Nethan uses this opportunity to cast Bull Strength on himself using mythical power, "RYYVOSDASTUDR!"
Round 1
Nethan enhances his strength through his magical prowess.
The elf flips her hair annoyed at the singeing she just received from Alþórel. Planning to return the favour she draws her bow back filled with necromantic energy and she fires it towards Alþórel. It catches Dreyyn in the line of energy too.
Both of them manage to get out of the way of the arrow though the aura that passes through still affects them.
Dreyyn moves as he always does, quick and fluid as the wind. Arriving behind the witch, he lashes out at her with his legendary blade.
vs enemy CMB to avoid first enemy AoO
vs enemy CMB to avoid second enemy AoO
Once more eschewing her axe for her claws due to the proximity of her foe, Elise snarls and slashes at the undead warrior. Shredding the flesh of the already dead wasn't as pleasing as that of her true foe, but it was in the way - thus it must die again!
Round 1
Two of Amelia's stars find their target, though much of their impact is deflected by the skeleton's lack of flesh.
The skeleton warrior teleports up to Elise and attempts to dig in his sword into its foe.
One sword swing strikes though narrowly misses any vital points. The backswing misses.
Elise trades a blow with the creature, her claw cutting through the resistance of the creature.
Dreyyn dodges through both foes, then striking the witch. Though she seems to have some magical resistance of some kind.
Round 1
Spook doesn't want to get in anyone's way be running up so he fires at the ceiling above the two mages and Elise. A bright light shines and affects those 3.
Round 2
The mage concerned for the witches safety steps back and fires a flurry of 3 missiles at Dreyyn.
ROUND 2
Nethan places his hand on Al's shoulder, "Excuse me Al, these enhancing spells are compelling me to act." Nethan moves pass Al and heads towards the North where the Mage and the Elf are engaged in fighting Dreyyn. As he passes Amelia with his huge sword covered in Acid, he thinks about her range fighting prowess and does not want to be in her way but quickly remembers she is so precise, he shouldn't have anything to fear. Before leaving Amelia's gaze, he pretends to cut his throat with his offhand finger then points to the Elf. He approaches the Elf and takes a mighty overhead swing to slice the elf from the top down, "Time to die Tar-Barphon's Pawn!"
Alþórel all but stumbled to his feet as the energy sapped at his life force.
Sensing that the time was right he unleashed another two bolts - this time at Elise's foe. Alþórel, following a particularly nasty fight that resulted in being disembowelled, had learned that teleporting enemies need to be finished quickly.
Sadly his position behind Elise meant he could only partially bathe the foe in fire.
Round 2
Nethan moves up and gives the Elf a good strike, corroding bits of her armour with his crystal weapon.
Alþórel blasts the Warrior with one of his bolts of fire though the other one hits the ceiling while he tries to arc in over Elise.
The Elf being surrounded waits for an opportune time she brings the bow in front of her and readies herself.
Round 2
Dreyyn lashes out again, resistant though the mage may be to his attacks.
Round 2
Amelia throws three star knives out, the elf dodges two of them while the third catches her in the back. It manages to scrape past her tough defenses.
The Warrior screeches sending a shockwave around the area.
Everyone is suddenly teleported to different parts of the tunnel, the battlefield becomes rearranged from the large teleport burst set upon by the skeletal warrior.
This gives the elf a clear firing line that she now fires another arrow full of nercomantic energy.
Elise despite her new footing manages to dodge out of the way though gets the residual energy scathing her. Spook and Dreyyn aren't so lucky.
The Warrior now with some more juicy targets near it attempts to tear into Nethan.
Nethan parries the first claw though the second comes into his side as his sword is held up.
Spook is a little confused by what just happened though he takes a pot shot at the Elf.
Though also doesn't do much to her, he then darts behind Elise giving her a clear charge area.
Move action: Study the mage
Move Action: Leap behind her to his previous position
Swift Action: Sudden Attack (Mythic)
Better of:
bypass DR
bypass DR
vs CMD enemy Elise is fighting
vs CMD Enemy Mage
vs CMD that one to the right ringed in red (is that an enemy? not sure and figure they might have reach.)
Dreyyn leaps over the mage and witch to continue to engage her despite the teleportation. Landing a strike cutting through the magic defenses she has. Though does not manage to get that critical strike.
Elise charges forward and engages the mage instead of the warrior, the first strike sending the skeletal mage reeling. The second misses as it brings up its staff to parry though the third comes through and shatters its ribcage and it lies broken on the floor.
Elise feels the wand in her pocket begin to resonant, then it lies dormant once more.
Round 2 over
Round 3
ROUND 3
: Inertial Armor, Shield Spell, Str Spell, Two-Handed Crystal Sword, +10 ATK, 2d6+8+d6 acid (magic), 6 hps of damage recorded.
Speaking
Attack with Crystal Two-handed Sword
After the flash, disorientation, he quickly regains is composure enough to parry one of two attacks by Nethan's new assailant and target, "Whoa ... Ouch! ... GRRRR" Nethan attacks and comes from an overhead diagonal strike ...
But still suffering from his forced teleportation, he totally misses the skeletal warrior without it having to dodge or parry the blow. Nethan could swear the skeletal warrior was laughing at him, "UGH!!!
Alþórel shrugged, and stabbed the monster that had so carefully manoeuvred him into position.
I've never seen anything like that! I wish we had time to study it.
Round 3
The two mages attack the warrior though Nethan's attack falls short whereas it parries Alþórel. It smiles a toothy grin. "I'm glad the Ozem dogs haven't changed in years, still predictable as ever"
The witch has another scheme in mind and delays her movements till her ally is ready.
Round 3
Amelia throws several more knives at the warrior, only one of them embedding itself into its skull. It seems annoyed though equally uncaring.
The warrior then vanishes and Elise quickly sees where he vanished to as he appears in front of her, shoulder crouched for a tackle.
The warrior slams into Elise attempting to push her away.
Elise receives a full force blow knocking her back, her boots scrapping on the stone surface.
The witch having banked on this rescue, leaps onto the wall kick flipping over Dreyyn. She then dashes down the corridor as fast as her legs can take her into the shadow of whatever else is in this place.
The warrior having done his duty now straightens up. "Let's see how many more dogs can be put down before I too leave this world once more.
"'More'? I think you need to learn both how biology and how to count! Here, let me give you some pieces to practice on ..!"
Elise calls back in a taunt and surges forward again. Her claws fly at the creature in a bearhug, but seem to fall a bit short. Blast!
Al ran towards the junction, then flung his hound out and screamed a word that fairly burned with arcane power.
A tiny glowing bead shot from his hand down the corridor towards the witch.
"'Ware!" he called as it shot past his companions.
Down into the darkness the tiny bead flew, finally impacting against a wall.
An enormous ball of fire, fully forty feet across, bloomed in the darkness. Stone itself burned in the heart of the incendiary, as if momentarily hell had come to earth.
Round 3
Elise returns to her feet and clashes with the skeletal warrior, it braces deflecting her blows away. It snickers and replies "You think you are the only party that has come this way? You are definitely the one that made it the furthest. What of the ones who died in the well, who do you think killed them?" The warrior pushes her away and they stand glaring at each other.
Spook contemplates using his magic but decides better of it right now as it'll drain him without an outsider to draw from. He instead will delay until he is needed.
Round 3 over
Round 4
Alþórel sends a fireball down the corridor hoping to set the witch alight. It hits a wall near her lighting up the vicinity for a brief moment.
Having thought herself safe as she ran down the long hallway she doesn't notice the giant ball of fire chasing her until it's too late. She looks very much worse for ware and likely on her last legs.
Amelia throws a few stars, the first one going straight through anything the skeleton warrior might have had due to her mythic aim. The other two fly on past while the 4th also causes a dent. The magic that sustains it is starting to buckle with not much pull left in it.
Dreyyn charges after the mage, sailing in with blade drawn as the blast of fire dies off.
Dreyyn charges forth getting in a hit, unfortunately the witch's magical armour absorbs it. The witch swears under her breath realizing that she might have to deal with Dreyyn if he's faster than her. Her escape doesn't seem to be going as well as she'd hoped.
Nethan remains on guard since Elise is in front of the Skeletal warrior and the skeletal warrior is blocking the hallway.
Round 4
The warrior slowing down to a crawl. It continues to try to bring down Elise.
One attack falling short but he steps up closing the gap and landing the second hit in.
The witch drops her bow and draws a dagger on her belt.
Dreyyn in the blink of the eye can tell that the blade is coated in poison, and inside of the sheathe is too. It's likely she has this prepared like that for emergencies. She lunges forward.
She is just quick enough to catch Dreyyn's side, though that is enough to apply the poison on her blade.
Something's not right Dreyyn is immediately feeling the effects of the poison, most have onsets. Whatever this is, is very potent indeed.
She smiles hoping this might be enough to slow him down.
"So you managed to kill a barred gate and a few janitors? Should I tremble?"
Elise laughs back. Not that she didn't respect him as a foe - but she knew at the back of her mind that haughty knights could be prone to taunts.
Nethan puts the point of his sword down into the masonry, leans on his sword, and calls out to Elise, "If you get bored, I'll step in!" Then he talks to those closer to him. "I thought we were trying to infiltrate the mansion and not kill anyone so I was only really prepared to put Eldred to sleep. But then of course, plans rarely go as planned and they are more for boosting morale than set in stone."
Elise doesn't manage to hit the creature due to the sluggish movements that the mage gave her earlier. However the one star that made it through from Amelia manages to finally bring the warrior down. He drops down to one knee and it chuckles one last time before the magic holding its bones together collapses and leaves him a heap of bones on the floor.
All that is left is the witch.
Round 4
Dreyyn tries to maneuver around the witch to get to the other side.
Al starts to chase up the corridor, but lacks the speed to catch up with the witch or Dreyyn. He calls upon his connection with prophecy... and drops to the ground as he foresees nothing but his own death ahead.
Round 5
The poison from the blade expended, the witch doesn't seem to have much left unless she exposes herself which might lead to her demise. She opts to slash at Dreyyn instead.
Though the fatigue of battle is beginning to slow her.
From within your pack there is a welling of power once again, then an eery silence.
Elise dashes down the tunnel, following Dreyyn and the Witch as quickly as she could.