Savage creatures of nightmare, perytons combine the features of stags, wolves, and great birds of prey. Though vicious beasts, perytons possess all the intelligence of a human. Perytons hunt any creature weaker than themselves, but prefer humanoid prey, as they particularly relish the taste of such creatures’ still-beating hearts.
Perytons mate once per year. The mating ritual is short, brutal, and in the end often fatal for the male. Afterward, the female lays a single, foot-tall black egg, which hatches 7 months later.
Shadow Mark (Su) As a free action, a peryton can make a ranged touch attack by flying over a humanoid target—the maximum range of this attack is 300 feet. If the peryton hits, its shadow transforms to match the shadow of the creature struck. Once a peryton has established this link, it gains a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls made against that target, and every time the peryton hits that target with an attack, the creature must make a DC 13 Will save or become frightened for 1 round. This is a mind-affecting fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
"Someone help Anadrien--she seems to be frightened!" "And the Dawn Piper is approaching!"
Dom is anguished as there are too many vulnerable party members to protect them all. He settles on targeting Elsbeth to try and give Erland and Rurik some breathing room.
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"The flying monster is a peryton. Imagine the nastiest qualities of those predators it showcases and add in a vicious man's intellect, and you're about there. I'll try to hex it before it can do much harm."
Erland draws a bit of sand from his pouch and flicks it towards the peryton, whispering the words to trigger his slumber hex. He then flies to the SW, getting behind Wapiti as he draws his icicle wand/dagger.
Dom takes a swipe at what he later learns is a peryton!
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Falls 10 feet:
Peryton 2 targets Domitian with its shadow mark ability
Dom's Touch AC 14
Flyby Attack on Domitian: AC 21
Domitian: DC 13
Dom takes a swing at the peryton as it flies by but the creatures tough hide prevents the blade from drawing blood. When he turns his blade on Elsbeth, he is more successful. In her rage, she is less cautious and leaves him some openings. A slash to her stomach and one to her neck gives her mortal wounds and she collapses.
Erland's slumber hex causes a fine dusting to settle around the peryton. The magical beast succombs to the witchy magic and tumbles ten feet to the ground, which gives it its first injury.
As the peryton is falling, a second one swoops down aiming its impressive wrack of horns directly at Domitian's chest. Just before it hits, a shadow of the beast passes over Domitian and then transforms to look like the swashbuckler instead of the shadow of a peryton. Domitian momentarily freezes and the horns gore him, driving deep into his chest before pulling out of him as the peryton flies on by and gains altitude to 20 feet, turning near the house. Domitian misses his chance to make an attack on the peryton as it flies on by him, his eyes wide with fear.
Domitian looks like Anadrien, getting ready to flee for his life from the powerful beasts.
Anadrien (17 lethal, frightened)
Rurik
Brandon
Joliphanta (rage)
Ingrit
Zack
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (Full Defense AC 16)
Mari (rage)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 2
Peryton 1 (4 lethal, on ground, prone)
Domitian (12 lethal ? + 17, Frightened)
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up)
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"Stand fast!" shouts Rurik as he manages to cast remove fear.
Currently just above ground level, using flight for more movement rather than altitude for the moment.
Anadrien's supernatural fear of the peryton that injured her drives her to dash as fast as possible to the west, taking her into the path that leads to the giant tree that is the air font of the Dawn Pipers.
Joliphanta pounces on Rurik, biting and clawing at him with frightening savagery. One claw gets under his armor and rips his flesh.
Ingrit
Zack
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16)
Mari (rage)
Elsbeth (42 lethal, Dead)
Round 2
Peryton 1 (4 lethal, on ground, prone)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 17 lethal)
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up)
Anadrien (17 lethal, frightened)
Rurik (5 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16)
Joliphanta (rage)
Quickly taking in the utter chaos of the battlefield, Ingrit deems the perytons the biggest immediate threat, taking a single step and quickly unleashing a trio of arrows at the predator as it banks for another attack pass.
Giving Wapiti a quick command, she sends her mighty companion to aid Dom.
Wapiti surges forward, lumbering around Ingit and Do, and lowering his head to drive his antlers into Mari.
Rurik winces as he's scratched.
Erland points and throws a bit of shiny mica towards the prone peryton, Mari, and Girl #2, causing a burst of glittering sparkles to surround them and coat them in gold.
Mari:
Anadrien:
Ingrit's arrows all strike the body of the peryton that gored Domitian, causing a snarl of pain and anger from the beast.
Wapiti gores Mari but the momentum behind her attack is diminished by the fey's resistance to normal weapons, and his horns do no damage. However, the elk gets close enough to her while moving that she bites the mighty beast's shoulder.
Zack picks up a large piece of firewood to use as a club and takes a defensive stance, terrified of the battle.
The Dawn Piper flies closer to the battle and speaks to Anadrien while she is still frightened. Her words are drowned out by the sounds of battle near the campfire, so only Anadrien can hear what she says.
Colt runs to join his buddies in fear and confusion off to the side of the clearing.
Mari rushes at Domitian with a savage assault, red of tooth and claw. She cuts Domitian with her claws, leaving rows of bloody wounds.
The peryton that Erland's slumber hex grounded gets up and takes to the air again, circling north of the campfire, gaining altitude until she spots Anadrien, whom she marked earlier.
Domitian (Remove Fear, 31 lethal)
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up, 25 lethal)
Anadrien (17 lethal, frightened: ends at start of this round)
Rurik (5 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16)
Joliphanta (rage)
Ingrit (remove fear)
Wapiti (6 lethal)
Zack (AC 16)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16)
Mari (rage)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 3
Peryton 1 (4 lethal, 15 ft up)
"Augh!" cries Dom as he's slashed twice by the woman who had but a moment ago been caressing him. "And here I was starting to like you." He tries to give as good as he gets, striking twice.
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Dom will step up to engage Joliphanta and parry-riposte the next creature that goes after him.
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Erland points his wand at Mari and flicks the tip up with a snapping motion. Giant icicles like spears shoot up from the ground d beneath the raging fey.
and damage, plus DC 14 Ref for half, tripped on a fail.
"You have signed your own death warrants, fey. There was no need to engage in such violence, but not your lives are forfeit. "
Dom gives better than he gets, giving Mari a pair of slashes of her own that bleed profusely. The two appear to be in a deadly dance. Only the baccae's rage is keeping her going.
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up, 25 lethal)
Anadrien (17 lethal, frightened)
Rurik (5 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16)
Joliphanta (rage)
Ingrit (remove fear)
Wapiti (6 lethal)
Zack (AC 16)
DP (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16)
Mari (rage, 29 lethal)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 3
Peryton 1 (4 lethal, 15 ft up)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 31 lethal, parry-reposte ready)
Out of the corner of her eye, Ingrit sees Mari set to retaliate, calling out a warning to Wapiti. The mighty elk drops his antlers at the right moment, deflecting the baccae's strike down and away from him.
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Mari:
Peryton 2 flyby attack on Dom: AC 26 (parry)
DC 15
DC 13
Dom:
After Domitian badly wounds Mari, Erland causes an icicle to appear and thrust up near Mari. She avoids getting tripped by the attack, but suffers more wounds. Still, her rage keeps her going.
The peryton that attacked Domitian wheels around near the house, flys past him, gets his antlers past Dom's parry attempt and stabs deep into his chest. It then banks hard to the left and flies east before turning to make another attack, blood dripping from his antlers.
Dom feels a moment of panic again, but resists the urge to flee.
Rurik (5 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16)
Joliphetta (rage)
Ingrit (remove fear)
Wapiti
Zack (AC 16)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16)
Mari (rage, 35 lethal)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 3
Peryton 1 (4 lethal, 15 ft up)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 44 lethal, parry-reposte ready)
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up, 25 lethal)
Since he's stuck in the middle of a scrum, Rurik simply starts swingin' away with his morningstar.
Domitian, AC 21
Domitian, AC 21
Domitian, AC 21
Anadrien recovers from her fright, turns her back on the Dawn Piper, steps toward the Peryton that is already heading toward her for another attack. Both arrows strike the strange hybrid creature.
Rurik smacks Joliphetta solidly with Everbloom's Rose. The impact seems less damaging than it might have been.
Despite Rurik's attack, Joliphetta continued her frenzied, bestial attack on Domitian, snarling with rage. One of her clawed hands rakes across his side.
Wapiti
Zack (AC 16)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16)
Mari (rage, 35 lethal)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 3
Peryton 1 (12 lethal, 15 ft up)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 49 lethal)
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up, 25 lethal)
Anadrien (17 lethal)
Rurik (5 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16)
Joliphetta (rage, 5 lethal)
Ingrit keeps her focus on the peryton in the air, seeking to bring it down before it can attack Anadrien, whom the beast appeared locked onto.
Wapiti presses the assault on the savage woman attacking Domitian, though his antlers fail to pierce her flesh.
Ingrit:
DC 25
Anadrien:
Domitian:
Erland:
Ingrit:
Rurik:
Dom 21
Rurik AC 20
Vs Anadrien, AC 20
Ingrit adds two more arrows to the peryton heading for a repeat attack on Anadrien, one of them penetrating especially deep into the beast's chest. She does not yet kill it however, although it is very badly wounded.
Wapiti would have stabbed Mari if she had been a normal humanoid, but her fey nature protects her.
The dawn piper flies closer to the fight. Everyone is so focused on the perytons and the baccae that they don't notice her actions.
It's your call what Wapiti does in response. I'd say he would move toward Ingrit in an effort to protect her, concerned that she is upset by something. If you want him to remain in the fight, he must succeed in a DC 15 will save each round he is separated from Ingrit.
Since Ingrit is currently closer than 60 feet from Dom, until she can move farther from him on her next turn, she suffers the nauseated condition until she can get more than 60 feet from Dom. On her next turn, she can only take a single move action.
Mari continues her attacks on both Rurik and Domitian. She bites and claws and manages to sink her fangs into Rurik's flesh.
The peryton that first hit Anadrien and marked her with its shadow, flies at her again, swooping past Erland tries again to spear Anadrien with her antlers as she flies by. But she misjudges her altitude and her horns swish past several feet above the elf's head. The peryton flies past, turning east and rising again to 20 feet near the wall of trees to the south, turning to fly at her again.
Erland (flight)
Perton 2 (20 feet up, 25 lethal)
Anadrien (17 lethal)
Rurik (12 lethal, Remove Fear)
Brandon (AC 16, total defense)
Joliphetta (rage, 5 lethal)
Ingrit (remove fear)
Wapiti
Zack (AC 16, total defense)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16, total defense)
Mari (rage, 35 lethal)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 4
Peryton 1 (40 lethal, 20 ft up)
As Dom finds his health dwindling, he finds new reserves of strength, his rage matching those of the baccae who now surrounded him. He strikes furiously at Mari, trying to finish the job, all the while protecting Rurik.
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to hit for +1 cold
for additional
Erland dashes his hand into his potion rack and downs a vial. His form begins to shrink and morph.
Anadrien:
Rurik:
Ret-Con: Erland stabs at the Peryton as it swoops to attack Anadrien. The icicle wand pierces the creature's chest, causing a mortal wound. The peryton crashes to the ground next to Anadrien.
Domitian's first attack on Mari cuts across her throat, killing instantly. His second attack wounds Joliphetta but does not kill her.
The other peryton, seeing its mate killed, flies at Erland in a murderous rage. The stag horns stab into his chest and face.
Rurik (12 lethal, Remove Fear, AC 21)
Brandon (AC 16, total defense)
Joliphetta (rage, 22 lethal)
Ingrit (remove fear)
Wapiti
Zack (AC 16, total defense)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16, total defense)
Mari (rage, 49 lethal, dead)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 4
Peryton 1 (44 lethal, dying)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 49 lethal, rage, AC 18, 12 temp hp)
Erland (flight, 5 lethal)
"Ow! That was a close one, if you ask me."
Rurik holds forth his shield, embossed with the rose of Milani, and he shouts, "Liberators will always fight on, our songs and stories resonate through the ages!"
Anadrien sends two more arrows into the peryton attacking Erland, taking every close to death.
Joliphetta vs Rurik AC 21 (with Faithful Ally from Dom)
Joliphetta vs Rurik AC 21 (with Faithful Ally from Dom)
Joliphetta vs. Domitian AC 18 with rage and Faithful Ally
Rurik's healing energy radiates out, affecting Domitian, but also Mari and the flying Peryton.
Joliphetta continues her savage attempts to rip either Rurik or Domitian or both. Despite Domitian's attempt to protect the Cleric, the baccae bites him and tries to rip out some flesh. She otherwise meets only armor and air.
Wapiti
Zack (AC 16, total defense)
Dawn Piper (20 ft high)
Colt (AC 16, total defense)
Mari (rage, 49 lethal, dead)
Elsbeth (42, Dead)
Round 4
Peryton 1 (44 lethal, dying)
Domitian (Remove Fear, 33 lethal, rage, AC 18, 12 temp hp)
Erland (flight, 5 lethal)
Perton 2 (5 feet up, 22 lethal)
Anadrien (17 lethal, charmed)
Rurik (7 lethal, Remove Fear, AC 21)
Brandon (AC 16, total defense)
Joliphetta (rage, 6 lethal)
Clutching her hand to her stomach and holding her bow in a white-knuckled grip, Ingrit staggers away from the main combat, glaring hatefully over her shoulder as she does, her clear distress drawing Wapiti away from the battle to protect her from whatever he could clearly feel upsetting her over their empathic bond.
Dom:
DC 40
Anadrien:
Domitian:
Erland:
Ingrit:
Rurik:
Ingrit moves away from the battle between Dom and the Baccae with Wapiti following her, concerned.
The Dawn Piper floats serenely above the fray, observing.
"Wait, Ingrit, where are you going? Come back!" Dom abandons all efforts to defend Rurik as he pursues Ingrit. As he does so, he draws a spear and chucks it at the peryton.
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Erland levels his wand at Joliphetta and makes a gesture with his wrist. Shards of ice erupt from the ground beneath her feet like spear points.
DC 14
Joliphetta:
Peryton 2 vs Domitian AC 21
DC 13
Domitian:
As Dom moves away from the last baccae, she bites his backside.
The ice spear juts up beneath Joliphetta, but she dodges before it knocks her down or does serious damage.
The peryton turns from attacking Erland and puts all its effort into killing Domitian, attacking him with its antlers and its hooves. One hoof punches his side, causing him a moment of fear, but he keeps his composure.
Since he's still stuck in a fight, Rurik can't risk casting a spell right now, and he swings at Joliphetta again.
Since he's still stuck in a fight, Rurik can't risk casting a spell right now, and he swings at Joliphetta again.
Joliphetta vs Domitiaon (AOO) AC 20
Joliphetta vs Rurik, AC 20
Anadrien fires two arrows at the peryton harrying Erland. She was distracted by the movement of Ingrit and Domitian and her shots missed the beast.
Joliphetta, the last remaining Baccae, tries to bite Domitian as he moves away from her. Her teeth are stopped by Dom's armor and he is not harmed.
She focuses her fury on the one remaining man near her, Rurik. She bites at his neck and finds a weak spot in his armor, tearing his flesh. Her claws pummel his armor to no effect.
Ingrit staggers further away from the conflict, signaling something to Wapiti.
DC 14
Ingrit:
Ingrit:
Twigjack:
Ingrit:
Peryton 1 DC 12
Wapiti: Ready action:
vs. Domitian CMD 23
As Ingrit moves into the edge of the clearing near the elemental font of air, a tiny vaguely humanoid creature seemingly made completely of bundles of sticks rises from hiding amid the light undergrowth and sends out an explosive spray of splinters at Ingrit. She turns away just in time to avoid some of the tiny projectiles but she still is injured.
Immediately after this, the creature seems to melt into the underbrush again.
They have a special attack, called Splintersray, which Ingrit just experienced. They can make this attack 3 times per day. They can move through light undergrowth as if via dimension door, up to 60 feet per day. They have a weakness to fire.
"Get out of my way you fiend!" Dom clearly wants to pursue Ingrit, but as yet another enemy gets in his way, he elects to try and deal with it first.
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He then steps toward Ingrit, but to his surprise Wapiti shoves him away. He stumbles backwards. "Wapiti, stop it! We need to get Ingrit!"