Round 2
Not seeing much outside of some blurry images in his field of vision, Jor crouches a bit as he takes more of a defensive position and attempt to keep himself out of harms way as he tries to clean his eyes
Althea moves in and wacks the slig next to Athola from behind (in round 1)
The slig is wacked in the back of the head with a hammer which also unleashes a shock of electrical energy. The creature's head caves in and it collapses to the ground.
The wizard will take a 5 foot step and use his bond with the Staff of Magius to cast fly.
Seeing her allies injured by the sligs, she channels divine energy to soother their wounds.
Channel Energy
Initiative: 14
HP: 47/47
With the slig before her going down she tumbles moves behind the 2 sligs to provide flanking with Gabriel and Alathea to the 2 sligs. She attacks the slig towards Alathea.
Additional 3 points BLEEDING damage per round. DC 15 to stop it.
Apply disorientation: 1 round duration, -2 on attack rolls
Alathea channels energy healing the party somewhat but is unable to prevent some of the Sligs from healing as well. Two of the burned sligs recover 9 HP (As you can only chose 3 targets that are not effected and you probably will chose one of the targets to not be healed is probably the Bravo)
Athola flanks a Slig and stabs it through the kidney with the shard of light, cutting its guts out and sending it sprawling to the ground bleeding out.
Gabriel says, "Fall creature of evil! Est Sularus oth Mithas." (Activating Might of Honor)
Gabriel steps forward and swings his longsword in a wide arc. It removes the head of a slig in a single blow slaying it instantly.
Elijayss gives ground to the Sligs and takes an attack at one of them with his bastard sword.
Unfortunately the attack misses the Slig. Clearly Elijayss is not as proficent with the sword as he is with his bow.
Alright so High God took the head on one in Round 1. I'm on 8 init so I go after the big one but before the others.
Round 2
Gabriel steps forward and continues the fight.
The Bravo Slig attacks Elijayss with a Stab/Bite combo, power attacking both attacks.
Gabriel badly wounds another Slig but it is still on its feet.
One slig spits at Gabriel and then two of them will try and hit him with their glaives.
One Slig Glaives at Elijayss while the other glaives at Jor. The slig on Athola steps back and attacks with a glaive.
Eijayss takes a good number of blows from the Sligs but is pretty buff for an elf. The other attacks miss or are deflected by armor.
Gabriel continues to attack the one he wounded.
Gabriel's second stab goes into the sligs chest and cuts its hideous guts out. The creature hisses and collapses to the ground.
The wizard will fly over to where there is a line of sligs and will cast lightening bolt on them.
Reflex: 19
Ast trete nrear thre as he grabs a small metal rod and a bit of rabbit fur out of a pouch and the smell of ozone permeates the area. A lightening bolt erupts from his outstretched fingers passing through one slig to the next.
The Slig Bravo and one of the sligs take the bolt straight on. One of them gets shocked to death by the bolt while the Bravo is smoldering. The other avoids a part of it but being already injured collapses from his injuries.
Elijayss attacks the Bravo with his sword two handed
He finally is able to strike a blow on the Bravo, doing damage. He then steps back to stand next to Gabriel.
Alathea focuses her divine energy into an offensive spell seeking to strike the Bravo of the group creature.
Searing Light
Damage
Round 3
Keeping his guard still up due to blinding effect, Jor decides to rather stay in his spot rather than risk hitting his allies and ensure maybe a possible target for Sligs
Alathea shoots a blast of holy energy at the Bravo but unfortunatelly the creature moves out of the way at the last minute and the ray shoots past him.
The Sligs continue to attack the party with their crude weapons.
Jor is probably hit for damage
Gabriel steps to help provide a flank on the Bravo, but he focuses his attack on the Slig.
The elf will move over 5 ft and ascend 10. He will then cast snowball at the slig right in front of him.
Ast frgire ore dre
You conjure a ball of packed ice and snow that you can throw at a single target as a ranged touch attack. The snowball deals 1d6 points of cold damage per caster level (maximum 5d6) on a successful hit, and the target must make a successful Fortitude saving throw or be staggered for 1 round.
ranged touch attack
FORT SAVE 17
The Snowball flies out and hits the Slig in the face, freezing its head solid and bringing it low.
Elijayss wacks the Bravo with his sword.
He cuts down the Bravo with a flourish.
Gabriel with a wide swing cuts open the gut of the Slig, dropping it to the ground dead.
Alathea steps forward again with her mace seeking to finish the last of the ambushing creatures.
Hammer attack:
Hammer Damage:
Athola moves to the back of the slug and stabs.
With a sneaky blow the shard of light pierces the foul slig's heart, killing it instantly.
End of battle.
Elijayss catches his breath and then says, "Slig's... Just one of the many scum races that inhabit this accursed land. They thrive in the heat but are often on the lookout for fresh meat. Still there are far worse things in the desolation I assure you."
Alathea opens herself as a conduit to the Divine Grace of Zivilyn seeking to heal the balance of her allies' injuries.
Channel Energy
"Shall we continue to move then? We do not want to attract much attention if we can help it correct Elijayss?"
Is there any thing of interest carried by the sligs? asks the exhausted wizard as he lands.
Checking the sligs they don't have much of value. Their Glaives are crude weapons with missmatched bladed tops, the shield and the trident look like looted items. Their pouches mainly contain barely palatable food and some waterkskins and other junk as Sligs really don't put any value on steel currency. However you do find among the mess gemstones worth roughly 100 steel a piece, probably gems they picked up here and there throughout the desolation.
Elijayss says, "Yes, let us continue the journey shall we."
So with that you push onto dawn and when the sun shines down on the desolation you get a better look into the horrid wasteland you're travelling in. Even at night it was warm but as the sun rises the heat slowly starts to increase. Elijayss finds some louse rock outcropping and has you all make camp in the shade of this rock. You make camp and set up watches for the day and indeed during the day the heat only increases and by midday its a scorching heat that thankfully you can deal with being in the shade of the rocks and any tents you might have brought
Fortunately nothing bothers you during the day as you sleep until nightfall and then wake up to continue the trip. The journey is a sight to see. This scorched desert land has few plants and those you see look twisted and strange. You also see burned husks of what probably were once trees but not are but scorched skeletons of was a lush and pleasant area before the coming of the Red Marauder.
However Terevalis you can make me a Knowledge Arcana roll as one thing you do know is that the Sorcery that created the Desolation has also created some useful spell reagents that can be used for item crafting and spell-casting purposes and this is an opportunity to gather some along the way.
Nothing bothers you during the night as you continue your long trek across the desolation.
Elijayss makes camp as the sun rises on the next day once again carefully choosing an area with adequate shade to better deal with the rising temperatures. Indeed the air as you get closer to the vulcano gets even more sulphurous and for relief you probably put on the Leaf Masks a few times to better clear your lungs of the unpleasant smells in the air.
Fortunately nothing bothers you during the day of rest although resting in these lands is never comfortable for any of you.
The next evening you continue on your journey although this time it is not as uneventful.
Elyjayss looks off a bit to the north as you see what looks like some distant torchlight. Elijayss signals to hold and says, "Hold here and hide your lights. That is touchlight out there. I do not know who it could be but in case they are a threat I will investigate."
Elyjayss vanishes for about half an hour and then comes back and gives proper signals to avoid causing any panic. He then tells you, "There is a Dark Knight scouting force to the north of us. There appears to be eight Dark Knight soldiers and a Dark Knight Commander. They look like they have been weakened by battle and currently the commander appears to be crippled and is being carried on a makeshift triage. This may be an opportunity to slay some of those Dark Knight bastards before they can recover. The six of us could easily slay these men and women with little resistance. That will be nine less Dark warriors we'll have to deal with later. Still I leave it up to you to decide what course of action we should take."
Know Arcana
Tervalis Finds:
Black Haw
Black berries that function as a powerful muscle relaxant. This can be crushed and made into a potion that when consumed reduces fear by 1 category. Unfortunately it is poisonous to Kender. Each potion is worth 50 Steel on the open market.
Dragon Claw
Dragon Claw can be used to create a paste that gives a +2 alchemical bonus to climb checks and a +4 bonus to resist being disarmed or losing your weapon (If rubbed on hands). If sold on the market it is worth 40 steel for each prepared substance.
Eyebright
Eyebright can be used to create a herbal remedy that can cure eye inflamations and give a +2 alchemical bonus to resist gaze attacks for 1 hour. Each dose is worth 30 Steel on the open market.
Stinging Nellies.
Can be used to create a potent poison that has an injury DC of 16 and does 1d4 constitution damage. Worth 200 Steel on the open market if properly prepared.
He will gather the materials.
Alathea shakes her head, "We do not generally go out of way to slay our foes unless they threaten us. Though this particular dilemma is a difficult one. These foes may well be ones which when healthy will threaten us directly as we move towards the Dark Knights Stronghold.
Still, the idea of destroying the weak because it is expedient is one that leads to very slippery moral footing.
I know the answer from Terevalis and Gabriel already. Athola - Jor, what are you opinions on the matter?"
They might be convinced to become our friends, especially the wounded one, though if there are any Thorn Knights, that might change the circumstnaces.
Elijayss scoffs at Alathea and says, "The Dark Knights are a force of evil and destruction and is the very force I fight against in the Balfor rebellion. They have oppressed the elves, enslaved people under their rule and follow the traditions of the Dark Gods. Perhaps the land itself will claim them and to the job for us, but there is a chance that they could find aid with other patrols and swell their numbers. Still, as my task is to lead you through these lands, I shall defer to what the group decides."
"Normally I would say we take them prisoner and find out what they know, but we have no where to hold them. We can't return with them, and if we do this and get the information they will report back that they saw us and that we are looking for the shard. We need to let them be. While I know they would take the advantage and strike out at me and my brothers, I can not fall to their level."
Elijayss looks disappointed but nods seeing the majority against him, "Very well, if that is your choice we shall evade an encounter with them. Just keep your distance and your lights doused at least for the next hour so we do not have them spot our location."
With that he continues to lead the party in a direction that keeps them a good distance away from the patrol.
You make camp for the day and follow the usual routine.
Ok Encounter
Already had sligs so..
Interesting...
At the height of Midday where the heat is the highest our heroes are camped in the shade. Chose 2 party members who are on watch (one can be Elijayss if you wish). They will need to make a perception check versus.
DC 20 to spot an ambush.
That does not mean that they cannot be turned into helping us know the way to and the defenses of Darkhaven. says the Black Robe.
If they do not have Thorn Kngights with them then I might be an appropriate person to engage them. suggests the Black Robe,