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Grundar moves closer and gets ready to defend himself and others behind a wall of metal while Jorah and Wembly call on magical might to go on the offensive. Jorah unleashes a blast of pure light to hit both the undead queen and two of her minions while Wembly calls on slightly more mundane aid who flies in fast and swoops in for a savage bite, but fails to connect. All three of Jorah's targets quickly shield their eyes against the terrible light, but it seems to affect th two monks the worst.
[dice=Jujanil Reflex]1d20
[dice=Monk 2 Reflex]1d20
[dice=Monk 3 Reflex]1d201d4
Can I attempt this trick:
Vanish Arrow: When the subject of this trick is targeted with a ranged weapon attack, Meligaster can attempt a Sleight of Hand check opposed by the attacker’s Perception to snatch the projectile before it’s even fired, causing the attack to automatically miss.
when the crossbow is fired at me?
[dice=Perception against Maligaster]1d20+7
It is a weird ability but it didnt hurt to try it out! :)
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Andruss moves closer and then begins chanting, when suddenly the figment of a spider appears in the center of the room, exploding in a small burst of magic and sending very real spider webs out in all directions. Sharaheen moves forward, but then falls down to the ground, dropping to her knees. Suddenly the small glowing light coming from her being increases, lighting the room completely and causing Jujanil to recoil from it's brightness. Sharaheen looks just as confused at the occurrence as you do, but then the light seems to increase again, this time as a pulse. And then again. Suddenly she unleashes a massive wave of pure holy, positive energy, healing all around her. All except for Andruss who seems to react very poorly to the healing energies, almost as if he where undead. He begins to retch, and the energy is painful, but not harmful.
One of the monks manages to step outside of the magical webbing and then runs towards the portal, attempting to circle around and get behind the party. The other two in the middle each try to make their way out of the webbing as well, though have a harder time at it. The last one seems to be caught, as does the Vampire, though both struggle to free themselves, both managing to escape only to flee a little in each direction, though hindered by the light, Jujanil can't bring herself to move.
ROUND 2
Monk 1 (), Monk 2 (-12, blind -> R5), Monk 3 (-12, blind -> R5),
Monk 4 (), & Jujanil (-12, dazzled -> R5, dazed, staggered)
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Grundar (), Maligaster (), Jorah ()
Wembly (), Dire Bat (charge), Andruss (sickened 1R), & Sharaheen ()
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The large bat tries to avoid becoming entangled
but it has no such luck.
Wembly, seeing the result decides spare the bat and to summon something not needing to get close to the target.
"Well, at least that got her closer to the ground.
He summons a lantern archon near and above the 2 monks to the south.
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His trademark, Jorah unleashes a small torrent of multicolored light on the nearest monk, but he seems to ignore it, calling on his self-discipline and training.
Wembly calls on a different form of celestial aid, as a child-sized ball of floating light appears, instantly sending a pair of rays of pure light, one at each of the monks near it. One connects while the other hits the floor without effect. All but the monk near Jorah seems on the verge of collapsing.
Seeing that that same monk was able to brush off Jorah's magic, Andruss, still clutching his stomach tries his own, but e seems to ignore it as well.
ROUND 2
Monk 1 (), Monk 2 (-12, blind -> R5), Monk 3 (-12, blind -> R5),
Monk 4 (-11), & Jujanil (-12, dazzled -> R5, dazed, staggered)
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Grundar (), Maligaster (), Jorah ()
Wembly (), Lantern Archon (), Andruss (), & Sharaheen ()
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Grundar rushes the closest, and seemingly luckiest monk, drawing blood with his axe, but only a little as he manages to parry most of the blow away. Mal moves closer to one of the monks that is still unable to see, drawing a small dart and throwing it directly into the man's heart. He drops down, unaware of what just killed him.
Sharaheen looks up, still taking a knee and begins chanting arcane words, though the voice coming from the small girl is not her own, but rather than of a wizened male. Suddenly a new type of magic bursts from her, enshrouding both Andruss, who does not find it harmful at all and also Jorah, protecting them both.
Two of the monks attempt to attack back, rushing at Sharaheen, , and attempting to pound her with bare fists. Only one is able to land a hit, but as his fist slams into her face, she screams in pain as a small child would.
The last monk, still blind, manages to escape the webbing, while Jujanil is utterly caught.
ROUND 3
Monk 1 (-4), Monk 2 (-12, blind -> R5), Monk 4 (-11),
& Jujanil (-12, dazzled -> R5, dazed, staggered)
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Grundar (), Maligaster (), Jorah ()
Wembly (), Lantern Archon (), Andruss (), & Sharaheen (-3)
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With a new mighty swing Grundar takes a chunk of the monk before he hit her.
Grundar will then move up and swing at the remaining monk
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Grundar, turning that monk's luck against him, manages to cut him down as he rushes at Sharaheen, and then himself rushes the other, cutting that poor bastard down as well.
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ROUND 3
Monk 2 (-12, blind -> R5) &
Jujanil (-12, dazzled -> R5, dazed, staggered)
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Grundar (), Maligaster (), Jorah (), Wembly (),
Lantern Archon (), Andruss (), & Sharaheen (-3)
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Seeing that she is outnumbered, and literally trapped like a fly in a web, she agrees to talk. But as Sharaheen comes closer to her, suddenly, involuntarily, a foul black miasma erupts from the vampire's fanged mouth. Sharaheen drops to the ground, unconscious, and the light coming from her begins to fade. As it does, you see strange spirits begin to form in a circle around the child, one of them you recognize as Bakten, and realize that these must be the spirits of Sharaheen’s
many former lives manifesting, meeting each other for the first time.
Then the bright cloud surges into Sharaheen’s mouth and the enlightened child becomes conscious and fully healed. The two clouds meet, and then seem to drain away, being absorbed by the spirits, but also by Sharaheen, and as soon as they are gone, so do the spirits vanish. Within seconds you hear the chamber slowly begins to crumble.
The sole remaining monk looks around confused, like he doesn't know where he is or how he got here, but runs towards the portal, vanishing back into the tower you can now see on the other side.
You see all light within the chamber begin to grow dark, beginning at the far end near the throne and moving towards you. But then you realize it isn't growing dark, as not even Darkvision allows you to pierce it, but rather it is becoming nothing, and begins to physically push items with it along the path, the thrones, the carpet, a few chests, all coming right at you, and fast. Grabbing Sharaheen, you dash towards the fading portal, landing hard on the stone floor on the other side only seconds before everything that had been within that other dimension that wasn't originally there gets deposited on the floor next to you, including the corpses of the dead monks.
Two ornate boxes in particular crash hard enough to burst open. One contains coins, including the ones you deposited in the entryway to the lower tower, while the other seems to contain relics of Jujanil’s past
lives. Several of these items are infused with psychic significance:
- Calysses of Bachuan (Pirate): Darkwood ship’s figurehead depicting a kraken.
Marakutis of Zi Ha (Royal Assassin): Masterwork dagger inlaid with jade.
Elris of Tianjing (Missionary of Irori): Specialized strand of prayer beads*, one of which functions as a bead of blessing.
Krenek of Dtang Ma (Dragonslayer): +1 earth breaker* made from the head of an adult underworld dragon.
Qith of Zi Ha (Undead-Hunting Alchemist): Confluence of the Five Elements*, Qith’s personal formula book.
Rianon of Minkai (Plague Healer): Fine set of robes and gloves lined with snow leopard fur.
Ilgafor of Zi Ha (General): Red silk battle standard embroidered with golden wings.
Malash of Hongal (Peacemaker):[/I] Scroll of illuminated prayers to Shelyn wrapped around a wand of holy shield.
The largest and most intricately ornamented box is inlaid with black onyx, and contains dozens of journals. The earliest volumes, written in precise and methodical script, detail Jujaril’s plans to erase records of her existence. They speak dispassionately about “obtaining necessary sacrifices for my ascension to lichdom,” and describe how she planned to harness the combined power of relics of her past lives and a convergence of ley lines to fuel her apotheosis.
The volume directly below those is covered in dried blood and pieces of viscera. The text below it is scrawled in large and messy letters, like a child’s first attempt at writing, and filled with profanities, confused rambling, and the often-repeated question “Where are my hands?” A second pile of volumes details Jujanil’s process of making sense of what happened to her when she awoke from her failed ritual. They include her bafflement that Ryuu stayed by her side after she lost her body and much of her mind, and her awe at the power she must have once had to enthrall him so thoroughly. The penanggalen’s words express a kind of twisted affection that she developed for the elf over the last 3 centuries. In the last few entries, Jujanil fearfully mentions a group of Pathfinders working with her latest incarnation, Bakten, and later smugly describes invading his mind and killing him from within in a psychic duel.
With Jujanil’s destruction, you have stemmed a rising tide of evil in Tian Xia. As you descend from the pinnacle, they see the storm clouds parting, and hear the triumphant hooting of yetis from the nearby peaks. Sharaheen accompanies you to Amanandar, vowing to help them organize Bakten’s biographies for delivery to the Lantern Lodge. She apologizes again for Bakten’s manipulations, and reassures them that she intends to spend this lifetime repairing the damage in Ayajinbo and Dallo. Finally, she bequeaths Bakten’s former home, the Sanctuary of the Unbound Knot, to the Pathfinder Society, recommending that they consider it as a potential site for a future Pathfinder Lodge.
Upon your return, you also find that Lord Mata Ryuu survived, teleporting to reunite with Lady Ishigo Shiori, and begin to work things out after so long.