CH. 03 - Princenappers!

[GravityEmblem]

April turns to Poppy at annoyance. "Did you just offer that spirit our lives as revenge?" she groans.

[HorizonsDream]

"It did kind of sound like that," Kalijda admits.

[Matt4]

"Obviously not." - Poppy says, perplexed. - "Maybe your big city talk is different from mine y'know. But I meant to say that since they probably were elennori killed by some locals, you could help the spirits carrying their revenge on the ravenites."

[MaltholLoth]

"I thought that's what you had intended but I'm less convinced the voice thoughts of it like that... What do we do now though. Wait for it to attack or try and find the temple?" Terani replies as he turns, looking out into the darkness.

[GravityEmblem]

"It just said it wanted to kill all of Elonna's children because it thinks she 'abandoned' it, and you just said the two of us could help it with revenge!" April says. "You didn't mean it that way, but that's certainly what it thinks you said."

[Daos]

"Now, now, let's not argue," Blitz offers.  "We are a team, after all.  Right?"

"The hatred here is palpable," Mizzle states.  "It's become so warped, it's infecting everyone.  We would do well to keep our heads, lest it infects us, as well."

[HorizonsDream]

"Well, for now, it seems like we are in the clear to continue forward, so let's keep going," Kalinda says.

[Daos]

The party presses onward, until they eventually reach the heart of the grove.  In the center is a dead tree, completely greenless and withered.  It is surrounded by eight stone arches.  The grove is just as silent as the forest, and just as cold.  There is no sense of life here, no animals or even sunlight breaking through the canopy.  Even those of the party who are not connected to nature in some way can feel the corruption here, as easily as they feel the chilled air on their skin.

[HorizonsDream]

Kalinda cautiously goes to check put one of the arches in the Grove.

[MaltholLoth]

Terani's heart pounds in his chest. He had not felt such an evil before. He looked about, was there death here or rather undeath? He moved along with Kalinda and any others towards the arches.



[ooc. Eyes of the Grave.]

[Daos]

Kalinda approaches one of the stone arches.  It appears to be quite old and beginning to crumble from both age and a lack of maintenance.

Terani extends his senses outward and immediately picks up a presence behind him, about ten feet away.

[MaltholLoth]

"Oh sweet Elonna! Behind us!" Tank says spinning, reading to dodge aside asking with a push of anyone should the need seem worthy.

[HorizonsDream]

Kalinda turns to look behind them.

[Daos]

Terani and Kalinda whirl around to see...nothing.  But suddenly a pair of glowing red eyes appear in the air, burning with hatred.  "You have come," it says, flying forward, over their heads and the tree, before landing on the other side, and forming into a corporeal being.  The figure is humanoid, but sporting what should be life-ending injuries--wounds that expose muscle and bone, but they are not bleeding.  They do not appear to breathe, either, as no frosted breath appears from their mouth.  Their skin appears decayed and greyish in coloration.  They are dressed as an Elonnori paladin, bearing a sword and bow, but their armor is falling apart with numerous holes in it.

"Join us," the being hisses in a chilled and cruel voice.  "Join our ever growing army."  They raise their hands into the air, and dark energy flies forward into several spots in the ground.  At once, creatures buried underneath start to dig themselves out, moaning endlessly, as if their very existence is nothing but pain for them.  Like the first creature, they are in various states of decay.  Some are Elonnori, others Ravenite, based on their crumbling garbs.  "We will show you the lies of Elonna.  The wonders of immortality, beyond the circle of life.  Join us, and we shall feast on the warm blood of those who oppose us!"

The corpses begin shuffling forward, arms outstretched hungrily.

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(OOC:  Each square is about 5 feet.  Roll initiative and state actions for Round 01.)



Initiative
Blitz
tB7HoNQh1d20+2
Mizzle
1d20+1
Undead Paladin
1d20+2
Walking Corpse 01
1d20-2
Walking Corpse 02
1d20-2
Walking Corpse 03
1d20-2
Walking Corpse 04
1d20-2
Walking Corpse 05
1d20-2
Walking Corpse 06
1d20-2
1d20+2·1d20+1·1d20+2·1d20-2·1d20-2·1d20-2·1d20-2·1d20-2·1d20-2

[HorizonsDream]

Kalinda moves in to attack the undead in front of her.

WSypiWlg1d20+3
1d20+5
1d20+5
1d6+3
1d4+31d20+3·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d6+3·1d4+3