Round Six
Huffing and puffing, the first Cultist is screaming at the top of his lungs. Turns around pulling out his War Razor and slashes at this sentient column of air. But the anxiety of the moment was just too much for this Cultist to make an effective attack.
The other Cultist, seeing the commotion, cast spells and pull out their useless War Razors.
Garrath spots the cultist and bounds up after him with a loud growl.
Garrath darts after the fleeing cultist, hoping he doesn't continue to move further away.
Moving up Elektra watches Garreth fight, ready to support him if necessary.
Running over the collapsing body of the cultist, Brandark readies his shield as he moves into the room.
Flynn moves up the stairs catching up to the others , this is beginning to annoy me, it's time i start trying
Flynn casts expeditious retreat on himself to enhance his move speed enough to get upstair.
EXPEDITIOUS RETREAT
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range personal
Target you
Duration 1 min./level (D)
This spell increases your base land speed by 30 feet. This adjustment is treated as an enhancement bonus. There is no effect on other modes of movement, such as burrow, climb, fly, or swim. As with any effect that increases your speed, this spell affects your jumping distance (see the Acrobatics skill).
Round Six
Several Cultist cast spells. On the top floor, the first Cultist turned and attacked the Air Elemental.
The Air Elemental continues its singular pursuit of the first cultist by attacking the strangely garbed human. It manages to slam into the human.
Elektra moves to watch the big barbarian do his stuff.
Brandark heads up the stairs then allows Garrath to pass in front.
Stone positions himself in a place to bring healing to Elektra and Flynn, then moves further up as well.
Flynn cast Expeditious Retreat to increase his speed then moves up the stairs.
Garrath nearly drops the second Cultist in one blow.
Brandark moves closer behind the barbarian.
Round Seven
The first Cultist slashes at the column of air, disbursing some of the whirling wind.
The Second Cultist slashes at Garrath, barely cutting the big barbarian. The Cultist takes a step into the room with the mechanical saws.
The third Cultist moves up and through the door looks at Garrath and says, "Drop"
The fourth Cultist moves around to the other side of the door.
Flynn sees a fifth Cultist on the top floor move then attack the Air Elemental to no effect.
Air elemental attacks.
Branark moves past Garrath, and tries to bring down the cultist in the door.
Round Seven start
The first Cultist hits the Air Elemental. The second Cultist scratches Garrath. The third Cultist moves and commands Garrath to drop his weapon. The fourth Cultist moves around toward the door. A fifth Cultist above engages the Air Elemental.
The Air Elemental slams at the first Cultist, hitting the masked human.
Brandark moves past Garrath to the door.
The Cultist slashes at the Dwarf as he moves past Garrath. It misses.
Brandark doesn't as the Dwarf cleaves the Cultist nearly in two. It falls with a large spray of blood going everywhere.
Stone moves up to the same level.
Flynn moves to the stairs
I'll hold them off up here then, either that or they surround us. they can't approach at the same time if i guard in the stairwell. Trust me i can handle them.
Garrath hears the cultist command 'drop' and looks from side to side quickly and replies, "No." He then closes the door and shrugs at Brandark "Make them open the door and come after us. Or we can spike it shut.
Round Seven finish
Flynn heads up the stairs. He sees a large area with a thick layer of sawdust that covers the floor, mounded nearly a foot deep in places. Workbenches sit here and there in the room, their surfaces cluttered with saws, hand drills, planers, and other woodworking tools. He also gets an eye full of six total Cultist on the top floor.
Stone calls out to Flynn to wait.
Garrath resist the Command then shuts the door with a shrug.
Round Eight
The first Cultist slashes again at the column of air.
The second Cultist is truly dead.
Cultist Three and Four does NOT attempt to open the closed door.
The fifth Cultist takes a step to flank the Air Elemental, also effectively guarding the landing to the top level. It slashes at the column of air.
The Air Elemental dissipates.
A sixth Cultist pulls out a Hand Crossbow moves to the bannister and takes aim at Flynn. The small bolt glances off Flynn's Mithril Chain Shirt.
The seventh Cultist seeing the Air Elemental disappear and an intruder at the top of the stairs, puts away his War Razor and draws out his Hand Crossbow.
The eighth and ninth Cultist stands in place with War Razors drawn.
Brandark looks slightly confused over the door being closed.
Right, Stone, watch our back.
With that, he starts headed for the stairs up.
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Stone will move behind Flynn Sarenrae bring us victory and bring ruin to our enemies.
Range 40 ft.
Area all allies and foes within a 40-ft.-radius burst centered on you
Duration 1 round/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
You bring special favor upon yourself and your allies while bringing disfavor to your enemies. You and each of your allies gain a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks, while each of your foes takes a -1 penalty on such rolls.
He will then look to Brandar I will stand guard.
Sighing Elektra restarts to weave another incantation, summoning another small air elemental to their aid.
Garrath shrugs and pulls a Chakram out "Easy come easy go." He then tries to jam the Chakram into the door near a hinge to spike the door shut.
Flynn takes a few steps back, sheathing his blade and drawing his bow Give me a moment to concentrate, i need one of you to stay near the enemy by close to me, i'm going to try something
Round Eight
The first and fifth Cultist causes Elektra's Air Elemental to dissipate. They were pleased with themselves. Little did they know that the column of air was about to return to the Elemental Plane of Air anyway. The sixth one fires a bolt from a Hand Crossbow, but it does not penetrate Flynn's armor. The third and fourth Cultist nearly puke from the gory sight of the cleaved second Cultist.
Elektra begins to weave another spell.
Brandark takes the lead as Flynn falls back drawing out his bow.
Stone says a Prayer.
Garrath pulls out his Chakram and uses it to effectively wedge the door to the second and third Cultist shut.
Round Nine
With the Air Elemental gone, the first Cultist looks down at the approaching party. He sheaths his War Razor and pulls out a Hand Crossbow. The fifth Cultist turns and stands ready at the top of the stairs. The sixth Cultist takes a step, then loads and fires another bolt down at the Inquisitor. A pall falls over him that he cannot explain. The bolt harmlessly bounces off Flynn's armor.
With the Air Elemental gone, the seventh Cultist moves to the banister and fires down at Brandark whom had taken the party's lead. Unbeknownst to this Cultist the same pall falls over him. His bolt sticks in the wall above the Dwarf Cavalier.
The eighth and ninth Cultist sheath their War Razors and also brandish Hand Crossbows, while moving towards the banister.
Brandark grins at the cultists.
Our turn
He walks up the stairs and attempts to make a hole in their line.
Cultist five was ready for Brandark's approach. He slashes at the Dwarf with his War Razor, missing completely.
with the new air elemental here, Elektra sends it against villain number 7.
Flynn takes a shot at cultist 5
"I will be rear guard, unless you need me upstairs. Garrath growls up the stairs to be heard over the fighting.
Elektra will follow stone.
Round Nine
The Cultist closes around the banister. None of their attacks were effective.
Elektra summons in another Air Elemental. It attacks the seventh Cultist, but does not do any damage.
Brandark does damage to the fifth Cultist.
Stone takes a step and waits.
Flynn, with his point blank precision, kills the wounded fifth Cultist.
Garrath is ready to crit somebody.
Round Ten
The third and fourth Cultist play tiddly winks.
The seventh Cultist, alarmed by the sudden appearance of an Air Elemental, drops his hand crossbow and takes a step behind the fallen fifth Cultist. He draws out his War Razor and attacks the column of air.
"Again!" The first Cultist exclaims. He too drops his hand crossbow. He then takes a step, flanking the Air Elemental. He pulls out his War Razor and attacks, slicing up the structure of the column of air.
The sixth Cultist loads another bolt and fires across the open space at the Dwarf Cavalier. The bolt sticks into the stair's railing.
The eighth Cultist also fires at the Cavalier. The bolt lodges into the railing right next to the sixth Cultist's bolt.
The angle was different for the ninth Cultist. He takes aim at the bow wielding Inquisitor. The bolt barely manages to stick into the human.
Oh you silly bastards, you should surrender now.
Brandark steps on the fallen body, and swings hard at the cultist in front of him.
Cultist 7 takes a swipe at Brandark as he negotiates the fallen body, but totally misses the Cavalier just before being hacked upon by the Dwarf.
Garrath hears Stone and gives a grin as he bounds up the stairs past the others, coming to a stop near Brandark, spinning past the cultist at the top of the stairs trying to take a slash at him. He sets his feet and swings his greatsword at the cultist flanking the air elemental.
Elektra will cast Haste. The Air elemental will move a 5 foot up behind goon number 7 and try to attack again
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