure house, the house of learning. Yes, house of learning.
That's a pleasure learning. Yes, I can't see it until this morning.
That's fine to say the least. The reality struck me is we are at
our I'm struck knowing if I wanted to even leave this place or not.
But in your good measure, the ritual has been completed, has not been
tested. But everything when it's fine. Though we had to use more water
than we wanted to. I do have at least two flasks, and I'll
pass one Ayara, I know you wanted one. If it's okay, I
would like to keep one of my own. Believe a rashok may have extras.
I do have to Yes, good, I did give I traded.
I'll just say that we should do popular goodbyes. I do not know if
I want to leave today. We do not have to any rest. You
did not get rest last night. I mean we read they get to rest.
There's more. As much as I would like to say that, you
can probably lounge and rest as long as you want it. Seems like there's
a dire project ahead of us. Sakawachi, as mentioned before, the one
that was in Gallerian able to translate means across time and space to here,
to Lily Skywater they call them. She has been in the same area as
a black frost whale. It said she was on a quest to seal away
an ancient evil underneath thighs, and our missions may align. We probably may
need to see this person. Good news is all may have a way to
link all three artifacts together. The telescopes that were linked along with Iodora,
and I say id are very lowly, but don't I make sure I don't
speak it naturally activit all three It could be linked. There is a risk,
a high risk, and also high reward. If this is able to
be done, we will instantly be able to return back to Galerian. I
do not know if I want to go. I'm still debating. I will
take them Manovi It's hand, if you will let me now clasp it in
both of them. Your choice is your own, but we would love to
have you with us. With much adventure left to have. They treat me
like one of them. Here I returned to Galerians back to the stairs,
screams for no. It is a new beginning with us. You will not
be alone, and I think it has been proven that we could shoulder most
anything together. Return to my brothers gone. The hatred that I've had for
that doctor, it may rise again, and I may lose control. I
don't want to put any of you in danger. We are in danger,
one of it. No matter where you are, you are marked. Of
course, we will try and continue you on our way, but it would
be most beneficial if you were there. That will take your words into consideration.
They're very weighted on me. There will come to a decision, but
as of now, I'm I'll grip her and I have a lot to think
about. I'll squeeze it reassuringly and then release. I hope that you do
not hold what the doctor has done to you and the way that he treated
you as an ending. This is a conversation we have to have with the
doctor. I would much prefer if you were there, but I think you
belong with us. HM. There is a gentle breeze that passes through Malvic.
One of the petals of the flowers nearby lands in your hand, looking
familiar. One of the same petals that you saw above. She who walks,
I'll grip it and I'll look at it as cilia seven times? What
well, I guess I would have to make it eight and I'll leave that
to myself and null. But the petal a close by and hold it.
I you have treated me like one of your known Also, who's gonna watch
Karoom If I'm not there? No one will. It's true we could use
the help. Didn't you promise me a few lessons? Yes, yes they
did. It's our train personally in the morning, after a bit of protein,
I waggle a piece of meat at you. Mm hmm mmmm. Also
you mentioned a companion that was close to you before. Did you have a
yes, Oh that was their name. Did they have a proper send off?
Not yet? No, not look at the battle. I would like
to at least be there for that, because with their loss, they have
blessed me to find you, and I would like to repay that debt if
allowed. I think if he met you, she would have preferred you to
be there. I know it. A little slam my fist on the table
and it's settled. That'll go with you and Karun. I hate to tell
you, but we always see you shadows in bright daylight. It doesn't doesn't
work. Nice try I am over here, however, did I not know?
Was it the heavy breathing or bye? Right? Well you have your
information? What have you been up to? Do you mean me? All
of you had a long time. I'm going to the library. Were you
at the library? I'm going to the library. How was your captive myke
a monitor? Yes, fare well. I was hoping to perform the ritual
today if I had time. There's a ritual. Yes, do magically bind
them to myself and the mosquito queen. You have time, we are not
in a rush. Well, so to speak, I will take it.
Then they fill out, looking to the rest of them. If there is
anything we can assist you with, you just let us know. Right it
is rather simple, though, I will need to head down to release Sessia.
Let's do it. Then. Oh there was a trade, I said,
so you hummus, see gentiol he it's not walking with a cane.
But I do not know what you've done to him. He is insisted that
I fetch you. All right, Well, pick a few things off the
table, make a little plate. Oh, where should we meet up.
I'm going to head on over, right, we'll meet back here. Okay,
goodbye, good luck. Well I don't know if I meant now,
but yarra, we may be leaving this place soon. Would you accompany me
to not the pleasure house? They looked at a rostock I and I'll just
pull out the mantle that I got and say a place where I could have
this looked at? Ah abstruck. Probably could. I might be able to
myself. Actually, oh, if you are, If you are willing,
I'm sure I will try. Yes, do we have any other items that
we need looked at? I do not believe so right, I don't think
so low. Just this big weird thne Oh, yes, I know what
that does cone And now I just want to find some medical documentation so I
can have an easier time with it. You know what I mean. I
can tell you I picked some myself earlier and figured out some of its properties.
Well, then I say this onto the gods? Is that going to
make a different which one would be better for crafting the dreadamp? You will
talking to a rash talker going to the library just said, saying all this
out loud. I guess I accompany you to the pleasure house. It doesn't
know. It's fine. I just all right, listen, listen, tell
me, tell me everything you know, and I do. Though it mostly
comprises of these gloom thorn vines help manipulate darkness and shadow. If you're able
to take time and perform rather well with you're crafting, you may make something
even more powerful and potent for your dread ampuels than you intended originally. All
right, very good, then I think I will do that. Also,
I got to find someplace with some clothing here because i'd really like to have
all right, can I need to find some sheep some cheap clothing because I
don't have any money. I would absolutely give you money. I've been holding
on to most of bun change, you know, broke. Yeah, there's
uh, there's lots of shops and things here. You don't have to spend
any time doing the shopping on the show, but you can assume that you
can find most of the things that you might need here. We can kind
of like go through some items and stuff. Have a mechanical question. Does
light armor affect your health? I don't think that's so that's that was all
right then, yeah, I think it's a medium. You I need something
like light armor then yeah, little just go to inventory, should have the
cost of everything path builder. That is correct, like you can find that
stuff in path Builder. But again we don't have to do that right now.
We can assume that you made some purchases and whatnot and and go shopping
and all that you are is going to spend some time reading the book and
you are just refreshed my memory. Which book was this? This was the
one on the dust Qualker Serafina Shadows of the Boneyard a Glarian tech. Okay.
I will give you a little bit more info on that, but you
have to kind of reference some things, and it's not really an easy uh
read entirely. I'm gonna say, roll me a D six all right,
and I have spent the previous two nights or three nights now reading it.
I believe it was three oh one D six. Okay, so you've gotten
through the first five chapters as well as the prologue. I'm gonna send you
a d M. Let's come in. Will this fit in the DM?
Yes? It does? Okay. What I'll say overall for our listeners out
there is this book that Yara. Around Shadows of the Boneyard, a Galarian
tale talks about this protagonist's journey into the mystery of the Plane of Shadow and
the secrets of their dusk Walker heritage. Protagonists Sarafina and her discovery of her
dusk Walker heritage is pulled through story and you and I can have a conversation
about some of this stuff, Yara. But this is the gist of the
things that you have read. It's gonna take you a little while to get
through this book. I mean, it's a you know, it's a decent
sized book, and it's like it's a it's a story where it's not like
poems, not like small short stories or anything. It's a full on novel.
So getting through this in a couple of nights as possible, definitely,
we've all done it. But you have to sacrifice sleep to make all that
happens, as we've all done. So is there anything else that you won't
want to do before you head out? I would be doing the whatever ritual
I need have to, taking the gondolas back down with whoever allows me to
release Sessia first. Okay, what does that look like? The ritual or
releasing or both, and who's going with you? I would like to accompany
you, if that's all right, I'm going full send on the book.
I'm so sorry. I want to be able to finish it before we leave
a little busy. Sorry, Yeah, I think those two are good.
I'll walk around. Yes, Karun and Rash talk sending se off. You're
taking the gondola down back to the jungle. But I hate I still hate
the damn gondolers. But the main part of it is releasing the contract,
the bind we've had for about a year together, which it is a little
sad in that the intelligence leaves the creature that I release. It is no
longer a magical being. Yeah, a normal snake. I would try to
communicate my emotions as well as possible to Sea while we are still linked.
Before releasing the magical hold and saying goodbye to a friend, Asia salers off
concerns of their immediate vicinity in this new environment, paramount in their mind,
where to get their next meal, water, Simple thoughts, but those are
often some of the best and some of the most fulfilling. We had this
saying Elves and I am back hone that that the flower blooms best in the
wild. Hmm, this is a very good thing. I cast guidance an
essia before they leave my sight, give them a leg up metaphorically, of
course, and after waiting a moment, nod and turn back dead to the
gondolers. You have to share this moment, this departure a friend of a
familiar, right, I need to quickly mind a monitor as a familiar.
Yes, yes, let's return, Come on, listen. The ritual itself
is rather simple. It is similar to focusing to regain my connection to the
Mosquito witch, and I would sit in whatever room I have when we return.
I don't mind if Karun watches, if Karun still is accompanying me,
sure, but it takes longer than normal for meditation. Bugs begin to swarm
around myself and a monitor sitting in my lap. There's silence. Prayers to
Mosquito, which asking to bind ourselves together in a partnership, that they may
be granted a magical intelligence and be a conduit between us, so that my
spells may be cast easily, and that they may learn with me in this
new journey we have together. It's beautiful, Lisard, It's beautiful. There
is more time. I need to be here for a few hours communing.
You do not need to stay a few wish I can stay. Someday I'll
have to release Hubert. I think that time may approach you sooner than you
wish. Always does h oh the time, but the free to sit if
you wish, and I begin to focus and tune out the surroundings. Kringe
just stays with the lizard. So you spend another day there at lasky Alua,
wrapping up anything you might need to Following day comes and preparations are made.
Lelly has gathered a handful of awatya. You have telescope with them.
This telescope that Malvic and Alelli have communicated to you. Now that is part
of this way to connect the two worlds and to make travel through the Ayudara
go the way that you wanted to. You all have received several gifts from
the Owatya. You have received one and eighty nine gold you have would you
like me to hold on to it? Surely? Yes? And now yes,
you have all also received this, and I'll post this in discord as
well. But just so we don't forget two bottled omens and two drafts of
stellar radiance, and I'll give you this info. Four lesser antidotes for lesser
anti plagues, for lesser comprehension, elixers to bark skin potions, two potions
of water breathing, and a potion of leaping. Oh oh, it in
the bag. Mm hmmm, scoops. And you set out on your journey
with a lelly and this handful of a wanta back to the Dragon's Gate,
the gate where you all ventured to las Qui Alua from and when you came
to Castrovel. We'll talk about that later on, all right, uh,
Meaning you travel through the jungle again. Who is leading the way? Assuming
I know exactly where this is, we'll be leading us survival? Roll from
you please an eleven. Okay, this is a difficult trip. Roll me
a deth four please alvic one. This takes you an extra day to make
this trip. You are you are struggling through the environment of castravel. The
heat and the jungle is difficult to deal with on this trip. But eventually
you return close to the dragon Gate where you know that you have a faux
waiting malavik, and as you begin to approach, you can hear the sounds
in the sky above sound that tells you that your faue is nearby. Say
I hear them, Yes, Hello, this is why Stephen from Table's story.
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