Haley and Sabine, accompanying the casters to the Air Sigil, find their greatest challenge in one another.
Cast[]
- Haley Starshine ◀ ▶
- Vaarsuvius ◀ ▶
- Sabine ◀ ▶
- Zz'dtri ◀ ▶
- Celia ▶
- The Big Green Bird of the Air Sigil ◀ ▶
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
Celia, a sylph, flies through the air, talking on a cell phone.
Celia: No, I'm not being being paranoid.
Celia: No, Mom, I'm just saying I've got a bad feeling.
Celia: Well if I knew what it was ABOUT, it wouldn't be just a feeling, Mom.
Celia: Mom—no, Mom, Sigil Guarding is a very prestigous[sic] career for sylphs, OK? I'm not going to go back to school now.
- Panel 2
Celia: Oh, Mom, I gotta go. There's someone here.
Celia: Love you. Love to Dad. OK, bye.
Sabine (off-panel below): Die, you stupid bird!
Big Green Bird (off-panel below): Squawwwk!
- Panel 3
Sabine: Gee, nice lack of shooting there, Haley, that thing almost ate me.
Sabine and Haley fly up towards Celia.
Haley: Oh, golly gosh, did it? That would have been SUCH a shame.
- Panel 4
Vaarsuvius and Zz'dtri appear below them at the edge of the panel.
Celia: Umm... welcome , uh, righteous warriors?
Sabine: Do you have a problem with me?
Haley: What, you mean other than the fact that you're an evil skank?
- Panel 4
Celia: You, uh, have defeated the sacred tests necessary to get the Air Sigil.
Sabine: Oh no, you didn't just go there, dyejob.
Haley: HEY, this hair color is all-natural!
Sabine: Yeah, natural hair dye.
Vaarsuvius: This is going poorly.
- Panel 5
Haley: Oh, I am SO gonna have to kick your ass now!
Sabine: Bring it on, bitch!
- Panel 6
Celia: HEY!
Celia: I am TRYING to give a speech up here.
Celia: Now ONE of you of pure heart can activate the stupid Sigil, and then get the hell out of here.
- Panel 7
Vaarsuvius flies up to Celia
Vaarsuvius: Sorry.
Sabine: Bitch.
Haley: Skank.
- Panel 8
Celia: Maybe Mom is right. I should quit this job before—
- Panel 9
Zz'dtri: Flesh to Stone.
- Panel 10
Celia falls with a "woosh!", hitting the ground with a "THUNK!"
D&D Context[]
- Flesh to Stone is a spell that turns another creature into stone if they fail their Fortitude Save. As a 6th level spell, this would make Zz'dtri at least 11th level - possibly higher than Vaarsuvius, who only recently demonstrated being 9th level.
Trivia[]
- This is Celia's first appearance, although unnamed yet. Unlike the earth guardian, she is only petrified and not killed. The fate of the fire guardian is unknown, but presumed dead.
- This is the second appearance of the Big Green Bird of the Air Sigil. It will appear only once more, in #532.