Round 6, Initiative 23, Location:AU65-0'->AT62-0'
Angel HP: 42/42 +10temp
Weapon Equipped = Cudgel
Conditions = Heroe's Feast (3 of 12h), Ablative Barrier (35/50hp, 3 of 12h), Resist Acid (30)(1 of 10m)
Channel Energy Left: 2/8
Healing Touch: Finneas, Toffitt, Glimmil, Atol
Resistant Touch Left: 8/8
Strength Surge Left: 5/8
Bestow Resolve: 1/1
Purifying Touch: 1/1
Pearl of Power Left: first (0/2)
Cassock of the Clergy: Spark; Bless, Sanctuary (DC11)
Chainmail of Luck: Hit re-roll (1/1w)
Lesser Metamagic Rod of Silence (3/3)
Spells Remaining:
0) Create Water, Guidance, Light, Purify Food & Drink, Stabilize -- Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Read Magic
1) Bless, Obscuring Mist, Liberating Command, Protection from Evil
2) Bull's Strength, Pilfering Hand, Restoration(lesser), Suppress Charms and Compulsions
3) Magic Vestment, Create Food and Water, Daylight, Dispel Magic, Invisibility Purge, Prayer
4) Spell Immunity
5) Righteous Might, Breath of Life, Summon Monster V
6) Greater Dispel Magic
Seeing no way of getting to Doctor Toffitt to cure him, Atol walks swiftly to Glimmil and casts Freedom of Movement from the scroll he pulled out last round.
Round 5
Glimmil = (smiting) 3 - fired 3 arrows
Cog (free in Round 5)
Round 6
Dyrant = 27
Atol = 23 - Freedom of movement on Glimmil
Toffitt = (flying) 14
Finneas = 13 (flying, displaced)
Dragon = 7 (Can breathe again Round 4)
Round 6, Init 27
Dyrant smiles as he doesn't hear cries of pain and suffering from inside the cloud.
I wonder who should fly out of the cloud, the dragon or the half-orc?
Dyrant gives another look to the Azata moving his eyes to Toffitt.
The Azata will fly to heal the doctor. (AZBA:63-64/AZBA:82-83)
CSW (2/2): healing
Continues to sing (3/20).
Not feeling any fear at all, Ol' Blowy will slam the 'lich.
to hit;
damage;
High is good.
to hit;
damage;
High is good.
Dyrant, following Atol's lead of bringing fire to dragonfight, casts Flame Strike in the back corner, burning off some fog, but getting dragon.
Divine Fire vs. Reflex DC 24
SR Check
Dyrant will fly to AR61:81.
Aralynn will withdraw/fly back to Dyrant.
Cog rushes up to Glimmil's side, growling at the swirling vapors overhead.
Round 6, Init 14
Toffitt drinks his forgotten extract of echolocation and flies underneath the dragon. (BB82:65}
He heals a bit too.
Active effects/conditions ant haul, resist acid 30, heroes feast, heroism, perceive cues, shield, echolocation
Init +6 Perception +21 Sense Motive +19
AC 26 / 27 crowd control (16 touch; 18 incorporeal; uncanny dodge)
25% chance to avoid crit/precision damage
CMB +13 CMD 27 (10 +9 BAB, +4 Dex, +2 Str, +2 Ring)
HP 36 / 95
Fort +15 Reflex +15 Will +11 (+2 v. enchant)
Immune Poison, disease, nonlethal, cold, sleep, paralysis
Weapon Equipped Dueling sword
Mutagen ACTIVE (+4 Dex, +2 AC, -2 Wis, 110 minute duration)
Elixirs
1 Ant haul ACTIVE 22 hours
- Endure elements ACTIVE 24 hours
- Expeditious retreat
- Shield (Finneas)
- Shield ACTIVE
- open
2 Ablative barrier 11 hours USED
- Ablative barrier 11 hours (Atol)
- Barkskin (Finneas) USED
- Barkskin USED
- Perceive cues ACTIVE
3 Heroism USED
- Heroism ACTIVE
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Fly ACTIVE
4 Air walk, communal USED
- Echolocation USED
- Greater invisibility USED
Hero Points 3
Controlled Rage 1 of 6 rounds used
Healing touch 30hp of 55hp used
Boro Beads 0 of 2 used
Preserving flask Shield
Slippers of spider climbing 0 of 10 min. used
Wand of Shield 20 charges
Wand of See Invisibility 6 charges
Round 6 Init 13
HP = 102/102
AC/T/FF = 25/14/24
Weapon Equipped = +1 Holy Cold Iron Greatsword
Speed = 25'
Rage/day = 15/16
Hero Points = 3
Moment of Clarity (1/rage) = 1/1
Dancing Lights (1/day) = 1/1
Ghost Sound (1/day) = 1/1
Guidance (1/rage) = 1/1
Mage Hand (1/day) = 1/1
Oracle Spells Left (CL 8, +14 melee touch, +11 ranged touch):
3 3/4 Magic Vestment, Cure Serious Wounds, Deadly Juggernaut, Dispel Magic
2 7/7 Resist Energy*, Cure Moderate Wounds*, Fog Cloud, Levitate, Minor Image, Grace, See Invisibility, Augury, Heroic Fortune
1 3/7 Divine Favor*, Shield of Faith*, Remove Fear*, Enlarge Person*, Cure Light Wounds*, Protection From Evil*, Enhance Water*
0 (at will) Purify Food and Drink*, Create Water, Stabilize, Ghost Sound*, Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Light, Spark*, Mending
* Allows save DC = 12 + Spell Level
Status Effects = Heroes' Feast, Resist Energy: Acid, Fly, Witch Ward, Displacement
Seeing every attack miss due to his superior armor and faith, Finneas continues to swing at the dragon.
"Prepare to fall you sack of bones!"
Female: It has no skin.
What?
Male: No skin, no sack.
You see what your jibber jabber cost me!
Fifth: Jibber...jabber?
The dragon roars in frustration as it can't keep it's position. It settles for clinging to the ceiling and breathing at Finneas and towards the tunnel entrance hoping to catch any non-flying party members. As it turns out, it catches everyone but Toffitt and Cog (specifically, it gets Glimmil, Dyrant, Atol, Finneas, Air Elemental, & Azata.)
Round 6
Glimmil = (smiting) 3
Cog (shaken)
Round 7
Dyrant = (grumbling) 27
Atol = 23
Toffitt = (flying) 14
Finneas = 13 (flying, displaced)
Dragon = 7 (Breathed in Round 6)
Round 3 - Atol - Holy Smite for 13
Round 4 - Finneas - Charge for 32
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 30
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 3 for 22
Round 5 - Finneas - Swing 2 for 27
Round 5 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 23
Round 6, Init 3
Glimmil frowns as more acid oozes down his armor, sizzling as bits and flecks land at his feet.
"You're okay Cog! That's great! I think the dragon's still up there unless Finneas learned a new trick..."
As Glimmil draws another arrow, he considers where best into the cloud to launch it and then remembers a story about the great Garl he read just a few weeks ago.
I know! I'll try to shoot the dragon in the mouth! That has to be a weak spot!
Glimmil aims his next several arrows at where he imagines the source of the acid breath came from.
for
for
for
Glimmil Status:
HP: 114/121 +26
AC: 28* (T 14 | FF 27 | 34 vs Smite Target)
-3 without shield while bow is out
Active Effects:
Smite: +4 to hit, +4 to AC (+2 more from Champion armor for +6 total)
Spells:
1) [ ] Hero's Defiance [ ] Lesser Restoration [ ] Veil of Positive Energy
2) [ ] Aura of Greater Courage [X] Litany of Righteousness
3) [ ] Magic Circle Vs Evil [ ] Sky Steed
Abilities:
Smite Left: 0/4
Lay Hands Left: 4/9 (5d6, +1d6 if no mercy used)
Cavalier Challenge Left: 0/1
Smite Targets Today:
Undead Gunslinger
Naga
Sticky-Monster
Ice Devil
Cog Status:
HP 76/90
AC 29 (32 with the +3 from Dyrant's Ward)
Attack Bonus:
+12 BAB
+1 size
+4 strength
+1 weapon enhancement
+1 hero's feast
--
+19 normally
+1 prayer
+2 blessing of fervor
+2 charge
+4 smite evil
--
+28 attack possible
Damage Bonus:
+4 strength
+8 power attack (at -4 to hit)
+1 weapon enhancement
+11 or +22 smite evil
Round 7, Init 27
**facepalm**
Dyrant facepalms for the 3rd time as the acid breath makes it way towards the assembled heroes and angels.
Dyrant: Reflex (hp: 84+4/84+27 temp)
Aralynn: Reflex = 23 via Imp Evasion (hp: 19/42)
Ol' Blowy: Reflex = 46 damage (hp: 45/68)
BardZata: Reflex = 46 damage (hp: 27/73)
The Azata will cast, then fly to heal the doctor.
CLW (1/5): healing
Continues to sing (4/20).
Not feeling any fear at all, Ol' Blowy will continue slam the 'lich.
to hit;
damage;
80+ is a miss
to hit;
damage;
80+ is a miss
I'm going to feast on that dragon's bones myself. I will grind it's phylactery to dust in my gears!
Aralynn self heals and moves down the hallway (AO62).
CLW (1/3)
Dyrant will fly to BB64/82 and heal the Doctor with a touch.
healing
Round 7, Initiative 23, Location:AT62-0'->AW67-0'
Angel HP: 42/42 +10temp
Weapon Equipped = Cudgel
Conditions = Heroe's Feast (3 of 12h), Ablative Barrier (35/50hp, 3 of 12h), Resist Acid (30)(1 of 10m)
Channel Energy Left: 2/8
Healing Touch: Finneas, Toffitt, Glimmil, Atol
Resistant Touch Left: 8/8
Strength Surge Left: 5/8
Bestow Resolve: 1/1
Purifying Touch: 1/1
Pearl of Power Left: first (0/2)
Cassock of the Clergy: Spark; Bless, Sanctuary (DC11)
Chainmail of Luck: Hit re-roll (1/1w)
Lesser Metamagic Rod of Silence (3/3)
Spells Remaining:
0) Create Water, Guidance, Light, Purify Food & Drink, Stabilize -- Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Read Magic
1) Bless, Obscuring Mist, Liberating Command, Protection from Evil
2) Bull's Strength, Pilfering Hand, Restoration(lesser), Suppress Charms and Compulsions
3) Magic Vestment, Create Food and Water, Daylight, Dispel Magic, Invisibility Purge, Prayer
4) Spell Immunity
5) Righteous Might, Breath of Life, Summon Monster V
6)
vs DC 26 for half (also Resistance 30).
Atol, running out of options, tries to dispel any supporting magics the dragon may have on itself. He'll cast Greater Dispel Magic on the dragon trying to dispel two effects. He then moves hoping to get out of the range of the breath weapon next round.
Toffitt rages again, heals a bit, quickdraws, and sends a number of blunt arrows flying up at the dragon. [ooc](1 if you won't allow my altitude typo to be corrected, 3 if it's ok to have him at 30' away)
Active effects/conditions ant haul, resist acid 30, heroes feast, heroism, perceive cues, shield, echolocation
Init +6 Perception +21 Sense Motive +19
AC 26 / 27 crowd control (16 touch; 18 incorporeal; uncanny dodge)
25% chance to avoid crit/precision damage
CMB +13 CMD 27 (10 +9 BAB, +4 Dex, +2 Str, +2 Ring)
HP 41 / 95
Fort +15 Reflex +15 Will +11 (+2 v. enchant)
Immune Poison, disease, nonlethal, cold, sleep, paralysis
Weapon Equipped longbow
Mutagen USED (+4 Dex, +2 AC, -2 Wis, 110 minute duration)
Elixirs
1 Ant haul ACTIVE 22 hours
- Endure elements ACTIVE 24 hours
- Expeditious retreat
- Shield (Finneas)
- Shield ACTIVE
- open
2 Ablative barrier 11 hours USED
- Ablative barrier 11 hours (Atol)
- Barkskin (Finneas) USED
- Barkskin USED
- Perceive cues ACTIVE
3 Heroism USED
- Heroism ACTIVE
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Fly ACTIVE
4 Air walk, communal USED
- Echolocation USED
- Greater invisibility USED
Hero Points 3
Controlled Rage 1 of 6 rounds used
Healing touch 35hp of 55hp used
Boro Beads 0 of 2 used
Preserving flask Shield
Slippers of spider climbing 0 of 10 min. used
Wand of Shield 20 charges
Wand of See Invisibility 6 charges
Round 7 Init 13
HP = 102/102
AC/T/FF = 25/14/24
Weapon Equipped = +1 Holy Cold Iron Greatsword
Speed = 25'
Rage/day = 15/16
Hero Points = 3
Moment of Clarity (1/rage) = 1/1
Dancing Lights (1/day) = 1/1
Ghost Sound (1/day) = 1/1
Guidance (1/rage) = 1/1
Mage Hand (1/day) = 1/1
Oracle Spells Left (CL 8, +14 melee touch, +11 ranged touch):
3 3/4 Magic Vestment, Cure Serious Wounds, Deadly Juggernaut, Dispel Magic
2 7/7 Resist Energy*, Cure Moderate Wounds*, Fog Cloud, Levitate, Minor Image, Grace, See Invisibility, Augury, Heroic Fortune
1 3/7 Divine Favor*, Shield of Faith*, Remove Fear*, Enlarge Person*, Cure Light Wounds*, Protection From Evil*, Enhance Water*
0 (at will) Purify Food and Drink*, Create Water, Stabilize, Ghost Sound*, Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Light, Spark*, Mending
* Allows save DC = 12 + Spell Level
Status Effects = Heroes' Feast, Resist Energy: Acid, Fly, Witch Ward, Displacement
Shrugging off the acid and amazingly managing to fly in place, Finneas swings again.
It's not a good round for the party as they heal some, but fail to do any damage to the dragon.
Only the air elemental witnesses as the dragon lets go of the ceiling and hovers in front of Finneas. This time the displacement fails to protect Finneas as the dragon hits him with a bite, wing, and claw until Finneas's sword drops from his hand.
BAB 20 = -6/+18 (primary x 1.5 STR=bite); -6/+12 (primary not 1.5 STR=claws); -6/+6 (secondary=wings & tail)
HIT
-
MISS
-
HIT
-
MISS
-
HIT
-
MISS
Round 7
Glimmil = (smiting) 3
Cog (shaken)
Round 8
Dyrant = (grumbling) 27
Atol = 23
Toffitt = (flying) 14
Finneas = 13 (flying, displaced)
Dragon = 7 (Breathed in Round 6)
Round 3 - Atol - Holy Smite for 13
Round 4 - Finneas - Charge for 32
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 30
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 3 for 22
Round 5 - Finneas - Swing 2 for 27
Round 5 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 23
Round 7, Init 3
Glimmil hears the groaning yell of Finneas, and now familiar with the sound, begins to worry about what exactly is going on in the swirling fog.
"The fog! I can't see! Dyrant, do something!"
Round 8, Init 27
Dyrant grumbles as his fog cloud only fits half the party.
Dyrant delays for Dr. Toffitt.
After Toffitt shoots, Dyrant will cast Fireball on the fog cloud/dracojerk, using fire to disperse it enough to allow Glim a clear shot.
fireball damage vs. DC 22 reflex
SR check
Not feeling any fear at all, Ol' Blowy will continue slam the 'lich.
to hit;
damage;
80+ is a miss
to hit;
damage;
80+ is a miss
Aralynn will stay near Dr. Toffitt.
CLW (2/3) on herself. (28/42)
The Azata will cast, then fly to heal the doctor.
CLW (2/5): healing
Continues to sing (5/20).
Round 8
Toffitt fires his blunt arrows into the still existing fog.
Active effects/conditions ant haul, resist acid 30, heroes feast, heroism, perceive cues, shield, echolocation
Init +6 Perception +21 Sense Motive +19
AC 26 / 27 crowd control (16 touch; 18 incorporeal; uncanny dodge)
25% chance to avoid crit/precision damage
CMB +13 CMD 27 (10 +9 BAB, +4 Dex, +2 Str, +2 Ring)
HP 75 / 95
Fort +15 Reflex +15 Will +11 (+2 v. enchant)
Immune Poison, disease, nonlethal, cold, sleep, paralysis
Weapon Equipped Longbow
Mutagen USED (+4 Dex, +2 AC, -2 Wis, 110 minute duration)
Elixirs
1 Ant haul ACTIVE 22 hours
- Endure elements ACTIVE 24 hours
- Expeditious retreat
- Shield (Finneas)
- Shield ACTIVE
- open
2 Ablative barrier 11 hours USED
- Ablative barrier 11 hours (Atol)
- Barkskin (Finneas) USED
- Barkskin USED
- Perceive cues ACTIVE
3 Heroism USED
- Heroism ACTIVE
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Resist energy, communal USED
- Fly ACTIVE
4 Air walk, communal USED
- Echolocation USED
- Greater invisibility USED
Hero Points 3
Controlled Rage 1 of 6 rounds used
Healing touch 40hp of 55hp used
Boro Beads 0 of 2 used
Preserving flask Shield
Slippers of spider climbing 0 of 10 min. used
Wand of Shield 20 charges
Wand of See Invisibility 6 charges
A roar is heard from the dragon as one of Toffitt's arrows penetrates all of the natural armor and magical defenses.
Dyrant's fireball goes off clearing the way for Glimmil and it even penetrates the dragon's defenses, too.
Round 8, Init 12 (after delay)
With the fog dispersing after Dyrant's fiery explosion, Glimmil licks his lips and continues his attempts to pepper the dragon with arrows.
for
for
for
As each thunks and thuds and proves mostly ineffective, Glimmil looks worriedly as Finneas' bloody body begins to float ever so slowly towards the ground.
Glimmil Status:
HP: 121/121
AC: 28* (T 14 | FF 27 | 34 vs Smite Target)
-3 without shield while bow is out
Active Effects:
Smite: +4 to hit, +4 to AC (+2 more from Champion armor for +6 total)
Spells:
1) [ ] Hero's Defiance [ ] Lesser Restoration [ ] Veil of Positive Energy
2) [ ] Aura of Greater Courage [X] Litany of Righteousness
3) [ ] Magic Circle Vs Evil [ ] Sky Steed
Abilities:
Smite Left: 0/4
Lay Hands Left: 4/9 (5d6, +1d6 if no mercy used)
Cavalier Challenge Left: 0/1
Smite Targets Today:
Undead Gunslinger
Naga
Sticky-Monster
Ice Devil
Cog Status:
HP 76/90
AC 29 (32 with the +3 from Dyrant's Ward)
Attack Bonus:
+12 BAB
+1 size
+4 strength
+1 weapon enhancement
+1 hero's feast
--
+19 normally
+1 prayer
+2 blessing of fervor
+2 charge
+4 smite evil
--
+28 attack possible
Damage Bonus:
+4 strength
+8 power attack (at -4 to hit)
+1 weapon enhancement
+11 or +22 smite evil
Round 8, Initiative 23, Location:AT62-0'->AW67-0'
Angel HP: 42/42 +10temp
Weapon Equipped = Cudgel
Conditions = Heroe's Feast (3 of 12h), Ablative Barrier (35/50hp, 3 of 12h), Resist Acid (30)(1 of 10m)
Channel Energy Left: 1/8
Healing Touch: Finneas, Toffitt, Glimmil, Atol
Resistant Touch Left: 8/8
Strength Surge Left: 5/8
Bestow Resolve: 1/1
Purifying Touch: 1/1
Pearl of Power Left: first (0/2)
Cassock of the Clergy: Spark; Bless, Sanctuary (DC11)
Chainmail of Luck: Hit re-roll (1/1w)
Lesser Metamagic Rod of Silence (3/3)
Spells Remaining:
0) Create Water, Guidance, Light, Purify Food & Drink, Stabilize -- Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Read Magic
1) Bless, Obscuring Mist, Liberating Command, Protection from Evil
2) Bull's Strength, Pilfering Hand, Restoration(lesser), Suppress Charms and Compulsions
3) Magic Vestment, Create Food and Water, Daylight, Dispel Magic, Invisibility Purge, Prayer
4) Spell Immunity
5) Righteous Might, Breath of Life, Summon Monster V
6)
Atol waits (readies) to Channel Energy as soon as Finneas drifts down to be in range. I think I also get Dr. Toffitt, Azata, Aralynn, and even the air elemental in my range (though most are right at the edge).
"Finneas, wake up! You're not done yet!"
Finneas floats down 5' before Atol's ready goes off. With the freedom of movement, Finneas is not paralyzed, but without his sword which ended up in BB66 due to his haunting.
Finneas is within reach of dragon, but can't 5' up. He could draw while moving and attack. He could defensively cast. He could bluff to continue floating down? He could....???
Round 3 - Atol - Holy Smite for 13
Round 4 - Finneas - Charge for 32
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 30
Round 4 - Glimmil - Arrow 3 for 22
Round 5 - Finneas - Swing 2 for 27
Round 5 - Glimmil - Arrow 1 for 23
Round 6 - Dyrant - Flamestrike for 40
Round 8 - Toffitt - Arrow 1 for 27
Round 8 - Dyrant - Fireball for 33
Finneas up for a whole round of actions and then the dragon.
Dyrant's fireball explodes on the edge of the fog catching the dragon, but not Finneas. The dragon roars in anguish before plummeting to the ground. The party waits anxiously, but as the smoke clears Finneas's body floats slowly down. Atol's channel revives him before he reaches the bottom.
HP = 18/102
AC/T/FF = 25/14/24
Weapon Equipped = None
Speed = 25'
Rage/day = 15/16
Hero Points = 3
Moment of Clarity (1/rage) = 1/1
Dancing Lights (1/day) = 1/1
Ghost Sound (1/day) = 1/1
Guidance (1/rage) = 1/1
Mage Hand (1/day) = 1/1
Oracle Spells Left (CL 8, +14 melee touch, +11 ranged touch):
3 3/4 Magic Vestment, Cure Serious Wounds, Deadly Juggernaut, Dispel Magic
2 7/7 Resist Energy*, Cure Moderate Wounds*, Fog Cloud, Levitate, Minor Image, Grace, See Invisibility, Augury, Heroic Fortune
1 3/7 Divine Favor*, Shield of Faith*, Remove Fear*, Enlarge Person*, Cure Light Wounds*, Protection From Evil*, Enhance Water*
0 (at will) Purify Food and Drink*, Create Water, Stabilize, Ghost Sound*, Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Light, Spark*, Mending
* Allows save DC = 12 + Spell Level
Status Effects = Heroes' Feast, Resist Energy: Acid, Fly, Displacement, FoM
Finneas groans as he regains consciousness.
"That hurt. Did we win?"
Atol gathers the injured close to him and channels one last time.
He then converts a few spells into healing touches for his friends.
Converting Daylight and Dispel Magic for Finneas
Anyone else still injured? I have more healing yet before I want to tap the wand.
Dyrant huzzahs as the dracojerk falls as he readies his mighty AngelRelic for a cudgeling.
"HUZZAH! HUZZAH! Mighty Cauldron 5!" Dyrant does a few air flips and loop-de-loos in celebration.
Speaking quickly to the BardAzata, Dyrant thanks the imperfect azata for aspiring for more by aiding the Cauldron 5.2.
Dyrant dismisses the Azata and flies to the body of the dracojerk, both to apply more cudgels to the dragon's head but also Detect Magic.
"Where is your phylactery?" *whack*
"Where is your phylactery?" *whack*
"Where are the Cagewrights" *whack* *huff puff*
"How do we stop the Cagewrights!? Answer me!" *whack* *huffapuffa*
Dyrant hunches over, breathing deep with exertion from his mighty cudgeling.
Toffitt retrieves his sword from the ground and takes a look at the pillars, looking for any differences from the last room. "That was... unpleasant."
Glimmil cheers as the evil dragon drops to the ground and throws his arms around Cog.
He then shakes his fist at the top of the chamber and addresses nobody in particular.
"Nothing can defeat the Cauldronfive! We're ready for the next challenge! Send out an even bigger bone-dragon!"
Glimmil stows his bow and picks up his lance just in case the evil gods hear his challenge and decide to test his companions again.
Finneas descends and picks up his sword, ruefully contemplating how narrow the victory was.
"I think any bigger and we'd have proven weaker. As it was the strength of Kord saw us through."
Toffitt's hands tremble as he slides his dueling blade into its sheath. He stumbles and then sits down. "Its jaws... Its dead eyes... I thought myself invulnerable. But there are forces none of us can withstand on our own." Slowly, he gathers himself and looks again at the pillars. "Dyrant, I have little stomach right now for gazing upon these dead things."
While retrieving his sword, Finneas finds a small hoard of treasure scattered about the floor. 5,361 gp, 1,739 pp, 5 small diamonds (925 gp each), 5 large diamonds (1,500 gp each), three platinum rings set with diamonds (1,750 gp each), a platinum scepter set with emeralds (5,000 gp), and a matching platinum crown set with emeralds (7,000 gp). There is also a belt of mighty constitution +2, a +2 keen bastard sword, and the dragon's phylactery (a small jewel-inlaid silver box worth 2,500, gp).
"Dyrant. Dyrant! I found the dragon's phy...phyl...soul thingy. There's a bunch of other stuff down here too, and what I think is...the Doctor's stomach? Yeah, looks like the dragon probably tried to swallow it and it just fell through the empty hole where it's stomach used to be. That's actually pretty gross when you think about it. Anyway, there's a bunch of coins and rings and a tiara for you down here. And a sword and a belt too."
Finneas begins flying this up to Dyrant, starting with the pretty platinum tiara.
Atol breaks out some snacks and a little wine for the group to enjoy while Finneas brings up the loot from below.
"Those are some very nice pieces. Good eye Finneas, good eye. Dyrant, are we walking back, or do you have speedier transportation ready? If we're walking, I suggest we camp here until we are more rejuvenated. That was a tough fight."
Aren't they all?
"I wonder though, what have we learned? We vanquished a troubling dragon to be sure, but what of the cagewrights? What's their next move? I have a staff I'd like to forge for the greater glory of St. Cuthbert, but I worry about the time it will take to make."
"I do not wish to gaze upon these pillars any longer either, Doctor. I think we should destroy them, possibly even freeing the souls within to find their final embrace. If evil has used them for evil, then we cannot allow them to stand."
Dyrant stifles a stinkface at the pillars.
* * *
Dyrant thanks Finn for the tiara, putting it up on the head of the dracolich as he pulls out his sketch pad.
"You say there is more wealth down there? That is good news...we can spread it around the needy in Cauldron. Find ways to help them find the Cudgel. Food makes good friends, does it not, Finn?" Dyrant's eyes glitter with thoughts of free time to expand his ministry and encouraging more conversions.
Dyrant will sketch the dracolich and then the soul pillars, making notes as appropriate and trying to describe the battle and the victors in as much detail as he remembers. The Archons, Angels, and Azatas play a big role in his account.
* * *
Dyrant kicks the phylactery with his foot, looking at Glim.
"Glim...can you destroy this? We'll not want it around for long? Why not run it down to the Giant's Forge and unmake it there?" Dryant looks at Glim to make sure he understands the importance.
"This item is concentrated evil. It has the power to regenerate the beast we just fell again. It must be destroyed...to have it fall in the wrong hands would mean that that dragon is free to kill again. And we might not be so lucky next time. The Angels might not hear our calls or we might be outmanned. Either one would spell our doom."
Dyrant looks again at Glim to be sure he understands the danger...then at Cog in hopes that at least one of them gets it.
* * *
Dyrant gladly accepts the meat sammich from Atol, munching on it with gusto, only wishing for some nice red mustard for which to dip the bread.
"*chewchewchew* Atol, another great victory for the Cudgel, is it not? *chewchew* And, sadly, no, I have no means to get us quickly home this day. We can rest here for night," Dyrant takes another bite of sammich, "*chewchewchew* or we can walk back on our own power."
Dyrant sits and admires where he is, looking over the pillars and magic scorched environs.
I do this for you, Cudgel. My life for you.
Glimmil looks at the silver box and briefly considers gifting it to Skie before he shudders upon feeling the great evil locked within.
"I will see that this box is destroyed! Can't I just use the holy power of Garl and smash it with The Whomper, here?"
Glimmil seizes the opportunity to think about Claw-Whomper, which appears from his magical glove with a *pop* not unlike the sound of a summoned azata materializing at Dyrant's will.
Setting the box on the ground, he gives the others a questioning look before bringing his hammer down to smash it into easier parts to travel and melt in the forge later, should such a trip even be necessary.
Toffitt takes the nice cloak and offers his chirurgeon's cape to Glimmil. "I pray this will keep you healthy, Glim." He approaches a column and takes out his blade. What souls might this blow release? What knowledge lost? What good affirmed? He begins hacking at it.
Toffitt cuts away at a pillar. From time to time he hits a face that screams before melding back into a pillar. After a while though the faces seem to appear less frequently.
Glimmil begins smashing the silver box, first with the blunt end of Claw-Whomper, then with the hooked end, rending away bits of twisted metal until he's satisfied in the phylactery's destruction.
Selecting a few interesting, twisted pieces, he offers to hand them to Dyrant, Toffitt, Atol and Finneas.
"Maybe we should each carry a piece, that way the only way this box can be whole again is if the scraps are taken from each of us!"
Glimmil nods, thinking his plan a sound one.
Atol smiles at the thought and takes his piece securing it in his pack with all the other gear.
I'll bury this in the garden at the church. No one will look for it there.
In reality he'll forget, and it will remain in his pack, forever lost among all the other detritus...
Dyrant absentmindedly tucks the offered piece of lich-phylactery into his haversack, thinking that it is another form of chocolate to unwrap and eat later, so taken is he with other matters.
"Uh huh...thank you, Glim...I'm sure these victory caramel leeches will taste great later...uh hmmm..." Dyrant says distractedly.
Dyrant will monitor Dr. Toffitt's work from a distance, trying to understand the magics and souls combined that allow the soul pillars to work and what might work to unravel them.
When the Doctor has finished with a pillar, Dyrant will stay to examine it for signs of unlife before sketching the cold dead thing (the pillar, not the Doctor).
Dyrant will help back up the loots and wants to ensure the destruction of the evil soul pillars.