Norton wil cast unseen servant and watch how the battlefield evolves to charge at the best opportunity
The magpie circles around the sleeping figure and the lynx on the ground, well out of the way of the dog and cat fangs and claws.
Doldrums casts Mirror Image, and pulls his axe as he 2waits on the dogs to approach.
Images created
The first of the two charging mutts reaches Dolgrym, and bites at one his illusory doubles.
Most of the thylacine move toward you... many just to see what the others have torn after. Several gather around one of the two larger thylacine - the one near the fire. It peers toward you, snarls, then glances back toward Tiny Dogman - barking.
The big lynx nuzzles Tiny Dogman curiously a bit, but does not try to forcefully wake him - apparently not fully understanding.
The other larger thylacine - near Dolgrym's pit claws at Tiny Dogman's boulder... He whines and hops attempting to climb up.
You then hear a voice - coming from within the structure. A gravelly and bitter-toned female voice. "What is it Arruff?"
Dolgrym swings at the closest one.
Attack
Damage
Not wanting to give the animals a chance to flank or overwhelm Dolgrym, The Green Man moves to cut off the second one.
The first dog to reach Dolgrym catches the full strike of the ax in the ribs, and is tossed aside with the dwarf's follow through.
The second crouches under Green's swing, then springs at him - biting into his arm.
Feeling the teeth of the Thylacine's jaws close around his arm, The Green Man expects pain, but fortunately the beasts teeth scrape along the magical protection, saving him from a nasty scratch.
"Get of me! You mongrel!"
Furiel and Friends round 4
Furiel's two elemental companions move through the earth and find the rock just as easy to move through. They appear near their quarry on the top of the rock.
Furiel watches his third earth elemental arrive and sends him to flank with the dwarf.
The elemental of earth swings at the attacker.
Furiel continues to summon minions, trying to keep them from being too badly outnumbered.
The thylacine facing Green snarls unsatisfied.
It starts to circle him, until Furiel's earthen minion unceremoniously bonks it on the head.
The nearer of the two larger thylacine approaches Green and Dolgrym, then barks. The smaller thylacine start to gather around him to advance en masse.
The woman who had spoken from within the structure now exits - with two more dogs at her side. She is wearing a hide vest and skirt with a horned leather mask. Her stretch-marked belly of loose flesh hangs over her belt.
She holds a folded net in one hand, and a wooden klar carved to look like a canine head on the other. "Dogman! What's happened Arr Ruff?"
The larger thylacine continues to try to climb up the boulder to his master.
The woman does not yet react to the presence of any of you.
Hmmm, a lot of them, better let THEM come to Me, because that seems to be what they intend.
Seeing the woman emerge, Sonechka the magpie changes her priorities and circles back around to curse her, as well.
Round 5 by the sleeping dogman
While sleeping, a huge fist slams into the dogman.
As Furiel's first elemental waits to return home, the second one slams the sleeping lynx.
Furiel's two minions nearer protect the group. The one he just summons moves to attack the closest enemy.
Furiel sends his minion that helped Dolgrym to rush farther out, and he charges quickly to engage the next wave of attackers..
Seeing how effective the army of earth is, Furiel continues to summon another earth elementals.
] Dolgrym moves forward and swings at the closest dog presenting itself.
Attack
Damage
Furiel's earthen minions beat a couple more animals into pulp.
Dolgrym fells and buries a dog into the mud. The other small thylacine approaching surround him, and his illusory copies. They snarl and leap at him snapping into (and dispelling two of) the false images.
On the other side of the half-circle of dogs, Norton and Murak charge in to cut off support. He misses the small mobile target, but does draw some attention away from Dolgrym. Norton spears one with his lance as they position around him.
The larger thylacine at the boulder continues to try to climb it. The female humanoid lunges toward Dogman's perch and effortlessly pulls herself to the top.
One of the brush dogs surrounding and biting at Norton and Murak is able to get through Norton's defenses.
The Green Man hurries forward, not liking the idea of being left behind one bit.
Dolgrym swings at the northernmost dog, trying to keep from getting overwhelmed by the rush.
Attack
Damage
Furiel finishes summoning his last earth minion, who charges next to Green.
The elemental who attacked the dogman disappears to his home plan, while the one who hit his pet attacks the woman next to him.
The earth elemental nearby attempts to do better.
The earth elemental near the dwarf will attack the closest dog and beats it with a massive blow.
Furiel step closer and begin to summon eagles to help out.
The magpie continues to glide in a lazy circle around the boulder and sends a wave of soporific energy at the woman who has just climbed up.
Norton jabs at one of the dogs circling around him, but fails to injure it. Murak bites into one of them.
Dolgrym cleaves another one into the mud.
The thylacine around the boulder continue to attempt to clamber up... likely not realizing their master hath expired. One makes it to the top, and sees the massacre, the earth elementals dematerializing, and the female humanoid dropping next to the dead dogman.
The dogs around Norton lunge at Murak, and tear at her legs and flank.
The larger thylacine with a splotchy crimson coat snaps at Green, but does not come close to tearing flesh.
Furiel's minions flank the big dog near Green (N35 and L37).
They swing earthen fists at the dog.
The one helping Dogrym moves to help Norton before returning to his home plane.
The first eagle moves to help Norton as Furiel begins summoning another divine eagle.
N Small celestial animal
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)
hp 5 [7] (1d8+1) [1d8+3]
Fort +3 [+5], Ref +4, Will +2
SR 5
Celestial - Resist Acid, Cold, and Electricity 5
Fiendish - Resist Cold and Fire 5
OFFENSE
Speed 10ft., fly 80 ft. (average)
Melee 2 talons +3 [+3] (1d4) [1d4+2], bite +3 [+3] (1d4) [1d4+2]
Special Attacks Smite evil/good
STATISTICS
Str 10 [14], Dex 15, Con 12 [16], Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 7
Base Atk +0; CMB -1 [+1]; CMD 11 [13]
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Fly +8, Perception +10; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Smite evil/good 1/day as a swift action (adds CHA bonus (+0) to attack rolls and damage bonus equal to HD (+1) against evil/good foes; smite persists until target is dead or the celestial/fiendish creature rests).
Augment Summoning: Items in brackets [] represent the spell being cast by a character with the Augment Summoning feat.
The Green Man snarls right back into the jaws of the large Thylacine before him, then he lets out a blood curdling roar and swings his mighty Earthbreaker at his foe.
Attack:[/ooc]
One of the remaining earth elementals bludgeon the crimson-coated thylacine to death.
Another destroys its target by Norton.
Norton spears one of the dogs who'd torn at Murak's flank, and drives it into the mud.
Murak unleashes a flurry of hoof strikes and bites.
Two of the dogs sustain serious injuries - including the one between Murak and the summoned eagle.
In his rage, The Green Man is quite eager to land at least one telling blow in this combat, and as the enemies quickly run out, he homes in on the next one in a fearsome charge.
Sonechka glides closer and sends a wave of calming emotions at the dog that managed to climb up onto the rock with the dead man and the sleeping woman.
Dolgrym continues his attempt to cleave through all the opposing dog creatures.
Attack
Damage
Dolgrym reaches one of the dogs harassing Norton, and fells it with a clean strike.
The other who was strafing away from Murak, answers Green's rising growls and darts for him. The creature springs at Green and nips at his thighs without causing injury.
Green's earthbreaker hits squarely between the dog's shoulder blades and flattens it.
The small dog atop the boulder shakes of its fatigue. It sniffs at the dogman's corpse, bites and tugs on his wrist.
With most of the thylacine lying dead around you, the remainder (most around the boulder) soon begin to scamper off. The leather-masked female remains asleep on the Dogman's perch.
Dolgrym moves toward the maskd wearing female, preparing to slice away should she wake up and not cooperate with the group.
The magpie glides in and lands on the rock near the sleeping woman. After a moment, its form shimmers like water and suddenly Sonechka is sitting on the rock with her feathered black cloak concealing all of her but her head. She smiles her chilly smile at Dolgrym. "That was exciting, wasn't it? Should we wake this one up or just kill her quietly in her sleep? Let her just drift off, forever dreaming?" The raven haired woman sighs. "I wonder what she's dreaming about."
The woman looks near-human under the mask. She wears a fur cloak of mottled greys and blacks, fine studded armor, and a Klar made of a solid piece of ironwood which looks like a wolf's head with small but sharp up-turned horns. As you gently disarm her, you find the klar is "fused" to her skin.
Her mask and several tattoos bear markings of Lamashtu... Demon Mother, Mother of Monsters.
She looks to be another Fey-touched human.
The late Tiny Dogman is most definitely dead... what's left is rather gruesome. You hear no sound coming from the small structure - yet to be investigated. You have a few hours before it will start getting dark.
Nature
Religion
"That's another of those fey touched humans right there."
Sonechka grimaces at the mask and the woman's tattoos. "She is consecrated to the Mother of Monsters. " She gestures at the klar. "That is a blessing from the Demon Queen, a boon granted to her most fervent followers." The usually calm and collected witch shakes her head, looking angry. "She is irredeemable and dangerous. Killing her before she wakes is definitely the right thing to do."
"If there is nothing in particular we need from her, ending her is probably in our best interest."
"We already have two high risk prisoners."
With the decision made, Furiel nods to the dwarf as he advances with dragonlike claws.
A search of the fallen ensues afterwards.
Furiel detects magic on her possessions.
"I find myself reluctantly agreeing.
Certain people have alliances to or sworn obedience to things to dangerous and disgusting to pardon or pity."
Sonechka nods at the others and draws out a wavy bladed ceremonial dagger she wouldn't dream of using in combat. Still sitting calmly next to the sleeping woman on top of the boulder, she slits the woman's throat from ear to ear, careful to tilt the blood spray away from herself to keep from getting covered in it.
"I suppose we should investigate this one's lair." She gestures at the gory remains of the Dogman. "He may have something useful in there. And should we take some token back to the Old Beldame to prove his demise?"
His...
A riding crop
Hide Armor
Ring
Hers...
Fur cloak
Studded armor
Net
Mask
"Good good. On one hand of the dogman you will find a ring. Bring to me the one that bears it. We, of course, never had this discussion... we have never met... you never crossed to this side of the veil. It is my word which whispers from the dark into Vesket's ear, and I will not speak of this."
"If our business is complete, please return on the path toward the lantern's light. I will claim no guilt for what becomes of those who stray or linger."
Remembering the Beldame's order, once the sleeping woman is dead she turns to the Dogman and begins cutting off the hand that bears a ring.
The only item which proves difficult to discern is the ring.
Dogman's riding crop - Wand of Wartrain Mount 23 charges
+1 Hide Armor
+1 Amulet of Natural Armor
Ring - Haunted Fey Aspect ... plus some other stuff. Strong Aura.
+1 Net (Manticore Mane)
+1 Studded Armor
Fur Cloak of Theft Detection
Mother's Mask - The mask grants the wearer the scent ability, but she can use it only
to sense creatures "in heat". Each type and species of creature has
its own scent, granting the wearer a +4 competence bonus on checks made
to identify the creature.