on statue
Continuing to attack the statue.
"Your automatons will be gone soon, and then it will just be you up there all alone. We can stay here until you come down, little demon." She pulls out her sling again and whips a stone at the mephit.
Ausk moves closer to Wulfric and heals him Mother Forest, knit bones and regrow flesh!
Wilf and Wulfric continue to smash away at the second statue, and figure they’re about halfway to bringing it down.
Ausk moves up behind Wulfric and heals most of his burns.
Vilesse and Tomi keep up a steady barrage of sling stones at the mephit. Vilesse’s shot is wide.
Round 9
Get away from there! The Mephit circles higher into the air and flies over Wulfric where he once again rains down his fiery breath.
The three remaining statues continue their assault…
= miss
= miss
; = hit;
continue on the statue
"Wilf, get out of here, before it kills you.I have got this."
Continuing to attack the statue.
Ausk pulls forth another strip of bark and crumbles it in his hand
Mother Forest, give us aid. This one needs your blessing!
On his last legs "Yeah, better get out of here. "
"You started this, demonling! We will finish it!"
Vilesse and Tomi keep up their barrage of stones at their airborne tormentor
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...Tomi manages to strike it a glancing blow despite his mounting exhaustion
Ausk heals Wilf back from the brink of collapse, and with a final mighty swing, Wilf brings down the second plinth. Stone work shatters and burning fluids splash about. Behind where the statue was, you can see an alcove containing a now ruined windlass and other mechanisms that looked like they were responsible for controlling the flow of fuel from the burning pool to the statues.
Round 10
The mephit ignores the sling stones of Vilesse and Tomi and dives at Wilf, the one who has caused the most destruction to its home, in frustrated rage. no No NO! You’ve ruined everything!
...But the shepherd manages to fend off the attack
The remaining two statues continue to fire indiscriminately at the occupants of the room, but the fires burning in the maws begin to gutter and dim now that their fuel supply has been cut.
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One of the bolts strikes Tomi
Ausk moves around Wilf and stabs at the Mephit with his spear but he misses as the little creature twists around wildly!
Stay still little fire demon! Stay still yes!
Striking from behind his shield, Wulfric looks like a ball of armour, only his guisarme sticking out. With this he moves so that he can lash out at the mephit.
"I told you this would happen, little demon. Fortunately for you, you won't be around to see it for much longer."
"I'll ruin you!"
power attack (been doing it the whole time)
The mephit finally comes down out of the rafters where the party can reach him, but frustratingly, avoids all their efforts to kill him.
Despite his fatigue Tomi runs over to slash at the mephit...
..But like his comrades, can't catch the slippery little creature
Round 10
Fire Mephit - evil eye -2 AC(6/8 rnds)
Wulfric (22/26 HP)
Ausk (11/17)
Vilesse (13(17)/13(22))
Wilf (8/23)
Tomi (10/22) – 2/10 rnds fatigued
Suddenly beset on all sides, but still consumed by anger byt the destruction of the Abyssal Flame, the Mephit tries to slash his way to freedom by flinging himself at Tomi...
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; ;
...Scratching him deeply across the face.
The statues each spit forth one last fire bolt then gutter out with a sputtering burb as the last of their fuel is used up...
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... Both bolts find their targets. Vilesse barely feels the signing heat through the magical vitality granted to her from the spell fragment mural. Tomi however is struck in the small of his back and collapsed to the stones.
You see! The mephit chortles. The Abyssal Flame will not be denied! He prepares to attack again with renewed fervor.
Ausk stabs at the Mephit again
Wulfric strikes again, but the mephit moves at the last moment, dodging his blow.
power attack again
Finally, Ausk manages to spear the mephit throng the wing and fling the vile little monster to the ground, where Wilf ends it once and for all with a decisive overhand smash
A search of the room reveals that each of the statues had two small jaspers as eyes...
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... two of them were pulverized when the statues were destroyed, leaving the party with 6 ( value 30 gp each)
In addition to the gems, behind each statue is a small niche. Most are empty, but one contains a magical brooch.
The centrepiece of this ornate golden brooch is a small dark gray gem shot through with red flecks. The gem is a bloodstone, reputed to protect the owner from the effects of bad weather.
Abilities: The brooch wards its wearer with the effects of an endure elements spell. Additionally, the wearer can cast entangle, longstrider and pass without trace each once per day.
From this room, the party can either go back the way they came, or forward, following the paved road north-east.
"After that tussle, I might think we'd be a best off restin. I'm just barely on my feet. "
Vilesse nods. "Tomi definitely needs time to heal."
Ausk heals himself with his Healing Hex
Ausk heals Tomi with a scroll
Ausk casts Cure Light Wounds on Wilf
The spirits of this place will surely resist staying too long... let us press on Yes.
"I understand what you are saying Ausk, but that may be a risk we have to take. Tomi is still very badly hurt and Wilf isn't that much better. I don't mind leading, but Wilf is our other main close up combatant. Things could go bad quickly if someone went down."
Vilesse nods. "Tomi should rest."
The group elects to set up camp in the shrine of the Abyssal Flame - or what's left of it.
The group spends eight hours resting, catching fitful naps between watches.
Perhaps surprisingly, they are undisturbed during this time, though by the end a disturbingly large number of bats have gathered at the southern cavern mouth (leading back into the maze). Maybe they have been drawn by the smell of blood - or cooked adventurer - but at this point they seem content to roost just outside of the shrine itself.
Wulfric (24/26 HP)
Ausk (17/17)
Vilesse (13(15)/13)
Wilf (14/23)
Tomi (6/22)
Brother Earth, heal these wounds!
Party Status
Wulfric (24/26 HP)
Ausk (17/17)
Vilesse (13(15)/13)
Wilf (16/23)
Tomi (16/22)
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Vilesse puts her hand on Wilf. "My healing is not as pleasant as his." She whispers a few words and suddenly it's like being dropped into a freezing lake. After a moment that seems to go on forever, the cold passes and the wounds are gone.
She moves on to Tomi next, with her unpleasant form of healing. When she is done, he looks nearly fully healed.
"That does feel a mite bit chilly, but the wounds close so alls good. What's with all the bats?"
"I don't know, but I don't like it. Maybe Ausk was right."
Ausk chants as he prays to the Cave Father Tell us what the spirits say Cave Father, tell us what the spirits say yes?
Vilesse nods at Wulfric. "Let's get out of here."
Ausk's probing - both arcane and olfactory - glean nothing new from the surroundings, so after breaking camp the group chooses to press on rather than going back and risk disturbing the congregation of bats behind them. Order of march remains the same, with Wulfric leading the way, Vilesse in the middle sending her dancing lights ahead, and Tomi bringing up the rear with a torch for secondary lighting.
You ascend the short staircase to the north, where the road quickly doubles in width and then opens up altogether.
Weirdly glowing phosphorescent fungi cloak the walls of this vast chamber. Their dim light reveals a macabre sight. A lake of blood, traversed by a network of 5 ft. wide stone walkways, surrounds a steeply sided stone island. A large altar – reached via a set of steep steps – crowns its top.
" Whoa, what is this?"
"What is what Wulfric who wears metal?"
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" Just the size of this chamber and the altar and the blood. Gives me the creeps!"
Vilesse grimaces and shakes her head. "How many of these underground shrines are we going to find?"
"How can you have a lake of blood without it all clotting up?"
Vilesse shrugs. "How can you have a room of lava without the heat burning those who walk through it? Magic."