Ramne points to Strang coming belatedly to shore. They turn the boat back to pick him up.
Ramne looks disappointed.
"We have some spells cast. I hope they don't run out now."
As the boat makes it to the far shore in the dimly lit caravan, a projectile stops short of the boats and lights up like a large ball of fire. The fire stops short of the globe around Ramne and dissipates.
As boat coasts into the shore, Ramne says: "It is the Queen. Her gaze can beguile the unwary. I will try to keep from falling under her sway."
The party begins to leave the boat as the horrible creature approaches. It is a large snake with a human face of an ugly female. Ramne informs you it is called a naga.
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Terion
Strang
Cole
Ama
Bizzlemont
Ramne
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The old mage seems to ready his magic to coincide with the Queen's.
Strang cringes in humiliation at having possibly wasted the group's spells before going into what was likely to be a terrible fight.
The snake lady is of a huge size and is guarding what appears to be a pile of bones and treasure, not unlike what a dragon hoard is supposed to be.
Piles of gleaming coins and sacks of treasure are gathered here.
"Worship me and you may live. Fight me an you die."
Ramne lets of a lightning fast volley of magic bolts that impact off what appears to be an invisible shield. You then notice.....
A magic aura of protection surrounds the evil creature.
"She has a Shield spell! Magic missles aren't any use. But this might be!" The gnome weaves a new spell and tosses a piecw of mica into the air. Suddenly a flurry of golden dust swirls around the naga, sticking to everything.
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Terion, may this potion keep you safe. Drink it before the fight begins. he passes a potion of mage armour to Terion.I also have two potions to hand out, they give a small edge, allow a weapons blade to fall truer, better. Who wants them?
Terion nods at the offer - "Thank you friend, I'll put it to good use - any idea how long it lasts?"
"And I'll take one of those too, if its ok with you" - the man nods at the ones that "make a weapon's blade fall truer"
Ramne smiles at Cole and pats him on the head.
"I will cast some protection for use. Stray too far from me at your own peril."Ramne casts as the boat begins to near the far shore. A globe of scintillating colors surrounds him in a ten foot sphere.
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"Ramne, does this mean that when I charge her, you will be right there nex to me?" - Terion asks with a grin.
As Terion steps into the massive cave, he takes in the image of the massive creature that awaits them - "I could live with the fact that you sent your dogs to kill us more than once. Heck! I could even live with the fact that you have the body of a SNAKE! But lady... You are UGLY as a yesterday's lunch!" - the man roars as he moves in to attack.
The Queen is distracted by Ramne and hisses:
"Old man, you can join me too."
The spell hits the eyes of the Queen.
She hisses:"I cannot see, I cannot see."
"Yes! Got her!" Bizzlemont jumps up and cheers his spell.
The queen resists the second spell and lunges at Terion.
The naga sinks her fangs into Terion and injects some poison.
Bizzlemont begins the now-familiar complex casting to cause Terion to grow in size.
Cole charges around the blinded Queen and his sword lights up the previously darkened room.
An armored man with an unholy symbol of the Snake and his undead minion await at the rear of the room.
A spell from the man attempts to bind the body of the paladin and hold him helpless.
Ramne shouts: "Her evil sidekick is there too. Resist the hold spell Cole."
The man responds: "I am Gareth, first priest to the Queen."
Terion grimaces at the bite from the creature, but manages to resist the injected poison - "Bite me, will you?!" - he growls.
"I can bite too!" - he shouts as he swings his weapon again.
The Queen is struck a might blow by Terion. His second hit mightier that the first. She begins to bleed from a fresh wound.
The Queen lashes out blindly at Terion--her blow not even close. Strang quakes in terror at the creature and waits for Ama.
The evil cleric and his foul creature approach.
"You will serve us as an undead slave."
The cleric casts a spell before approaching and his hands gleam with foul energy.
The energy of the damned courses through his body.
The wight attacks Cole and misses.
Ramne fires four force bolts at the wight.
The wight is injured but still effective.
Terion keeps swinging with all his might at the gigantic snakelike creature - "Hang in there Cole, just scraping a bug off my shoe, and I'll be right there with you!" - Terion shouts, encouraging his companion.
Round 1
"What's that, Ama? I'm feeling mighty devout right about now...," Strang trails off.
"Thanks, Ama. Now let's see if I can save Terion's butt," he said, confidence renewed.
Moving up to within striking distance, Strang attempted to stab the Queen,
though still not as wicked a blow as Terion's.
Status hp 28, AC 19 Protection From Evil 19 rounds, Bless 18 rounds
Bizzlemont finishes the spell and Terion begins to grow in size. The gnome pumps his fist, noting this seeming to go better than the last few trials. He turns his attention to the man and the undead behind the queen. He moves to get a better vantage point and points his finger at the wight to fire his blinding ray.
The massive snake creature takes two vicious hits from Terion and Strang. It is amazing anyone can take so much damage.
Cole and gnasher combine to hurt her even more. Bizzlemont hits the wight, but his spell seems to have no effect.
The evil humanoid duo continue to confront Cole. The wight is unable to claw the paladin.
The evil cleric makes a step back and begins to cast while grasping his holy symbol.
Unable to recognize the spell, Ramne gestures and a bolt of lightning emerges from his hands and streaks toward the Queen.
Unable to miss the now enlarged fighter, Terion, the Queen, and the evil cleric are consumed in a bolt of smoking sizzling electricity.
Hit by the full force of the bolt, the queen and evil cleric dance a dance of pain. The smell of sizzled hair fills the room.
"Duck, my boy, duck!" Ramne yells. Even with his incredible powers of concentration, the cleric cannot continue to focus on his magic, and the small portal to the abyss he was forming closes abruptly.
The Queen totter but does not fall. Undeterred by the attacks, the Queen concentrates and manages to target a huge explosion of fire.
Bizzlemont and Strang find themselves engulfed in a fiery blast. Ama and Terion are still within the protective sphere of Ramne and Cole feels the heat, but is outside the area of effect.
Spirit nagas delight in places of death and desolation. Battle-scarred ruins, untended graveyards, despoiled forests, and tangled swamps all attract these repulsive creatures. Where guardian nagas favor places of innate sanctity, spirit nagas seek out places of fundamental corruption, sites they believe to be imbued with dark magics. The crypts of long-dead tyrants, the death places of great heroes, and the ruins of nefarious keeps all attract these wretched serpents.
Most spirit nagas believe themselves to be the inheritors of some mysterious dark favor, seeing their innate magical talents as evidence of such. Most commune with vague powers of death and devastation, working profane rites and seeking grotesque auguries from cultic forces. To aid them, spirit nagas often use their enchanting gaze, changing victims into fawning fanatics and would-be sacrifices.
Spirit nagas occasionally band together in small groups—some seeming to mimic the covens of hags. While a particular plot or foe might bring these deadly serpents together for a short time, spirit nagas are loyal only to themselves, and such alliances always end in deadly betrayal.
And the queen collapses in a heap.
The evil cleric blinks in surprise. He seems to be disoriented.
Bizzlemont realizes the spell at the last second and drops to one knee, covering his face and gripping Razzle tightly as the flames burn him. "Aaah!" Despite his quick actions, the gnome is badly burned. If he hadn't aced so quickly, though, he most certainly would have been dead.
Still, the wizard, looks up after the spells and cheers as he sees Cole fell the naga. He looks at the still-dangerous wight and shoots a green ray from his hand at it.
As he grows in size, Terion is hit with the full force of the blast in spite of trying to get out of the way - as the blast clears, and with still remnants of lightning bursting out of his eyes and mouth, and circling the metal of his weapon and armour, he raises his eyes towards Ramne, growling - "We WILL talk about this later..."
Without another word, and with the serpent queen dead, he does not hesitate, and swings at the man - "Party's over"
The evil cleric takes a wicked blow. He seems to understand that Terion is not his friend.
The wight and cleric are hit pretty hard. The cleric steps and attacks Terion but misses with a poor blow. As the clerics attention fixes on Terion, the wight jumps the cleric but fails to land a blow.
Ramne gestures and another hail of forcebolts tear into the wight and he is blown to pieces.
The cleric is still standing, bleeding from several wounds.
Bizzlemont slowly approaches Cole and the cleric. He holds his hands ready to blast the cleric with a Color Spray spell if he attacks them again. "Surrender! Drop your weapons!"
"You heard the shrimp, drop it or die!" Strang growled, brandishing his sword once more - clothes slightly smoking from the near miss from the spell.
Status hp 28, AC 19, Bless, Protection from Evil
"There will be no second chances..." - Terion warns, as he grips his weapon until his knuckles go white.
The old wizard gestures and fires and a bolt of acid hits the fallen 'god'. She begins to sizzle as the acid burns her.
Looking around with horror.
The cleric speaks with defiance:"I will not surrender again. Death is worse than being a mindslave!"
Looking in the distance: "Ramne, is that you?"
Confusion seems to cover his face.