Source Ultimate Magic pg. 61 (Amazon)
A paladin who takes an oath against demons, devils, daemons, and other evil outsiders is constantly on the lookout for malicious fiendish insurgence into the world, and faces it with swift and unwavering defiance. Often she works closely with inquisitors, searching for signs of outsider manipulation and possession.
Azarra attempts to get by the creature and to the body without crossing the summoning circle.
The scary hellcat continues to pace around the edge of the summoning circle. (now drawn on the map). All the time it stared at Ser Armithia, it was as if it couldn't wait to sink it's teeth into him!
While it's distracted, Azarra manages to deftly jump over the edges and land just beyond. In the corner she finds the desiccated corpse of the librarian, he was an elder man with long flowing white hair.
Ser Armithia bangs his golden bastard sword sharply against his golden Helm-symboled heavy shield.
Azarra hastily gathers up the armor and stuffs it in her bag. She then pulls the ring off the librarian's finger, noticing the inscription in the process, and places it on her own so it won't be lost.
That done, she looks around to see if there is anything else in this area worth retrieving before she tries to get back.
Zane winced as Azarra made the perilous leap over the circle containing the hell creature, but the wiry half-elven woman made the distance and then appeared to find something preserved and worthwhile on the corpse in the corner. The priest shuffled nervously as Ser Armithia drew the devil-kin's attention with noise, creating a challenge that the beast surely was aware of. In fact, it seemed to anger the Hellcat even more, though the magic circle held. As Azarra looked about, Zane looked up and down the main hall to make sure nothing was sneaking up on them while they were otherwise engaged.
Kardas's eyes flicker back and forth between Armithia and the hellcat. The Raumathar isn't quite sure who to watch for both seem eager to get this party started.
The Paladin does seem eager to do battle with the devil spawn!
Yes Azarra the current map is a dead end.
"So..." Ishta seems to be waiting for Ser Armithia's next move. "We could maybe leave it for later, when the defenses are reset and we don't have a pack of hellhounds pursuing us. Or maybe not, up to you, guys." She hopes the servant of Helm agrees to hold the execution for now.
Zane also holds out hope that Ser Armithia might forego the immediate banishment of the hellcat, his anxiety at Azarra's predicament and the situation at large making his observation skills less than perfect.
Kardas would spit at the thing if only he weren't so afraid he might accidentally damage the circle containing it. "I better not regret saying this, but we should leave the hellcat be for now."
Ser Armithia--reluctantly--steps down.
Azarra once again tries to negotiate the summoning circle and get back to her friends.
Azarra previously so nimble on her feet, hoped to simply hop past the summoning circle. She knew she could do it, it was only four or five feet, easy days. Unfortunately and as she tried to launch forwards, she stepped on the rotted remains of a book which had long turned to powder. Her boot slipped and went sprawling to the ground, oof!
A heavy landing, but nothing broken, no harm done right? Then she looked down and saw her legs crossing the circle. The room went quiet with a collective intake of breath. The hellcat stopped pacing and froze before turning towards her!
Before anyone else could react, Delenn pointed her right fist at the Hellcat and whispered a word. Suddenly a ring on her finger flared and a vaguely discernible shape that resembling the head of a ram smashed into the hellcat's flank, sending it flying towards the wall!
Delenn glanced at the prone form of Azarra and shouted, "For the Seldarine's sake, get out of there!"
The hellcat bounced off the wall, snorted and glanced at Azarra, before turning it's fiery and malevolent eyes on Ser Armithia! With a sudden roar like an opened furnace, it darted forwards! Ser Armithia's armor turned aside it's bite and a fore claw, but it's other one grabbed hold of his body and batted him about like a rag doll! It tried to gut him with it's hind legs, but his armor was indomitable. For now.
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- HIT
<--- YES
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
Delenn
Skeletal Cat
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Zane Levallis
Ishta Khosiv
Spoiler:Delenn
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (495 rounds), Grappled
Zane Levallis
Ishta Khosiv
Delenn
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (494 rounds), Grappled
Zane Levallis
Ishta Khosiv
Kardas Rasalas, Azarra, Ser Armithia-Seendren, Zane Levallis, Ishta Khosiv and Delenn are up.
Kardas darts forward and, with every step taken, utters a word of power. Enfeebling magics ensorcell his blade, but will they be strong enough to overwhelm the hellcat's defenses? The question will be answered soon enough as the magus raises his blade and leaps into the fray, fighting like a mad man to free his companion from the hellcat's claws.
Ishta is caught by surprise, and she reactively does weekday she was about to do before. She puts a hand on Kardas's back and compels him to spill the demon's blood.
Zane's eyes flew open in alarm as Azarra slipped and fell within the circle, even as Delenn reacted with almost inhuman speed and the freed beast leapt forward to pounce on the holy warrior. Like Kardas, the priest darted forward to help swat down the Hellcat before it could do more harm to the group. Unlike Kardas, he was not very successful.
Pleasantly pleased, the Paladin prays to Helm for this honorable opportunity.
Kardas darts forward but with uncanny speed the hellcat takes a swipe at him, it's razor sharp claws leaving deep scratches in his flank.
<--- HIT
Counterattacking, Kardas' blade flashes as it smashes into the skeletal cat, sending chips of bone flying! Yet despite the effort he put behind it, he was disappointing with the results - surely it should have bit deeper?
With an impressive feat of agility, Azarra flips herself up off the floor and backs into the corner away from the Hellcat.
Ser Armithia thanks Helm for the honor of this opponent.
Zane also darted forwards, but the hellcat batted it's skeletal talons towards him too, leaving deep deep scratches!
<--- HIT
Ishta completes her spell and starts forwards to touch Kardas, urging him on to fight viciously!
Delenn frowns at the hellcat before conjuring a volley of miniature missiles which unerringly smash into it causing a series of miniature explosions.
Like an oversized house cat, the hellcat was playing with its new Ser Armithia shaped chew-toy. It dropped him and then then pounced again, trying to rend his skin from his bones! Unfortunately the hellish feline's claws where long enough to maul him despite the protraction afforded by his armor. Zane felt lines of molten steel burning across his neck and upper body as poor Ser Armithia was savaged!
<--- HIT
<--- HIT
<--- YES
<--- HIT
<--- HIT
<--- MISS
Delenn
Skeletal Cat
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Zane Levallis
Ishta Khosiv
Spoiler:Delenn Shield Other Ser
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (494 rounds), Grappled
Zane Levallis Shield Other
Ishta Khosiv
Delenn Shield Other Ser
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (493 rounds), Grappled
Zane Levallis Shield Other
Ishta Khosiv
Kardas Rasalas, Azarra, Ser Armithia-Seendren, Zane Levallis, Ishta Khosiv and Delenn are up.
The ever stoic knight delivers a riposte.
Zane gasped in pain as the Hellcat scored a deep gash across him as he moved into position, then nearly doubled over as he felt the thing's wrath against Ser Armithia. It seemed that moving forward had been rather foolish. Raising his holy symbol, he implored upon Lathander to heal the wounds received by himself and his fellows.
Kardas dips to the side and, with the help of Zane's positioning, finds himself in the right spot to unleash a series of hellish blows. "Send it back to the pit! To the pit!"
Ishta decides to copy Delenn's idea and send some magic projectiles to do their job once and for all.
Azarra starts to sing.
Combining spell and blade, Kardas powers into the Hellcat, his blade a blur! Here and there chunks of bone fly but the damage was less than he'd hoped for.
Azarra starts to sing, putting a spring in your sword arm!
Ser tries to bring his sword to bear on the hellcat, but he's getting thrashed about so much that he can't land a blow.
Calling upon the power of Lathander, Zane sends a wave of rose colored healing light to bring succor to the wounded.
Ishta follows suit with Delenn and sends a volley of missiles that smash into the hellcat's flank, fragments of bone and cinders fly out!
<--- PASS
<--- PASS
Delenn's forwn deepens and she whispers, "I have but one spell left that can combat it..." She raises here hand and another volley of missiles smashes into the skeletal cat, sending embers flying!
<--- PASS
Looking ragged the Hellcat single mindedly attacks Ser Armithia. His armor turns away most of the blows, but one sneaks past. Zane has to grit his teeth as he feels Ser Armithia's neck get mauled once more!
<--- MISS
<--- HIT
<--- MISS
Delenn
Skeletal Cat
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Zane Levallis
Ishta Khosiv
Spoiler:Delenn Shield Other Ser, Inspire Courage
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas Inspire Courage
Azarra Inspire Courage
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (493 rounds), Grappled, Inspire Courage
Zane Levallis Shield Other, Inspire Courage
Ishta Khosiv Inspire Courage
Delenn Shield Other Ser, Inspire Courage
Skeletal Cat Grappled
Kardas Rasalas Inspire Courage
Azarra Inspire Courage
Ser Armithia-Seendren Resist Fire (492 rounds), Grappled, Inspire Courage
Zane Levallis Shield Other, Inspire Courage
Ishta Khosiv Inspire Courage
Kardas Rasalas, Azarra, Ser Armithia-Seendren, Zane Levallis, Ishta Khosiv and Delenn are up.
Ser Armithia doesn't notice the vile creature's claw. The Paladin lifts his bastard sword, plunging it deep into it's neck.
Seeing Ser take the hellcat down, Azarra sighs in relief and says
Thank you. I am very sorry for putting you all in danger. The good part is that I found this really, really nice chainmail. Does anyone want to wear it?
... Oh, and look at this cool ring I found!
She takes it off and hands it to Ishta to look at.
There is an inscription on it, and I was wondering if you would know who the people it is referring to are, Delenn. It says "My darling Lithian, now you shall fear no heights! M." Any clue?
Zane lowered his mace wearily to the floor after the brief fight, exhausted and wounded. He closed his eyes for a moment before he gathered himself and regarded Azarra with a smile. "Good job finding all that...I didn't even notice anything over there." Zane will accept the Chain Mail only if nobody else cares for it.
"If we have a wand of cure left, I think it's best if we use that to heal up. My gifts from the Morninglord are few, and are best left for conflict if needed." The priest of course offered to use the wand on those who couldn't use the device themselves.
[ooc]Not sure if there are any more healing charges floating around, but would rather use those."[/b]
"It seemed quite fitting that Ser Armithia had the ending blow." Ishta comments. "And Azarra, don't worry. It was nothing you did intentionally."
When given the ring, Ishta reads again the inscription, though nothing comes to min .
"Do we want to check for its magic right now? The hounds might be very near and this could take some precious time."
With a well judged thrust, Ser Armithia ends the skeletal hellcat, severing the nexus of hellfire that sustained it and it's bones clatter nosily to the floor!
Distracted by something you can't sense, Delenn stares down the corridor to the north.
"There is an inscription on it, and I was wondering if you would know who the people it is referring to are, Delenn. It says "My darling Lithian, now you shall fear no heights! M." Any clue?"
Softly Delenn replies, "Lithian was the head librarian. A distant and awkward man at times, but he didn't deserve this." Suddenly she stops a finger to her lips, "Hsst! We must be quiet, the hounds draw near. Do we make our stand here?"
Stepping smartly towards the chamber entrance and handing off the wand of Cure light wounds to Zane, Ser Armithia immediately places himself at the doorway facing any oncoming hounds.
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Kardas casually bends down to pick up a few bones and bits that used to belong to the hellcat and puts them away, planning to use them for some foul alchemical concoction. He growls when Delenn speaks and stares down the hallway when he speaks. "I say we do. The alternative is that we roam the halls, possibly get into more trouble and then have those otherworldly dogs jump us."
If we are making a stand here, then let's all move into better positions, okay? Delenn, come back into the room. Let's let them into the room single file, with all of the big guys to either side and in front of them, blocking them in the hallway and the rest of us back here where we can cast or shoot. Sound good?
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"Alright, then let me prepare for the fight for a second..." Ishta concentrates and reads some pages of her spellbook , then puts the book back to her backpack.
She stands there with the rest. "I am ready. I will create a slippery alley for them to pass through."
Kardas goes along with Azarra's strategic thinking and takes his position. "A fine plan, Azarra. Let them bark and we'll do the biting."
Zane took the wand Azarra offered and proceeded to heal most of his and the Paladin's wounds with it, exhausting the remainder of the curative magic in the device. He then used the other CLW wand on Kardas to offer him relief from his wounds. With that, he got into position with the others and readied himself for the conflict.
The baying of hounds grows nearer, and in moments they will be upon you.
There being little to do except wait at this point, Zane clenched his hand upon the handle of his mace, lifting it above his head and getting ready to try to smash it against the first enemy that came within reach.
Azarra starts singing to bolster everyone's courage.
The Paladin casts Resist Energy (fire).
Delenn nodded, she would stand here with them. She started rummaging through her pack and pulled out an ornate looking bottle. She twisted the cap off it and downed the contents in one with a grimace. Over the next few heartbeats, the worst of her wounds seemed to fade away.
She then pulled out a pair of scrolls and bit her lip as she struggled to keep her composure.