Chapter 4: Level 3 dungeon

"I am reluctant to overtax your powers, but those locusts almost killed me. A few more bites and you'd have been out a fairy. If you feel like you can spare the spell, then yes please."

"Of course, Tinks. We need you. If you are not close to fully healed I will do it again; I can always use a higher level spell if we need healing later."

"Without a means to deal with the locust, this is going to make testing painful. Must have something to deal with the selection of tiles. Second vulture tile is a no no."

"Any clues from other levels that might apply?"

Onlooking Criella replies back to Tante, "I truly don't believe this place is the same as when I entered. Changes. I doubt anything that me & my crew had perceived before here is of little use. This place is worse than Torman Temples." Her reference to "Torman Temples" has zero meaning short of history check as they don't exist now centuries later.

I received the additional healing with gratitude.

"The door closed after I stood on the first vulture, did it not? Did the figure central to the medallion change? And at what point did it open again?"

I can send my familiar to step on the first stone again while we watch the medallion on the door. I cam communicate with my familiar through the stone and guide it as long as you tell me if the medallion changes. Nyx suggests to the rest, as he was not watching the medallion himself during the earlier crisis. The medallion glued to the floor may also be a clue but we should check the one on the stone block first.

Vesuvius answers Tinkara:
Yes The block raised after you landed on the first vulture tile.
Stone block lowered again when the monkey push the button concealed as a locust. Presumably same as you did the first time. I didn't manage to see if the figure in the medallion changed - monkey and its wings obscured the vision. Nyx - perhaps you know if it changed? Nyx shared with everyone that he saw through his familiar ayes a serpent on the medallion, not a vulture. No idea when and how did it change.

"if we're not in a hurry, I could stand a rest. Short at a minimum, preferably long."

"IF we need a long rest, I can heal still and cast the protective force bubble again."

"I'm off only 13 HP and I can heal that and others if needed right now."

Helpful Criella will cast multiple lifegiving cure wounds spells on Tink and sees what that does as far as healing Tink. (Dice Lord killed those rolls.) Yes. The succubus thing can heal Tante. And no sulfur and brimstone doing it.

Her castings have a druidical (Ranger) feel to them rather than a clerical feel. She uses a yen wand from a holder on her narrow leather weapon girdle as a spellcasting focus. She does not call upon a deity but rather force of nature about for casting the cure wounds. Although she does have quite a bit of silver jewelry and the like on her, none of it is religious orientated. A good guess would say she doesn't follow a deity.

"Well. At least you will not fall from a puff of air now." While thinking about it she renews the scents on herself and the other two. An hourly duty. she has easily refolded up her huge bat wings that were slightly out as she was thinking to fly to the center of that room. Her forked tail just wanders a bit from side to side. It appears aimless.

She says to Tante, "Protective bubble sounds interesting and inviting."

"Relax a minute and let me heal you both."

Tante Lude starts casting more cures. First she brings a healing twilight glow around her, bathing Tinkara in healing light for a full minute or until she is fully healed. Then she turns and moves the healing to Criella (Aura of Vitality, 30 points healing to Tinkara, 9 points to Criella) then adds a Healing Word for Criella (Criella fully healed).

"Now, as some of us need spell recharges, let me cast the protective force shield and we can all take a long rest."
Then Lude moves into the force dome and composes herself for another rest.

"Thank you both. I so appreciate your healing."

I gratefully enter the dome, position myself between Tante Lude and Criella, and settle in for a much needed rest.

Loosing his bear form Nyx will heal himself and others if needed, just in case their rest is interrupted.

Healed Criella says to Tante, "Your healing powers are so much greater than mine." and she moves into the protective bubble. She stretches her huge bat wings a bit before she does enter the Tante's bubble. She just felt the need to feel her wings fully out a moment or two. (Been centuries since she had them out. And she does give the full succubus look.)

She offers everyone a goodberry and she will cast Goodberry with her yen wand again to replenish her supply. She eats one her own goodberries too. It is obvious how she keeps her lean figure. She tosses the last of the older goodberries as they are going to expire anyway.

She looks over Nyx as he isn't wild shaped for once. She doesn't have true sight to see through his wild shaping. She does offer him, "Would you care for something a bit strong." She offers him a hit off her wineskin which is full of XXX whiskey. She hasn't offered to Tante and Tink as most females don't drink like the stuff she has with her. She takes a good hit too. And appears this drink is well aged now.

While inside she is up for chatter. Will gladly carry on about her previous ruins/temples that she has raided before. She does talk about those that she was with before they seem to have disappeared. She often changes those who she has traveled/adventured with. She has a bit of a popular name. There is no doubt what she does for a living. It is quite obvious that she done a lot of combat before. And she bluntly states how much she hates Undead.

She has a nice heavy wool bedroll to relax in. She is big on comfy. She is glad to remove her heavy breast plate armor which just shows offer her usual choice of clothing which doesn't appear to be common style. (At least not for this day and age.) She is still good looking even if she is a few centuries old.

You move to the room with water to get enough space for magic dome. Even 20 feet diameter dome is squeezed into 15 feet wide hallway. Once you notice yet another dwarf in a mask on the other side of the curtain. It stops, looks at the dome for a while then turn around and move away.

Nyx refuses the strong drink but offers When we get out of this place I would enjoy relaxing more. However for now I am not comfortable partaking of strong drink.

Nyx offers to try the steps in the room with his familiar, as it can be resummoned if needed. Nyx locates the button on the stone block, presses it and has Zim hop (when everyone is ready) onto the first step while Nyx stays outside the block.