Kheled offers some strategic advice before channeling divine power to bolster his companions against the rigors of battle.
From his position overhead, Ajit watches as some of the Delvers hold back before leaning forward and beginning to dive on the cluster of Myron, Elrisiel and Kheled...
El quickly rattles off the final words if her incantation, and a mass of thick spider webs spring into being, anchoring themselves at appropriate points to prevent the psychopomp from easily flying away.
From his position overhead, Ajit watches as some of the Delvers hold back before leaning forward and beginning to dive on the cluster of Myron, Elrisiel and Kheled. Elrisiel reacts by completing her spell and a mass of sticky webbing appears, enveloping the Vanth as it dives...
...but the outsider rolls clear of the sticky strands just enough to avoid being caught up.
As Ajit swings past the web, Myron hurls his tanglefoot bag at the menacing psychopomp.
Myron's toss is accurate and the bag explodes upon the Vanth, covering it in sticky goo which hardens quickly with exposure to the air...
...impeding its movement somewhat but failing to disrupt its ability to fly, Ajit swoops down at Elrisiel reaching out with the claw dripping with arcane magic...
...managing to tap her on the shoulder, transferring the inky symbols to the Aasimar. Necromatic magic assaults her mind...
El raises her hands in an ineffective warding gesture as the vanth bears down on her. The light tap surprises her, but she is able to ward off whatever it was attempting to inflict upon her.
Dumah lashes down with the flail again, glancing over his shoulder at the vanth.
Attacking the esobok in front of him.
To hit
Damage
Rakara, heading Kheled's words, waits for Dumah to attack before bringing her weapon to bear.
Elrisiel fends off the magic of the Vanth as both Dumah and Rakara attack ineffectually against the Esoboks.
Held in the maw of the beast, it violently shakes it head and Dumah feels the same feeling from before. That of his life essence being torn free of his mortal form...
The other launches a frenzied assault upon Rakara...
...landing a bite and a raking claw, inflicting some damage but she manages to twist free of the teeth before it can set its jaws.
Kheled channels again, hoping to buy the group more time excluding offer enemies
and moves close to dumah and Rakara
Will save
You all watch in horror as the Esobok shakes its head violently from side to side, rag dolling Dumah, before appearing to tear a ghostly image of the paladin free from his body. Dumah's body freezes in place as the Esobok appears to hold his soul clenched within its mighty jaws.
Kheled shifts closer and once again calls forth divine energy to sooth his companions.
The musetouched elf takes a step back from her flying for and recites a short incantation. At its conclusion, a jet of flame streaks out from her outstretched hand toward the vanth.
Though loathe to leave Elrisiel to face the Vanth alone, Myron realizes that Dumah and his flail are their only hope of defeating the powerful psychopomp.
With a worried glance at the musetouched wizard, he strides across the arena to stand between Dumah and Rakara. He draws his kukri as he goes, and lashes out at the injured esobok.
Rakara, you and I have to get Dumah free and hold off these death dogs. He is the only one who stands a chance of harming it.
Elrisiel steps back and unleashes a searing beam of fire at the Vanth...
..which catches Ajit squarely, causing a few feathers to smoke.
Myron moves away to try and help free Dumah, leaving him open to an opportunistic attack from a wicked claw...
...which rakes across his back as he goes. Undeterred, he moves on the wounded Esobok and slashes it for good measure.
The Vanth turns to the wounded Esobok and speaks a command in a sinister language...
Fearing for her friend Rakara focuses again on the Esobok holding Dumah and swings with all her might.
And this time her aim is true!
Rakara turns and lands a crushing blow to the neck of the Esobok that harmed Dumah, cracking its spine and sending it crashing headfirst into the pave stones of the courtyard. As its jaws slacken in death, a wispy smoke like cloud emerges from its toothy maw and plunges into Dumah's chest. The frozen paladin lets out gasp as control of his body returns!
Off to the side you hear Ptemenib give a quiet, Yes!
Recovering quickly to having his soul restored to his body, Dumah moves on the other psychopomp and strikes out at it, hoping to remove another enemy from the field.
Move to K11 and attack the other esobok.
To hit
Damage
Swift action to lay on hands on self, heals .
Recovering quickly to having his soul restored to his body, Dumah moves on the other psychopomp and strikes out at it, hoping to remove another enemy from the field.
Move to K11 and attack the other esobok.
To hit 1d20+8-2+1
Damage 1d10+6+6
Back in control of his body. Dumah wastes no time getting back into the fight, moving in on the other Esobok and clubbing it with the flail.
The Esobok takes a step back and focuses all its attacks on Dumah...
...but only manages a minor claw strike.
Kheled sends out another pulse of healing energy to his allies, knowing they can win a battle of attrition as their enemies dwindle, excluding his foes.
Kheled bolsters his companions again,
El makes a dash for cover under the webbed area, hoping to force the vanth to either come down under it with her (thus robbing it of its flight advantage), or else to abandon it's pursuit of the musetouched elf.
Seeking to maneuver unharmed ound the dangerous beast, Myron dodges and tumbles past the esobok, slipping into flanking position opposite Dumah.
He slashes with his enchanted kukri, aiming to cut deep into the psychopomp.
El ducks under the sticky conjured webbing, hoping to nullify Ajit's flight advantage, as Myron slips behind the Esobok and delivers a deft cut with his kukri.
With Elrisiel's retreat, the Vanth switches his attention to Kheled. Approaching the Oracle it reaches out with its ensorcelled claw...
...tapping him on the shoulder.
Dumah presses his attack on the esobok.
To hit
Damage
Swift action to lay on hands on self, heals .
Rakara, relieved to see Dumah out of the clutches of the first creature steps forward and strikes down at the second.
She lands a solid blow!
Kheled grimaces as a strange feeling comes over him.
Rakara, use the tanglefoot bag on Ajit.
Rakara and Dumah both land blows in quick succession, finishing off the other Esobok. Dumah then approaches Ajit.
Kheled moves next to Rakara drawing an attack from Ajit and begins a summoning.
El quickly incants a spell, and a jet of flame springs from her open palm to strike the vanth.
Myron rushes to Dumah’s side, ready to aid the paladin in any way he can.
Ajit lashes out with his claw again as Kheled moves away...
...raking him across the back.
Elrisiel attempts to burn Ajit with another ray of flame...
...as Myron rushes to Dumah's side.
Ajit then disengages from Dumah and Myron before disappearing with a spoken word, only to reappear behind El. The goo that had been entangling him fell to the ground where he had been standing a moment before
Dumah rushes up to the remaining adversary. "Leave them be, vile creature. You cannot win this until you face me."
Double move to G5.
Kheled finishes his summoning, an air elemental appearing flanking with Dumah, it attempts to attack.
Rakara moves in to engage with Ajit.