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    Axile simply stands around while the two women search around for enemies or anything else. They had already taken off, so why should he? Besides, this way he could react to either should something happen.

    Upon them coming back and reporting nothing, Axile immediately sends his elemental up to the door to open, with him staying back about 15ft, all without saying a sound. He wouldn't want to get caught up in any traps after all, would he?
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    The door has no obvious method of opening, the elemental puses on it to no effect.
    Ori wanders up from where she was. "Here, let me..."

    Her sentence is cut short when the elemental swings at her and misses.

    Ori puts herself into a defensive fighting stance. "What is the meaning of this, summoner?"

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    Can easily see the enchantment aura now radiating from the elemental.
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-09 at 11:14 PM.

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    "The elemental has been controlled. Axile, can you end the elemental's summoning spell?"


    Mariel looks for enemies, or the source of the spell
    (1d20+16)[35] perception.
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    Summon a new one to replace this one, maybe?
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    "Mariel, you must of been reading my mind! Ori, someone else is controlling it!" Axile says, focusing to summon a new one. Lightning streaks out from the old summon to a spot right in front of Axile. The tiles underneath seem to crack from the power.

    Soon, there is a new storm elemental in front of Axile, and the old one is gone!

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    In spellshaper description, states that if a new elemental is summoned, the old one disappears.
    Last edited by bindin garoth; 2012-12-10 at 11:29 PM.
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    Axiles old elemental disappears and the new appears where summoned, obeying loyally.

    "I see no one else. I am going to try and open the vault. Hopefully we can acquire the key and leave this cursed place."

    Ori retrieves a strange bronze device from her bag that only barely fits in her hand. It looks more like an ornate paperweight with a prominent symbol than anything else.

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    Axile feels his will drain away as if plucked from him by an unseen hand. In its place there is only a voice. A voice which he must obey.

    "Protect the door, Keep all beings from interacting with it."


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    Axile is now radiating enchantment.
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-11 at 07:58 PM.

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    Axile can't help but feel broken. What was happening to him? It was as if he wasn't even in control of his body as it moved........

    "Attack them with the roar of the thunders, and rend them with the lightning of the storm." His voice comes out quite stiff, as if not his.

    The elemental obeys. It quickly moves to be able to target both Ori and Mariel, and unleashes a wave of sound and a bolt of lightning at the two. It's quickly followed up by another shock at Mariel.

    Axile, on the other hand, Raises his hand. Soon, a magical circle appears at this feet, and a long row of weapons appears, assaulting both Mariel and Ori.

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    Ally attacking commencing. All systems are go!

    Elemental uses it's Thunder and Lightning ability, followed by it's Shock ability.

    Ori and Mariel have to make a Fort and Reflex DC 16 saves. Axile only has to make a Fort save.

    (2d6)[8] Sonic damage in 60ft burst (may target unknown enemy). The fort save halves this. My fort save (1d20+9)[11]

    (4d6)[12] Electric damage in 120ft line. Reflex save halves this.

    (2d4)[5] Non-lethal damage to Mariel, Fort save DC 16 halves.

    Ori and Mariel suffer 17 Bldg, Pierce, and Slash damage, Reflex DC 22 halves. A failed save start 1 bleeding damage, taken at the beginning of each turn.
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    ...I think my poor Monkadin just went to go get drunk. That's not a natural thing for him to do, at all. Thanks bindin.

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    Mariel takes 20 damage to bonus hp, and 5 non-lethal damage


    Seeing the enchantment effect appear on Axile, Mariel knows what is coming. When he tries to cast a blade barrier at her, she vanishes a moment before the spell goes off, however, she is unable to evade the lightning bolt, or the sonic effects. As they hit her, a flare of arcane power goes off, but she seems to be in good health, apart from some minor bruising.

    "Ori, we are facing an enemy that can control minds. I can't detect them, but they must be within sight. Find them!"

    Knowing that luck seems to be against her this day, she chooses to trap Axile in a column of stone, with a single hole, at knee level, placed so that he was unlikely to find it, and so that no light shone through the stone.
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    reflex dc 25 to avoid entrapment, stone is a 5 foot room. If possible, will extend to trap elemental as well
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    Ori tumbles away from the lightning and endures the sound, deftly also avoiding the razor weapons. The entire assault leaves her completely undamaged.

    Ori nods and begins concentrating on something, before moving out of sight behind a pillar.

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    She cast and is concentrating on: detect magic.


    A black bear shows up from seemingly nowhere and pounds on the stone.
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-12 at 01:14 PM.

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    A bear. Really. Well, to each their own, I suppose

    Mariel stealthily moves, taking the glowing bolt with her, and uses it to illuminate Axile long enough for her to cast her dispel, before she holds it so that Axile can't see the light once more.

    (1d20+18)[27] stealth
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    And... failboat dispel check.
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    From her position here Mariel can once again see Ori. She can also see two auras of illusion on opposite sides of of the chamber. on the walls perpendicular to the vault door.

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    Mariel Will save: (1d20+14)[17]
    Mariel Will save: (1d20+14)[16]


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    All personal desire and ambition, any urge above the basest needs vanishes from your mind. Replaced with a foreign voice.

    "Keep all Beings from interacting with the vault door."
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    Axile seemingly calms down now. Of course, you can't really tell due to the entrapment, but less noises can be heard from the inside.

    However, the bear continues to wallop on the entrapment, attempting to free it's master from the stony walls. If one listen's close enough, the sounds of bashing can be heard from the other side as well.

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    Att: (1d20+11)[25]
    Att: (1d20+6)[24]
    Dam: (1d4+9)[11]
    Dam: (1d4+9)[13]
    Dam: (1d6+7)[9]

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    Att:(1d20+15)[16]
    Dam: (1d4+7)[10] +1d4[/roll]Elec
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    Ori shouts, having apparently not noticed Mariels condition.

    "Over here."

    Ori walks through the wall on the left side of the chamber.

    Both Mariel and Axile's surrogate will speaks to them:
    "Slay the wrapped woman (Ori). Do not harm any other creatures in the process."

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    (1d20+16)[19] mariel save (succeeds)
    (1d20+9)[29] axile save (succeeds)



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    On the opposite side of either wall is what appears to be a cross between a centaur and an ant. With an upright torso and head and a lower body parallel to the ground.

    On the left side Ori is standing adjacent to one of them.
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-12 at 10:27 PM.

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    "Ori! Look out! There is a centaur ant thing right next to you, to your _______"
    Mariel says whether it is above, below, to the right of, or to the left of.

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    So we killed the actual, dominated guardians. fun
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    Ori seems to have already been aware, She renders the creature into a bleeding heap on the floor in two swings of her scimitar.

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    Axile decides to bid his time and wait for the entrapment spell to go away. Not much he could do otherwise. He thinks about continuing to wail on the wall with his summon, but that probably wouldn't do much, especially considering how good Mariel is at spells.

    Instead, he sits down and meditates until the spell is gone. After all, they need to focus on what's ahead. And nothing is as good for focusing as meditation!
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    Mariel turns to the other creature, and casts Glitterdust on it.
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    The ant creature rubs at its eyes.

    Ori heads back into the main chamber.

    "I have slain the source of our woes. Let us hope there are no more in this place."

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    "I just covered the other one in glitter. Don't you see it? Over there"
    Mariel points at it
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    "I do not, I assume another illusion hides it from my view."

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    "Indeed. My spell may have blinded it, but it might not have as well. It will have made it rather easy to find, however."
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    It slowly dons on Axile - This wall isn't going away on it's own.

    "Ori, you're much stronger than this bear. Any chance on help from escaping from here?" Axile asks the woman. He had seen her bust open stone walls conjured from Mariel before -just like this one. Hopefully, she'll be able to do so again.
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    "When I finish with this insect I will gladly free you, summoner."


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    Is that a delay?
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-13 at 10:01 PM.

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    "Time to die, Ant."

    Mariel focuses for a moment, before throwing... something, at the creature.

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    Orb of force.
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    The creature is significantly injured by this and begins fleeing down the tunnel it is in, its blind stumbling triggers a dart trap which finishes the creature off.

    Ori shrugs and breaks Axile free from his stone prison in a matter of rounds.


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    combat is no more, awaiting player input before Ori opens the vault
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    They don't need to know that my mind succumbed to those things power.

    "Interesting. I swear I have seen those things before. Perhaps in a book somewhere. I suspect that we killed the mind controlled guardians of this place. Probably somewhat sad, but, it happens. Ori, do you know anything further about these tunnels?"

    Mariel heads over to the corpse of the creature, and examines it.

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    Examines it is also known as searching it, while making knowledge rolls
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    Mariel:
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    Its a formian task master, you know basically everything about them.


    "They seem to be part of the original architecture of the structure. As the vault door is now seemingly unguarded I'd rather open it now than investigate them."

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    "These were formian taskmasters. They are almost certainly not here alone. So expect there to be more of them. I will try and keep an eye out for them, but I can't guarantee success. They are like ants. Warriors, Myrmarchs, taskmasters, and a queen. The warriors are not a threat, but the taskmasters can mind control, the myrmarchs can fight, and the queen is fairly powerful as well."
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    "Be ready then."

    Ori heads over to the vault door, taking the object from before and presses it into an indentation in the wall that seems to have been made for it. She turns it carefully until an audible click can be heard, followed by a faint hum. The entire vault doors' filigree glows briefly for a moment before the entire door slides slowly into the ground with the sound of stone grinding on stone.

    Beyond is a chamber smelling and looking of dust. The air has the stagnant feel of a place untouched for ages. Within, small pile of treasures glitters dully under layers of dust.

    A marble pedestal sits in the center of the room, a single beam of light illuminating it from the ceiling. On the pedestal rests a blue tinged, perfectly spherical stone about the size of a fist.


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    The aura of magic coming from the stone is overwhelming, so much so that you can see no other auras within the room. even Ori's, which you could see before, become impossible to see inside the room.
    Last edited by Tharione; 2012-12-14 at 07:14 PM.

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    "Impressive. Any further guardians we need to be aware of?"
    Mariel searches the room, looking for traps and such(taking 10, so 20)
    (arcane sight should help. Auto success for auras on the items as well)
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    Mariel finds:
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    No traps.

    8 x Amphora of Common Wine (its long gone bad, filled with dust and mostly evaporated)
    8 x High Boots (3 gp, 4 lb)
    11 x Signet Ring (5 gp)
    Arcane Scroll (Protection from Chaos)
    Arcane Scroll (Phantom Trap)
    Full Plate (Medium)
    Amethyst (110 gp)
    Banded Agate (13 gp)
    Deep Blue Spinel (500 gp)
    Red Garnet (90 gp)
    Rock Crystal (30 gp)
    Rock Crystal (60 gp)
    Smoky Quartz (40 gp)
    800g in silver powder
    10 one-lb silver bars
    A pair of goggles
    450g
    50cp


    "I do not see any, and it does not appear any breathing thing has entered this vault in some time."

    Ori studies the sphere cautiously.
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