At the sound of attack, Thalas hustles forward as far as he dares and calls on Labelas Enorath to aid them.
Moved 20', cast Prayer: allies gain a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks, while foes takes a –1 penalty on such rolls. Five round duration.
Status hp 33, AC 20, Prayer (5 rounds)
Ammilanir flared to life as the elven druid fell to the floor, bleeding from terrible wounds inflicted by the strange land shark that was before him. Wil's righteous wrath was fueled by the prayers, songs of inspiring courage and the unfurled eleven banner behind him. He hoped to resolve this terrible fight as quickly as possible. Despite his raging emotions he came at the creature in a defenisve fighting posture, hopeing to outlast it...
Seltyn watches to see what happens when Thalas casts his divine magic. Maybe they only "eat" arcane?
Wil notices that smiting the creature does not seem to have an effect.
One shot misses the creature high and wide.
Thalas easily produces the prayer through a powerful feat of magic.
Suny begins an inspiring song.
Wil swings the sword at the creature and hits. He feels a magic tug at the sword as it pierces the creatures armored carapace.
Thalas easily produces the prayer through a powerful feat of magic.
Suny begins an inspiring song.
Thalas! Cast another spell! Whatever you have!
Suny points and clicks,
And her x-bow twangs quietly in the darkness.
Who will move to the downed Druid, and begin dragging him back towards the upper levels of the mine. Once it is clear that he is out of danger, then he will turn back towards the Bulette, and ready itself for a charge in Round 2.
Wil cuts into the landshark, but his sword ceases to glow and flame. Wil does deliver a shot to the creature who prepares to retaliate. The large ape reaches the downed druid and drags him out of danger, avoiding a nasty riposte from the landshark.
The creature turns its attention to Wil and delivers a bite and lunges with two razor-sharp claws.
Not a single blow affects the paladin, and the beast repositions himself moving closer to the rest of the group.
Suny responds with a shot that misses.
Azlain was caught by surprise. He hated that.
He charged in behind Wil, drawing his blade as he ran and bringing it down onto the massive creature.
Wil grimaced as something tugged on his sword and he barely retrieved his blade and starred in confusion as the creature appeared unscathed by his magical blade. Not even his righteousness had scratched the creature...
So he held his position until the Druid was dragged to safety, with shield raised high he prayed he could hold out...
Azlain charges and his sword hits the creature. Unfortunately for him, he has already 'silenced' Wil's sword, so the blade continues to sing with the enchantment. The sword bites into the armored creature.
Closing opens Azlain up to a vicious bite which he deftly dodges.
The large creature continues to attack Wil.
Although dodging the most vicious bite, he takes two claws including one to the back of his shoulder near a vital artery and nerve.
Wil is prepared to quickly heal himself before he collapses.
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Seltyn
Suny
Bannermaiden
Wil
Thalas
Elorin
Azlain
Eirel
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Seeing that the creature negated the magic of Wil's attack, and nearly killed two of us so quickly, he tries some indirect magic. Perhaps it can't "eat" magic not used to attack it.
He casts haste, hoping that it will work normally on those still up, so if we can't beat it, we can at least run away, and moves closer.
Shooting again, continuing to rouse the troops.
Wil had dug in hard, his defensive stance had helped him to narrowly avoid being butchered by this creature and his allies continued assault proved slightly effective. He focused on the All-Father's righteous strength and the many terrible wounds he had received started to heal up. Torn flesh knitted back together into angry looking scars. He was healed for the most part and his only hope was that he could out last this creature... Just a little longer.
He continued fighting defensively, harassing the creature so that Azlain could get into a better position and strike it down.
Working with Wil to vie for position, Azlain slid toward the other side of the beast trying to flank it and continued his assault.
The haste spell of Seltyn causes the creature to glow. It as if the very essence of the spell is absorbed by the creature, who seems to speed up in his actions.
When the landshark began to glow Wil leveled his blade before his face. His defensive stance was unbroken but he silently sent a prayer to the All-Father. Let it end with me.
Suny gets an arrow through the massive plates, Azlain sinks his curved sword deep into the creature, but misses with his follow up strike, and Wil has damaged the creature with his normal looking sword too. The three wounds, the worst of which is Azlain's that drips a green ichor, have damaged but not slowed the large, armored hulk.
The landshark attacks Wil in his defensive stance with another flurry.
He follows it up with another bite and steps back.
The last bite hits for
Azlain steps to the side again to flank with Wil, not letting up with his heavy blows.
Wil was barely on his feet, how he survived that last onslaught was only through the grace of the All-Father. He kept up his flagging defense and tried desperately to hold out. As he stepped to the side, fresh blood dribbled across the already blood slicked floor beneath his feet.
Father Protect Us from this strange being... He slapped his sword against his shield hoping to keep the creature distracted. "OVER HERE BEAST!"
Seltyn sees his error. Learn something new everyday...
He aims and fires Oneshot into the melee, hoping for a lucky hit.
Thalas moves toward Eirel-being-dragged-by-Who, preparing a Cure spell for the fallen elf.
Status hp 33, AC 20, Haste (4 rounds), Prayer (4 rounds)
Suny continues to bolster her companions, reloads and unloads on the big nasty.
Thalas' healing leaves the druid prone and conscious.
Seltyn manages to penetrate the armor and harm the creature. Suny cannot get past the armor.
The creature seems to desperately attempt to heal his wounds. As Thalas casts and his healing manifest, both the injured landshark and Thalas wrestle for control of the healing magic. It leaks away, both the cleric and glowing creature unable to control it before it slips away.
The creature attacks the paladin bravely standing his ground and then retreats to keep his back away from Wil or Azlain.
The hasted creature manages to sink two claws into Wil. Will reflexively responds with a burst of healing.
Correction: Suny does penetrate the armor.
The creature is wounded and bellows painfully. He cannot take the same amount of damage he has already sustained and stay afoot.
Cursing himself for being so stupid, and letting his magic backfire on his friends, he does the only thing he can do, now.
Thank you Thalas. Who, Follow
Eirel will attempt to get on top of the creature, using the walls around him to spring up and onto its back. Who should hopefully be able to do the same, and at least attempt to stay out of too much harms reach.
I assume it will need an acrobatics check.
Suny simply reloads and off loads again, still making a tune to inspire.
Wireless attempts to get to the softer rear, but cannot avoid a bite.
Azlain moves with the creature, trying to maintain his advantage.
[OOC]Ac = 24
Deep down he knew this last desperate attack was his last hoorah. He was barely standing as is, there opponent was retreating and their driud had been defeated again. Azlain had done all the work in this fight and as his powerful strikes rained down on their opponent once more he took those precious seconds to try and find a weak spot. He blindly swung and he first swing sparked off the side wall.
He followed it up swiftly with a more precise hit and prayed it would be enough to bring down their opponent...
As the creature falls, the young wizard, having seen the effects, calls to his friends.
Azlain, since you're there, stab that thing one more time.
Thalas, you know what to do.
I'm inclined to think we're being toyed with. There's no way these people didn't know more about these monsters than they told us.
What do you think?
Azlain hits the creature, missing striking a vital spot. The wound is deep, but not yet fatal. Eirel falls to the creature after failing to clear a swiping claw.
Eirel bravely attempts to avoid a claw, but is fatally wounded in his attempt to get to the vulnerable spots in the rear of the creature. Seltyn informs you that landsharks have a vulnerable spot that is exposed at times.
Retcon!
Under the brutal onslaught of the land shark Wil's poor body can't hold out and despite his best efforts the paladins healer collapses. Slumping against the min wall next to the bleeding beast that had felled him. As blackness overtook him he tried to pray for the teams success...
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The creature turns his attention to Azlain and sends a flurry of natural attacks his way.
Azlain avoids a claw to the vitals, but still suffers a nasty bite and claw from the devastating flurry.
The creature was more lucky than skilled to get past Azlain's defenses. Although dripping ichor, it may take another big hit, but then it may not. The creature adjusts to stand over the fallen paladin.
Posted in main thread, but Seltyn receives a dispatch via feather token.
There has been little contact between dwarves and elves, as the dwindling of their numbers and the growth of human numbers has separated them. There has been little opportunity for their interests to coincide or conflict. That is until........
The battle was known as the Battle of Ironwood Forest. A force of well-equipped dwarves led an armed expedition into the Ironwood Forest. Their objectives were never disclosed, but their supplies included siege equipment and extensive mining equipment.
The first day the expedition began to rapidly log trees in the Ironwood Forest to build a bridge across the Brown river. Two ents were roused and driven deeper into the forest and a dryad killed after many trees were removed.
Day two the counterattack of woodland creatures, three druids, and five ents was brutally repulsed by the dwarven forces.
Day three, however, the dwarves suffered a brutal setback as a band of wood elves, dryads, and druids flanked the dwarves as a force of ents easily forded the river and pinned the holding force. A massive golem killed the majority of ents and dryads attacking, but the wood elf mercenary band with a few dryad and druid auxiliaries fell upon the dwarven right flank and threatened to fall upon the supply wagons.
During the waning daylight hours, a dwarven holding force fought toe to toe and was quickly surrounded on three sides. Nevertheless, Chief Alspane and Thumper, the dwarven leaders, exacted a tremendous toll on the defenders.
The climactic battle between Chief Alspane and the Wood Elf warchief with his curved sword ended with the wood elf leader dying and Chief Alspane mortally wounded. Chief Alspane managed to slay four more elven spearmen before falling.
The wood elves have followed the dwarves back to their hold in human lands and laid siege. It appears the local human forces are content to let events play out, and have not moved a single soldier to help or hinder either side.
Azlain saw Wil go down and a cold fury rose inside him. Though the blow he took for his moment of distraction was heavy and terrible, he hardly seemed to notice.
"Get him out of there!" the normally silent warrior barked, moving to draw the creature's attention so that the others could save his friend.
He angrily swung again.
Suny nods and scampers in to try and drag the wounded back a ways. She continues to keep her voice raised to bolster her allies.
Azlain sinks his sword into the creature. It is dripping ichor from multiple wounds and in desperate shape. Azlain draws a bite to allow Suny to drag Wil away.
The bite misses wildly.
Seltyn fires again.