The psychic's missiles of pure will slam into the small incorporeal shadow but does not halt it's advance and the slightest touch leaves a black, necrotic wound on Kazamir's arm.
Vala skirts up beside the wraith as well, reaching out with one hand. Her voice is scratchy with grief as she nears the small wraith and its childlike features become more apparent. "Oh, child. I'm so sorry this happened to you."
She then reaches out, her hand glowing slightly. "Go to Pharasma, dear. You needn't suffer here any longer now."
HP: 27/27
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 14 (10 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 13
F/R/W: +4/+1/+8 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 0/7
Wand of CLW: 14/50 remaining
Healing Hex targets:
Current Wandering Spirit: Life
Channel Energy (3d6) used: 0/5
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 14: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 15: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 16: glitterdust [ ], lesser restoration* [ ] [ ], spiritual weapon [ ]
Level 3 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 17: lightning bolt [ ], locate object* [ ], speak with dead [ ]
Ongoing Effects
protection from evil (2/10 rds)
monstrous insight (1/10 rds): +2 to hit, +2 AC vs target
...it takes 2 uses of inspration to use them for a save. Totally worth it, here! Let me know if you'll allow the save.
Thanks!
Zed frowns as his spell fails and he quickly moved over to the child, looming above her with a sad but stern look. "Your time here is over. I will make sure of that." His hand glows a brilliant white and smells of burning flesh, then he places a glowing hand on the child's forehead to mark her for destruction.
Vermundr trudges forward with his two-handed sword held low and ready for a cleaving uppercut. As he closes he performs a quick sign with his offhand that sets the edge of his blade aflame with pale ghostly fire.
Vala
Hit
and
Fail
The flames on the wraith gutter somewhat as Zed reaches out and imparts positive energy upon it but it's demeanour does not seem to change and it reaches out as if to take Vala's hand.
Come and play with me grandma! How about hide and go seek? it says delightedly, burning cold spreading up the ladies' arm.
It then literally skips away, through the walls of the ruin and out of sight.
Constantin concentrates and seems to be gathering his breath and scanning the room.
Vermundr lowers his blade but keeps it at the ready. "Can any of you track the dead?"
Zed raises his glowing hand, steaming slightly as the smell of burnt flesh rises from it. "Oh yes. There is no haven safe for it nowI made sure of that." Zed follows his mark, leading them onwards after the creature.
Zed continues to focus on the creature to keep track of it's whereabouts. "Let's circle around, see if there's an entrance."
Vermundr follows the inquisitor's lead.
The village is still deathly silent as the wary group makes it’s way around the ruin looking for a way in.
The building appears to be a farm house and, reminiscent of Harrowstone, quite badly damaged by fire at some point. Fortunately this must have occurred before the fields had grown so vivaciously as the fire does not appear to have spread.
As they search, the shadow-child once again dashes out, this time swiping at Hazel with it’s eldritch hand.
Miss
But now she is ready for the creature, the young priestess is able to dodge aside.
With a roar Vermundr rushes forward to attack the wraith-child. His two-handed blade flies through the air in a screaming uppercut.
Before it can recover the big northerner repeats his sign and strikes again.
Face wrinkled in concentration, Kaz sends another volley of force at the unfortunate wraith-child.
With the wraith-child revealed again, Vala rushes up and reaches out her hand in a manner similar to how it had touched her previously. "Come now, child. The time for play is over. It's time to rest."
HP: 27/27
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 14 (10 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 13
F/R/W: +4/+1/+8 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 0/7
Wand of CLW: 14/50 remaining
Healing Hex targets:
Current Wandering Spirit: Life
Channel Energy (3d6) used: 0/5
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 14: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 15: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 16: glitterdust [ ], lesser restoration* [ ] [ ], spiritual weapon [ ]
Level 3 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 17: lightning bolt [ ], locate object* [ ], speak with dead [ ]
Ongoing Effects
protection from evil (4/10 rds)
monstrous insight (3/10 rds): +2 to hit, +2 AC vs target
As the shadow-child dashes past Vermundr sweeps his blade up and it tears through it like cloth, strips of the black flame coming away with his blow.
Hazel's starknife then glitters in the fading light and as it slices through the wraith child it disperses into a hundred wispy black hornets that scatter on the breeze.
Vala sighs as the wraith-spawn melts apart like ash in the breeze, "Well. I'm afraid that won't be the only unfortunate soul we find in such a state." She looks down at her arm where the thing had touched her, expecting to see the flesh purple and black, but apart from the slightest hint of weariness in her frame, she appeared to be otherwise unscathed.
HP: 27/27
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 14 (10 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 13
F/R/W: +4/+1/+8 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 1/7
Wand of CLW: 14/50 remaining
Healing Hex targets:
Current Wandering Spirit: Life
Channel Energy (3d6) used: 0/5
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 14: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 15: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 16: glitterdust [ ], lesser restoration* [ ] [ ], spiritual weapon [ ]
Level 3 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 17: lightning bolt [ ], locate object* [ ], speak with dead [ ]
Ongoing Effects
Con damage: 1
Kazamir gives a quiet, sad sigh as the child-wraith is dispersed.
"How many children were slain here?"
Vermundr gives a ragged sigh but otherwise remains silent. He looks to Zed when the question of numbers is risen.
The group press on, this time to the south. In the fading light they can see a building, seemingly less damaged by the elements. From the sister’s description, it could be Maisie’s home.
As you approach you can see that although closed, the front door remains on it's hinges and save for some patches of rot on the upper floors, the structure seems intact.
Vala shakes her head, "No, not hurt or in any pain at all, dear." She looks then to the home before them and sighs, "I think this might have been Maisie's home, from what we've been told. Whatever 'darkness with eyes' the Beast saw, let's hope we can free dear Maisie from its curse like we did that last child."
"Is it possible someone has managed to live here since this place came to ruin?" Vermundr suggests. "That might explain why this building hasn't suffered as much as the rest."
Constantin makes a slow circle, and says, "They're in the walls."
Kazamir moves closer to the building, looking for signs of recent habitation.
Kazamir takes his first tentative steps toward the house.
The front door sways on the breeze and through it he can see the ground floor is almost completely bare, no furniture or in fact any evidence that it has been lived in for many years, obviously the work of looters.
He peers into the gloom and jumps at every shadow that seems to dance before him.
That is, until one shadow - on the stairs - darts down the stairs and into the next room, flying through the house on legs of black flame.
'Maisie?" Kazamir joins Hazel in calling to the shade of the child.
There is a tiny voice that is barely audible through the open door;
Mum...?
Vala steps into the house, "Stop your game, wraithling! We'll not fall for your tricks."
HP: 27/27
Negative Energy Resist 5
AC: 14 (10 T / 14 FF)
CMD: 13
F/R/W: +4/+1/+8 (+2 vs death effects, energy drain, negative energy, & necromancy)
Monstrous Insight used: 1/7
Wand of CLW: 14/50 remaining
Healing Hex targets:
Current Wandering Spirit: Life
Channel Energy (3d6) used: 0/5
Prepared spells
Orisons (4) | DC 14: dancing lights, disrupt undead, identify, read magic
Level 1 spells (3+1+1*) | DC 15: inflict light wounds [ ], know the enemy* [ ], magic missile [ ] [ ], produce flame (CL7) [ ]
Level 2 spells (2+1+1*) | DC 16: glitterdust [ ], lesser restoration* [ ] [ ], spiritual weapon [ ]
Level 3 spells (1+1+1*) | DC 17: lightning bolt [ ], locate object* [ ], speak with dead [ ]
Ongoing Effects
Con damage: 1
Vermundr charges after Vala with his flame-wreathed blade at the ready.
Constantin prepares for the opening to launch a mental assault.
Vermundr strides into the house and seemingly somewhat to the wraith-spawn's surprise does not fall for it's ruse. He sweeps his blade up and slashes at the thing.