Spotting the devil as he ducks out of the way of the lightning as best he can, Rathis pulls a vial from his belt as he edges closer and then tosses it, the glass shattering in an explosion of force.
Val Readies to protect the group from attack with detect evil on
Corso will bide his time, waiting for the tentacles to wear off. "How long do these bloody things last?"
The Azata casts hold monster on one of the devils, but fails to bypass their magical resistance.
The black tentacles are unable to maintain their hold on the devils. Well this looks like a good time to get rid of them. Ferod dismisses the spell.
Ferod casts dimensional anchor, and growls as the spell fizzles on the devil. all up to you.
Still invisible, Ferod moves to one side after casting the spell.
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The two devils rush at the only person who they know can dispatch them with prejudice, Omar. One takes a hit from Val in doing so, but they both reach their target and both score hits on the troublesome archer.
Val attacks the one south of her with a smite
With a holy roar and a deadly swing empowered by divine energy Val drives her blade home and a devil appears before her as it dies.
Rathis rushes the last one, hoping to end this fight before anyone else gets hurt.
Corso will move directly adj. to Omar and ready an action to attack anyone who attacks either him or Omar (assuming it's in reach).
Ferod to act
The azata fires off a pair of light rays at the remaining devil.
The asata draws its greatsword and advances on the devil, trying to move into a flanking position.
Ferod readies greater dispel.
The party had real trouble pinning the last demon down. They get a couple hits in, but most miss.
Perhaps emboldened by the party's failure, the remaining devil continues to hack at Omar. Two more wounds open on the hard pressed archer as the invisible scythe slices through his defence.
Val attacks it with a smite
Rathis tears into the creature.
"Know when you're defeated, beast. You'll have your way with me someday, but not today," he growls.
Begone foul creature! Return to the depths of the hell from which you came!
The azata, having moved around the devil, lays into it with her holy greatsword.
She makes a great show of where the invisible devil is for the others, though none of her attacks hit home.
Ferod simply says sorry as he flings his hand at the devil, showering it with a cloud of glitterdust. He is careful to keep Omar out of the cloud.
The Devil screeches and wails as the dust clouds her eyes. She wipes at her face to no avail as sparkling motes of light descend on her and completely nullify her invisibility.
She flails about with her weapon, but being blinded makes Omar a much harder target, and she fails to hit the lithe archer with any of her swings.
"Back to Hell with you!" Rathis growls.
Once the creature is gone, Ferod states, in a low echoey voice, YooUUrrr WWWeeelllCCCoooMMMMee.
Being invisible can be fun.
The devil is quickly dispatched now that she is visible. The sword awaits in what remains of the chest of the construct for any who would claim it.
Corso will go ahead and pull out the sword like he intended to.
As soon as you pick up the sword you realize that you are holding a tremendous artifact of great power. In addition to being a +3 Speed Longsword, you may use it to cast Bestow Curse 3/day (DC 19), and Spell Immunity 1/day (CL 17th). You are also now immune to fire and have the ability to cast repulsion 1/day (CL 17th).
However, it also knows that you're holding it and it is just now getting its bearings after being asleep for centuries.
Having explored the entirety of this floor, you proceed to exit the way you came. You emerge into the still starry night and go explore the only place you haven't explored yet, the central crypt that faces south. At first, nothing seems to be different, but the sarcophagus lid is ajar, and moving it reveals a long stair leading deep into the earth. Seeing no alternative, you descend.
These catacombs you enter are composed primarily of narrow, low-ceilinged (8 feet) corridors riddled with burial niches. Some host one or two full skeletons in tattered rags; others are packed with bones stacked in an artful, if grisly, manner—one niche may hold nothing but thigh bones, another jawbones, another an array of vertebrae. Some of the walls feature decorative brickwork, others are adorned with frescoes, and still others have bones and skulls mortared into place as though they were the most convenient and mundane building materials.
The air is stale, and all areas are lit as though by flickering torchlight, though no such illumination can be found.
You wander a bit in the tight spaces and come to a brighter chamber. Arranged in various raised niches in the ornately-bricked walls are several dozen mummified corpses, attired in clothing of bygone eras, standing in lifelike poses as though engaged in conversation.
Four oval niches in the north wall are obvious places of honor, as each holds but a single mummy bearing valuable-looking treasures. The room itself is lit brilliantly by two spheres of bright
light floating near the center of the thirty-foot-high ceiling above.
As soon as you enter, two beings appear from the light. Surrounded by a nimbus of near-blinding light, they look something like an emaciated child with clawed hands.
I am unable to create a map at this time. Val, Corso, and Rathis are currently 20 feet from the things. Omar and Ferod are 25. The front liners have clear charge lanes, should you wish to do that.
Umm, before we go in, can we heal up?
Yes. You have plenty of time for that.
Rathis, also having healed himself , tosses a bomb toward the two figures, hoping to take advantage of the space before the party closes to deal more death.
"More undead?" he asks, hoping someone can tell what these things are.
Moving next to both creatures, Corso will Antagonize the one on his right.
Here, in this place, I'm going with an assumption they aren't going to offer us tea.
Ferod casts magic circle vs evil.
Ferod - These are Shining Children, beings of corrupted light. Their attacks are like beams of fire and their very touch corrupts the positive energy that fuel the essence of living things. Reports of permanent blindness and insanity after encounters with these creatures are common.
They are Immune to blindness, fire, and poison; Resist cold 10 and sonic 10.
Omar - Maybe it's the effect of the light on your eyes, but you are shocked to see each and every one of your shots fly harmlessly by your foes.
Val moves in and attacks the corrupted thing
The Children begin to scream without sound. Their telepathic speech sounds like metal being torn. Then the right one seems to explode in a nimbus of unbeliveably powerful light that threatens to burn your eyes clean out of your head.
Then the other casts defensively and a symbol in mind-bending runes appears on the floor in full view of everyone. It's strange script seems to twist reality even as it is burned into your mind.
aww, hell...
My eyes, AAAAHHHH!
On his next turn, Ferod casts invisibility on himself and, with a hand on the wall, moves around the corner to the left.