Z3 - 12/12
S - 4/4
The mindless zombie continues to come at you, in spite of his dead partner and flying weapons. In spite of that it misses wide. Not the best zombie...
The sheriff, seeing how uncomfortable you are with the blade, steps back up to the plate and takes another swing at the zombie. He cleaves deep into the zombie, taking it down with it's buddy.
The other two monsters start splitting up, meandering towards the Janasen and Radim separately.
Tuoni draws his dagger and moves to the center, hoping to keep the zombies focused on himself until the acolytes have as chance to act. To the acolytes, Channel your goddess and destroy them! To Alyssa and Tev,If you can blast them, do so!
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The two skeletons moved first, walking out from behind the zombies. The first one claws at the acolyte, tearing past his padded armor.
The second one started swinging at Tuoni, only to claw at a ready fighter. Tuoni dodges the attack.
And to deal with these creatures was to invoke the power of one of these such things.
Pulling out a battered wooden eight-pointed star that hung on a cord around his neck, Radim moved closer into the area, muttering incoherently. Holding the star aloft, a wave of energy rolled out to strike the four undead monstrosities.
S1 4/4
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The energy from Radim's symbol spread towards the two undead still alive, and it hits the zombie but the skeleton seems to be unharmed.
Running forward to stand beside Tuoni, firey wisps of energy began to swirl around Alyssa's hand as she whispered a few lines of magic into the air. She raised her hand and a jet of fire erupted to engulf all three of the creatures in front of the paladin.
S1 4/4
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The blaze coming from Alyssa engulfed the three victims, destroying the skeleton and seriously injuring the zombies.
The zombies, now enraged, come at the first thing they can see, Tuoni. Both of them happen to miss, most likely due to their recent injuries.
S1 4/4
S2 Dead
Z1 8/12
Z2 8/12
Baris comes up to flank the skeleton that attacked the acolyte, but his blows falls short. Similar to his stature.
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"Well, I don't know who that guy is, but at least he's on our side!" the sheriff said as he takes the steps down to meet the undead in the street.
The zombie and skeleton rush forward to strike their foes, both missing terribly with clumsy claw and fleshy attacks. The zombie takes a serious spill right on the cobblestone in front of Radim.
These were what Tev had kind of been expecting to encounter, but not before they actually got to the crypt. He didn't have any offensive spells that he could use against them, save for his bloodline power. When the fight began, he at first intended to cast Mage Armor on himself, but when the one skeleton pounced on the acolyte and nobody else could get it off the beleaguered man, Tev knew he had to take the risk of delaying his own protection.
Extending his arm toward the surviving skeleton with his hand flexed like it was holding and squeezing a grapefruit, Tev snarled out the Draconic incantation. "Musta fire päällesi!"
A column of tiny meteorites fell from the sky and showered the skeleton, burning wherever they touched.
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When the meteors came raining down at the skeleton it was all but destroyed.
The acolytes, seeming to work in rhythm, both bowed their heads touched their hands to the holy symbols hanging from their necks, suddenly emminating a wave of energy at the undead. The skeleton crumbled into a pile of bones while the zombies still stood, but were obviously affected by the attack. The one closer to the acolyte took the brunt of the force while the farthest one seemed slightly less affected.
S1 2/4
Z3 8/12
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The energy washes over them, but does not do all the damage you hoped to the zombie, while the skeleton seemed to take a bit more.
Alyssa gracefully tumbled out of the reach of the nearest zombie as she moved to flank it between herself and Tuoni.
As she raised her ebony sword into the air, her eyes glittered dangerously.
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Z2 Dead
Alyssa so gracefully did tumble to flank the zombie, and as she did she slashed through the zombies no longer beating heart, which was enough to kill it. Tuoni, seeing that the zombie was already slain, took his ready action elsewhere. But since he then lost the flanking bonus, failed to connect with that zombie.
The lone zombie then goes beserk, seeing his zombie friend fall to the ground. He is not intelligent enough to realize who it was that killed him, so he went after Tuoni. And though Tuoni thought that the zombie was going to get the better of him, the zombie failed to breach his armor, therefore failing to cause any damage.
S1 4/4
Z3 9/12
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The sheriff shouted out to Janasen, "Ever use a weapon before? What's going on over there?" As he said that he hauled back with his greatsword and swung it at the skeleton in front of him.
And with a slash from his greatsword he sends the skeleton to the ground in pieces.
The zombie attempts to get up, provoking an AoO from the sheriff and Janasen
And before Janasen can even swing the sheriff brings the zombie down in a with a mighty blow.
The fight is over!
The sheriff looks around him quickly, making sure there were no more coming. "What in the name of everything holy is going on here! First the professor, then the memorial, now this!? I think I even recognized one of them. Someone we buried last year. Just a farmer who got sick and died, no one of consequence. Why is this happening?" The sheriff looked a bit confused and angry.
Baris will pull his kama from his robe, take a five foot forward, and attempt to strike the zombie in one fluid motion.
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Baris slashes deep into the chest of the zombie, which nearly falls to the ground, but manages somehow to keep itself standing!
The sheriff give you a quick nod. "I know that you're staying at the Lorrimor place with Kendra, so that'll take us through the town. This way I can make sure that no one, or thing, is bothering anyone else." Reaching into his belt he produces a once hidden dagger and a potion vile. Popping the vile with his teeth, he drinks it down.
Handing the dagger over to Janasen, he says "Didn't mean to give you too much of a hard time back there, the heat of battle and all. Everyone's got different talents. Hope this better suits your needs just in case we run into anything else." As he says that he shifts his eyes over to Radim. "A cleric, eh? Well you do look like a peculiar one. Thanks for the help." Addressing both of you, "The names Benjan Caellar, I'm the sheriff around here. I'm not pointing fingers, but nothing good has happened since that funeral and you all arriving. I would like to know what's going on, so let's head back to your place and maybe you and your friends can do some explaining. But no talking about all this until then, I don't want to scare the people anymore than they already are." Just then two of his deputies arrive, whom he takes aside and gives some private instructions to. "They're going to clean up this mess and do a quick patrol. We should be good to go for now."
The three of you head back towards the Lorrimor house without incident. When you arrive there Kendra sees you coming out a window and meets you all at the door. She looked at the trio a bit confused. "Oh, hello Sheriff Benjan. And hello again Janasen and Radim. Where are the others? Out doing research perhaps?" As you get closer she notices the signs of battle, especially the wounds on the sheriff. "Oh dear, what happened!? Is everyone else ok? Quickly, come inside! Radim, is there something that you can do?"
Seeing how the last zombie was surrounded and barely still standing, Tev was going to just run up and cut it with his dagger, but everyone else was in the way and he couldn't get close enough without exposing himself to the creature's thrashings. So he just shrugged, and with a dismissive grunt and gesture of the hand, summoned another rain of hot hail on the zombie.
And with the last hail of meteors on the zombie it crumbled to the ground, defeated. Both of the acolytes walk up to the group, one asking, "Does anyone need healing?" He notices his comrade with wounds, then says, "Anyone that needs healing gather, I will channel."
"Well, that was different." the other acolyte exclaimed. "It is not often we see the undead in these parts. It seems they would like to impede you in your goal. We are almost upon the crypt, so I see no reason to stop now. We will need to report this to the Father but it is not urgent. Do you want to proceed or no?" Both acolytes look to the group.
Tev came together with the group and observed as the clerics channeled energy to heal their wounds. He noticed that even after that, though, Tuoni was still hurt. He regarded the paladin with head tilted slightly and spoke in an even tone, hoping his words would not come across as elven arrogance as they sometimes did against his intent. "I'm all for moving on, but if we're having to contend with the undead, wouldn't you not want to go in there unarmored? You are a paladin, right? I'd hate to see you get chomped on when you could avoid it. Those zombies took a big chunk out of you once already."
"Well, let's be off then." said the acolyte who just healed you.
You arrive at the crypt which is a freestanding granite mausoleum, the roof of which his decorated with a pair of leering gargoyle statues. A single stone door with a rusty-looking lock sits in the mausoleum's south facade.
Without further word or explanation, he scuttled away, returning with a small wand. Frowning in concentration, he tapped the sheriff on the shoulder.
After being healed, Tuoni quickly runs through a few twists and stretches. Perhaps you are right, Tev. It would be foolish not to fully prepare. To the acolytes, Please wait, I will return shortly.
Tuoni jogs back to the Lorrimor house and girds himself for battle. Returning to the Restlands, the paladin is fully equipped with armor, shield, and sword. Once everyone seems ready, Tuoni will try opening the crypt.
"Ah, that feels better, thank you. Maybe we'll wait for your people to come back before we talk anymore about what's going on." As he finished his sentence, Tuoni busts in through the door. Sheriff Benjan jumps instinctively, grabbing the hilt of his longsword. Kendra immediately raises her hand to calm the sheriff and steps up to Tuoni. "Tuoni, so glad you're ok! After the attacks in town we didn't know where you all were!" Looking behind him, she says, "Where is everyone else? Did something happen?"
While waiting for Tuoni at the door to the crypt, Tev asks the acolytes if either of them has the key to the rusty lock. He takes a closer look at it to see if it is still in fact locked and if it has any signs of recent use. He also will see if he can clean any rust or grime from the lock with some magic prestidigitation, so as to make it easier to unlock.
As you walk up to the crypt, you immediately notice that a part of the lock is broken. It appears to have been burnt by acid so it could be slipped on and off, and it has been put back into place to where anyone who wasn't looking for it would assume the crypt to be locked.
Surprised at the commotion in town, when Tuoni arrives at the house he quickly moves to his room, readying himself while answering questions. Thank you Miss Lorrimor. We are investigating the crypt the journal mentioned. Two skeletons and two zombies attacked us in the graveyard. Everyone is fine, including the two acolytes accompanying us. I am here to re-arm myself before proceeding into the crypt. The undead attacked here as well, correct?
Calmly looking at those in the house, Tuoni begins issuing directions. Janasen, find the sheriff and have him make sure everyone in town and the surrounding area is safe. If there are any hunters, have them track the undead that were in town, see if they came from the graveyard or somewhere else. The town council needs to call a meeting. This situation should to be dealt with immediately, hopefully without a panic. Who are you? Directing this last to the unknown man.
Alyssa watched Tev's careful inspection of the lock while also trying to keep an eye out everywhere else in case more of the undead were to surface. They were in a cemetery after all. She held her ebony sword so tight that her knuckles were white. During the fight her hood had fallen, but she didn't bother to put it back up; all the better to see.
She growled in frustration at the fact that there was so much magic around that she would not be able to tell if there was more going on inside the mausoleum.