Forbidden Scriptures

[Andrezitos]

Baffu breaths a 15ft cone of slowing and entangling fire energy in the dwarf near him (he cant hit the others, i think). Than he 5fts backaway.

Dc 23 for slow 1 round, or else 2 rouds slowed. 1d6 fire damage. 1d4 rounds entangled, no save. Than he shouts: - i can fog up all this place if need it, ok?

[Beschoren]

Tanstafaal dosen't even wait to see if Baffu's attack was sucessfull before casting away his own spell, trying to hold off the attackers.

He takes only a moment to fuel his spell with dark energy (charged spell) and shoots both Balron and Derek with a fell enervate split ray of ice
"PÓÓÓÓ DE DIAMANTE!"

Additionally, he uses the cirlet of mages as a swfit action to retain the split ray of ice spell he has redied as a 3º level spell.

ranged touch vs Balron (PBS range)
(1d20+12)[28], ice damage (4d6)[20], plus Ref DC 17 or encased in ice (see below), and str penality of -4 (no save)

ranged touch vs Derek (PBS range)
(1d20+12)[18], ice damage (4d6)[18], plus Ref DC 17 or encased in ice (see below), and str penality of -4 (no save)

ready immediate: if Balron attacks, abrupt junt 5 feet away
ready immediate: if derek or olave attacks, retribuitive spell (melf's unicorn arrow)

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RAY OF ICE
Evocation [Cold]
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Ray
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: See text
Spell Resistance: Yes

You launch a ray of numbing cold at
your enemy. You must succeed on a
ranged touch attack with the ray to
strike a target. If successful, the ray
deals 1d6 points of cold damage per
two caster levels (maximum 5d6). The
target must also make a Reflex save
or be frozen to the ground with its
feet encased in ice. A frozen creature
cannot move, receives no Dexterity
bonus to AC, and incurs a –2 penalty
on attack rolls.
A frozen creature can free itself with
a DC 18 Strength check or by dealing
15 points of damage to the ice.
Material Component: Ice or a vial of
melted mountain snow.

[Dudu]

While Balron blindly charges at Eustacio, a piece of moss drops from the ceiling, falling over his eyes, making his charge somewhat "more blindly". He misses an attack that would otherwise put the evoker down. Bad for him, great for Eustacio.

Eustacio can hear a warning in his head:
"Beware his sword. It's very long, and you can't simply step away and safely cast your spells, you'll have to cast it defensively."

Baffu, the newcomer, place his draconic gautlet right in Derek's face and deliver a blast of fire. The fire looks almost transparent, and it's like time itself runs slower in it's wake. The swift dwarf seems to realize the nature of the breath and take some supernatural effort to withstand it's effects (Moment of Perfect Mind, the immediate he readied)

Derek will save
(1d20+16)[26]

Tanstafaal shoots his signature split ray, now a dangerous enervating split ice.
Derek, who is indeed swift, manages to dodge the ray like it was a harmless arrow.
Balron isn't so lucky. With his defenses completely down and with the accuracy of the elf, the ray strikes right in his face, weakening him in the process.

Balron ref save
(1d20+9)[24]


Their sense motives
Derek (1d20+17)[33]
Olave (1d20+1)[16]
Balron (1d20)[16]

Olave's turn, soon.

[Dudu]

Olave is ready to charge at Tanstafaal, but Derek seems to notice the elf is almost wanting him to try. So he says:
"Beware Olave! This elf is up to something nasty!"

"Owh... Ok then!"

So Olave, the Stubborn, end up charging at Baffu.

His charge, even though is with a shield, looks pretty frightening. (he's using a maneuver and power atk, and Balron's stance grants a bonus to charges)

(1d20+18)[23] dmg (1d4+29)[33] trip (1d20+9)[16]
fort save DC 20 or you're dazed for 1 round.

He is S13 now.

Baffu noticed Olave has something in mind.
Eustacio notices Olave is reading his shield.

Your turn, Lokopor! (And Haroldo)

[Kevinho]

Lokopor will cast his favourite boost spell, Girallon's Blessing upon himself and Haroldo.

Unless Haroldo can charge someone, he'll 5-ft. step south [T;U;11;12] and will full attack the one at S13.


Bite: (1d20+10)[29] Damage: (1d8+7)[11] Grapple: (1d20+14)[25] vs. (1d20)[20]
Claw: (1d20+10)[26] Damage: (1d6+7)[12] Grapple: (1d20+14)[34] vs. (1d20)[3]
Claw: (1d20+10)[26] Damage: (1d6+7)[10] Grapple: (1d20+14)[23] vs. (1d20)[13]
Claw: (1d20+10)[14] Damage: (1d6+7)[13] Grapple: (1d20+14)[28] vs. (1d20)[1]
Claw: (1d20+10)[18] Damage: (1d6+7)[8] Grapple: (1d20+14)[30] vs. (1d20)[16]

[If he can charge or succeed on any grapple, he'll attack with his rake attacks as well.] Add +2 if he could charge.

Rake: (1d20+10)[12] Damage: (1d6+3)[9]
Rake: (1d20+10)[16] Damage: (1d6+3)[8]

[Dudu]

The tiger has a hard time fighting Olave, but finds a way to suceed in a grapple. His two rakes, however, go amiss.

Derek seems very pissed, keeping with the idea of focusing fire, he uses the opportunity to leap over Baffu while striking him, in a quite unforgiving way. (Death from Above), ending near Lokopor.

atk (1d20+19)[31](prone-slow) dmg (1d8+8)[10]+(6d6)[18](sneak+maneuver)



Init: round 2
Derek 33
Eusta 26
Balron 17
Tansta 11
Baffu 9
Olave 4
Loko 3

[Chimaera]

Seeing the dwarf with the huge sword near Eustacio put him in some problems, so he walk away and try to keep focused in preventing the great sword to strike him as he cast twelve more missiles at the heavy armored guy, but this time six of them are lightining and the other six are cold.

"Armor and shields won't protect you aggainst my magic, dwarf. Anyway, I could use some help here, unless you want to see a old man beat to death with a greatsword!"

Concentration (1d20+14)[29] DC 17

Six Empowered Missiles of Cold (6d4+6)[24] x 1,5 = 36
Six Empowered Missiles of Lightning (6d4+6)[21] x1,5 = 31

For a total of 67 damage on heavy guarded dwarf.

(They're empowered thanks to Residual Magic feat)

Spells:

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4: Thunderlance (2), Fire Shield (1), Vortex of Teeth (1);
3: Lightning/Fire Energy Missile (1), Lightning/Acid Magic Missile (1);
2: Empowered Magic Missiles (3), Resist Energy (1), See Invisibility (1), Darkness (1),
1: Magic Missiles (3), Mage Armor (1);
0: Light (3), Detect Magic (2), Message (1)

[Dudu]

With that last volley of magic missiles, the big dwarf is down, disappearing from Haroldo's claws.

This anger Balron even more, and he delivers 2 dangerous attacks at Eustacio.
He's weaker thanks to Tansta's rays, but he's still strong nonetheless.

(1d20+19)[34] (2d4+12)[16]
(1d20+14)[31] (2d4+12)[19]

Sense Motive

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Eustacio: (1d20+11)[16]
Tanstafaal: (1d20)[8]
Loko: (1d20+4)[13]
Baffu: (1d20+11)[20]

And he 5ft closer to Eustacio.

Your turn, Tanstafaal and Baffu (Olave's down).

[Andrezitos]

Baffu, felling that the acondroplasic trio are not to be underestimated, magicly teleports (anklet of translocation) hinself away from the red bearded dwarf and flys to the center of the fountain (or somewhere close; 30ft fly perfect). Then he aims his dragon shaped half-gautlet/half-armplate to the small swordman: - Ha, why don't you take someone of your size, you dump midget!

Ice entangling breath weapon:
(2d6)[4] entangled for (1d4)[3]

HP: 71

[Beschoren]

Tanstafaal chanells another spell, this time hoping to deactivate the barbarian, if only for a moment to allow eustacio's escapade

"Dipolo-Dipolo de corrente alternada!!!" *ZAPZAP*

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raywarped split electric loop at balron

(1d20+12)[19], damage (4d6+1)[11], if hit Will save DC 17 or stun for 1 round (ref save supressed since it became a touch attack)

(1d20+12)[13], damage (4d6+1)[17], if hit Will save DC 17 or stun for 1 round (ref save supressed since it became a touch attack)

ready immediate: retribuitive spell on attacker

[Kevinho]

Haroldo will 5-ft. step to S;T;12;13 and will attack the red dwarf while flanking with Lokopor.

Bite: (1d20+12)[17] Damage: (1d8+7)[9] Grapple: (1d20+14)[19] vs (1d20)[14]
Claw: (1d20+12)[25] Damage: (1d6+7)[12] Grapple: (1d20+14)[15] vs (1d20)[6]
Claw: (1d20+12)[13] Damage: (1d6+7)[9] Grapple: (1d20+14)[17] vs (1d20)[16]
Claw: (1d20+12)[26] Damage: (1d6+7)[11] Grapple: (1d20+14)[15] vs (1d20)[1]
Claw: (1d20+12)[20] Damage: (1d6+7)[12] Grapple: (1d20+14)[25] vs (1d20)[9]
Rake: (1d20+12)[28] Damage: (1d6+4)[9]
Rake: (1d20+12)[20] Damage: (1d6+4)[7]

Rakes only if he grabs him.

Lokopor doesn't know what to do, so he'll cast Displacemente upon himself and Haroldo.

Lokopor will only 5-ft. step if the red dwarf doesn't get grappled.

[Dudu]

The slow effect over Derek stopped now, and all you can see is... that you can't see him anymore. But it looks like Haroldo holds him tight, not for only. With the same swiftness Derek disappeared, he also seems to teleport away, as you see the tiger falling down, like the invisible creature in his pawns weren't there anymore.

While some of you wonder where he is a bolt of flame strikes Tanstafaal (I believe you're flatfooted against this attack and can't use your immediate).

ranged touch atk(1d20+18)[33] dmg (fire+sneak) (8d8)[36]

Since you saw a bolt, you gain a circunstance bonus on spot check to discover where he is:

Spot Checks:
Eustacio: (1d20+15)[26] spotted! (assuming you warned everyone using Tansta's telephatic bond)
Tanstafaal: (1d20+12)[16]
Loko: (1d20+6)[7]
Baffu: (1d20+2)[16]

Against:
Derek hide (1d20+19)[25]

[Chimaera]

"Hiding like a kid, that wasn't even true magic at all, poor boy, and you think you would be able to defeat old Eustacio here and his companions? Grow up, kid" says Eustacio looking right where the fire bolt came from, waving his hands and with an ever-watching eye to Balron's great sword.

(5ft step away from both and another admixtured empowered missile - again thanks to Residual Magic).

[roll]1d20+14[roll] DC 1817

(6d4+6)[24] x1,5 cold = 36
(6d4+6)[23] x1,5 eletricity = 34

For a total of 70 damage.
(I'll roll Concentration at OOC)

Spells:

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4: Thunderlance (2), Fire Shield (1), Vortex of Teeth (1);
3: Lightning/Fire Energy Missile (1), Lightning/Acid Magic Missile (1);
2: Empowered Magic Missiles (2), Resist Energy (1), See Invisibility (1), Darkness (1),
1: Magic Missiles (3), Mage Armor (1);
0: Light (3), Detect Magic (2), Message (1)

[Dudu]

Derek drops, and that's enough to make Balron even more pissed than before.

"So, you seem so proud of your fancy magic, don't you? It isn't magic that make you alive, buddy, it's raw luck. But your luck ends now."

He then delivers two powerful blows at Eustacio.

(1d20+17)[37] (2d4+12)[19] (36 damage from critical)
(1d20+12)[30] (2d4+12)[14]

The dwarf seems satisfied with the blood spilling in his face. Eustacio, afterall, dropped his two buddies.

"WHERE'S YOUR SWEET MAGIC NOW!!!"

Then looks at Tanstafaal.

"Your turn, elf, for weakening me."

He seems pretty serious about killing the rest, like the battle wasn't against his favor.

He moves (clumsy) next to Tanstafaal (P9).
Init: round 3
Balron 17
Tansta 11
Baffu 9
Loko 3

Your turn!

[Andrezitos]

Baffu flys above the pissed off dwarf. - Over here, aberration of nature! I have a gift for you. Then he aims his gautlet to the ground and a cone of slowing energy shower over the swordman. DC 23, fort, or slowed for two rounds. If saves, 1 round. (he is entangled, right? if not, entangling breath plus slow; (1d4)[4])

Using his Belt of Battle he grants himself another standart action and breaths again, this time a cone of Ice energy (5d6)[24].

[Beschoren]

Tanstafaal is helpless against the ray, hitting him in the chest. His fire-absorbing braces turn red and reduces only a little damage (fire resist 5). Just when he thinks about returning fire, Eustacio takes care of the runner.

Yet the fierce one is standing there, looking for trouble and arguing nonsens about heroes of might or magic. Time to shove him away or lay him put in place.

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swift action: wave of force, making a bull rush attempt at all creatures in 10' form me. bull rush: (1d20+10)[28].

IF balron is pushed at least 5 feet away, Tanstafaal will step back 5 feet (thus keeping himself out of reach) and then cast a chanelled raywarped split melf's unicorn arrow

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"CHUPE CABRAS!"
chanelled raywarped split ray melf's unicorn arrow VS Balron

ranged touch (1d20+12)[27], damage (1d8+9)[15]
ranged touch (1d20+12)[26], damage (1d8+9)[17]
ranged touch (1d20+12)[29], damage (1d8+9)[12]

If hit, he suffers a bull rush attempt of DC 21+2 per ray hit after the first

IF Balron is NOT pushed at least 5 feet away, Tanstafaal uses his boots os swift passage to teleport 20' south as a move action. Then he casts split ray fo ice

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"PÓÓÓÓ DE DIAMANTE!!!!"
split ray of ice vs Balron (not chanelling spell)

(1d20+12)[14], damage (4d6+1)[15], if hit ref DC 17 or encased in ice
(1d20+12)[17], damage (4d6+1)[10], if hit ref DC 17 or encased in ice

At any rate, he prepares an immediate action to shoot his retribuitive raywarped split ray melf's unicorn arrow at balron, if hit.

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"CHUPE CABRAS!"
chanelled raywarped split ray melf's unicorn arrow VS Balron

ranged touch (1d20+12)[23], damage (1d8+9)[16]
ranged touch (1d20+12)[16], damage (1d8+9)[10]
ranged touch (1d20+12)[23], damage (1d8+9)[10]

If hit, he suffers a bull rush attempt of DC 21+2 per ray hit after the first

[Kevinho]

I guess the creature is at P9, this way, Lokopor will 5-ft step north [S9] opening way to Haroldo charge the creature.

Bite: (1d20+12)[26] Damage: (1d8+7)[8] Grapple: (1d20+14)[18] vs. (1d20)[16]
Claw: (1d20+12)[23] Damage: (1d6+7)[13] Grapple: (1d20+14)[34] vs. (1d20)[6]
Claw: (1d20+12)[24] Damage: (1d6+7)[13] Grapple: (1d20+14)[27] vs. (1d20)[16]
Claw: (1d20+12)[26] Damage: (1d6+7)[11] Grapple: (1d20+14)[32] vs. (1d20)[7]
Claw: (1d20+12)[28] Damage: (1d6+7)[8] Grapple: (1d20+14)[23] vs. (1d20)[2]
Rake: (1d20+12)[22] Damage: (1d6+4)[10]
Rake: (1d20+12)[13] Damage: (1d6+4)[9]

Lokopor will look at the sky and whistle a little and then casts Snake's swiftness upon Haroldo.

Bite: (1d20+10)[30] Damage: (1d8+10)[18] Grapple: (1d20+14)[28] vs. (1d20)[17]

Spell List:

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Druid:
0º:
Know Direction [1]
Cure Minor Wounds [4]
1º:
Vigor, Lesser [2]
Snake's Swiftness [0]
Cure Light Wounds [1]
2º:
Barkskin [1]
Kelpstrand [1]
Snake's Swiftness, Mass [1]
Restoration, Lesser [1]
3º:
Sleet Storm [1]
Evard's Menancing Tentacles [1]
Girallon's Blessing [0]

Wizard:
0º:
Detect Magic [2]
Light [2]
Acid Splash [1]
1º:
Benign Transposition [2]
Stand [1]
Ray of Enfeeblement [3]
2º:
Invisibility [1]
Summon Undead II [3]
Baleful Transposition [1]
3º:
Summon Undead III [1]
Displacemente [0]
Stinking Cloud [1]
Mage Armor, Greater [1]

[Dudu]

Balron got a cold breath in his face, and it angered him even more. Tanstafaal landed yet another ray, enough to make the dwarf burst in rage.

But his rage was fruitless, because Haroldo uncerimoniously finished Balron's life, and you won the combat.

"Eh. I was 4 vs 3, you know." says the disappointed Morbeus.

"Pfff. My colleagues won fair and square, admit it."

"All right, all right. You proved your worth. Now you can drink from the fountain, it'll restore your health and rememorize some of your spells."

You look at the water in the fountain. There's still algae floating, doesn't sound too much edible. But Kain guarantee that this water is what is being used as model for the new elixir formula developed by MAU (you even tasted this elixir in it's experimental stage).

Assuming you drink from the fountain (because why not?) your HP is full, including the near death Eustacio, and you recover the equivalent of 9 spell levels of spells.

"Bugs me why someone would venture beyond." Says Odysseus. "Anyway, proceed with care, the once pathetic gnolls got powerful allies and are waging a ferocious war against the duergars."

"Perhaps we could use such war to our advantage. Two enemies waging war against each other is better than just one enemy focusing on us, I say."

"You do as you please, farewell, mages." Says Odysseus, with Morbeus echoing the "farewell". And saying that, they open the door.
At first, you can't see a thing.

Kain creates a faint light at the top of his wand, enough to guide you through the ruins.

"We will close the gates now. Don't worry, we will open for you in case of emergency." Reminds Morbeus.

The door closes and the room gets even darker. If you have torches, light spell, darkvision or any other means of enhancing your vision, you better use it.

"Ooook. Now we really have to proceed with care. This environment is pretty hostile. And if memory serves - and hell knows it's been quite absent those days - this is gnoll territory."

map soon

[Chimaera]

Eustacio cast a Light spell on his right sleeve.
"Isn't the best solution, but I hope it'll do".

His Light remains for 80 mins or so.

He'll also cast an Anticipate Teleportation spell from his scroll (24h), "You never know when old tricks can save your life, heh".

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4: Thunderlance (2), Fire Shield (1), Empowered Acid/Lightning Magic Missiles (1), Vortex of Teeth (1);
3: Lightning/Fire Energy Missile (1), Lightning/Cold Magic Missiles (1), Lightning/Acid Magic Missile (1);
2: Empowered Magic Missiles (3), Resist Energy (1), See Invisibility (1), Darkness (1),
1: Magic Missiles (3), Mage Armor (1);
0: Light (2), Detect Magic (2), Message (1)

[Beschoren]

Tanstafaal has no acess to light sources, but he prefers a litle darkness anyway

[Dudu]

Kain sights at Eustacio.

"Really guys, always prepare for darkness, we are dungeon dwellers now. But don't fret, I'm sure I have plenty of those on my backpack."

He puts his tiny lizard hands inside the magical bag and fetch some scrolls of darkvision.

"Yup, plenty of them. Seriously, I have a library in my bag. Well, anyone who needs the spell, take it, I'm confortable with the darkness."

Assuming you used the scrolls or already have darkvision (in case of scrolls, they give you 15 hours of darkvision) you settle down and try to grasp a bit of the environment.

There's a lot of moss and fungus, much more than in the entrance hall. Kain point's out this place was an market, presumably to trade with outsiders. There's a rivers running in this place, you can hear the water flowing. There are some columns also, they're not just connecting the floor with the ceiling (which is pretty high) but they sport some doors and windows. They're probably former markets or residences.

It's not total darkness, though, so you can see some colour. The whole place looks somewhat yellow or orange, you can't tell for sure. But the architeture does look very impressive, even after being deteriorated and filled with moss.

It's when you're scouting the environment that you see the silhouette of a humanoid with hiena's head. The shadow aproaches and you're now sure it's a gnoll. Just one. And he doesn't look like he's readying some offensive actions.

"You look like you lost your way, intruders. What business you bring here?"
Says the raspy voice belonging to the gnoll.
"Don't try anything funny. There are literaly dozens of crossbows pointing at you right now."

What you do?

[Chimaera]

"Protection from Arrows?", think Eustacio telepathically with the rest of the group.

If anyone agree Eustacio activate one rune in his shoulder and grant himself Protection from Arrows.

"We're looking for passage and stuff. Any problem, hyena boy?"
Diplomacy (1d20-2)[16] (very very charismatic person)

Also, spot to find more gnolls:
(1d20+13)[29] (Eustacio is using Darkvision from a scroll Kain lend him)

[Kevinho]

"Well, the sound of river will make me go to the bathroom lots of time, it's gonna be a real... Oh, look, a gnol scout"

And then Lokopor shuts up.

"Dozens? Well, we're just trying to find passage through here. Our business is not here..."

I'll try listen and spot while we try to talk our asses out of there.

Listen: (1d20+14)[16]
Spot: (1d20+4)[12]

If I see or hear anything, I'll telepathically agree with "Protection from arrows"

[Andrezitos]

- Look, my fellow Hyaenidae, we are just a band of adventures trying to get to other side of this glumy, blumb, scrublhesd, klupskuly hole and, as a matter of fact, we are a little short in temper and time. Perhaps you and your furry friends could lead us safely through this maze, and me and my friends won't have to bash your skull like a pumpkin with our bulldozers spells . (1d20+17)[35] (-4, if they aren't dragonblood or so) diplomacy (1d20+13)[18] bluff

[Dudu]

Kain telephatically tells you:

"I think casting a spell can be considered as doing 'something funny'. Chances are we will be pierced by some couple bolts before you finish.

And I never found gnolls this close to the gate before. They were always some incompetent hienas, uncapable of the smallest achievements. But those guys? Those guys aren't like the gnolls I know, for real."

The gnoll looking at Baffu reacts with a very angry face, making he look uglier than before. He seems to draw his weapon - presumably to scare you, not to attack you, you can't tell exactly - when another gnoll suddenly appears, like an invisible spell was dismissed and signal to the first gnoll to stop.

This gnoll who just appeared certainly has a very distinctive appearance. He is pitch black, battlescarred and, you can't be sure, but he does look somewhat undead. Unlike the first gnoll, he doesn't seem angry or scared, but amused at Baffus threats (I'm considering it a Intimidate check, it was a passive-agressive threat anyway. And yeah, you didn't suceed completely).

"Bash our skulls like pumpkins, you say?" The voice even raspier than the first gnoll, like it was struggling to be heard. "Sure you could."
"Can't blame you, kid. You look like you pack a punch. But you're simply not aware of the situation."

Turning his face to a aparently empty space, the gnoll proceeds
"Go back there and lit all the torches. Our guests feel unconfortable in this darkness. And tell the zemorats to dismiss all the invisible spells. I want those mages to glimpse at our pack."

After saying that he turn his face to you, still smiling. It's a slight, almost mocking smile, like the ones when you know something that other people don't. Seconds later, all the lights in this big room. It's very wide and high, with numerous columns with doors and windows. The central column is the biggest and sport a very bright emmanating light.
There's a chasm in the middle of the room with a river flowing. A improvised wooden bridge connects the two sections.

"Ok, now the invisibility!"

When the invisibility fades, you can see the dozen of faces the first gnoll spoke earlier. 60 gnolls are bearing crossbows, all of them menacingly pointing at you. There are other 20 gnolls with melee range weapons, which includes the first gnoll.
You can see two other gnolls in a different outifit with a weird hat that looks even funnier in the head of gnolls.

There's also a very intriguing creature. "Zemorats" Lokopor and Kain says telephatically. They are humanoid mice, pearly white with red eyes, they wear a brown robe and are the size of a halfling, perhaps smaller. The only two features that make them different from a simple combo of mouse+human is their foot, who are actually hands. So they are four hands total, all with very long and thin fingers. The other feature is their long and thick tail that splits in three in it's final segments. Sometimes the use their tail like a tripod and use all the four hands simultaneously. There are 4 zemorats in this room.

"We didn't finish. The last thing we've been hiding is also one of the most valuable, and you better fear it if you consider yourselves mages. It's what made our pack so formidable.

Galgo! Tell the zemorats to make the web visible!"

And now you see. It's like every being, except you five, are connected by thin spider webs. Kain seems genuinely scared. "An eldritch tapestry!" He says, not telephatically, but it's like he let it scape from his mouth. Which is more than enough to make the black gnoll laugh.

"Yes, kobold. This is our pack. All the gnolls that belong to the pack are one with each other.

But fear not. Why be enemies when we can be allies?"

One of the gnolls directs to the black gnoll and tells, in a shy manner and in gnoll language, so you can't understand unless you know how to speak gnoll. Whatever he said, he pissed the black gnoll a big deal and end up hearing what you believe to be a harsh sermom.

"Can you believe it? Some gnolls are skeptical about allying with outsiders. Bull****, I say, the ones who weaved this tapestry so vluable to us were those small creatures, the zemorats. Damn sure I'll ally with outsiders. And yeah, we can lead you miles and miles further inside the mountains to wherever you want. One hand wash the other, right?

By the way, name is Fargo, and I have a proposal: One of our captains, Jonah is his name, is a traitor a shame to the pack. I didn't want to simply kill them, they have to live in misery for a while to serve as an example. However, I just had a most intriguing idea. We would put both you and Jonah's squad in a arena, and you - how you said? - bash their skulls like pumpkins with your spells. That might make an impression in two ways. Our comrades would understand what happens to those who turn their backs to the pack and also to value you as allies. What you say?"

"Do you think you can handle hundred of gnolls embebed in tapestry? Because I'm seriously considering fighting against their traitors. With their help, we might arrive at our destination earlier than normal."

[Chimaera]

"Heh, it's seems it's our destiny to be entering combat competitions to prove ourselves, right? We will do it, hyena boy adn you'll help us get further inside the mountain, right?"

Spells:

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4: Thunderlance (2), Fire Shield (1), Empowered Acid/Lightning Magic Missiles (1), Vortex of Teeth (1);
3: Lightning/Fire Energy Missile (1), Lightning/Cold Magic Missiles (1), Lightning/Acid Magic Missile (1);
2: Empowered Magic Missiles (3), Resist Energy (1), See Invisibility (1), Darkness (1),
1: Magic Missiles (3), Mage Armor (1);
0: Light (2), Detect Magic (2), Message (1)

[Beschoren]

Tanstafaal is serisouly worried about this pack. they oubviously outpower the small mage group... and also had just shown their secret of power? what else is going on here?

Feeling more like a captive to be tossed on a pit than a negociator in a scheme Tanstafaal is forced to accept the dire challange, and hope that these barbaric creatures are worth their word.

But as soon as possible, he's dashing away from their grasp.

[Andrezitos]

(pedro, we are waiting you at my campaign)
- Make a proposal he can not deny... quotes Baffu with his iconic sarcasm. Well, I have a proposal too. Yours seems to be a fine pack, a pride and, I should say (Baffu turns his head to gaze the gnoll's ranks), resourceful group. And we, although freakish powerful, lack the manpower to face some of the incoming events, mage stuff, yours should not be put into such boring talk. So, I propose an exchange: we give you all the never-****ing-betray-the-pack"lesson", so important to keep solid large parties like yours, I totally agree with you, and you lend to us this turn cloak captain for a time. For a time I mean until he dies. After that we would gladly turn back his remains to the pack. So, what say you, Great Leader? (1d20+17)[19] diplomacy

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Invocations - always
Endure Exposure
Draconic Flight (Baffu's back bears a pair of draconian spectral wings)
Voidsense (blidsense 30ft)

Invocations - at will
Breath of the Night (Fog cloud spell)
See the Unseen (See invisibility)

[Dudu]

Fargo looks to the talkative man. He looks more serious now, that you're acepting a temporary alliance.

"Well, I have no idea of what you plan to do with Jonah, the traitor. But I demand that you kill him in the arena along with his traitor squad. All I can do is put you with him in a separate cell so you can interrogate him or whatever you intend to do. After that, we will have a fight tonight between you guys and his squad.
Now follow me."

The gnolls looks more relaxed now and are heading to the western door (there are 4 total, you entered the south one).

I assume you just follow them and you'll soon arrive at their dungeons.
If anyone has a different idea you can post it.

[Beschoren]

you DO realize we're preisioners, no? telepaths Tanstafaal to his allies

i say we escape at the first worthy opportunity