Ozrus nodded his rocky head in response to Bash and Hsang. "Glad to have both of you along. Let's do this." And with that the druid-wizard stepped in front of the appropriate image and said the password. Hopefully they could return with the bracers in no time at all.

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Ready to move to the new thread!

"I have no idea how to unlock those other abilities... or even find out what they are," Vashon announces to the others.

"I suspect we may have to put them on or use them to find out. If that's the case, then can we take the item off if we feel it doesn't suit us but works better for someone else?"

"Could Esmeralda have foreseen the type of person who would, say, put on the armor? Or did it not matter? I mean, I don't wear armor, so why would I put it on? But if I did, how would it benefit or help me? Would it still interfere with my spellcasting?"

"If it's not an item that's worn, will it then work for someone else?"

"I suppose we could pick an item now, but maybe we should wait until we have them all and at least have an inkling of what the item does."

Chess ala'riina listened to what Vashon had to say but there was still a few items missing.

"What items are still needing retrieved? she asked as she tried to remember what all was collected and if anyone was already keeping certain things in their possession.

"Just the gloves and the shield," Tyrol says, looking over his list.

"The gloves are in the Ice Cave of Parnouth. The shield is at the Misty Waterfall."

"If there wasn't a potential threat at all these places, the Misty Waterfall almost sounds like it could be fun."

"You fancy going after the gloves or the shield, Chess ala'riina? Want somebody to go with you?"

"Trickster and I have done as much as we can do with identifying the magic in the Wonders, so we're both free. And Lucien and Aniyu. Not sure what Jimmy is up to."

"Now that we've retrieved 8 of the Wonders, someone needs to stay here and guard them until we have them all," Lucien replies. "That is my self-appointed task, but I welcome anyone else who wishes to stay and join me."

"That being said and now that you've finished identifying them, we should move them to a more secure, more defensible area. Do you have such a place, Jarvis?"

Turning to Lucien "I would gladly like company to get the gloves.  Even though the shield may be in a nicer place.  My spells are not suited for water battles if needed. afterwards she was ready to head off to the Ice Cave of Parnouth.  Hoping that there was no Ice Elemental there that was guarding the gloves.

"I thought I did," Jarvis replies to Lucien. "Now, I am not so sure."

"However, it is easier to defend than this chamber with its four openings. Come, let's gather them up and take them to the crypt."

He cautiously picks up one of the items and then helps carry it to the crypt.

Tyrol waited to see if anyone else wanted to go, or see who was going to stay to defend the items. He couldn't imagine who would try to steal them, though it occurred to him that an evil Oracle (was there such a thing?) could have predicted this occurrence and there was some group just waiting for the Green Stars to gather all the Wonders together before they struck!

"Well, then, Chess ala'riina, shall we get this show on the road?" he stated. "Or should that be 'in the tunnel'?"

He walked over to the mural that depicted the gloves, raised his arms as if he was casting some spell, and solemnly intoned the magic words.

As the tunnel magically forms in the wall, he turns his head and winks at Chess.

"Nothing says we can't have a little fun while we do this."

He steps into the tunnel, wondering as he does so, just where they'll come out in terms of this Ice Cave. At the entrance? Inside? Somewhere else and they have to hunt for it?

Stepping out of the tunnel with a pair of Gloves in her hands she smiled to those there.

"We were successful in getting the Gloves. she said as she allowed Tyrol to move ahead and give any words.

Vogh stepped out a few seconds later with Kurat trailing her.  "That is good news Chess.  We have recovered the boots as well."

Vogh took the boots out of her pack then and showed Chess what they looked like.

"That seems to be all of the Wonders," Jarvis said as the last of the items were returned.

"No, wait! There are only 11 items! Aren't there supposed to be 12 Wonders? Which one is missing?"

Chess ala'riina looked to Jarvis and spoke off the items found and with that they would be able to determine which one is missing.



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"Well, as I understand it, retrieving the Wonders has gone rather smoothly," Vashon offers, "but that would seem to be because we are the... Green Stars?"

"The dangers and hazards and threats were intended to keep others away. I'm not saying it was easy, but I guess it's my turn to go fetch an item."

"Anyone wish to join me?"

Turning to Vashon "I will go with you.  I have retrieved two of the items so far and one more will be good.  So that we can have the whole collection and then we can learn more about them and who best to use what.

"I will join you as well unless you don't think we need another.  I too have collected two of the items and haven't run into any resistance thus far."  Vogh said after Chess comment.

"Much appreciated, Ladies," Vashon replies with a tip of his hat to Chess ala'riina and Vogh.

He then heads over to the mural that had the image of a shield on it. Once more, he studies the image to try and garner any clues about it, and to fix the image in his mind so that he'll recognize it when he sees it.

As he studies the magic words as well, it occurs to him that the shield might be hanging on the wall of a cave along with 500 other shields! That'd only be a way to 'hide' it if it required some extraordinary effort to get each shield off the wall!

"Ready?" he asks, and when they say that they are, he speaks the magic word: "Abracadabra."

When the portal opens up, he steps into it. Normally, if it was an ordinary doorway, he'd have let the women step through first, but since there could be danger, he would be the first to face it.

Chess ala'riina moved behind Vashon as he opened the portal and she stepped in. She looked back to see if her fellow Oracle was going to be joining them as well.

Vogh came last falling in behind Chess.  When Vashon said the magical word and the portal opened Vogh was ready to head in as she had two previous times before.  Just as before she had no idea what would be on the other side of the tunnel but she would be ready.

"Right behind you Vashon!"  Vogh said softly.

While Vashon, Chess ala'riina and Vogh fetched the last Wonder, Cassandra organized the others into trying to determine what magic the items had. They'd already analyzed some of them, but hadn't finished them all.

"Lucien, Ozrus and Tyrol... you three are the only ones still here that can identify the magic in an item, so are any of you three able to do that now? Or do you need to study spells first?"

"Only the boots and bracers haven't been identified yet... and the shield when they bring it back."

"I've still got a few extracts left," Tyrol responds. "I can take a stab at the boots. Bracers aren't up my alley, though. Aren't very practical for an alchemist... they tend to get in the way."

If there's no objections, he brews up a Detect Magic formula, drinks it, and then begins studying the boots.

They already knew the boots were magical so that wasn't a surprise.

"Definitely a strong aura... not overpowering, though, so these aren't artifact level items. Well, I'm pretty sure about that--I've never examined a real artifact so I can't say for sure. And I suppose the artifact could always have had its magic level obscured somehow. After all, it's an artifact."

"As I suspected... there's an aura of transmutation to them.... Hmmmm. That's all I can detect."

"Well, let's see how that breaks down... uh-huh: Longstrider... Haste... Rage. Huh. That's an odd one."

"So, Boots of Springing and Striding, coupled with Boots of Speed. I think that last one is an oddity for sure... sounds like Boots of Kicking and Stomping. Biff the Barbarian had a pair of them. Or so he claimed."

"There's at least two other abilities that I can't quite determine. Probably need unlocked somehow."

He preferred keeping to himself, more for others' benefit than his own. As a Winter Witch, he liked the surrounding temperature to be cool if not actually cold. Most people found that to be uncomfortable, though.

"I am still here," he informed Cassandra as he stepped out of the corridor into the central chamber. "I, too, can detect magical auras, so if Lucien or Ozrus are not prepared at this time, I can give it a try."

"Bracers are not my type of magic, either, but I am sure I identify their basic spells."

"I, too, can identify magical auras," Kurat spoke up from where he'd been sitting against the wall apparently napping.

"I'm quite sure one of us can discern the bracers' magic even if none of us use them."

WONDER	NAME	CORE ABILITIES	HIDDEN ABILITIES
Armor	Steelheart	Brandalorian armor, strength, fly	sustain damage, empower weapons
Boots	Stiefel	Springing and Striding, Kicking and Stomping, Speed	Air-walking
Bracers	Armstrong	Ant Haul, Bull’s Strength	Fire Giant Strength
Cloak	Ironwind	strength of steel, Dimension Door	air, movement
Gloves	Shockaree	Arrow snaring, Shocking Grasp	Lightning Bolt
Hat	Fadeaway	disguise, Bag of Tricks, invisibility	possible portal
Medallion	Rimigar's Eye	light, see invisible, detect alignment	true seeing
Ring	Shadora	climbing, jumping, swimming, sustenance	possible vision
Shield	Bastion	???
Staff	Mysterion	revelations	mysteries?
Sword	Frostfire	fire and frost	hellfire, abyssal cold
Wand	Winterchill	cone of cold, wall of ice, ice storm	additional cold

OOC: Does this mean the Lost Remson Mine thread is complete? I didn't think we discovered the bracers there yet.

Did I miss that? Damn. Did lose track of where some of my games were at.