He goes outside to sit in the sun and rest.

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 411):

The stairs collapse, and the rest of the shelter reverts to mud, soaking you all
in damp filth, and miring you waist deep.

Those outside as well?

In reply to Aethul (msg # 414):

Kirpich sighs as he unmires himself and the donkey, helping others out as needed...

Balir curses in Dwarvish.  Now his armor was filthy on top of his gauntlets.  He was going to bleed himself before he got a farthing.  The solution to the bug was was almost worse than the problem.  It was very frustrating, but not something he could fix easily.

Balir checks the area, and then starts taking off his armor.  The look on his face is grim.  However, it's necessary, and the group currently seems to be in no danger.

"Zis armor fills up vith mud easily.  Mail must be kept clean.  If I try to valk like this, I vill develop a rash, and rub my legs raw.  And ze armor vill fail.  I must take a few minutes to get all ze dirt out before ve can continue."

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 416):

"I've got this. Now one at a time."

All of the mud flies off of her in a shower of pink sparks.  She then has everyone stand close to each other and casts again and there is a tremendous flash of green light
[Private to Kirpich Rockson: the mud flies off, and tiny elementals replace it]
[Private to Balir Ironhide: the mud erupts from your armor like a geyser, and lands back on it]
[Private to Aethul: the mud flows away from om you like a bubble, then snaps back]
And you are all coated with mud, including  Marlena, who had just cleaned herself.

In reply to Marlena DuBois (msg # 417):

"Let me try that again;"

Gorgeous My Dear....

In reply to Aethul (msg # 419):

"You just created a whole lot of tiny elementals! Wow, this is the first time in a long time I question my vow of chastity!"

Balir is completely oblivious to what happened.  With a quizzical look on his face he asks "A whole bunch of little elementals?  Vere...?"

OOC I assume the mud is comprised up of little elementals or something?  What does Balir see?

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 421):

"Ok, here we go again!"
This time, all of the mud sloughs off you, and even the soles of your boots are clean!

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 421):

"She turned the mud into little earth elementals! How very exciting...Grom must really favour her!"

Balir shrugs, and starts to put his armor back on where he had taken it off.  He does take a moment to look closely at the splatters of mud around them, to see if they are perhaps alive or something.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 424):

"Elementals? I saw the mud crumble to dust then re-moisten and flow back on tp us."

In reply to Dionysus Dispatha (msg # 425):

<Huh. I saw neither elementals nor dust, just a flashback to when that giant elemental stomped me into the mud."</blue>


[Private to Balir Ironhide: it looked to you like the mud had erupted like a geyser, then fell back onto you. Everyone has seen something different.]

In reply to Snorri Roslovich (msg # 426):

"Very weird."

However, he still eyes Marlena differently...

"Lets move on once we have all recovered. Thank you Marlena for cleaning us."

With his armor back on, Balir takes a position as lookout and waits for the rest of the group to be ready for more travel.

He scouts forward for the group

In reply to Aethul (msg # 429):
Once fully away from the flooded paddies, you notice that there is a lot of overgrowth on the roadsides, as though no
One is maintaining the roads. You spot some large paw prints in the drying mud

In reply to Narrator (msg # 430):

"Concerning, but consistent with what we would expect. Anyone recognize those paw prints?"

Balir scoffs.  "Nope.  It's not a Balrog or an orc.  Ve are not familiar with these sorts of animals.  It can be killed if it needs to be, though."

Let me look...


[Private to GM:  20:19, Today: Aethul rolled 8 using 3d6.  IQ.  By 4]

In reply to Aethul (msg # 433):

There are a mix of oversized rabit and wolf tracks. Definitely dire animals.

He relays this to the others

Balir nods in response, but seems unfazed by the news.  "Zese can be killed.  Ve can proceed."  He hefts his axe over his shoulder, and then waits for the rest of the group before moving on.