the descent
Deimos ’s wind surged forth once again, slicing through the violet fog with surgical precision. The toxic gas peeled back from their immediate vicinity, revealing jagged walls slick with sweat-like condensation and the hollow remnants of bioluminescent fungi that had begun to wither under the exposure. Breathing room. Sightlines. But it came at a cost.
The ground beneath them groaned in protest as his focus shifted. With the wards pulled back, the stone lost its grip, and Starfall’s wound began to move again.
Sunjata ’s conjured water shimmered through the haze, but the gas clung too thick, too heavy, as if the very air resisted being cleansed. The moisture dampened the worst of it, but it did not clear—and the fog’s stinging bite remained, blurring the edges of vision and logic both.
Hadama ’s Varylens revealed no hallucinations or illusions, no phantoms—but the Mirewyrm’s absence made the tunnel feel colder. Emptier. And that, perhaps, was worse.
Then came the groan.
Low. Deafening. Tactile.
The earth vibrated beneath their feet before the full force of the Mirewyrm’s body slammed into the tunnel wall, somewhere just out of sight. The impact cracked the world. A faultline shuddered down the cavern, walls trembling, ceiling crumbling.
And then the stone came down.a nat 100's worth of stone
Boulders the size of heads and torsos peeled from the ceiling like fruit from a rotting tree. They crashed down in uneven waves, filling the air again with dust and grit, sharp as glass and thick as soup. Even now, the tunnel behind them began to close, stone pouring in to barricade the creature’s retreat like a severed artery scabbing over.
But it wasn’t just a defense.
It was an attack.
A slab of rock larger than a wagon wheel hurtled toward them, spinning through the air like a god’s coin toss. Shards exploded outward, peppering the group, biting into armor and magic like teeth.
And behind it, down the tunnel’s twisted throat, the Mirewyrm kept crawling.
Vanishing.
Burying itself in Starfall’s guts—closer to whatever heart pulsed deep beneath the surface.
Welcome to the Key Quest. This is a hard Level 15 key Quest.
Your randomly assigned posting order is Sunjata, Deimos, then Hadama. You have 24 hrs to reply.
Sunjata HP: 395/1125
Deimos HP: 682.50/1275
Hadama HP: 190/800
Mirewyrm: 131.75/1153
Mirewyrm: The Mirewyrm is a colossal void entity, vaguely serpentine and dragonlike, that tunnels through stone as though the rock were liquid. Its body is plated in black, semi-metallic scales that shimmer with deep-space reflections, constantly shifting and rearranging like something unfinished. It has no eyes, and its mouth opens sideways in a jagged, spiral maw—a gateway rather than a mouth, lined not with teeth, but with coiling tendrils of voidlight and gravity.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well.
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
The ground beneath them groaned in protest as his focus shifted. With the wards pulled back, the stone lost its grip, and Starfall’s wound began to move again.
Sunjata ’s conjured water shimmered through the haze, but the gas clung too thick, too heavy, as if the very air resisted being cleansed. The moisture dampened the worst of it, but it did not clear—and the fog’s stinging bite remained, blurring the edges of vision and logic both.
Then came the groan.
Low. Deafening. Tactile.
The earth vibrated beneath their feet before the full force of the Mirewyrm’s body slammed into the tunnel wall, somewhere just out of sight. The impact cracked the world. A faultline shuddered down the cavern, walls trembling, ceiling crumbling.
And then the stone came down.
Boulders the size of heads and torsos peeled from the ceiling like fruit from a rotting tree. They crashed down in uneven waves, filling the air again with dust and grit, sharp as glass and thick as soup. Even now, the tunnel behind them began to close, stone pouring in to barricade the creature’s retreat like a severed artery scabbing over.
But it wasn’t just a defense.
It was an attack.
A slab of rock larger than a wagon wheel hurtled toward them, spinning through the air like a god’s coin toss. Shards exploded outward, peppering the group, biting into armor and magic like teeth.
And behind it, down the tunnel’s twisted throat, the Mirewyrm kept crawling.
Vanishing.
Burying itself in Starfall’s guts—closer to whatever heart pulsed deep beneath the surface.
Welcome to the Key Quest. This is a hard Level 15 key Quest.
Your randomly assigned posting order is Sunjata, Deimos, then Hadama. You have 24 hrs to reply.
Sunjata HP: 395/1125
Deimos HP: 682.50/1275
Hadama HP: 190/800
Mirewyrm: 131.75/1153
Mirewyrm: The Mirewyrm is a colossal void entity, vaguely serpentine and dragonlike, that tunnels through stone as though the rock were liquid. Its body is plated in black, semi-metallic scales that shimmer with deep-space reflections, constantly shifting and rearranging like something unfinished. It has no eyes, and its mouth opens sideways in a jagged, spiral maw—a gateway rather than a mouth, lined not with teeth, but with coiling tendrils of voidlight and gravity.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well.
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
