Double drakes [Combat thread]

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

He takes a moment to look over the mask... turns it over in his hand, rubbing the back of it... looks to the party, and grins darkly

"No." He says, raising it slightly to his face... before laughing and fucking frisbeeing the damn thing into the flames

[DM Bob]

Casting these two ancient relics into the anti-flames causes a triple helix of column fires to erupt upwards. The tricolors of blue, crimson & gold brighten the already vivid scene, and a feeling much like you felt when Oronis and his cadre performed the Rite of Blood is felt - a gentle peace and regrowth of sorts.

The black fire begins to colour once more and shades of technicolor heat weave about the once darkened non-mass.

The book indeed burns; the mask begins to melt.

Your flame-kin friends dance brighter and closer to the new beacon of creation. Is entropy permanent? Or just part of a greater cycle or weave?

[Niachi]

Niachi watches the proceedings with keen attention, trying to track the phased drakes and anticipating their movements.

[AthasianLaborer]

"I'd wager a shiny silver coin that fire might last longer back home now.  I'm not sure though, it is only a guess.  Perhaps somehow more ordered now with the lack of entropy?  I wonder if home has ever known the truth of Fire or if they've only known Entropic Fire?" Muiko says while looking at Niachi.

[Attilius]

The giant bows his galea with a silent *sigh*.
He taps his tower shield into the blackened ground a few times.

He readies his gouge and shield and looks to the group
"Do some good and get a mean tan. Glad dats done! Now, Let's see about those hungry lizards..."

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "As we completed the request here, do we still aim to talk with these effreeti?" - with some unpleasant tone, not offensive but noticeable thst fire is not her thing - "Unless it's a must, I vote for leaving this place" - looking around for any solid piece of molten rock, metal or similar in the closest vicinity

[OOC: Barkskin (AC 0, 11 rnds); Protection vs Fire.
SPELLS: 1stLvl(5/5), 2ndLvl(4/5), 3rdLvl(4/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[AthasianLaborer]

"Nope, I've no desire to speak to any Efreeti that have already given not so veiled threats to my continued life.  Now if we can secure permission from the flamefolk to collect some drake hides for leather..." 

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

"Do we need permission to defend ourselves? I must admit to not caring for this. Now that we have finally laid the entropic worm artifacts to rest, aside from feeling relief and having a sense of redress for my reckless act of bringing the book along in the first place, I mostly feel a strong tug on my heart to go home. I have been away for far too long, and far too much in the last months."

Quila lets out a quiet sigh, letting her shoulders hang.

"I could scout the terrain around the portal we arrived through on the Hearth psionically first and then fold us back there. It could be over pretty quickly."

[AthasianLaborer]

"Agreed!  Let's go slap a drake, collect one hide and fold home from there?" Muiko gives Quila a gleefully pleading look 

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

Quila starts surveillance on the area around the portal back to Giustenal after she smirks back at Muiko.

(rolled a 2 for Clairvoyance, success)

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

He makes a small face "Thats not protecting ourselves, thats picking a fight. I just wish to go home..."

[AthasianLaborer]

Muiko smiles wide enough to show teeth before realizing he's doing so and closing his lips while beginning to rub his hands together.

Muiko looks at Umbris "A sample of drake hide will go a long way friend and besides, if our speculation is correct, they likely deserve the treatment!  They agressed us and then chose to flee when they realized they weren't punching down!  We should do the locals a favor and collect useful items for ourselves as well!"

[Attilius]

Oct 2, 2024 12:22:13 GMT -12 AthasianLaborer said:

"...They agressed us and then chose to flee when they realized they weren't punching down!"

Attilius looks out beyond the horizon then down in confusion as he silently mouths something while punching downward at a 45° angle with his fist in slow motion.

[Niachi]

'Miuko said:

"I'd wager a shiny silver coin that fire might last longer back home now. I'm not sure though, it is only a guess. Perhaps somehow more ordered now with the lack of entropy? I wonder if home has ever known the truth of Fire or if they've only known Entropic Fire?" 

"True, but why Osuth's Heart and nowhere else took the entropy's withering touch? Do similar hearts beat where ancient titans fell among the other planes? Hearts of air? Of shadow..."

"I wish to return to this place when I am nearing the middle adequacy of my profession, years from now with sufficient tools for the job to end the Caliphate's reign of fear. But not today. Humph. 
As for drake parts, I was the first to mention yah. But I think our hothead friends will not approve. My idea of a trophy is one of those splendid steel stickers sundered by a Salamander. 

Do you want me to ask if we can hunt big game? I think we should at least  track them drakes at least till we know they're not circling back."

He casts Detect Invisibility, spins a slow 360 to cover all compass points and sends Kaw-Raak up to scout for "anything shifty and see through."

[AthasianLaborer]

"Yes, yes, please do [Elven: Esteemed Nephew]!  It is a shame we don't have more time, you could teach your technique of heat leeching and we could expedite the actual act of collection further" a puzzled look crosses Muiko's face "I wonder if more time can be made, bah, well, even more questions for the library!"