Role-Play Catastrophes Across Avonmora.

[Meliva]

As they get near the caves they can see a cloaked masked figure sitting down in a small barrier nearby. It gets up and waves to them, before taking a quick glance toward the caves and blasting a small horde of undead to pieces. It turns back to them and shouts, and they recognize the voice as Emily's.

Glad you guys are here. Ellen's body and spirit are pretty deep in those caves, along with the main spectre, but I just don't have the strength to blast all the way to her and back out by myself. Not without trapping myself in a cave-in anyway. So I have more or less just been sitting out here, blasting anything that comes out while I waited. Thankfully most of the undead come out from just this cave, though a few exit out of other ones to hit the port.

[Zephore]

Agnar nods

That really simplifies the things. It just didn't save Bob. Poor Bob.

[Meliva]

Emily just nods.

To be honest, I'm starting to think either there's a curse on anyone named Bob, or maybe the mages guild are playing some sort of prank of joke on all of us. Either way its a strange thing.

Vune pops out of a nearby bush, and turns to the group.

Mages guild has nothing to do with it, but that's a good idea for future pranks. Bob keeps dying on the outhouse because Mel thought it would be a funny running joke. You will see him, Bill and the outhouse again over in Aiora. And the other ports you visit.

[Zephore]

Poor Bob.

Agnar shrugs

So... Do you know the other entrances and exits?

[Meliva]

Vune shakes her head.

Nope. No one does-not for long anyway except for the spectre and/or Rhena. The spectre and/or Rhena are constantly shifting the caves and tunnels around to keep hitting from unguarded angles, and to keep people out. Thankfully they can't do that with the main tunnel-its stuck in one place, right here. The other smaller tunnels though are always changing. Regardless, all you need to do is make your way to the center cavern, destroy the spectre, and get out fast. The main tunnel will lead there, though you will be forced to go through hordes of undead.

Vune fishes through her robe before tossing Emily a crystal.

Sweet little Moppet, do me a favor and don't destroy the spectre-imprison it in that crystal. There's some things I wish to learn from it, and uses I have for it as well. Ill meet up with you later moppet.

Vune quickly teleports away, as she reappears in a nice office she takes a pen and paper and quickly begins to make a list

Lets see, body-check, memories- check, skill-check, soul-being obtained now. Goodie nearly done with this little project. Ell just needs to finish the items and I think we have everything done.

Emily looks to the crystal and shrugs as she tucks it in her robes.

[Zephore]

Agnar makes a thoughtful expression

What became of the mage guild not interrupting at all?

[Meliva]

Emily just laughs.

The mages guild never made any promises or deals with anyone that they would just sit aside and do nothing.

The main part of the guild's deal with Rhena was that they wouldn't oppose her or take any major action against her, so long as she doesn't attack them or disrupt their business. That's why Vune gave me this crystal to catch the spectre and didn't catch it herself-she cant take a direct action, so she's going to have me do it. Or how i heard they gave you that magic ball to eradicate the bug lair instead of using it themselves. The things they can do and say are limited due to the deal, but they are doing everything they can to stop Rhena without breaking the deal. So Vune telling us information for example isn't breaking any part of the deal.

[Zephore]

Agnar shrugs

Rhena didn't count think'd we'd be able to stop her?

[Jack Teach]

The priest straps on a heavy cavalry saber. Jack asks Emily

How do we fight it?

[Meliva]

Emily shakes her head.

No, Rhena didn't think you or Jack were a threat, at least not by yourselves. To her, she considered the Mage guild the only major threat to her plan-which is the main reason she made the deal in the first place. Vune made it clear to Rhena that the guild would do everything in its power to stop her if a deal was not made.

She turns to Jack

As for how to fight the spectre, we just need to get to it, weaken it, then I can trap it in the crystal Vune gave me-which should end this threat once and for all. If we can find Ellen and set her free that will help a lot. Jack and Agnar's weapons should be able to hurt it given their enchantments and blessings, as can my magic and Ellen's attacks.

Emily thinks, as she hands Brian a Morningstar.

So can Ellen's old weapon. It's blessed too, so you can borrow it Brian. We just need to be careful, there may be traps and plenty of undead who will try to ambush us. Those who do not have a way of fighting ghosts or the spectre can focus on the physical undead-zombies, skeletons and ghouls. So most of your men you brought with you Jack can handle them. Any other questions before we delve in?