Corpus steps up and finishes the gnome.
Six enemies lay dead, the dwarf fled into the tunnels alone, the last gnome unaccounted for, and likely inside where ever the cave leads.
"These are most of her men." Naubos says. "There's only the genasi herself and two halflings left in her group. We can easily finish them."
Searching the bodies reveals a total of 170 gp, and in one pack is a Robe of Avoidance.
Rest then advance I assume?
Corpus:
Ovid: All set - and it's only now I realize you took the Assassin multiclass feat, very cool :)
Malize: All set.
Vernal: All set
Santander:
Kevaras: All set.
Malize inspects the robe.
Ovid: All set - and it's only now I realize you took the Assassin multiclass feat, very cool :)
36/37 hp
9/12 surges
1/1 AP
After taking time to rest and divvy the loot, you all move into the cave. There clearly was once some of complex here, but most of the rooms are buried under tons of rubble. You travel for a while down the recently excatavated passage until you come to stairs going down. As you move down them, you can see a lit hallway, with some piles of rubble. The hallway opens into a large room. At the far end of the room is a glowing door.
In front of - and facing - the door are two halflings in leather armor. They seem to be studying the door.
A few feet in front of them is a genasi woman, also in leather armor - she seems to be waiting for you. "They're here, we'll delay them, get the door open!"
"Surrender and we'll let you leave alive."
"Hope you three are better than you look. Otherwise this won't be any fun." Ovid twirls a shuriken in his hands.
"It's the wee folk who ya gotta watch out for," Kevaras points with his sword.
"They have a vicious knee-bite."
36/36 HP; 10/12 surges:
Initiative +2; Speed 5
Passive Perception 13, Passive Insight 13
Lay on Hands 1 of 2
Action Points: 0
"Ugh, more bizarre freaks."
Vernal lounges along, healing himself as he goes.
"Sweeting, we could always try scaring them away. I'll smile at them a bit. Then again, I'm sure Corpus and Kevaras would be upset if we did that. They like to play."
The threats issued don't see to phase the few foes.
Ediza moves forward to screen the room from you. "You won't have the staff, Naubos. It is not for the likes of you." she says in perfect Undercommon as she sees the mage at the back of your group.
Reynol studies the door, muttering arcane words...
...and the door flares with light as runes light up. He says something to the genasi, one would assume, but the language spoken is unknown to you all.
Malize's ears prick up (even more than they already are) at the mention of a staff.
Corpus closes the gap between the group and Ediza, but the rubble slows him enough so that he can't attack her. He does, however, see the gnome that fled the earlier fight.
Jarge also studies runes on the doorway.
Once more, runes flare and you can see two thirds of a circle formed in along the doorway.
Ovid dashes forward and throws a shuriken at the halflings.
Ovid darts forward, but the shuriken just misses his target and tings off of the door.
The skulk sees Corpus and takes an shot at him.
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The bolt hits Corpus in the shoulder and the gnome reloads with a grin.
Flames pour down from the skies, badly burning Jarge, though totally missing his friend. The lingering flames will add to that should the halflings move away.
Jarge screams something, though what it is remains unclear.
"Why, I do believe they're trying to do magic. How amusing."
"Why, I do believe they're trying to do magic. How amusing."
"Awww, it thinks it's people," says the murderous drow as he stomps towards the halflings.
9 temp HP, 36/36 HP; 9/12 surges:
Initiative +2; Speed 5
Passive Perception 13, Passive Insight 13
Lay on Hands 1 of 2
Action Points: 0
Encounter Powers: Virtue
Malize doesn't even bother to add to the sinister banter as she fires off her signature magic missile.
Malize's magical dart slams into the wounded halfling, but he doesn't fall. Like Malize, Naubos doesn't move closer, but he also doesn't attack.
The genasi woman, Ediza, burst into a flurry of motion. Weaving Genasi magics, she focuses threat on Kevaras, even as she slashes at Corpus before ducking backwards.
Reynol is angry and ignores the door to attack Santander. He moves forward, though staying inside the firey area. A blast of mystic energy shoots at him.
Move to J9 and mark and use weapon masters strike on Reynol.
attack vs ac, , damage =
Corpus ducks around Ediza, drawing an attack from her in the process.
She misses, badly, and the weapon master cuts Reynol down.
Jarge, ignoring the flames around himself and the slowly ebbing fire, focuses on his work.
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The last of the seal lights up and then dims - everyone with arcane knowledge just knows that the door can know be opened.
Meanwhile, Ovid darts forward and attacks the genasi viciously while her back is turned.
Ovid darts forward and swing at Ediza, but the Genasi ducks around the spear. The skulk sees a chance and moves in to swing his pick at Corpus. (The skulk is wounded by the way, he did not heal between fights.
The pick slams hard into Corpus, who is badly hurt.
Suddenly two ghostly figures come through the doorway and start to attack. The door is still closed, they just phased through it.
Last time I got stabbed in the back that hard it invoved family.
Last time I got stabbed in the back that hard it invoved family.
Last time I got stabbed in the back that hard it invoved family.
Vernal breathes deeply, absorbing the wonderfully heady emotions surrounding him and leans gently on Ovid's shoulder.
"Just give me a little more of her anger," he murmurs blissfully. Waking up slightly, he smiles at Corpus.
"Come along brother-mine. There's work to be done and that isn't something I want to have to indulge in."
20/37 hp
8/12 surges
1/1 AP
"Thank you Vernal, your always know how to pick up my spirits."
Corpus' wounds partly heal over as Ovid attacks as directed by Vernal.
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However he misses once more. Perhaps the exotic beauty of the genasi woman has him unnerved?
He whispers a quick prayer to the Raven Queen, breathing additional life into Her risen champion.
The drow crusader answers the genasi's challenge with Ardent Strike.
3 temp HP, 36/36 HP; 8/12 surges:
Initiative +2; Speed 5
Passive Perception 13, Passive Insight 13
Lay on Hands 0 of 2
Action Points: 0
Encounter Powers: Virtue
The ghost doesn't seem to care that Kevaras ducks past it, and the paladin's blow strikes home. Ediza grins, her attention shifting to Kevaras.
Malize intones a string of horrid syllables and shapes a ball of force. She launches it at their elemental opponent.
Malize's force orb misses by inches and the genasi woman seems to be enjoying the battle.
Naubos moves forward the casts a spell. Many sparkly lights appear, seeking to confuse the skulk and the second ghost.
Neither foe is affected by the attack. Ediza slams her sword into the ground, causing a shockwave, and then it crackles with magical force as she spins it in an arc.
Corpus uses his Tempest Dance to strike at all of the surrounding enemies.
Attack on Ediza, , damage =
Attack on Gh2, , damage =
Attack on G, , damage =
WhooHoo Crit on Ediza, also useing Dark reaping on Ediza.
Crit & dark reaping damage = necrotic damage.
"And that is how I do the hokey pokey."
29/37 hp
8/12 surges
1/1 AP
Ovid seems to simply fall back into his own shadow, only to reappear behind Corpus and the ghost. Then, with a flick of his wrist he slashes at his foes with lashes of shadow.
Corpus lashes out all around him. He hits the ghost and hurts Ediza badly.
Jargo moves and casts a spell that covers Corpus, Kevaras and Ghost 2.
All three are hit, and feel magic rip into them and shove them away.
Ovid becomes ghost like himself and lashes out with his spear effectively, hitting all his foes. The gnome is killed and all of the rest are battered.
Ghost 1 rises up and attacks Eliza. .
The second ghost attacks Corpus. . However, it's dark claws have no effect on him.
Santanders fiery blast drops Ediza. The ghost is also burned, but it's harder to see how badly it is hurt.