Skirmish In the Iron-Heart caverns

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Kizthe does have advantage for she is a dwarf

ls2AQ3eHp_1-20+6+p_1-4= 10

p_1-20+6+p_1-4= 14.

She does get an inspration pt as does Callo

Kizthe is useing that pt right now.

p_1-20+6+p_1-4= 16.



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[harknail]

Umm, Katril is the wood elf

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Lol ment it as Kizthe who is a dwarf.

My phone just auto corrected it to your character :/.

Edited prior post.

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

With the combined efforts of Callo and Kizthe. As they get near calling out their intentions.

The voice of the Forge booms throughout the chamber.

To their surprise it was not many voices of the magic iteams but a

single comanding voice .


" You both speak of your intent. I was forged by All Hammer's( Moradin) devine tool.

I have been around for far longer then all your ages joined in number. Many have claimed to want use His devine knowledge of craftsmanship, his devine sovereign space of cration. All claimed to have good intentions or reason. Too many came to justify why they were worthy of such gifts of power. Many individuals came claiming groveling, beging, to take up powerful arms and armorments.
It was possibly their lack of hubris or perhaps their egos got themselves slain. Too many of our finest creations lost because of that.

I was present while the gratest crafters to ever walk these halls worrying in fear if they did not put their crations in those claiming to uphold the honor.

not of just dwarf kind but all kind. As they came here less and less i came to understand they too lost hope in finding those worthy. Until i was the last, the protector of that of witch was made here, until the worthy came once more.


To insure your telling the truth and that you are worthy of what you seak.

Are all those within my chamber and yes I senced your presence the moment you entered.

Are each of you willing to undergo a simple enchantment? Understand if you show any attempt in resistance of its affects or try theft of any kind of my charges. I will with no mercy deam you false in your and intentions. I would know your nothing more then empty words and vile actions as the many who came and died before you.

If you wish to leave my chamber you will go no further but out the way you came.

Thus to insure my chargeres are protected and only given to the worthy:

Any of those who are found false will face my wrath and devine justice granted to me by those who forged me and have it carried out immediately.

( To speed up any questions This is well known as a Zone of Truth spell.


I figure the party is most likly forgoing the save given my understanding is to convince rather than fight. If you resists it would be a sign of lack of trust and if it can't trust you it certainly won't relinquish said iteams)

Also any insight would result in hard to read given its only a voice not impossible but the dc is higher do to that tid bit fact.)

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"If the truth is what you want then I will not oppose it". Callo watched the formation of the magic closely, though no longer able to manifest the spell herself she was familiar with it's form and cautious that this might still be deception to lure the party into lowering its guard.


(Callo will use her inspiration point to identify the zone of truth spell as it is cast, to raise her defenses and warn the others if it is anything else)
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[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

She knows it absolutely is a Zone of Truth spell, yet one difference it's larger then normaly should be.

It seams it turned the hole forge into one giant zone of truth.

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Katrils investigation : The inner center circle as well as all the anvils has same symbol : An anvil with a hammer coming up in the middle. Each glowing a faint orangish/ reddish hue. yet none come to life or attack. she also finds there in the center on the ground looks to be the same symbol only bigger and can see it can rotate and turn. It looks to be a giant locking device. There are grooves in the 4 arcs that hold the armor and weapons. It seams as tho they can spin around in the inner circle, but also downwards and be sealed within below or extend to the higher ceiling to from a wall around the center.  

Meaning there could be many more then the ones they are seeing up here, with ways to cut the party up if they got too split up.

she has a tense moment when 2 of her allies walk forth and speak.

From the booming voice this Forge was very much alive putting to rest any need of guardians in plain sight. 


So at this point it's now a skill challenge rather than a fighting encounter. 

Omar will use religion when he hears the name of the All Hammer : gWm3fPXTp_1-20+5p_1-4= 22.

" I know of The All Hammer your creator. I know of his teachings and values. among them honesty, hard work, the protection of innocent. As i understand he values what is right over what is wrong morally. Being here you may have been cut off from the many evils that have spread given many have not chosen to oppose them.

Omar will then get into what the Red Lords have done with the help of those Callo and Kizthe given what they know of The Red Lords history/actions thus far.

  As you know he protects the innocent regardless of race and many are without lands and loved ones by their atrocities.  Our aim is to liberate those wrongfully imprisoned and free all innocent from their shackles of slavery . In so doing to give them a chance at a prosprace life that they once had an opportunity for.

As it currently stands none have been able to accomplish this task, but I am prepared to do all i can in this endeavor.

Even if it means my own death to free them from their evil captors.

With your knowledge I am certain you know I am a cleric as well as a paladin. I aim to rebuild the lands and bring lasting peace to these lands once more. I do not deny bloodshed will be spilt but none who are innocent will be slain by my hand. I do not do this out of greed or glory, I do this to write the wrongs of those who have abused their power over many in these lands. I refuse to stand by as other have. I understand many have died, yet to do nothing is to let evil spread and rain. Your creator unstood that forging unity of Good was what kept it at bay. Allow us the attempt rebuild the unity of Good once more.   As such  I offer you a simple Oath sworn by a cleric and paladin Of Bast. I will uphold all the tenets of your creator with the understanding that I will brake none of my Goddess. To bring both hers and The All Hammers divine justice on all  those who have spread fear, destruction, and evil so that they be put to their ever final rest place. Once that is done my Oath to him would be complete, but even after know I would dedicate my the rest of days protecting the innocent while also upholding justice. To continue in my sand face and drive back the evil were ever that maybe.

so far 2 passes.      
 
the skill challenge for Varis: He is not great at speech giving but he does have something to offer as far as being true to his goal and Omar's explanation gave him a major idea where to go in possibly helping convince whatever this was into helping them.

" I too in agreement with the one how as just spoken. I too have no aim for riches or glory. I admit i'm not the most religious among us here today. However given you have created many enchantments that can tell truth from lie you know i speak no false words in the All Hammers halls.

I offer you a way to hold me to account to insure my blade takes down as my friend said those who are evil and have abused their power. My Oath sword and I have a unique bond, perhaps with one of your enchantment could insure I too carry out the same Oath as given by our paladin. With the understanding I would be his rightful justice on those he wishes done upon.

so far 3 passes.

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[harknail]

Katril says, "I'm not good at talking, but here is my story. I and my brother among the last of the elves after our race was purged. We allowed ourselves to be captured so that we could help those inside to escape. I am here seeking weapons and armor to help the dwarves and other prisoners escape from unjust confinement. I seek none for myself, nor do I intend to profit in any way from these items. My only reward would be seeing the prisoners freed."

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

So far total of 4 passes.

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It seemed now was as good a time as any to recount the fate they seeked to avoid. Callo thought back to the stories of her past, of the enslavement and extermination of the dwarves and the rise of the dragons with none strong enough to oppose them.

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[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Nov 11, 2019 3:58:03 GMT -5 at said:

It seemed now was as good a time as any to recount the fate they seeked to avoid. Callo thought back to the stories of her past, of the enslavement and extermination of the dwarves and the rise of the dragons with none strong enough to oppose them.

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So total of 25. Is also a pass

Your now up to 5 passes.

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Callo looks towards the others, guessing that the magic ward was waiting for some kind of response from those present.

[namklim]

Fiseath's story isn't any different from his sister's. "I too am seeking to help the Dwarves escape from their captors. The forces of evil are currently powerful, so any help against them would be appreciated. We will be attempting to push them back, with or without your help."

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

6 passes.

" It is a bit reasuring that I know none of you are able to lie. I was expecting attempts of dodging the truth as other did. I can understand now that none of you have spoken falsely and your tranparent on your cause. That too was unexpected but i know my power is not being tricked or mislead in anyway.

It does explain why the crafters have not walked these halls.

As to the future snd fate those domains belongs to a different deities.

However bleak it may seam currently you can always rebuild and reforge to endure what is yet to come.

I can see unity within all of you, may that bond be unbroken for as long as its fated to hold, for it seams you all will need it knowing what you face.

Those 2 who have given their words in oaths. I see fit to honor them for the duration you both set forth within said oaths. Understand that words alone will not bond you to seeing it fulfilled even if they are true. May the marks of the All Hammer with the power bequeathed to me to insure your oaths last until completed or upon your last breath.

Place the iteam you will sware your oath on and place it on the center anvil."

Varis nods and places his oath sword upon the anvil.

It glows and hums and it heats up from orange and yellow to a glowing white flame. The metal hilt adds new Dwarven ruins.

It cools down enough to once again be wielded.

As varis picks it up he hears the words of his oath within himself but in the forges voice.

Omar will then place his flail upon the anvil, like the first iteam to lights up and ruins are added to it. It cools and Omar now understands that he is bonded to his oath.

Simply put : It's the gause spell along with how warlocks are bonded to that of what gave them power.

Incase it comes up: A dispell magic nor will remove curse will work.

Both spells will not rid the ruins for the only way is if they die or complete the oath.

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"So... now we must decide how to get the rest of the prisoners down here, at least those who wish to fight"

[harknail]

Katril looks confused as she says, "Doesn't that message mean that we can bring the weapons and armor to them?"

[kaia]

Arianna walks up "all I know the more help the better"

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

Just to clarify the Forge entity has granted the party it's blessing to take what is in the forge.

So it's an opportunity to see what kinds of upgraded gear the party may want.

Ask me in private message/text so that way we are not slowing down with posts on the board back and forth.

As to how to get the rest objects to the dwarfs or the Dwarfs to this location is completely up to party to decide.

As a side note this is not the Vault, this is the forge where they made stuff to be put in the Vault.

Also congrats to party for avoiding what could have been one of the harder encounters in this temple.

[harknail]

Katril will start collecting weapons and putting them up her skirt. She prioritizes weapons, so as to arm as many prisoners as possible, then shields, and then a few sets of armor. She pays attention to how much she is storing so as to be careful not to overload her extra dimensional storage. Especially considering that she already has 65 pounds of gear and provisions stored under her skirt.

OOC: I looked up the specifications for 5th edition Bag of Holding. It can hold up to 500 pounds or 64 ft. (4' X 4' X 4'). The opening is 2 feet in diameter. I'm assuming Katril's skirt has the same capacity.

[(George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0)]

(Yep it absolutely has same compassaty.)