"Swallow this instead!" blurts out Akaash. "Though we may want to wait until you do that." he quickly relizesas he lobs the bomb at the tree.
Lucky for Algonso, Roo works himself into a rage and takes down the tree.
The party is able to quickly cut Algonso out of the tree's wooden gullet!
A near-death Razmiran is rescued from the tree, "Many thanks! As you can see here, the Living God did not merely send you to me for your salvation, but also foresaw my time of need! Such a powerful lesson, indeed."
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"The way I saw it Roger saved your ass, not your lousy god," Kafir mutters to himself.
"Shall we keep going now that you've healed yourself?" Kafir asks Algonso.
"Yea, let's go!"
Continuing northeast, not long after leaving the felled hangman tree, the eerie baying of hounds rings from all sides, but no sound of footfalls or snapping branches accompanies the hunters’ cries! Suddenly, out of the woods, four emaciated, hairless canines with a strange air of menace and cruelty about them appear from all directions and move to attack!
Charging toward the party, their feet not even touching the ground, the hounds rush forward, biting Roger! and Kafir! One hound savages Kafir's leg, knocking him to the ground!
"Ow." Roger and Roo stand unafraid against the weird wolf creatures.
Kafir is shaken as he is thrown from his camel by the undead wolf thing! He tears his khopesh from its sheath and hacks at the wolf.
Akaash, suddenly fearing for his life despite the mangy dog's missed attack, moves away from the wolves, incurring the wrath of one of them.
He then throws a bomb at the northernmost dog, splashing the southeastern one in the process.
Algonzo decides against confusion and DOES start bard song! +2s.
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Algonso begins to inspire his companions!
Roger! and Roo stike the nearest floating wolf, but their attacks don't seem to do full damage!
Kafir and his camel also strike, yielding the same diminished results!
Akaash studies the creatures as yeth hounds. He knows yeth hounds are resistant to all, but silvered weapons, their bites can strike fear in those injured, and their baying can cause panic!
He tosses a bomb , squarely hitting a hound and sp[lashing another! . The yeth hound falls to the ground in a flaming heap!
As if on cue, the western hound begins baying loudly!
The hounds try to tear into Kafir's camel, but the beast kicks away their biting jaws!
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Despite heavy sweating on his forehead, Akaash manages not to lose heart in the face of terror and stands his ground, throwing another bomb at the red-skinned hound.
Roo is terrified of the hound and runs away with a very frustrated Roger in tow.
Algonzo will try to calm the faithful via Calm Emotions @ ScaredyRoo and his unfortunate rider. Al will first step away to not get bitten.
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Akkash tosses another bomb, hitting the green tinged hound and splashing another, though it manages to jumps away, avoinding much of the fiery splash!
Roo panics and bolts for the woods, Roger! hanging on his bouncing compnaion!
Algonso steps away and tries to calm Roo!
Kafir and his mount attack, but both miss!
Two of the hounds attack the camel, one managing to land a bite, while the third stalks and attacks Akaash, but misses!
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Roger and Roo keep running!
Akaash takes a step back and downs his extract of targeted bomb admixture
Algonzo, having failed in his attempt to calm the divine-accepting warriors, will attempt to Confusion (Lesser) the demon fighting Akaash! DC 18 Will.
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Shaytan keeps his cool as Kafir orders the camel to step back and continue the attack!
Roger! holds on as Roo continues his panicked run!
Akaash steps back and drinks something!
Algonso casts a spell and one of the hounds seems confused!
Kafir attacks, but misses! His camel buddy has no such trouble, biting the hound in the neck!
The confused hound begins chewing on its flank!
The other hound try to bite Kafir and his camel, but miss, badly!
Akaash suppresses a grin at the sight of the confused hound, and tosses a targeted bomb at it instead.
"That's it, Shaytan! Get him!"
Keepibg a reserve of Divine Magic, Al just keeps Bard Song up.
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Akaash tosses another bomb, hitting the hound and burning it to ashes!
Roger! and Roo begin to near the next county!
Algonso continues to inspire his party!
Kafir swings twice, but misses! Shaytanm however, bites the northern hound!
The remaining hounds flank and attack the camel, one missing, but the other biting and pulling the poor beast to the ground!
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Akaash observes the situation and estimates that it is well in hands, so he decides against wasting more bombs. Instead, he channels the winds swirling around him to trip one of the remaining hounds.
"Dammit Shaytan!"
Akaash tries to trip one of the hounds with his wind, but it's merely a breeze and has no effect!
Kafir and Shaytan manage to strike and take down the last two hounds!
"These hounds were far from easy preys... we should be cautious." says Akaash as he gets ready to resume his trek through the woods, hoping they will eventually find Tristeza house one day.
...hoping they will eventually find Tristeza house one day.
Kafir grunts and asks Akaash, "You mind seeing my wounds? And Shaytans?"
Kafir remounts and says, "Ok, let's keep trudging through this infernal place."
"Of course." Akaash gladly heals Kafir and Shaytan.
Roger and Roo come running back, huffing and puffing. "Sorry guys. Someone was a scaredy roo-head."
After healing, the party continues trudging in the direction of the house. After about a mile, you approach a rude, ill kept camp. Vagrant hunters occupy this small camp. They appear very similar to one another, with thick, webbed fingers, wide mouths, and horns that protrude from their foreheads. They stand near a simple fire surrounded by a ring of stones. A charred humanoid form roasts on a spit above the fire.
Kafir was about to suggest a more diplomatic approach to these strange-looking hunters until he recognizes the form roasting above their fire. F!~#ers. He draws his khopesh and yells, "Charge!" while kicking Shaytan into a gallop (or the closest you can get with a camel).
"Hey wait up!" Roger and Roo will bounce charge at one of the humanoids.
Roger! and Roo charge the northernmost humanoid, easily cutting him down!
Heartened by the exhilarating charge, Kafir keeps swinging wildly!
Kafir wounds a humanoid with charge, thern is able to cut it down, guide Shaytan up a step and cut down another!
"Demons! Know that surrender is futile when you act against man, the existence of the living god!"
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Akaash rushes forward and tosses a bomb at the creature in the middle.
Algonso begins inspiring his comrades!
Akaash tosses a bomb into the middle of the scrum, hitting the humanoind and splashing to other two. One manages to jump out of the way of some of the splash!
The humanoids steps forward and attack, one managing to land two blows against Kafir, but the Rhadoumi avoids deadly blows!
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Akaash throws another bomb at one of the humanoids , trying to splash his two companions.
Akaash tosses another bomb, hitting the southernmost humanoid. It falls to the ground in a burning heap, while the one adjacent to it, falls from its many wounds and the splash from the bomb!
The remaining humanoid, seeing his five companions dead or dying, calls out. "Surrender! I surrender!"
Kafir laughs in mad joy as his enemies fall before his blade. Just for good measure he moves up and tries to trip the sole surrendering survivor, although he only hits the thing on the shins.
"A bruise for the troubles you caused us, you man-eating scum!"
Kafir tries to trip the creature, but it stands for a moment, before throwing itself to the ground. “If you seek the Master, we will not help you to harm him. We will not harm the one who made us. He is angry with us, for we failed to make him younger. But he lets us live here, and we keep him safe. He lives in the fiend’s house a few miles away.”
"And what or who made you, exactly?"
"The Master made us! He is our master!"
"He's the Master, we're the Blasters!"
When pressed for a description, the humanoid describes a man that sounds like a half-elf.