Spugs examines the blood a little more closely without poking to determine if is normal or something else
Normal blood. Fromt he look of it, it spurted from an artery. No douybt from feeding vampires.
Gregof carefully steps into the room and searches around.
Assuming he finds nothing he moves to the door to the left and asks Spugnoir to look for traps.
With a creepy creaking sound the heavy wooden door opens. A narrow hallway sttretches behind ending at a stone door lies at the far end of the passage. Six alcoves line the sides of this narrow hallway, each one raised slightly above the floor and holding a stone sarcophagus.
"So a long dark tunnel a head of us, what is behind us. I would hate to have something attack us from the rear." Stam says moving to the centre of the room so he can defend himself better.
There is a faint magic aura detectable through the door.
"Magic through this door behind us." Stam says
Spugnoir examines the door to make sure it isn't trapped
Looks safe
Then the mimic attacks
Behind the door: The strong scent of pine and cedar permeates this chamber, emanating from three upright wooden coffins. In each corner of the room stands an ornate three-foot-tall clay urn decorated with carvings of gilded leaves and forest animals.
Several flagstones have been removed from the floor, forming a cross-shaped earthen trough between the coffins, where an ash tree grows.
"Did anyone check behind the tapestry earlier?"
Then Darius pauses and "Nevermind, I see coffins."
Where is the magic Mr. Stam? And can someone tell me how does a healthy ash tree grow underground?
Perhaps they feed it blood.
The tree suddenly shrinks and becomes an elven woman with pronounced fangs. She wears no clothes, but is wrapped in brambles from shoulder to her feet.
I don't suppose we can talk about this?
Stam continues to detect magic in the room, looking for the most powerful source.
The tree was magical. But that is now obvious to everyone.
Grergof Draws out his mace, but does not advance on the woman.
You wanted to talk to them... As long as she does not attack us, I will hold off.
He has Raven's Head ready, but does not rush forward to attack unless the elven woman makes an attack first.
The elven vampire rushes forwards and slams her fist into Grergof.
Stam stands shocked, "Is this the druid?" Stam asks
Bad Choice! Grergof says with not a little satisfaction.
Grergof whacks with the mace at the undead woman, but only hits brambles. Not a single scratch he makes at her.
AC 17/12/15 (21/14/17 with mutagen)
Saves F11/R11/W7 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:Mace+1
Special effects: Mutagen ,Heroism (+2 attack,saves,skills),CMW potion in sipping jacket
Bombs:17/18
Spugnoir tosses a Holy Bomb at the nasty vampire
DC 20
Darius draws his bane sword and holds his hand out as a flash of holy energy bulses forth.
CASTING
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
EFFECT
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area 20-ft.-radius burst
Duration instantaneous (1 round); see text
Saving Throw Will partial; see text; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
You draw down holy power to smite your enemies. Only evil and neutral creatures are harmed by the spell; good creatures are unaffected.
The spell deals 1d8 points of damage per two caster levels (maximum 5d8) to each evil creature in the area (or 1d6 points of damage per caster level, maximum 10d6, to an evil outsider) and causes it to become blinded for 1 round. A successful Will saving throw reduces damage to half and negates the blinded effect.
The spell deals only half damage to creatures who are neither good nor evil, and they are not blinded. Such a creature can reduce that damage by half (down to one-quarter of the roll) with a successful Will save.
The vampire woman is hit by Spugnoir's bomb and the holy handgrenade fully affects the undead. Darius' calls upon Iomedae to douse the undead in holy energy too. But she resists that attempt.
Stam pulls out the Moribund Key, invoking powers held inside of it. A spectral hand appears floating in front of Stam.
HP 60/71
Special Attacks arcane reservoir (13/14)
Arcanist Spells Prepared (CL 11th; concentration +17)
5th (4/4)— dismissal (DC 23), hungry pit APG (DC 23)
4th (4/5)— black tentacles , dimension door , summon monster IV
3rd (1/5)— haste, invisibility sphere , lightning bolt (DC 21), stinking cloud (DC 21)
2nd (5/6)— acid arrow , arcane disruption (DC 20), glitterdust (DC 20), summon monster II , web (DC
20)
1st (5/6)— ear-piercing scream UM (DC 19), mage armor , magic missile , protection from evil , thunderstomp
0 (at will)— acid splash , arcane mark , detect magic , disrupt undead , light, mage hand , mending, prestidigitation, read magic
Counterspell (Su) Use 1 reservoir as an imm action, counter with spell 1 level higher or same spell at +5 bonus.
Dimensional Slide (100 feet) (Su) Use 1 reservoir as part of move/withdraw, move to spot in sight for only 5 ft movement & no AoO.
Metamixing (Su) Use 1 reservoir while casting a spell, apply a known MM to spell without affect on casting time.
Piercing Spell Affected spell treats creatures with SR as having an SR of 5 lower
Quick Study (Ex) Use 1 reservoir as a full rd action, consult spellbook to switch out mem spell (provokes AoO).
Sickening Spell You can cast a spell that sickens those injured by it (duration = spell's level in rounds, Fort negates).
Spectral Hand 2/3 (Causes 1d4 dmg returned after the spell expires, 1 min duration)
Vampiric Touch 3/3 (1d6 dmg)
Message (At Will)
Scroll of Bull's Strength (5th)
Scroll Comprehend language x3
Scroll of Dark Vision x3
Scroll of Enlarge Person (3rd)
Scroll of False Life (4th)
Scroll of Knock
Scroll of Shield (2nd)
Scroll of Summon Monster 1
Wand of Grease 5/14
Wand of Spider climb 40/15
Pearl of power (1st) 1/1
Lesser silent metamagic rod 3/3
Liquid Ice 2/2
Smoke pellet 4/4
Smoke stick 1/2
Spell Latice vanish 1/1
With Grergof right in her face the vampire has not much options, but attacking him if she wants to go for brute force. But with magic there are more options. She steps back and casts a spell at Spugnoir. "Bomb the cleric."
Darius steps aside out from behind Grergof and holds his sword before him with the blade facing down.
"Feel the burn baby!"
Stam directs the Hand towards the Vampire, a black crackling energy comes off it.
"Take her out quickly before she turns us all or on each other" Stam yells
Spugnoir just manages to hurl off the influence of the tree vampire.
Grergof steps up and grimly says:
None of that tricky magic, you will face me!
And then goes to town on her with the mace.
As he attacks her, flames rise up and try to entangle her.
[spoiler=Battle stats HP 82/82
AC 17/12/15 (21/14/17 with mutagen)
Saves F11/R11/W7 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:Mace+1
Special effects: Mutagen ,Heroism (+2 attack,saves,skills),CMW potion in sipping jacket
Bombs:16/18[/spoiler]
Spugnoir holy bombs again
The burn from Darius channel is rather limited. And Stam's attempt at a vampiric touch at a vampire has only humorous value. Grergof manages to deal a solid hit with the Ravenhead, bringing the vampire close to destruction. Spugnoir throws his bomb on the ground, adding minor splash damage to the undead.
The undead elf resorts to brute force against Grergof again, as he requested, but to little effect.
"For all the toting people have done about this key the magic contained in it is very weak." Stam grumbles as he directs the hand again.
We did offer to talk, remember you chose this!
Grergof lets Raven's Head and Sarenrae do the work for him.
With another brutal hit Grergof ends the vampire and the body of the endead elf just loses its solid form and disappears. Unlike other undead, which crubled to dust, this one leaves no traces on the ground.
Follow that Cloud!
Grergof follows the cloud to see if he can find the resting place and and stake the vampire to keep it from healing and harming others for now.
Which way did it go? Which way did it go?
The cloud retreats to one of the three coffins in the room, which looks like the cloud is sucked on through the slit between bottom and lid of it.
"Burn that coffin, burn them ALL!" Stam shouts pulling out a torch
Burn the witch!
Grergof opens the coffin and stakes the helpless vampire elf that is found there in material form again. according to his knowledge this will hinder the vampire to come after them, when she would be regenerated in a few hours.
With that dealt with, the journey can go on.
Better safe then sorry.
Grergof opens the next coffin after finishing the job of staking the woman and closing the coffin back up.
If he finds another vampire body, he'll attempt to stake it and cover it with the lid. Then proceed to do that to every other coffin in this room and in the other hall.