What? The World needs saving AGAIN? IC Thread 6

[Xihirli]

Mab didn't have much to say to that, and instead settled for a long kiss.
"Ew, gross," Lorraine said. "Love."

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"It'll take a few days to read the whole thing," Leff answered. "So I'll just have to be real careful about not losing it on our trip." She ate a bite of the oatmeal, surprised at the flavor the simple-looking food had.

[Valmark]

"Pffft, you only say it because I got the beauty elemental Queen first" Sirthis said after the kiss, but otherwise kept on washing until they were ready to leave.

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"Alright" Eris said, taking a large serving of... Literally everything. She made a nice mountain of food on her plate, stacked with no real thought given to what went well on what.
"My tiredness after the demon fight finally ended, so I need to stuff myself full!" she declared, eyes tingling.

[Xihirli]

Lorraine smiled. "Maaaaaybe," she said, following Mab to breakfast, which quieted down as she sat, but not to complete silence. She took her meal at the head of the table and insisted the bards sit with her.

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"I... yeah, eat well." Leff accepted Eris's explanation, noting that the queen and three bards had been seated. "This place has really loosened up, hasn't it?"

[Valmark]

Sirthis obviously complied- he wouldn't have chosen otherwise anyway. He respectfully waited for Mab to declare the start of the breakfast, setting a goblet aside for when he'd call Alown.

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"Yup. I get the feeling it's partly the Consort's work" Eris whispered to Leff "Literally, since Nona puts him to work with ease. I really like it around here"

[Xihirli]

Mab did not declare that breakfast was starting, as many had already started eating. She simply took a sip from her goblet and looked to Sirthis expectantly.

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Leff smiled. "I do, too." But she continued. "I'll like our place better, though."

[Valmark]

"I totally spoiled you" Sirthis said, taking the cutlery to feed Mab with an happy smile.
"By the by, I was curious about something... Say aaaah" he offered the piece of food lowering his voice "You have two parents, right? You know, the required amount to be born conventionally. Who's the other?" he asked.

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"Same. With our binded fire elementals payed in booze to heat up our tub" Eris said, and dove into her food like Aklah did on a live animal. Using fork and knife though.

[Xihirli]

"Hm?" Mab asked, taking the offered bite. "No, just Titania. She did not have a consort for any of the time she was alive."

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"That's... okay," Leff decided, eating some. "I can heat up a tub," she said.

[Valmark]

Sirthis looked confused for a second.
"How... Does a nymph make a child with herself?" he asked.

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Eris looked at her.
"If you're occupied in the tub with me, how are you heating up the tub? Think you can keep concentration?" she went back to the food.

[Xihirli]

Mab shrugged. "I never asked. I've never managed it myself, but then I've never tried." She kissed Sirthis. "I've always preferred the way we used," she said, resting a hand on Clephesia.

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"I would just..." Leff held up a flame in her hand. "Put one of these in the water whenever it started cooling down."

[Valmark]

"On that, I agree" Sirthis nodded, taking the kiss. Though he was strongly doubting Mab's words. And was re-evaluating Malyanna's words, as he kept feeding Mab and himself.

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"Uh-uh. Assuming you can use your hands" Eris pointed out.

[Xihirli]

"Why do you ask?" Mab asked, curious.

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"I... yes, I am assuming that." Leff said.

[Valmark]

""Mmm... Just curiosity. I only heard talk about your mother after all" Sirthis said, non committally "Though now I'm liable of making weird dreams abouth self-procreating nymphs"

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"After last night, you probably shouldn't assume that at any given moment" Eris whispered leaning closer and giving Leff a kiss.
"We'll totally have a room dedicated to that"

[Xihirli]

Leff trembled against Eris's lips as breakfast came to a close, and the group assembled before Mab's throne.
"Now, there was some request to be made of me?" Mab asked, keeping one hand on Sirthis's knee.

[Valmark]

"Mmm to bring us back where we were, love" Sirthis said, putting his hand on Mab's.

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"If you'd accept... Otherwise it'll take us several days to go back there" Eris added, nodding.

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"Which would increase the time I'm away, I might add. If you could bring us closer to our goal would be great, but this might be stretching it. Plus I don't know where the duergars are"

[Xihirli]

"They're in Gracklestugh," Delilah answered.
"Gracklestugh... yes, I suppose I could..." she looked to Sirthis. "But you'd have to convince me."

[Valmark]

"Pleeeeease" Sirthis smiled and leaned over giving Mab a kiss.
"When I come back we'll go out on a ride under the stars with Briar, me and you. And I'll be at your beck and call for days, if not weeks. No teasing, no waiting"

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Eris felt pretty happy that she couldn't understand Sylvan, for some reason.

[Xihirli]

Mab looked to Briar and smiled. She stood.
“Very well, everyone gather near.” And in a moment they were in a grand dwarves city built on the edge of a massive black lake, standing on the docks.
“It is best if you approach the walls yourselves. Goodbye, husband,” Mab said, and pulled Sirthis in for a long kiss.

[Valmark]

'See you soon, wife" Sirthis mumbled into the kiss.

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Eris looked on at the city.
"Thank you, Queen Mab. Delilah, Oraan, is there anything we should know before heading in?" Eris asked them, while double-checking for Aklah's new armor to be properly on.

[Xihirli]

Mab took another quick kiss and then vanished, leaving behind the scent of pine needles.

“It’s pretty strict and mistrustful. The city guard can turn invisible and often do,” Delilah answered.

[Valmark]

"Well, good thing we don't really have to stay long. Think they know where the Crossing is? It's about time we start worrying about that" Sirthis said, casting Tongues on himself. He also Sent.

Spoiler: Gloriana

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Are you Mab's mother? Actual mother, with all the implied fun stuff with Titania? What Malyanna said, how you talked about Mab... It seems plausible.

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Eris used Tongues too.
"Let's go then" she said, leading the group towards whatever gates into the city proper she could see.

[Xihirli]

Spoiler: Gloriana

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I assure you, I have never refused a beauty elemental. But Titania did not wish for her daughters to know, and I have respected that.

"Crossings in the Underdark will probably lead either to the Feydark or Shadowfell," Delilah said as she approached the gates. They were stopped by two heavily-armed duergar who appeared out of nowhere.
"State your business in Gracklestugh," they demanded in Undercommon.

[Valmark]

Spoiler: Sending to Gloriana

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Not saying anything if Titania didn't want to. Though I have several follow up question with which I'll pester you when I come visit, Step-grandmother.

Sirthis chuckled by himself.

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"We seek a bugbear and an ork named Magri'kaar and Taash Akan. We're accompanying their two friends" Eris gestured to Delilah and Oraan.

[Xihirli]

Spoiler: Gloriana

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I am of course willing to hear any questions you may have.

"A hobgoblin and Bugbear," Delilah corrected Sirthis.
They spoke to one another in Dwarvish, saying, "the ones facing the Morbuzakh?" The other nodded, and the first spoke tersely; "They are busy. You will have to come back later."

[Valmark]

"...what's the Morbuzakh?" Eris asked.

[Xihirli]

The dwarves stiffened, and were about to answer when twisting green vines shot out of the ground toward the dwarves, flailing with power.

Spoiler: OOC

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Surprise! Does Eris want to rage?
Morbuzakh Vines: (6d20)[13][16][3][4][4][13](53)all +4
Leff: (1d20+2)[15]
Delilah: (1d20+2)[21]
Oraan: (1d20)[2]
[roll]

[Valmark]

"Oh, right off the bat!?" Eris yelled unsheating Black Lucius. Lucice?

Spoiler: Ooc

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Always.

(1d20+3)[18] Adv. (1d20+3)[12] Eris
(1d20)[4] Aklah
(1d20+4)[22] Sirthis
(1d20+1)[7] Hoket

[Xihirli]

Spoiler: Order

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Sirthis
Delilah
1 Vine
Eris
2 Vines
Leff
3 Vines
Hoket
Oraan

A vine swung at Eris, but she felt her armor bless her with speed and it failed to find any purchase on her.

Spoiler: OOC

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Eris is up.

[Valmark]

Eris looked down at the vine, confused.
"...gardening time!" she shrugged and slashed down.

Spoiler: Ooc

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Rage and attack, Eris will move to engage as many vines as possible to trigger Sentinel Strike.

19 to hit, 17 damage
31 to hit, 23 damage
25 to hit, 23 damage

If the vines dies early she'll move and attack another one of course.

[Xihirli]

With three flashes of black steel, the vine fell to the ground in pieces. Two of the vines wrapped around The guards, squeezing them and crushing their spines. The other three whacked at Eris, but she avoided two of them. The last, however, slammed her into the ground and wrapped around her chest, lifting her into the air with incredible strength.

Spoiler: OOC

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The guards are dead but Eris can Sentinel strike one of the vines that killed them. Two of the vines missed her, but the third grapples her, restrains her, and deals 24 bludgeoning damage to her.

[Valmark]

Eris whiffed big time.

Spoiler: Ooc

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Natural 1.

Sirthis opened up portals, snakes slinking towards the vines to force them into a coil fight or biting them with venomous fangs.

Spoiler: Ooc

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First, Constrictor Snakes. Splitting targets.
10 to hit, 10 damage
9 to hit, 8 damage
7 to hit, 10 damage
18 to hit, 8 damage.

Anything that gets hit is auto grappled and Restrained (DC 14).

In theory the poisonous snakes would benefit from advantage on Restrained enemies, but they all rolled better on the first die so doesn't matter. Attacking the wounded ones mainly.
Crit for 9 damage, DC 11 Con save to halve 21 poison damage.
20 to hit, 5 damage + DC 11 Con save to halve 13 poison damage
18 to hit, 6 damage + DC 11 Con save to halve 14 poison damage
22 to hit, 8 damage + DC 11 Con save to halve 11 poison damage

Oh right, Conjure Animals.

Eris raised an eyebrow at the vine coiled around her.
"Wh- Hey! This is my schtick!" Eris yelled and cut down.

Spoiler: Ooc

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Attacking with Fighting Spirit to negate disadvantage.

25 to hit, 20 damage
27 to hit, 20 damage
14 to hit, 15 damage