Yulyaa, I'd like to keep the Jade froggo - and the signet ring from that moron we ate might be useful! I think we have more than enough coins. Hey, does that ornate handaxe from the ooze also count?

Yulya nods with a kind smile.
Certainly we have enough coinage. Especially now with M3gans find. Now you two get along we have enough enemies out there!

Yulya adds all her coins to the heap.

Yes we all know you. At least you dont steal others money.
Regarding cantrips and feats I would like to take Word of Radiance and Metamagic Adept. Unless you all can think of something better?

What Yulya receives in return is more like static, disjointed images at first then a vibrant scene of {Ashley} Panther fighting a Bear and stealing her Cub. Then Yulya watches as time is reversed and hours upon hours of travel in the snow, looking even faster so close to the ground it feels, at dizzying speeds, {Ashley} Panther was running for hours, covering many miles searching, being drawn to something. She gets hints of a guiding voice, {Ashley} as if talking to the metallic beast, guiding her and directing her to something. She slips into a vent shaft further down the mountain and with true sight mixed with blind sight, Yulya sees through the panther's eyes, she gets the impression that this speed along with the chase for something is... fun. More hours pass, as she winds through a maze of dug tunnels, some lit, but most pitch dark and interlacing in three dimensions, impossible to navigate without some kind of guiding help, squeezing through cracks beyond what has been dug, she comes upon a crystal cavern, small crystal growths are scattered at first but eventually becomes crystal lined with a terrifying but beautiful geode-like cave and at the center is a dark and mysterious black crystal, floating motionless, it feels almost alive. Yulya can feel the Mechathereal Demigoddess' presence within the crystal and the feeling between the panther and her is like two old friends meeting not as if they're the same being.
What happens next is frighteningly eerie, the crystal moves on its own to {Ashley} Panther and she can feel it root itself through unseen tendrils into the panther's mind, from that point forward it follows her, no matter how fast she runs, the crystal follows.
Yulya breaks free from the stream of consciousness memories and can sense the panther is near, she turns her head and sure enough, in the shadows {Ashley} Panther is staring at her with those ghostly glowing eyes.

Yulya looks at her in awe.
Where in Eldaths name have you been? This is not the Amethyst Heart from the deepest chamber of this mine that Gundrens brothers have spoken about - is it?

{Ashley} Panther then moves deliberately and silently toward her pile of clothes and sits, then as if petals of a flower bud give way to an opening blossom, the metal is shed and dissapears into the shadows as {Ashley}'s form emerges. Chalk white, brilliant skin, from her thin and frail frame is soon all that's left. She silently redresses, casting her shield aside, she lastly takes up her pack and then takes a deep breath. Once settled, she turns to Yulya again and addresses her question in her eloquent and beautiful Celestial tone, "The artifact whistle is my burden to bear, I can feel its draw to another, they are here. [in the mine]. The tools [Thieves'] are this body's concern."  She reaches out and the dark crystal moves to her hand, suddenly it's as if a solid object and {Ashley} puts it in her pack.

Yulya is not exactly happy about this eccentric behavior and reminded of the clash she had with Ashley regarding her shield. But she realizes she can do even less against this demigoddess' behavior that about Ashleys.
Do as you please I shall inform Alice and Cat. However I ask you to work on communicating better. We as a party have to rely on each other and this is a bit troublesome if you do not speak to your companions.

She then turns and walks away toward the front of the mine again, Yulya gets one last communication basically telling her she's going to open the chest in question and not to worry about her business. She finally mentions that these bodies [all of you] are ready to advance and she asks that you collect the equivalent worth of 1000 silver each as sacrificial offerings but not to worry about her share as she has her offering ready.

Yulya is even more confused.
Wait are you telling me this is an orb? Well that at least saves us a journey back to Neverwinter. I wonder what Freya will think of this...
And Alice...

Yulya calls Alice as she is gathering poison at the elevator and relays what she has witnessed. before returning to rest
Alice you realize this is basically a goddess and not Ashley yes? Please behave accordingly even if it is hard. I do not know how to deal with her either. To be honst she frightens me. We must work on getting the real Ashley back in this body as soon as possible!

Yulya briefly wakes to bestow temporary HP with AID on Alice, Cat and herself as Ashley is nowhere to be found.
I'm worried about that demigoddess. Who knows if she can control her body in Panther from properly. So troublesome! Please see if you can spot her outside!

Relieved there is no trouble, Yulya returns to sleep.
Wake me if something unusual occurs or you need help! Be careful! I do not trust the peace.

The treasure is not running away right? Maybe we can wash it with water from the bucket on the other platform. I suggest we consolidate and rest a bit first.

Yulya has reached her limit. She looks at Ashley.
Well done. I am glad you are still up. Be careful with this body now. I need to rest. Where shall we set up our camp?

Yulya casts Bless on Ashley and Alice and sits down unable to go further.

Yulya signals Ashley to come within her range, as she is already handicapped, to use her HEALING HANDS on her, but {Ashley} does not comply. Then she retreats 20ft northwest.

Yulya shakes her head and trods off. She boosts Toll The Dead to level1 and casts it on the ooze

Alice still is excited.
Even if we can't make things go kaboom, it's still toxin and acid!
We should cook that outdoors, not in there.

Yulya is not convinced.
You would need Cat for the cooking and we cannot risk having her poisoned or blown to pieces! Let us leave this for later.

A very large Ocre Jelly fills the small cave ahead (W2).
Cat is very familiar with these creatures as they're native to this area and commonly found in caves. She knows that this one is especially large and especially hard to kill. She knows not to use slashing weapons on it and to avoid physical contact as it is highly corrosive, luckily it is slow and unintelligent but still something that needs to be eliminated if resting in this area is desired.

Yulya is relieved Ashley appears to have enough common sense not to attack this hazardous creature with her fists. Learning details from Cat she tries to communicate to Ashley that the ooze is poisonous and corrosive and must not be touched as Ashley's body would not survive this. She recommends Ashley should pick up her shield gain as soon as possible.
Stay away from this monster and keep a safe distance! Only attack it from range! Can arrows even damage it Cat? Does it have a core?

Alice can barely be stopped from running up and jumping at the creature in delight like a child hopping around on a water bed

Yulya catches Alice by an ear and drags her back.



Stop that nonsense!
Even the mechatherial Goddess in Ashley's body is more reasonable than you! This is a dangerous monster that would even destroy your body! Search the boxes nearby if there is anything useful! Melee is out of question and arrows will also be destroyed even if  they hit. Are there any scrap piercing weapons we can throw at this ooze?

Yulya hopes that Cat or Alice can deal ranged damage first. If so she will cast Toll the Dead. If not, Sacred Flame.