Killian the Arcane. Imoen's Journal, Page 8.
We’ve taken some time off from the circus shows. Killian wanted to go find some treasure. I think his mind is addled. We almost died. Well, I think I did die. I’m not sure. It was pretty weird. I’m starting to think that following this guy around is maybe not the best idea.
At first, Ajantis wanted to go hunt the mad cleric Bassilus. Killian indulged him. Especially since the priests at the Temple of Lathander in Beregost had put up a 5,000 gold piece reward. Bassilus
managed to paralyze Ajantis, but he didn’t last long under a hail of arrows.
Then we traveled deeper into the forest. Past a waterfall, where we helped a dryad protect her tree. Through a Xvart village defended by a bear. And on into a fortress filled with Gnolls. We found some treasure in there, but more to the point, we found an annoying witch who just wanted us to go looking for her journal and some blockhead named Minsc. When we went looking for her journal,
all we found was a horde of gibberlings. Fortunately Branwen found some kind of Rift Hammer on Bassilus, which was
quite effective against the mass of gibblerling flesh. We eventually dropped Deheriana off in Beregost, and hopefully she won’t decide later that she actually wants to follow us around. She gives me the creeps.
Then things really got dangerous. We went to look at a shipwreck on the coast. A Nereid ambushed us there, killing Branwen with some kind of soul-sucking death kiss. But while we were regrouping and deciding what to do, a dark water elf ran up and asked Kivan for some help with a Sahaugin ambush or something. We decided, sure, why not, let’s go help – but after we deal with Shoal. But, no, the seasnake teleported us to the ship. Things got really messy from then on.
A carrion-crawler paralyzed Ajantis, and then the Sahaugin cut him down. Killian made himself invisible and ordered a retreat – right into Shoal. Uh oh.

Shoal had summoned some kind of water demon. I don’t remember much of what happened after it bit me. I think I might have actually died. It felt like drowning. Water in the lungs. Blacking out.
Kivan told us that Shoal was following Killian around, trying to dazzle him with some kind of spell even though he was invisible.
Kivan got the attention of the water demon, shooting it with arrows, which barely harmed the thing, until
finally its animating force fell away. Then Kivan, who couldn’t see the invisible Killian behind Shoal, decided that the only way out of this mess was to
shoot the Nereid full of holes. She had some kind of displacement ability, and many shots missed. The Nereid also kept blasting Kivan with poison venom that filled his eyes with tears and made him unable to shoot. But she couldn't charm him, because of his elven resistance to her dazzling magic.
Eventually, Kivan rubbed the crap out of his face and got in a few effective shots. Then Shoal surrendered. Killan was no longer fascinated by her aura at this point, but he was still invisible. Apparently at this point Shoal cast some kind of reanimation spell.
I woke up, naked, next to naked Ajantis and naked Branwen. It was pretty uncomfortable. Those two are pretty messed up – scars, red welts where their armor chafes. I’m glad I get to wear my soft pink pants. Keeps my skin nice.
Anyway, back to the tale. Kivan and I went to go get my stuff, because I didn’t want to try and fight naked. Then we went to go get Ajantis’ stuff, because he was whining that we lost his shield. Big baby.
We had to shoot our way through a horde of carrion crawlers just to get to the Sahaguin. By this point the sea elves had died or vanished. Finally, we got Ajantis to suit up. Then we got into position to take on the ogre mage who had been torturing Shoal.
The mage got a bunch of spells off, despite our best effort to poison him.
He knocked Ajantis unconscious. He blasted Killian with a lightning bolt, although Killian had some kind of special grounding potion in his pouch, which saved him from too much harm. He blasted Killian with lots of magic missles.
The noise attracted some dire wolves, which almost killed Ajantis again.
Finally, the field was clear. Three of us had died, or were knocked out or something, during the fight. Somehow at the end we were all alive and standing up. Beat up, but standing up. Incredible.
I’m ready to go back to the circus. I think juggling potions of explosion – even mixed in with live chickens – is safer than going treasure hunting with Killian.
Modifié par Blind_Visionary, 19 mai 2013 - 06:22 .