“What are you doing here, Anduin?” asks Guston in surprise. “Are you following us?”
Turning to the woman, he says, “I’m sorry, but what do you mean that we accepted your invitation. We don’t know each other, and I don’t get mail. My name is Guston. What is your name?” A giant boil pops.
Though, it's sad that the poor celestial monkey got disintegrated.
Edit: Looks like the woman is under a geas. Or maybe it's just a simple curse.
This is something I got from the wiki:
"A remove curse spell ends a geas/quest spell only if its caster level is at least two higher than your caster level. Break enchantment does not end a geas/quest, but limited wish, miracle, and wish do."
“Again, my name is Keeley,” Keeley says. “And- please stop poking me!” She shoves Anduin’s club away. “I don’t remember saying anything about an invitation. Perhaps she said it? The old woman, I mean?” She rubs her forehead and groans slightly. “I have to get her out of my head. I can feel her presence getting stronger every second.”
The young woman nods and replies “.....Not only that, but whenever I touch something, like a tree or an animal, it withers away, like that creature just did...”
Ignatius hovers in through the window and re-appears before everyone. He addresses Keeley:
"We might be able to do something to help, But can you tell us what happens when you touch yourself?"
SMUT! This poor young lady needs our help not LEWD comments!
*Anduin gives Ignatuis a righteous stare of indignation whilst pushing up her very saggy bosoms and then letting them drop again... Almost to the floor.*
The reason I asked if you could eat child was because I am worried for you blossom. Does it turn to dust. Can you eat meat? Water? This is a curse. I would hug you child but I believe it would result in my death, you must have missed the touch of others, no one to hold you.
*Anduin places a hand on Vaga's arm beside her and absentmindedly strokes the firm muscle. She nods at Guston in recognition.*
Oh. I am following you Guston, you are very important to me, if not to your god.
*Guston looks back at Anduin. If anything, Anduin looks like a hag, her (his?) clothes are the same yet his face wizened before is now almost as cracked and weathered as the bark of an oak, his eyes are milky white and her teeth black stumps. The white beard is gone, yet white hair still spills down, starting from her crown which now falls into plats below her chin.*
“I, uh...” Keeley hesitates to answer Anduin’s question. She doesn’t need to, however, as another voice pipes up for the window. “She does eat, but not the conventional way.” The party sees Harvey sitting on the window sill. “I’ve seen this before,” he says with a rare expression of seriousness. “She was kidnapped by the hag, and is now being groomed as a vessel.” He hops down and walks towards Keeley, smiles and says “Hi! I’m Harvey Toetwiddler! And you are...?”
“U-uh, Keeley,” says Keeley, clearly taken aback by what he said. “Um, what do you mean by grooming?” Harvey frowns and says “Hags have all kinds of nasty powers. They can foresee their own deaths, and they have the means to prepare for when those deaths happen. The most popular way is to capture a young woman, and slowly corrupt her so that, when the hag dies, she will have a new body to possess and inhabit. The woman’s soul is destroyed, and her body becomes the next vessel for the hag’s soul.”
Keeley’s eyes go wide as she hears his explanation. “N-no, please,” she pleads. “I don’t want to die. Help me!” Harvey holds up his hands and says “You’ll be fine. As I said, I’ve experienced this before. I know of the means to free you from the possession, dangerous though it is.” Harvey then turns his attention to the group. “You’ll need to steal the hag’s most precious possession: her eye. And not just any old eye will do. No, this eye is what allows the hag to use such powers as this. It can be destroyed, but only a druidic ritual can reverse the possession. In other words, I need that eye.”
“Well, we’ve found this place, and it has her scent all over it,” Harvey says. “Hey Butter, fancy a bit of tracking?” Butter walks inside through the window and gives him a happy bark in response. Harvey nods and says “Alright, everyone just follow Butter. He’ll know where to go.”
The St. Bernard barks again and runs outside. Harvey looks back at Keeley and asks “Is it alright if we stay here and prepare for the ritual, or do you not want to be here anymore?” Keeley shakes her head. “Let’s go somewhere else, please.” Harvey nods and says “Understandable.”
Using his tracking skills, Butter is easily able to find the trail, and he leads the party even deeper into the forest. After spending most of the day following the dog, the party finally sees an end to the obscuring wall of trees. Coming out into a small clearing, they find a cave. Butter, having done his job, turns to the party and wags his tail.
“Right,” says Guston. “Let’s make sure that I go in first. I will look for traps and also try to hide from any unfriendly eyes... excluding those of our gnome. Still not entirely sure if he’s friendly or not...”
"I don't need it. Use it on one of the more.. weakly.. ahem.. nevermind." Vaga unintentionally threw a glance at Guston as he said it, but then realized and tried to act as it never happened.
"Let's go in and talk to the hag. Perhaps she will stop her evil ways and release the young woman from the curse if we ask her."
“Right,” says Guston. “Let’s make sure that I go in first. I will look for traps and also try to hide from any unfriendly eyes... excluding those of our gnome. Still not entirely sure if he’s friendly or not...”
Ignatius says to Guston:
"It's good to try things, but even then, Being sure never hurts, once and again."
The invisible Guston proceeds forward, followed by the others. As he enters the cave, the putrid smell of unwashed bodies hits him well before he sees them. A pair of ogres has seemingly taken up residence in the cave, and they are currently sitting down in front of a tunnel at the back of the cave. They don’t seem to be paying any attention to the entrance. Instead, they are enjoying a meal of poorly cooked deer.
"It would be the best, if we could sneak beside the ogres, or dispose them silently, that way we may can surprise the hag." Kaled turns to Anduin. "Any idea about the disposing part?"
"It would be the best, if we could sneak beside the ogres, or dispose them silently, that way we may can surprise the hag." Kaled turns to Anduin. "Any idea about the disposing part?"
Ignatius says:
"Sneaking past the ogres sounds best, Just tell me, and I'll do the rest."
Ignatius gets ready to cast Invisibility on everyone, only waiting for their approval to do so.
I guess Kaled can cast invisibility on himself since he already has one memorized?
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Turning to the woman, he says, “I’m sorry, but what do you mean that we accepted your invitation. We don’t know each other, and I don’t get mail. My name is Guston. What is your name?” A giant boil pops.
Lol, that’s funny. I can tell because you drew your character without a shirt a few pages back.
Though, it's sad that the poor celestial monkey got disintegrated.
Edit: Looks like the woman is under a geas. Or maybe it's just a simple curse.
This is something I got from the wiki:
"A remove curse spell ends a geas/quest spell only if its caster level is at least two higher than your caster level. Break enchantment does not end a geas/quest, but limited wish, miracle, and wish do."
"We might be able to do something to help,
But can you tell us what happens when you touch yourself?"
Else you'd turn up like the golden king did."
Nothing happens when you...
*Anduin feels feminine outrage*
SMUT! This poor young lady needs our help not LEWD comments!
*Anduin gives Ignatuis a righteous stare of indignation whilst pushing up her very saggy bosoms and then letting them drop again... Almost to the floor.*
The reason I asked if you could eat child was because I am worried for you blossom. Does it turn to dust. Can you eat meat? Water? This is a curse. I would hug you child but I believe it would result in my death, you must have missed the touch of others, no one to hold you.
*Anduin places a hand on Vaga's arm beside her and absentmindedly strokes the firm muscle. She nods at Guston in recognition.*
Oh. I am following you Guston, you are very important to me, if not to your god.
*Guston looks back at Anduin. If anything, Anduin looks like a hag, her (his?) clothes are the same yet his face wizened before is now almost as cracked and weathered as the bark of an oak, his eyes are milky white and her teeth black stumps. The white beard is gone, yet white hair still spills down, starting from her crown which now falls into plats below her chin.*
“U-uh, Keeley,” says Keeley, clearly taken aback by what he said. “Um, what do you mean by grooming?” Harvey frowns and says “Hags have all kinds of nasty powers. They can foresee their own deaths, and they have the means to prepare for when those deaths happen. The most popular way is to capture a young woman, and slowly corrupt her so that, when the hag dies, she will have a new body to possess and inhabit. The woman’s soul is destroyed, and her body becomes the next vessel for the hag’s soul.”
Keeley’s eyes go wide as she hears his explanation. “N-no, please,” she pleads. “I don’t want to die. Help me!” Harvey holds up his hands and says “You’ll be fine. As I said, I’ve experienced this before. I know of the means to free you from the possession, dangerous though it is.” Harvey then turns his attention to the group. “You’ll need to steal the hag’s most precious possession: her eye. And not just any old eye will do. No, this eye is what allows the hag to use such powers as this. It can be destroyed, but only a druidic ritual can reverse the possession. In other words, I need that eye.”
The St. Bernard barks again and runs outside. Harvey looks back at Keeley and asks “Is it alright if we stay here and prepare for the ritual, or do you not want to be here anymore?” Keeley shakes her head. “Let’s go somewhere else, please.” Harvey nods and says “Understandable.”
*Fiora casts detect evil in direction of the cave*
"Before we go in, I have a protection from evil prepared. Who feels they need it?"
Not me.
*Anduin smiles a gum diseased grin.*
"Let's go in and talk to the hag. Perhaps she will stop her evil ways and release the young woman from the curse if we ask her."
*Fiora casts Protection From Evil on Guston*
"If anything goes wrong, I'll be following behind. Clap your hands once if you need help."
Help with old bones dear.
*Anduin's face falls slightly.*
I am afraid in my current state... I am not as powerful as I once was... But I am still friendly!
*Anduin blows a kiss at Guston.*
"It's good to try things, but even then,
Being sure never hurts, once and again."
Ignatius casts Invisibility on Guston.
The invisible Guston proceeds forward, followed by the others. As he enters the cave, the putrid smell of unwashed bodies hits him well before he sees them. A pair of ogres has seemingly taken up residence in the cave, and they are currently sitting down in front of a tunnel at the back of the cave. They don’t seem to be paying any attention to the entrance. Instead, they are enjoying a meal of poorly cooked deer.
“What should we do?” asks Guston.
"It would be the best, if we could sneak beside the ogres, or dispose them silently, that way we may can surprise the hag." Kaled turns to Anduin. "Any idea about the disposing part?"
"Sneaking past the ogres sounds best,
Just tell me, and I'll do the rest."
Ignatius gets ready to cast Invisibility on everyone, only waiting for their approval to do so.