Round 3
Koldur moves forward quickly as well.
Round 3:
After having healed the cleric, Ingvarr ran after Sable in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the retreating vampire (not sure where Rognar was last round, so just put Invarr a double move towards Soren).
Lingering Song (2) and Battle Cry (3)
Johanna follows the creature.
"You are under my smite. I will not rest until your destruction. You delay your eternal rest."
Seraphina follows Sable further into the cave.
Round 3
Double move
Round 4?
When Sera spots the Vampire, she moves closer still until she can cast her burning arc at him.
Round 3
Rognar, Sable, Ingvarr, Johanna, Seraphina, Hundor and Koldur double move...
Round 4
Everyone double moves except for Seraphina. Seraphina gets off her burning arc and singes it. The vampire double moves on the ceiling and runs up the stairs upside down until the stairs stop, which he takes 5 feet of movement to drop and continue moving.
Round 5
Rognar 27
Koldur 18
Sable 19
Johanna 14
Seraphina 13
Hundor 12
Rai 11
Vampire 11
Ingvar 10
Round 4 & 5
Koldur continues moving up since he's got an undead vampire to catch and decapitate.
Round 5
"Where do you run too? You were so confident a few hours ago."
If the vampire takes the bate and attacks Johanna she tries to parry it away and riposte into the creature.
If Parry is successful.
No DR due to smite.
Round 4:
Out of rounds as the vampire does swing at Johanna and takes a massive wound to its arm, then it runs into the next room. He nearly falls into the fountain but then goes through the portal which only leaves behind a mirror.
"The mirror transports a being to its twin, but only functions twice per day!" calls Ingvarr as he moves up just in time to see the vampire escape.
Catching up to Rognar once it is clear the vampire is gone for now, Ingvarr adds, "I think I know how to rededicate this altar to the god of magic. Perhaps if we work together we can re-consecrate it."
"The mirror transports a being to its twin, but only functions twice per day!" calls Ingvarr as he moves up just in time to see the vampire escape.
"That means one of us could follow, but only one. Is that right?" She looks to Johanna and Sable to see what they decide.
"The vampire said he was going to take me up to his manor! So I guess his manor or how to get to his manor is through the mirror." He offers.
As the group begins to work at Ingvarr's instructions he comes over to Seraphina, "How are you? Are you hurt?! Thank you for the protective spells!"
"I will go tell Meir to return with the harpies to the tower, I don't think he will fit through that staircase." She offers.
"I guess no one else is going to go through the mirror after him and I recommend we smash it so that he never has a chance to come back or place it where him coming through means instant destruction." Joldu puffs out upon joining the rest and overhearing what they have to say.
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"I guess no one else is going to go through the mirror after him and I recommend we smash it so that he never has a chance to come back or place it where him coming through means instant destruction." Joldu puffs out upon joining the rest and overhearing what they have to say.
”Yes, or submerge face down it in a cistern of holy water resting on a hundred wooden stakes ready to impale any vampire who comes through... I do not know if this is its first or second use today, of course,” responds Ingvarr. Sensitive to their domains of expertise, Ingvarr shares what he knows about consecrating the altar with Sable and Rognar, then begins aiding the cleric in restoring the site and dealing with the mirror.
"The vampire said he was going to take me up to his manor! So I guess his manor or how to get to his manor is through the mirror." He offers.
As the group begins to work at Ingvarr's instructions he comes over to Seraphina, "How are you? Are you hurt?! Thank you for the protective spells!"
Seraphina nodded wearily. "I will be well, my friend. Though I may need a haircut." She remarked while running a hand over the singed ends of her bright red hair and watching them fall away to ash. "You can always count on me to do what I can to keep you safe. I only wish I could do the same for everyone. As it stands, that extended battle has me quite spent."
She drearily began the work of cleansing the area of it's defilement, using Mage Hand and Prestidigitation to remove things and then cleanse the waters where she could. "Do you think the Manor is somewhere nearby? Or did he lead us to this little shortcut to help throw us off the scent."
Round 5
As the vampire tries to move away Johanna does her best to knock him to the ground.
"Leaving so soon?"
She will parry and riposte if attacked.
After he is tripped by Johanna he looks up at you in pure horror! He also yells, "Nooo!"
The vampire does indeed stand up but then slowly looks over his shoulder to the charging heroes!
Round 3
He laughs as he follows the vampire and taunts him, "Oh? Come back and play!"
Round 4
He runs to catch up to Johanna. He charges the vampire!
His sword comes crashing down upon the vampire as he stands up but it shaves off of his hide.
Least crystal of true death +1d6 to undead, +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Will save, -1 AC, +1 to attack, +4 vs. fear
Then my AoO!
Least crystal of true death +1d6 to undead, +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Will save, -1 AC, +1 to attack, +4 vs. fear
Round 5
His sword comes crashing down upon the vampire only once more...
Least crystal of true death +1d6 to undead, +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Will save, -1 AC, +1 to attack, +4 vs. fear
Round 5
Seraphina does what little she can and fires a glob of acid at the retreating Vampire.
The vampire turns to gas!!!
Round 5
The vampire is turned to mist. The mist slowly collects itself and moves 20 feet into the next room.
Round 5 (Immediately after the vampire’s turn):
Ingvarr moves up quickly, taking in the situation, just in time to see the vampire turn to gas and move towards the mirror! Recognizing it for what it is, he shouts, ”The mirror is a teleportation effect! Don’t let him get to it!”
Lingering song (1) and Battle Cry in effect.
"Dance within the Steel of my Axe fiend!!!" Koldur roars as he finally reaches his foe in a last ditch effort to stop him thanks to Johanna's actions. Moon's Edge shimmers once and ends its position past the vampire's form , it's edge suspiciously clean.
Round 6
Johanna double moves into the room. She watches as Sable goes through the mirror.
"Olivia can find those of us that have accepted her gift. I Sable doesn't reappear someone go through to help him. Cut the vampire off from using it. I will stay here to keep this creature from harming the group."
The vampire has been 'slain'/turned into gas, and it moved 20 feet towards the mirror. Either way, if the mirror gets hit or Sable goes through the mirror on his own.
The gas puts itself out of its own misery and enters the fountain. Soon you see magical items in the bottom of the fountain.
Hours later the mist still has not been seen as you purify the alters. You see that the mirror reforms itself and glows with magic.
Glad she still has her cantrips, Seraphina casts light and detect magic, scanning around to be sure that the Vampire is truly gone.
Seraphina does see the mist enter the water... to its detriment and then you see magic items appear at the bottom of the fountain.
Koldur looks for the one he guessed would best be suited to bring them all across.
"Olivira." he greets upon spotting her as he strides towards her.
"Sable has gone through to the other side. Is there a way for you to open a portal for all of us to join him?" he asks as looks at the devilish woman.
Ingvarr will drink some of the water once it has been blessed to see what kind of powers it might refresh for him. He also suggests, ”Should we explore the rest of this temple first to make sure no threats remain here?”
"Yes Ingvarr, we want to make sure all threats are taken care of for our new Harpy allies."
Rai has not posted so we will state that Sable went through and due to some ranged fire the mirror is broken as well.
Ingvarr drinks the water and it restores spell levels, if you dont have spell levels it restores that many rounds of a SPECIAL you possess. For example raging song.
As the alter is restored you see that the mirror reforms and has a glow to it.
Also after Hundor drinks from the fountain a book rises from the water.
NPC gear (cloak of resistance +3, headband of alluring charisma +4, ring of protection +2)
He follows suit with Seraphina in cleaning the alters and then follows Ingvarr in drinking from it. As the book rises from the water he practically screams in delight seeing the book, "THANK YOU NETHYS!"
He takes the book and goes to sit next to a wall, looking over the cover in awe!
She shows up as the group is halfway done cleaning up the alter and helps out, as Koldur brings it up she offers, "Yes, if you are in a rush I could move us to my domain before having Sable open his door. Should we finish with the alter first, I am sure Nethys would appreciate our efforts? Also I don't feel him in danger or calling for aid. I am sure he is fine..."
Koldur nods as Olivra's words makes the most sense and his friend didnt' seem to be in immediate danger. He helps the rest in what matters he could not understanding the rituals or spells needed but he did have his physical strength.
Hundor's Delight though caught his attention as he sees him taking a flying wet book out from the fountain to study.
Hours later the mist still has not been seen as you purify the alters. You see that the mirror reforms itself and glows with magic. [ooc]But there is another room that you could explore...
Seraphina gathers up the items from the pool and uses prestidigitation to clean and dry them before packing them away. "These must be the vampire's personal effects. They should come in handy."
After making sure the water is quite clean, Sera says a prayer and drinks from it as well. "Nethys, may your Arcane might flow here again and suffuse us with your power!"
She then joined the others in fully exploring the temple before they journeyed on from this place.
Johanna drinks because she is thirsty. It has been a long night and things are not yet done.
"It is right and just to complete the cleanup of the shrine first. Those vile undead must have done this. Thank you Olivia. If he calls out please go to him."
Ingvarr moves off after drinking from the fountain down the hallway. He finds another room. It looks like another fountain and you believe it has to be an illusion. You see a large gargoyle carved from the wall and from its mouth a spout of water, coins, and gems comes forth filling a fountain. The base of the fountain is covered in coins and gems which move similar to water. There only seems to be a few inches of water above the literal treasure trove.
Ingvarr smiles as he sees one of the more powerful users of magic make the offering to Nethys. Once he is in the new room, he will cast Detect Magic and investigate the illusion thoroughly.
You can't believe it... its not an illusion! Literally some magic is magic is taking the coins and water from the base of the fountain and making them shower upon the pool. You can see maybe hundreds of spells laced into the fountain and gargoyle. You realize that some of the more powerful ones are only affecting the gargoyle... you feel like you shouldn't be in the room alone with it...
After checking the room out magically (from the doorway) for a few long moments, Ingvarr heads back to the rest of the group and invites them to join him in dealing with the Gargoyle, saying "There is lots of magic going on here--it could take hours to unravel it all, but I get the sense the Gargoyle could be dangerous."
"Yes we will need to expand our borders to this location. This temple will need to be guarded and protected. We can't let it fall to the evil corruption of this land again."