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"Keep yer eyes up. Who knows what manner a critters are floatin' 'round up here."
Taking point, with shield and axe ready, Harek leads the way up the stairs.
Moving down the hallway, Harek opens the two doors to the left, and he sees two ropes in each room coming thru a hole in the ceiling and just ending above the floor. They are obviously pull ropes, that most likely are for the tower bells. He then moves down the hallway and opens the door and sees a bed, chest and an armoire. Moving to the next door, he opens it and it appears to be a private study and prayer room. These two rooms are obviously Juriendor.
Rask will signal Harek to enter and search room #4, with him following him, while Ordrud moves down the hallway, ready to barge in, if needed, from the other doors.
He also signals Sirasa, Lothalian an Kazmir to stay there, ready to help if needed.
Quick searches, looking for living acolytes or foes.
perception
At the signal, Ordrud moves in front of the first closed door beyond room 4 and listens.
The crowded space makes Kazmir nervous, and gives him little to do. he stays on his guard however, and half hopes they find nothing and half hopes they find more floating eyeballs.
Lothalian will continue to follow the group ready to provide healing if needed.
Harek sees no foes in any of the rooms. In the private study, he sees two scrolls. Moving on, Ordrud opens the door and there is a circular stairwell leading up.
"Stairs here. Let's go." Ordrud whispers to the Rask and heads up the stairs.
Pointing out the scrolls to those more accustomed to reading them, Harek continues on.
"Aye, upwards an' onwards!"
Rask goes to check the last remaining door (just in case)
"Them other critters just up an' poofed inta bein' downstairs. I figure maybe whatever up here might a did the same."
Despite clanking up the stairs and dashing around downstairs, carrying a heavy pack, armor, shield, and heavy weaponry, Harek doesn't even seem out of breath.
"'Sides, that last critter floated right through the floor. Who knows what kinda tricks these things'll pull."
Lothalian, figuring that since we are in a cathedral, any scrolls might aid their plight and might be spells he can cast, will do a cursurary glance at them, scoop them up and follow the others up the stairs.
They could have flown up there. Does everyone have some sort of ranged weapon? The Elf asks.
"I only have my magic" Kazmir squeaks from the back.
"Ranged weapons? I gots a few pointy huntin' sticks, but they ain't what I'd call real weap'n's, if ya know what I mean."
Harek laughs softly at the mention of Ranged weapons, obviously looking forward to planting axe in face.
Lothalian scoops up the two scrolls and quickly looking at the parchment learns that the scrolls are magic weapon and magic vestment. Odrud scans for evil up while looking up the stairs, and does not detect any. There is a slight smell of smoke coming from above, but at least a level or two up. Rask checks the far room and finds a storage room, mostly with winter vegetables and other food staples.
Heading up the stairs you enter a room with a single door. Following the hallway around, you see an open room with the four ropes coming from the rooms below, and extending up thru the ceiling. There is also a set of stairs heading up and the smell of smoke is stronger.
Rask runs to catch up with the others, and gets in position behind Ordrud and Harek.
He signals for everybody to keep going up.
"Fire has started. We must hurry." Ordrud continues up the stairs without pause.
The halfling druid begins to go over the spell for Create Water in his mind.
Drawing his longbow, Lothalian will follow the others up the stairs, incredulous that someone would want to destroy a house of worship.
Continuing up the stairs, the smell of smoke is getting stronger and now that you are into the open tower, you see four skeletal creatures that are on fire. Each of the creatures is pressing itself against the tower walls, trying to set it on fire. However, the winter snow and dampness seems to be hampering the fire starting a bit.
Rask UP
Rask will move to get at 30' distance of the first skeleton and will let an arrow towards it. His bow sounds like an harp when he releases the string.
His arrow pass on a side of the skeleton, missing him.
Lothalian will move and shoot an arrow
The arrow embeds itself into the bottom of the stairs.
Ordrud hustles up the stairs trying to remember if he could remember anything useful about these flaming skeletons.
Kazmir casts Create Water on K23, hoping to somehow douse the creature!
Harek moves up the stairs as far as he can, cursing the fire creatures in dwarven.
Rask moves so he is in range of the closest creature and fires an arrow at it, missing. Lothalian moves up behind Rask and looses and arrow and he misses also. Kazmir casts a spell and a shower of water appears near the creature but does not touch it. Harek and Ordrud double move up the stairs, while Sirasa begins to cast a spell.
The creatures pay no heed to the group as they continue to try and light the wooden tower on fire.
Rask UP
Rask let another arrow towards the flaming skeleton...
He winces at his poor shot, and looks at the bow, wondering what he is doing wrong.
Lothalian, moving to get a better shot at the skeleton loosens another arrow.
And watches as his arrow misses the skeleton.
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Sirasa Summons in a Celestial Riding Dog on the stairs above and behind the Burning Skeleton. It bites and smites evil upon the undead trying to also trip the crispy bones.
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
DEFENSES
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)
hp 17 [2d8+8]
Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +1
SR 5 Celestial - Resist Acid, Cold, and Electricity 5
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +5 (1d6+5+2 Smite plus trip)
Special Attacks Smite evil/good
STATISTICS
Str 19, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 17 (21 vs. trip)
Feats Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+14 jumping), Perception +8, Survival +1 (+5 scent tracking); Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics when jumping, +4 Survival when tracking by scent
Sirasa will then move as far as she can up the stairs and behind the fighters.
Ordrud sheathes his sword and advances on the skeleton. , swords and arrows are tough to damage skeletons. You need to crush their bones."
Cursing his slow legs, the halfling storms up the stairs and cast Create Water again at the nearest living flame.
2/13
Rask and Lothalian each fire another arrow, and each misses wide of the target with Rask taking a brief look at his bow. Kazmir stomps up the steps to a corner location and tries to cover the fire creature with water, this time he manages to soak the stairs and a bit of the creatures "legs". Harek continues to move up the stairs, ending next to the creature and Ordrud after stowing his sword is directly behind him. Sirasa conjures up a dog that bites the skeleton hard but does not kill it. The fire creatures above continue to try and light the tower on fire, but the one that was bitten by the dog turns on it and attempts to claw it but misses.
Rask UP
Kazimir runs, hoping to close the distance on the annoying long stairs.
"Harek, bash with your shield. Don't use your axe." Ordrud suggests without a way to affect the burning skeleton.
Rask drops his bow.
"My father told me a bow was not a proper weapon for a Dwarf... today he has been right."
He gets his Dwarven Waraxe out, and advances on the stairs.
"Let's see how I fare with this weapon..."
"Sure, why not?"
Harek gives the creature a good old bashin' with his shield, obviously unhappy to not be using his axe.
Power Attack shield bash damage
Seeing the critter go down with the thumping, Harek turns to Ordrud with a grin across his face.
"Well whaddya know? Good lookin' out, pal!"
Lothalian will move up the stairs and realizes the sad truth of Ordrud's words concerning bows and skeletons. He will keep his bow out but not waste any more arrows.
3/13
Harek bashes the wounded burning skeleton, then moves the short distance up the stairs to the next skeleton, with everyone following behind him. Kazmir, now within range creates water on the next skeleton, and although the the fire is not put out, you all can see that it is not burning as hot as before and the skeleton does not seem to be affecting the wall like the other two are. Sirasa, as the next skeleton is close enough begins to cast another spell, while the burning skeleton turns on Harek with its claws but misses.
Rask UP
Lothalian will continue to follow up the stairs ready with healing if needed.