Session 34

RESCUING TADASHI

* Fyri has to rest for 4 hrs before she's ready to go

* Betheros looks thru his self-help book in a panic, hoping to find something inspiring to say
	+ Fremia tells Betheros she's worried about their ability to bring Tadashi back
	+ She says look at Krak, he's messed up AF
	+ Hard to contact a plane that there isn't any connection
		- Maybe multiple people can resurrect him?
	+ What is the best option for Fremia bc everyone hates her?
		- Betheros says maybe they should heal Krak slowly "Oi! I'm right HERE"
		- He thinks he can help. How cute.
			* Betheros says that he can give info
			* Krak says that he could cast the first part of Fyri's spell - Betheros is concerned for Krak's wellbeing to cast the spell
				+ Says something to Veyo in celestial, veyo chuckles and doesn't move

* Melian went shopping
	+ gets diamonds for revivify and plate mail for Betheros
	+ Goes to Ritaria's temple and gets some sending stones (for free)
* Physto is suggested to sleep by his sister
	+ he watches his father hoist him on his shoulders for setting weight-lift records in his sleep
		- memory turns dark and there's a voice behind him "this is nice, this is very lovely"
		- Turns around & it's Detheros
			* asks for the key - tells him that his dreams won't be happy thereafter
			* They do some threatening and Detheros tells him that he better deliver the key and Mitric will grab it in a week
	+ Astrid asks him what happened
		- He says it was Detheros
		- She tells him 2 b safe
* Fyri wakes up
	+ Kivi and Pleufan take her to Mikimara manor

Mikimana manor

* Pleufan picks up Krak and carries him to a tree
	+ Tree not far from actual house - use the back door
	+ He passes out and Fremia screams

Bridge Landing

* Melian asks if we have a plan
	+ Fyri says she can cast Pass-w/o-a-Trace
	+ We're having a team huddle
		- there could be traps
* There are two pained cries coming from a woman and Tadashi
	+ The building doesn't seem to have any traps by the entrance - Physto says that the first room seems like a normal room (divine sense)
		- Shack is bigger on inside than outside
	+ Betheros puts on his armor
* Fyri casts pass w/o a trace
	+ they go into the house
		- her foot feels wet, a black hand reaches out to grab her, pool dissipates after attacking her
		- In the room, something feels wrong beyond the evil in the room
			* Fyri, Betheros, and Melian attribute it to nerves
		- down one hallway is a crater in the floor, another is a closed door
			* Melian looks in the crater
			* The door hallway smells acidic and sharp
			* We go thru that one
	+ Yellow puddles on the ground that smell acidic
		- there is something on the ceiling
			* medium sized creature with the body of a spider, upper half of woman
		- We back out of the room and go the other way
		- Kivi - tells them the door is locked
		- Pleufan
		- Betheros
		- Melian - picks the door lock
		- Fyri
		- Physto
		- Ozera
	+ The pool forms again, Fyri jumps into Physto's arms
		- Pleufan takes her in a seat thing we made
	+ Kivi peeks thru the door, wall has something written on it - room doesn't smell
		- goes thru the door and reads the wall - "the key is found within your head, use the key to paint me red, be aware of what you spurn for what you give shall be returned"
	+ Pleufan walks in with Fyri
		- He walks in and gets sucked down by the black stuff
	+ Melian checks one of the doors and finds it to be trapped (trigger mech) - leads into room far room
	+ Betheros investigates door by words - it is not trapped, only locked
	+ Fyri and Pleufan get pulled through and she's getting squished into the back of the chair (she's straddling)
		- Nishki is sitting in the chair next to her
		- Fyri bonks him on the head
			* he goes to help her out, pleufan spins her onto his lap
		- Nishki looks at both of them and says "this is not how this was supposed to go"
		- They are sitting at a banquet table with minor demons at all the other seats wearing ball attire
			* turns to Pleufan and produces a pin, (XL) he puts it on
				+ He says that he's high-born and that he's got power over pleufan
					- Pleufan says he holds no power over Pleufan
						* He whispers "play nice or I'll say your words"
						* Pleufan goes rigid - "You're bluffing"
						* "I'm the keeper of secrets of Catarrahalia"
					- Nishki - tells him he can stay here or go stand in the corner
				+ Fyri says they'll stay seated
					- the food looks normal
	+ Physto - blood would paint on the wall
	+ Melian takes some Jr. blood and puts it on the wall
		- a Jr comes out from the wall (blood-formed) and there's another one it is a blood-starved beast
		- Ozera - chill touch on blood Jr (-10)
		- Kivi - hits beast with "harass" greatsword (-11)
		- Pleufan - nudges Fyri to look past Nishki to Xela
			* he's observing "this weird-ass dinner party"
			* Nishki wants to recreate their first date
				+ Xela says she seems confused at his appearance - Fyri tells them they're being weird
				+ Xela says this is the celebration of his coronation - with one guy and his kidnapped non-girlfriend
			* Fyri tells Nishki he's doing a good job at work
			* There's a small stage and Mina is playing the beautiful violin (beautifully dark slow song)
			* Nishki asks her to dance, Xela tells her she has to
				+ Fyri says that dancing with him before resulted in her jail time
				+ Fyri asks Pleufan what the risk is
					- Pleufan whispers "deeds not words" into Fyri's ear "ever vigilant" in elvish and to say the first set
					- she does
						* He goes rigid, his eyes glaze over and he goes slack
				+ Demons guard all the doors - they have long scary claws
			* Fyri says she's not going to dance bc she "hurt her foot on the way in"
			* Xela produces a scroll and pastes it on a wall - the wall turns into a screen
				+ she can see us fighting demons
				+ she fails to understand how dancing fixes that
					- He says everyone will be "just fine"
			* She dances with Nishki
		- Betheros - pulls dragon pistol "stimulation" and shoots bloody Jr (-13), casts spiritual weapon
		- Melian - sneak attacks bloody Jr (-15) not dead yet; shoots shadow arrow and misses; insightful fighting (-7) to beast
		- Fyri dodges the kiss
			* He asks her why she's resisting - she says that it's not about Tadashi and tells him that this is "really creepy tbh"
			* How can he make it better - she says he could get rid of the demons and not kidnap her later
			* He calls demons puppies
			* They go to leave the room for the "main event"
				+ She calls for Pleufan to follow "her knight"
			* Led into a dark room, door shuts softly behind her - no magic in this room
				+ Tadashi is crumpled in the corner, Nishki holds her in front of him
				+ Xela hits his face - says he has a visitor
					- Fyri says hi
					- Tadashi wakes up immediately and snaps his head in her direction
						* tells her to prove that it's her -where did they go for their first date "the sky?"
					- Xela reaches around Fyri to take off the bandage
						* Tadashi opens his eyes - they are pure white with gold flecks
						* A beam of light bursts from his eyes and hits him again
					- Xela asks how long they have - Nishki says the full day
			* Blood Jr - bites at kivi, misses
			* Beast - swipes at Kivi
			* Physto - "judgement" greatsword, (-75) beast dies
			* Ozera - snowball storm to blood Jr (-21) blood junior dies
		- Melian hears a soft click - there is a notch for another door
			* she examines the secret door - small room with door and hallway
			* examines another door inside - and hallway (Betheros sees a slot ceiling with a razor)
	+ Xela only needs half a day to break "them"
		- "them" upsets Nishki - Xela sits next to Tadashi and tells Fyri he'll stop hurting Tadashi and let the friends go away
		- Tadashi says that she better let him die before she corrupts herself
			* he laughs and opens the box (daggers and syringes)
			* Mina picks a dagger and stabs TAdashi (he shouts and we hear him)
				+ Mina heals him for the amount of damage that Xela does
	+ Something written on next room
		- "Corruption is the key"
		- Melian gathers corruption from another room - Jr brushes off part of the wall where there had been a burn mark
		- "Only those with a wicked soul, corruption is the key"
			* Physto thinks reeeeeally hard - you gotta corrupt yourself
			* Kivi says "nah" and stone melds thru the door - there's babau in there and a lovely feast
				+ she yells in surprise
	+ Babau 123 - attacks Kivi, summons Babau 13
	+ Babau 13 - attacks Kivi
	+ Babau 223 - attacks Kivi, summons Babau 290
	+ Babau 290 - attacks Kivi - Kivi enters rage
	+ Fyri notices that the shadow is not hers it is a demon
		- Xela throws a knife into his shoulder and he and Mina leave
		- She asks Pleufan to take care of Nishki
	+ Pleufan draws his sword and slashes Nishki and drops him to the floor
		- Fyri asks how they're going to leave, Nishki says Xela's locked them in
		- Tadashi begins to tell Fyri how much he loves her
		- Nishki throws vicious mockery at Tadashi, Pleufan knocks him out
	+ Betheros hits the door with his death dragon pauldron and it opens
		- He attacks babau 123 (-10)
	+ Kivi backs up and falls into the wall corner and goes unconscious
	+ Melian shoots Babau 123 (-21), hunter's marks it, shoots again (-15)
	+ Babau 16 - attacks Betheros but fails terribly
	+ Fyri healing words Tadashi (+10) and fights off the corruption
		- She asks Pleufan if Nishki can hear them, Pleufan kills Nishki
		- Fyri says "ever viligant" in elvish, Pleufan's head slumps forward and he looks around at the scene around him
			* She explains in a very Fyri way what happened (he doesn't remember anything past the back door)
	+ Physto - "You face the unrivaled might of Tamsulodin's Physostenes" - He intimidates them, they say something and open a portal to hell, close it behind them
		- looks up, the shadow is reaching for his dagger and attacks Physto
		- He attacks with the Holy Avenger (-36), (-58)
	+ Ozera - snowball storms her shadow demon (-8); Ice knives (-8)
	+ Kivi saves and then the shadow demon attacks
	+ Pleufan is told by Fyri that there is a shadow demon- attacks his shadow demon and kills it
	+ Xela walks into the room
		- He tells Melian that Tadashi is dead and that they will all die if she doesn't come with him
		- He says he has a deal - he wants to team up and fight Catarrahalia together
			* What do you need Fyri for - he pulls out a girl bound in chains - (druid we've seen w/ Tadashi) - she's beginning to be corrupt (Sisillerin)
			* He's been using Tadashi's druids to create an army
	+ Melian says she'll leave if given Pleufan and Tadashi's body - Xela opens two portals
		- Fyri goes with them,
		- Pleufan falls out of the portal followed by Tadashi and Fyri
		- Cisilian tells Tadashi that she's not giving in
	+ Xela says that their deal still stands
		- Fyri's like nahhhh bro
		- Tadashi's also like lol we're not allowed to leave
	+ Betheros tries to heal Kivi, but it doesn't work
		- He attempts to stabilize her but the demon sucks his strength away
	+ Melian gives Kivi a potion of greater healing
		- "Let's go"
	+ Fyri erects a thorn wall between us and Xela/Mina
	+ Melian and Fyri's shadow demons attack Tadashi
		- the first one kills Tadashi and he dies dies
	+ Everyone books it out
	+ Fyri casts transport via plants and we come out where we came from
* Fremia hasn't moved Krak - Krak looks for Tadashi
	+ Kivi tells them "HE IS DEAD WE NEED HELP"
		- Fremia says to take him to the Tamsulodin temple
	+ Veyo begins to speak to Krak
		- in celestial - My lord, we've got to enter protocol
		- "Fuck the protocol!" - some druids pick up Krak and walk to the Mikimara manor
			* Kivi follows, they begin to throw nice clothes at Krak
			* They grab a stardust circlet and give it to him as well
				+ They hoist him into a wheelchair and wheel him toward the Tamsulodin temple
* At the Tamsulodin temple:
	+ Fremia needs the help of Physto and Betheros
	+ Jr sits on Tadashi's chest to warm him
	+ Melian cleans his wounds
	+ Fyri sets his bones
	+ Physto enhances her religion
	+ Ozera cleans with water
	+ Kivi takes away dirty clothes and goes to find new ones
	+ Fremia, Betheros, Physto get yoinked into the astral plane
		- Stars above and below - Fremia heads in a direction
			* They encounter 2 beings - Fire w/ faces, six wings
			* Tadashi kneeling by fire guy
				+ Revathias - have uninvited company
		- Betheros says they're there for Tadashi
			* Revethias flies up a bit and asks why he should relinquish his own child to benefit the mortal world
			* Betheros says because they really need to fight the demons because they will attempt to fight the other planes if they overrun the mortal plane
		- They mull it over
			* Zephriel shrugs and says "not my asmar not my problem"
			* Revethias says whatevs "go now before I change my mind"
	+ They pull Tadashi back down into his body to 1 hp
	+ Krak is very happy - he rips off all the clothes they put on him
		- He puts the circlet on Tadashi's head
* Knock on temple door - Morsca
	+ He's looking for Ozera
		- He asks her if she'll come home with him to Burkhold to keep her safe
		- Ozera says she will - Voda says "they're finally safe"
			* "You're ready; I'm ready to just be Ozera" embraces in a hug and they meld together
		- Brother offers his hand
		- Ozera gives everyone a hug
			* She says she's tired of fighting and that she'll be safe
	+ She flies off with him