"Silver?" 


Esmerelda investigates the dust left behind......

It is not silver.

"We should see what this ash is, though the burning will cause problems for the residents, and we may have to find another way, perhaps cut and fordib the thing from healing, though what might pull it away from this plane is uncertain......"

Just throw the fire in the hole and cover it up with a piece of wood or a Magic wind or magic wall or something,
… it can’t be that hard.

"I have no spells that will seal away the dark acridic smoke...perhaps another caster or adventurer that could be hired to fill the hole with stone?"

Jackie took a pinch of the dust and examined it closely, wondering if her experience with gold, silver and platinum could tell her more...

ooc: Craft Jewelry check - 26. Perhaps it's a metal or gem residue that she recognizes?

The dust is not metallic, nor is it anything you have seen before.  It is, however, very fine-grained and very light grey.

Then you recall the words that the Librarian spoke a few moments ago,  "When I investigated outside, it looks like an accretion of astral matter. You know, the dust and detritus that hangs around on the astral plane?"

"Might be mites, some sort of debris feeder from the astral plane....seems my earlier  idea might have some value....  So the accumulation for debris, perhaps that means  we should remove it from the astral side of our world.  A bit of tidying up or housekeeping if you will. "

"I really think we should get going, the longer we wait, the bigger the chance another of these creatures hatches." the tiefling mentioned. "A wet cloth will protect our lungs long enough, I assume. Tie a rope around my waist in case I pass out and we're good to go."

Do you have a plan that you are all agreed on?

Esmerelda nods in agreement

The brute force approach, has to be tried

The three of you make your way back towards the orchard, stopping off to collect the things you think you might need on the way.

The guards nod to you as you make your way into the restricted area, and soon you are before the breech.

OOC:  What are you collecting on the way, and where from?

I was assuming that items such as stockpiles of acid, alchemists fire and such would be at the NSA office. 


"We should put the fire brigade on duty in case this gets out of hand, we do not want to lose the orchard."


Esmerelda pulls out a large scarf, shemagh and looks at figuring to make a very thick mouth and nose covering for sure.....

OOC:  Yep, you can have 5 of each.  What else are you taking?

There is no fire brigade.  That sort of function is handled  as it happens.  In this case, you guys will be the people on site ...

Jackie collects two vials of acid and two bottles of alchemist's fire from Lilianne's, one dose for each eggsack. Heeding Esmeralda's warning, the tiefling also took a blanket to suffocate any flames should the need arise.

"Are we ready to go in?" she asked as they stood before the tunnel.

Esmerelda takes some buckets and once they arrive she fills them with water via her orison

“We are ready?”

I was waiting Matt says coming out of his reverie. He heads back to the garden ready to jump in and kill something

So, between you - there are seven alchemists fire,  seven vials of acid - and sufficient cloth for facemasks.

What is the plan for their use?

"I feel like I am trying to choose the best tool to deal with a hornets nest before I know what hornets are,"


Esmerelda smiles and laughs a little at her own joke...


"Obviously deal with the other two egg sacks first?"

Jacqueline smirked at Esmeralda's comment "Yes, that sounds a bit like what we are about to do." she told her companion, then proceeded to douse a cloth in water. She tied it around nose and mouth before she picked up both acid and alchemist's fire and walked to the egg sacks. "No time to waste, really." she told nobody in particular and went on with the plan.

Matt follows the lady's lead, he wears a mask and ties the long rope to himself for safety before going in with his Ranseur at the ready.
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ooc: On vacation for a week, will try to keep up on my phone though.

Jacqueline pours acid, and then alchemists fire over one of the 'egg sacks' and steps back as it goes up in a plume of acrid  smoke, although this time the clothes wrapped around faces protect against the worst of the stinging effects of the smoke.

Then, some of the smoke appeals to swirl together, becoming lighter and more translucent in the process.  For a moment it takes the form of an elderly woman,  hunched over and supporting herself on a stick, before changing into the shape of an attractive younger woman with flowing hair.  But those are but fleeting glimpses, before the shape take on the more familiar, and indistinct, shape associated with ghosts, spirits and incorporeal undead.

“Did anyone recognize the forms? An old crone a fertile maiden, perhaps a banshee forming?”

Huh. Should’ve just built a wall I suppose.

Matt says standing ready. Shall we burn the rest and head back to our exit?