"We could go ring his bell with a stick and a brass scroll. Hopefully it'll make his pompous-visage disappear."
Otah smirks at Mahdi's well-placed paranoia.
Ami looks scornfully at the paper. He doesn’t like civilization and contracts and the such.
”Meh.”
Pent heartens to think they've got themselves the means of sending the Qilzar Agha on to a more proper Afterlife, what with him being tumbled between the two worlds to constantly harass the living.
"You want to invite the spook upwards to us, or are we headed back down to meet him on his level?" The gnome appears perfectly content to watch the spectre drift upwards to their floor, but will not object to a return visit, given the reasonable assurance that cats still slumber.
"Let's bring him to us. Otah, you're on!" Aldebert looks forward to the ghost's reaction upon realizing he's not the center of his own universe.
He follows Otah as if a supportive guard. He does keep his weapon sheathed, but he's ready to draw at a moments notice...
In a matter of moments, Otah stands poised to receive the pesky phantom, as you all overlook the Dome Room from the balcony 40' above the floor.
The Qilzar Agha reenters the Dome Room from the direction of the Mosque, looking lightly singed from Mahdi's associate.
As those of you vocal enough to call down to the ghost dwarf do so, so begins the Ending of the Qilzar Agha. So you hope.
"It is you who are insolent!" Mahdi shouts back, waving the deed in mid-air. "Shall I read? Shall the halls of the Bayt hear, how this is the realm of JHAHVUL, and not yours? You lay false claim! These words prove it! What shall the punishment be, I wonder, for a servant who dares claim ownership while his master is away?! Fool! Jhahvul will cast your spirit into a pit from which there is no escape-- if you are lucky!"
Mahdi begins to shout aloud the words of the deed, reading them at his maximum volume.
Ami delays, waiting to see if words will defeat this monster where swords could not. He is dubious.
Words fail the spectral dwarf. In their place, now a guttural moaning which resounds throughout the complex, for the amplification of the Dome.
The Qilzar Agha of Bayt al-Bazan flies furiously at the ledge lurkers. Alack and alas, all the poor ghost can do is close the distance between himself and the blasphemer.
All can see the rictus of anger stretching the Qilzar Agha's face.
...
Round 1, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = None
Pent nods firmly as Mahdi declares truth to the restless spirit, turning back to see what effect it has on the dwarf. When he witnesses the undead fly through the air to gain an intimacy with the fire mage wholly unwanted, the gnome backs away slightly.
"Hey, hey, hey, you couldn't have spread out a little, before you drew his ire? That thing touches you, and we're gonna need to ask Sarah's special stitching to overcome that! Wait, nevermind, it already touched you, right, Mahdi? Yeah, I'm just gonna make sure I'm also not touched, so I can concentrate on fixing those of you who have already been slapped."
The gnome still bursts with healing energy, intent on burning away the spook, toot sweet.
Round: 1, Initiative: 3
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m)
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 3/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 8/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
Aldebert draws his blade and shrugs as he rushes into position (I can get there without provoking I think. I have plenty of movement anyway.) When he arrives, he attacks, trying to send the creature back to death!
(feast, smite) (smite)
(feast)
Otah moves forward, striking at the ghost while making it clear that the cane is tucked into his belt.
for
"Go meet Pharasma and end this farce!"
Round 1, Init 14
Ami moves to help his brother with the bad spirit. Yeen bites.
to hit; (bite,feast)
magical damage
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91/91+0 temp; Yeen: 132/132 + 0 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 4/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*1)
Lvl 4: 3/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 1/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Sneering at the Spook's closing, Mahdi quickly gestures, his fingers flying in a fast pattern.
"Strike down this PRETENDER to the throne! Begone, now, and move on to what rest awaits you-- it's a kinder fate than what you'd have if Jhahvul knew of your treachery and arrogance! Why was the symbol of your office locked away in a chest-- because you knew you weren't fit to bear it?"
Amiamble wields his noble cat to strike at the ghost, while Otah and Aldebert do likewise. Pent blasts past the ghost's resistance to melee strikes, courtesy of his Goddess. Mahdi commands the speed of a quick declaration against the usurper.
The Qilzar Agha defiantly strikes out at Mahdi, ectoplasmic spittle flinging outwards to defile the fire mage. He doesn't seem very interested in deferring to your reasoned decries.
He does, however, speak out again. But not to you...
...
"Is the imam your servant or master?" the dwarf asks, as he drives Zenzirad forward.
for
for
for
for
Round: 2, Initiative: 3
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 3/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 8/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
Aldebert opens up his attacks with a vengeance!
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast)
(feast)
(feast)
Round 2, Init 14
Ami moves to flank as Yeen swipes again and again.
to hit; (bite,feast)
magical damage
to hit; (bite,feast)
magical damage
to hit; (bite,feast)
magical damage
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91/91+0 temp; Yeen: 132/132 + 0 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 4/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*1)
Lvl 4: 3/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 1/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
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"You would think the true MASTER of this place could repel any manner of intruders-- had he any actual power," Mahdi retorts, on some level actively enjoying taunting the ghost. His natural a$+@+$$ causticness has had few suitable targets of late.
"Were you not a mere pawn, a pathetic servant-- or are you even that, perhaps you are merely a slave-- a groveling little stain on the cosmos that prances around in a cast-off palace calling himself a king and a lord, as long as your true lord isn't here to see you. Worm! Charlatan! You are a NOTHING!"
Mahdi takes a step back, barely acknowledging the glancing blow from the ghost's hand, and spits. His spittle is not magical so it doesn't inconvenience the dwarf, but he trusts the rudeness of the action speaks for him, at least. "You are not fit to wipe my arse, 'Qilzar Agha!' Let alone to rule! Do you take exception with my words? Then come and prove it upon me!"
Round 2, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Haste
Pent decides to take a quick peek in the general direction the Qilzar is petitioning.
The gnome chirps in real-time as the others dispatch the dwarf.
"Guys... "
Amiamble and Otah continue an all-out assault on the undead dwarf, but it is only until Aldebert unleashes several righteous swings of his blade that the Qilzar Agha is destroyed.
This time, something is different. A ripple of crimson light emanates from the place the Qilzar Agha last stood, until it reaches as far as it can in all directions. Once the floor, walls, and ceiling of the dome are graced by the light does the light dissipate into the natural light of the City of Brass, and the gas lamps mounted on each wall of the Bayt. The dwarf's cry echoes faintly, until it also is no more.
Around the corner of this semi-circular walkway lies the next, grand hallway, which ends in a grand chamber. This wide banquet hall contains ornate brass tables, chairs, and chandeliers—and a tremendous feast of rotting food and drink. Massive windows provide a breathtaking view of the Sea of Fire that surrounds the City of Brass.
Rising from the large table is a large, black figure, with great curling horns upon its head, and a torso which continues to the floor in a swirl of black dust, which occasionally kicks up to swirl around the figure itself.
It looks at you with flesh dripping from its mouth, its eyes wild and ravenous.
This is a Black Jinni, a Chaotic Evil Outsider.
...
Round 3, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Haste
"...there's a big black billowing thing sitting, wait, no, he's getting up, though it's hard to tell if he's left his seat, because he doesn't have a proper posterior, just a cloud of dust... Guys... he's looking at me. I think it can hear us."
Pent points in the direction of the eastern hallway, but in no way does he appear willing to move in the same direction.
Instead, the gnome flails his arms erratically with a pattern, and a whoosh of flame erupts at the extent of Sarah's divine reach, to the East.
6th—find the path[D], heal,
5th—communal air walk, breath of life[D] (DC 21),
4th—blessing of fervor (DC 20), dimension door[D], greater magic weapon, restoration, summon monster IV
3rd—create food and water, fly[D], invisibility purge, prayer (2), searing light
2nd—bull's strength,
1st—
0 (at will)—create water, detect magic, light, stabilize
5/8 Channels Used Today
Round: 3, Initiative: 3
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 3/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 8/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
"What'cha lighting up there Pent?"
Mindful of Otah’s slower movement, Aldebert moves into the next chamber to see what Pent is on about (with haste though so still pretty far). Once in position, he readies an attack in case the creature should close.
(feast, haste)
(feast, haste)
Round 3, Init 14
Ami delays, then trots after his brother. He is also unclear what is going on.
Perception
"--a black jinni!" Mahdi says, looking slightly alarmed. "I can tell you this much-- it is quite, quite evil, Aldebert. And chaotic. Not native to our home plane at any rate!"
Mahdi zips back briefly and slaps Otah on the shoulder. "Have fun."
A black djinni!? Genie? Jeannie?
Know (Planes) - DRs? SRs?
"That's new." the dwarf mutters as the ghost explodes in light.
His attention turns around the corner as Pent blasts at something not in his line of sight.
Otah darts forward and around the corner with the halflings, his albeit speedy dwarven legs not quite as quick as the halflings and their mounts.
"Who is this? The second would-be master of this Bayt?"
Amiamble, Otah, and Aldebert move forward to investigate the ramblings of the gnome. Pent throws some heat, before things get hot.
All those in the hallway witness a pillar of Sarah's Fire burst into existence around the black jinni, though very little of it seems to stick.
Mahdi makes sure to christen their living dwarf with a greater magical heroism, before ably staying safe behind the corner of the wall.
You manage to catch sight of two gaunt figures standing very still to the north of this large room, but the next instant, you lose them to your sight, instantly.
Around the corner of this semi-circular walkway lies the next, grand hallway, which ends in a grand chamber. This wide banquet hall contains ornate brass tables, chairs, and chandeliers—and a tremendous feast of rotting food and drink. Massive windows provide a breathtaking view of the Sea of Fire that surrounds the City of Brass.
Rising from the large table is a large, black figure, with great curling horns upon its head, and a torso which continues to the floor in a swirl of black dust, which occasionally kicks up to swirl around the figure itself.
It looks at you with flesh dripping from its mouth, its eyes wild and ravenous.
This is a Black Jinni, a Chaotic Evil Outsider.
The creature floats languidly over his feast of offal and organ, coming to rest in front of the grand table.
"Fresh. You are fresh. Good. Come, come to the table, and I shall eat heartily. Your blood I will drink, and your meat I will rend. You are not enough, of course. I never have... enough."
As it gets closer, you can see the swirl of dust partially obscure its form, and every so often a crackle of electricity runs through the cloud itself, almost pulsing slowly.
...
"Hey what are... where'd they go?" the dwarf asks and exclaims as his first question fades into the second. "Did anyone else see those two things just disappear?" His hand wavers out to point in the direction of the North side of the room.
"I think you'll find us unagreeable to your digestion. It might result in pre-masticated death."
Otah moves cautiously into the room, concerned about unseen threats.
"Where did what go?" Mahdi crossly asks Otah, not having any idea what the dwarf is talking about. He is hurriedly gesturing in his out of the way spot at the back of the combat, low mutters of arcane power rolling from his tongue.
Round 4, Init 14
Ami moves up and casts Divine Power into Yeen. Yeen hisses divinely.
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91/91+0 temp; Yeen: 132/132 + 0 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 4/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*1)
Lvl 4: 4/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 1/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Round: 4, Initiative: 3
AC: 31 (F28/T13) (included: magic vestment +3, barkskin +5)(not included: +4 to AC vs the Jinni from smite)
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted, Smite (Jinni)
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 2/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 8/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
”You’ll fall big one, just as all the others have fallen before you.” Aldebert says simply as he focuses his ire on him (smite!). He moves up a bit further to guard the north flank against Oleg’s invisible host, and readies an attack. (If against the Jinni, +4 attack, +12 damage).
(feast, haste)
Round 4, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Haste
"What'cha lighting up there Pent?"
"Well, I didn't know what it was, up until Mahdi gave it a name, saw through to its nature, but I don't need names to know that it's the very opposite of Sarah- blackness, selfishness, and downright unholy. Not very happy that it brushed off my burn, but I'm thinking Abadar will object to it just as mightily as Sarah does. Swing away, Aldi! And for that matter, you, too, Odie and Ami!! Well, Yeen, more likely!!"
Pent tentatively heads down the hall, before attaching himself in his calculations just within the likely reach of Sarah's gifting, so he can Bless not only Amiamble and Yeen, but also Otah and Aldi and Gretiem.
Amiamble steels his steed for the inevitable confrontation. Otah readies an attack against an impending assault. Aldebert does likewise.
Pent provides additional zeal to his flock, while Mahdi begins to summon even more help to the field.
The black jinni snorts at the halfling's words of defiance, and the air around it begins to swirl violently. Before your very eyes, the creature brings into existence a Windstorm, extending out 30', and upwards 20'.
Aldebert, Gretiem, and Otah are enveloped in the bone-dry tsunami, the air crackling with electricity and dust.
Your ability to see the Invisible, called up for specking the spook, comes in handy right about now, with the Unseen sneaking about. By the time you're done commanding a new presence into your presence, you see four ragged creatures, decayed skin drawn taut over corded muscles and bony limbs. Each lower jaw is oversized and lined with jagged, bloodstained teeth. Hands end in black, viciously curled claws, and they have donkey hooves instead of feet.
These are Great Ghuls, Chaotic Evil Medium Undead.
All four of them are outside of the Windstorm- two of them are north of Amiamble and Aldebert, one of them is just south of Amiamble readying to flank, and the fourth is 20' due south of Otah.
...
Mahdi finishes his invocation, and a beautiful man with a bow, flying gracefully in mid-air, appears at his command. "I had better not hear any complaints about my choice of companion this time!" Mahdi yells testily down the hall. The bralani azata looks at him and at the evil that threatens.
"Your orders, caller?"
"Hang on!"
Mahdi scoots up until he can see the layout of the field, and see he does.
"Damnation and hellfire rot your bones," Mahdi hisses. Louder, he shouts at his allies: "Four invisible and undead foes! Great ghuls! I cannot reveal them, I have spent that magic already! Ami, one is immediately to your south! Bralani, attack that over-large cloud and aid the halflings and dwarf as best you can!"
The bralani nods and hurries to do just that, flying swiftly through the air and loosing a single arrow at the black clouded foe.
Mahdi, meanwhile, focus on the ghul south of Ami, threatening to attack him. Hard, brittle words snap from his tongue, and beads of sweat dot the wizard's face as he struggles to call up the alien and unnatural cold.
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Round 5, Init 14
Ami looks at Mahdi, his eyes blinking at the Firemage and his wild words. He shrugs and calls upon Sarenrae to uncover what lurks in the darkness. He casts Invisibility Purge.
Ami and Yeen circle about to flank on the djinni.
to hit; (bite,feast,+flank)
magical damage
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91/91+0 temp; Yeen: 132/132 + 12 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 5/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*2)
Lvl 4: 4/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*2,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 1/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
The usually sure footed dwarf, loses his footing to the sudden breeze. Thanks to the gnome's magic, he springs right back up again like a leaf in the breeze.
Otah approaches, leaning into the wind, to a spot close enough for him to reach the foe with Zenzirad.
Round: 5, Initiative: 3
AC: 31 (F28/T13) (included: magic vestment +3, barkskin +5)(not included: +2 BoF, +4 to AC vs the Jinni from smite)
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted, Smite (Jinni)
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 2/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 8/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil)
AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)(not included: +2 BoF)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
Gretiem attempts to 5’ step toward the creature as Aldebert holds onto the saddle with his knees.
vs DC 10
He finds himself unable to fight against the wind blowing him in the direction he wants to go, and holds his ground.
Aldebert is left readying an attack…
(feast, haste, BoF)
Round 5, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow, Sarahtar
Condition(s) = Hasted
From his perch on the Carpet, Pent sizes up the three new threats, so summons his own, hoping to make mince out of many undead men. He targets the creature closest to Mahdi's new archer-friend.
Amiamble brings several newcomers to light, as their invisibility no longer conceals them from your eyes, while Yeen stalks the jinni, undaunted for his Large size, and striking with Reach.
Otah struggles to stay on foot, edging his way closer and closer to the black-horned foe. Aldebert readies to slash at the Imam, should the opportunity strike.
Pent brings the Sarahtar to bear upon one of the jinni's crew, injuring it soundly with force.
Mahdi brings his own might against the undead, summoning a Bralani, who expertly fires an arrow into the Windstorm, having no effect whatsoever. He does manage to target the sole great ghul left hidden, with a special icy attack.
Though hidden from you, an icy shroud descends on a figure, and your external minion threat is reduced by one.
Regarding the Black Jinni, it is Immune to both Fire and Electricity.
Regarding the Great Ghuls, they benefit from the same Immunities as do the Undead Their Special Attacks are at least in their Cursed Claws, which are considered magical cold iron, with which they may also Rend. More interestingly, great ghuls, at their origin, come from one of the four kinds of genies- Efreeti, Djinn, Marid, and Shaitan. The Great Ghul demonstates a third Special Attack, based on the creature it once was. An Efreeti-conceived Great Ghul will be able to Heat their opponents. A Marid-conceived Great Ghul can strike with a line of water. A Shaitan-conceived Great Ghul can warp metal as one might warp wood. A Djinn-conceived Great Ghul can create its own Whirlwind... Their greatest defense is their Greater Invisibility, which they can utilize three times a day.
The Imam takes Yeen's rude gesture in stride, his eyes wide with anticipation of peeling feline flesh.
The next moment, the Windstorm surges, not in speed, but in electrical potential.
The three remaining Great Ghuls move to confront the spellcasters in the hallway.
They all slip from sight, to all but the fire mage.
What is quite visible are the three blast lines of water that suddenly launch at Pent and Mahdi.
...
"Lightning? Isn't this place devoted to fire?!"
for
for
for
for
Otah thrusts Zenzirad against the storm, then uses the gust to help drive slices at the evil genie.
Round 6, Init 1
AC = 13
HP = 72/72
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Haste
Pent retreats to reconvene thoughts in the darkness, but hopefully free of kited foes.
Meanwhile, the Sarahtar continues its assault on the same Great Ghul, seeing as the gnome can't see to redirect it, even if he wanted to. The Sarahtar seems to be quite affronted for the gnome's blindness.
Round: 6, Initiative: 3
AC: 31 (F28/T13) (included: magic vestment +3, barkskin +5)(not included: +4 to AC vs the Jinni from smite)
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted, Smite (Jinni)
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 2/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 7/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 +12 temp (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
vs DC 24 for all or half of 41
vs DC 24 for all or none of 41 (evasion, also resist electricity 10)
Gretiem attempts to 5’ step toward the creature as Aldebert holds onto the saddle with his knees.
vs DC 10
He attacks with a whirlwind all his own...
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste, BoF)
(feast, haste, BoF)
(feast, haste, BoF)
Finally, he swiftly heals himself of some of the nasty electrical damage still magnetizing his armor.
Mahdi sees the ghuls leave the circle of Ami's purge, thanks to his own spell, just in time to see them blind him with water...
Somehow, the mage manages to dodge the spray. He shakes the water off his face in annoyance, takes stock of the battlefield since he can still see the ghuls, and shouts to his bralani: "Your lightning! Lay it across the hallway, perpendicular, directly between that block of ice and the spiritual weapon!"
The bralani nods wordlessly and swoops back to do as told. A burst of electricity crackles in a line across the hallway...
Mahdi pulls back around the shelter of the wall, flying well above ground, and yanks a scroll out of his pack. "Pent, come towards my voice if you can!"
Round 6, Init 14
Reflex Ami
Reflex Yeen (evasion)
Ami defensively casts Bulls Strength as Yeen lashes out at the jinni.
Concentration vs. DC 23
to hit; (bite,feast,+flank,+BS)
magical damage
to hit; (bite,feast,+flank, +BS)
magical damage
to hit; (bite,feast,+flank, +BS)
magical damage
to hit; (bite,feast,+flank, +BS)
magical damage
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91/91-41+0 temp; Yeen: 132+12(temp)-45-41/132 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 5/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*2)
Lvl 4: 4/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*2,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 1/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Amiamble strengthens his medium cat-mate, while Yeen lashes out keenly. Otah manages to wield Zenzirad with a demon's ferocity, injuring the Imam more deeply. It's not until Aldebert enters the fray that the true nature of good versus evil is revealed, though it is really only visible to those within the Windstorm. The death of the Black Jinni is quick, bloody, and inevitable. Imam Shabendeh finds eternal peace from his constant feral feasting.
Meanwhile, Pent the Poorly Perceptive flails about up top, while his Sarahtar strikes strongly at one of the remaining Great Ghuls. Mahdi directs his Bralani to lay down a very targeted line of electricity, striking at all three Ghuls.
Speaking of Elements, the Windstorm continues to rage.
The Great Ghuls move with preternatural speed. Mahdi watches as one of them streaks around the corner at him, looking at the wall as it does so.
For its proximity to the wall, the summoned Bralani feels a disgusting bite in its calf muscle, now that one of the Great Ghuls takes to the wall.
...
Round 7
Seeing the djinn fall, the dwarf clears the storm, seeking out other threats. "Where are they?!"
Round 8, Init 14
Reflex (Ami)
Reflex (Yeen, evasion)
Ami, greatly wounded, and Yeen move out of the pain area.
Strength (Yeen)
Outside the area, Ami casts Mass Cure Light Wounds on himself and others.
Healing
ACs: Ami: 27. Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 91-41-34+19/91+0 temp; Yeen: 132/132 + 12-41-20+19
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast)
[ dice]1d6+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 3/8 used (DF*1,EE*2,AibBub*0,LibCom*0)
Lvl 2: 3/7 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*1,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 5/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*2)
Lvl 4: 4/7 used (AirWalk*2,DivPower*2,Grove,FoM)
Lvl 5: 2/6 used (CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*0,DispEvil*0)
Lvl 6: 1/3 used (ColdIce*1,StoneTell,MassCMW)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (mag vest*2, barkskin)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,Resist Fire 30. MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Round: 7, Initiative: 3
AC: 31 (F28/T13) (included: magic vestment +3, barkskin +5)(not included: +4 to AC vs the Jinni from smite)
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Magic Vestment (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Barkskin (+5), Resist Energy Fire (30, 20/40m), Hasted, Smite (Jinni)
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
GreatSword Attack BAB +12/+7/+2, Str +2, Focus +1, Magic +1, Size +1, (Power Attack -3) Damage Str +3 (1.5x), Magic +1, (Power Attack +9 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 2/4 (Swift, +4 attack, +12 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 6/10 (Swift, 6d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned)
Pearl of Power (first) 2/2
Spells (caster level 9, concentration +13, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron, Hero’s Defiance,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Good Hope
- - -
Gretiem Lord of the Green
HP: 65/65 (DR 5/evil) AC: 29 (F24/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 10 Will: 6 (SR 15, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 13 CMD: 26 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (1/12h), Hero’s feast (1/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Resist Energy Fire (30, 1/40m), Shield Companion (+1 AC, +1 saves included)(1/9h)
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +10 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +7, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1
vs DC 24 for all or half of 34
vs DC 24 for all or none of 34 (evasion, also resist electricity 10)
Gretiem attempts to move out of the area of the lighting storm and against the nearest foe.
vs DC 10
Aldebert and Gretiem swing on their new opponent!
(feast, haste, BoF)
(feast, haste, BoF)
"Thank you for the healing brother!" he calls out as he attacks.
Finally, he swiftly heals himself of some of the nasty electrical damage still magnetizing his armor.
Mahdi zips away from the ghul near him, and closes with Pent, reading aloud the scroll that he drew from his pouch before.
"There! Now do something useful."
Mahdi glances over his shoulder at the battlefield, and his bralani servitor. "Heal the halfling riding the cat!" he shouts, stopping the bralani from a likely attempt to retaliate against the ghul.
The bralani gracefully soars out into space, swooping in a circle to get onto Ami's far side. The outsider's hands glow with pale light as he reaches to touch Amiamble.