Round 2:
Will Save:
Once again, Mihai answers the creatures foul emanation with a wave of healing energy...
Channel:
Once again the opposing waves of negative and positive energy wash over the druid and his companion...
Unable to act physically, Anton focuses all of his mental strength into fighting the effects of Nylithati's pulse of life-sapping energy. The helpless ranger once again feels his life force wane and wax with the clerics' dueling channels, but this time he comes out ahead.
You don't know how long it lasts...but it usually isn't very long, but most people don't live long enough to recover...
As 'mother' attempts to move away Corbius spots another hole in her defences and again drives his rapier deep into her corrupted belly leaving another ichor oozing wound.
[ooc]Current Status
Will save vs. negative energy channel
Seeing "Mother" as the biggest threat, Tragershen tries in his own way to help bring her down.
Disrupt Undead.
To hit
Damage
Anton silently seethes with frustration at his helplessness and forced immobility. The sharp-eyed halfling focuses his attention on looking for weaknesses in Nylithati's defenses. He observes that even in undeath, she favors her right side; if he waited for a distraction and then attacked from her left, she might be a little slower to react... Now if only he could move.
Corbrius' attack leaves a long wound in it's stomach...a black ooze leaking out.
Order of Combat Round 3:
Aedalis 22
Nim 19
Corbrius 19
Ghouls 15
Mother 15
Tragershen 10
Mihai 7
Anton 4
Mother screams at you, Kill them my children!
Aedalis is up.
Round 3 Action-
Aedalis' hound bravely assaulted the "Mother" one last time before it slowly faded away back to the celestial realms. Aedalis himself simply maintained his fortune hex on Nim while advancing closer to the fray.
Tragershen moves to U26 before summoning the bolt of positive energy.
Nim continues to be wary of additional unseen foes, perhaps lurking in the water... or around unseen corners. A concern seemingly confirmed by Nylithati's screeching command. Rather than follow her into the surf where she would clearly hold the advantage... Nim opts for a ranged solution.
Nim grasps his spear in one hand, in preparation of throwing it, before shifting to his right to get a clear view of "mother". As he moves he quickly dons his shield. Once in position he throws his spear, aiming for the foul thing's chest...
... and once again the spear finds its mark lodging in Nylithati's torso.
His strike true, and his view of the water unobstructed, he scans the area looking for her other "children".
The dog unfortunately misses with both attacks, the bites bouncing off some unseen force...
Mother screams at you, Kill them my children!
Oh dear. I hate it sometimes when Nim is right, Anton thinks to himself, the cavern floor digging into his shoulder where he fell after he could no longer shift to maintain his balance. Wait. Do I ever like it when he's right? Uh - maybe I should focus on what's going on, for when I can move again, and ponder that question later.
Corbius seeing Tragershen move forward where he is exposed plus concerned that Mother may try to heal herself throws caution to wind. Summoning his arcane energies his weapon once again crackles with energy as he moves forward to strike at her.
His rapier strikes true, the tip biting deep into the flesh of mother's chest electricity arcing around the wound filling the chamber with the smell of charred flesh.
Corbrius and Nim's strikes have clearly hurt "mother" badly. She staggers under the blows and shifts back 5' up to her waist, clearly at home in the water and casts a spell on herself.
Mothers allies finally arrive...around the back of you...one moves past Mihai to U30 and attacks him a single time, the other moves to W31 and attacks him a single time.
Tragersen to go.
Fort Saves: and
Mihai is surprised as the ghouls descend upon him, though is unable to marshal his strength to fight off the numbness that spreads from his wounds like fire to suffuse his form.
Witnessing the ghouls emerge and Mihai's body falter as their insidious power starts to wash over him, Tragershen acts quickly. Stepping a bit closer, the elf utters a few arcane words and triggers one of his most powerful spells. From the spread fingers of one hand, a gout of flame bursts forth and engulfs the two undead monsters.
Even if it does not slay them he thinks to himself, it should draw them away from Mihai so they don't feast on him while we continue to fight.
Move to U28 and cast Burning Hands, filling squares U29, U30, V30, U31, V31 and W31 (catching both ghouls and missing Mihai).
Fire damage , reflex DC 15 save for half damage, SR applies if they have it.
The Lacedon in W31 avoids most of the flames but the other is engulfed in flames.
Anton is still held by the paralysis, as is Mihai now...
Order of Combat Round 4:
Aedalis 22
Nim 19
Corbrius 19
Ghouls 15
Mother 15
Mihai 7
Tragershen 7b
Anton 4
Extremely reluctant to leave Mihai to be feasted upon despite the risk he himself took, Aedalis cast the traditional spell of healing with an intent to use the positive energy as a weapon and threat the Ghouls would not ignore- and then against all his instincts and judgement; moved into melee with the closest Ghoul, drawing a dagger for defence as he did so. He imagined he must resemble a spellsword to some extent- blade in one hand, magical charge held in the other.
Hearing the commotion from the rear, Nim curses before ordering Wicewakan to help Aedalis and attack one of the lacedons threatening Mihai...
...the wolf moves immediately to intercept before launching himself with teeth bared, hoping to grab the nearest abomination by the throat...
...but manages only to land a superficial scratch upon the thing.
Nim, pausing momentarily while deciding which direction to go himself, moves to help Mihai as well. He calls out to Corbious as he goes, I would not follow her into the water if I were you! Lest you end up as her next pet! while drawing his scimitar as he does. He swings the supernaturally sharp steel in a horizontal cut...
...slicing into putrid flesh, spraying the wall with droplets of foul smelling gore.
Heading Nims words and aware of the fight at the back of the party Corbius moves back upon dry land. and waits to see what mothers next move is.
Your children are dying mother as will you!!
Anton hears the squishy pad of wet, putrid flesh on the cavern floor behind him, followed by the ripping sound of claws tearing through cloth and flesh. They hit us from the rear! Healing should come in three, two, one... oh @#$% they got Mihai.
Then the helpless ranger hears Tragershen's dignified voice intoning incomprehensible words, followed by the sound of crackling fire, and an odor that doesn't bear description. Ha! Take that! oh gods my nose that smell can't abide can't stop it arrrgh
The remaining Lacedons continue to fight the new enemies presented to them. They go into a Frenzy, one attacking the Wizard that washed them over with flames the other stepping over Mihai to attack the Nim.
On Tragershen:
On Nim:
Nim tries and resists the paralyzing blows from the Lacedons...
Mother casts another spell on herself,
Inflict Moderate Wounds
Fool, my children shred your friends as you stand by and watch...you will become my first new child!
Anton continues to lay there paralyzed...wondering if he and his friends will survive these deadly creatures.
"..."
Mihai lies motionless, his face frozen in a rictus of pain.
The Ghoul strikes out at Aedalis, expecting to lay the old man low and add him to their collection but is surprised when he swipes at him and shreds its claw apart on his vest.
The dark energies that held the Lacedon to this world can help but unravel, sending the evil soul to meet Pharasma and her judgement...
Tragershen rushes forward, drawing his rapier as he advances. He stops behind Corbius, hoping the more proficient warrior can keep Mother at bay if she charges. Having just witnessed Aedalis shred the ghoul with positive energy, Tragershen resorts to a similar tactic. With the tension of the battle coursing through him, the ray of energy goes far wide of the undead monster, expiring before he can bring it to bear on it.
Ready rapier while moving to U25. Cast Disrupt Undead at Mother.
To hit
Damage
Anton hears quite a commotion going on behind him, but focuses on the undead spellcaster in front of him. He has no idea what kind of magic she's been working on herself, so he examines her closely to try to determine its effect.
L3 claw atk 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 dam 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Hit
You took 3 damage and the Ghoul took 1, destroying it before it could hit you with any of the other hits.
Just need one Fort save DC 13.
Tragershen's magical effect veers wide of mother...Anton begins to feel the sensation coming back to his legs and arms and as the seconds pass he is almost able to move!
One Lacedon and mother still remain in the fight, many of Mother's wounds are now healed by whatever magic she had cast. For whatever reason mother seems determined to fight you...
Order of Combat Round 5:
Aedalis 22
Nim 19
Corbrius 19
Ghouls 15
Mother 15
Mihai 7
Tragershen 7b
Anton 4
Aedalis is up.
Aedalis reached out to the distracted Ghoul fighting Nim with every intent of letting the positive energy he held ravage the Undead.
The two claw strikes raking his flesh, Nim falls to the ground immobilized by the debilitating effects of their touch... bitten once more as he does, incapable of defending himself further...
Wicewakan moves to engage the ghoul who dropped his master...
...but fails to land his bite attempt.
Corbius looks over as Nim falls. Torn between protecting Trag and helping Nim Corbius hesitates momentarily.. If I leave then mother will swoop in and take Possibly kill Trag.. I am sorry Nim. Hopefully Aedalis and Wic can take care of that Lacedon
Straightening Corbius stands defiantly in fron of Trag ready to lash out at mother should she approach.
Trag! I suggest if you have any tricks left you use them now, either way fall back towards Anton!
The Ghoul resists part of the positive energy from Aedalis and keeps his footing.
Mother smiles as the humans facing her finally start to drop. She casts one more spell before confidently striding forward.
The other Lacedon strikes at at the human still standing to face it.
Nim's paralysis