Ynthar lowers his Glaive readying himself for a charge or to fend off a wolf as they move into attack.
Merius continues to hover 15' above the ground as he begins to gather heat from the air around him... suddenly a geyser of fire bursts from the ground nearby, catching two of the wolves!
Base Attack:
- Flame Blast +0 Burn
Infusions:
- Burning (Substance) Infusion +1 Burn
- Eruption (Form) Infusion +2 Burn
Burn Reductions:
- Infusion Specialization -2 Burn
- Gather Power (Move Action) -1 Burn
Total Burn = 0 Burn
The wolf facing axe and shield decides to go around them preferring the flesh of the living. (provoking attacks)
Assuming it survives attacks it goes after Harika
Another wolf charges Bug Eater
Another wolf (on fire) charges Merius
Assuming it can see you. Another wolf charges Kardav
Another wolf charges Ynthar
Another wolf charges Valoren
Roll you prepared attacks and Your go.
Also roll perception and knowledge religion if you have them.
As the wolf approaches, Valoren makes his AoO as it closes jabbing it with a thrust, then strikes with his readied attack slicing at it with an upward slash.
If the wolf still stands, he lashes out again with a back hand cut into a sharp thrust.
Total damage with crit: 51
Total damage w/out crit: 38
Total if full attack: 55
Total if only first attack: 38
As the wolf snaps at Ynthar he steps to the left (to put him at range) and he slices into the beast with his Glaive.
Critter misses Bug, so he changes to the close in target before it actually bites him.
point blank shot, rapid shot, clustered shots, close quarter thrower
I forgot anyone bitten needs to make a fort save dc 19 or they are paralysed.
Seeing the ghastly wolf lock eyes on him Kardav prepares himself to intercept it's charge. As it closes in he sends a Starknife slashing at it.
Merius once again gathers up the heat of the air around him as the burning wolf rushes over towards him! With the extra energy, he sends a ball of flame whipping at the wolf and engulfs it in roaring fire!
Base Attack:
- Flame Blast +0 Burn
Infusions:
- None
Additional:
- Metakinesis (Empower) +1 Burn
Burn Reductions:
- Infusion Specialization -2 Burn
- Gather Power (Move Action) -1 Burn
Total Burn = 0 Burn
Kardav roars in pain from the savaging the wolf gives him, throwing himself at it with deadly grace before dancing back a step. As he does he sees a wolf going for his new friend the necromancer. Charging the butterfly tattoo on his hand with a touch of divine power imbues one of his weapons with a bit of magic, spinning around and letting it fly at the wolf heading for Harika.
0-
Detect Magic
Create Water
Guidance
Read Magic
Mending
1-
Hide from Undead
Know the Enemy
Pro, Evil
Divine Favor
Rite of Bodily Purity -cast at start of day-
Read Weather -cast at start of day-
2-
Inflict Moderate Wounds (2)
Ironskin
Weapon of Awe
3-
Invisibility Purge
Searing Light (3)
4-
Divine Power
The two giant warriors lash out as the wolf dodges around them, while Harika moves to keep the heavily armored one in between her and the ghoul wolf. She holds up a hand in recognition as Kardav's starknife comes spinning in and then flashes away. "Thank you, Kardav!"
Wolf jumps 10 feet into the air which is enough to reach him but just barely misses snapping at his heels.
Harika raises her voice so everyone can hear. "These aren't wild ghouls! Keep an eye out for the controller! She is our true opponent!" She holds up her holy symbol and wills Urgathoa's power through it to halt the wolves where they stand. "Let us see how strong she is!"
"What controller look like?"
Harika laughs, delighted by the contest of wills and being filled with her goddess's power. "I suspect it will be any living person nearby who isn't us, Bug."
"There's an incorporeal undead watching us from the hills, not sure what type it is though. Maybe that's our necromancer?" Kardav says.
Aye, I saw the ghost as well. I cannot tell if that is what brought these wolves upon us, but it seems a likely candidate.
The wolves are 6 hd each so you can only take one.
Ok I crunched all the numbers.
Bug killed the wolf attacking him, Merius fried the one he set on fire.
Valoren sliced his apart. Axe and shield managed to beat up a wolf that was then finished of by Kardav.
Two wolves remain the one attacking Ythar and kardav
The hidden watcher continues to observe without approaching.
Your go again.
Bug lobs his starknife at the wolf attacking the skald.
point blank shot, rapid shot
Bug kills it.
Kardav once again is savaged by the wolf ghast as the star knife whistles through the air into his out stretched hand.
In anger he lashes out at the creature, star knives a whirl.
Merius sends another empowered blast of fire streaking across the battlefield towards the remaining undead wolf!
Base Attack:
- Flame Blast +0 Burn
Infusions:
- Burning Infusion +1 Burn (Ref DC 19)
- Extended Range Infusion +1 Burn
Additional:
- Metakinesis (Empower) +1 Burn
Burn Reductions:
- Infusion Specialization -2 Burn
- Gather Power (Move Action) -1 Burn
Total Burn = 0 Burn
The last wolf falls and the watcher it seems has vanished.
Merius slowly descends to the ground and the wings of fire flicker out. "Well then, that was invigorating! Anyone able to track where the watcher may have disappeared?"
"Bug can try. "
and he will head over to where the figure was last seen and check for tracks.
Kardav kneels down to examine the wolves. "I wonder if we can track where they came from, if the thing I saw was controlling them the tracks of these things might lead back to it's lair." He stands with a grunt, his wounds giving him some trouble. "Assuming there's a lair to go to, out here in the wastes they may just wander forever looking for food."
"An incorporeal undead is likely to have a grave site nearby, or some other location associated with its death." Unless it was free-willed, which it very likely was, but Harika did not feel that added anything to the conversation.
"We may also want to consider that this could just be a distraction from our goal, the cult trying to drain our resources and draw us away from our mission."
"Yes, Bug think it fools errand to try and kill all undead here. We not live long enough do that. Have mission. "
I agree, while I do not enjoy the thought of being watched while not knowing just what is doing the watching. Either way, I say we move on. Speed is as important as strength in our mission.
Frost Flies down and lands on Valorens shoulder once more.
Searching around you figure out that the wolves were killed and raised here so they likely don't have a lair.
The incorporeal undead left no tracks.
Do you press on forward or try to follow the tracks of the survivors of this group? Two men went west while a lone woman went east. Your objective is north.
Kardav sighs passing his wand of Inflict light wounds to the Necromancer while he assumes a meditative position, sitting on his knees with his hands resting on his thighs. "If you'd kindly tap me with that a few times, I'm going to try and identify that thing I saw. Need to meditate a bit, should only be a minute." He asks before he begins to mutter a chant.
"I'm sure I can think of it with a minute of thought, but I am willing to help." Harika took the wand and invoked its power several times until Kardav was fully healed.
The creature was a Berbalang.
A Berbalang is a corporal undead similar to a ghoul but far more intelligent an deadly. They have bat wings which allow it to fly and a long tongue which can extent to strike a distant target. Their claws and tongue all have a potent poison that paralyses their foes.
Perhaps their most powerful ability is that a Berbalang enter a trance that separates the creature's spirit from its body. When it does so it leaves it's body behind and becomes incorporeal. While in wraith form a Berbalang loses his poison attacks but can drain life with a touch like a wraith. If the spirit is destroyed the Berbalang wakes up in his physical body and cannot wraith form again for 24 hours. While in wraith form it's physical body is helpless but gains the effect of a displacement spell. The wraith form cannot travel more than a mile from the physical body.
Berbalangs crave the life of the living but are ultimately all cowards. They will usually try to find lone prey but if faced with a group they will test their defences or wait until they are weakened before attacking themselves. In some cases a particularly hungry Berbalang might attack a powerful group but will rarely risk it's physical body and instead attack while in wraith form once a day to weaken them.
Any creature slain by a Berbalang turns into a ghoul in less than a minute.
Frost hoots a message into Valoren's ear. After which he looks up.
Everyone, Frost here reports that he saw a copse of lush, green-leafed trees to the north west of here. I am unsure how far it is, but it may be a good place to head towards to rest at. If nothing else, it may be worth checking out. Considering their is actual life there in this cursed place.
"Life here make me worry. But could be ok. "
Ynthar brushes back his hair, smiling and readying himself to depart.
"I agree with Mr. Bug there, live in this supposed dead zone is interesting. Might be more fun to be had there."