Grergof tries to bash the vampires head in. Which works almost, but it is not enough to end the undead.
The 'drunk' man hurries away from the fight. The third vampire joins his companions to teach the food their position in the food chain.
Darius casts another one of the spells that immediately end vampires - if they fail to resist. "Die foul creatures. May the holy zeal Iomedae be the end of you!"
The vampires are not affected by the spell and so it falls to Darius' companions to put an end to those creatures of the night.
SPugnoir huffs and unleashes two more holy bombs
Bombs 15/18
Grergof calls out as he defends the attacks.
Don't let the drunk get away, he may have information!
Then he turns his attention to the vampire that looks the least hurt next to him.
I have you now!
Then Grergof starts laying about himself with the Mace first on his smite target, then moving on to the next vampire if the first falls.
+ 4 if my smite target is still up
+ 24 if my smite target is still up.
+ 4 if my smite target is still up
+ 24 if my smite target is still up.
Spugnoir ends the already damaged vampire with another bomb. As always it can not be simply destroyed with weapons, but turns into mist and slowly drifts away. The second bomb misses.
The vampire continues their assault as they have nothing to loose here.
Grergof singlehandedly ends another vampire with brutal hits of the mace, which hinders that one to attack again.
'Who are you drunk?" Stam calls out to the "man?" Before allowing his magic to leave his body.
Stam calls out a few quick words Stam's magic flows out of him and into the remaining vampire disrupting it's own innate magic.
His left hand flings forward as 5 magical force darts spring towards the vampire.
Trying to throw two holy bombs again
Darius casts a death ward on Spugnoir. "Here pal, some extra protection for standing up front."
Stam goes for the sure hit with the magic missile and Spugnoir manages to hit the Vampire with another bomb. The second one the undead dodges.
Then he continues to flail at Spugnoir.
Grergof declares the remaining vampire before him as his smite target and tries to end it so his companions can catch the drunk.
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Grergof turns the last vampire into a cloud of mist with the first hit of the mace.
Quick! Summon an air elemental and suck the vampires up!
Get that drunk!
Grergof points knowing that his armor makes him to slow to catch him but starts anyway.
Spugnoir tracks down the so called drunk
The drunk moves to the greenhouse. At the side of it, over some crate he changes into gaseous form and decends through it. Ending a direct pursuit in corporeal form.
"So they are members of the court below us. Luvick either lied to us, which I am not surprised or he doesn't have as tight a hold on his court as he thinks he does." Stam says
Spugnoir chucks an ectoplasmatic bomb at one gas cloud to see what happens
Ectoplasmic BombsBenefit(s) The alchemist can infuse her bombs with a special unction that damages incorporeal creatures and reveals the presence of undead creatures hiding in the area. Incorporeal creatures struck by an ectoplasmic bomb take full damage from the bomb. In addition, squares in the affected area of the bomb begin to faintly glow in the spaces where undead creatures have traveled in the last minute, including undead benefiting from invisibility or other forms of obscurity (such as ethereal jaunt), effectively creating a glowing trail. Any undead creatures in the affected area at the time of the explosion likewise glow faintly. This glowing effect lasts for 1 minute, and is otherwise identical to faerie fire.
So clearly a Vampire.... The drunk is the leader, I say we follow it and see where it goes. And be careful on the druid, she must know about this considering it happened in her grove.
Grergof goes over to where the vampire turned to mist and tries to pull the crate aside and see if he can follow where the vampire went.
The bomb makes the vampiric mist vapors glow, but has no other visible effect on them.
Spugnoir drinks his restoration to heal his drain
So time to bust into the undergroudn again it seems.
Guess we go back down and see what we can see.
Grergof heads back into the greenhouse and will head down if the others are ready.
Ready
As the pursuit doesn't work on the direct path, the group moves into the greenhouse and jumps into the hole, where they killed the ravenous plant earlier. It is again dark and smelly.
Stam Snaps his fingers as the top of his quarter staff lights up. "Here again are we?"
Sure looks like it.
Spugnoir points in the direction he hears the steps disappear to. Following quickly you move again in the direction the vampires live underground. The vampire is fast and has too much of a headstart. Finally you end up where the vampires that guard the entrance into the underground town stand. And the drunk is nowhere to be seen. But he must have come past those guys.
"Good evening Gentlemen, I would think Good night would the same as Good Day but logically it doesn't make sense." Stam starts to ramble a bit then stops himself. "Did you see a Vampire in a Gaseous Form float past here?"
Remember the Footsteps, Mr. Stam? He was probably solid again.
So maybe did you see a vampire wearing a bladed scarf or dressed like a drunk pass this way?
"You mean Radvir Giovanni?" one of them replies, wondering.
"Most like him yes, we are wanting to ask him some questions if you don't mind" Stam starts forward
"We don't mind." the vampire guard replies.
Stam stops in his tracks "I assume he is not well liked but has some connections down here?"
"How do you come to this conclusion? He is a renowned vampire."
"Of Course he is, dressing like a homeless human and all." Stam says as he moves past the Vampire guards to follow their prey
"I guess he was out eating..." the guard tells with a smirk.
Spugnoir drinks an extract of heightened awareness(10 minutes +2 perception] and looks around
Hmm. I think this is the dirt from the rare Gurndei Orchid, since he was traveling in the greenhouse he no doubt passed through them and picked it up! Just follow the specks.
Spugnoir picks up a track and points in the direction the suspect has moved.
"Thank you, we will be off then." Stam says following Spugs, "That man is a fashion icon in this town and owns a shop here. We might be able to get the jump on him during the day." Stam whispers to everyone as they leave the Guards behind them.
No doubt he'll have some dominated guards
Yes, his lair will probably be Well protected. And those with him will be back at full strength in a few hours. Better we find him NOW.