Tural casts shadow trap on the creature, but it's not the least bit bothered by the spell.
The creature bites Mavor, then hits the mighty half-orc with both of its razor sharp claws.
Mavor heals a bit, while Tural takes damage for him.
Round 1:
~
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 20/51HP
Round 2:
Tural 40/45HP
Creature
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 20/51HP
Mavor strikes at the creature with all his might behind his swing.
Round 1, Init 22
Arcana
"Gah, this is a ripe ugly beast" Baer grunts to Mavor. "Good thing you can't see it." Baer moves into the room to flank, needing another round to get into position. She moves most of the way and fires a ray from her staff.
touch to hit;
fire damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
or
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
Denario withdraws, making an arc around the vats.
Tural rushes over to Mavor, poking the cure moderate wounds wand into his back.
Quorthos throws a dagger at the beast, then dodges past it to try and get behind it.
Allyph shoots a ray of electricity at the ceiling, then lets out a sigh. "Such a large target and I can't hit it..."
You're able to get the rope around the creature and pull it tight, restricting its movements.
The creature bites into the rope and it snaps, giving the creature the opportunity to swing its claws around.
It uses this opportunity to claw at Mavor with both of its razor sharp claws, and severely hurts Mavor.
Mavor heals a bit, while Tural takes damage for him.
Mavor takes a swing at the creature, but his lack of sight continues to bother him.
Baer wrecks her brain for information on the creature, but she hasn't a clue on its nature. She fires a ray from her staff at the creature, but misses it due to its wild way of moving around in melee.
Tural moves up behind Mavor and pokes him with the wand of cure moderate wounds, healing most of Mavor's wounds.
Quorthos recalls some information on the creature. He recognizes it as a leukodaemon, a powerful outsider that's partially resistant to attacks that aren't made with silver or good aligned weapons. The leukodaemon doesn't appear to be at full strength, though. It shows signs of having been weakened over time.
Allyph tries to hit the leukodaemon with a ray of electricity, but her aim's off and she hits the ceiling instead.
The leukodaemon bites Mavor in his shoulder and follows the bite up with a couple of swings from its claws, ripping into the blind half-orc's flesh.
Mavor heals a bit, while Tural takes damage for him.
Round 2:
~
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 16/51HP
Round 3:
Tural 35/45HP
Leukodaemon
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 16/51HP
Tural taps Mavor again, worried that he might die.
Quorthos frowns as he identifies the creature. "It's a daemon - weapons won't do much unless they're holy or made of silver!"
They didn't make this thing with their alchemy - maybe they were trying to refine something from it instead?
Quorthos flicks his wrist and a slender bone wand drops into his free hand. He ducks around the remains of the vat and points the wand at the creature. "Exsolece!" A thin grey beam darts forth at the creature.
Baer hears Quorthos' call for silver or good weapons and stares a her wooden staff and cold iron back up.
"Well, we can't handle this thing! That information would have been great *before* we cracked it open, Boy!" Baer grunts and thinks about moving out of the room while the creature is still roped and tied down.
"We can probably get to the elevator before it...maybe."
Mavor hears the mentioning of using silver weapons and drops his normale greataxe for his silver one.
"I can't probably outrun this thing. I can at least try to damage it."
Round 2, Init 22
Baer spins her staff in her hands, causing to blur and imbue with crackling blue arcane might. She begins to cast a spell, finishing it as she 5' steps closer to strike at the daemon. Her arms elongate and strike with two hands.
to hit; (magic, flank, PA)
magic damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
or
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
Denario hits the leukodaemon with a scorching ray, which seems to do less damage than he'd anticipated. He, like Quorthos, recognizes the creature.
Just when Baer thinks her ray's about to miss the creature moves right into it. It doesn't deal a lot of damage, though.
Tural taps Mavor again, worried that he might die, and heals a lagre portion of Mavor's wounds.
Quorthos takes his wand and ducks around the remains of the vat with great agility, but the leukodaemon sees him and attacks with a bite. However, Quorthos manages to dodge the attack, and points his wand at the creature. The leukodaemon's hit by the thin grey beam coming from Quorthos's wand...
...but nothing happens.
Mavor drops his normal greataxe and takes his silver one, which he uses to give the leukodaemon a massive gash across its chest.
Baer's about to bolt when she remembers she can enhance her staff to overcome the creature's resistance. She moves a little bit closer toward the leukodaemon after enhancing her staff and attacks, but hits the creature on a hard part of its skull and deals no damage.
Round 2:
~
Allyph
Denario
Round 3:
Tural 35/45HP
Leukodaemon -38HP
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 33/51HP
Aside from its daemon qualities, what are its special attacks?
"Ah..the bugger's rather resistant to our magics."
Denario spends an arcane reservoir point, to recall Brow Gash, and casts it on his throwing axe, which he draws prior to it.
Allyph takes her shortbow and nocks a silver arrow. "I haven't done a lot of archery so I hope this hits!"
She then releases the arrow, which bounces off of the leudaemon's skin without doing any harm.
"Shoot..."
Once per minute as a standard action, a leukodaemon can unleash a cloud of corpse-bloated, biting black flies in a 20-foot cone. Those caught in the cone take 8d6 points of slashing damage. A DC 21 Reflex save halves this damage. Those who take any damage are also sickened for 1 minute. In addition, the flies linger for 1d4+1 rounds, congealing into a buzzing 20-foot-square cloud centered on the cone’s original point of origin. Any creature that ends its turn in this cloud must make a DC 21 Reflex save to avoid taking 4d6 points of damage and becoming sickened for 1 minute. This cloud of flies may be dispersed by any area effect that does damage or creates wind of at least strong wind force. All daemons are immune to this effect. The save DCs are Constitution-based.
Contagion (Su)
Any arrow a leukodaemon fires from a bow is tainted with disease. If a creature is damaged by a leukodaemon’s arrow, it must make a DC 19 Fortitude save or be affected as if by the spell contagion. A leukodaemon can manifest arrows at will and never runs out of ammunition.
Infectious Aura (Su)
All creatures within 50 feet of a leukodaemon take a –4 penalty on Fortitude saves against disease effects.
Denario recalls the leukodaemon's special attacks and shares the info with the others. He notes that the daemon will need a bow for one of its special attacks, and it seems to be lacking one. It seems a bit odd to Denario that the daemon hasn't used its breath attack yet.
While sharing the information Denario spends an arcane reservoir point to recall brow gash, and he casts the spell on the throwing axe he just drew.
Allyph takes her shortbow and shoots a silver arrow at the leukodaemon, but the arrow doesn't penetrate the daemon's skin.
The leukodaemon presses the attack versus Mavor, barely leaving Mavor standing.
Mavor heals a bit, while Tural takes damage for him.
Round 3:
~
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 6/51HP
Round 4:
Tural 30/45HP
Leukodaemon -38HP
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 6/51HP
Mavor swings his silver greataxe again at the daemon.
"Hey you! Be thankful we freed you! Now go along and bother some other blind bat!"
Round 3, Init 22
Baer attacks again with her spinning staff, calling upon yet more magic reserves to aid her attack.
to hit; (magic, flank, PA)
+3 magic damage.
to hit; (magic, flank, PA)
+3 magic damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
or
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
Denario weighs the axe in his hand, then chucks it at the daemon.
"Hope this works..."
When the axe hits the daemon, Denario says the activation word.
"<Gash>"
Tural jabs Mavor again, having no time to cast any other spells.
Quorthos looks at the creature hopelessly. It's so strong, and we are at our weakest...
He stabs the creature, knowing that his weapon will do almost nothing, but being out of other options.
"Baer! Get the others out of here... I'll hold it back as long as I can!"
Allyph decides to try again and shoots another silver arrow at the leukodaemon.
While Mavor swings his axe into the floor, Baer's staff bounces off the leukodaemon's skin not once but twice.
Denario moves and throws his axe at the leukodaemon. The axe hits the creature's skull and the weapon's blade barely leaves a scratch. However, Denario's spell takes effect, and with the sound of snapping bones the tiny scratch opens up to be a small crack from which blood starts trinkling down.
Tural jabs Mavor again with the healing wand, healing more of Mavor's wounds.
Quorthos stabs at the leukodaemon, but he's not able to penetrate the daemon's skin with his dagger.
Allyph shoots another silver arrow at the creature. Her aim's good, but due to being in melee the daemon suddenly moves unpredictably and the arrow misses anyway.
More blood trinkles down from the crack in the leukodaemon's skull, slowly forming a tiny stream down the side of the creature's skull.
The leukodaemon bites Mavor, then hits him with one of its claws. The hit with the claw causes Mavor to stand unbalanced, and the daemon misses Mavor with its second claw when Mavor wobbles a bit backward.
Mavor heals a bit, while Tural takes damage for him.
Round 4:
~
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 8/51HP
Round 5:
Tural 25/45HP
Leukodaemon -44HP (-1 penalty on attack rolls)
Allyph
Baer
Quorthos 43/45HP
Denario
Mavor 8/51HP
Quorthos delays until Mavor attacks (so he still provides flanking for the blind halforc), then stabs (at) the creature again with his dagger. He then steps behind the cover of the tank and pulls out a scroll.
"Baer! Get the others out of here... I'll hold it back as long as I can!"
"Nah, I got this! I'm due against this thing!" Baer grunts in response.
Round 4, Init 22
Baer attacks again with her spinning staff, calling upon yet more magic reserves to aid her attack.
to hit; (magic, flank, PA)
magic/silver damage.
to hit; (magic, flank, PA)
magic/silver damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+4[/dice] damage.
or
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6+3[/dice] damage.
Without remaining spells that would be effective, Denario carefully moves towards Mavor.
Mavor swings his greataxe at his hidden foe once again.
Tural jabs Mavor, again.
"We're burning through the wand if you don't kill it soon!"
He says to Mavor's back.
"I'm trying! I'm hoping he is bothering himself to death by clawing me over and over again!"
"Don't get negative on us, you current blind bat.
There's work to do, and right now we're not in luxury of dying early."
While Tural heals Mavor and Denario goes total defense, Mavor, Quorthos, and Baer attack the leukodaemon. Mavor and Quorthos their attacks miss horribly, but Baer hits the daemon twice and brings it to its knees. The trinkle of blood seeping from the crack in its skull turns into a small stream as Denario's spell continues to inflict damage. For a moment the daemon just sits there, unmoving. It then begins to fall over, but dematerializes before it hits the floor.
Quorthos lets out a long sign of relief. "I thought we were in trouble there," he admits. We should get out of here, we're pushing our luck already...
"Baer, I'm sorry... I didn't recognize the thing while it was in the tank," he mutters, avoiding eye contact.
"Hah! Done and gone."
Denario smiles at the daemon's defeat.
"Still....you guys are in pretty bad shape, and i'm guessing you guys are almost out of magical energy, am i right?"
Baer waves her extremely long arms about for a while longer, practicing with the advanced reach for a few more moments before settling down.
"Nah, it was good that we ended that. It would have been a danger to his city...and we have enough dangers already, don't we?" Baer grunts in return before casting Detect Magic and scanning the area.
"We're almost done here. We should be fine."
Tural jabs himself and Mavor a few times to top them off. He refreshes everyone's battle wards and finally addresses the group.
"I have a few spells left. Barkskin, Bull's strength and fly. Seeing how deep we are in the dungeon it might be best we use these spells soon. If someone can scout ahead without being detected that would be best, if not I'll use my spells here and now."
"I've been out of magical power since before the crazy clown lady," Quorthos reveals. "I'll need to stock up on some gear to cover the gaps, once we're done here."
With the leukodaemon taken care of, and after preparing yourselves as best as you can, you head over to the double doors in the east wall and open them. The long hall beyond the doors opens into a circular chamber rising into a high dome. Seven basins jut from the walls, ensconced within evenly spaced alcoves that circle the room. Each is filled to the brim with a unique liquid corruption — blood, bile, milk, or other unidentifiable fluids. Each fills the air with its own distinct reek, creating a noxious, eye-watering bouquet. Upon the floor around each basin lie several small, empty metal boxes, each carved with images of skulls. At the room’s center, rising from a wide pool of crystalline water, rises a golden statue of a sight both erotic and horrifying. The statue is that of a beautiful nude woman, human above the waist, but below this the figure is nothing more than a skeleton.
As you enter this chamber you see a beautiful, pale woman standing in front of the pool and statue. She wields a scythe and greets you with an icy smile. "And so you have found your way to me, hopeful heroes. Know that you stand before the architect of your city’s death. You call this sending blood veil, yet I know it as the gentle kiss of the Pallid Princess. Your reward shall be great — choose of the seven scourges to become one with the goddess. Those who drink, I shall only cripple, leaving you alive to enjoy her as she quickens inside your flesh. Those who abstain are fools, not fit to house the divine gift. You may prostrate yourselves at my feet and I shall make your end all the more swift for it. Swifter, in any event, than this delightful end your lovely queen has enjoined me to create!"
Round 1:
Allyph
Quorthos
Tural
Baer
Lady Andaisin
Denario
Mavor 50/51
Tural casts misfortune on the woman, not giving her the chance to properly finish talking. His booming voice immediately erupts in his chants afterwards.
Misfortune (Su):
The shaman causes a creature within 30 feet to suffer grave misfortune for 1 round. Anytime the creature makes an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check, it must roll twice and take the worse result. A successful Will saving throw negates this hex. At 8th level and 16th level, the duration of this hex is extended by 1 round. This hex affects all rolls the target must make while it lasts. Whether or not the save is successful, the creature cannot be the target of this hex again for 24 hours.
Chant (Ex):
A shaman can chant as a move action. Any creature that is within 30 feet that is under the effects of the shaman's charm, evil eye, fortune, fury, or misfortune hex has that effect's duration extended by 1 round. A shaman cannot select both this hex and the witch's cackle hex.
"Lady, I don't know who you are and what you look like. Some say blindness is a curse, I'd rather think it's my blessing at this point. Go to hell with your Pallid Princess!"