Seeing a vermin as little threat to the group in whole, Ezro takes in the rest of the surroundings to make sure nothing else will sneak up on them.
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Hearing Aladir's accusation of another summoner hiding in the house, Alikia moves behind Ezro to get a better view of what was going on. Not being able to see anyone from her vantage point, she furrows her brow. "The caster will have to be close. The summoner cannot be farther than thirty to fourty five feet away from its creature." Aiming at the bug, Alikia holds her fire, looking around for the enemy conjurer.
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As the vermin appears, Aladir snaps off a quick shot, and Hyram shoulders past to slash at it. Quinn hardly considers the vermin enough of a threat to require all of their efforts... until Aladir recognizes that the creature was summoned from within the house.
Quinn moves deeper into the room. His seldom seen tail snakes out, pulling a small bag from his belt pouch and transferring it to his hand.
Aladir shoots an arrow, while Hyram moves up and they kill the beetle. Ezro, Quinn and Alikia look around the room searching for someone else in the room, but do not find anything.
Suddenly, behind Anevia, a roiling wave of flesh gushes forward. Amid the fatty surge wriggle half-formed limbs and a dripping tumorous face and attacks her with its claws and scores two hits. Anevia tries to return the hit but she misses with her short sword, so she takes a step out of the way.
Aladir UP
Hyram spins and lashes out at the fleshy creature with his blade.
This blade is incredible! Horgus truly did honor me with such a gift! the Inquisitor thinks.
"You can't conjure all day long!" Aladir shouts at the top of his voice, hoping to draw the attention of whoever else is in the house attacking them. He steps quickly up beside Quinn, nocks another arrow to the bow, and fires a shot at the fleshy creature attacking them.
Assessing the new situation, Alikia frowns at Aladir's words. "Well, no. But if they were a summoner, they could conjure more creatures than I could. " Taking a shot at the amass of tumors, Alikia considers all the implications of what could be going on. "It may be a magical trap, or a small portal into the abyss. I can't be certain until I have some time to study it."
Quinn steps past, placing himself between the creature and Anevia, slashing the creature as he passes. "Get to the door and tend to those wounds!" he growls back to her.
"How is he summoning without making a sound?" Quinn asks his more knowledgeable companions.
Aladir shoots an arrow at the creature, but misses. Ezro readies himself in case it comes out of the home. Hyram swings at the creature and damages it, but most of the would closes up as soon as his blade finishes the swing. Quinn steps up, blocking the creatures path to Anevia, but it throws his swing off and he misses. Alikia attacks it with a cold iron bolt, but the bolt flies into the back wall.
The creature, it's path to Anevia blocked swings at Quinn and damages him. Anevia switches to her bow, and sticks it with an arrow, but the wound closes completely and the arrow falls to the floor.
Aladir UP
What creature is this?! The Inquisitor shouts as he attempts to stab it again.
The surprise that the creature is healing himself causes Hyram to miss it completely.
Aladir grumbles at his inability to hit with his bow, deciding that, for now, it might be better to try a different tactic. He quickly moves to give Quinn the benefit of a flank, taking any attacks the creature might offer in response to the movement. While he moves, he drops his bow and trades it for his recently-acquired rapier, stabbing at the creature with the pointed weapon.
Quinn drops the tanglefoot bag and grips Radiance with both hands, slashing the amorphous creature with the golden blade.
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Alikia's eyes widen as she realizes what they are facing. "It is a Lemur! Only those with good or silver weapons can harm it!" Frowning heavily at the implications of the other summoner, Alikia weighs the pros and cons of wading into battle. Feeling as though her hands were tied, she begins to cast a protection spell. "حماية" As she riffles through her bag to grasp the scroll of shocking grasp they had found earlier.
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Ezro beseechs Iomedea to Bless his weapon and moves into the fight.
"Iomedea has blessed my weapon, perhaps her divine favor can smite this creature."
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Aladir drops his bow, draws his sword and moves into position to flank the creature, but even then he misses the creature. Ezro casts a spell upon his longsword and it glows with a radiance. Hyram, swings, but misses, while Quinn manages to hit the creature, but does not do as much damage as he though. Alikia yells out that only good or silver weapons can damage the lemure, casts mage armor on her self and starts to rummage thru her pack for a scroll.
Suddenly another one of the lemure appear next to Anevia, attacks her and hits with a claw. The other turns on Aladir with its claws, and hits with one. Anevia switches back to her sword and goes into full defensive mode, knowing that her weapons can not damage these creatures.
Aladir UP
Realizing the futility of attacking it as is, Aladir quickly locates the scale of the silver dragon Terendelev that he carries, calling on its magic to grant his rapier the power of goodness, causing it to take on a faint, pure-white glow.
"How is he summoning without making a sound?!" Quinn shouts. [b]"And why are they all after the girl?"
Reaching back, he opens the door to the room behind him. "Get inside, girl!" he growls to Anevia, "before these things rip you to pieces!"
Quinn's tail whips out from beneath his armor, the prehensile tip wrapped tightly around a small vial. Quinn grabs it and smashes it against the Lemure.
Hyram, realizing the sword is not good or silver, will attack the new lemure in hopes that every cut, no matter how small, will eventually do the thing in.
Upon successfully pulling out the scroll Alikia looks up to move into the room, only to realize that she is trapped outside due to Aladir. Rubbing her temple, she tries to think of what to do that will not have her drop the scroll or get attacked by the devil when trying to move past Aladir. "Is there any way to make room for us?" She shouts out to the ones inside, hoping that someone will change their positions to allow at least Ezro into the building.
Aladir uses Terendelev scale to align his weapon so it can damage these creatures. Ezro swings at the lemur in front of him, and while it does not heal the damage, it is not enough to kill it. Hyram also hits the creature, but the damage heals itself before the blade has even finished its stroke. Quinn pushes open the door so Anevia can flee into the next room, and tries to damage the lemur with a vial of holy water, but he misses. Alikia, scroll retrieved is cautious about entering the room so she does not get hit.
Before Anevia can move into the next room, the lemur in front of her swings, but her total defense prevents it from clawing her. Aladir is not as lucky, as the lemur swings and one of the claws connects with the elf.
"No, you will not escape, Irabeth will learn her lesson with your death" and a half-orc with ranseur in hand appears as he swung at Anevia, but missed.
Anevia, looks stunned "Vagorg" and hesitates a moment, but withdraws into the bedroom.
Aladir UP
Hyram is glad that the summoner finally shows himself, and perhaps, unlike the lemurs he might actually do some damage to the half-orc.
I pronounce judgment on you foul creature!
Hyram will then try to stab the half-orc with his sword,
but the sudden appearance of the half-orc threw off his balance.
Humming in annoyance as she drops her scroll of shocking grasp and putting her foot over the parchment to keep it from blowing away, Alikia begins to cast an intricate summoning spell. "We won't let you hurt Anevia!" She shouts at the now visible caster.
Aladir attempts another stab at the creature.
Quinn smiles his oversized, black-toothed smile. "Lessons... yes. There will be lessons learned this day."
Ezro swings for the lemur with his blessed weapon, trying to strike it down.
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Aladir, Ezro and Hyram all try to hit an enemy but miss horribly. Quinn takes a step which blocks off the access to the room that Anevia stepped into, swings at the half-orc and hits it. Alikia starts to cast a spell.
The summoner swings at Hyram and hits him. Also, his skin takes on a darker hue. "I am coming. Irabeth will find your dead body waiting in your bed tonight." The two lemur swing with each of them raking a claw across Quinn and Aladir doing some minor damage.
Aladir UP
Aladir takes a quick step downward to set up a flank with Hyram, then takes another shot at the lemure.
Not if we can help it, foul beast! Hyram says as he attempts to stab the half-orc.
Quinn takes raking strikes from both lemures, but shrugs them off. The bolstering power of Terendelev's scale keeping him hale through the onslaught. "Empty words, dead one."
Her summoning complete, three eagles spring into existence around the lemure near the doorway. Mentally urging one of the birds to attack, she prods the other two towards the cultist. "Incoming! Watch your head!" She shouts inside, while bending down to pick up the scroll. Giving a worried look down the street, to see if any other demons were coming, Alikia strokes the engravings on her crossbow.
The eagles meanwhile flutter around with purpose, scratching at any evil-doer they come across. The eagles all let out triumphant screeches as their talons rake across the intruders.
N Small Animal
Senses darvision 60 ft, low-light vision; Perception +10
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)
hp 7 (1d8+3)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2
Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5; SR 6;
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Offense
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Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. (average)
Melee 2 talons +5 (1d4+2), bite +5 (1d4+2)
Special Attacks Smite Evil 1/day (swift action, +CHA bonus to attack, +HD bonus to damage; persists until target is dead or creature rests)
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 7
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Fly +8, Perception +10; Racial Modifiers +8 to perception
Aladir steps to his left and now with a good aligned weapon kills the lemur between him and Hyram. Ezro moves over to block the door way to the bedroom as he sets up to protect Anevia. Hyram swings at the half-orc and wounds it slightly. Quinn however, hits it hard. Alikia directs two of her eagles to attack the half-orc, one biting it and one clawing it, while the eagle on the other lemur puts it down.
The half-orc swings at Hyram and connects.
However, with no help from his summons left, between Quinn, Hyram, the eagles and Aladir joining them, they put the half-orc down.
You knew him? Hyram asks Anevia, It sounds like wherever he came from is where we will find Irabeth.
Quinn admires Alikia's greatly improved casting as one of the eagles settles uncertainly near him. "Very impressive," he says, reaching out a hand to stroke the raptors feathers. But, his hand passes through empty air as the creatures vanish from existence.
Quinn opens the bedroom door to find Anevia sheltered in the bedroom, nursing her wounds. She is marked by several of the lemures' raking strikes. "Ezro, she is wounded... badly," Quinn tells the cleric.
"What did you call this creature? 'Vagorg' was it?" Quinn tries to remember. "He was using this attack on you to get to Irabeth, wasn't he?"
Entering the house with Lamm, Alikia allows one of the eagles to perch on her shoulder, before it vanishes after half a minute. Stuffing the scroll back into her pack, she looks around the home. At Quinn's compliment, Alikia grins and cheerfully responds, "Thank you. I've been practicing."
Moving over to the other conjurer, Alikia nudges the man with her toe before examining his gear. "Well, judging by his armor, he was probably a summoner, not a conjurer." Taking off his helm, Alikia studies the half-orc's face. 'What a shame. For someone so gifted, he threw his life away to be a pawn for demons.' Closing Vagorg's eyes, Alikia strips him of any useful gear, before attempting to identify it.
Hovering near the door to Anevia's bedroom, Alikia asks"Are you okay, Anevia?" Worry crosses over her face as she takes in the human's injuries.
Ezro moves to Anevia, calling upon Iomedea's divine energies, and reaching out to hold her should.
Aladir kneels to search the body, trying to discover anything that might aid them further in their quest. "You knew his name, Anevia...how are you and Irabeth familiar with this man?" he asks curiously as he goes about his search.
"Yes, I know about him. When Irabeth first became a paladin, she was in the River Kingdoms and was hunting down criminals. She captured a half-orc cultist of Xoveron named Vagorg, whose grandiose plans to burn down an entire neighborhood in Tymon were cut short when he was captured by Irabeth. Vagorg tried to use his shared race to convince her to let him go, but this only furthered her resolve; she delivered him to the authorities and forgot about him. It was later that Irabeth and I met and this was one of her stories that she told me."
As Ezro heals some of Anevia wounds she tells him "thank you. Iomedea blessings are always welcome, and as Quinn mentioned, I was sorely hurt. Let me look in our secret niche and see what Irabeth may have left." She walks over to the bed, and behind the headboard in a cleverly disguised place she pulls opens a small lid and pulls out a note and she says, "she and the Eagle Watch are at the Defender's Watch, and the password “Silverstrong” will identify us as friends. Also, Irabeth left two potions of cure moderate wounds and three potions of invisibility to help us get there." She hands the two cure potions to Ezro, two of the invisibility potions to Aladir and puts one in her belt pouch.
"Shall we be off, as soon as we throw this trash out of my house?"
Aladir finds on the body, two potions of invisibility, a wand of magic missile a magical ranseur and 42 gp.
Yes, Let us be off. Hyram says. Amazing how much this city has fallen! The Inquisitor thinks to himself.
Quinn edges over to the northern door, opening it with weapon drawn in case there are any further surprises awaiting them. "He followed Irabeth all the way from the River Kingdoms? And even now, here under demon occupation, sought his revenge? That is single-minded foolishness," Quinn says as he takes in the contents of the other room.
"Defender's Watch?" Quinn repeats. "Do you know it?" he asks Anevia.
"I agree the Defender's Watch is the next most logical place to go."
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Adjusting her pack, Alikia waits by the door for everyone to finish preparations for leaving, deciding to stay out of the way rather than imposing. As Anevia mentions Xoveron, the conjurer tries to remember anything that she can on the demon lord. "I concur. Defender's Watch will also be a good place to see if we can figure out what happened when we were underground for three days."
Looking out a window, Alikia tries to assess the likely-hood of their group being intercepted by a band of demons before making it to the Watch. "Lamm, how are you holding up? Do you need any supplies?" She asks the mongrelman trying to gauge his reaction to the surface world.
Nodding to the others, Ezro says, "Wait my friends, allow me to heal some of the wounds from the battle."
Holding up Iomedeas symbol and reciting a few short prayers softly, he allows her divine energy to close the wounds of the party.
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Ezro says a prayer to Iomedea and channels her blessings to the group, healing everyone.
"Yes, The Defender’s Heart is the largest inn in Kenabres. It is north of here. I can lead you there."
"Thank you for asking. I am fine. I will just be glad to work with the Eagle Watch so we can help."
Quinn steps out of Anevia and Irabeth's house and breathes in the tortured air of the occupied city. "We will need to move with the utmost caution, lest we lead our enemy to our allies. Keep a close watch behind, as well as in front."
Quinn stows the half-orc's gear and prepares to make the trek.
Aladir nods, drawing a deep breath in before heading to the front door of the house. "Right...we ready to head out, then?"
I am. Lead on Master Aladir. The Inquisitor says with his longsword at the ready.
"I am ready as well. Lead the way." Ezro says with a nod.