Varooth doesn't even bother to look at the runes, having had 147 years to study them. "Theeth incantathions were carved to harneth the power of the thtone guardian you tho handily defeated. The blue thparkth you thaw when you thtruck it wath the magic of the guardian being thapped away."CAI4 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 3:13 pm Radahn squints a bit at the toad man but proceeds to assume a more relaxed posture as if he has let his guard down. He appears to have at least some trust in Varooth due to his adequate supply of believable information.
Bilberta looks above at the golden runes circling the ceiling. Turning towards Varooth, “Sorry for all the questions sir, but do you have any idea what the significance or meaning of these symbols may be?”
Hearing the willingness of the party to escort him to the portal, he takes his leave of the party. He clears the rocks from the collapsed entrance and makes his way back to the fountain room with the help of others. Just before he does, he pulls four stone vials from the inner pockets of his robe and shakes them, revealing them to be potions. "I have no uthe for theeth anymore. For thoth that want to purthue another dethtiny, drink from theeth."
He goes through the doorway then comes back and grabs a piece of chalk. He scrawls "IGNIS" on the floor, then looks at Hailey. "Thith ith the true word to activate your wand. I had to be thure I could trutht you" he says as he cracks a toady grin.
As some of the party join him, they pass the bodies of their fallen comrades in the dwarven hall on their way back to the fountain room. They must wonder in the back of their heads if they will rise again or if the animating magic has been dispelled. Varooth lets them know that he has no idea, and murmurs thanks for the sacrifice the party made to free him. Just before the wizard breaks the mirror allowing entry into his home plane, he says to Palermo, Wenyld, and others accompanying them "May thith be the latht time we thee each other. Farewell, and thank you."
Congratulations, you have finished the 0-level funnel! I'll leave this thread open for business, but let's discuss Level 1 characters in the respective thread or in private forums. There are four potions available.
Each of you will have at least one 1st level PC. For the new PCs, we can plan for what they will do first level but they won't hit that until they reach 10xp.
12xp - advance to Level 1
Palermo
Hailey
Bilberta
Xerxes
Zygmund
Wenyld
Duala
10xp - advance to Level 1
Radahn
4xp
Llandrin
Elias
Ollyver
Irwin
