Ai'sha shrugs, drawing her scimitar with one hand and making a delicate gesture with the other, conjuring a puddle of grease under the creatures.
Aliva looks a bit confused, "You mean for us to attack servants of your Goddess, what if something happens and one of us dies? You will kill us to prove your right so that you feel better about sending us in?" Aliva says unslinging her Cold Iron Morning star.
Nak't rushes forward while the others are still trying to talk things through attacking the closest bear-gator creature. He injures the creature some but its natural protection softens some of the blow. Khufu follows behind casting a spell as a wave of flames washes over the clustered foes.
Only one of the gator-bear creatures manages to avoid the worst of the flames while the other two psychomps take the full force of the fire.
Irakelesh moves and takes a shot at the already injured one, that was badly burnt by Khufu's spell and drops the creature to the ground. Ai'sha casts a spell as grease forms under the two remaining creatures.
Both manage to stay on their feet though. Aliva questions the wisdom in all of this but doesn't wish to leave her companions alone in the fight so she joins in, but ends up missing with her swing.
The bear-gator steps forward to attack Khufu after feeling the flames he unleashed.
The thing ravages Khufu with its bite and claws but luckily can't keep a hold of him with his mouth.
The other creature unfurls its black feathered wings and lifts off from the ground the sight is somewhat horrifying. It reaches its hand out and out of nowhere a brutal looking scythe appears as he grasps it in his palm.
He circles around to get to Nak't without opening himself up from attack, flying just off the ground as he attacks.
Luckily his aim is off a bit as he just barely misses Nak't with the vicious weapon.
"Gods be damned....those bear things bite hard!!!!" Khufu exclaims.
The hawk perched on his shoulder shrieks in alarm and flaps its wings as he master is savaged by the beasts bite and claws.
He steps back away from the bear creature, one hand clutching at his wounds while the other raises to gesture at the bear-thing and unleashes another gout of flame to burn it.
(DC16 Reflex for half)
"What is even going on here?" Aliva asks again as she defends her companion from the extra planar being trying to flank Nak'T.
Irakelesh shudders at the sight of the flying psychopomp. He remains shaken by the sight but doesn't hesitate to draw another arrow and shoot at the creature.
Ai'sha almost shakes at seeing the creature but something about seeing Nak'T fighting makes it easier for her to shrug it off and join the combat. With a quick step to the side she changes her stance and attacks the creature.
Nak’T maneuvers around the battlefield before bringing his blade down on the flying ones back!
Khufu blasts the one enemy that tore into him, but already knowing his tricks it avoids the worst of the flames. Aliva turns toward the creature that flew beside her and attacked Nak't and strikes out, but as she takes in the thing up close it shakes her up a bit causing her to miss.
Irakelesh is just as shaken but tries taking a shot at the horrible thing, but ends up missing as well. Ai'sha manages to stave off the fear that the creature seems to be imparting to the others but as she steps up to attack the thing bats away her swing with its scythe.
Nak't steps back so he can strike out at the flying creature who tried to attack him, but just barely misses the creature with a powerful blow.
The gator-bear, undeterred in its pursuit of its prey steps up to Khufu and attacks again.
While Khufu dodges the bite and one of the claws the beast sinks the other claw into Khufu tearing at more of his flesh, nearly bringing the man to his knees.
The flying creature doesn't like its positioning so flies back just a bit as it attacks Ai'sha instead.
He lands a savage cut across the woman's chest.
Khufu drops to the ground as the bear-gator gashes him in the stomach.
His hawk familiar screeches in fear and launches itself to flies in circles above the downed sorcerer.
Ai'sha keeps circling around the creature, dancing to its left to give Aliva a potential flank. She swings again.
"Well, this has gone on long enough." Irakelesh nods at Nak'T and addresses him in Ancient Osiriani. "Please, dispatch of this crocodile thing. We'll have to keep an eye on Khufu to make sure he doesn't bleed out. I'm going to finish off that abomination over there first."
Irakelesh pauses for a couple seconds to study the flying creature then he drops his bow and pulls a small vial from his belt. With his thumb, he pops the cork stopper off the top of the bottle then downs the blue colored liquid it contains. Irakelesh's body becomes blurry and difficult to look at. He moves towards the flying creature and draws his morningstar en route.
Nak’T wheels around, looking incredulously at this primitive giving him orders. Nevertheless, he saw how badly hurt the other one was, and stepped around to slash at the creature assailing him.
Sebti casts a spell as Khufu stops bleeding and stabilizes from his wounds while the rest of you continue to fight.
Aliva moves down to help Khufu. "Leave him be, you will fight me" Aliva calls out to the creature.
While Ai'sha fights against the flying creature she lands a solid blow, but it barely leaves a scratch as the things skin seems to be resistant to the blow. As Khufu falls, but is stabilized by Sebti the flying creature whistles and says something in a strange language
The bear-gator creature turns its attention away from Khufu on the ground. It does so just in time to avoid Nak't's attack, but Aliva manages to strike it. While the blow is still effective she can see it doesn't do quite as much damage as she would have expected.
Irakelesh drinks a potion then prepares to join the fight in melee.
The pretty badly injured bear-gator lashes out at Aliva since she had actually injured it.
She manages to defend herself from most of the attacks, but it does rake her with one of its claws. The flying creature moves back, keeping pace with Ai'sha and strikes at her once again.
It lands another serious blow on Ai'sha nearly dropping her after the two successful assaults.
"You cheater!", Ai'sha winces, dropping her stance and withdrawing from the flying creature.
Iralesh smiles. This is why he closed on the creature. Keep pressure on it.
Irakalesh steps up to the creature and swings his mace at it.
Aliva grunts with the impact of the claws, bringing her morning star around to strike again.
"THese are summoned we could wait them out and fight defensively!" She calls to her companions
Nak’T moves quickly across the chamber to get at this thing from a clearer angle. Once he has it at a disadvantage, he leaps up and brings the blade of his glaive down at its spine!
Aliva continues to swing her Morning Star at the crocodog, hoping to keep it from finishing off Khufu.
As Ai'sha withdraws, badly injured, Irakelesh steps up and bashes the thing with his mace. It is a solid blow the the mace just bounces right off leaving no damage as the winged creature gives him a wicked grin.
Nak't and Aliva work together to put an end to the gator-bear creature that dropped Khufu and Sebti casts a spell to stabilize the creature from bleeding out.
Not giving pursuit the flying creature stands its ground against Irakelesh swinging his scythe at the man.
Just like before with Ai'sha the flying creature lands a solid blow on Irakelesh, slashing him deep across the chest.
Ai'sha takes a moment to heal some of her wounds.
Nak’T unfurls hisnown wings and takes to the air to engage the other flying foe. His zeal caused his swing to be quite predictable however.
Aliva moves to the north to help Irakelesh out, "I am coming don't worry. This is stupid that we even have to do this." Aliva scowling at Nahkt
Irakelesh recognizes the creature as a vanth psychopomp. He knows they are resistant to damage from all weapons not made of adamantine, resistant to spells, as well as cold and electricity.
"Oh," Irakelesh interjects, "I forgot to tell you all. It works best to attack this thing with adamantine weapons. Everything else just bounces off -- unless you hit it really hard. And same with spells. Especially ones that do cold and electricity damage." Irakelesh cautiously backs away from the creature then pulls a potion from his belt. He downs it quickly.
"Well this is cold Iron, we don't have the money for an Adamantine weapon." Aliva says looking at her morning star
Ai'sha, staying back from the fight, heals her wounds. While Nak't rushes forward swinging at the vanth, but missing. Aliva circles around the side waiting for an opening while Irakelesh steps back pulling out a potion to drink. Seeing Nak't as the greatest threat the vanth flies closer to him to attack.
He slices into the half-dragon leaving a pretty significant wound as he looks to you all and notes "If it is getting to be too much you can yield..." There is no malice or threat in his tone, he says it almost just matter-of-factly.
Aliva slides to her left and points her shield at her allies. "I will heal some of your wounds."
Ai'sha walks behind Nak'T and spends the last of her arcane energy healing him.
Grimacing from the pain of the wound, Nak’T lashes out again as the others heal him.
Irakelesh grins. "Really? Do we look like a group that gives up? No? We don't. " Irakelsh moves forward again, swinging his morningstar.
Aliva blasts the group with a cone of healing energy that heals everyone a bit, but more importantly wakes Khufu up, though he is still pretty badly injured .
Ai'sha heals more of her wounds repairing most of the damage she had previously received while Nak't continues his flying fight with the Vanth, but is unable to connect. Irakelesh moves up and takes a swing at the vanth but misses as well.
Seeing how easily his scythe sliced into Nak't the vanth decides to try and knock one more out of the fight so it can turn its attention on one of the others.
It lands another brutal blow on Nak't nearly dropping him to the ground between the two well placed blows.
"You better not fall before you beat this thing!", Ai'sha says, knowing Nak'T can't understand her, while she draws her wand of Cure Light Wounds and pumps more healing magic into him.
"Nak'T, I'll try to keep this thing distracted. Maybe you can attack from the other side." Irakelesh moves another step to the side in hopes that someone can flank the creature. He swings his morningstar again but misses.
Aliva moves towards the creature if possible to flank with Irakelsh.
Khufu convulses as he wakes from unconsciousness.
He rolls over, spitting blood and pulls a healing wand from his belt.
Nak't swings and misses again these sever injuries from the vanth's scythe obviously throwing off his form. He reaches down to heal some of his wounds but it doesn't do much. Luckily Ai'sha follows it up with more healing.
Irakelesh steps up and swings, but the vanth easily dodges the blow. Aliva tries circling around and while she gets into a flanking position the Vanth takes a swing at her.
Luckily she is prepared and avoids the swing of the scythe. Returning her own strike, she hits the creature, but her weapon seems to have no real effect. Khufu finally stirs, but is still in pretty bad shape.
The vanth flys back a bit and returns his focus on Irakelesh who is still badly injured as it notes "You all are resilient, but you should yield to avoid further pain."
Nearly slicing along the mans neck, he barely misses as he cuts deeply into Irakeleshes shoulder.
Ai'sha takes a quick step to the side and uses her wand to heal Irakelesh while reaching on her pouch for a tanglefoot bag.
Nak’T continues moving to keep pace with it, slashing at it as he closes in.