The portrait of Alamuth was on the wall, just like the Oracle said.  It was very large (6 feet tall), and portrayed the goddess as a person-shaped constellation of stars among the night sky.  Upon touching it, Aelwen found that it was insubstantial, an illusion her hand passed through, yet it did not fade away like some illusions did.<br/><br/>The room behind it smelled strongly of incense, and the chanting voice of an unknown tongue reverberated through the air.  A black-clad man with a staff of skulls stood over a burning blue flame.<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/e1mDhFN.jpg?1)<br/><br/>Looking up to meet Aelwen's gaze, the warlock did not change his composure.  "And who might you be?" he asked.  "A Pellurian stooge, or a fairy thrall?  I suppose it matters not, for you will not leave these caverns alive for finding out my secret!"<br/><br/>He slammed the bottom of his staff on the ground.  "Minions, to me!" he cried out.<br/><br/>Three goblins came rushing down the passage to block Aelwen's escape.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/GZ9Nsqk.jpg?1)</div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The bad guys got a 1 (ignore the 75 addition, forgot to remove it), (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=65991) meaning that Aelwen goes first.<br/><br/>The warlock has 3 hit dice, meaning that Aelwen's d6 Fray Die only affects the goblins.<br/><br/>The warlock has a 10 Armor Class, the goblins 12.  Aelwen needs a 10 and 12, respectively to successfully hit them.<br/><br/>Remember that "flowing damage" comes from regular attacks in addition to the Fray Die.  So if you deal 2 or more points of damage to a goblin (who has 1 hit point), you can choose to apply the remainder to the warlock.</div></div><br/><em>What does Aelwen do?</em>