DM-Camris' WRATH of the RIGHTEOUS Part 1: The Worldwound Gambit (table 3) (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

Will DC 15: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 4 = 22

Looking into the room, Alorah prepares herself for battle, girding herself in supernatural protection.

Cast Corruption Resistance. 5 pts of protection against spells, spell-like abilities, and special abilities that harm Good alignment

Will Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Kankai felt her feather's ruffle as she felt fear make her shake. Gripping the blade tighter in her hand she had a brief moment of wondering if this blade in her hand would be enough as she tried to feint and go in for an attack.

Bluff: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 2 = 8

Her feint though fell short as her muscles tightened in fear.

Her blade flashed forward seeking its target still striking through the ruined door.

Atk: 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 2 - 2 = 22 (shaken and partial cover)
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + (6, 2) = 16

Thetin shrugs off the fear effect then throws the greataxe to the ground. He then pulls out Radiance and strikes at the dretch in front of him.

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Kankai saves from the fear with the +4 from my aura of courage

Kyra slips into her battledance trance and perhaps to, hopefully, move into the room and take the fight to the demons.

Move Action - Activate Battle Dance (-1 BP)

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Carilain drops his sword and runs away.

Carilain: With the presence of Thetin and his Aura of Courage you gain +4 vs Fear saves. You make the save.

Round 1_______________

Kyra Greenstar_______
Kyra resisted the Fear of the demons with Thetin’s Aura to help.
Kyra will hold further actions until Thetin and Kankai can force their way through the first wall of dretches!

Alorah______
Alorah resisted the Fear of the demons.
Cast Corruption Resistance.

Kankai the White_______
Kankai felt her feather's ruffle as she felt fear make her shake.
Kankai resisted the Fear of the demons with Thetin’s Aura to help.
Her feint though fell short as her muscles tightened in fear.
Her blade flashed forward seeking its target still striking through the ruined door. [ooc]Bearing in mind the door is completely gone and not a factor in this fight.
Even trembling in fear, Kankai’s lunge took the little demon in the chest, the sword, wound about with spells for the destruction of its kind, critically injuring it.

Thetin Dorvas______
Thetin shrugs off the fear effect then throws the greataxe to the ground. He then pulls out Radiance and strikes at the dretch in front of him.
Radiance caught the little demon a glancing blow, giving it a minor inury.

Kyra Greenstar______
Kyra slips into her battledance trance and perhaps to, hopefully, move into the room and take the fight to the demons.
Move Action - Activate Battle Dance (-1 BP)

Carilain Riveroak______
With the presence of Thetin and his Aura of Courage he resists the Fear of the Demons.

ENEMIES_________________________

Dretch 2 claw 1 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7 slashing damage.
Dretch 2 claw 2 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5 slashing damage.
Dretch 2 bite vs Thetin: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 = 21 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4 slashing damage.

Dretch 3 claw 1 vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6 slashing damage.
Dretch 3 claw 2 vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 = 18 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7 slashing damage.
Dretch 3 bite vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 = 16 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6 slashing damage.

Through the door, you see the cluster of Dretch demons howling for your blood and souls. Behind them, you see a woman dressed in priestly robes and concentrating on casting.
And beyond her, in the middle of the chamber is a weird spiky cage of dark metal.

Round 2________________

Players take their turn in order of casting. Enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW--No position changes.

Focusing on the woman behind the chaos Alorah lets fly with a well aimed crossbow shot at the spell casting woman.

Magic: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
1d10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Magic (Confirm): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
1d10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

DC 18+ spell level concentration check to maintain spell if crit confirms DC 15+ spell level if not.

He felt more than helpless watching his friends do battle while he could do nothing but watch. He saw the woman casting magic and almost instinctualy took a swipe at her in frustration... it made him wonder how other spirits affected to mortal world watching his fist just swipe through the woman.... He smiled a little as Alorah's bolt seemed purely on target though.

Kankai felt their claws raking her skin and let out a screech of pain and anger.

9/22 HP left

Twisting the blade as she tried finish off the one in front of her.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + (1, 5) = 16

Shifting down to C10 to pull out the potion of cure moderate wounds that she had so she can chug it. Hoping someone would be able to step in.

Kyra quickly slips into the open space left by Kankai and attacks the nearest dretch to her!

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 18
Magic & Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 12

I'm taking a wild guess that Kankai's attack will probably drop #3, so this attack will be directed at #2. If #3 does NOT die, then she will attack #3.

Free Action - Maintain battle dance. Move Action - Move into C9. Swift Action - Arcane Strike. Standard Action - Attack dretch.

Carilain can't seem to reach the front lines, but that might be for the best...

He waves his hand about and speaks the ancient draconic words of power while pulling a bit of spider web from his component pouch. Suddenly the area around the woman in the rear is filled with thick, sticky webbing.

Casts web centered on the woman.20' r spread. DC 15 reflex. No spell resistance.

Thetin uses his shared defense to give all adjacent allies +1 to there AC for 3 turns.

Round 2________________

Alorah________
Focusing on the woman behind the chaos Alorah lets fly with a well aimed crossbow shot at the spell casting woman.
She winced as the crossbow quarrel catches the priestess in the gut, causing her to fumble the summons she was casting, but not critically.

Kelden Sunblade_______
He felt more than helpless watching his friends do battle while he could do nothing but watch. He saw the woman casting magic and almost instinctually took a swipe at her in frustration... it made him wonder how other spirits affected to mortal world watching his fist just swipe through the woman.... He smiled a little as Alorah's bolt seemed purely on target though.

Kankai the White_______
Kankai felt their claws raking her skin and let out a screech of pain and anger.
Twisting the blade as she tried finish off the one in front of her.
Purple black ichor erupts from the little demons body as it collapsed.
Shifting down to C10 to pull out the potion of cure moderate wounds that she had so she can chug it. Hoping someone would be able to step in.
Kankai is healed 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (6, 1, 2) + 3 = 12 damage.

Kyra Greenstar_______
Kyra quickly slips into the open space left by Kankai and attacks the nearest dretch to her!
Kyra stabbed Red 2 for serious damage.

Carilain Riveroak_______
Carilain waves his hand about and speaks the ancient draconic words of power while pulling a bit of spider web from his component pouch. Suddenly the area around the woman in the rear is filled with thick, sticky webbing.
Casts web centered on the woman.20' r spread. DC 15 reflex. No spell resistance.
Jeslyn Ref save: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 = 18 Save
Red 1 Ref save: 1d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 0 + 2 = 4 Fail
Red 4 Ref save: 1d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 0 + 2 = 15 Save

Thetin Dorvas_______
Thetin uses his shared defense to give all adjacent allies +1 to there AC for 3 turns.
Thetin also swung Radiance against Red 2, which exploded. He started to advance into the room, but hesitated because of the webs now filling much of it.

ENEMIES_______________

Untroubled by the web, you see the priestess waive her hands as if casting a spell...

Red 1 squalls as it is hung up in the web for this round at least.

Red 4 casts Stinking Cloud on an area catching your entire company in its noxious embrace. Fort save DC13 or be nauseated.

Round 3________________

Players take their turn in order of casting. Enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW

Fort DC13: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Escape Artist DC15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Kyra resists the foul smelling cloud, but as she moves into the web to bring fight to the dretches, she quickly becomes entangled in the sticky strings!

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 2 - 2 = 13
Magic, Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7

Free Action - Maintain Battle Dance. Swift Action - Arcane Strike. Free Action - 5' step to D9 annnd become grappled... Standard Action - Attack #4.

Fortitude vs Stinking cloud: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

"She's raising some undead against us!" Warns Carilain. Then he dismisses his web spell. It had failed it's purpose, and was now a liability.

Give me a bit to get my phone charged up to look at map

Maintaining her calm, Alorah sends another crossbow bolt slamming into the priestess.

Magic: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
1d10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

MAGIC, Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
1d10 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Kankai snapped her beak closed at the stinking cloud and kept from coughing. Foulness like this must perish along with the demon who brought it.

Moving to E8 Now that the webbing dropped she tried to gut the dretch in front of her. This sword was becoming more and more familiar to her.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + (5, 5) = 19

"Thetin Focus on her."

fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Thetin ignores the noxious embrace. With the web spell now dismissed he charges forward towards the priestess. He calls out to torag and directs his divine strength to smite the priestess.

attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 + 4 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 4 = 10

Thetin slams into the priestess, Radiance swinging in.

Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Round 3________________

Kyra Greenstar______
Kyra resists the foul smelling cloud, but as she moves into the web to bring fight to the dretches, she quickly becomes entangled in the sticky strings!
She tries to attack, but is hung up in the webs and choking fog.

Carilain Riveroak______
"She's raising some undead against us!" Warns Carilain. Then he dismisses his web spell. It had failed it's purpose, and was now a liability.

Alorah______
Maintaining her calm, Alorah sends another crossbow bolt slamming into the priestess.
Alorah’s shot struck true, but only a regular hit.

Kelden Sunblade______
Suddenly, a ghostly manifestation of Kelden appeared in front of you! He tried to speak and held out his holy symbol. But then he faded from view…

Kankai the White_______
Moving to E8 Now that the webbing dropped she tried to gut the dretch in front of her.
The sword easily sliced all the way through the little dretch, popping it like a watermelon.

Thetin Dorvas_______
Thetin ignores the noxious embrace. With the web spell now dismissed he charges forward towards the priestess. He calls out to torag and directs his divine strength to smite the priestess.
Thetin slams into the priestess, Radiance swinging in.
But the priestess just smiled as she brought her blackened scythe across and blocked Radiance in a shower of sparks. Both blades trembled at the force involved, the priestess’ strength belying her slight form.

ENEMIES_______________________
The last dretch squalled and leapt at Kankai.
Dretch 4 claw 1 vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 = 21 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5 slashing damage.
Dretch 4 claw 2 vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6 slashing damage.
Dretch 4 bite vs Kankai: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 = 16 for a possible 1d4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5 slashing damage.

The priestess smiled at Thetin and broke their clench with an easy twist of her weapon.
”All this way Crusader, only to be stopped here. It is the will of Deskari manifest! Or did you think that even death released us?” She said, as her eyes drifted behind him.
Her scythe whipped back to attack!
Scythe attack 1 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 3 + 2 = 13 slashing and unholy damage.
Scythe attack 2 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 = 17 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 3 + 2 = 7 slashing and unholy damage.

Round 4________________

Players take their turn in order of casting. Enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Kyra suddenly spots the ghostly form of Kelden and cries out in surprise! "Kelden?!" she notices him pointing and turns to see the Minotaur. "Carilain, behind you!" she points with her blade.

It was time to end this... with the rod in hand she dances forward to cut down the demon in her path! They may well die here today, but she would at least finish their mission before falling!

Attack dretch: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 - 1 = 16
Cold Iron, Magic Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 13

Swift - Arcane Strike. Move - I10. Standard - Attack #4.

Sense motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Carilain turns to look behind himself. It's that damn minotaur again!
The elf steps closer to the undead minotaur, carefully casting his shield spell, even as he levels a slash with Grimstar.

Cast defensively: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Grimstar: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 - 2 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

5' step, uses spell combat to cast shield defensively. Attacks with Grimstar.)

sense motive: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
He sees Kelden's spirit appear but is too distracted to by the priestess to notice much else.

Thetin blocks the incoming scythe swings with his shield and Radiance. Light and sparks flare as the weapons collide again. "I will not be stopped so long as Kenabres needs me." After blocking the last scythe swing he quickly lashes out with Radiance.
attack: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 4 = 27
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 4 = 9

"At the end of today the will of your Deskari will be nothing more than another smear of filth to clean off my shield and my hammer."

Action's if Dretch is still Up

Kankai will turn her sword towards the threat and would stab it in the stomach to kill it off.

Atk: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + (6, 6) = 21

If Demon is already down.

Whispering to Kyra.

"I will cover you in case she targets you with magic"

Goes into protection detail. Kankai will Deliberately take magic/attacks intended for Kyra and moves with her so she can get the Rod to the Wardstone.

Round 4________________

Kyra Greenstar_______
Kyra suddenly spots the ghostly form of Kelden and cries out in surprise! "Kelden?!" she notices him pointing and turns to see the Minotaur. "Carilain, behind you!" she points with her blade.
Dashing forward, she arcane struck at the dretch, her cold iron blade sinking deep into its flesh and dealing serious damage to it.

Carilain Riveroak______
Carilain turns to look behind himself. It's that damn minotaur again!
The elf steps closer to the undead minotaur, carefully casting his shield spell, even as he levels a slash with Grimstar.
But his attack was at a bad angle, and glanced off the freshly dead hide of the fiendish undead minotaur.

Thetin Dorvas_______
Thetin blocks the incoming scythe swings with his shield and Radiance. Light and sparks flare as the weapons collide again. "I will not be stopped so long as Kenabres needs me." After blocking the last scythe swing he quickly lashes out with Radiance.
He hits, dealing modest damage to the priestess.

Kankai the White______
Kankai will turn her sword towards the threat and would stab it in the stomach to kill it off.
His blade thrust through the little demon, killing it.

(npc) Alorah____________
Knowing her crossbow and mace were of no use against the undead minotaur, Alorah prepared a spell and stepped out of the Stinking Cloud.

Enemies___________________________
The priestess grunted at being hit, then returned the favor with her scythe.
Scythe attack 1 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 28 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 3 + 2 = 10 slashing and unholy damage.
Scythe attack 2 vs Thetin: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 2 = 22 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 3 + 2 = 10 slashing and unholy damage.

The zombie staggered forward and swung it’s huge arm at Carilain.
slam attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 = 28 for a possible 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 bludgeoning damage.

Round 5________________

Players take their turn in order of casting. Enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW

With the dretch dead, Kyra has a little more to work, she quickly casts a spell and, in a blur of cascading multi-hued images of herself, rushes forward. Her scimitar slices through the air at the scythe-wielding woman before Kyra skids to a halt directly in front of the Wardstone. She reaches out of the rod to touch it to the surface of the artifact...

Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 + 3 - 1 = 22
Magic, Cold Iron Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 14

Free Action - Maintain Battle Dance. Swift Action - Arcane Strike. Standard Action - Cast Bladed Dash. Kyra will attack the priestess while she passes by and then come to a stop at M9. Not sure what sort of action it would be to touch the rod to the Wardstone, but if it's a Move Action, then Kyra will complete that as well during her turn. If not, then next round...

Carilain draws on his arcane pool to imbue his sword with power. Then he casts his elemental touch spell and attacks.

Concentration: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Spellstrike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Elemental touch(acid): 1d6 ⇒ 5 1 point ongoing acid damage. DC 15 fort save or be sickened for 1 round. (Though I suspect undead may be immune to sickened condition.)

Alorah unleashes her magic, a silent scream targeting the priestess before she can react to Kyra's attack.

Ear piercing scream (Sonic): 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 dazed for 1 round. DC 15 FORT SAVE FOR 1/2 DAMAGE AND NO DAZE

He wasnt sure what he could do if anything, but he was sure the goddess didnt have him waiting down here to do nothing. He charged into the undead monster trying to push it, trying to hit trying anything to affect it from attacking his friends.

Watching Kyra's dash toward the stone and seeing Carilain behind them fighting the minotaur alone, Kankai was torn but knew they needed to complete this mission.

"Be right with you Carilain!" She called out. Moving outside the scythe's reach she moved to L9 Her blade coming down to strike at the Priestess as she was distracted. She was determined to keep Kyra protected so she could finish the job.

Atk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Dmg: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Round 5________________

Kyra Greenstar_______
With the dretch dead, Kyra has a little more to work, she quickly casts a spell and, in a blur of cascading multi-hued images of herself, rushes forward. Her scimitar slices through the air at the scythe-wielding woman before Kyra skids to a halt directly in front of the Wardstone.
The priestess barely fended off her attack with her scythe in a shower of sparks, but couldn’t react fast enough to counterattack.
Kyra will attack the priestess while she passes by and then come to a stop at M9.
(Using the rod will have to wait for another round…)

Carilain Riveroak_______
Carilain draws on his arcane pool to imbue his sword with power. Then he casts his elemental touch spell and attacks.
The black blade struck true, and the wound sizzled with acid; but the minotaur doesn’t even flinch. (and immune to sickened.)

Alorah_______
[ooc]Moving to the doorway, Alorah unleashes her magic, a silent scream targeting the priestess before she can react to Kyra's attack.
Ear piercing scream (Sonic): 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 dazed for 1 round. DC 15 FORT SAVE FOR 1/2 DAMAGE AND NO DAZE
Jeslyn Fort save: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 2 = 23 Save! Takes 3 damage and no daze.

Kelden Sunblade_______
He wasnt sure what he could do if anything, but he was sure the goddess didnt have him waiting down here to do nothing. He charged into the undead monster trying to push it, trying to hit trying anything to affect it from attacking his friends.

Kankai the White_______
Watching Kyra's dash toward the stone and seeing Carilain behind them fighting the minotaur alone, Kankai was torn but knew they needed to complete this mission.

"Be right with you Carilain!" She called out. Moving outside the scythe's reach she moved to L9 Her blade coming down to strike at the Priestess as she was distracted. She was determined to keep Kyra protected so she could finish the job.
But the priestess parried with her scythe.

(npc) Thetin_________________
Radiance smite attack: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 4 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 4 = 14

ENEMIES___________________________
The priestess, seeing Kyra run by, took a step to get in range and attacked her, trying to stop her from gaining access to the cage.
Scythe attack 1 vs Kyra: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 2 = 19 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 + 2 = 12 slashing and unholy damage.
Scythe attack 2 vs Kyra: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 = 29 for a possible 2d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 + 2 = 12 slashing and unholy damage.

The zombie staggered forward and swung it’s huge arm at Carilain again.
slam attack: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27 for a possible 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 bludgeoning damage.

Round 6________________

Players take their turn in order of casting. Enemies will go last.

TACTICAL OVERVIEW

Thetin steps around the priestess to make it harder for her to get at Kyra. He then continues to lay into her with Radiance.
attack: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 4 = 25
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 4 = 13

Seeing the priestess focusing on Kyra, Thetin attempts to draw her ire back on himself.
diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
"You are going to find protecting that wardstone easier if i am dead. Or do you find facing me too much of a challenge." Thetin says mockingly. "Not that the weak will of your pathetic Deskari will be much help to you while going up against me."
Move to M8. provoke AoO. Hit hard with hammer. Taunt and mock brutally.

Thank goodness that was a 19 and not a 20...

Kyra gasps in pain as the priestess' scythes cuts deep into her torso, but she does not let the attack distract her. She dances away from the deadly scythe and smashes the rod into the Wardstone with a scream of victory! "You are too slow, b@&~+, you have failed!" She spits blood onto the ground with a grin, barely able to keep herself on her feet...

Free Action - Maintain Battle Dance. Free Action - 5' step to M10. Standard (Or Full-Around) Action - Touch the Wardstone with the Rod.

grapple attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

He wasnt sure how he could grab the little thing but he knew he was going to grab it, It darted just away from his grasp though.

"When I catch you little bugger lets see how your mistress likes your flight from a window!"

Carilain was no match for this minotaur alive. Likewise he is vastly outmatched by it's undead form. He knows he is going down with it's next attack. Oh well.

Carilain slashes with his sword in a two-handed grip; Grimstar's edge still sizzling with acid.

Grimstar: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Minotaur zombie still takes 1 point of acid damage from last rounds hit.

Kyra stands before a heavy blackened and barbed steel cage containing/protecting the wardstone. It is affixed to the pedestal by three heavy padlocks.

Looking through the barbed grid, she beholds it.
The fist sized chunk of glowing white stone; a kind of pure white marble with a brilliant filigree of silver subtly threaded through it. From its shape, it looks like it might have been once part of a large column or stelae...
And she felt it. The subtly foul aura she hardly noticed as the heroes made their way through the Citadel is banished suddenly as if it had never been in the presence of the stone. She felt a kind of awe, and the certitude that there IS good and right somewhere in existence.

But...
There was a duty to perform.
Normally, she would have had to open the heavy padlocks to gain access to the wardstone remnant. But the rod of cancellation was long enough to thrust through the cage to touch...

The Rod of Cancellation made contact with the Wardstone remnant, and you see the holy glow dim for a moment.

Then...

The silver filigree of the stone blazed incandescent, then it exploded in a blast of intense golden light and the sound of an angelic choir!

Hundreds of razor-sharp shards of jagged silvery stone spray outward as if in slow motion,
destroying the cage the fragment was inside,
shredding the priestess Jeslyn into a red mist,
ripping the undead minotaur into hamburger,
and annihilating the lizardlike familiar.

And yet, the explosion miraculously avoids harming the band of heroes, passing around them with no effect.

You see a translucent image of Kelden standing among you, before being blasted away.

Kyra is left holding the melted stub of the Rod of Cancellation, now grey, crumbly and without any magic properties.

CUT TO: High over the Worldwound.

You are high over the worldwound, looking down as if a god, seeing everything. Especially...
You see the holy energies stored in all of the wardstones surrounding it like a necklace of brilliant pearls.
Like the waters of a vast lake formed by a dam, then the fragment just destroyed was the plug in that dam holding the waters back.
Rather than simply diffusing the wardstone’s border as the Eagle Watch theorized (and thus removing the border from possible corruption), all of the energies of the wardstones along the border rush out of the “hole” caused by the final destruction of the last and largest remnant of the Kenabres stone.

CUT TO: The wardstone chamber.

The energy of all of these simultaneously draining artifacts blasts forth, infusing the heroes with incredible power and causing them to blaze forth with golden light.

Kelden's dead body suddenly took a breath.

All debilitating conditions and wounds are immediately healed as the heroes are restored in an instant to full health. Yes, Kelden too.
All expended spells are instantly restored, and all limited use per day abilities recharge.
The heroes also gain Level 5 at this point.
The heroes are automatically stunned for a few rounds as the power surging through their bodies overwhelms every sense; it is as if every cell in your body is ripped apart in holy ecstasy.

CUT TO: High over the Worldwound

You see that this event does not go unnoticed.
All along the border, other wardstones blaze with golden light as well,
momentarily supercharging their effects.
Many thousands of demons are destroyed by the burst of holy light, and many more are wounded.
The demon attacks along the borders suddenly cease, and the surviving demons flee back into the depths of the Worldwound, thus they do not witness the wardstones fade into total inertness.
Although the defenders rejoice at the unexpected pulse of energy, the
fact that their greatest defense has apparently burned itself out is cause for concern among the Crusader allies...

CUT TO: A vision.

Still stunned, you receive a vision of the first wardstone being erected in the Kite here in Kenabres in 4639 AR, in a ritual involving the aid of the Hand of the Inheritor—the herald of Iomedae: a golden, winged angel with a halo of small swords around his head.
The small but incredibly detailed figure started, and turned its head in your direction.