effects:
Spectral Hand (90 rounds)(3hp)
Shield of Faith (90 rounds)
Weapon against Evil (9 rounds)
Kaz frowns at the mill for a moment before addressing his friends.
"I don't know that we will gain much by subtlety or delay. Sudden and very, very violent, then? "
Zed glances over the others to make sure there's no objections to the loud and violent plan.
Then he puts his boot to the door.
Zed boots open the doors and steps inside.
The building consists of two interconnected, barnlike rooms with high wooden ceilings. A huge millstone occupies the centre of one room, resting at a cocked angle upon its broken spindle.
The skeletal remains of a brace of oxen lie next to it, still harnessed to the millstone shaft with chains. A mountain of mouldering flour sacks slumps against one of the walls. Behind them, a makeshift ladder climbs to a mezzanine level to the rear of the building.
The smell of animal fur is overwhelming but it carries with it a sense of danger, as if you had entered a lion's den.
To the rear of the mill, two hulking wolves are picking over the body of a woman dressed in black. They don't appear to be feeding, just toying with the entrails. As you focus your attention you realise they aren't simply werewolves but there is something altogether wrong about them. Great patches of their fur is either missing or covered in thick, red scales. They turn to look at you as you burst in and you realise that their eyes are burning red coals of hate and a pair of curling rams horns protrude from the front of their head.
"The ever increasing disgust of you monstrosities never ceases to amaze me." Zed says with disgust.
Vala mutters darkly, "Wretched things," as blue sparks begin to flash in her eyes. The faint smell of ozone surrounds the group briefly as she focuses some of her power, and a moment later a brilliant flash of white-blue lightning leaps back and forth between the two wolves.
HP: 49/57
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 14 (10 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +7/+4/+13 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 0/7
Healing Hex targets: haunt
Bone Ward targets: Hazel, Vermundr, Kaz
Current Wandering Spirit: Bones
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 15: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (4+2+1*) | DC 17: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (4+1+1*) | DC 18: false life* [X], magic missile (toppling) [ ], spiritual weapon [X] [ ] [ ]
Level 3 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 19: bull's strength (extended) [X], lightning bolt [ ] [ ], locate object* [ ], spiritual weapon (toppling) [ ]
Level 4 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 20: ball lightning [ ], fear* [ ], greater magic weapon [X], spiritual ally [ ]
Level 5 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 21: dispel evil [ ], lightning arc [X], slay living* [ ]
Ongoing Effects
bull's strength (extended): Vermundr
Constantin reaches out with his hand toward the closer demon-wolf-beast (blue) and then squeezes into a fist.
Vermundr breathes a wisp of dark fog that quickly coalesces into a semi-solid shard of shadow in his weathered hand.
"Corrupted twisted things. Death would be a mercy."
Fail
Fail
Success
Lightning bursts between the two wolves who howl in sudden agony as the burning electricity scorches them and fills the mill with the stench of burnt hair.
The black wisp of Vermundr's spell settles on one of the wolves and it's shoulders visibly sag while the other clutches sudden;y at it's throat, a hand of mental force wrapping around it from Constant in.
Hit
Miss
One of the wolves bounds forward, half blind in pain and rage and slices it's huge blade deeply into Vermundr's shoulder. It's swing continues but Zed ducks beneath it and it chews into the doorframe instead.
The other, panting in agony, pulls out a potion from it's belt and guzzles it greedily.
Zed ducks the follow-through of the blow and steps forward. His weapon clangs against the ground, glowing silver as it comes up into a series of eerily quick blows.
Kaz sends a volley of magic missiles at the demon wolf engaging them.
Straining with effort, Constantin brings his trembling fist slowly down, pushing the monster to the ground with invisible mental force.
Finding the corrupted wolf's blows turned aside by Vala and Zed's charms, Vermundr steps inside his opponent's guard. He strikes with a trio of crushing blows, ones that are even mightier than usual under Hazel's bovine blessing.
Vala gestures again, though this time Petros' sword cane pops into the fray beside Zed, jabbing at the nearer demon wolf.
HP: 49/57
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 15 (11 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 17
F/R/W: +7/+5/+13 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 0/7
Healing Hex targets: haunt
Bone Ward targets: Hazel, Vermundr, Kaz
Current Wandering Spirit: Bones
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 15: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (4+2+1*) | DC 17: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (4+1+1*) | DC 18: false life* [X], magic missile (toppling) [ ], spiritual weapon [X] [X] [ ]
Level 3 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 19: bull's strength (extended) [X], lightning bolt [ ] [ ], locate object* [ ], spiritual weapon (toppling) [ ]
Level 4 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 20: ball lightning [ ], fear* [ ], greater magic weapon [X], spiritual ally [ ]
Level 5 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 21: dispel evil [ ], lightning arc [X], slay living* [ ]
Ongoing Effects
bull's strength (extended): Vermundr
haste (2/9 rds): +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 ref, +30ft movement
spiritual weapon (1/9 rds)
Vermundr mercilessly cuts down one of the wolves which the ghostly form of Petros' sword jabs between the ribs of the other.
The pinned wolf is hoisted aloft by it's throat and slammed against the wall by an invisible force. It struggles against the force but is helpless against it.
From the upper level an arrow launches out of the darkness, streaking toward Vermundr and thudding into the warrior's hip
Looking up you can see another wolf, dressed in layers of smoky black plate though surprisingly more lithe than the ones you face below though with the same impressive horns protruding from its head.
Constantin struggles to keep the demon-wolf pinned with mental force so that his allies can chop their way through these foes.
As the creature falls down, Zed dispassionately looks up to the next target. These creatures are just things that have chosen their fate by siding with what was truly evil. It was unfortunate that they had to die, but he would not lose sleep over it.
With one foe down, Zed moves onto the next. Hoping to leave the main route open for Verm he uses his hasted movespeed to run around in preparation for a flank.
Looking to give his friends an opportunity to enter the fray without taking fire from the last Demon Wolf (presumably Ionocu), Kaz darts into the barn, and, directing his spectral hand forward, delivers a force punch to the lupine archer.
The arrow buried in the meat of his thigh sets his leg screaming in pain but not enough to keep the big northerner out of the fight.
Moving with magical alacrity, Vermundr joins Zed in hacking at the telekinetically pinned wolf.
Petros' sword cane jabs at the nearest wolf as Vala mends some of Vermundr's wounds.
HP: 49/57
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 15 (11 T / 14 FF) (includes +1 from haste)
CMD: 17 (includes +1 from haste)
F/R/W: +7/+5/+13 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy) (includes +1 from haste)
Monstrous Insight used: 0/7
Healing Hex targets: haunt, Vermundr
Bone Ward targets: Hazel, Vermundr, Kaz
Current Wandering Spirit: Bones
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 15: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (4+2+1*) | DC 17: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (4+1+1*) | DC 18: false life* [X], magic missile (toppling) [ ], spiritual weapon [X] [X] [ ]
Level 3 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 19: bull's strength (extended) [X], lightning bolt [ ] [ ], locate object* [ ], spiritual weapon (toppling) [ ]
Level 4 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 20: ball lightning [ ], fear* [ ], greater magic weapon [X], spiritual ally [ ]
Level 5 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 21: dispel evil [ ], lightning arc [X], slay living* [ ]
Ongoing Effects
bull's strength (extended): Vermundr
haste (3/9 rds): +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 ref, +30ft movement
spiritual weapon (2/9 rds)
Vermundr and Zed hammer the pinned wolf into submission, leaving only Ionocu perched above. He laughs despite being so vastly outnumbered.
Hit?
Hit
Miss
The wolf atop the platform fires off a series of arrows in almost blinding speed. Kazamir is hit by the projectiles that glow with a fierce red light, almost penetrating the entire way through him.