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	The attack ended as suddenly as it had begun, and I guiltily tended to Lanzi's wounds.		The attack ended as suddenly as it had begun, and I guiltily tended to Lanzi's wounds.

			Thankfully that was the last encounter of our voyage; we reached a portal through which, as we approached, we could see Fontainver harbour. There were three ships anchored there with another two being built, a sad state for the Sea Elf fleet to find itself in.

			With Lanzi manipulating the point of arrival, we were able to sail through the portal and emerge on the water back on the Prime just outside the harbour. Lanzi created quite a scene with a fanfare and associated loud noises, before teleporting to the quay and announcing the arrival of their Queen, Milai.

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	Three warships of the elves were pledged to Milai, all made of beautiful white metal. The crews were aware that it was likely a one-way journey to the Prime to aid their kin, but Lanzi pledged his aid to the sea elves to return them home once the Prime was balanced.		Three warships of the elves were pledged to Milai, all made of beautiful white metal. The crews were aware that it was likely a one-way journey to the Prime to aid their kin, but Lanzi pledged his aid to the sea elves to return them home once the Prime was balanced.

			Despite Lanzi's concerns for Yishmay, with no idea of when the threat against her would materialise our (well, Milai's) primary concern remained the defence of her fleet and so that was our destination. We expected a journey of about a month using the Astral plane to travel quickly.

			The journey was not to pass uneventfully (when does it ever), and we encountered a Gith ship after a week or so. They were not used to being opposed in this place, I think, as they were slow to sight us and we clearly had the better position, but it was obvious that they were resolved to fight regardless. The Captain suggested offering quarter, as we outnumbered them, although Milai preferred to kill them all. This matter was quickly settled when the Gith engaged with ballistae as we approached.

			Milai charged at the enemy, leading a boarding attempt (we could travel freely in this plane using our mind, so there was no need to bring the ship alongside). Bolts shot towards her, and she was forced to deflect them away. I struggled to keep up with the others on this alien plane, so I was less of a target. Lanzi also saw the advantage of not being a target and slowed his progress slightly. This attempt to avoid attention was somewhat undermined when he donned a scintillating cloak and became the brightest thing for miles around!

			Arrow fire began as we closed with the foe, which was returned by Hintzu and Milai. Lanzi was suffering, not just from being targeted, but also because the missiles that Milai was deflecting had a habit of heading towards him! Both Lanzi and Milai took a few hits.

			Lanzi projected an image forwards so that he could cast his dweomer at range, beginning with a fireball on the deck as Milai sent many magic missiles at the Gith Captain, doing some damage. Hintzu added his own fireball to the devastation and some half a dozen were killed as well as many more injured in the attack.

			Lanzi conjured some mirror images just as he took another hit, with survival now being a priority. Milai launched an ice storm onto the deck, finishing off the Captain and leaving a clear area at the rear of the ship. She then closed to melee with Hintzu beside her. Some Elven archers from our own ship were now in range as well, and began hitting their targets.

			Milai killed the last Gith at the rear of the ship, freeing Hintzu to blast the lower deck with another fireball before cutting down a Gith trying to reach them. Lanzi created a lightning bolt that ran the length of the ship and caused more mayhem. Milai created a cone of cold that killed more of the crew before charging into melee. Lanzi's image moved forward and breathed fire across the deck, killing many. The few remaining crew had seen enough and turned to flee. We allowed them to go, leaving the ship a little damaged but free of opposition.

			Milai asked our Captain for a skeleton crew to add this ship to our armada (I would have said flotilla, but I am not a nautical man), the arrangements were made and we continued as a formation of four.

			Later in our travels we were surprised by three Ba'atazeu appearing in our midst, they brandished jagged-toothed clubs and appeared to be randomly attacking rather than targeting any particular individuals. Milai reacted first, hasting herself and landing several blows on the nearest of the creatures. Lanzi moved off the ship and tried to lower the magic resistance of one, and then disintegrate it. Unfortunately there was no visible effect. I called on Odin to bless my weapon and allow it to dispel evil. Hintzu used a new dweomer that we had not seen before; the creature he targeted howled in pain, writhed in agony, started to smoke and then was consumed by fire having burnt from the inside out! It was utterly destroyed.

			Two more creatures, smaller than the others, appeared and joined the fight whilst one of the greater creatures disappeared (most likely invisible rather than gone). The Elves of the crew suffered some damage, including one nasty poision bite. A fire wall was raised on the bridge, but Milai absorbed the dweomer in order to spare the Captain. Milai and Hintzu entered the melee on the deck, where the crew had managed to kill one of the lesser creatures. A fireball was absorbed by Milai, although I caught a blow from the nearest creature. A few of the crew backed off, allowing the three of us to deal with the foe. Unfortunately my swing went wildly wide and caught Hintzu! He immediately had his revenge as a flame strike he called down on the foe also caught me in its heat.

			Lanzi tried to lower resistance again and followed up with magic missiles, but then was severely beaten up by the invisible creature, which appeared as it attacked. The creature that had hit me teleported over to the Captain, but Hintzu peppered it with arrows and it fell before it could land a blow. I went to Lanzi's aid, but again my swing was wild and I hit him! Was this hammer I had found in Sutur cursed?! Lanzi let off magic missiles and then Milai properly came to his aid, killing his assailant.

			The attack ended as suddenly as it had begun, and I guiltily tended to Lanzi's wounds.

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	Milai had appeared in the ocean, near to a shore, and had discovered the land to be populated by Sea Elves; this was her ancient ancestoral home! She was taken to a glade that was used as a meeting place and a boat was left to meet any others coming through the gate, which Hintzu shortly did. Once together again, Hintzu informed her of Lanzi's voice coming from the palantir. There were precautions that needed to be taken before using it, though. As they prepared the elves discussed Hintzu's ring, recognising the gems within it (one of which was fashioned in their plane), and confirmed that they had Gwendolyn's ring safe. They would not give it up without permission, though. Milai tried to reassure them by speaking of our desire to balance the Prime by returning artifacts to their rightful place.		Milai had appeared in the ocean, near to a shore, and had discovered the land to be populated by Sea Elves; this was her ancient ancestoral home! She was taken to a glade that was used as a meeting place and a boat was left to meet any others coming through the gate, which Hintzu shortly did. Once together again, Hintzu informed her of Lanzi's voice coming from the palantir. There were precautions that needed to be taken before using it, though. As they prepared the elves discussed Hintzu's ring, recognising the gems within it (one of which was fashioned in their plane), and confirmed that they had Gwendolyn's ring safe. They would not give it up without permission, though. Milai tried to reassure them by speaking of our desire to balance the Prime by returning artifacts to their rightful place.

	Eventually they were ready and Lanzi received a response, explaining that Milai was finally home. Lanzi wants us to travel to meet them, but Milai was wary of endangering her folk, so he used the Gnomish magic to screen their discussion. Once assured of secrecy, Milai directed Lanzi to the plane of Lunia and we travelled ~~their~~ with the items we had collected from Sutur. It was a joyous place, stunning to the senses, and we were met by their Lord, Illuvator, as well as our friends.		Eventually they were ready and Lanzi received a response, explaining that Milai was finally home. Lanzi wants us to travel to meet them, but Milai was wary of endangering her folk, so he used the Gnomish magic to screen their discussion. Once assured of secrecy, Milai directed Lanzi to the plane of Lunia and we travelled there with the items we had collected from Sutur. It was a joyous place, stunning to the senses, and we were met by their Lord, Illuvator, as well as our friends.

	Three warships of the elves were pledged to Milai, all made of beautiful white metal. The crews were aware that it was likely a one-way journey to the Prime to aid their kin, but Lanzi pledged his aid to the sea elves to return them home once the Prime was balanced.		Three warships of the elves were pledged to Milai, all made of beautiful white metal. The crews were aware that it was likely a one-way journey to the Prime to aid their kin, but Lanzi pledged his aid to the sea elves to return them home once the Prime was balanced.

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	With [[Melai]] fully recovered, I turned my attention to [[Hintzu]]. Fortunately, although seriously wounded, he had not been slain and I was able to heal him quickly with [[Odin]]'s grace. [[Melai]] fired a lighning bolt into the massed Gith, killing three, and between [[Morwath]] and [[Lanzi]] they raised a wall of thorns and set it alight to allow us time to catch our breath.		With [[Melai]] fully recovered, I turned my attention to [[Hintzu]]. Fortunately, although seriously wounded, he had not been slain and I was able to heal him quickly with [[Odin]]'s grace. [[Melai]] fired a lighning bolt into the massed Gith, killing three, and between [[Morwath]] and [[Lanzi]] they raised a wall of thorns and set it alight to allow us time to catch our breath.

			Notes on Mythos

			Norse - stability until Ragnarok
			Greek - young usurps the old
			Egyptian - rebirth
			Oriental - rebalancing of Yin/Yang through disasters

			Do the positive/negative ages mark a shift in Mythos?
			Gods are not equivalent (alternate names), but exist separately.
			Lanzi may actually be Lastar reincarnated.

			-- Notes on Gates --

			Natural locations of gates are:

			Olga - Ethereal
			Nagrad - Water
			Malek - Positive
			Zundar - Negative
			Tiris - Fire

			Sylvan Elves not necessarily of the Prime - Glade might be another natural gate.

			-- Powers on the Prime --

			Inwe acts as a negative agent for all the Gods, but has aspirations of becoming a Goddess. She also desires power on the Prime, possibly as a backup.

			Iki/Malor is building power on the Prime and encouraging the coming of Ragnarok so that he can inherit the Prime afterwards. He is seeking protection from a -ve Earth dragon.

			Who is the +ve power/bloom on the Prime? Who rules the Inner Planes and what can we do for them?

			The lord tends to stay on their plane, but they have a champion on the Prime and their power is affected by the blooms. If the blooms are 'in bloom' at the same time then powers are balanced (elemental link?)

			== Leaving Sutur ==

			There were chests and other treasures placed around the room (not randomly, but spread out). The door opposite the gate was open, revealing stairs beyond, but the doors to either side remained closed. Milai raied a wall of force to block the far exit, Lanzi used his dweomer to seal the door to our left and Hintzu physically locked the last door. I placed a Wyvern Watch on the door that Hintzu had locked as additional protection.

			Lanzi started to investigate the chests of treasure in the room; there were items all over the place, but in an orderly fashion. I notice that there are four statues set towards the corners of the room; one of Anubis to the right of the portal as we entered, one of Set to its left, Aries in front and to the left, and Athene in front to the right. I also notice that our party seems to have forgotten that our objectives were to close the gate and find the ring (which we knew had been hidden on another plane) - they were distracted by shiny things!

			I noted the time as we reckoned it in the chronicle so that Lanzi could use it as a reference to travel between here and Limbo as necessary. Lanzi was ensuring that the gate would take us back to the sanctuary, but as Morwath put a palantir in the pedestal it began to glow; Lanzi had a vision of [[Inwe]] tempting him with defection, but his will was strong and he ignored her. As this was happening, Gith started to appear in the room, and then Inwe projected her image to us all in the room. A small "you've been a very brave boy" was the only effect, though.

			Lanzi continues with the portal whilst the rest of us engage the enemy. I call down a flame strike on the Gith, Morwath charges to melee, landing one blow, Hintzu also calls a flame strike and Melai cuts two down with sweeping strikes. Lanzi, now finished with the portal, called a noxious cloud into being, unfortunately only affecting Morwath. He made up for this somewhat by killing the last Gith with the power of his mind. I created some breathable air to help Morwath, and Lanzi then dispelled it anyway. Milai then covered the palantir to remove Inwe's image.

			Another two Gith appeared; Hintzu and I were the closest to them and we landed solid blows on each. Lanzi's familiar created some grease at the bottom of the stairs in case any tried to enter that way. Lanzi opened the gate and urged us to escape. Milai finished off the Gith. Then the doors exploded! Gith started to stream into the room from both sides.

			Hintzu killed two, but then he grabbed a chest (and some arrows) and made for the gate; Milai, Lanzi and Morwath doing the same. Lanzi suddenly dropped dead, killed by a mental attack! I called on Odin to enervate the chest that he dropped, causing it to move to the gate of its own accord. Milai ran to the gate and started throwing things through as I engaged the Gith. I landed a good blow, but was hit in return. Hintzu killed one, but they had reached the centre of the room and one grabbed the palantir. Both Milai and Morwath also dropped dead from mental attack! Things were getting desperate now, and I panicked! Hintzu managed to kill the Gith with the palantir, then another, and brought me round with his badge of bravery.

			I spoke a holy word of Odin, banishing all the Gith in the room, and unfortunately deafening Hintzu in the process. Undeterred, he threw Morwath through the portal, then Milai, as I did the same for Lanzi. We grabbed any items of note that we could and then escaped through the portal.

			Back in Lastar's sanctuary, I was able to raise Milai from the dead, although she complained that her head hurt (physically she was fine - very fine). I restored her health (physical and mental), then Milai and Hitzu went back through the portal to retrieve the palantir and libram (the book of Limbo that Lanzi had been using for the portal). I noticed, though, that the plane of the gate shifted as they left; I would have to get Lanzi back if they were to return!

			They found a half dozen Gith in the room and Hintzu raised a wall of fire before cutting down the Gith that held the palantir. Milai grabbed the libram and stepped back through the gate - but it was now golden and no longer linked to our sanctuary! Meanwhile I raised Lanzi to life and explained what had happened, and he started to adjust the gate mechanism whilst I raised Morwath. Hintzu was fighting hard, being hurt badly but killing several in return. He created some pyrotechnics, which caused some confusion in the Gith ranks and allowed him to jump through the gate after Milai.

			Lanzi used another palantir to see what was going on, experiencing a vision as he did so of Yishmay captured by a ninja who was negotiating with Demogorgon. Morwath apparently also had a vision, which he described when I restored him to life, and wants to join Malenwe with haste. I tended to Lanzi's wounds and restored his mental health so that he could concentrate on reuniting us with our friends.

			Milai had appeared in the ocean, near to a shore, and had discovered the land to be populated by Sea Elves; this was her ancient ancestoral home! She was taken to a glade that was used as a meeting place and a boat was left to meet any others coming through the gate, which Hintzu shortly did. Once together again, Hintzu informed her of Lanzi's voice coming from the palantir. There were precautions that needed to be taken before using it, though. As they prepared the elves discussed Hintzu's ring, recognising the gems within it (one of which was fashioned in their plane), and confirmed that they had Gwendolyn's ring safe. They would not give it up without permission, though. Milai tried to reassure them by speaking of our desire to balance the Prime by returning artifacts to their rightful place.

			Eventually they were ready and Lanzi received a response, explaining that Milai was finally home. Lanzi wants us to travel to meet them, but Milai was wary of endangering her folk, so he used the Gnomish magic to screen their discussion. Once assured of secrecy, Milai directed Lanzi to the plane of Lunia and we travelled their with the items we had collected from Sutur. It was a joyous place, stunning to the senses, and we were met by their Lord, Illuvator, as well as our friends.

			Three warships of the elves were pledged to Milai, all made of beautiful white metal. The crews were aware that it was likely a one-way journey to the Prime to aid their kin, but Lanzi pledged his aid to the sea elves to return them home once the Prime was balanced.

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	[[Lanzi]] needed assistance in calling another familiar, as Si-Ti-Qa had been lost in the fight. It took much dweomer before he was satisfied that a suitable creature responded to his call, but he would not be deterred. We were also blessed with visions whilst we rested, which only encouraged us to make our way to [[Sutur]] as planned and confront [[Geurin]]. We also noticed that [[Morgul]] and [[Balem]] were missing from the symbology on the pentagram, which suggested that it was at least partly designed by gnomes.		[[Lanzi]] needed assistance in calling another familiar, as Si-Ti-Qa had been lost in the fight. It took much dweomer before he was satisfied that a suitable creature responded to his call, but he would not be deterred. We were also blessed with visions whilst we rested, which only encouraged us to make our way to [[Sutur]] as planned and confront [[Geurin]]. We also noticed that [[Morgul]] and [[Balem]] were missing from the symbology on the pentagram, which suggested that it was at least partly designed by gnomes.

			== Sutur ==

	Once we were finally ready to enter the gate that [[Lanzi]] opened, we spent a few moments preparing. I called on [[Odin]] to strengthen [[Morwath]] and bless us all before we proceeded and [[Morwath]] prepared offensive dweomer for himself. We then stepped through, hopefully prepared for a tough fight. We entered a similar sized room, knowing that we were within [[Lastar]]'s tower in [[Sutur]]. Gith were guarding the doors around the chamber, but at the centre, bent over books and scrolls on a table, were [[Guerin]] and Cillian!		Once we were finally ready to enter the gate that [[Lanzi]] opened, we spent a few moments preparing. I called on [[Odin]] to strengthen [[Morwath]] and bless us all before we proceeded and [[Morwath]] prepared offensive dweomer for himself. We then stepped through, hopefully prepared for a tough fight. We entered a similar sized room, knowing that we were within [[Lastar]]'s tower in [[Sutur]]. Gith were guarding the doors around the chamber, but at the centre, bent over books and scrolls on a table, were [[Guerin]] and Cillian!

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	Once we were finally ready to enter the gate that [[Lanzi]] opened, we spent a few moments preparing. I called on [[Odin]] to strengthen [[Morwath]] and bless us all before we proceeded and [[Morwath]] prepared offensive dweomer for himself. We then stepped through, hopefully prepared for a tough fight. We entered a similar sized room, knowing that we were within [[Lastar]]'s tower in [[Sutur]]. Gith were guarding the doors around the chamber, but at the centre, bent over books and scrolls on a table, were [[Guerin]] and Cillian!		Once we were finally ready to enter the gate that [[Lanzi]] opened, we spent a few moments preparing. I called on [[Odin]] to strengthen [[Morwath]] and bless us all before we proceeded and [[Morwath]] prepared offensive dweomer for himself. We then stepped through, hopefully prepared for a tough fight. We entered a similar sized room, knowing that we were within [[Lastar]]'s tower in [[Sutur]]. Gith were guarding the doors around the chamber, but at the centre, bent over books and scrolls on a table, were [[Guerin]] and Cillian!

			We were hit by fire by ice as the Gith reacted to our appearance. [[Morwath]] responded with a bliding ray of light sweeping across them. I managed to create an area of silence around Cillian just as a Gith struck me with his sword. A moment later a wall of thorns appeared in a U-shape around the room. [[Melai]] had one aim alone and charged towards [[Guerin]] screaming an Elven battle cry. [[Hintzu]] helped to clear a path, loosing arrows at anything in her way and felling one of the Gith. [[Melai]] struck with Agan, doing massive damage, but then Cillian dispelled the thorns and the Gith were on us once more, hurting [[Morwath]]. [[Melai]] landed another blow, but an explosion of dweomer threw her bodily backwards, landing amongst us.

			[[Lanzi]] appeared now, hurling a lightning bolt, killing several Gith, and firing magic missiles at Cillian but without effect. Both [[Lanzi]] and I were using dweomer against [[Guerin]] and Cillian, but they were resisting our attacks. [[Hintzu]], meanwhile, felled another two Gith with arrows before charging to attack [[Guerin]] in [[Melai]]'s place. [[Lanzi]] lowered Cillian's resistance to magic and then tried more dweomer, but she still proved resistant. His new familiar created a spray of colour in the air that stunned at least one Gith, helped by [[Morwath]]'s sunray. It was clear that Cillian was healing [[Guerin]], keeping him in the fight despite his wounds, and he struck a powerful blow to [[Hintzu]]'s side, felling him. [[Morwath]] threw a number of darts, which then split into about two score, and at least one struck Cillian. [[Melai]] was still alive, despite [[Lanzi]] almost striking her with another lightning bolt, and more magic missiles were fired at Cillian, who we realised was still healing [[Guerin]]. A stinking cloud was conjured by one of the familiars, keeping some of the Gith at bay, but at the same time [[Melai]] fell to another blow from [[Guerin]].

			A huge fist appeared in the air in front of Cillian, clasping her lightly and preventing her from casting. [[Morwath]] called on thunder and lightning from his staff, killing several Gith. I charged forward, knowing that we were lost without both [[Melai]] and [[Hintzu]]. [[Melai]] was closest, so I shrugged off the blows from several Gith and used the power of my mace to resurrect her. [[Melai]] rose quickly, took one long look of hatred at [[Guerin]] and slew him with the power of her mind alone! [[Lanzi]] renewed the attack of dweomer against Cillian, but at the death of [[Guerin]] she disappeared (most likely fleeing to some sanctuary previously selected for just such a purpose).

			With [[Melai]] fully recovered, I turned my attention to [[Hintzu]]. Fortunately, although seriously wounded, he had not been slain and I was able to heal him quickly with [[Odin]]'s grace. [[Melai]] fired a lighning bolt into the massed Gith, killing three, and between [[Morwath]] and [[Lanzi]] they raised a wall of thorns and set it alight to allow us time to catch our breath.

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	[[Lanzi]] started to launch magic missiles, with some of them having an effect. [[Morwath]] had recovered and was returning, but found that there were caltrops on the floor impeding his progress. I was drained of my health by some foul power again, and found a mummy had appeared beside me. [[Lanzi]] threw a fireball, killing all but two, but unfortunately one of those was the mummy that attacked me. I swung my mace at it, landing a solid blow, and [[Odin]] guided my hand as the evil creature was blasted apart by his divine power. [[Hintzu]] quickly finished off the last one, leaving the room clear at last.		[[Lanzi]] started to launch magic missiles, with some of them having an effect. [[Morwath]] had recovered and was returning, but found that there were caltrops on the floor impeding his progress. I was drained of my health by some foul power again, and found a mummy had appeared beside me. [[Lanzi]] threw a fireball, killing all but two, but unfortunately one of those was the mummy that attacked me. I swung my mace at it, landing a solid blow, and [[Odin]] guided my hand as the evil creature was blasted apart by his divine power. [[Hintzu]] quickly finished off the last one, leaving the room clear at last.

	I called for [[Lanzi]] to bring me [[Melai]]'s body and removed some of my armour; placing it on her, I knew would regenerate her body enough to heal her.		I called for [[Lanzi]] to bring me [[Melai]]'s body and removed some of my armour; placing it on her, I knew it would regenerate her body enough to heal her. [[Morwath]] joined me and between us we restored her to health after a short time, and I donned armour again. [[Lanzi]] studied the pentagram closely, as it was unique; in addition to the pentagram on the floor, a moveable metal device rose from the floor in a semi-circle, effectively making intersecting circles in three dimensions. As this was [[Lastar]]'s den, we suspected that we were out of time and in another dimension once more, probably Limbo. We would be able to rest and recuperate before returning to the Prime, and this strange device, so [[Lanzi]] told us, should allow us to return at the right time.

			[[Lanzi]] needed assistance in calling another familiar, as Si-Ti-Qa had been lost in the fight. It took much dweomer before he was satisfied that a suitable creature responded to his call, but he would not be deterred. We were also blessed with visions whilst we rested, which only encouraged us to make our way to [[Sutur]] as planned and confront [[Geurin]]. We also noticed that [[Morgul]] and [[Balem]] were missing from the symbology on the pentagram, which suggested that it was at least partly designed by gnomes.

			Once we were finally ready to enter the gate that [[Lanzi]] opened, we spent a few moments preparing. I called on [[Odin]] to strengthen [[Morwath]] and bless us all before we proceeded and [[Morwath]] prepared offensive dweomer for himself. We then stepped through, hopefully prepared for a tough fight. We entered a similar sized room, knowing that we were within [[Lastar]]'s tower in [[Sutur]]. Gith were guarding the doors around the chamber, but at the centre, bent over books and scrolls on a table, were [[Guerin]] and Cillian!

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	I raised a wall of positive energy and dispelled the blades so that my friends could join me. [[Melai]] was still fighting and took down another mummy, whilst [[Lanzi]] teleported to the far side of the room before breathing fire at the backs of the foe. Another mummy and the jackel figure (Anubis' image) were consumed in the flames, and that freed [[Melai]] to finish the last of those attacking her. However, as she struck the final killing blow she was struck herself and fell once more. Fire erupted around both [[Lanzi]] and I, hurting us both, but we were able to fight on. I used steam breath from my crown to kill a nearby foe and then moved to [[Morwath]]'s side.		I raised a wall of positive energy and dispelled the blades so that my friends could join me. [[Melai]] was still fighting and took down another mummy, whilst [[Lanzi]] teleported to the far side of the room before breathing fire at the backs of the foe. Another mummy and the jackel figure (Anubis' image) were consumed in the flames, and that freed [[Melai]] to finish the last of those attacking her. However, as she struck the final killing blow she was struck herself and fell once more. Fire erupted around both [[Lanzi]] and I, hurting us both, but we were able to fight on. I used steam breath from my crown to kill a nearby foe and then moved to [[Morwath]]'s side.

			[[Hintzu]] sprinted through the fire, unaffected, and leapt into combat with a cry, felling a surprised foe with a strong blow as he landed lightly on the other side. He then called down fire on a mummy in front of him, but it disappeared from view. [[Lanzi]] tried to tend to [[Melai]]'s wounds, but she was too far gone for his skill. Suddenly a swarm of insects filled the room, cutting visibility to nothings. [[Lanzi]] began dragging [[Melai]] towards the entrance, dropping the wall of fire and by chance I joined up with them.

			[[Morwath]] had tried to join us, but was exhausted and unable to move for the moment, and [[Hintzu]] (who had also thought to return to the entrance) found him and carried him beyond the reach of the insect swarm. He called up a strong wind to drive the insects back a little way. I threw a positive energy ball from my crown into the room as I backed into the corridor, wary of danger. [[Hintzu]] returned to the room, joining me, and called for us to shield our eyes as he summoned pyrotechnics. We were vulnerable again, though, being bunched up and a blade barrier and fireball hit us in quick succession. Again I was unaffected, as was [[Lanzi]], but [[Hintzu]] and Eudora were hurt; the little creature decided to sod off very quickly before coming to more harm!

			[[Morwath]] was resting, and drank a potion to aid his recuperation. A wall of thorns appeared in the corridor next, trapping [[Hintzu]] but again I was unaffected [[Odin]] was still with us after all. We could see a mummy now, and [[Lanzi]] called down flames on it but without effect. [[Hintzu]] might have been trapped, but his rings still held power and he struck with a fireball, killing the mummy and another creature. I called up a blade barrier of my own and had my vengence as many were sliced apart. Just under half a dozen still remained, though.

			[[Lanzi]] started to launch magic missiles, with some of them having an effect. [[Morwath]] had recovered and was returning, but found that there were caltrops on the floor impeding his progress. I was drained of my health by some foul power again, and found a mummy had appeared beside me. [[Lanzi]] threw a fireball, killing all but two, but unfortunately one of those was the mummy that attacked me. I swung my mace at it, landing a solid blow, and [[Odin]] guided my hand as the evil creature was blasted apart by his divine power. [[Hintzu]] quickly finished off the last one, leaving the room clear at last.

			I called for [[Lanzi]] to bring me [[Melai]]'s body and removed some of my armour; placing it on her, I knew would regenerate her body enough to heal her.

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Lastar's Retreat

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	After some discussion we realised that the one depiction of a bond being broken was the [[Frastor]] tale, so the physical act of placing material in a mouth was the key to the riddle. [[Lanzi]] produced a small piece of linen that he placed into the mouth, which came alive and chewed at the scrap. A small door opened between the scenes in the wall revealing a narrow flight of stairs leading down; gnome sized, perhaps? Again we found a small room with more [[MalekPoem\|poetry]] and a riddle marked on a small door. The riddle read "what belongs to you but others often use it more that you do?" After some thought we decided that the answer was your name. We each spoke our own name in turn to enter the door, although the fire elemental did not do so well at this task, so [[Lanzi]] dispelled it!		After some discussion we realised that the one depiction of a bond being broken was the [[Frastor]] tale, so the physical act of placing material in a mouth was the key to the riddle. [[Lanzi]] produced a small piece of linen that he placed into the mouth, which came alive and chewed at the scrap. A small door opened between the scenes in the wall revealing a narrow flight of stairs leading down; gnome sized, perhaps? Again we found a small room with more [[MalekPoem\|poetry]] and a riddle marked on a small door. The riddle read "what belongs to you but others often use it more that you do?" After some thought we decided that the answer was your name. We each spoke our own name in turn to enter the door, although the fire elemental did not do so well at this task, so [[Lanzi]] dispelled it!

	We continued down a narrow passage until we reached another door. The air had grown thick and stale, but warm. Beyond this door was a large room with six pillars supporting the ceiling. Four sarcophagi were spaced around the room, and two large fire pits gave flickering light to the centre of the room. Braziers stood around a pentagram at one end near to a couple of bowls of water. The image of Ra was to our left, the lionness woman ahead, the beastman to our right and the earth tiller behind us.		We continued down a narrow passage until we reached another door. The air had grown thick and stale, but warm. Beyond this door was a large room with six pillars supporting the ceiling. Four sarcophagi were spaced around the room, and two large fire pits gave flickering light to the centre of the room. Braziers stood around a pentagram at one end near to a couple of bowls of water. The image of Ra was to our left, the lionness woman ahead, the beastman to our right and the earth tiller behind us. It appeared at that time as if the walls were blank, but behind us was the last part of the [[MalekPoem\|poem]] we had been following as we descended.

			The room was, though, full of undead and this focused our attention. The sight was slightly disconcerting as the floor was highly polished and looking down was like peering into the night sky, so both the foe and ourselves appeared to be floating within the heavens as we fought. To add to this spectacle, the roof above us appeared as a blue sky with clouds and the day and night imagery was intense. The pentagram was unlike those we had seen before, having two planes of symbols with one circle rising out of the floor as well as appearing to sink within it. Stood at the centre of the room, surrounded by the undead was a large jackel-headed warrior with black skin that looked powerful.

			I attempted to call on [[Odin]]'s power to turn the undead, but it did not seem to work here and we suspected that we were no longer on the Prime so we might be far removed from his help. A blade barrier erupted around us in the corridor; it did not affect me, thankfully, and both [[Melai]] and [[Hintzu]] quickly dodged forwards to escape it. [[Morwath]] was in the centre and could not reach safety, but although he fell as the blades cut through him, he was able to let off one last lightning bolt at the foe. I didn't realise at the time, but Si Ti Qa was also caught by the blades and killed, which might explain why [[Lanzi]] was caught by a skeleton creature and killed before he could retaliate.

			Mummies began to emerge from the sarcophagi as Eudora loosed a lightning bolt of her own, supporting [[Melai]]'s attacks; Agan quickly cut down a skeleton and a mummy as she fought her way to the jackel warrior. She landed a blow, enraging it, and was immediately struck by a column of flame that distracted her just enough for the creature to land a powerful blow, severely wounding her. I tried to reverse time to undo the actions of this powerful foe, but it was not enough to save those caught in the blade barrier. Instead I used my mace to resurrect [[Lanzi]], but then [[Melai]] fell before the blows of the jackel warrior. Agan used its powers to heal her, but she was now prone at the feet of the enemy.

			[[Lanzi]] struck quickly with a powerful meteor strike, but [[Melai]] was forced to absorb it to protect Eudora and herself. Meanwhile I backed into the blades (which still did not affect me) to keep the foe from surrounding me and put on my crown, as I would need its powers. [[Lanzi]] raised a wall of fire as [[Melai]] was hit once more and badly hurt; it seemed that the life was being drained by some dark power and it was not the blows themselves that were so damaging.

			I raised a wall of positive energy and dispelled the blades so that my friends could join me. [[Melai]] was still fighting and took down another mummy, whilst [[Lanzi]] teleported to the far side of the room before breathing fire at the backs of the foe. Another mummy and the jackel figure (Anubis' image) were consumed in the flames, and that freed [[Melai]] to finish the last of those attacking her. However, as she struck the final killing blow she was struck herself and fell once more. Fire erupted around both [[Lanzi]] and I, hurting us both, but we were able to fight on. I used steam breath from my crown to kill a nearby foe and then moved to [[Morwath]]'s side.