[Nexus] Mt. Ignis

[Arkhosia]

In a large open field of earth and rocks, Mt. Ignis stands, the volcano towing above it. The ominous mountain has been the bane of many, and few have ever ventured in.
This time though, something's different.
Adventurers have been requested to go to Mt. Ignis by the dragon that roost on the top, Pyrus.

[Aric Kale]

Base of the Mountain

here's Clara, with her three, kitten-sized minor dragons flying sound her head. She's dressed in a tan uniform with a long cloak. Whenever she stands still the cloak gives off a chameleon like effect, which counteracts oddly with the way her body glows when she's at rest. She leans heavily on her wooden staff as she gazes up the mountain. Well boys, you wanted an adventure...
As for the minor dragons, Krakl, the purple one, has an affinity for lightning and weather prediction. Gymn has a green coloring to his scales and can heal injuries. Lastly, Candor, with his blue and orange hide, can teleport through portals, which can grow in size with Clara Tovell's aid.
Wizard Tovell doesn't appear to have any luggage, but looks can be deceiving...

[Hattish Thing]

Mountain Base-A Disturbance in the Force

Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Sith live for battle, for combat, for the chance to best a worthy opponent and relish in the copper smell of his victim's blood... In battle the Sith are the strongest, more one with the force than meditation can ever give them. It is the Sith way.

Trucido Amare, known to most as Darth Calamity makes his appearance, eager to test his mettle against the renowned volcano. More specifically, the monsters famed to be around the place. The landscape was rocky and harsh. It somewhat reminded him of Mustafar, but minus the rivers of lava.

He notices another individual, and attempts to use his force powers to try and scout out her mind. Just a bit. Hello there.

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[GrandDM]

Mountain Base

A rock creature strides up. It's around five meters tall, and formed of a dense, dark rock around a core of magma. The creature is pleasantly warm, but not hot.

"Greetings."

[RyanKoopa]

Base of the Mountain

Ray appears suddenly, with lots of dust kicked up by his entrance. After scratching behind his gill-ears for a moment he focuses for the first time on his surroundings. He smiles as he gazes up on the spectacular mountain of fire. "Now this, this is a good location for a quest!" he exclaims out loud to no-one in particular. It should be loud enough for others to hear him, subtlety is not exactly something Ray is good at.

[Arkhosia]

an absolutely ENORMOUS red dragon covered in scales the shade of dried blood descends in front of the adventurers.
Salutations, quest-seekers! I am Pyrus, Wyrm of Ignis.
The Elder Dragons's voice is deep and gruff.

[GrandDM]

Ga'roth bows deeply. When he straightens up, he shivers slightly, and a large, shiny diamond rises from deep within his magma core and drops into his rocky palm.

"A gift for a fellow creature of fire."

[Aric Kale]

Mountain Meeting

Flying around excitedly, the three miniature dragons spew out thoughts and pictures into the minds of all nearby who haven't protected their minds. As for Trucido, once Clara feels his presence in her mind she says My thoughts belong to me and Wulder! With that, her mind has an impenetrable barrier for a few minutes, with no limits of renewal. She nods to the other quest members and bows low to the dragon.

[Hattish Thing]

Mountain Meeting

Flying around excitedly, the three miniature dragons spew out thoughts and pictures into the minds of all nearby who haven't protected their minds. As for Trucido, once Clara feels his presence in her mind she says My thoughts belong to me and Wulder! With that, her mind has an impenetrable barrier for a few minutes, with no limits of renewal. She nods to the other quest members and bows low to the dragon.

Well, it was a try. Trucido doesn't respond to her but instead puts his hands down at his lightsabers, enjoying the familiar smooth chrome hilt in his hands. He had no doubt that he'd get the blood samples he needed here. After all... Three wyrmlings, and elder dragon, and a plethora of possibly draconian monsters? Easy. He'd leave with gold in his pocket and the samples he required for experimentation with his new partner.

He doesn't speak. Doesn't even gesture towards the others. They're all idiots. All of them. Pathetic broken little wastes of flesh. Filth. Humanity. What a joke. These are the regular people here. Do I really have to stand here and venture with these... sub-par imbeciles? Yes. I do. Gods I hate them all.

[Arkhosia]

The Elder Dragon turns to Ga'roth and gently picks up the diamond.
I humbly accept your offering, being of fire.

[Aric Kale]

Were we supposed to bring gifts? Oops. Clara missed the memo.
She taps the ground with her staff impatiently, waiting for the adventure to start.

[RyanKoopa]

With no psychic protection to speak of Ray is left momentarily dazed by the little dragons thoughts. He considers asking someone about these projections but decides it isn't worth the effort. He then saunters up to the Wyrm. "Nice to meet ya Pyrus! I presume you'll be our host for the evening?" This may seem like an odd way to phrase the question especially since it may or may not be evening. But to Ray any quest through perilous terrain might as well be a party since he enjoys them so much.

[GrandDM]

Base of the Mountain

Ga'roth stands and watches. He doesn't have anything to say right now.

[Arkhosia]

I require your aid. Come, climb on to my back. I will take you to my lair to explain.

[GrandDM]

I require your aid. Come, climb on to my back. I will take you to my lair to explain.

Ga'roth climbs up easily. He weighs a huge amount, even more than you'd expect for something of his size. He settles down at the back of the group and anchors himself with a firm grip.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray effortlessly jumps onto the dragons back. He will sit wherever best, he's not picky in this regard.

[Aric Kale]

Clara climbs onto the dragon with an ease born of practice.

[Hattish Thing]

Darth Calamity sighs before hopping atop the dragon, his lightsabers at his side. He didn't like flying. He'd much prefer being at the ground, his brilliant weapons slicing and cutting through enemies...

[Arkhosia]

Pyrus flies to the top of the mountain, and into a illusion-cloaked cave.
The cave is filled with treasures, from gems and gold to black briefcases filled with dollars, euros, lien, and other types of paper money.
Three small wrymlings are currently asleep in the cavern. They have red scales, just like their father.

I have brought you here today because of a major threat to Mount Ignis.

[GrandDM]

Pyrus' Cave

Ga'roth carefully keeps away from the paper money and looks expectantly at Pyrus for an explanation.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray's eyes light up as he is flown into the cave. Now he came on this quest for adventure, not for profit but... dang is that a lot of money! "I hope we are going to get compensated good for saving the mountain!" he thinks to himself while his lips curl up into a small smile. He then shifts his weight a little bit as he waits for the dragons explanation of why it needs their help...

[Hattish Thing]

Darth Calamity gets off the beast and looks about the place.Good... These people don't appear to have any clue who I am, or what I am capable of. Excellent. He moves to lean against the wall, gazing at the dragon, still wordless. There's no need to make conversation with these people.

[Aric Kale]

Clara gazes around the treasure with wide eyes; never before had she seen such wealth in all her life! She hops off of Pyrus, her dragons still chittering excitedly.

[Arkhosia]

Oh, you shall.
Mount Ignis us a sort of sanctuary for beings closely tied to the element of fire, and was originally home to a portal to a fire-aligned area in the plane of the Elemental Chaos.
This area has since been conquered by Water elementals, and these threaten to destroy our sanctuary. I require you to close the portal before this can happen.

[GrandDM]

"Ugh. Water elementals. Great. Tell me, Pyrus, is this an active volcano? It would be excellent if I had access to a source of magma."

[RyanKoopa]

"No problem! Tell us where this portal is and we'll shut it! I'll be fighting fire with fire! Well... water with water but you get the point." Looking around Ray notices notices Calamity off in a corner by himself and gets suspicious. Perhaps hes a double agent for this elemental war? Hopping off the dragon he heads over to the man and calmly asks "Hey. What are you doing over here?"

[Hattish Thing]

"No problem! Tell us where this portal is and we'll shut it! I'll be fighting fire with fire! Well... water with water but you get the point." Looking around Ray notices notices Calamity off in a corner by himself and gets suspicious. Perhaps hes a double agent for this elemental war? Hopping off the dragon he heads over to the man and calmly asks "Hey. What are you doing over here?"

Darth Calamity rolls his eyes. Water with water. Water expands when more volume is added. It doesn't destroy it at all. Unless you could somehow split water molecules. But that would be messy. Ugh. Magic.

Then Ray approaches him. The Sith stands up straighter and breathes in deeply, his hands resting in his coat pocket. Assessing the area. Looking forward and sensing for any sort of hostile units like a real[I]warrior ought to do in a situation that could very easily go badly for all of us. Now please, leave me alone and let me continue to watch over your asses. Amateurs give me [I]such headaches...

Alright. Dragon. Let's cut to the chase here, we should go. Quickly. Location of the Water Elemental Area, and tell me what our reward is. Then we'll be off as soon as possible.

Does anyone here have any kind of military training...? Anyone?

[Aric Kale]

Clara raises her hand, stepping forward. I have military experience. Though I'd appreciate an attitude improvement, or else tempers will rise and nothing will be accomplished. The dragons perch on her shoulders and head, giving an appearance which...well, in all honesty makes it difficult to take her seriously.

[Arkhosia]

"Ugh. Water elementals. Great. Tell me, Pyrus, is this an active volcano? It would be excellent if I had access to a source of magma."

No, but there is a lot of magma in the mountain.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray smirks at Calamity. For a second his smile fades and he glares at Calamity. It is a surprisingly intimidating glare from such a goofy man. He then moves in real close, way too close for comfort and whispers in his his ear "don't underestimate me." He then immediately steps about 30 feet back.

If Calamity decides not to attack Ray for his admittedly brazen actions he will suddenly snap back to his old demeanor like nothing had ever happened. "Well good thing the volcano's not active!" he quips "don't want us getting exploded on in the middle of the quest!"
(OOC: If Calamity decides he wants to attack disregard the second paragraph. I'm willing to play it either way :) ))

[GrandDM]

"That will have to do, I suppose. All you organics may wish to keep away from me. I doubt you will be able to endure the heat I will be emitting."

[Hattish Thing]

Ray smirks at Calamity. For a second his smile fades and he glares at Calamity. It is a surprisingly intimidating glare from such a goofy man. He then moves in real close, way too close for comfort and whispers in his his ear "don't underestimate me." He then immediately steps about 30 feet back.

If Calamity decides not to attack Ray for his admittedly brazen actions he will suddenly snap back to his old demeanor like nothing had ever happened. "Well good thing the volcano's not active!" he quips "don't want us getting exploded on in the middle of the quest!"
(OOC: If Calamity decides he wants to attack disregard the second paragraph. I'm willing to play it either way :) ))

Calamity stares right into Ray's eyes, obviously not at all threatened by the man. He continues chewing the bit of gum in his mouth before he spits his wad down at Ray's feet. He's not about to risk his secret mission by getting in a fight with the likes of this little man. He doesnt utter a single word, instead he continues to just stand there, completely unimpressed. He was a Sith trained in the brutal ancient military Sith'ari training. A man forged by the fires of hate and anger. He would not be provoked.



Clara raises her hand, stepping forward. I have military experience. Though I'd appreciate an attitude improvement, or else tempers will rise and nothing will be accomplished. The dragons perch on her shoulders and head, giving an appearance which...well, in all honesty makes it difficult to take her seriously.


Calamity will now move forward to the tunnel. Good. You, behind then. We'll be leading the group forward. We will be intruding upon enemy territory, so we are to put out any electronic device that gives off a signal. No sounds, no speaking beyond whispers. We'll quietly enter the base and attack from the inside. Understand? We'll travel in two lines. I will lead one. The dragon-keeper will lead the other.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray shrugs it off. He doesn't really feel up for a fight with a teammate either but hey gotta protect those testosterone levels! "Which line should I go to?" he asks Calamity, his voice a bit more subdued "I can dodge just about anything by liquefying myself. Perhaps I should go near the front of a line?"

[Hattish Thing]

Ray shrugs it off. He doesn't really feel up for a fight with a teammate either but hey gotta protect those testosterone levels! "Which line should I go to?" he asks Calamity, his voice a bit more subdued "I can dodge just about anything by liquefying myself. Perhaps I should go near the front of a line?"

Calamity knows Ray's type. The obscenely annoying ones that really, really want to be badasses. The Sith hates those kind of people. But hey, there's always a place for cannon fodder. Even though he'd rather this one die as soon as possible. He had his mission to perform.

...I don't care what line you go to, as long as we have equal members per line. No. Ranged Attacker Second, then melee after that. I don't even know what you can do. Besides ooze over everything. Just... don't make much noise. You talk more than a Gungan on caffeine. So, quiet. He moves forward, Black Lotus and Scorpio at his belt, his Bryar Blaster Pistol in hand.

[GrandDM]

"I will go first. This is my home terrain, and I am far stronger and tougher than any of you."

Ga'roth strides forwards - soundlessly, incredibly enough - and takes a spot at the front. His size means that he stretches across both lines.

[Hattish Thing]

"I will go first. This is my home terrain, and I am far stronger and tougher than any of you."

Ga'roth strides forwards - soundlessly, incredibly enough - and takes a spot at the front. His size means that he stretches across both lines.

Trucido twitches a tad as the huge lumbering thing attempts to move past him. He frowns and sighs loudly, before speaking to the thing. It was such a shame that he had to explain such things to others. Not like at his home world where military competence was a given. I... don't think that's such a grand idea. You're liable to get stuck, or easily give away our location...

[GrandDM]

Ga'roth collapses into a flowing pile of rock and magma that snakes across the floor, then resumes his normal shape. All completely soundlessly. Then his rock plates close entirely across his magma core, stopping it glowing.

"I can take care of myself. Besides, I do not care to be ordered around by you. You seem to take it for granted that you are superior and I don't like that. If we are to be part of the same group, I suggest you remove your supercilious attitude before I reach the end of my tolerance."

[RyanKoopa]

"Enough!" yells Ray suddenly, clearly fed up with all the squabbling. After taking a moment to calm himself Ray says "Look I know I started this, and I'm sorry for that but all this arguing isn't getting us any closer to our goal. Lets just agree to disagree on things and all that and uh... elect a leader! Democratic vote, that way it will be fair." This suggestion might annoy Calamity further but Ray dosen't know that.

[Arkhosia]

Pyrus sighs and curls up in a pile of money, waiting for them to finish up.
One of the wrymlings stirs, and Pyrus gives the group a look, as I'd to say "hurry up!"

[Aric Kale]

Into the Tunnels

Clara sighs, nodding towards Pyrus before attempting to galvanize the group into a positive direction. She slams her staff into the ground (which isn't necessary, but should make a descent amount of noise) and the crystal mounted on the crest of her staff glows intensely bright. The Wizard makes her way towards the front, stopping behind Ga'roth, and uses her magic to bend the light around them to cast a visual illusion of no one there, apart from the molten golem. Of course, anyone with magical protection can easily disregard this, as it's not intended to be aggressive or particularly powerful.
She turns to the others within her bubble of light. My comrades-in-arms, bickering will lead is to death, not victory. No one here can claim superiority over the other, and I would like you to remember that. We do not know each other, but we must earn the trust of our fellow comrades if anything is to get done.
I have cast an illusion, but it will be ineffective if you leave the shimmering half-circle, and silence must be maintained at all times. Please keep this in mind.
There, hopefully we can get along better.

[Hattish Thing]

Into the Tunnels

Clara sighs, nodding towards Pyrus before attempting to galvanize the group into a positive direction. She slams her staff into the ground (which isn't necessary, but should make a descent amount of noise) and the crystal mounted on the crest of her staff glows intensely bright. The Wizard makes her way towards the front, stopping behind Ga'roth, and uses her magic to bend the light around them to cast a visual illusion of no one there, apart from the molten golem. Of course, anyone with magical protection can easily disregard this, as it's not intended to be aggressive or particularly powerful.
She turns to the others within her bubble of light. My comrades-in-arms, bickering will lead is to death, not victory. No one here can claim superiority over the other, and I would like you to remember that. We do not know each other, but we must earn the trust of our fellow comrades if anything is to get done.
I have cast an illusion, but it will be ineffective if you leave the shimmering half-circle, and silence must be maintained at all times. Please keep this in mind.
There, hopefully we can get along better.


Trucido sighs, absolutely hating nearly everyone here. So annoyingly unprofessional. The best plan in his mind was to arm each of them with blasters and travel in small groups. The groups would meet up in the water elemental cave, plant the bomb inside Trucido's coat, then collapse the entire cavern.

But, he needed the money. So, he silently stands, making sure his personal Bryar Blaster Pistol was loaded and ready. He pulls the trigger back, waiting the five seconds for the Bryar Pistol to fuel up it's much stronger charged shot. Upon release of the trigger, it would shoot out a much stronger blast. He waited. Whatever. Can we hurry?

[GrandDM]

Ga'roth nods, and starts silently down the tunnel. His rock exoskeleton closes over his magma core, eliminating his glow.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray looks around and then nods. "Alright, lets get a move on" he says smiling. In order to make a stealthy entrance he will keep his mouth unless prompted, a welcome silence for everyone involved. The only noise he'll make is quickly chugging down a water bottle from his pocket. It will take a while before the water he ingested can be used in combat but as long as the illusion holds he should be able to get it down by the time they reach their destination. Once finished he will hesitate for a moment then crumple up the bottle and stick it back in his pocket.

[Arkhosia]

Excellent.

The dragon breathes a gust of flame on a cavern walk, and an opening appears that leads downwards.

[Aric Kale]

Arkhosia
aric_kale
The Mad Hatter
GrandDM
RyanKoopa

Clara follows Ga'roth, assuming he takes the pathway, and uses her battlefield experience to maintain concentration--no matter what may be there to distract. Her dragons fly in perfect silence, subtly sending thoughts out in an echolocation-like style. Also, Krakl can sense weather with absurd accuracy, so if any sort of traps involve rain or storms he should he able to tell in advance.

[Hattish Thing]

Trucido continues to walk forward, quietly, his metal teeth slightly grinding against eachother as he breathes. It was always comforting to grind his teeth. He holds his Bryar Blaster Pistol and strides forward, ready for anything.

[GrandDM]

As he walks - somehow managing to be completely silent - Ga'roth carefully keeps watch for any attacks. He has very finely honed tremorsense, to the point where he can feel disturbances in the air as well as the ground (depending on the strength of the movement and how close it is), so it should be almost impossible to take him by surprise.

Which of course means there's going to be something that can teleport... :smalltongue:

[RyanKoopa]

As the group continues their journey Ray realizes there was something he forgot to ask before they set off. Leaning over toward the quest giver he asks (quietly but just loud enough for the others to hear if they care) "how... stable are the walls of this volcano? My fighting style uses a lot of explosives and I don't want this thing crashing over our heads! I have other types of magic I can use if the walls can't take much pressure but I need to know before we start fighting."

[Arkhosia]

The tunnel leads to a large open cavern. A obsidian bridge (warning: smooth and therefore slightly slippery!) spans over a luminous, large lava lake, where one with keen eyes may spot fire archons in the lake

[Duck999]

A lone figure enters Pyrus' lair. May I enter? The man is pale with fangs and red eyes. He is shirtless but has armor on his shoulders. He has two daggers by his waist.

[Arkhosia]

A lone figure enters Pyrus' lair. May I enter? The man is pale with fangs and red eyes. He is shirtless but has armor on his shoulders. He has two daggers by his waist.

Pyrus looks at the man in surprise.
Shh! The wyrmlings are sleeping!
he points a claw at the two baby red dragons in the cave.

[Duck999]

The man repeats himself, though quieter this time May I enter? The man looks somewhat annoyed at not getting an answer to his question.

[Arkhosia]

The man repeats himself, though quieter this time May I enter? The man looks somewhat annoyed at not getting an answer to his question.

The Elder Wyrm nods.
What is it?

[Duck999]

The man looks relieved. I would like to join the adventurers that came earlier, can you direct me?

[Arkhosia]

The man looks relieved. I would like to join the adventurers that came earlier, can you direct me?

Sure. Basically, you're closing a portal to an elemental ice portal. Try not to harm fire beings unless you have to. Follow that tunnel.
Pyre directs him to the tunnel.

[Aric Kale]

Clara leads the party, keeping her bubble of invisibility around them as she crosses the bridge. However, with Ga'roth in front of her, she can't see around them very effectively, assuming everyone is moving in a huddle, not a line.

)(I'm sorry y'all, didn't realize it was my turn to post.)(

[Duck999]

A lone figure is close behind the adventurers. He stops, listens, then walks closer, staying close behind them (might be an accident to or purpose).

[Hattish Thing]

Trucido's senses are well honed, meant to find a target rounds before the target sees him. Usually the end of one of Trucido's targets came quickly, with a swift slice of his finely-crafted sabers, long before anyone would notice he was ever there.

As such, Trucido's already got the archons in his sight. The only issue is, he's at a few disadvantages. First, the big lumbering oafs behind him would cause noise, especially if they tried to pass. Secondly, he'd have to rely on his Bryar Blaster. He raises his hand and makes a quiet, "Sssshhh..." Several targets ahead.... Use ranged. AS such, he moves to hide behind a near rock, crouching to have his gun and just a bit of his head gazing at his first target. He pulls the trigger and feels the quiet vibrations of the gun charging. Next turn a very powerful shot will be fired.

[Duck999]

Domnus is now sure he eard someone. Greetings, I have come to help you. Domnus steps into full view.

[GrandDM]

Trucido's senses are well honed, meant to find a target rounds before the target sees him. Usually the end of one of Trucido's targets came quickly, with a swift slice of his finely-crafted sabers, long before anyone would notice he was ever there.

As such, Trucido's already got the archons in his sight. The only issue is, he's at a few disadvantages. First, the big lumbering oafs behind him would cause noise, especially if they tried to pass. Secondly, he'd have to rely on his Bryar Blaster. He raises his hand and makes a quiet, "Sssshhh..." Several targets ahead.... Use ranged. AS such, he moves to hide behind a near rock, crouching to have his gun and just a bit of his head gazing at his first target. He pulls the trigger and feels the quiet vibrations of the gun charging. Next turn a very powerful shot will be fired.

Ga'roth again shows surprising stealth, modulating his voice to be as quiet as any human whisper, despite his usual ear-shattering loudness.

"They're fire archons, idiot. We're here to kill the water creatures. Don't attack them."

[RyanKoopa]

Posting turn order (Arkhosia's next)
Arkhosia
aric_kale
Duck999
The Mad Hatter
GrandDM
RyanKoopa

Ray stays behind watching Ga'roth and Trucido argue, deciding that at least for now his smartest move is to not get involved. Instead he turns to the new guy Domnus and giving him a friendly wave before shsing him. "Keep quiet, we need to avoid attracting attention to us" he whispers. Domnus may notice that although Ray is being friendly he's also keeping his distance from him. He doesn't know if water spirits or whatever they're called have the foresight to hire double agents but it doesn't matter. Right now he has to play things safe, mainly because he doesn't want to cause his teammates to get injured but also because there is a lot of money involved here.

[Arkhosia]

Posting turn order (Arkhosia's next)
Arkhosia
aric_kale
Duck999
The Mad Hatter
GrandDM
RyanKoopa

Ray stays behind watching Ga'roth and Trucido argue, deciding that at least for now his smartest move is to not get involved. Instead he turns to the new guy Domnus and giving him a friendly wave before shsing him. "Keep quiet, we need to avoid attracting attention to us" he whispers. Domnus may notice that although Ray is being friendly he's also keeping his distance from him. He doesn't know if water spirits or whatever they're called have the foresight to hire double agents but it doesn't matter. Right now he has to play things safe, mainly because he doesn't want to cause his teammates to get injured but also because there is a lot of money involved here.

A large fire archon enters the pit below, towering above the others
Get out! This is my lake, you know that!
It smashes it's fist into the lake, causing lava to cascade onto the bridge and graze the party's hiding spot.
The other archons scurry away.

[Aric Kale]

Clara watches Trucido draw his weapon and nearly gives a mental warning not to blow their cover, but Ga'roth intervenes first and a giant fire archon slaps the bridge. The shaking that would presumably follow a large creature stomping on something makes her drop to her knees, causing the shield to flicker for a moment before she can focus again. That means there's a possibility of being found out. Either way, she still can't see very effectively. :smallannoyed:

[Duck999]

Domnus sees the flicker. He notices that he will not bode well against he archon. He steps behind a rock and waits for the end of the battle.

[Hattish Thing]

Well, Trucido certainly smirks towards Ga'Roth, evidently amused by the creature's attitude. He gestures over at the bridge before blinking and sighing before speaking. You really aren't terribly bright are you. That thing is not going to let us pass. Fire Archons by nature are extremely territorial and aggressive, and as such is hardly the kind of creature to simply let intruders and strangers such as ourselves to pass what he perceives as his area. So kindly, before you get us burnt alive, trust me. With that, Trucido will fire his blast. The Bryar Blast is very powerful when charged, and Trucido is shooting towards the ceiling. This will most likely cause a large section of it to fall down over the lake and land on the large archon, probably killing or trapping him within a very heavy rock. Trucido aimed expertly, and used the Force to guide his shot. It should simply knock the large section off and cause little to no collateral damage to the ceiling.

[GrandDM]

"Who are you talking to? Does it by any chance happen to be a being of fire, like that Archon, who could negotiate with it? Why, yes it does! Could he shield you if things go south because he's immune to fire? Why, yes he could! So kindly lower that damn pistol and -"

Then he shoots the roof down. Ga'roth sighs, and dissolves into a stream of boulders, gravel and magma, disappearing into the mess and presumably emerging on the other side.

[RyanKoopa]

Ray snaps at Trucido. "Woah what are you doing!" he yells in an annoyed tone "do you want to get payed?! If that archon you just murdered was a friend of Pyrus we just lost our pay check!" He considers lecturing Trucido on the ethical implications of killing someone unprovoked, but decides that he probably doesn't care. Ray groans in frustration and mumbles some obscenities under his breath, before pulling himself back together. He hits the pool of lava surrounding the rock Trucido shot down with a barrage of water, hoping to make absolutely sure the path is safe to cross.

[Arkhosia]

The archon is annihilated!
... At least, it appears to be
The water evaporates before it hits the lava from the heat as the fire archon rises, roaring in anger.
It tries to punch the outcropping and therefore hit the party! :smalleek:

[Aric Kale]

Angry Archons

Clara listens in frustration as Trucido makes stupid arguments, then yelps as he follows through! She drops the invisibility bubble and holds her staff diagonally against her chest, shooting out a massive mess of wet, mossy, vines to (hopefully) block the archon's punch. You fool! She reprimands Calamity, have you nothing but death in your heart? If we make it out of this alive, I vote you out of the party! The vines aren't likely to do much more than maybe obscure the creature's vision, but it might help.

[Duck999]

Domnus, from his hiding spot, casts a silent spell to reinforce the vines.

[Hattish Thing]

Great Balls of Fire:

Trucido simply waits for the vine's to work, trusting that her spell will hold the beast at bay. He holsters the Briar Blaster before aiming a hand forward at the rock yet again, this time using a particularly large one to attempt to slam into the archons head, hopefully bashing the archon into the wall. If the creature had a solid body, the power from the attack ought to completely crush it's skull against the wall. I'm not sure how an archon would react to the attack though. As for the others, he doesn't quite care. He was only here for one reason, not even really the award.

[RyanKoopa]

OOC: It's so much fun to watch Trucido's reactions to the party, your a great writer Mad Hatter. Can't be fun to be the ruthless pragmatist in a party of do-gooders XD

Ray suddenly realizes that if things continue to escalate they may have to actually kill the fire archon. This doesn't sit well with him, a few years ago he had decapitated a sorceress in anger. He was so horrified by the blood on his hands that he swore never to kill a sapient being again. But he couldn't let the archon kill any of them either, and he doesn't know if he can stop his teammates from killing the being. He decides to try diplomacy, as slim of a chance as that may have. Water creeps up the vines and forms a layer around it, on their tips the water glows and expands into star-like shapes. They may look pretty but they are just barely held together by Ray's will, if things continue to go south they will explode, each one with the force of a hand grenade. He walks up to the behemoth, a determined look in his eyes, although still staying behind the vines. "Look man" he says calmly "your outnumbered and outgunned. We don't want to kill you, but we will if necessary. Now we don't want your territory or anything, all we want is to pass through here quickly. If you let us through you without incident you will not be harmed any further, and will never see us again."

[Arkhosia]

OOC: It's so much fun to watch Trucido's reactions to the party, your a great writer Mad Hatter. Can't be fun to be the ruthless pragmatist in a party of do-gooders XD

Ray suddenly realizes that if things continue to escalate they may have to actually kill the fire archon. This doesn't bode well to him, a few years ago he had decapitated a sorceress in anger. He was so horrified by the blood on his hands that he swore never to kill a sapient being again. But he couldn't let the archon kill any of them either, and he doesn't know if he can stop his teammates from killing the being. He decides to try diplomacy, as slim of a chance as that may have. Water creeps up the vines and forms a layer around it, on their tips the water glows and expands into star-like shapes. They may look pretty but they are just barely held together by Ray's will, if things continue to go south they will explode, each one with the force of a hand grenade. He walks up to the behemoth, a determined look in his eyes, although still staying behind the vines. "Look man" he says calmly "your outnumbered and outgunned. We don't want to kill you, but we will if necessary. Now we don't want your territory or anything, all we want is to pass through here quickly. If you let us through you without incident you will not be harmed any further, and will never see us again."

Then explain why that creature shot me!
The archon replies, angrily, pointing a glowing finger at Trucidio.

[Aric Kale]

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Clara calls out from behind the mess of vines. He who shot you does not speak for us as a party, and he acted completely apart from the wishes of the majority. We seek no quarrel with you, firemaster.

[Hattish Thing]

OOC: It's so much fun to watch Trucido's reactions to the party, your a great writer Mad Hatter. Can't be fun to be the ruthless pragmatist in a party of do-gooders XD

Ray suddenly realizes that if things continue to escalate they may have to actually kill the fire archon. This doesn't sit well with him, a few years ago he had decapitated a sorceress in anger. He was so horrified by the blood on his hands that he swore never to kill a sapient being again. But he couldn't let the archon kill any of them either, and he doesn't know if he can stop his teammates from killing the being. He decides to try diplomacy, as slim of a chance as that may have. Water creeps up the vines and forms a layer around it, on their tips the water glows and expands into star-like shapes. They may look pretty but they are just barely held together by Ray's will, if things continue to go south they will explode, each one with the force of a hand grenade. He walks up to the behemoth, a determined look in his eyes, although still staying behind the vines. "Look man" he says calmly "your outnumbered and outgunned. We don't want to kill you, but we will if necessary. Now we don't want your territory or anything, all we want is to pass through here quickly. If you let us through you without incident you will not be harmed any further, and will never see us again."


Then explain why that creature shot me!
The archon replies, angrily, pointing a glowing finger at Trucidio.

(Thank you very much Koopa! I try to make my writing as interesting as possible. :smallsmile:)

Trucido rolls his eyes and speaks to the archon, crossing his arms confidently, his Bryar Blaster facing away from the elemental. He replies quickly and matter of factly to the fire archon, frankly a tad annoyed at how the team was spending so much time on the little thing. If he was here with a group of Sith'ari Elites, the archons would already be defeated and the group would be all the closer to their goal. However, these weren't Sith he was travelling with. These were adventures. Not even competent adventurers even! He quickly and matter-of-factly replies to the creature. I shot you because you're an obstacle, and a fairly weak one at that. And you know what I to obstacles, flame? I break them. These fools might be squeamish when it comes to death, but I am certainly not. Now move aside. before I not only damage you, but your friends and abode as well. With that, Trucido will attempt to walk right past the bridge. It's more to prove a point and look confident, however he has his powers ready for action.