The Raid

[Kalliope]

> Get Tentyo to pick the lock.

[Saturo]

> Get Tentyo to pick the lock.

He walks over to it, and tries jamming a lockpick into it. Oh right, his lockpicking skill...
Besides, the lock is obviously broken, there are lots of small pieces shattered around,

[Kalliope]

> Start piecing the lock back together using the parts that are scattered around the room.

[Saturo]

> Start piecing the lock back together using the parts that are scattered around the room.

You start putting various pieces together.
Sidous shoves you out of the way, and reassembles the Intricate Lock. Ah, he's an Engineer.
"I need screws, and some bolts. THis lock ain't opening anything until I get some."

You can see a Small Key on the floor. It must have been hidden behind some of the locks pieces.
Your Headless Silithid Wasp stretches it's limbs. It seems to be getting bored. How it manages to perform these actions without a head remains a mystery to you.

Find Fish reveals a school of Blood Drinkers behind the door.
You can see a large shadow, and, quickly turning around, you spot a Tentacle behind you. It quickly retracts into the ground, leaving absolutely no traces behind of it's existance.
"Your life... Will end..."

[Dragonpuff]

> Freak out a little about how the tentacles seem to be appearing closer and closer to you everytime.
> Search the room for any other parts/resources that could be used to make some screws and bolts.

[Saturo]

> Freak out a little about how the tentacles seem to be appearing closer and closer to you everytime.
> Search the room for any other parts/resources that could be used to make some screws and bolts.

You run around in circles, panicking over the friggin' tentacles. You run straight into Tentyo, who drops his bags on the floor. You can hear metallic sounds. Of course! He had screws and gears and stuff in his bags!
You hand over the Frostweave Bag to Sidous, who reassembles the lock.
You cautiously hold the Small Metal Key up to the light, and then stick it into the Intricate Lock. You quickly turn it. The Large Door opens with a rumble. Behind it is an enormous room, quite possibly the biggest room you have ever seen. There is a swirling, black liquid constantly pouring trough what seems to be a canal running around the outline of the room. In the center is an Ominous Figure.

Find Fish reveals a school of Blood Drinkers swimming around in the Black Liquid.

[Dragonpuff]

> Cautiously enter the room, to get a better look at the inside of it, but don't go past the canal quite yet. In fact, be wary of that canal, as a tentacle could try and pull you in!... You never know....

[Saturo]

> Cautiously enter the room, to get a better look at the inside of it, but don't go past the canal quite yet. In fact, be wary of that canal, as a tentacle could try and pull you in!... You never know....

You enter the Huge Room. As you walk closer to it, you can see that the Ominous Form is a huge, apparently clawed mouth, and that it's apparently in a hole, filled with the swirling black substance. The others also enter, Tentyo is very scared right now. Sidous seems to be getting ready to cast a spell, while Overhéalz has just cast Mark of the Wild on everyone. Your Headless Silithid Wasp is shaking it's claws at the Old God.
"Master, ah found ye!", Mighthammer yells, and picks up his mace. Be turns towards you. "And ah am ready te' rejoin ye'!"
A traitor!

"Your suffering... Will be endless..."

[Fworbin]

> Slap Tentyo, hoping he'll do something useful.
> Check your wasp for signs of defection. Can't be too careful with giant headless bugs..
> Find some good-sized rocks to throw.

[Saturo]

> Slap Tentyo, hoping he'll do something useful.

He seems to dislike you. Youare no longer Friendly with Tentyo. You are now Neutral with Tentyo. He punches you on he shoulder, relatively hard.

> Check your wasp for signs of defection. Can't be too careful with giant headless bugs..

It seems as loyal as ever, which is a good thing. It's Impale does three times your total health.

> Find some good-sized rocks to throw.

You look around for some Good-Sized Rocks, but all you can find is Smallish Pebbles. You pick one up, and throw it at the Old God. It doesn't seem to do any damage.

"Your efforts... Are in vain..."

[Fworbin]

> Since he doesn't like you anyway, try to start a fight between Tentyo and Mighthammer, then while he's distracted, shove the dwarf into the God's mouth.
> Failing that, tell your wasp to go maul the dwarf.
> Hope really hard that the God doesn't try to eat you.

[Saturo]

> Since he doesn't like you anyway, try to start a fight between Tentyo and Mighthammer, then while he's distracted, shove the dwarf into the God's mouth.

You stand behind Tentyo, and throw a Smallish Pebble at Mighthammer. Since the rock came from Tentyos direction, and partly because he's insane, Mighthammer rushes at Tentyo with his mace. Tentyo is hit over the head and collapses onto the ground.

> Failing that, tell your wasp to go maul the dwarf.

Ctrl+1 GOGOGO!
Your Headless Silothid Wasp charges the crazy dwarf, and starts blowing it's cooldowns. Mighthammer seems to be having trouble keeping his health up.

> Hope really hard that the God doesn't try to eat you.

You really, really do! This is starting to feel like the mountains all over again!

A tentacle has appeared behind Overhéalz and hits him in the back, sending the poor tree flying.

[Fworbin]

> Help Overhéalz if he didn't land too close to the God/Black pool of unknown terrors.
> If he did, use Tentyo like a rope.
> If Mighthammer isn't dead, try to shove him in the black pool of unknown terrors and see what happens.

[Saturo]

> Help Overhéalz if he didn't land too close to the God/Black pool of unknown terrors.

You quickly run over to your log-like friend, and pull in some branches, managing to lift him somewhat. You quickly jump in under him, and with your amazing strength, push him up. He's somewhat standing now. He says, sounding almost drunk-like, "Thanks."

> If Mighthammer isn't dead, try to shove him in the black pool of unknown terrors and see what happens.

You charge into the insane dwarf, pushing him a few feet closer to the canal. Using both your weapons in quick combat manouvers, you manage to push him towards the canal, while he is forced to be very quick with his shield.
You manage to land a heavy Heroic Strike, pushing him back. He looks very surprised for a few seconds, and then you can hear the splash. He fell in. Yay for your side! The surface of the Swirling Black Substance is bubbling, something is moving down there, and you don't think it's a crazy paladin.

Find Fish shows that all the Blood Drinkers have quickly darted over to your position, probably feasting on the poor dwarf. Oh wait, he was insane/evil/a traitor. He probably deserved it.

You can see a thin tentacle darting up from the floor near Overhéalz. At it's top is an Eyeball. The pupil seems to be glowing.

[Dragonpuff]

> Yell a warning to Overhealz
> Smash that tentacle!
> Tell Overhealz to try and wake up Tentyo

[Saturo]

> Yell a warning to Overhealz

"Watch out!"

> Smash that tentacle!

You Intervene Overhéalz, which gets you really close to the tentacle. As you run the last few meters, you pull out your Smelly Titansteel Destroyer. You raise the heavy weapon above your head, and you bring it down on the tentacle with thundering force. You smashed it. You smashed it gooood!

> Tell Overhealz to try and wake up Tentyo

He shifts into his cat form and runs over to the unconscious human. After a quick face-clawing, Tentyo is running around, screaming in agony. Sidous seems overjoyed at this. His Imp laughs. A lot.
Overhéalz shifts back into his Tree of Life form.

[Fworbin]

> See if Tentyo will stop panicking long enough to be useful. Maybe he can throw knives? Or something.
> Try to get one of those pirahnas in a bottle.
> See if the God is doing anything else.
> Take a closer look at Sidous. Warlock/Sadist or not, he seemed a little too happy about Tentyo being clawed..
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> Also, see how your wasp's doing. Mighthammer do any real damage?

[Kalliope]

> FAN OF KNIVES.

[Saturo]

> See if Tentyo will stop panicking long enough to be useful. Maybe he can throw knives? Or something.

> FAN OF KNIVES[/quotes]
You yell at the Rogue to do that knife-tossing-hurts-everyone-near attack. He throws a lot of Small Daggers. Be careful where you put your feet down, it could hurt now.

> Try to get one of those pirahnas in a bottle.

You lower your bottle into the Swirling Black Substance. It is devoured. You remind yourself to stay away from the canals.

> See if the God is doing anything else.

It seems to be growing bored.

> Take a closer look at Sidous. Warlock/Sadist or not, he seemed a little too happy about Tentyo being clawed..

You look him over. He doesn't seem very sadistic/traitory. He's probably just evil.

> Also, see how your wasp's doing. Mighthammer do any real damage?

He's a protection paladin. He did 7% damage to your Headless Silothid Wasp. /sigh
Paladins...

"My patience... Is expiring..."
"Your blood smells... So delicious..."

[Fworbin]

> Can you get close enough to the God to whack it? If not, tell the wasp to do it. If so, tell the wasp to attack it at a different spot.
> Tell Sidous to start blasting it with warlocky stuff.
> Quickly analyze how much blood you and your party have, and if bottling some and using it as a distraction is feasible.
> That door still open?