Not liking Archenius attitude, Sureiya comments. "Don't take that man's words too seriously. That ghost speciality are books, not manners, apparently."
Check door, lol less than take 10 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3795165/

Sureiya doesn't notice anything unusual about the door.

Growing impatient, Torinn simply forces the door open.

move up 1 square
open the door

Torinn opens the door without incident, and the party starts to filter into the room beyond. It's a rather small, simple room, with a blue rug and a chandelier for lighting. There are doors to the west and east, connecting angular walls.

Giving a glance to the room, the ranger questions, while moving to the west one. "To where, now?"
Another lower than take ten perception check (21) http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3796848/

Sureiya doesn't find much interesting about the door itself. However, when the door is opened, there's quite a lot to see on the other side of it.

Before you is what appears to be a continuation of the library structure above, with tables, bookshelves, and sparse decoration. However, there is no vegetation here apart from a damp moss that is growing on the floor and walls, and the bookshelves are mostly empty. There are a few tomes here and there, and some more scattered on the floor to the north. Lighting runes on the walls provide sufficient illumination.

The air here is thick with moisture, and, perhaps most importantly, you see signs of battle here. Blood is splattered over the floor, and there are four bodies in front of you--two eladrin cultists, a mutant drown, and a illithid guard, all creatures you have fought before elsewhere in the undersea ruins. Sureiya notices that the blood appears that the blood still looks fresh--whenever these creatures were killed, it couldn't have been more than a few hours ago.

Savenoul gasps at the sight.

"This happened recently... But why?" says the ranger, astonished. "There's too much blood on the floor, Which kind of creature would attack the Illith's minions and leave them this way?"
Saying this, Sureiya enters the room and inspects the wounds on the corpses, then try to look for any other hint left in the battlefield.
Perception to check the room (25), heal and nature to attempt to identify the wounds (10,11) lol
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3798150/
Insight to gather the information (15) http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3798151/

When Sureiya enters the room to inspect it, he finds... a lot more bodies. Also, the room is quite large, and appears to be more of a passageway that angles to the south a short distance ahead.

Aside from the conclusions he's already drawn, however--that the blood is fresh--Sureiya is unable to gather much more from the scene in front of him. He does note the presence of a brazier illuminating the area with an eerie green light along the north wall. There are a few tables and chairs here as well, and a lot more moss, blood, and bookshelves.

"Ten corpses. This is bad." After that, the ranger walks and open the door to the east.

Upon opening the door to the east, Sureiya encounters a similarly grisly scene. At this point Savenoul actually retches.

"Make that sixteen," Torinn remarks, moving to the front. "Get behind me, whatever did this might still be out there."

Sariel glances about with mild satisfaction.

"An enemy of my enemy is my friend," she quips. "I would speak with whoever is responsible for this."

"That's only if the creature who did this is willing to talk." Sureiya answers. "Torinn, guide the way."

Torinn takes the lead as the group proceeds onwards, and there are a lot more corpses and blood splatters here. What few books once filled the shelves have been scattered over the ground. It appears something like a whirlwind, or an intense battle took place here.

...winding their way around the hallway reveals more corpses and bookshelves, and more scenes of battle, until you curve back to the west and meet a door blocking your path.

Sariel frowns.

"More doors."

"Let's find the responsible of this mess!" Preparing himself with his bastard swords, Sureiya opens the door with a manly kick.

Sureiya's kick doesn't knock over the door, but kicking the activation rune in the door's center works as well as pushing it, apparently, though it's much more noisy. The door slides open.

The area beyond is much emptier than the area you are currently in, though the air is much the same--thick with moisture. You hear the distant sound of running water as well.

Sureiya: You also hear amongst the sounds of water what sounds like one or more creatures breathing heavily. Of course, given how loudly you just opened the door it's likely they heard you as well.

Sariel follows Sureiya.

Torinn's face twitches slightly in annoyance as he psychically chastises the architect of this area. Not even sure that they're going the right way anymore, he pulls out the device Cid gave him and consults it for directions.

Actually consulting the device seems like a good idea. Based on the coloration of the arrow, Torinn can tell they are close, and it points northwest.

"This says the leyline is to the northwest. And it's real close."

Experimenting, Torinn backtracks to the center of the room they just came from.

At that point, the arrow points directly south.

>>10887
"Now it's directly south of here. Must be in that room." Not liking the idea of everybody being caught on one side, Torinn attempts to head southwest in search of the opposite door.

"The Leyline is near? So this freak must be too. I heard something weird there, so be on guard!"
Perception check! (19) Move a bit ahead (evade the evil rug.)
Prepare an action, ranged attack with my farbong spellblade if there's any hostile creature in range.

As Torinn makes his way around the western side of the depths, Sureiya cautiously advances to the west from the side the rest of the party is on. Not much chances, the sound of running water is constant, and Sureiya still detects the sound of heavy, gurgling breathing in the distance. However, despite the fact that they must have heard your entrance, nothing confronts you.

Here goes something.
force door open

Torinn doesn't have to do much to open the door, the activation rune in the center allows the door to slide open once he presses on it. Riding Rutger beyond the doorway, he sees a similar scene to the other side, though the green rug here is in worse shape, and there's a bit more moss.

The rest of the party hears the sound of one of the doors opening in the distance, to the west.

move toward the opening and examine the stuff in the room in passing

Torinn and Sureiya press forward, and eventually spot each other on opposite ends of the pathway. There are candelabras here providing illumination, along with a grand chandelier in the center of the hallway, and a lot of moss on the ground, ceiling, and walls.

There are two large creatures here, standing besides a path that apparently goes north. Their forms are those of illithid humanoids, with purlish-blue skin, similar to the stygian guards you fought before, but larger and more muscular. They hunch forward, favoring their left shoulder, which is over-sized and ends in five thick tentacle-like appendages rather than an arm. Their right arm is normal-sized, though muscular, and each of them grips a blood-stained bastard sword. The western one stares at Torinn as he approaches, and the eastern one stares at Sureiya. Oddly enough, however, their black eyes seem to bear no malice--they seem empty and somewhat listless, and the two illithids make no motion to attack you.

Almost immediately after they turn to face you, both Sureiya and Torinn have their thoughts invaded by a voice that communicates with them telepathically: Welcome. I have been expecting you.

"Expecting us? The last time I heard that the whole area became a hellish battlefield!" Sureiya exclaims, not aware only Torinn and him listened to the mysterious voice. Then he shouts again, while being notably angered.
"Resign right now or prepare yourself to meet with your minions in the afterlife!"
Perception, meh another 6 (18) http://orokos.com/roll/86115

Ah. How cute. They were waiting for us.
"So you know why we're here, then. Hemah, right?"

I am unsure as to what you mean. the voice responds to Sureiya's aggression. The illithid remains devoid of expression, and stands idle where it is. It is at this point two things happen--the voice begins broadcasting its voice to everyone present, and you all become aware that it doesn't feel like it's the illithid itself projecting thoughts to you--it's almost as if they are being relayed from somewhere else, and you are merely being telepathically called by someone not present. I am Hemah, an eladrin mage. The two beings you see before you are my servants. I apologize for the display outside, but the slaves of the mind flayers had to be eliminated. If you'll follow these brutish creatures inside the center chamber, I will explain."

Sariel frowns with suspicion.

"Never trust a disembodied voice," she mumbles, eyeing her comrades curiously.

"Aren't you the same as them? Do you expect us to trust you seeing you have mindless guards as well? Show yourself if you want to talk!"

Apologies, but I will not leave the leyline's chamber. My connection to the master's visions is at its strongest here, comes the voice's response. However, do not begrudge me for making use of what I have. Turning the illithid's minions against each other and then taking command of what was left was the only reasonable choice at that point. If you do not wish to enter, very well, but I will be waiting in the center chamber should you change your mind... with the leyline.

Sureiya gives a troubled face to his companions, and then mumble some words "So, what now?"

Torinn facepalms/faceclaws, muttering "I'm surrounded by hypocrites" before suggesting aloud, "We do what we came here to do and go inside."

Sariel shakes her head at how the party appears to never even once consider that people are cunning and deceitful and traps are everywhere.

"This is way too easy," she mentions. "One way or the other we will see blood before the end of this adventure."

Torinn mutters, "It's never that easy," before forcing the doors open.

When Torinn moves towards the door, one of the stygians just turns around and presses the activation rune, causing the door to slide open. The other backs away, seemingly waiting for the party to make its way inside.

As the group approaches the door, those in the lead spot where the sound of rushing water is coming from: there is a small waterfall immediately on the other side of the door. The amount of water falling does not appear dangerous, and it's not moving especially fast as it seems to be falling from just above the doorway.

Do not mind the waterfall, comes the voice claiming to be Hemah. Come in. There is much to discuss.

As if to prove the point, the lead stygian guard pushes his way through the waterfall with ease. The floor beyond is quite wet, but it doesn't appear especially hazardous. Still, Saveneoul growls, "I have a bad feeling about this."

Myn's imp familiar chitters from his shoulder, and counters in a speech that only he can hear, "He who hesitates is lost~!"

The eladrin shrugs. "If we're going to commit to this foolhardy trust, best I take the lead."

She adds, "At least my mind is least likely to be dominated by these wretched monsters."

So saying, Sariel approaches the waterfall and steps through.

Sariel moves through the waterfall first. Though she is quite soaked in the process, she otherwise manages to go through without incident.

The room beyond is large, and oddly devoid of vegetation, unlike the other rooms you have encountered in the towers thus far. There are, however, two large pools of water here, and three fountains. All of the water appears crystal clear, almost eerily so. In the center of the room is a large, wicked-looking throne made of something that resembles twisted, discolored pearl. Sitting on the throne is a humanoid figure dressed in brownish and orangeish cloaks and wrappings that cover even his head and his face below the nose. His eyes appear out-of-focus, and his eyelids flutter constantly, as if in a deep sleep.

The most significant feature of this room, however, is in the ceiling. It at first appears featureless, but running through the middle in an irregular pattern is something quite similar to what you saw in Sankis's chamber--a translucent membrane of some sort that appears to be "holding back" a chaotic torrent of water. It gives off an unnatural, soft, aqua-blue glow that pulses at a seemingly random interval. Every so often, Sariel thinks she sees a portion of the membrane shudder, as if it's about to spill its contents... but it doesn't. This is, without a doubt, the elemental leyline.

"Welcome to the depths of Heyl'r," speaks the figure on the throne. "I am Hemah, the dreamer."

"...Hello. If what I've heard ia true, you seem to know who we are and why we're here. So my question for you is this; what do you want from us, now that you've called us here?"

The group filters into the room, and the remaining stygian moves in behind them. Savenoul looks quite nervous, and Hemah shows no visible change in expression at Torinn's words.

"From your limited view, I can see how things must appear so simple," the mage replies. "However, the weave we are caught in is far more intricate than that of even the vile Lloth. Even in my dreams, I can glimpse only a fraction of the master's grand vision. Though I serve the master as a prophet, in the end I am as much a pawn as all of you are."

He stands on the throne, and spreads his arms. You notice his feet don't actually appear to be touching the steps leading up to the throne, he instead hovers a few inches above. He continues to speak, saying, "I do not know why you have come. I merely know why you are here." He levels his gaze, meeting each of you eye-to-eye in turn. "Even if you do not."

"This place... Did you cause this place to submerge in order to access the leyline?" The ranger asks, trying his best not to start a fight right now.

"Such a thing is well beyond my own power," Hemah replies, remaining almost eerily still as he does so. "I told them it would happen, but they did not listen. It was in the master's dreams. It was fated. Aftershocks of the spellplague. Accept whichever explanation you think is best." He gestures slowly, deliberately, with one hand. "Such things are inevitable when even the gods die. The actions of most mean very little, yet you... I have seen it in my dreams. The master has taken notice of you, and your objective... yes, I believe it is very important."

"The 'master'?" Sariel repeats. "The Fell King?"

The sleepwalking Myn lightly flicks his imp with great force as Hemah's words begin to draw his attention.

"He both calls himself a pawn and understands our importance? It's rare to meet such an amicable fellow on these excursions."

Hemah brings his hands together in front of him and levels his gaze towards the party, his sleeves joining and hiding his hands. He continues, "I understand your confusion. I do serve the one you call the Fell King, for he himself carries a great destiny. He shall bring the master into this world. My pact with the Fell King has given my mortal mind an eternal life as part of the elemental leyline. Yet for all of his importance, he is still a mortal like I, and unable to see the grand scope of the master's plan."

He looks upwards, and his eyes suddenly go completely black. He continues to speak, "The master lives in the Outside. Your people sometimes call this place the Far Realms. Your universe only touches the Outside in the most distant places--like the far reaches of space, or the deepest depths of the sea. That is why my connection to the master's dreams is so strong in this place, because we are 'closer' to the Outside here than above."

Hemah lowers his gaze and nods towards the group, "You, too, are integral to the master's plan. And yet in all of my dreams, I have not been able to grasp your role in all this. That is why I find you all so intriguing."

>>10926
"And? What do you want from us?"

"Ah, but the real question is, what do you intend to do?" Hemah says as a vague response. "For now, meeting you should be enough. In time, I may be able to see into your dreams as well. However, the Fell King does have a task for me, so I do not have the time to fully sate my curiosity on this matter. The matter of taking care of the illithids who sought only personal gain and thought they could take the master's place has been completed, with your help. Now I can move onto the Fell King's own objectives."

Not being a good liar, Torinn gives a brief description that doesn't give away anything too important, "We're here on world-saving business. We could help you with your goals, but first, we need to do what we came here for. To that end, we need to borrow some of the leyline's power. If you don't mind?"
Diplomacy to request harnessing the leyline : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3811638/ 16

"I apologize, but my own connection to the leyline would probably block any other attempt to commune with it," Hemah explains, nodding his head a few times. "I must strengthen my own connection, for manipulating the sea on the level the Fell King requests is no small feat. Luckily, there are many reagents in this locale I can send my servants to gather. The Fell King's potential power is extraordinary, you know--without his help, conjuring tropical storms to unleash on the Sword Coast and Moonshae Isles would be impossible."

Hemah words don't fail on Sureiya's expectation. The ranger notably react to his words, but decide to wait a little more.
"This guy..."

Torinn smiles politely and nods, declining to say anything. An observant person, however, might notice a trace of spittle leaking out of the corner of his mouth.

"Tropical storms on... the Moonshae Isles?" Sariel furrows her brow and crosses her arms, lightly brushing over the gems embedded in both her gauntlets; They both begin to softly shimmer with magical energy.

"You betrayed the Coure of Coral for that? To send tropical storms onto the mainland?" Her face contorts in disgust. "Dealing with illithids is a sick hobby, but to betray your people to become puppet to another and literally storm the homeland is a depth not even the warlock here could ever reach." Her voice grows steadily in volume, and her eyes flash with anger.

"Death would be too good a fate for a pathetic mongrel such as you!"

Minor Action: Ready shield.
Minor Action: Ready orb/implement.
Standard Action: Say mean words, but for some reason do not launch into attack.

Torinn grabs Sariel by the scruff of her robes and forcibly drags her out of the room, apologizing to Hemah, "I apologize for my friend here, it's that time of the month after all, you know how it is. We'll all just step outside for a second and cool our heads." He urgently motions for the rest of the adventurers to follow.

Diplomacy to defuse situation : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3817036/ (24)

Torinn attempts to pull Sariel out of the room, but pauses as he notices one of the larger stygian guards standing in front of the door. Hemah replies to the outburst calmly and steadily, saying, "They would die when the master is made manifest in this world regardless, so the Fell King's request wasn't unreasonable. But, did you not have something to do here?"

The stygian guard positions itself to block the doorway and won't let Torinn pass by.

>>10948
Torinn twitches slightly, ever so close to losing all composure and running the smug bastard through. With the last little bit of calmness he has left, he poses the question, "Yes. We need to perform a ritual on that leyline that would let us know where the Fell King is. Are you going to allow us to do that?"

Sureiya does nothing but stand still, staring at Hemah, waiting for the appropriate second to launch an attack.
Prepare an action: as soon as the situation becomes hostile, charge at Hemah.

Hemah seems to freeze for a moment, then replies in the same eerily calm voice, "I cannot. That would be a betrayal of the Fell King."

And there it is. Negotiations broken down, Rutger clears the distance between himself and Hemah and savagely tears into the eladrin, Torinn's face contorted in fury.

Battle Pounce : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3817326/ (23, 23)

Torinn and his big cat leap over the elite and crash down atop Hemah, knocking him back into his throne. As soon as Rutger collides with Hemah against the throne, the entire thing explodes in a massive burst of steam that temporarily blinds everyone present. When the steam clears, Torinn and his big cat are standing where the throne used to be, and Hemah is prone on the ground before him.

Hemah shakily says, "Is this... another of the master's dreams?"

Almost immediately after the steam clears and Hemah speaks, three strange-looking, tentacle-like appendages emerge from the fountains in the room. Each one appears to be a purplish-gray stalk, ending in a single yellow eye. They twitch unnervingly and constantly shift their gaze from one adventurer to another.

The nearest stygian elite wastes no time in defending its master, smacking its bastard sword against Torinn's armor, bruising the skin underneath. Torinn gives a little ground and the elite moves in, attempting to knock Torinn over with a heavy slam of its over-sized shoulder, but the dragonborn proves too stalwart for the abomination to topple.

Torinn is the first of the party to react.

Torinn uses battle pounce, hitting Hemah for 23 damage and knocking him prone.
A great reverberation and a blast of steam envelops Hemah and his throne, shaking all adventurers present. All readied actions are cancelled.
Stygian elite uses its bastard sword on Torinn, which hits for 13 damage. It then attempts to slam him as part of the same action, but misses.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): 23
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (N-10) 55/55 HP, darkspiral aura 4
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 48/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (G/H-12/13) 51/64 HP
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-12/13) 32/32 HP
Sureiya (Anonkun): (M-24) 60/60 HP
Sariel (Liliane): (L-11) 53/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (O/P-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (F-12) -23 HP, prone
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13)
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-12/13)
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3)
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.

Trying and failing to hit the stygian guard, Torinn chances shifting away and starts whaling on him with a combined assault from his breath weapon and Rutger's jaws. The dragonborn seethes at Hemah, roaring, "For all the people that have suffered because of you, because of your actions, in the name of your abominable master, I swear upon myself, my clan, and the Platinum Dragon that I will strike you down, Hemah!"

Miss with Valiant Strike and Holy Smite vs. Stygian Elite http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3818425/
Shift to F/G 13/14
Dragon breath misses Hemah http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3818434/
Spend an action point
Bite vs. Hemah http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3818436/ (deals 16 damage)

Slow to react, the ranger analyzes his opponents.
Dungeoneering (22,21)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3818492/
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3818609/

Sureiya knows a bit about the tentacles and stygian elites, though not a whole lot.

Dungeoneering (Stygian Elite, Sureiya): These servants from the deep are similar to the stygian guards you fought before. They are horrid, twisted illithid creatures, often serving as muscle for their mind flayer superiors and the result of their abominable experimentations. Proficient with weapons, they use them in tandem with their mutated shoulders to overpower their enemies. They are level 8 soldiers, well-suited to controlling the area around them.

Dungeoneering (Eye Tentacle, Sureiya): Wretched appendages of a far greater horror, these tentacles serve as sensory organs for a larger being dwelling in the Far Realm. While it is often not possible for the more horrid creatures of the Far Realm to pass directly through dimensions to the mortal plane, smaller tears in reality are common in places where the boundary between worlds has been weakened, and the tentacles often slip through these cracks. The eye tentacles are quite weak, being level 7 minion artillery, but they will continually blast foes with lightning and necrotic energy if left unchecked. These tentacles appear to be helping Hemah for some reason, most likely belonging to a Far Realm denizen aligned with Hemah or his master.

Torinn's initial attack on the nearby illithid horror is parried by a quick counter-strike from the elite's blade, but the dragonborn wastes no time in whirling around and unleashing a torrent of lighting from his maw towards Hemah. Unfortunately, he aims too high, possibly due to Rutger's bucking, and the lightning shoots over Hemah's prone form. Torinn manages a stab into the fallen mage's side, however, slashing through his robes.

The nearby tentacle locks its gaze on Torinn, and a thin, purplish-gray beam of necrotic energy shoots out of its pupil and strikes Torinn directly in the chest, and begins to suck away the paladin's life-force. Even as the cavalier's reactions begin to slow, a hole suddenly opens in the ground nearby, as it seems to dissolve away into water. It's very weird to watch, but soon, there is a large, watery hole where there was once solid ground, and the water is spinning at a very rapid rate. Both Torinn and Rutger are immediately caught in struggling in the torrent of water, as the whirlpool threatens to drag them under.

Sariel is next to act!

Torinn's valiant strike with holy smite misses the stygian elite 1 for 6 radiant damage.
Torinn's dragon breath misses Hemah.
Torinn shifts, provoking tentacles from the stygian elite, but it misses.
Torinn spends an action point! Torinn uses Rutger's bite, which hits Hemah for 16 damage (+8 from Inspiring Presence).
Eye tentacle 1 shoots Torinn with its mind flay, which hits inflicting ongoing 5 necrotic damage, and Torinn is slowed (save ends both).
Hemah's mastery of the leyline trait allows him to use channel the leyline. The leyline's attack hits Torinn and Rutger for 9 damage, and both are restrained until escape (DC 17). The leyline attack creates a whirlpool zone.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): 23
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (N-10) 55/55 HP, darkspiral aura 4
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 48/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 42/64 HP, ongoing 5 necrotic damage and slowed (save ends both), restrained (escape DC 17)
Rutger (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 28/32 HP , restrained (escape DC 17)
Sureiya (Anonkun): (M-24) 60/60 HP
Sariel (Liliane): (L-11) 53/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (O/P-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (F-12) -39 HP, prone, sanctioned
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -6 HP
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-12/13)
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3)
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.

"Deal with the tentacle-eyes first! One smash should easily deal with them!"

Sariel decides quickly. A swift spell empowers Torinn's attacks and bolsters his ability to shake off ailments, while a powerful command flows from her lips.

"Cretin, you will pay the price for betraying the Courts!" she hisses in ElvenEladrin, empowering the words and her sharp gaze as she mentally attacks Hemah and his aide. She finds her gaze inadvertently drawn to the grotesque illithid, and focuses her assault on its feeble mind, rooting it in place.

She moves immediately, flanking Hemah as she empowers Torinn once more and grants him a swift strike powered with magic.

Minor: Adaptive Stratagem for Torinn so he has +5 to damage, +3 to saving throws.
ACTION POINT: Standard Action: Glare of Oppression, centred so Hemah and his guard are attacked.
Roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3820848/
CRIT: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3820850/
Guard takes 36 radiant damage and is immobilised (save ends).
Hemah takes 9 damage and is slowed until end of my next turn.
Both grant Regeneration 3 to the next of my allies to hit either of them, at which point this effect ends for both of them.

Move: To F-11, weaving around the illithid by two spaces.
Standard2: Commander's Strike, Torinn gets to make an MBA with a +5 damage bonus against Hemah.

>>10970
Since Hemah didn't have enough pain before, Torinn brings the pain to Hemah.

MBA : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3820868/ 26, 20

With a flurry of bravado, Sariel turns her fury into a potent psychic attack that seems to freeze the stygian elite guard in its tracks, and Hemah writhes on the ground under her gaze, saying, "I see it now..." Bolstered by Sariel's quick thinking, Torinn brings his blade down on the prone Hemah, cutting his gasping revelation off.

Folka moves southward to prevent the other elite from interfering, and flips into a brutal snap-kick in the middle of the beast's chest, which makes a horrid squelching sound as it reels from the blow. A follow-up series of attacks knocks the illithid to the west, allowing Savenoul room to escape. At the same time, one of the eye tentacle shoots a thin, greenish bolt of energy which strikes Sariel firmly in the shoulder, burning away at her robes with electric energy.

Sariel spends an action point! Sariel uses adaptive stratagem on Torinn.
Sariel's glare of oppression CRITS the stygian elite for 36 radiant damage and it is immobilized (save ends). It misses Hemah for 9 damage and Hemah is slowed until the end of Sariel's next turn. Both gain the effect of glare of oppression.
Sariel moves, then uses commander's strike, which hits Hemah for 20 damage.
Folka moves, then uses open the gate of battle, which hits for 25 damage, plus an extra 4 damage from flurry of blows. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821173/
Eye tentacle 2 blasts Sariel with its eye beam for 8 damage.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): 18
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (N-10) 55/55 HP, darkspiral aura 4
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 48/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 42/64 HP, ongoing 5 necrotic damage and slowed (save ends both), restrained (escape DC 17), +5 damage and +3 to saves, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 28/32 HP , restrained (escape DC 17)
Sureiya (Anonkun): (M-24) 60/60 HP
Sariel (Liliane): (F-11) 45/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (O/P-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (F-12) -68 HP, prone, sanctioned, slowed
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -42 HP, immobilized (save ends), next ally who hits gains regen 3
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-12/13) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3)
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.

Deep Speech: "I too feel as if this is a waste, but those who submit themselves to the rule of others will inevitably meet a pitiable end."

Despite his words, Myn decides to leisurely stroll around the pool and toss a spell at the eyeball thing instead of join in on the eladrin-bullying.

Move action: Move to O-6.
Minor action: Curse Eye Tentacle 2.
Standard action: Cast Eldritch Blast against Eye Tentacle 2.

Attack roll:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821281/

Myn casually strides forward, and though he is successful in places his horrific curse on the nearby eye tentacle, he is less successful in hitting it with the beam of eldritch energy shot from his fingertip.

Hemah groggily stands, bending forward slightly and drooping his head. "This reality is nothing but a dream of the gods..." His head snaps up, and he announces, "...and what becomes of the dreams of those in an eternal sleep...?"

As he says the second part, he vanishes from his space. A split-second later, he reappears--in three difference places. Each Hemah hovers over the surface of the water, and they seem to move completely in tandem--one's gesture is mirrored by the other two. And they do gesture, and suddenly the half-orc feels a will far beyond his own comprehension seize his body. In moments Sureiya finds himself barreling towards Myn, and attempting to skewer the warlock with his blade. Though it's not a direct hit, the force of the strike still knocks Myn silly and leaves him off-balance, open to further attack.

Sureiya then comes to, realizing what he's just done.

Myn moves to O-6 and curses the nearby eye tentacle since he can't see the stygian elite. His eldritch blast misses the eye tentacle.
Hemah stands from prone.
Hemah uses mirror step, teleporting 5 squares, and two other Hemahs appear.
Hemah spends an action point! Hemah's mind wrench hits Sureiya, forcing him to charge Myn. Sureiya hits Myn for 17 damage. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821314/
Hemah takes 7 radiant damage from Torinn's divine sanction.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): 18
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (O-6) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 4, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 48/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 42/64 HP, ongoing 5 necrotic damage and slowed (save ends both), restrained (escape DC 17), +5 damage and +3 to saves, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 28/32 HP , restrained (escape DC 17)
Sureiya (Anonkun): (O-7) 60/60 HP
Sariel (Liliane): (F-11) 45/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (O/P-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-17? E-8? J-8?) -75 HP, sanctioned, slowed
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -42 HP, immobilized (save ends), next ally who hits gains regen 3
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn)
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Sariel is slow to think.

Knowledge: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821485/

Sariel: Leyline (Arcana): From what you've witness, you think that standing in the whirlpool left by the leyline would be highly dangerous. The whirlpool, when conjured, will restrain anything that succumbs to the attack, and linger for a while, making passage difficult (the zone is difficult terrain). If you dare attempt to traverse the whirlpool or linger within it too long, you may be sucked into the space between worlds that the leyline's power is drawing from (if you enter the zone or end your turn within it you are removed from play). The whirlpool will eventually swell up and become a massive wave of water that blasts anything in its path, though in the process it will regurgitate anything caught within (at the start of the leyline's next initiative, it makes an attack in a close blast 3, using a square in the zone as the origin. Anything hit by the attack is damaged and pushed 3 squares, and anything removed from play by the zone returns at this point and is automatically hit by the attack). Killing or otherwise disabling Hemah appears to be the only way to stop the leyline from unleashing its wrath as a level 9 hazard.

Hemah (Arcana): Hemah, the dreamer, is level 8 elite controller. A potent mage and master of unseen magic, you don't have a full sense of what he can do, but you can make a good guess based on how you've seen him approach combat so far. A former member of the Court of Coral, he can command the water and sea creatures, as well as possessing an array of powerful psychic attacks.

Mirror step is his own variation on fey step, which is similar except it conjures a pair of illusions as Hemah teleports, masking his destination a well as the true Hemah. When wounded, he can use this power again, and it could even become more potent, though you're unsure as to how (a move action that conjures 2 illusions of Hemah and teleports him and the illusions 5 squares. Discerning the real Hemah is difficult, requiring a DC 29 Insight check. Otherwise, the illusions will be dispelled if they are hit by any attack, and use Hemah's defenses. The illusions do not actually attack, but Hemah can use any existing illusion as an origin square for his attacks). In close-range combat, expect him to attempt to teleport foes out of position (Essence Scatter, his melee basic attack, deals some damage and teleports the target to another square adjacent to Hemah). At range, he prefers to invade his foe's mind and turn them on their fellows (Mind Wrench forces an enemy to charge or make a basic attack against a foe of Hemah's choice, though he must first hit them with an attack vs. Will at Ranged 5). You also suspect he possesses a tsunami attack similar to that of the cult herald's (an area burst 2 the damages, pushes, and knocks prone anything it hits, but its origin square must be in water). Hemah can obviously walk on water with the greatest of ease as well. When the mage is wounded, he will likely unleash a psychic retaliation against anything nearby, and cause a nasty psychic backlash against creatures that attempt to approach Hemah thereafter (horrific visage is a free action attack Hemah uses when first bloodied, dealing psychic damage and pushing targets away from Hemah. Anything the attack hits will also take 10 extra psychic damage if it moves closer to Hemah on its next turn).

Seeing his blade dripping with the blood of one of his companions doesn't exactly help with his mood. However the ranger attempts to apologize one bit, if possible. "This bastard manipulated me, no joke. I'll get you a drink later, but please stay far from me for now."
After that brief excuse of an apologize, the ranger moves on and slashes the nearest eye-like creature, and then throws his magical sword against the possible illusions of the dreamer. "Where are you hiding, damn coward! Come to me!"

Move action: Move to I-5
Minor action: Off-hand strike against the evil eye (hit) http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821615/
Standard action: Ranged twin strike against E-8 (crit) and J-8 (miss) Hemah (15 + 6 damage)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821618/
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3821620/

His smile and optimism gone, Myn resolves to hurt lots of things very soon.

Sureiya closes the distance between himself and the westernmost eye tentacle, and slices the stalk in half with a clean cut of his sword. The two halves of the tentacle dissolve into black mist as Sureiya whirls around and hurls his farbond spellblade twice, once striking Hemah directly in the chest, and once passing harmlessly through one of his illusions.

Hemah, now bleeding profusely from his chest and his ruse exposed... begins to sing. "Row, row, row your boat..." Myn's imp chitters mockingly, saying, "Hey! I know that song!" Only Myn can understand it, however.

While that's going on, the elites make their move, and an eye tentacle shoots a beam at Torinn that doesn't even come close to hitting, scorching the nearby wall with electric energy instead. One elite turns its sword on Folka, and though the monk tries to roll with the blow, he comes out of it with a bit of blood in his chin, slowly running out of ways to dodge. He does manage to evade the aberration's attempt to slam him to the ground, however. The other illithid takes advantage of its superior size and reach to try and assault Torinn, despite the immobilization. A heavy blow from its bastard sword nearly strikes Torinn, but a timely warning from Sariel provokes the dragonborn into bringing his own sword to bear. Neither attack hits, both ricocheting off each other. The massive illithid attempts to bowl Torinn over with its girth, but the magic boots Torinn wears activates, keeping him mounted and upright.

Torinn, having suffered the brunt of the assault so far, feels his life-force continuing to be sapped away by the nearby eye tentacle, and blood oozes from beneath his armor.

Sureiya moves (I-5 doesn't work as a destination so I sent him to J-4). Sureiya's off-hand strike kills eye tentacle 2, increasing Myn's darkspiral count.
Sureiya's twin strike CRITS the real Hemah for 21 damage, bloodying him. He uses horrific visage but nobody is in range. Mirror step recharges. His other twin strike attack misses one of the illusions.
Stygian elite 2 hits Folka with its bastard sword for 14 damage, but misses with slam.
Eye tentacle 3 misses Torinn with its eye beam with a natural 1.
Stygian elite 1 uses its bastard sword (melee 2) at Torinn, which would hit, but Sariel uses powerful warning to turn it into a miss, granting Torinn a melee basic attack against the elite 1.
It will follow up with a slam attack against Torinn, which would knock him prone and deal 5 damage, but I assume Torinn uses the power of his boots to avoid falling prone.
Stygian elite 1 saves against being immobilized.
At the start of Torinn's turn, he takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage, which bloodies him.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): 18
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (O-6) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 5, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 34/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 32/64 HP (Bloodied), ongoing 5 necrotic damage and slowed (save ends both), restrained (escape DC 17), +5 damage and +3 to saves, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (F/G-13/14) 28/32 HP , restrained (escape DC 17)
Sureiya (Anonkun): (J-4) 60/60 HP
Sariel (Liliane): (F-11) 45/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (E-8) -96 HP (Bloodied), sanctioned, slowed
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -42 HP next ally who hits gains regen 3
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Torinn is not having a good day.

Escape whirlpool
Escape grab
shift to G/H 12/13
use virtue

At Torinn's command, Rutger fights against the rushing waves until he is free--though his attempt to escape provokes a tentacled response from the nearby stygian elite, seizing the big cat mightily. Roaring, Rutger tears free of its grip and goes face-to-face with its foe, as Torinn scrambles to renew his resilience by drawing on his inner reserves. No sooner has Torinn seemingly recovered than the nearby whirlpool twists itself into a massive tsunami that crashes down on the group of Torinn, Sariel, and Rutger! Torinn is struck head-on by the blow, but Rutger and Sariel manage to only be pushed back slightly. Nevertheless, Torinn finds himself sprawled out on the ground and dismounted, near the opposite pool of where he was just standing.

Somewhere in there, the nearby tentacle attempted to flay Sariel's mind, but had problems affecting the stalwart fey. Another whirlpool captures Sureiya in its grip, yanking him waist-deep into the ground as it melts away into a powerful, cyclonic tide.

Torinn regenerates 3 hit points.
Rutger escapes the whirlpool, but as he attempts to shift away it is crit by the stygian elite's tentacles for 11 damage (reduced to 6), and grabbed (escape DC 16).
Rutger escapes the grab, shifting successfully this time.
Torinn uses virtue to gain 26 temporary hit points at the cost of a healing surge.
Torinn saves against ongoing damage/slow.
Eye tentacle 1 attempts to use mind flay against Sariel, but misses.
The whirlpool bubbles into a wave of water, which washes over Sariel, Torinn, and Rutger. This hits Torinn for 18 damage, pushing him 3 squares and knocking him prone. Sariel and Rutger are missed for 9 damage and pushed 1 square (Rutger reduces to 4 damage). This removes the whirlpool zone.
The watery leyline's attack spawns a new whirlpool near Sureiya, which hits him for 8 damage and he is restrained (escape DC 17).

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (O-6) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 5, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 34/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (H-11) 35/64 HP + 8 tHP, +5 damage and +3 to saves, regen 3, prone
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (J-4) 52/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (E-10) 36/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (E-8) -96 HP (Bloodied), sanctioned, slowed
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -42 HP next ally who hits gains regen 3
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Sariel acts quickly, directing magical energies to Torinn, inspiring him to attack, while moving away from the water.

Move to H13.
Standard: Commander's Strike so Torinn can attack with a +5 damage bonus. (And +5 from Adaptive Stratagem.)

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Even while prone, Torinn manages to deliver a fierce attack against the stygian elite. The guard is knocked for a loop as radiant energy burns the creature and a solid hit leaves it dazed and confused.
MBA w/ Holy Smite : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3824528/ (25, 26)

Sariel and Folka make their move, with Sariel directing a deadly attack from the fallen dragonborn warrior, and Folka whirling around with a sequence of powerful blows against his isolated target. Folka doesn't have much success, as the elite deftly dodges the incoming attacks. Torinn has a bit more luck, however, and slashes a bloody gash through the other stygian's midsection. A split-second later, a wave of divine reckoning splashes down on the elite, causing it to reel in agony.

Savenoul gapes at the scene, apparently rendered speechless by the combatants and their lightning-fast, deadly exchange.

Sariel moves.
Sariel uses direct the strike on Torinn, and Torinn's mba hits for 20 damage plus 6 radiant damage from holy smite (this bloodies it). The elite is dazed until the end of Torinn's next turn.
Folka uses five storms on the elite 2, but misses. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3825355/

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (O-6) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 5, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 34/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (H-11) 35/64 HP + 8 tHP, +5 damage and +3 to saves, regen 3, prone
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (J-4) 52/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (H-13) 36/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (E-8) -96 HP (Bloodied), slowed
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -67 HP (Bloodied), dazed
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

"Warlock, clear away from the pool!" Sariel calls, while furtively pointing at the bloodied elite. "Take him down if you can, or else one of those tentacles!"

Enacting repayment for the previous wound from the ranger, Myn cautiously steps around the accursed water before soundly striking the shouldery foe.


Prior to turn, use Life Siphon off of Sureiya's damage.
Move action: Move to M-12.
Minor action: Curse Elite 1.
Standard action: Cast Shared Agony against Elite 1.

Attack roll:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3826636/
Damage roll:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3826637/

The warlock quickly moves back towards the room's center, and directs his curse towards the illithid that's been causing trouble. His imp familiar lets loose a cackling laugh as the horrific creature falls under Myn's psychic assault.

Hemah, seeing no targets for his maelstrom attack, channels his power into the leyline, chanting, "...gently down the stream..." As he does so, he dissolves into nothing, and three appearances of the mage replace the previous three, scattered throughout the room near the place where he once stood.

A whirlpool appears on the surface of the ground, which seems to dissolve beneath Torinn and Sariel's feet, ensnaring both in a trans-dimensional torrent. Exactly like the one that Sureiya finds himself caught within...

Sureiya: Passive Perception You hear a brief, soft sound coming from C-3, despite seeing nothing there. It sounds like feet touching the floor as part of a gentle landing...

Myn moves, then curses elite 1. His shared agony hits the elite for 24 psychic damage, killing it.
Hemah uses channel the leyline, allowing the leyline to make its attack against Torinn and Sariel. Both are hit for 11 damage and are restrained until escape (DC 17).
Hemah uses mirror step, dispelling the previous set of illusions and creating new ones, teleporting 5 squares in the process.

Initiative
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): 25
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 34/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (H-11) 32/64 HP (Bloodied), regen 3, prone, restrained (escape DC 17)
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (J-4) 52/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (H-13) 25/53 HP (Bloodied), restrained (escape DC 17)
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-3? F-12? B-12?) -96 HP (Bloodied)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Not impressed by Hemah using the same trick, Sureiya's attention is focused in that strange sound he heard.
That sound... was that him?
Move action: Escape from the whirpool (17) http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3828642/
Standard action: Marauder's rush against the suspicious square in C-3, ending charge in D-4 (miss) http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3829793/

Acting on a hunch, Sureiya struggles free of the swirling whirlpool and charges down towards the northwest corner of the room. He swings his sword hard, but connects with nothing but empty air.

Folka continues to duel with the large stygian, and though the monk manages to stay ahead of the abomination's bastard sword, the illithid manages to get the upper hand and briefly forces the monk to the ground. A thin green beam of energy streaks past Sariel as she struggles against the whirlpool's pull.

Torinn's in a rough spot.

Sureiya escapes, then charges the empty square at C-3 with marauder's rush but doesn't hit anything.
Stygian elite 2 misses Folka with its bastard sword (natural 1), then follows up with slam, hitting for 2 damage and knocking Folka prone.
Eye tentacle 3 attempts to blast Sariel with its eye beam but misses.
Torinn regenerates 3 hit points.

Initiative
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 32/53 HP, prone
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (H-11) 35/64 HP (Bloodied), regen 3, prone, restrained (escape DC 17)
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (D-4) 52/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (H-13) 25/53 HP (Bloodied), restrained (escape DC 17)
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-3? F-12? B-12?) -96 HP (Bloodied)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

With great effort, Torinn pulls himself up and out of the brine. He grants Sariel some vitality, then spits at the projection of Hemah, sneering, "Is that all you've got, sleepwalker?"

Stand from prone
Escape : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3830076/ (26)
Shift to I/10
Heal Sariel with second wind

Though Torinn's body has been cast down and knocked around by the force of the watery leyline, the stalwart dragonborn stands tall and fights his way free of its whirlpool, then reaches out to Sariel. The mage's wounds close a bit and cease bleeding, though the eladrin is still somewhat battered by the continued assault, and another green beam of electric energy passes over her shoulder.

To the west, the other whirlpool swirls into a massive wave of water, which dissolves into nothing long before hitting anything at all. However, the ground beneath Sureiya's feet again sinks, and the half-orc finds himself trapped in the leyline's grasp once again.

Torinn stands from prone. Torinn escapes the whirlpool. Torinn uses his virtue of sacrifice, spending a healing surge to heal Sariel for 13 hit points.
Eye tentacle 1 misses Sariel with its eye beam.
The existing whirlpool south of Sureiya uses its attack but there's nothing in range, and it disappears. Mastery of the leyline takes effect, and channel the leyline causes another attack to hit Sureiya for 9 damage, and Sureiya is restrained until escape (DC 17).

Initiative
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 32/53 HP, prone
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (I-10) 35/64 HP, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (D-4) 43/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (H-13) 38/53 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-3? F-12? B-12?) -96 HP (Bloodied)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13)
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Not quite charmed by the idea of entrapment, Sariel steps through the Feywild, emerging a short distance away... right beside the Warlock. Powerful magic emanates from Sariel as she lays down another spell, and it launches with power.

"Everyone, let's focus down that scumbag!"

Move: Fey Step to D13.
Standard: Fearsome Command on D13.
Roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3831342/

Minor: Belay it for now, using it after seeing effects of attack.

Sariel's brief sojourn between worlds frees her of the whirlpool, and she immediately turns her psychic power on the grouped foes nearby. The tentacle slumps and slithers back into the water in the face of the assault, not emerging thereafter, and one of the illusory Hemahs vanishes without a trace. The other Hemah seems unaffected.

Sariel uses fey step.
Sariel uses fearsome command, which hits one of the illusory Hemahs and dispels it, misses the other possible Hemah and hits the tentacle, disabling it. The possible Hemah at B-12 gains the effect of fearsome command, so the next ally who hits it and damages it auto-succeeds a save.

Initiative
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 32/53 HP, prone
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (I-10) 35/64 HP, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (D-4) 43/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (D-13) 38/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-3? B-12?) -96 HP (Bloodied), fearsome command (B-12)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -29 HP
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

Sariel uses her keen insight to discern illusory magic. Unfortunately, she has no clue how magic works.

Minor: Insight to detect Hemah.
Roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3831632/

Sariel's attempt at piercing the veil of Hemah's illusions leaves her reeling, as images of tentacled monstrosities and walls that were literally made of dragons flooded into her head.

Folka leaps from his prone position, and, as part of the same motion, brings the full weight of his body crashing into the nearby illithid. He latches onto the abomination and hacks at the creatures face with blow after blow from his fists, then flips off, giving it kick for good measure as he does so, away from any potential retribution, but blocking the illithid from endangering the rest of the party or Savenoul. The creature is oozing its viscid, disgusting blood now.

Sariel senses nothing with insight.
Folka stands from prone.
Folka uses five storms on the nearby stygian elite, which CRITS for 21 damage plus 4 damage from flurry of blows, bloodying the elite.

Initiative
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 38/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 32/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (I-10) 35/64 HP, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (D-4) 43/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (D-13) 38/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (H-3? B-12?) -96 HP (Bloodied), fearsome command (B-12)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -54 HP (Bloodied)
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.

His wounds taking a suspiciously long time to heal, Myn fails to generate a proper wormsplosion.

Minor action: Curse Elite 2.
Move action: Move to J-12.
Standard action: Cast Darkworm Feast against Elite 2.

Attack roll:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3831680/

The warlock doesn't have much success with his worm-based attack, as the illithid's will slips out of his grasp like a slimy, writhing tentacle. Even as he does so, the images of Hemah seem to blur a bit, and as they move, a third appears--seemingly out of the one to the western image. Once they reach their new positions, one of them--Torinn can't tell from which the attack originated--tries to overpower the paladin's will. The dragonborn remains steadfast, however, even in the face of the great Hemah.

Myn curses elite 2 and moves.
Myn uses darkworm feast but misses.
The illusions of Hemah rearrange themselves, and now there is a third, though you can't tell which one is new.
One of the Hemahs uses mind wrench on Torinn but misses.

Initiative
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 24
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): 23
Water Leyline (Mastery of the Leyline): 23
Sariel (Liliane): 23
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): 19
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 14
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): 13
Sureiya (anon-kun): 11
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): 9
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): 8

Players and Allies
Myn Nthelsyr (George): (M-12) 42/55 HP, darkspiral aura 6, concealment
Book Imp (Myn): (In Myn's Space) Passive Mode
Folka Shiningarm (Hideiling): (N-12) 32/53 HP
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): (I-10) 35/64 HP, regen 3
Rutger (Astaroth): (G/H-9/10) 18/32 HP, resist 5 all when mounted
Sureiya (Anonkun): (D-4) 43/60 HP, restrained (escape DC 17)
Sariel (Liliane): (M-13) 38/53 HP
Savenoul (Ally): (M/N-14/15) Non-combatant

Enemies
Hemah, the Dreamer (Enemy): (M-4? I-6? H-15?) -96 HP (Bloodied), fearsome command (B-12)
Stygian Elite 1 (Enemy): (I/J-12/13) -91 HP (Bloodied), dazed DEAD
Stygian Elite 2 (Enemy): (Q/R-11/12) -54 HP (Bloodied), Cursed (Myn)
Eye Tentacle 1 (Enemy): (C-13) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 2 (Enemy): (I-3), Cursed (Myn) DEAD
Eye Tentacle 3 (Enemy): (H-22)

Notes
The water is about 15 feet deep and apparently clear.
Knowledge check for Hemah and the leyline is arcana. Knowledge checks for the tentacles and stygian elites is dungeoneering.
The water leyline's whirlpool zone is difficult terrain.
Attempting to discern which Hemah is real is an Insight check, made 1/round as a minor action.