In the interests of practicality (and because adding 4x4 horse blocks doesn't appeal to me), let's just say you tethered the horses a short distance off the map. If anyone passionately want to be mounted for some reason, let me know.

EDIT

Lavender

The magic circle in which "Sir Keegan" is standing is an artifact left over from when the keep defended this section of the valley. Creatures within the circle gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls.

MAP

Roll init please.

Order so far:-
"Sir Keegan"
Risenguard
??

Q-19 Perception, Insight, Religion, Arcana (1d20+14=30, 1d20+19=35, 1d20+31=41, 1d20+29=43)

Does her Arcana check reveal anything interesting? Initiative: 20

Unspoilered it as I'm sure he'll tell you. Lavender is a male deva. Also unspoilered Theren's findings, just for ease of reference.

MAP

Order so far:-
"Sir Keegan"
Risenguard
??
Father Theren

Init -- take higher (1d20+14=33, 1d20+14=23) Male, and please note spelling! Also note that no ally within 5 is surprised

You're a man? Named Lavender Glow? And you're a Deva? I could off sworn you were a female Eladrin last time I checked, or maybe I'm just mixing up our wizards. I apologize.

As the false knight recognises that his ruse has failed, he gestures curtly. More skeletal warriors arise from the snowdrifts, armed with longbows and with fullblades at their sides.

MAP

Order so far:-
"Sir Keegan"
Lavender
Risenguard
??
Father Theren

Perception (1d20+14=16)Insight (1d20+19=32)Religion (1d20+19=29)Arcana (1d20+27=35)

Q18 please

Init (1d20+17=27)

Immeral realising that this was a rouse prepares his spells and readies himself for battle

Perception 1d20+18=32; Insight 1d20+13=26

Initiative 1d20+11=13, place me R18

Genryu stands quietly in the back observing.

To adventurers of your calibre and experience, the feeble attempts of your enemy to deceive you all are so much chaff in the wind. You ready yourselves for battle.

These monsters had less than no chance of surprising any of you with rolls like these.

MAP

Order so far:-
"Sir Keegan"
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Genryu

Still need init from Gilliam, Old Chorro and Lam.

Still need init from Gilliam, Old Chorro and Lam.

Danger Sense lets me pick the 37. 1d20+19=33, 1d20+19=37

MAP

Order so far:-
Old Chorro
"Sir Keegan"
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Genryu

Lam will be rejoining the clan shortly. Gilliam? I'd roll for you but there's nothing in the profile!

I know, I am working on it. Epic has TOO MUCH STUFF. I am going to have a hard time keeping track of it all. I spend the most of my money on ritual supplies. Intiative is at +13, IC gave me a 16. Seriously, I hate IC. I prefer to roll myself, but whatever.

Rev
sent you my char sheet. you will need to use char builder to open it. if you want me to convert to word or something, let me know.

Epic is interesting for sure. We'll see how it all plays out. At least Gilliam rolled better than Genryu. Got the character sheet Gilliam, and will add it to the heap. Thanks for that.

MAP

Order so far:-
Old Chorro
"Sir Keegan"
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Gilliam
Genryu

Hey Genryuu always meant to go last. Better to observe the enemy and know their strengths then barreling head long into the unknown

P19 and Init (1d20+12=14)

A moment that seems like days passes, and battle is joined. "You are not such fools as you look," rasps the death knight, scouring the companions for a worthy foe.

Things to note. The dark line on the map represents a drop of four squares. If you go over the edge and fail to make a successful Ath/Acro check (DC15) you take 2d10 falling damage at the bottom and will require a further Ath/Acro check to climb back up. Going up or down the cliff voluntarily is a full move action. If you can teleport more than four squares, you can teleport up or down the cliff.

The ground is slippery. Difficult terrain (two movement points to move through a square.

Risengard have partial cover from snow drifts until they move. Ranged attacks against them are made at -2.

The magic circle occupied by "Sir Keegan" grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls.

MAP

Old Chorro is up
"Sir Keegan"
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu

Chorro leaps nimbly atop the nearby boulder, whistling softly for Snow. The shifter calmly nocks an arrow, waiting for a target.

Move: P16. Minor: Call Snow O16. Minor: Ready Bow.

Rev, are we at the lowest or highest of the two elevations, currently?

You are all on the higher elevation.

The death knight lifts into the air and flies towards the party, landing among his Risenguard.

"I, Sir Dzrak, challenge you. Who answers my call of honour?"

The Risenguard take a tighter grip on their longbows, and unholy fervour gleams in their undead eyes.

MAP

Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu
Old Chorro - readied action
Sir Dzrak - readied action

Lavender answers, "I do not respect a call of honor from the dead." Leveling his arm at the spectral knight, he summons forth a blast of light immediately next to Dzrak, capturing Dzrak and two of the Risenguard.

Prismatic Burst at G16, using Terrifying Insight on SD. Prismatic Burst vs SD (twice), R13, R15, Will (1d20+23=26, 1d20+23=37, 1d20+23=26, 1d20+23=31, 3d6+12=20) 37 to hit SD, 26 to hit R13, 31 to hit R15, 20 radiant, plus blinded EOMNT.

The deva's radiance immolates the two Risenguard and does more damage than expected to the death knight.
Sir Drzak is vulnerable to radiant damage.

"If you will not take honour, you must take death."

MAP

Immeral
Risenguard
??
Father Theren
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu
Old Chorro - readied action
Sir Drzak - readied action; blind to end Lavender's next turn.
Lavender

Combust on K12

Immeral draws his blade and points the weapon at the group of 3 risenguards and mutters a few arcanic words which cause the undead scourge to suddenly combust into flame
vs Reflex on R12 R10 R11 (1d20+26=34, 1d20+26=35, 1d20+26=36)Damage (5d6+8=25)

sorry for the delay had a 14+ hour work day =(

Not a problem Immeral. Good to see you. Hmmph. I can already see this fight taking a little less time than the designers intended ...

With an explosive sizzle, three more of the Risenguard are demolished.

Risenguard 1, 2 and 3 move towards the sacred circle and fire at Old Chorro, using his carefully balanced form as an easy target. Only one arrow hits.
Longbow attack v Old Chorro (1d20 26=27, 1d20 26=27, 1d20 26=32). Yippee. Go Risenguard. Two 1s and a 6. That is not the way to take down Epic characters guys - you deserve to be fried. 8hp damage to Old Chorro.

Risenguard 4-10 also target the shaman. Their aim is somewhat better and another four arrows strike him.
Longbow attack v Old Chorro (1d20 24=28, 1d20 24=42, 1d20 24=28, 1d20 24=29, 1d20 24=43, 1d20 24=40, 1d20 24=38). 32hp damage to Old Chorro. 40hp total.

Learning from their errors, the Risenguard spread out, the better to pepper the party with arrows.

From the darkened entrance to the keep, two floating, insubstantial figures appear, their ancient faces and tattered rags speaking their long incarceration. Silently, they float, avidly watching the party with a dreadful hunger in their eyes.

Note: The Tormenting Ghosts are insubstantial and take half damage.

MAP

Father Theren
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu
Old Chorro - readied action
Sir Drzak - readied action; blind to end Lavender's next turn.
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts

Theren walks forward, his fullblade in his hands. "Sir Drzak! Erathis has judged you for your crimes, and you have been found guilty. Your punishment-" He suddenly teleports across the gap, his blade glowing with divine light. "is death!"

Moving to I17, using Oath of Enmity on Dzrak, then spending an action point to teleport 3 squares to I13 and using Light of The Avenging Sun: CRITICAL HIT! 31 Radiant damage, not counting his weakness to it.

As Father Theren calls on the power of Erathis to bring doom to the death knight, the readied soulsword swings around. Blinded though he is, Sir Drzak will be a formidable adversary.

"You think your blinding and your petty goddess can defeat me?"

Soulsword attack on Father Theren (1d20 25=41, 2d12 18 10=43). Roll was made at -5 for blindness. 43hp damage to Father Theren. 10hp of that is necrotic.

MAP

Gilliam is up
Lam
Genryu
Old Chorro - readied action
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - blind to end Lavender's next turn

"If you are not worried about Erathis's might, let's see how you do with Pelor's light." Gilliam says as he moves towards the undead creatures.

move to m18, flaming strike (converted to radiant using Pelor's sundisk) on f12, +24 vs. Ref on G1, R4, SD, and R6, (32,25,37,29) and on a hit 25hp radiant/fire damage and on-going 12 hp radiant/fire damage (save ends), on a miss, half radiant/fire damage and no on-going damage.

He then adjusts his hat and draws his mace. minor action

Two more Risenguard are obliterated as Gilliam moves eagerly towards the fray. Pelor's light leaves a painful aura around Sir Drzak, but the insubstantial ghost suffers noticeably less.

Missed the ghost, but it only took 6hp as it is insubstantial and not vulnerable to radiant damage.

MAP

Lam is up
Genryu
Old Chorro - readied action
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - blind to end Lavender's next turn; 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam

Lam strides forward, trying to get a better angle on the fight. Move action and a shift to place me at j17

Lam advances, sizing up the opposition and hunting for a tactically advantageous position.

MAP

Genryu is up
Old Chorro - readied action
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - blind to end Lavender's next turn; 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam
Lam

Genryuu moves slowly and observes the fight.

Move to L18; Total Defense

Genryu steps closer and watches events unfold.

MAP

Old Chorro is up
Lavender
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - blind to end Lavender's next turn; 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses

In the interests of keeping things moving along, I'm delaying Old Chorro until he re-surfaces. Lavender, if you'd be so kind as to splat a bad guy?

MAP

Lavender is up
Immeral
Risenguard
Tormenting ghosts
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - blind to end Lavender's next turn; 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying

Gladly

Lavender advances slowly, considering the situation O19.

He then makes a violent gesture and three orbs of force hurtle forward, striking at Sir Drzak and the ghosts.

Force Volley vs SD, G1, G2 Ref, dazes TEOMNT on hit (1d20+23=31, 1d20+23=36, 1d20+23=27, 3d6+12=24)

EDIT: Should be 33 vs Drzak, forgot combat advantage

Lavender's force attack looks imposing enough, but Sir Drzak and G2 duck easily aside. G1 is not so fortunate but although the creature is dazed, the damage is mostly absorbed by its insubstantial form.

Hit G1 only, even taking into account the CA v Sir Drzak.

MAP

Immeral is up
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - dazed to end Lavender's next turn
Ghost 2
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying
Lavender

Hit G1 only, even taking into account the CA v Sir Drzak.

Bummer. Note that Drzak is no longer blind.

Rev DM wrote:

Hit G1 only, even taking into account the CA v Sir Drzak.

Bummer. Note that Drzak is no longer blind.

MAP

Immeral is up
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - dazed to end Lavender's next turn
Ghost 2
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - 12 ongoing radiant (se)
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying
Lavender

Using daily in Eladrin Boots...Movement to end in H18...Will also use the Daily in Circlet of Mental Onslaught

Immeral mutters a word in elvish and his boots begin to glow a soft light and the eladrin disappears and reappears some distance away ahead of the group. He then mutters another word this time in the words of magic and his circlet glows a soft blue and remains lit. His prep work done Immeral then grims and holds his sword out and cast Mesmeric Hold on SD, G1, R14 (1d20+26=45, 1d20+26=35, 1d20+26=30) Psychic Damage and targets are immobilized until the end of your next turn (2d6+8=13) i forgot to add the 1 to attack and dmg from the circlet

Immeral's mental assault obliterates another Risenguard and holds Ghost 1 and Sir Drzak firmly in place.

The remaining Risenguard raise their bows once more. Their target is the teleporting wizard and three of their arrows strike true.
Risenguard v Immeral (1d20 26=34, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=44, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=39). 30hp damage to Immeral.. That's an awful lot of low rolls. Thanks Risenguard. You are now officially useless.

Twitching and gibbering the ghosts breath outwards, sending wisps of necrotic energy and faint whispers of dead voices to form zones of horrific terrain.
The pink dotted areas are zones. They remain until the end of the encounter or for 5 minutes. Any creature entering or starting its turn in the zone is immobilised (save ends). The zone is difficult terrain (two movement points per square).

MAP

Father Theren is up
Sir Drzak - 12 ongoing radiant (se); immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Gilliam
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying; immobilised (se)
Lavender
Immeral - immobilised (se)
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Ghost 2

Theren steps away from the ghost and stabs at Sir Drzak.
Shifting to L14 and using Overwhelming Strike on Drzak. Missed horribly for 15 damage, so using Elven Accuracy to reroll. 1d20+24=41, still only 15 damage.

Theren - I'm putting Drzak at I14 and Theren at H14 as a result of the shift and switch - can you confirm that's correct?

Father Theren's blow just breaks through Sir Drzak's defenses and the avenger swaps places with his foe. The death knight smiles and raises his soulsword. "A puny attack. Match me if you can, vengeful one."

The words look foolish when he fails to make any impact on Theren.
Soulsword attack (AC) v Theren (1d20 30=39, 2d12 18 10=41)

The remnants of the divine flame clinging to him fade and die away.
Save v ongoing radiant (1d20 2=16)

MAP

Gilliam is up
Lam
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying; immobilised (se)
Lavender
Immeral - immobilised (se)
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Ghost 2
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn

Is it possible for me to move Lam from J18 to I19 and up the side there to avoid the pink dots?

Lam - you can climb down the cliff as a move action and up again as another move action. Depending on where you climb up, you would possibly suffer an OA from Sir Drzak (not recommended). You could also try to jump across the gap.

what is involved with jumping? 'Cause that might be my way down too.

Gilliam looks at the Sun and beseeches Pelor to smite his foes.

move to L16. standard-lance of faith on SD, +27 vs Ref, 37, if hit, 2d8+12, 9+12= 21 radiant damage.

A sharp beam of light answers his call and zaps the death knight in the back. "Thank you, Pelor." Gilliam reponds.

The remaining Risenguard raise their bows once more. Their target is the teleporting wizard and three of their arrows strike true.
Risenguard v Immeral (1d20 26=34, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=44, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=39). 30hp damage to Immeral..

Cape of the Mountebank:Power (Daily Teleportation): Immediate Reaction. Use this power when you are hit by an attack. Teleport 5 squares and gain combat advantage against the attacker until the end of your next turn.

As the arrows hit their mark Immeral's cloak begins to illuminate and teleports the wizard a safe distance away

Jumping - the mechanics works this way:
Long Jump is part of a move action. Make an Athletics check and divide the result by 10 (don't round the result). This is the number of squares you can leap across. You land in the squares determined by your result. If you end up over a pit or chasm, you fall and lose the rest of your move action.

In this case you don't have to make a vertical check along the way (i.e. you're not trying to jump over a wall, just empty space) - but if you were, you'd quarter the Athletics check to see if you could also clear the obstacle. If you don't, you hit whatever it is and fall prone, ending your move.

If you move at least two squares before making the jump, divide your check result by 5, not 10.

Note that the extremely white ground is all DIFFICULT TERRAIN. Clearly not an issue if you float effortlessly over it, but if you land in it, you'll need to take account of that. Slippery ice will do that to you.

I now have this image of our heroes looking from the cliffs to the zones and back again and wondering how fit they all feel really.

Immeral disappears and reappears beside Gilliam as the cleric channels divine power into Sir Drzak. As before, the radiant light of the gods causes the death knight more harm.

MAP

Lam is up
Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying; immobilised (se)
Lavender
Immeral - immobilised (se)
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Ghost 2
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Gilliam

Not feeling quite brave enough to jump around ledges just yet, Lam moves forward through the tough terrain.

Im assuming I can only get one square in?

Not feeling quite brave enough to jump around ledges just yet, Lam moves forward through the tough terrain.

Im assuming I can only get one square in?

That's right. Which square would you like to be in?

EDIT: Gilliam - who would you like to give your +2 attack bonus from Lance of Faith to?

Lam - just let me know if you wanted to be in the other possible square.

Lam steps into the zone of whispers and freezes to the spot as long dead whispers fill his ears.

MAP

Genryu - +2 to all defenses
Old Chorro - delaying; immobilised (se)
Lavender
Immeral - immobilised (se)
Risenguard
Ghost 1 - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Ghost 2
Father Theren
Sir Drzak - immobilised to end Immeral's next turn
Gilliam
Lam - immobilised (se)