One of the priests looks at the dwarf you are accusing, his eyes clearly seeing something beyond the physical world. Ég sé ekkert út af the venjulegur. Engin blekking.
Nema fyrir dragon maður ráðast á einn af bræðrum okkar. Clarifies one of the priests glowering at you the most.
Except for a dragon man attacking one of our brothers.
Krathok continues to watch the melee between the striken elemental and the dwarves outside, clearly entranced by it.
Kjolmar bites his lip, hoping his allies didn't start something that they can't finish. ::You can see the magic on 'im, can't ya? Don' tell me yer jus' basin' this offa hunch or somethin'.::
:: I can't see it without casting a spell, which I don't think would be a good idea right now, but I watched him cast it. He was trying to hide it, but I could see what he was doing. Tell the fool of a priest it's a transformation, not an illusion.::
::You can also tell him that if I wished him ill I would have clawed his throat out instead of just slamming him against a wall.::
Kjolmar announces to the priests, "Hann var ekki bara að breyta útliti hans, breyta hann."
He leaves out the part about clawing out the man's throat, however. He then says through the collective, ::This ain't lookin' good, mates. Get ready to run if we need to.:: He makes sure he has a straight path toward one of the windows (assuming they're open).
::I can carry one of the lighter ones to the ground if needed.::
As you turn your heads towards the window to plan the acrobatic escape that might be necessary you see only a wall of flame approaching, which blows through the windows with a howl as the elemental apparently steps over the building you are in, accompanied by a blast of heat. The dwarves in the room with you are for the most part not prepared, and are caught full-on by the flames, which leave the room scorched, with small fires breaking out among the furnishings. The dwarves who are still ambulatory rush out in a panic to do what they can against the elemental which now directly threatens their holy building, temporarily leaving the dead and dying in the wreckage.
[ooc]Fire:
Quodak barely sees the wall of fire enter, giving him just enough time to back into a wall, shielding himself from most of the blast.
Perception
Reflex
::If we helped them save their holy building they may think better of us than they do. It could be a useful thing. ::
Moredrel has been trying to stay focused on the imposter the whole time so he doesn't react to the fire in time and gasps in pain as the flames wash over him. His fox dances neatly out of the way of the heat, using dwarves for cover, but still manages to help keep Moredrel pointed at the right dwarf.
I assume the dwarves holding him let go, either burned or rushing out.
Kjolmar catches the force of the flames along his side, which catch his beard and a portion of his clothing on fire. He hastily beats out the flames as best he can.
The dwarves seem to have temporarily forgotten about the commotion you caused in the midst of this infinitely greater commotion. All of the able dwarves are now trying to cordon off the main temple, leaving as far as you can see, no one to solve the problem of you or the impostor.
::You guys take care of the impostor, I'm going to try and help our position with these guys.::
Quodak will leave the room, go outside, and try to help take down the elemental, climbing onto the roof of the building, if possible.
Moredrel's very loose plan is to try to capture the imposter then help deal with the elemental, if still necessary.
In the courtyard of the temple, perhaps 10 dwarves are running about, most of them trying to fight the fires being spread by the elemental. The elemental on the other hand is clearly in distress, as it is now enclosed in the relatively small courtyard.
Elemental:
Dwarves:
If so I grab it and go after the elemental. If not, I look for something to use as a club and go after the elemental.
Quodak fires his mind bolt, which whizzes past the flaming monstrosity, disturbing the fires with its passing, but not connecting.
Quodak fires his mind bolt, which whizzes past the flaming monstrosity, disturbing the fires with its passing, but not connecting.
Kjolmar, not looking to get within its reach but still willing to help fight it, takes out his shortbow as he steps outside (keeping as far away as possible from the elemental) and taking a shot.
Moredrel steps towards the doorway, casting Enlarge Person on Orion as he passes outside.
He tries to keep his eye on the imposter while his familiar follows the imposter out and does the same.
But the poor fox is almost stepped on in the confusion and loses track for the moment, while Moredrel, despite the distraction, happens to have a clear line of sight.
Krathok's reverie is broken by the feeling of flame and pain washing through the collective. He grimaces, showing his nascent tusks before moving to join the others.
Orion leaps over to the elemental and swings at it's form. Paying no heed to the cloak that was quasi-hiding his draconic heritage.
+1 Mace strike vs elemental
Ahh. Missed that.
In that case edit my rolls as follows:
Attack roll stays the same (+1 from str -1 from size), but damage is 9 instead of 8.
Also my AC is 2 lower.
Per enlarge: The target gains a +2 size bonus to Strength, a -2 size penalty to Dexterity (to a minimum of 1), and a -1 penalty on attack rolls and AC due to its increased size. A humanoid creature whose size increases to Large has a space of 10 feet and a natural reach of 10 feet
Weapon damage
Quodak and Orion join the dwarves in combat aginst the elemental, but are having trouble hitting the quickly flickering flames of the creature. Two of the Dwarves' axes bit into the creature, doing little damage to the insubstantial flames. The elemental focuses on Orion, the newly looming threat, and the Dwarf who did it harm, connecting with monumental fists of fire. The dwarf falls to the ground aflame, and a priest rushes to his side to help. The Elemental blunders forward, lighting the flags strung across the courtyard on fire, other dwarves move to try to put them out before the fires can spread.
Reflex
Orion takes a 5 foot step and casts infernal healing.
Kjolmar continues to shoot at the elemental, doing what he can to help with the fight.
Krathok focuses his mind and reaches out to soothe the wounds of his companions.
Krathok focuses his mind and reaches out to soothe the wounds of his companions.
I'll take 9 of that, thank you.
Since no one else seems to be and he's concerned, Moredrel is going to stay focused on our changeling.
Regardless, there's nothing he wants to attack him with yet, so he'll skirt the edge of the courtyard, trying to stay out of the elemental's reach, to M10.
The fox, having lost track of the quarry, returns to his side and follows him.
Quodak will try to jump onto the roof at I7, using Orion as a stepping stool.
Quodak will then take a shot, discharging Psychic Strike, and using Deadly Aim.[/ooc]
Attack:
Damage:
Orion steps away from the elemental and begins casting as Quodak leaps off of his shoulder and lands (barely) on the roof, firing a blast through the elemental, which darts forward to attack the source of the sudden pain as the dwarves swing in vain at its receding legs. The elemental flails at both Quodak and Orion, burning both men. The dwarves move up to continue their assault, but one is taken down by a gouts of flame erupting from the elemental. Hvar eru verðirnir? Finna heilagtriddari! yells a priest, and one of the dwarves runs out the gate, presumably to follow this order.
Krathok delivers another salve of healing through the link of the collective.
HP:27/40
Current HP: 30/40
Moredrel curses into the collective
::Our changeling is making a run for it! I'll go after him, but I'd like some backup. Krathok, he should have just passed you.::
I assume he headed out the bottom edge of the courtyard, essentially past me. If so, Moredrel will take time to cast Mage Armor before following him, since I'm not going to attack a dwarf in the courtyard.