"Oo Oo!  We're workin on it!  Hope dey like monkey!"  Bulldust is clearly impressed with this apparition.  He hoists the ape over the edge and gives a satisfied nod to the big scary demon thing.

Minmorc will look around the corner. "Oi, keep it down in there, Ise workin here."

Jurz's eyes open wide at the sight of the demon suddenly crouched on the altar, and like Moffa his sense of  self preservation cuts in, and he steps smartly backwards until he  is is in the corner made by the  outer temple wall and the side wall of the small room.

Once he is out oof sight, he casts Barkskin on himself -  just in case the demon decided they need to understand the need for sacrifice immediately.

Dregz almost wets himself on the spot.

This thing squatting on the altar is no god ... he's fairly sure ... but it does not pay to anger a demon either, particulary one as ferocious and terrifying as this one.

Wordlessly the little goblin priest nods to Bully encouraging him to do what he's already doing, though for the moment Dregz elects not to share his carefully chosen words of welcome with the slithering things below, lest it offend the demon.  Besides which he's not sure he's capable of much more than a frightened squeak at the moment, and would back away if he could, though his legs seem not to be obeying him, presently.

Whatever it is, Oopses has seen a bigger uglier Minmorc, so if Minmorc didn't care about it, neither should he.
Well that and the terror of slipping in Jurz's puddle and sliding head over heels into a ancient murderhole tends to put one's fears into prespecive. A shocked gasp follow by a piercing "[Language unknown: ICWION!]"is his final words as the goblin disappears over the edge.

Oopses rolled a 15+1bless vs fear..

"Oo! Does dat count as a sacrifice?" Bulldust watches Oopses fall.  Hopefully the mangled ape will arrive first and cushion his impact.

"Dats a good uses for Oopses." Moffdust approves from behind the door post.

Minmorc will watch the little goblin fall. "Oops. Wots dat Arlein, Oopses fell down a well?"

Wese mus' save 'im !  At least that's what Dregz tries to say as Oopses falls, but alas, as he feared, no more than a frightened squeak passes his lips.

Those able to see down the pit will see that a thick mass of spider webs suddenly appears across the pit to catch Oopses before he hits the bottom of the pit. The dead ape had already hit bottom before the webs appeared.

Totally ignoring the apparition Minmorc will continue readying his ropes. "All good Dregz, I'll go get der little guy."

Bulldust is mystified by Minmorc's casual disregard of the greatest threat the party has ever seen. "Maybe da demon can only be seen by clever people? "

Minmorc is now confused. "Wait, yous can sees a demon fing? I can ony see a big smokey fing wots saying fear it or it will come ere which means its not ere right now right? I ain't scared of no ghosts, I wants it ter come ere so I can hit it wid my axe so I can't fear it or it won't come here... an if you fear it it won't come ere so ders nuttin ter fear... now I'm confused... Oi, big smokey demon fing, are you ere or not?"

OOC: I ain't scared of no ghosts, dooby dooby doo doo, dibby dibby doo doo, ghost busters!

Listening to the exchange between Bully and Minmorc, causes Jurz to pause.  Once his spell has been cast he takes a couple of steps sideways, along the wall - away from the altar - until he can see the demon  clearly - then Jurz squints at it through one eye ...

The little goblin is certain that a demon-ghost is worse than just a plain demon, though he'd be happy enough for Minmorc to give it a good smiting with his axe if that would banish it, matter not if it be fiend or apparition or some horrid combination of the two !

Bulldust's head spins as he tries to follow Minmorc's explanation.  In the end it's far too clever or too orcish for Bulldust to follow, but he feels certain the demon will understand.  He glances down into the pit again to see how Oopses is getting on and grins. "Da self-sacrificing goblin had a safety net."

Moffdust wonders what Min is seeing. He described the demon as smokey. And Jurz is looking at it through one eye... so she looks at it through the other eye (to preserve the cosmic balance).

Dregz closes both eyes tight shut, hoping the ghost-demon goes away !

It definitely looks solid enough to all of you, or as solid as skin-and-bones ever looks. The eyes are glowing like red hot coals, but not smoking.

OOC: Minmorc is clearly convinced that this thing isn't here, helps that he's not within reach of its claws :) Minmorc will continue working on the ropes til bleeding starts.

When the emaciated giant-creature appears almost everyone decides it must be a demon!

Moffa unobtrusively slips away and out the northeast door of the temple.  Jurz retreats southwards to the corner of the temple then casts a spell on himself once he is safely out of reach. Dregz seems too scared to move.

Bully tosses a dead ape down the pit to provide the sacrifice that the 'demon' demanded. The dead ape lands smack on top of one of the slug creatures on the floor of the pit and squashes it flat!

Oopses is so scared he slipped on a wet patch (no comment on where that might have come from!) and tumbles down the pit but he manages to squeal out a spell as he falls and lands in a sticky net of webs before he hits the floor.

Minmorc and Riza finish tying off Min's rope to the altar outside and come back in to toss the rope down to Oopses. Minmorc seems convinced the giant 'demon' thing is just a figment of everyone's imagination and happily ignores it.

The giant 'demon' thing nods in what might be a sign of approval when the ape is thrown down the pit then Oopses falls in after it.  But after that it looks around at those still standing nearby. It points at Dregz and says "Duck?", points at Arlein and says "Duck?", then points at Raven and says "Goose!" It suddenly lunges at Raven and tries to bite her! Fortunately for Raven, the creature slips on the tilted surface of the altar and nearly falls down the pit when it tries to attack, so it misses her and ends up barely clinging onto the altar instead.

OOC: Main game map updated (including a side elevation of the pyramid and pit as well).
Anyone with the skill can try to make a Knowledge (The Planes) check to identify if this 'demon' thing really is that.
Everyone is at +1 to hit and +1 on saves vs fear from Minmorc's Bless spell for 11 more rounds.

Minmorc is quite upset that the figment of their imagination tried to bite Raven. "Oi, birdy girl ain't a duck or a goose you turkey!" Picking Raven up and placing her in the space north of Riza Minmorc will take a five foot step west and try to hit the apparently here, real and hopefully hittable demon thing with his axe.

 "Awk! Not goose, not goose. Not duck eider! Not chiken but scared o youz! Oh Tank youz Minmorc! Youz brav an stong!"

 She throws her arms around Minmorc and hangs on tightly while he whisks her away from the bitter biter.

Raven's cries finally give Dregz the courage to open his eyes ... and though fear still holds him in it's icy grip, the hairy little priest is incensed at the demon's assault upon the members of his tribe !

"Ged it !  Ged it !  Push it in der pit !!" the goblin yells, swiftly moving to his left around the altar and swinging his flail wildly at the creature !

"Youse fall down, youse !" he commands, sternly, unrighteousness on his side.

Bulldust steps 5' to the west and takes out his goose hook, grinning at Raven's categorising of the types of birds she is not (although still puzzled about what type of bird she is).  He twirls the pole and begins the complex procedure to trip the clumsy demon.