Round 2, init 7, HP 54/54, PoE (+2 AC, +2 saves), HF (+1 attacks)
Sekathral glides lithely behind the hezrou hatin' on Linah , draws his rapier and attempts to pierce his opponent to the quick.
Round 2, Init 5
Khazmia sends a flurry of magic missiles at the creature between Sekathral and Linah, trying to stay back and out of the way all the while.
Kyson: 21
Zstelian: 15
Linah: 10
Sekathral: 7
Khazmia: 5
Antagonist: 22
Kyson heals his companions as Zstelian and Layle lash into the nearest demon, though the wounds delivered by the ranger's dagger and his companion seem to have less effect than those from his scimitar. His attack is returned in force, two of the demons converging on him with murderous intent.
Linah's blade slashes deeply against her foe, but the wounds seem to close quickly, while Khazmia's magic dissipates harmlessly on it. Seka dives into the water, moving as gracelessly as Linah usually does on land as he avoids the demon's bite, and drives his blade into its head. The attack brings a cry of pain, and the demon turns on the elf, tearing into him with fang and claws .
H1: 92
H2:
H3: 19, 1 negative level, -2 SR
Kyson delays checking to see how the fight goes before acting.
Round 2, init 7, HP 27/54, PoE (+2 AC, +2 saves), HF (+1 attacks)
Swearing horribly, Sekathral wriggles and twists, attempting to break out of the demon's grip.
Round 3, Init 5
Khazmia mutters and tries again with the magic missiles.
Undeterred by her failed attack Linah calls upon the might of the Dawnflower and slashes into the demon.
Zstelian: 15
Linah: 10
Sekathral: 7
Khazmia: 5
Kyson: 21
Antagonist: 22
Zstelian's scimitar cuts deeply into the demon again and again, its final stroke finally severing the creature's head, which disappears along with its body with an audible pop!
Kayle flies toward the next demon, only for its teeth to snap shut on her small form, holding her tight even as she claws against it.
Linah and Khaz continue their assault on the other demon, spell and sword leaving huge marks in its flesh as it totters for a moment, but remains on this plane of existence.
H2: 34
H3: 129, 1 negative level, -5 SR
Round 2, Init 21
He holds his holy symbol and prays again, excluding the baddies.
Are you there, Sarenrae? It's me, Kyson. I need you.
healing, excluding baddies
Blessing:Each round for the duration of this spell, each of your allies can choose one of the following bonuses for that round at the beginning of its turn (their choice).
*Increase its speed by 30 feet.
*Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
*Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.
*Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
*Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.
AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 shield)
HP: 109/109 temp
Light the Candle 0/9 used
Channel (7d6) 2/5 used
Heroism 0/12 rounds used
Righteous Might 0/12
Rod Extend 0/3 used
Rod Reach 0/3 used
Wand CLW 3/50 used
Left hand: Shield
Right hand: nothing
[ dice]1d20+11+2[/dice] touch hit;
[ dice]1d6+5[/dice] fire damage.
Spells:
Delay Poison (13 hours)
Heroes Feast (13 hours)
Ext Air Walk (260 minutes)
DC: 19 reflex decides whether or
. . used 0/10/day—acidic ray (1d6+8 acid)
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 13th; concentration +20)
. . 6th (used 0/ 5/day)—disintegrate (DC 23), sirocco[APG] (DC 23), veil (DC 23)
. . 5th (used 1/ 7/day)—baleful polymorph (DC 22), feeblemind (DC 22), overland flight, teleport
[ooc]teleport
. . 4th (used 2/ 7/day)—ball lightning[APG] (DC 21), bestow curse (DC 21), black tentacles, enervation, greater invisibility, unbearable brightness[ACG] (DC 21)
. . 3rd (used 1/ 8/day)—dispel magic, fly, heroism, lightning bolt (DC 20), tongues
. . 2nd (used 1/ 8/day)—burst of radiance (DC 19), create pit[APG] (DC 19), false life, scorching ray, see invisibility, touch of idiocy
. . 1st (used 4/ 8/day)—color spray (DC 18), corrosive touch[UM], enlarge person (DC 18), expeditious retreat, magic missile, touch of gracelessness[APG] (DC 18)
. . 0 (at will)—acid splash, breeze[UM], detect magic, ghost sound (DC 17), haunted fey aspect[UC], mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost, read magic
Zstelian: 15
Linah: 10
Sekathral: 7
Khazmia: 5
Kyson: 21
Antagonist: 22
Kyson's healing wave washes over the party just in time before the hezrous tear into vital flesh again.
The first chomps on Kayle again, but her feathers blunt its teeth. Unfortunately, Zstelian overreacts and leaves himself open to a pair of claws, which cut deeply into him.
Nearby, the other demon focuses on Linah, who ably dodges its teeth but also falls prey to one of its claws.
H2: 34
H3: 129, 1 negative level, -5 SR
Aided by her divine boon Linah continues to try and tear into the demon.
Kyson delays until end of round, trying to see if the last demon falls.
"Nice work, Linah!" Kyson calls.
She's twice the Sarenrite that I will ever be. Goddess bless her.
"By the Lady and her Light!!!" Khazmia murmers in awe.
Zstelian: 15
Linah: 10
Sekathral: 7
Khazmia: 5
Kyson: 21
Antagonist: 22
Linah strikes down the second demon, but the third proves problematic, as Zstelian struggles to land a blow, though he does get at least one good slash in thanks to Kyson's magic.
Khazmia's spell adds to its misery, blinding the evil creature.
H2: 115
Round 3, Init 21
He holds his holy symbol and prays.
Are you there, Sarenrae? It's me, Kyson. I need you.
healing, excluding baddies
Blessing:Each round for the duration of this spell, each of your allies can choose one of the following bonuses for that round at the beginning of its turn (their choice).
*Increase its speed by 30 feet.
*Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
*Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.
*Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
*Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.
AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 shield)
HP: 101/109 temp
Light the Candle 0/9 used
Channel (7d6) 3/5 used
Heroism 0/12 rounds used
Righteous Might 0/12
Rod Extend 0/3 used
Rod Reach 0/3 used
Wand CLW 3/50 used
Left hand: Shield
Right hand: nothing
[ dice]1d20+11+2[/dice] touch hit;
[ dice]1d6+5[/dice] fire damage.
Spells:
Delay Poison (13 hours)
Heroes Feast (13 hours)
Ext Air Walk (260 minutes)
Round 3, init 7, HP 49/54, PoE (+2 AC, +2 saves), HF (+1 attacks)
Sekathral raises one eyebrow as the demon in front of him explodes in an eruption of golden sparkles, then splashes over to the demon engaged by Zstelian, working his way around it and jabbing his lead-hand rapier into a vulnerable looking spot
Khazmia sends yet another flurry of magic missiles at the remaining demon.
. . used 0/10/day—acidic ray (1d6+8 acid)
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 13th; concentration +20)
. . 6th (used 0/ 5/day)—disintegrate (DC 23), sirocco[APG] (DC 23), veil (DC 23)
. . 5th (used 1/ 7/day)—baleful polymorph (DC 22), feeblemind (DC 22), overland flight, teleport
. . 4th (used 2/ 7/day)—ball lightning[APG] (DC 21), bestow curse (DC 21), black tentacles, enervation, greater invisibility, unbearable brightness[ACG] (DC 21)
. . 3rd (used 1/ 8/day)—dispel magic, fly, heroism, lightning bolt (DC 20), tongues
. . 2nd (used 1/ 8/day)—burst of radiance (DC 19), create pit[APG] (DC 19), false life, scorching ray, see invisibility, touch of idiocy
. . 1st (used 5/ 8/day)—color spray (DC 18), corrosive touch[UM], enlarge person (DC 18), expeditious retreat, magic missile, touch of gracelessness[APG] (DC 18)
. . 0 (at will)—acid splash, breeze[UM], detect magic, ghost sound (DC 17), haunted fey aspect[UC], mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost, read magic
Seka's stab isn't enough to put the creature down and it strikes out blindly at its tormenters, who quickly put it out of its misery moments later.
While Zstelian heals (and maybe heals others), Kyson flops around with Detect Magic, looking for the nest of the foul demons.
Perception
"Where did they come from? Why are they here?"
"I'm alright, mate", says Sekathral to Zstelian. "Dirty ****ers, aren't they, though?"
He indicates the fallen hezrous
"I don't want to spend any more time swimming around in what they've been ****ing in than I have to"
The elf moves onto dry land, wringing out his sodden clothes and cursing under his breath.
Khazmia casts breeze summoning up a gentle wind to blow on the elf to help him dry.
Sekathral scrambles back to dry land as Kyson looks around from his airy perch. He doesn't notice any source of the demons -- which are melting back into the Abyss, as opposed to simply disappearing, indicating they weren't summoned -- but does realize from his angle that there's a hidden door in the north wall.
Kyson walks over to the north wall, seeing something.
"Hey, there is a door over here. Might be where they keep the maidens, probably," Kyson says way too hopefully, not even believing it himself, but wanting to believe.
"Let's go this way."
When others are healed, he will be ready to move on. He will allow others to open the door that he will check for traps.
Perception
Kyson looks saddened at Zstelian's lack of hope.
"Well, I haven't been able to find them where the sun is shining, so I'll have to look where the sun isn't!" Kyson says defiantly hopefully.
"I sincerely hope that we will not find any damsels, maidens or any prisoners for that matter. I hate to think what such unfortunate souls would have to go through", Linah says as she takes the lead through the secret door, using the light from her scimitar to illuminate her way.
Kyson looks saddened at Zstelian's lack of hope.
"Well, I haven't been able to find them where the sun is shining, so I'll have to look where the sun isn't!" Kyson says defiantly hopefully.
Loping behind the others, Sekathral scowls.
If you'd let me help...
"I sincerely hope that we will not find any damsels, maidens or any prisoners for that matter. I hate to think what such unfortunate souls would have to go through", Linah says as she takes the lead through the secret door, using the light from her scimitar to illuminate her way.
"Agreed. None should be forced to endure such things." Khamia nods grimly and falls in line with the others.
"But if there are, let us find them quickly."
Through the door, stairs lead up ward to a chamber that contains a single hunk of raw wood placed as a crude altar near the north wall. The altar and the floor near it are sticky with swaths of mostly dried blood. A trail of blood leads from the door you emerge from -- which you suspect would be hard to see if you didn't know it were there -- to the altar.
A passageway leads to the east, apparently toward the area you entered from, with a branch running north and a doorway to the south.
Sekathral pads warily over to the altar and looks it over
Linah looks to the different exits and then to the crude altar in the center of the chamber. Were it not for her confidence in her diety she would most likely have emptied her stomach by now. "This seems like some sort of focal point, but I have a hard time imaginaging that things being some sort elevated feature in this temple. From my experience this types of worshipers, and the awful fiends they pay homage to, tend to demand something more grand", she says as she carefully makes her way towards the altar, extending her palm to prodd the area for traces of evil.
Kyson looks at the altar, expecting similar blasphemes about it as seen before.
Know (Religion)
Kyson will think about how to un-descecrate the altar should it be a fell and evil one.
"Lemme think here..." Kyson says, remembering the old evils of Besmara a long time ago.
The altar appears to be demonic, the imagery featuring the two heads of Demogorgon. It radiates a strong aura of evil.
The altar appears to be demonic, the imagery featuring the two heads of Demogorgon. It radiates a strong aura of evil.
Linah flinches and is momentarily rebuked by the strong aura of evil seeping out of the altar. "It is a foul thing. It needs to be destroyed, for all that is holy."
"What's the verdict Kyson?"
"Smash it all, smash it good," Kyson replies, drawing his impervious scimitar and approaching the altar from the air. He takes the first swing while chanting some hold sun prayers that he remembers from his youthful and fun days as a nice normal scribe.
"The sun is high above us
shining down upon the land and sea,
making things grow and bloom.
Great and powerful sun,
we honor you this day
and thank you for your gifts.
Nola, Sarenrae, Sol, Amaunator, Pelor, Pholtus,
you are known by many names.
You are the light over the crops,
the heat that warms the earth,
the hope that springs eternal,
the bringer of life.
We welcome you, and we honor you this day,
celebrating your light,
as we begin our journey once more
into the darkness."
Kyson swings upon the altar with all his might.
It takes some effort, but Kyson's eventually able to destroy the altar and the aura of evil -- though it doesn't disappear -- begins to fade away.
Sekathral glances up at the satisfied-looking Kyson.
"Well, that seems to have worked, don't it? Let's bugger off. I say we go south"
Sekathral pads over to the door way in question, looks it over and then has a listen.