Sophy heads across the catwalk and shines the light of her crossbow down the hallway. Ahead she sees a short passage the leads into another room with a doorway on the far side.
Seemingly impossible the creature that Sophy just ran over gets to its feet and lurches after her biting down hard on the back of her shoulder. The creature facing Victor slashes at the warrior with both his claws, but Victor easily evades the attacks. In the corner the sphere reveals a creature not unlike a living bonfire. It's flame tongues searching for things to burn. It streaks at Victor who feels the unnatural heat but is able to avoid getting burned. Erylium appears hovering high above the chambers floor away from the catwalk and flings her tiny dagger at Brock. It bounces off his armor and clatter down the catwalk stairs behind him.
As the creature appears Brock stabs into the midst of the flames causing it to hiss and flare demonstrating its pain.
She is hovering at the same level as the catwalk, about head high for a standard human if they were standing on the catwalk. Yes the turn prevents a charge.
1d20+4
Eponine will move to F17 and call out to the creature Remember me? I hope so; you're blood still wets my blade!
Eponine will move to F17 and call out to the creature Remember me? I hope so; you're blood still wets my blade!
Eponine runs to Sophy's aid, the creature lashes out at her with one of it's nasty claws. Eponine is skilled enough to evade the attack.
Taken utterly by surprise as the seemingly-dead creature rises up to attack her, Sophy reels back in pain from its bite. Back on the platform, she sees the others standing to fight the summoned creature, in direct contradiction of her advice. Why does no one ever listen to her?!?
Victor noticing Sophy's nowhere near him, turns and sees her in trouble. "Blasted!" Ignoring the creature in front of him and the other creature that seems to be composed of strictly fire, he takes a step back, turns, drops the dagger and fires and arrow at the one attacking Sophy.
"Blasted!"
Brock sees another one of Victor's errant shots. "Vic, were you actually trained to use the bow or are you on the bad guys' side? Just wondering..."
Brock sees another one of Victor's errant shots. "Vic, were you actually trained to use the bow or are you on the bad guys' side? Just wondering..."
Taking in Brock's speculation, Victor can't help but reiterate his previous irritation, albeit a bit more improper. "Dammit!"
Victor turns pulls back the string on his bow and hears the tell tale sound of splitting wood. The arrow flies but goes nowhere near the intended target.
"We have to get out of here ASAP!" Wren continues to suggest retreat as teh best option at the current time.
She again casts her bolt of ice and directs it toward the small fire creature, before moving through Brock's square to F 16, ready to depart if possible.
Ray of Frost Ranged Touch
Cold Damage
Wren's frost severally affects the creature of flame causing it to hiss and crackle angrily. She darts behind Brock to avoid the flamething and takes to the catwalk. When she turns at the corner, Erylium swoops at her face with and extended claw. The tiny claws scratch Wren on the face and she can feel the hot sting of poison racing into her blood stream. The demon screams, "On your knees intruders, surrender your lives to us!"
Fort save
Your body is fighting the invading poison but you still suffer point of Dexterity damage this round. Next round you will need to make another FOR Save on your turn.
Idiots! Sophy fumes, looking back at Brock stubbornly standing his ground. Men! If they want to stand and fight, let them do it in the dark. She's not going to stick around and die so they can prove how brave they are.
Sophy storms out of the chamber taking the light with her and heads to the next chamber.
Brock stabs the fire elemental and it bursts apart in a puff of sparks and smoke plunging the room into darkness. With his keen darksight he turns and works his way down the stairs so that he can use the ranseur to attack the creature on the catwalk.
On the catwalk the creature slashes its wicked claws at Eponine wounding her. Victor is also attacked by two claws from the other blood thirty creature. He is able to block one of the long arms but the other draws blood.
Erylium shrieks with glee, "You should have surrendered to us when you had the chance pretty. You can not hide from us in our own kingdom! Your friend will be dying soon and you will be all alone." Sophy can hear the demon taunting her. Brock sees with his dark attuned eyes the tiny creatures dagger appear back in her hand just before she flings it at him again. This time the tiny dagger pricks him in the neck.
Brock's eyes adjust to the darkness, a place he knows well, where bad things happen. He shouts "Victor, you've got one right in front of you. Whatever you do, move to your left when you're done!"
Although everyone's in darkness, they can still see the light of Sophy's crossbow through the doorway at the far end of the catwalk. She hasn't abandoned you ... yet. :)
Eponine stabs at the creature she knows to be in front of her.
To hit
Damage
Miss chance (1-50 hit)
She screams Sophy, you get back here right this instant! You cannot be alone down here! We can't run from these things; they know this tunnel maze and we don't! We have to end them now! Now load that <expletive> crossbow and get back here!
Victor being completely blind, puts his trust in Brock. "Here goes nothing." He mumbles to himself as stabs blindly in front of him, and then takes a step to his left.
Wren was torn as to what to do. She wanted to run far away and then decide what to do, but she still heard fighting in the darkness as the monsters surrounded her friends. "Make your way toward Sophy and the light," she yelled, felling her way carefully along the path toward whatever light she could make out.
Sophy shouts back at Eponine through the doorway. "Don't tell me what to do! I am so sick of everyone telling me what to do! Who made you boss anyway? 'Ooh, look at me; I'm an elf with pointy ears and I'm centuries old so all the men think I'm so good in bed.' Bah!" she spits. "You're probably only 75!"
Eponine stabs blindly in the dark as she yells for Sophy to bring back the much needed light. Victor slashes with his dagger hoping to find flesh but only find air.
Sophy shouts back at Eponine through the doorway.
If you want my history and whoring lessons, this is not the time and place! If my daughter acted this way, I would spank her for it! As it is, I'll have to content myself with haunting you!
Current Map for the blnded
Map before the lights went out
You can read more about darkness and its effects on you HERE
Victor listening to the torrid remarks between Sophy and Eponine, can do nothing but shake his head. Oh yes, we are truly a cohesive bunch. He thinks sarcastically to himself. And I am more worried we are all going to die from each other than anything we come up against. Victor sighs at how poorly everything is going as he waits for the creatures claws to come at him again. A small part of Victor hoping it'll be enough to end this nightmare.
Wren, listening carefully for Epi and the creature she is engaged with, will slowly proceed toward the light, with her dagger still in her hand.
Perception
Wren flails about in the dark, triping on Eponines foot as she moves past. Lucky for her that she stumbled as she hears the creatures jaws snap shut where her head was the moment before. With a push she moves closer to the light coming from the far away chamber.
Sophy shouts angrily from the next room, arguing with Eponine.
Brock sighs in frustration as he hears the women argue. This is why women should stay home and raise children. Focusing his thoughts on the battle, he charges to H14 and thrusts his polearm at the spawn.
Victor can hear the heavy boots of Brock pound up the catwalk stairs and then the familiar scream of one of the creatures in pain. Eponine senses the closeness of the creature facing her as it attempts to bite her, but luck and skill help her dodge the attack even in the dark. Victor hears the creature lumber forward and thrash it's claws at Brock and then Brock grunts in pain...twice.
You Charge up the steps and plunge your weapon into the creature, it is hurt badly but remains standing. It lunges forward attacking you with both it's claws. You avoid one but the other catches you in the chest. The tiny dagger stuck in your neck, slips out of the wound and flies across the air. Erylium swoops behind you and scratches at your neck with a tiny claw. The wound is minimal, but the heat of the poison races into your bloodstream. Then the demon vanishes from even your darksight vision.