Aloysia pops back into vision, gleeful expression until she looks down at herself. "That was quite the rush, I love you Nicolai! I don't suppose you happen to be able to prestidigitate me too," indicating the solid red color to her whole front.
Gamon's jittery movements slow back to a reasonable speed as he wipes off his axe on the coat of a nearby corpse. That was well done. If we can prepare for fights like that more often, our lives would be much easier.
Jolon sighs as the spell wears off.
"Victory at last."
He begins saying prayers over each dead body, even Rolth's, with the ancestors whispering their approval.
"Good work, Aloysia. You took that scum down like the hand of Pharasma herself."
Nicolai's arcane eye sees eight more cultists surrounding four large glass tubes. One of the tubes holds a horse skulled humanoid monster.
"There are eight more cultists in the next room and they seem to have a Leukodaemon trapped in some sort of glass tube"
Nicolai will then explain what he knows about the creature to the rest of the party.
"Such creatures are all too often in cahoots with the Pallid Princess. It does not surprise me that blood veil could have been distilled from their foulness!"
Jolon raises his sword.
"How do we kill it, Nicolai? It should be slain immediately!"
Gamon waits patiently for more information from Nicolai, but shrugs at the mention of a demon waiting for them. At least this time we know what to expect, that's more than I can usually ask for.
Nicolai explains some of the typical weaknesses and resistances of daemons, that they are immune to acid, disease, poison, and spells that kill . They are resistant to cold, electricity, and fire, can summon others of their kind, typically another of their type or a small number of less powerful daemons, are telepathic, and the stronger ones are resistant to weapons that are not silver or holy, as well as most spells.
He recalls that the specific abilities of leukodaemons is their fly filled breath. They can fire off a stream of flies like dragons fire off elemental energy, large bloated, disease-ridden flies that sting and bite. Fortunately this ability seems to require some time to recharge and can't be done too often.
Aloysia puts her mithril dagger in her main hand at Nicolai's information, her facial expression changing from delight to concern. She steps up to the other door, and begins her usual search process...
Gamon's face doesn't change as Nicolai spends nearly a minute listing off the demon's abilities, but once he's done there is a slight pause. Well then. If you have any more enhancing spells like we just used, seems like now would be the time.
Nicolai will cast Prestidigitation on Aloysia and will watch as the blood sloughs off her armor and her clothes "I don't know why. You'll just get dirty again."
Nicolai will then pull out his wand and cast Enlarge Person on both Jolon and Gamon. "I've got spells left, but I'd like to keep them in reserve, just in case. We don't know how deep the rat's nest goes."
Jolon casts a pair of spells to prepare to attack the leukodaemon.
Aloysia doesn't see any traps on the doors, and both are unlocked.
"Ready?" Jolon asks the others.
As much as I ever will be.
Once everyone is ready, Nicolai will open the door nearest him for Jolon to enter.
The door slams open giving you access to the room and the cultists spread within.
Gamon shoves the door open with a crash, his hulking form becoming visible only as his axe is halfway through the first of two lethal blows aimed at the first cultist within reach.
Jolon does the same, his enlarged silver sword darting into the door!
Gamon's axe reaches around, crushing one of the cultists waiting behind the door. Jolon's sword can't quite get the reach it needs, the softer metal of silver failing to penetrate the cultist's breastplate.
Nicolai reaches into his pack and pulls out a potion of invisibility and tosses it to Aloysia "It'll turn you invisible but you'll only get one shot with it, so make it count "
Aloysia snags it from the air with a giant grin on her face, "Will do!"
"Get them! Stop them in the name of Lady Andaisan! Make more subjects of the Pallid Princess!" The cultists shout all number of things, each of them fired up and ready to fight for their lady and the evil goddess they worship. They pray for protection and fortune against you, chanting in a foul tongue, all but the one by the glass tube, and the one attacked by Jolon. They one cast forth a spiritual scythe to attack Gamon and step around to attack Jolon respectively.
Aloysia downs the potion of invisibility and darts towards the cultist she thinks might be trying to break out the Luekodaemon.
"It is YOU who will bow before a goddess this day, when you stand before Pharasma in judgment!" Jolon calls back.
The daemon continues staring out, squeezed into its tube.
As the first cultist drops before him, Gamon moves further into the room, focusing on his next target as he keeps his eyes on the demon still locked safely away in its tube.
Jolon strikes at the cultist in the doorway again.
"Get out of my way, or fall like your brethren!"
Gamon and Jolon come in swinging, Gamon taking down two of the cultists and Jolon cutting into the cultist standing before him.
The two cultists in front of the door leading further into the complex coordinate with the one closest to Gamon. They move past the tubes and start casting spells to hinder and hold.
The third, assumes the spell casting works, and moves in to attack with her scythe.
The cultist by the tube with the daemon works her spiritual scythe to continue its attack on Gamon, while the one guarding the door from Jolon swings at him once more.
Aloysia bursts out of invisibility, but her blade is stopped by some force surrounding the cultist. Of her continued attacks only one gets through, but it scores a deep slice on the cultist's arm.
The daemon in the tube swivels its head in interest, gently tapping on the glass tube with its fingers and hooves.
The subject becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware and breathes normally but cannot take any actions, even speech. Each round on its turn, the subject may attempt a new saving throw to end the effect. This is a full-round action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. A winged creature who is paralyzed cannot flap its wings and falls. A swimmer can’t swim and may drown.
I'd say you get another saving throw to end one of the spells holding you this round. I'd think it would take two successful saves to end both spells.
I just wanted to check if they were both hold person, but it's probably a safe assumption. If so, my roll for this round is below.
"I said !" Jolon roars as he attacks the cultist again!
Jolon's sword runs through the cultist allowing the big man to squeeze through the door and help Gamon before the cultist's try to kill him.
The cultists, having lost half of their number begin to grow desperate. The one to the south moves forward and prepares their scythe to bring Gamon down permanently The one Aloysia tried to stab before now swings at her, while the other who attacked Gamon moves to fight Jolon now that he's in the room. The last, a look of glee on her face, raises her scythe to smash the tube around the Leukodaemon.
Scythe blades slash out, injuring Aloysia and shattering the glass around the leukodaemon. It immediately lashes out, lunging at the cultist who released it with a massive bite.
After taking a chunk out of the cultist it flexes its claws, ready to unleash mayhem all around it.
Aloysia tries to finish off the cultist she started with with a very deep sense of impending doom towards the new addition to the fight
Nicolai moves into the room, squeezing past the enlarged Jolon he makes his way to the north corner. Drawing his wand of Daze Monster he focuses his attack on the cultist lining up to take a shot at the paralyzed Gamon.
Aloysia leaves another wound in the cultist, who seems more concerned with the daemon nearby.
The cultist hit by Nicolai's wand shrugs off the magic and continues lining up a shot against Gamon.