Ope, Here It Comes Again - July 17, 2026

 - L3 / Major's Field 75th Anniversary Tee

 

- Everyone turns into their own beds, and a long rest is had.

- Bright and early the next morning, Soliana enters the Arcane Study / Library, her researchers are mostly asleep, except Sir Foxglove who is startled from his maps and books when she approaches him. He has the Teleportation Circle all queued up to take them directly to the anomaly they found.

- Everyone has a quick bit of breakfast, then they step through the Teleportation Circle that Foxglove dialed in, and they land on a hill under an overcast, angry sky.

- They are on a rocky, island with some grasses and scrubby trees. 

- Soliana pulls out the staff our of her Wristpocket and uses it a bit like a dowsing rod to find the source of the anomaly, and they find it a bit up the beach right on the water's edge.

- As they approach, the anomaly pulses and grow a bit and two large humanoid figures made of solid sand with . 

- As they get just a little bit closer, some medium-sized humanoid shapes of blowing sand pop out of the pulsing portal and run for the Keepers.

BEACH BATTLE

- Niniel casts Evard's Black Tentacles on all the medium guys and one of the large guys grappling all but one of the medium-sized sand storms and they take 9 bludgeoning dmg. She then summons her tentacle between Soliana and SandStormMan1 and it thwacks it for 4 cold dmg.

- SSM1 takes 14 bludgeoning dmg from the tentacles then melts down into the sand then pops up equidistant from Soliana and Niniel and pushes a small wave of sand over them. Soliana saves and takes 8 bludgeoning dmg and Niniel does not save and takes 16 bludgeoning dmg.

- The ocean rises up and a wave crashes over everyone.

- SSM2 melts into the sand and pops up next to Poetry and it swipes her twice for a 9 slashing and 5 cold then 12 slashing and 4 cold.

- SSM3 takes 9 bludgeoning dmg from the tentacles melts into the sand and pops up behind Soliana missing her on its first swipe but smacking her 12 slashing and 3 cold dmg.

- Zemma Rages and runs up to the only grappled guy left and claws him for 17 slashing dmg then again for 9 slashing dmg and she summons her Infectious Fury for 18 psychic dmg then one last time for 11 slashing dmg. 

- Soliana casts Gravity Sinkhole such that SSM1, SSM4, SandGolem1, and SG2 for 26 force dmg on the SSMs who are pulled to the center of the spell, and the big guys take 13 each and aren't pulled. She then Starlight Steps out of the fray.

- Caleb Disengages with SSM3 and moves to flank SSM2 with Poetry for stabbing it with his rapier for 28 (14) piercing dmg. 

- SG2 takes 10 bludgeoning dmg from the Grasping Tentacles then launches a barrage of sand, stones, bits of coral and whatnot at Soliana for 17 piercing dmg

- SG1 reaches out an arm to Zemma punching her from a distance for 19 (9) bludgeoning dmg 

- Poetry summon Ember in the tentacles next to two of the SSMs who then throws a Flame Seed at SSM4 for 6 fire dmg then steps out of the Tentacles, which did not affect her, and next to Soliana. 

- SSM4 is grabs by the Tentacles and they rip him into tiny breezes that can't carry a single grain of sand.

 

- Niniel moves her tentacle and smacks it for 6 cold dmg. She then casts Cold Lance on SG1 for 27 cold dmg and it is incapacitated until the start of her next turn.

- SSM1 takes 10 bludgeoning dg from the from Grasping Tentacles then melts into the sand and pop up near Poetry and Caleb and pushes sand at them taking 20 and 10 bludgeoning dmg respectively.

- Another tidal wave crashes over the beach and Caleb and Niniel fall over.

- SSM2 smashes a prone Caleb for 8 slashing and 4 cold dmg then again for 17 slashing and 1 cold dmg.

- SSM3 moves to Niniel and smacks her for 13 slashing and 2 (1) cold dmg then again for 15 slashing and 1 cold dmg. Niniel reacts with Winter's Rebuke for 12 cold dmg.

- Zemma runs up to SG1 who is incapacitated so she claws him for 9 slashing dmg then again for 8 slashing dmg then again for 7 slashing and she calls forth her Infectious Fury for 13 psychic dmg.  

- Soliana moves 30' away from the center of the battle, casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance on SG2 for 20 psychic dmg then drinks her Healing Elixir for 11 HP regained.

- Caleb stabs SSM2 for 24 psychic dmg then moves away from the SSM2 and throws a psychic dagger at SSM3 for 6 psychic dmg.

- SG1 is incapacitated.

- SG2 is incapacitated.

- Poetry moves away from SSM2 now that Caleb doesn't need her to flank and she takes 13 slashing dmg from it then casts Fireball in the middle of everything getting all three of the SSMs. SSM1 and SSM3 take 19 fire dmg while SSM2 takes 38 fire dmg. SSM1 is incinerated. Ember then throws a Flame Seed at SSM3 for 8 fire dmg. 

 

- (SG1 is no longer incapacitated) Niniel runs away from SSM3 then casts Eldritch Blast at SG2 for 10 force dmg and again for 10 more force dmg.

- Another tidal wave crashes over the group and Caleb, Niniel, and Poetry are knocked prone.

- SSM2 moves up to Caleb misses then smacks him for 17 slashing and 7 cold dmg.

- SSM3 moves up to Niniel and smacks her for 9 slashing and 5 (1) cold dmg then again for 11 slashing and 8 (2) cold dmg.

- Zemma claws SG1 for 10 slashing dmg then again for 10 slashing and then again for 11 slashing dmg. SG1 crumbles into a pile of inanimate sand. She then darts around the open portal to the remaining SG.

- Soliana casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance on SG2 for 25 psychic dmg and it is incapacitated until the start of her next turn.

- Caleb stands up and stabs his psychic dagger into SSM2 for 11 psychic dmg. SSM2 explodes into a cloud of sand. He then run over to the spectral flame left by SSM1 (from Poetry) and heals 14 HP.

- SG2 is incapacitated.

- Poetry stands up and casts Fireball out over the ocean so that SG2 takes 31 fire dmg. Ember then throws a Flame Seed at SSM3 for 6 fire dmg.

 

- Niniel stands up. Her tentacle smacks SSM3 for 11 cold dmg. Niniel steps forward directly in the spectral flame that is summoned because of Poetry's proximity and gains 11 HP. She then Eldritch Blasts SG2 for 5 force dmg and then again for 13 force dmg. She then steps forward again next to her tentacle.

- A tidal wave comes through and knocks everyone except Poetry on their asses. 

- Zemma stands up and claws SG2 for 12 slashing dmg then again for 9 slashing dmg.

- Caleb runs into the spectral flame for 13 HP.

 END OF BATTLE

- Zemma moves away from the portal and Soliana moves to 30ft from the portal. 

- Soliana manipulates the energies attempting to create an energy siphon away from the Kraken, and as she is completing her manipulations, they are all whisked away into the portal.

 

- 4,500 XP ea for 73,200 XP total ea.