Anastasius wonders what kind of creature these are... He thought dead animated were only a madman's fantasy or child's frightening tale! The man opens his large book and begins to frantically search something in it...
Anastasius’ lack of belief in the undead caused him to skip over acquiring text that might indicate whatever this corpse is.
Anastasius shakes his head.
"My knowledge fails me... Undeath is not something I actually believe to be a true thing."
Coughing to regain his composure, he pauses and then says:
"Why don't we press forward? I'll be happy to be outside of this test."
Casius shakes his head, and motions to the others for them to attack the next corpse to make sure they were all dead.
Lazarus helps move the lids while the others murder corpses.
Anastasius stays back, not very inclined to profanate tombs. He... does nothing.
Both Lazarus and Casius go about just tossing the lids off with zero regard for stealth.
The bang of the heavy cough and lid hitting the ground echoes around the stone chamber. Inside of the coffin is another watery corpse. Before anyone can move to strike it, however, the bang of another coffin lid falling to the ground sounds, followed by another and another as all of the coffins opened and the dead start to rise. All covered in barnacles and seaweed and wet from head to toe, looking towards what they hate most, the living.
Draugr 2 initiative: 20
Wade Willhelm's initiative: 19
Draugr 1 initiative: 19
Kira Petrilus's initiative: 18
Draugr 4 initiative: 11
Anastasius Poli's initiative: 9
Lazarus the Rat's initiative: 8
Casius Flann's initiative: 5
Draugr 3 initiative: 5
The first of the undead monsters to climb out of its coffin charges at Wade, with a greataxe in hand.
Casius lets out a yelp as the undead climb out of their coffins. Making sure not to stand too close to the nearest,he desperately pulls out and throws a flask of acid at a concentration of them.
Lazarus quickly draws his weapon, falls back behind the beefier fighters and does his best to aid them in their efforts. He knew of the undead and these monsters didn't surprise him in spite of not knowing much about them, but they were numerous and that was concerning.
Anastasius steps back a few steps, waits for the draugr to concentrate in the room and then chants some words in an unknown language...
A wide area of slippery liquid appears under their little feet.
Draugr 2 HP 8/19
Draugr 1 HP 18/19
Draugr 1 HP 18/19
Wade swings at the undead that attacked him with his scythe. It was a good hit. Unfortunately, the other corpse makes a good hit as well digging his greataxe into Wade’s skull. When it’s pulled out he falls to the ground dead.
Kira draws her hand crossbow and launches a bolt that goes wide. Unfortunately, the corpse that goes after her does not swing wide. She’s still living, but clearly not for long.
Casius’ acid does hit three of them and those three do slip on the grease laid out by Anastasius. The one that doesn’t fall swings hard at Saulric, knocking him out of the fight.
Casius's face pales as three of their companions fall down, then his whip lashes out to wrap around the standing draugr's leg and he tries to pull it to the ground. "We need to try and kill these things!"
Lazarus tries to help, but is utterly ineffective.
Not having a lot of options, Anastasius spits an adhesive thing at the draugr still on its feet...
Draugr 2 initiative: 20
Draugr 1 initiative: 19
Draugr 4 initiative: 11
Anastasius Poli's initiative: 9
Lazarus the Rat's initiative: 8
Casius Flann's initiative: 5
Draugr 3 initiative: 5
Draugr 2 HP 8/19
Draugr 1 HP 18/19
Draugr 1 HP 18/19
The undead moves to attack the next standing target in its vicinity, the shaking squire Timeon. Anastasius’ spell fails to stop it and Casius drops his own whipped, and as it swings its greataxe Timeon dodges out of the way.
One of the undead is able to get to its feet. The other two are unable to stand on the slick grease.
Anastasius, having no more trick up his sleeve, waits in hope.
Casius fixes the undead near Timeon with his stare, focusing on it as he searches for something to do before grabbing an acid flask and throwing it at that draugr.
Lazarus sighs and mumbles, "I'm getting too old for his crap..." He then steps up to the monster by Timeon (after the acid has gone off, of course) and swings! It's pitiful, but hey, he's trying. This is clearly not his thing.
Draugr 2 HP 8/19
Draugr 3 HP 3/19
Draugr 4 HP 18/19
Timeon HP 1/5
Finding that his magic does not work on the mindless thing Casius chucks an acid flask at the undead creature, burning Timeon in the process.
Lazarus moves in to attack the thing but doesn’t know where to hit it.
Timeon finally moves to attack the creature by plunging the longsword Saulric gave him into with the creature. The thing tried to use its position to decapitated the squire, but he ducked out of the way.
The other creatures are still trying to escape the grease. The two that are on the ground get back to their feet, and the one that had stood previously falls again.
With is primary trick useless, Casius desperately pulls out an alchemist's fire and throws at the cluster of three undead in the grease.
Lazarus tries yet again to contribute to the melee and fails.
Anastasius closes his eyes and exhales deeply as pure magic whirls around his book.
Lazarus distracts the barnacle-encrusted corpse long enough for Timeon to sidestep it and cut it into. Timeon looks down at the now truly dead thing taking deep, shaky breaths, clearly amazed at what he has done.
Draugr 2 HP 8/19
Draugr 4 HP 17/19
Timeon HP 1/5
The one that fell over stands up, and the two that got up fall.
Unable to believe what Timeon had managed to do, Casius threw another acid flask at the clustered draugr. "Well done, young squire!"
Anastasius aims for the one that stood up and unleashes a ray of positive energy.
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Casius throws another flask, which seems a bit more potent than his previous flasks. Anastasius fires a ray of white light and misses completely. Timeon charges the undead thing with a battle cry to Mitre and cleeves the barnacle monster from shoulder to hit.
Draugr 2 HP 5/19
Draugr 4 HP 14/19
Timeon HP 1/5
A Dreger manages to stand on the grease... Again.
Running low on alchemicals, Casius agonizes for a moment before he pulls out an alchemist's fire and throws at the draugr behind the one Timeon's fighting, not wanting this one to splash on the surprisingly effective young squire.
Not wanting to see the boy go in all alone, Lazarus accompanies him and strikes at the same monster.
Exhaling in dispear regarding the actual party, Anastasius tries again to fire a ray.
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With a somber look, he whispers under his breath: "At last..."
Timeon HP 1/5
The draugr in front of Timeon in front fo stands still before falling to two separate pieces. The acid flask Casius threw, and the ray Anastasius fired, both miss. However, the draugr that got to its feet is hit instead. Lazarus, seeing the opportunity, decapitates it.
Timeon takes deep breaths and yells out, “Died abomination!”
He cannot reach the draugr as he avoids stepping on the grease.
Two down, thank the divine! Lazarus says a little prayer to his god, silently, and swings again.
Anastasius, emboldened by his prowess, continues to fire rays at the one "standing".
for damage.
With the odds turning in their favor, Casius moves towards the standing draugr, drawing his dagger as he goes. Once he gets there, he swipes at the draugr.
He proves less than effective.
Timeon HP 1/5
Not Timeon, nor Lazarus, nor Casius are able to hurt the thing. Anastasius’ ray does affect it.
"Come on! We can do it!" shouts Anastasius.
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Casius again tries to slash at the walking, weapon-wielding corpse with his dagger.
Lazarus hacks away at the monster as best he can!
Timeon HP 1/5
Anastasius, Lazarus, and Timeon all failed to hit the creature where Casius succeeds, to his own detriment as its the undead swings its ax at him.
Lazarus continues to desperately hack at it!
Anastasius keeps doing what he can.
for damage.
Casius falls to the ground, bleeding.
Timeon HP 1/5
It turns its attention to Anastasius and begins to walk and slips on the grease.
Anastasius is glad the draugr slips on the grease and throws another ray.
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