Double drakes [Combat thread]

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "And what if that one drake to be picked up belongs to the efreti? Do we start another eternal cycle of combat? Is it not enough somewhere else than having to pick the wrong luck?" - agreeing with Umbris

[OOC: Barkskin (AC 0, 10 rnds); Protection vs Fire.
SPELLS: 1stLvl(5/5), 2ndLvl(4/5), 3rdLvl(4/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[DM Bob]

There are no hidden drakes or invisible foes withing the range of your vision.

Quila scouts the area about the traveling stone. While shrouded in flame, the only thing she sees moving appear to be a dozen or so flaming fist-sized gold-red scarabs that fly about and then to the direction of the City of Brass.

Tell me if there's anywhere else you wish to mentally scout.

[Niachi]

Niachi still radiates green searing flames. Keeps his distance, reacts silently to bask in the sounds of the hearth. He pats the Cone of Cold scroll tube under his armor. Yes, he nods.

He must memorize this thing at next opportunity, so it can be shared.

Clears his throat to cast Tongues.

CON roll for Detect Invisible: 11, success.
CON roll for Tongues: 6, success.

"Hi hi again Fire Folk! We agree not to bother the drakes, as long as they don't hunt us on our way home. But we would honor any scavenged parts as totems of your home, from the tiniest scale. There are ...kingdoms of entropy and evil in our home that need a proper cindering..."

He draws his longbow and nocks a steel arrow, aims it up not-quite in the direction of one of the scarabs.
Easy shot.

"Fire Drake- is that what you call them? -augmented weaponry would be merciless against such fiends. The unliving specialize in fire sorcery so Fire Drake (trying his best interpreter's pronunciation if the elementals give a different name) armor and bones and blood make powerful boons in this tussle. We will cease babbling on about it if you say nay, of course. Oh and are those scarab fliers minions of Ms. Moody Hotpants and her kind?"

He lowers his bow and waits for their reply.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Looking where Niachi goes with the conversation - "We mean no harm now, but if you have in good terms, maybe a patch or two or fur from the time your cubs become adults, or maybe a few scales that got loosen in the surface, not needed anything that may cause you harm, yet any that could have dropped naturally, or anything similar" - extrapolating what happens to some of her own kind as they grow more mature and older

[OOC: Barkskin (AC 0, 9 rnds); Protection vs Fire.
SPELLS: 1stLvl(5/5), 2ndLvl(4/5), 3rdLvl(4/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[DM Bob]

"Ho hum. The drakes there were but a small bit of their kind. They normally roost a bit further from the egg-land. We tell you what..."

The flame bobs up and down and changes color, which is then mimicked by the others of his troupe.

"If you visit again, we will see what we can gather of their sheddings. They bother us not, and we the same - we cannot truly harm each other here, nor have need to do so. If a lizard-kin loses a jabber? We will also put it aside for you. Deal, cold ones?"

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

She turns to the rest of the group - "That sounds interesting, isn't it? Perhaps what they may find non-sensical could make sense to us, and yet we could gather more from here, yet perhaps a meeting point could be set closer to our location to avoid so many days/pulses of travel through here" - awaiting any thoughts

[OOC: Barkskin (AC 0, 9 rnds); Protection vs Fire.
SPELLS: 1stLvl(5/5), 2ndLvl(4/5), 3rdLvl(4/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[Attilius]

Oct 5, 2024 11:28:29 GMT -12 DM Bob said:

"...If you visit again, we will see what we can gather of their sheddings. They bother us not, and we the same - we cannot truly harm each other here, nor have need to do so. If a lizard-kin loses a jabber? We will also put it aside for you. Deal, cold ones?"

Attilius grunts satisfyingly and nods his agreement to this statement as he rests his gouge haft on his right shoulder.

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

"Come on. Let's go back. In a quick way."

Quila then starts casting a Dimensional Folding back to the dancing stone. She will have the fold open a good 100 feet away from the stone itself out of caution. Upon arrival the first thing she will do is cast a Detect Magic and scan around to make sure there are no traps or surprises left behind by the efreeti.

[AthasianLaborer]

"If we must..." Muiko pleads, adding "...but you promise we'll be returning here one day yes?"

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

"If you want to, you can return here. I'm not sure I will. I see no reason for myself. But I certainly won't stop you."

[AthasianLaborer]

"I guess we can just find some Fire Drakes at home...."

[Niachi]

Niachi agrees, translates until the spell expires, and replies to the elementals:

"With flying scarab sentries waiting for us, I expect we will dance hard for our home. We might return if the place was closer to our door. Any last words?" Looking between the elementals and us.
He frees his hands for some burly spellcasting, flexing his fingers and rolling his neck smooth and silent, waiting for any replies before the Wormhole starts.

OOC: We prep for Liandrin?

[DM Bob]

Closing thread.

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

OOC: not her specifically but I bet there’s at least another flame pasha she informed about us during one of those sextogethers she has all the time.

[DM Bob]

OOC: She specifically stated that in her metal letter.