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• Arkan goes to the pond and everyone follows. He is visibly annoyed.
• Belial rambles about Shadowfell. Arkan gets annoyed and tries leaving. Lilly tries to give him a pep talk and he just walks away.
• Lilly follows, being the nag she is. The two talk for a while. Arkan vents out some of his worries.
• Lilly reveals she got the gem. As she does that, they both notice Seir. Lilly, being a nuisance, runs over and tries to therapy Seir. Seir is... less than receptive. We all stare at the gem like Lilly's got drugs.
• Barry's getting really impatient so we're forced to wrap it up, which was kind of annoying because I was really liking the RP >__>
• (Later we had a chance to just do whatever cuz Barry had to do some stuff with River and we RPed more stuff out and Belial and Arkan finally became canon)
• Anyway so next morning Ezmeralda comes in and says she was sent by the ravens to see what goes on. We don't give many details, so Ezmeralda goes to the Abbey to check stuff out.
• It takes her 4 hours to get details from the guards. The Abbot and River have left to get a magical item (probably the Sunsword). We panic and start heading to the Amber Temple. Lilly does some Polymorphing into a Giant Elk and we get through some mountains.
• At one point, Seir notices our Kenku pal. He can't help us get to the temple faster, but he's there.
• We come to Tsolenka Pass. There's a gate with fire behind it. The gate opens by itself. Arkan walks through the fire like a dumbass. Belial dispels magic and suppresses the fire, so everyone else gets through okay.
• There's some statues on a tower. We walk past.
• We see a giant fucking goat. It wants to attack.
  • Seir runs.
  • Arkan runs.
  • Ezmeralda throws a Fire Bolt and runs.
  • Lilly does a Dissonant Whispers and runs.
  • The goat uses its reaction to RUN.
  • Belial runs.
  • The goat fucking FLEES because we did a lot of damage.
• We come up to a bridge. There's some guard towers. The bridge is being assaulted with wind and looks a bit beat up. There's a horseback cloaked dude guarding it. It charges at Arkan who's just walked forward then vanishes. Thanks Strahd.
• So there's some exposed parts of the bridge but Arkan just teleports past. Belial follows. The rest easily cross.
• We continue on. It gets cold. Arkan gets Diamond Hard Nipz(tm). We arrive at the Amber Temple and see some old footprints. Fuck.
• Meanwhile, the Abbot and River are going through the temple and the Abbot is fucking cleaning up. But we're not allowed to hear so we don't know.
• We realise there's tracks leading out of the cave as well. The horse tracks appear suddenly, and then no footprints appear. Meaning they flew on a Pegasus or some shit. If only we had Find Greater Steed.
• It's nightfall and we need a place to stay, so we enter the temple regardless to sleep. Poke around. Maybe find some clues. There's some arrow holes.
• Lilly looks in one hole and sees a skeleton with a wand. Belial takes the wand with Mage Hand.
• We move into the main hall. Arkan sees a Flameskull in the distance. There's a big statue.
• Seir opens a door. Sees sleeping Berserkers and a Dire Wolf. Seir closes the door.
  • Ezmeralda uses a Lightning Bolt and does some good damage.
  • Lilly uses Fear and inspires Seir.
  • Most of the Berserkers and the Gladiator attempt to flee from Lilly. One Berserker moves closer.
  • Arkan uses a Fireball on the gathering of Beserkers and takes out the Dire Wolf in the process.
  • Seir moves up to the Berserker and gets in a good hit.
  • Belial uses Shatter and does some nice damage.
  • Ezmeralda tosses a Fire Bolt and misses.
  • Lilly makes fun of the Berserker fighting Seir and inspires Seir.
  • The only Berserker not afraid hits Seir.
  • Arkan, being gay, copies Belial and also uses Shatter.
  • Seir fucking eviscerates the Berserker in front of him. It's not dead but he almost got max damage twice.
  • Belial shocks the face of the dude Seir is fighting then goes back to Arkan and holds his hand.
  • Ezmeralda hits a Fire Bolt now.
  • Lilly, still t-posing, does another Vicious Mockery. She hurts its feelings indeed.
  • The Berserker hits Seir but his feelings are too hurt to do a crit like he would've.
  • Arkan does another Shatter. The three hanging out in the back are still alive though.
  • Seir murders the Berserker in front of him and moves forward.
  • Belial insults one of the Berserkers and kills it. Arkan is impressed.
  • Ezmeralda does a Fire Bolt.
  • Lilly illusions herself to floating closer to the Berserker and Gladiator and says to the Berserker, "Death comes for you."
  • Enemies run out a hole.
  • Arkan looks down the hole. They're there all right.
  • Seir stares down the hole. They're there all right.
  • Belial moves into the room.
  • Ezmeralda moves into the room.
  • Lilly looks down the hole. They aren't there.
  • Arkan goes down the hole. It leads outside.
• We leave the room and start to head down the stairs.