Heroica RPG- Quest #133: A Walk Through The Parlor

Asphalt · June 18, 2015

In too big of a hurry to look around and realize how far she had come calamity opens the southern facing door and runs nose first into a solid wall.

Scubacarrot · June 18, 2015

"And by south, I mean west, and then north!"

Mencot · June 18, 2015

This last challange, with it including more magic and then it not being anyhow Keliims expertise, he chooses to give the mages and particulary Terry to power to complet it. He stands next to Terry as he drinks his tonic and blastes the magma with overloaded Opal. The big man takes a few steps back and covers his eyes with his hand because of the light and blast that the icemagic emittes.

Terry's eyes glow with an internal light as he consumes the tonic, his ether reserves reaching their maximum capacity. As he pours that power into the Opal a crusting of hoar frost begins to grown on the edges of his hood, his sleeves and the trim of his tunic It continues to spread outward making the young man appear to be sprouting long crystalline silver hair. as the power builds the frost begins to creep forward across the floor towards the magma flows. It probes tentatively at the molten stone. At first it melts away before it can get close, the heat from the molten stone is simply too much, but as the mage pours more and more power into the stone the frost retracts and coalesces. It contracts in on itself and begins to form a shape. It first takes on an oblong egg shape, then 4 thick shafts push it up off of the floor. A second bulge pushes out from the front of the egg. It is hard to tell at first, but then the intent of the ice becomes clear. Terry has drawn on his past to form a champion, His ice magic has taken on the form of an enormous Boar made of ice and frost, its tusks nearly scraping the ceiling of the chamber as it raises its head in a silent roar. The construct turns its head back towards Terry and bows, before it rushes headlong into the magma. When the avatar of cold meets the magmas there is an explosion of water and steam, which quickly condenses into a thick fog. When the fog clears you can see that terry has fallen to his knees exhausted from the effort, and that the magma flow has been not only cooled, but completely shattered. Shards of glistening obsidian lay scattered over the floor, and the Ruby Key stands in its socket waiting to be claimed. There is little to be found of the magma flow, save for a single lump of stone, embedded in the far wall, pulsing with a brown light.

Terry kneels there in the center of the floor, feeling wiser and more powerful.

Terry Gains a level.

The party may now claim the fifth and final staff, the Ruby Portal Key.

The room is now cool, and the fog has faded, what does the party do?

Keliim watches in amaze to the display of power and magic and that the young man actually had it inside of him to do something like this. He walks up to Terry and taps him on the shoulder that is still in frost and his hair is still white. "Amazing work Terry, thou be no longer a plain boy in me eyes but a powerful mage thou gonna be. Alright now we have the last key, all challanges done." Keliim walks over to grab the firekey then suddenly out of nowhere...

Calamity smirks at the flashy display, and grabs the last Key.

"Nice one, Terry. Next time I do stuff involving Mephisto's realm, I'll be sure to bring you along, it'll be great. And that makes five out of five keys. With Aristune and the keys, I think that we should figure out exactly what happened here. Let's head south."

Calamity runs smiling like a mad person and grabs the key before Keliim can take it, then she shout out something about having all the keys and runs to the south and opens the door. Forgetting that the party was already at the most southern point, she slams her head into the wall.

"And by south, I mean west, and then north!"

But that doesn´t stop her much, she just continues to run and shouts out something about "going west" and she runs to that door... Keliim watches confused when she runs around like a headless rooster. "What the hell is she doing?" keliim turns to Aristune and says "This be the the prime exemple of lack of discipline and manners and also the not listening. WE were told by the voice in the spider room to return to it when we have the last and all keys!" Keliim quotes the voice as good as he remembers,

Continue your journey and Claim the final key. When you have completed your task I will provide an escort for you. Once you come to me, I will answer your questions. Your end of your journey and my freedom are close at hand. Stop dallying and move forward.

"AND THIS is what we´re gonna be doin, Calamity calm theeslev."

Then he walks over to the door leading north , going back to the room with the voice.

Scubacarrot · June 18, 2015

"Right. But why would we do what a gigantic spider told us? These keys are the way out. This spider, presumably trapped. I don't have to tell you that talking for too long with creatures like can be very unhealthy."

Mencot · June 18, 2015

"Aye, they 'r our way out but we're also sent here to solve the mystery of the parlor! That voice, is the only lead for us to know what has happened here. If we leave now, we won't solve this..."

Mencot · June 18, 2015

Keliim seems to sense or hear voices of his own because he gets a feeling to search the room before they leave. And also check the stone in the wall

Edited June 18, 2015 by Mencot

Asphalt · June 18, 2015

Keliim kneels down to examine the shards of Obsidian that were created by the rapid cooling of the magma. He tentatively picks up one and it slices cleanly through his glove, drawing a thin line of blood where it grazed his palm. He finds a total of 4 of these shards.

4X Obsidian Shard: may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle.

Other than the shards he finds little of interest. As he stands the pulsing stone on the wall draws his attention. It appears to be another lump of lava glass, with something glowing at its center.

Edited June 18, 2015 by Asphalt

Mencot · June 18, 2015

Keliim looses intrest in the shards when he moves closer to examine the pulsing stone and touches it.

Edited June 18, 2015 by Mencot

Asphalt · June 18, 2015

The shards tinkle almost musically as Keliim leaves them lie on the tiles floor. The glob of lava glass is surprisingly cool to the touch, but as keliim stands there the ground beneath his feet begins to warm. Perhaps this is what was bringing the magma to the surface.

Rconn0 · June 19, 2015

"Are ye gonna take them shards Keliim or can I have one for my hammer."

Edited June 19, 2015 by Rconn0

Mencot · June 19, 2015

Keliim takes the shards and gives one to Rethinal and one to Muradin. He brings one of the shards close to the stone.

"It seems maybe we should leave this pulsating stone alone, for now!

Hmm, Where is that Guide now that was promised? Aristune, thou has been quiet for a long time, what thou says 'bout the voice?

Then after that Lets return to the voice." He said

Edited June 19, 2015 by Mencot

Scubacarrot · June 19, 2015

Calamity closes her eyes and touches the glowing stone and attempts to figure out what it is through magic.

Asphalt · June 19, 2015

Calamity closes her eyes and touches the glowing stone and attempts to figure out what it is through magic.

By focusing her mage sense, Calamity can feel magic with an affinity to the earth. Like a magnetic force or pump attempting to pull the magma up from below.

Asphalt · June 19, 2015

Aristune, thou has been quiet for a long time, what thou says 'bout the voice?

Then after that Lets return to the voice." He said

I do not know what to think. Something was controlling that spider. The beast was a predator, it should have attacked us as soon as we entered its lair, juvenile or not. Then it spoke not with the voice of an animal but with the voice of, I don't know what, not that of a human or dwarf, or elf, but something else. Have you ever been in a darkened room, and someone comes to speak with you? You cannot see their face but you know from their voice that they are old? That is the only way I can describe the feeling I got from listening to whomever was speaking through the spider. Age, age beyond counting. But not frail. Whomever, or whatever she is, has power.

Mencot · June 19, 2015

"Aye, there be power behind ans dark power i would say. Be it good or evil, I do not know. I were possessed by darkness before I escaped and arrived in Eubric and what I can remember I had done some really evil deeds. Dark blood charm and i can still feel the clutches of the dark master Karain trying to posess me, especially when I fight and get angry, go into rage, I loose control of myself. What I try to say is, that if this thing has possessed the place or know what be going on here, I be intrested to know. And I think the person who hired us wants to know!"

Keliim looks at the pulsating stone "If it come down to that we need to destroy the place, bein the reasons whatever. I think breakin that thing and blasting it with magic will fill this place with lava."

"Lets go back to the North room with the voice!"

Edited June 19, 2015 by Mencot

Scubacarrot · June 19, 2015

Calamity searches the room for anything they might have missed, and scoops up the obsidian shards so they aren't left behind.

Asphalt · June 19, 2015

Note: Is the party leaving or still discussing?

Endgame · June 20, 2015

Terry looks down at his trembling hands, a thin vein of frostbite now running acorss his palm. He traces his finger down the streak, wondering if it was permanent, still processing the maic he had unleashed.

"A few hours ago, I was shootin' bubbles from my hands. Tiny little bursts of soap. Now... What in the world has happened ta me in jus a little while...?"

Terry wasn' sure whether to be impressed or scared by the powers he was developing.

'I don't really care if that spider was speaking of its own mind or someone elses, thats the only other remotely human thing we've met since you, Aristune. I'm more inclined to at least talk to it then go trudgin' through th snake pit, because to be honest, I'm not sure if I can do that tpye of trick again.

I say we talk to the spider."

Asphalt · June 20, 2015

With Terry recovered, the cadre is ready to move on. The memories of the "voice" behind the spider spurs them on. Keliim opens the door leading to the north, and the party follows him through. They are greeted by faces both familiar, and Alien.

Falcon Brother Commander