As Lynn comes to the next part of not really useable stairs she remembers her magic dragon scale. She knots her rope (that Azrael didn't take), knots it to some protruding shrub. Then she uses the scale to lift herself up just a bit and drags herself along and up til the stairs are better again. there she stands and holds the rope for the others.
Lynn Ties off the rope at the top, it is low enough that as long as people make the first climb check they will be able to use the rope to get the rest of the way up.
There are a bunch of gnawed on human looking bones sitting amung the debris of the grounds
Iko climbs...
... as if he walks on air. Effortlessly.
He raises his hands to signal to everyone to stop and be wary.
"Human bones lie scattered here. eaten by something. We are not alone here. Be mindful of your surroundings."
Gnawed on bones. Whatever did that might still be inside
Lynn prepares herself for battle* and goes straight into the chapel.
As Lynn passes into the main court yard, she realizes this place is rather large and 2 that the statues that were on top of the Temple are not quite what they seemed to be as they shake look some rubble and stretch out their wings.
Don has his Repeating Crossbow of Doom(tm) out and ready to hurl tree trunks of doom at any targets.
Iko reaches out for Lynn but he's too late. "No Lynn, stop!" Then looks up as the statues start moving.
The blue tinged Gargoyle Flies up into the air moving closer to the party, stopping mid air and hover. The down draft from the wings of the Gargoyle stir up dirt and debris, the buffting causing issues with seeing it clearly or those behind it.
Lynn closes in on the gargoyle in front of her and stabs at it with her glaive.
Lynn takes a large chunk of stone from the Gargoyle, the creature screeches but continues to hover.
Azrael steps forward, letting an arrow lose at the Flying Gargoyle.
Dispite the wind Azrael lands a solid blow on the Gargoyle.
The Pink tinged gargoyle flies towards Lynn claws out.
"'Tis but a scratch." Lynn teases the gargoyle as it claws at her. But that hit comes at a steep price for the creature.
Don takes aim with his crossbow and unleashes a bolt upon each one, calling upon his Punishing Blow power
Punishing Blow
Any opponent you hit with a melee or ranged attack loses the benefits of regeneration and fast healing for 1 round. In addition, if you score a critical hit against the target, it loses the benefit of its damage reduction for 1 round. A creature whose regeneration can’t be suppressed or ignored (such as the tarrasque) is immune to this effect.
Stamina 7/8
Don's awesome mechanical crossbow lays two solid blows into the pink gargoyle.
Tink scrambles up slightly behind everyone else, but in time for the fighting to start.
He runs up to Lynn and suddenly she is twice the size she was.
SteelGate's gears grind as he pulls himself over the lip
Iko holds back, unable to reach the flying creature.
Iko charges and kicks the Pink Gargoyle, knocking it spinning a bit as his full body weight and his foot strike true.
The green tinged Gargoyle flies down, straight for Tink.
"My tactics seem to backfire here." Lynn notices as she gets surrounded by Gargoyles.
The Red hued gargoyle dive bombs straight at SteelGate and Azrael.
Steelgate slams his metal arm into the gargoyle next to him (red).
Which does a lot of damage, but to the ground, not the gargoyle.
The Blue tinged gargoyle continues to Flap its wings downwards with great force, debris and dirt flying everywhere.
Tink runs out of the fray and casts detect magic
Iko moves up to the gargoyle attacking Lynn and knee's it in the back between it's wings.
Iko's knee does not seem to penetrate the stony body of the Gargoyle, Tink sees nothing magical in the yard other than his companions at present.
Lynn finishes off the gargoyle she started with.
Lynn's blow crumbles the Gargoyle in to rocky bits in a screech.
The pink tinged Gargoyle attacks Lynn with a flurry of bites, claws and a Gore from its horns.
The Green tinged Gargoyle doing the same to Iko.
The winds from the hovering Gargoyle begin to subside.
Don decides to go full out on the gargoyle attacking Steelgate and calls upon his newfound mythic strength.
Stamina 6/8
Mythic Power 4/5
SteelGate attempts to knock the gargoyle out of the sky.
Don unloads 3 bolts into the stony hide of Red, chips fly as the bolts penetrate deep into the Gargoyle. Azrael's arrows land deeply as well dropping the beast in front of SteelGate, Azrael turns and his last arrow misses the Green Tinged Gargoyle, SteelGate proceeds forward to Help Lynn and Iko out but the Gargoyles hide turns the heavy blow of SteelGates metal body.
The two remaining Gargoyles let out a screech and continue to attack their respective targets.
Green continues to bite and claw at the nimble Iko
What are the Alchemist and the Merc Archer doing?
Iko ducks and weaves avoiding most of the gargoyle attacks. Seeing his fist not getting any results, he draws forth his Tmple sword radiance and lunges forward hoping to skewer the gargoyle.
Lynn steps back and swings her glaive at the gargoyle (green).
Lynn drops the Green tinged gargoyle to a pile of rubble at the length of her weapon, two of the four beasts have been dispatched.
The sounds of a door opening from across the court yard
Don moves and fires a single shot at green
Stamina 5/8
Mythic Power 4/5
Out of the door come some odd looking Humanoids.
These are Ghouls