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Joseph
A sound rings out, a note produced by something terribly solid slammed with great force against something equally firm. Drum and song fall instantly silent......
Definitely NOT a good sign.......
He smiles.
.......but they won’t be exactly thrilled by this either.
He nods to the space at the top of the stairs and the unthinkable begins to happen. Light in the rich brilliance of its varied aspects fills the opening as if it were a wall. Here within the tower shadows are dispelled. Light shines here within the very seat of Shadow with all of the intensity of full daylight arranged in layers that correspond the splitting of the sun’s rays when a prism is held against them. Even out of doors on a day brightly illumined by the sun such light as this would be blinding. Here, however, its shining beauty is painful even to those eyes which do not directly gaze upon the subtle interplay of its colored layers.
There will be no passing onto this level, or passage back down for that matter, without a passing into the beauty of the light. His own eyes widen and he stands quietly for a few moments to savor the delicate shifting of the colored pattern before him. From somewhere below on the staircase discordant notes are for the first time introduced to the song as eyes long accustomed to the dimness of this place are burned and blinded and voices shout in pain and protest.
Now THAT’s art!
ooc: The spell is Prismatic Wall and it’s among the most powerful of magics this game has seen. Creatures or characters of 8 hit dice or less are struck blind by the wall (duration 20-80 minutes) with no save. Creatures or characters above 8 hit dice can save to avoid the effect. It’s also very unlikely that Larry will have any ability to tap shadow power while so much bright light fills the area. As for other effects of the spell ..... we’ll just have to see what happens should someone pass through the light.
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