Using fortune Justin lays into the closest enemy.
His powerful blows cut deep.
The cleric likes his position behind the frontline fighters much better. Seeing Kilthan with several wounds, the man calls for his God's favor to heal hiim, "Erastil, I ask to heal this warrior that fights these abominations!"
He places a hand on Kilthan and many more of his wounds close and heal under the divine magics...
AC: 19 (17 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/o shield, 21 (19 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/ shield
In Hand: Silver Light Mace +4 (1d6+1)
Conditions: n/a
Spells (0-level, DC 14, at will) Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Guidance;
(1st level, DC 15) bless©, bless , magic weapon, magic fang(d)
(2nd level, DC 16) bull's strength©, bull's strength©, Grace, Hold Animal(d)
(3rd level, DC 17) Nap Stack©, Prayer, Circle of Protection from Evil(d)
Channel Energy (3d6, DC 14) 5 of 7 remaining
Predator’s Grace 7 of 7 remaining (+10 ft movement, low-light vision for 1 round)
Touch of Good 7 of 7 remaining (+1 sacred bonus to attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws)
Wand of Cure lights wounds charges remaining 36 of 50
Kilthan and Justin once more combine to kill a morlock and severely wound another.
Ingrid uses her whip and leaves a lash on it
Whip *Hit*
Damage
The remaining morlock clinging to his life due to spite and malice attacks the palizard one last time but it is too weaken to be a threat.
Morningstar
Damage
Bite
Damage
Kilthan calls over his shoulder, "Thanks, Tohall!", and turns his attention back to the last, lonely little Morlock. He smiles cruelly and says, "Just not your day, is it?", and swings his weapons at the beast.
for
for
Full Attack (2-W-F)
Adaptation: +2 AC (Natural): 90 rounds
Feather Step: Ignore Difficult Terrain: 190 rounds
HP: 35/58
Kilthan's last hit fells the remaining morlock. Combat over!
Kilthan kicks the corpse for good measure, "I got back up. You don't. Now what've you got for us?"
He turns to Aarakess and asks, "Is the tattooed-freak's chain shirt magical? I think it looked well-crafted, but that might have been some sort of dream from getting knocked down."
Seeing the last morlock fall, Aarakess climbs up with her companions.
That looked rather frightening for a few moments there. Nice work with the axe and sword boys.
She then turns to Tohall: I cannot say charging in like that was the best idea, but you kept Kilthan and Justin from being surrounded which was invaluable.
She then turns to the deceased and looks to see if there is anything of magical value on the dead aberrations.
Cast Detect Magic.
She then peers down the two tunnels listening to hear if there are any noises from where the leader came from, or from the room where the frogs chased the other two.
Perception:
Justin slaps Tohall on the back.
"An epic charge, that was. It broke up the gridlock caused my slow, big body getting in the way."
Listening down the two ways the morlocks came from, Aarakess hears nothing....same goes for the other passage not taken yet....
The morlock chieftain's chain shirt is indeed magical (+1), he also had a masterwork great axe and a puch with 3 gp.
The other morlocks all had the crude weapons seen throughout the caves.
Kilthan says, "I'll sneak ahead to take a look around... but if that was the chieftain, we may be safe to rest up here. There might also be a hidden stash that's worth looking for....and I wouldn't mind that chain shirt."
Aarakess nods to Kilthan: Yes, lead on and make sure that we have cleared this place of these filthy creatures.
Before he moves on, Aarakess points her finger at Kilthan, Dryn, Tohall, Justin and Ingrid.
Cast Message - should last 50 minutes and allow us to communicate through whispers - DC25 to overhear.
Tohall is not sure how to take the complitement on his hasty charge. He does smile and give a nod of appreciation.
The man then takes up his wand again and tends to his wounds...
He tries to catch Kilthan before he starts off...
And then On Justin
AC: 19 (17 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/o shield, 21 (19 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/ shield
In Hand: Darkwood Composite Long Bow (Str +1) +6 (1d8+1, piercing, /x3)
Conditions: n/a
Spells (0-level, DC 14, at will) Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Guidance;
(1st level, DC 15) bless©, bless , magic weapon, magic fang(d)
(2nd level, DC 16) bull's strength©, bull's strength©, Grace, Hold Animal(d)
(3rd level, DC 17) Nap Stack©, Prayer, Circle of Protection from Evil(d)
Channel Energy (3d6, DC 14) 5 of 7 remaining
Predator’s Grace 7 of 7 remaining (+10 ft movement, low-light vision for 1 round)
Touch of Good 7 of 7 remaining (+1 sacred bonus to attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws)
Wand of Cure lights wounds charges remaining 26 of 50
Healing Hex @ Justin:
Kilthan holds up a stone and asks for a light spell, then closes his shield-hand around the stone, preventing the light from flowing out. He nods his readiness, and begins to creep forward down the tunnel from which the extra Morlocks came, listening and watching for threats.
and
"These fights are getting tougher." Dryn reloads her crossbow to be ready for trouble.
Aarakess nods in agreement with Dryn and then follows the fiery tiefling down the passage.
The roof of this large cavern glistens twenty feet above and is traced with faint veins of iron ore. The quarters here are tight and cramped. Barely ten feet to the east, the cavern floor rises up into a nearly vertical slope.
The morlocks have crappy stone morningstars, longspears, and wooden shields
The morlock chieftan had chain shirt +1, greataxe +1, and a pouch with 30 gp
The scent of rotting meat and offal fills the air here. Moldering furs, crude bedrolls, and other signs of a campsite cover the floor of this large, natural cave. Spears and crude axes are piled near the entrance to the left, along with a disorganized stack of shields.
The dead bodies of the two morlocks that died from the rain of frogs spell are here. There are four caches in small nooks and crannies that reveal after a search
First Cache: A Jade figurine of Lamashtu worth 200gp
Second Cache: 50 gp in coins
Third Cache: 3 garnets worth 50gp each
Fourth Cache: a sliver necklace set with three gems worth 100 gp each
This chamber presents a macabre sight. A bewildering variety of humanoid and monstrous skulls are mounted on the walls just outside this chamber with crude iron spikes. The chamber beyond is a small, cramped space that smells strongly of damp earth. A great pile of furs and blankets lies in the center of the room.
The chieftain's treasure is mingled with his bedding you find:
4 rubies worth 100 gp each
a leather pouch with 150gp worth of coins
a jeweled statuette warrior worth 450gp
And a Handy Haversack
Aarakess looks around the two rooms and casts detect magic to see whether there is anything else that has not been found yet.
Did we miss any rooms?
there is still one passageway not taken yet
On the current map where the last fight was held, there is a passage that goes to the southwest
Justin upgrades to enchanted greataxe and follows Kilthan.
Kilthan can lead into the unsearched passage.
I am ready to search it and then move onward.
You head down the passageway which starts going south west but them after a few hundred feet curves back to the south east. As you round the bend, Kilthan can see a faint light of some sort further down the passage, maybe another 100 feet or so.
Kilthan holds up a hand to slow the party and whispers, "I'll go see what that is. Whisper spell?". He then creeps forward quietly, (now in the chain shirt, if only for while we're in here) using the passage wall and shadows for cover.
Aarakess recasts Message and points at each member of the party so that she can communicate will all of them and they all can talk to her.
This long passage through the rocks winds down and down, deeper into the ground. It curves ahead like a spiral. The air grows musty and sickening with the scent of rotting flesh. Eventually, the passage opens into a wide cavern, where it ends at the top of a short cliff that stands ten feet above the cave floor below. From ahead, the dim glow of a lantern or small fire casts a dull, red glow.
The cavern is dark, but you see three more morlocks near the fire and above on a small ledge what looks to be the high priest of Lamshtu mentioned in the Faceless One's journal, Grallak Kur.
Kilthan whispers back, "Three more morlocks... down about 10'... and that bloody priest of Lamashtu up on a ledge. Should I watch 'em or come back to plan?"
When Aarkess mentions what Kilthan has found he suggests, "Have him return, we can come up with a plan and use what resources we have left to aid us in defeating them. That priest will be a nasty one."
He looks to Justin and whispers, "When we last rested, it seems like days now... I was gifted with a spell to enhance one of your natural attacks, if you wish."
"I can also enchant a weapon for a short time as well." he says to the others in a whispered voice.
AC: 19 (17 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/o shield, 21 (19 Flat-footed / 12 Touch) w/ shield
In Hand: Darkwood Composite Long Bow (Str +1) +6 (1d8+1, piercing, /x3)
Conditions: n/a
Spells (0-level, DC 14, at will) Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Guidance;
(1st level, DC 15) bless©, bless , magic weapon, magic fang(d)
(2nd level, DC 16) bull's strength©, bull's strength©, Grace, Hold Animal(d)
(3rd level, DC 17) Nap Stack©, Prayer, Circle of Protection from Evil(d)
Channel Energy (3d6, DC 14) 5 of 7 remaining
Predator’s Grace 7 of 7 remaining (+10 ft movement, low-light vision for 1 round)
Touch of Good 7 of 7 remaining (+1 sacred bonus to attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws)
Wand of Cure lights wounds charges remaining 27 of 50
He looks to Justin and whispers, "When we last rested, it seems like days now... "
Justin activates his wand as he approaches, knowing they were almost done. He looks at the rest of the group, "I think we need to hope we have enough resources left."
"Any other spells left?"
"I'm out of catalysts for the booms, but I have the readied chemcials to mix-up two more extracts today. Only the healing ones can others drink though."
1st - Cure Light Wounds, Identify, Bomber's Eye, Shield, Disguise Self, Comprehend Languages, Ant Haul, Crafter's Fortune
2nd - Cure Moderate Wounds, Lesser Restoration
When they are back together:
It is not as deadly as the little frogs, but I can produce a horde of spiders which will sweep through the morlocks. It is unlikely to kill the three on the ground, but will definitely weaken them. It might also disturb the cleric if the swarm gets to him.
I can also make a web which may make it so that the cleric cannot see us and will slow down the morlocks on the ground.
I obviously have the same hexes that I have been using which weaken their defenses and make it harder for them to attack, and occasionally can make enemies take a nap. But these are slow and only affect one enemy at a time. I can heal Dryn and Ingrid, I can grant Kilthan a little extra luck, and I can make one person large again as I did for Justin before.
Kilthan says, "Enlarged, I think one of us could reach the cleric -- though the Morlocks will probably slow us down -- I'm not sure we can get there before he can rain spells down on us. Have we got anything that can disrupt him?"
Justin hefts his new axe.
"I want to be enlarged again and draw their attacks. Dryn, can Kilthan drink a shield potion of yours?"
Justin is anxious for action, but realizes this is an important fight.
"One spell from the priest can turn the tide against us. If Aarakess can put him asleep when I get him in range, it should be game over."
A frown crosses Dryn's face, "Unfortunately no. The base components of the elixir have to be mixed according to the blood of the imbiber. There's ways to modify the base mixture but I'm not currently versed well enough to create a generic base that would work with just anyone. Aside from my curatives, of course. Sorry."