On a recent foray into Kwanlai, the Pathfinder Society learned that a conniving being from the Abyss has been targeting righteous communities on the border between the tengu nation and Tianjing to the south.
Honored Pathfinders and treasured colleagues,
I received an urgent request from an old friend of our Society, the samurai Shiyo Takarak of the Way of the Kirin. To my surprise, she has been working with another, more recently acquired friend of the Society: an archon of Heaven named Zepha. The two, it seems, have been pursuing leads discovered by one of our Society’s previous expeditions into the Kimu Mountains. Clearly impressed with their previous interactions with our colleagues, the two have asked for skilled Pathfinders to lead an expedition into Tianjing to follow the trail of evidence further. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen our ties with both the Way of the Kirin and the archon. It also provides an opportunity to explore some of Tianjing and perhaps some of its ancient celestial-inspired architecture, arts, and philosophies. Zepha and Shiyo are in Kwanlai’s capital, Hisuikarasu, planning the expedition. Meet them there in the private room of the Gilded Lotus Teahouse.
With Regards,
Venture-Captain Amara Li
Tokens:
Tai Dan - Lost
Toko - Nope
Naki - Lost
Aasimar tokens - 2x earned, none used
Why no tengu tokens?
Quote:
Each aid token represents the tengus’ willingness to take greater personal risks or otherwise spend their own limited resources to directly aid the PCs.
"First thing tomorrow. Let's share what we know first." Commander Xiang tells one of her men to bring the items from the armory as promised and requested. Before he comes back she invites you, the Tengu sergeants, Tai Dan, and Shiyo to join her and Scout Yuto near the map on one of her tables.
"This is the North Winds Watch fort.", she puts her finger on the map . It points to a small drawing of an encampment. Southwest of a long mountain range, presumably the Kimo Mountains. "Yuto, where exactly did you see this fire?"
Scout Yuto steps forward, and studies the map. "The blight is - or WAS, rather - a few hours to south.", he shows the point of the last sighting. "It might have spread, but last time I saw it was two days ago, and it was the first time, too. I am not sure whether it spreads, but it looks similar to fire. It doesn't produce smoke or heat, however, which means we can't track it from out watchtowers above the treetops. There is one other issue.", he adds as he further leans above the map. "Large animals hunt on the path directly towards the blight. But if we want to circle around, we could lose valuable time. We already lost enough."
Tai Dan, Shiyo and the tengu sergeants observe the map, and nod almost in unison. "I agree. We already lost enough time. The Twenty-Four Masks are not scared of a pack of animals. We'll take them down if need be. We'll be moving through to save time.", Tai Dan indicates a line that is a direct path between the fort and the area blighted area, then looks at you. "Pathfinders?"
"Yes, I agree. The longer we take, the greater risk for the encampment. Let's push on." Kai grabs a vial from his bandolier and gulps down the contents, granting himself additional health.
false life:1d10 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
He then activates a wand on himself to increase his speed.
UMD wand of longstrider:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
If we take more than an hour before encounter, Kai will reactivate.
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Once the first hints of the blight come into view, Narayan will also begin his preparations for war.
UMD:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30Mage Armor UMD:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32Heightened Awareness Ki Power to put up Barkskin as well Keeping a wand of shield in hand as we advance.
Kahn also calls upon his powers to ready himself for a fight.
Recalling when he was told the blight seems to freeze what it touches, he calls upon his powers to bolster himself against the cold.
Cast Resist Energy Cold 80 minutes.
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
Lin Kai wrote:
"Yes, I agree. The longer we take, the greater risk for the encampment. Let's push on." Kai grabs a vial from his bandolier and gulps down the contents, granting himself additional health.
He then activates a wand on himself to increase his speed.
If we take more than an hour before encounter, Kai will reactivate.
I believe they said we were leaving tomorrow... So yeah. ;)
Shonne packs away the rod, and sets to bed early so that she can prepare spells in the morning.
If there's time she wakes for the last watch with enough time to prepare spells and eat before leaving. If forced to make a choice because of the lateness of the hour, she forever standing watch. I'll update her spells when I get home in 5-6 hours if that's cool.
After agreeing on the next day's proceedings, the entirety of the tent heads off to their bunks. After making the necessary praparations for the day in the morning, a joint platoon of Pathfinders, Twenty-Four Masks, and Yuto's volunteers head south to investigate the blight. With the morning fog still lingering between the trees, the forest has an eerie feel about it. Dense treetops prevent most of the light from reaching you, and some of the men rely on torches to remain in formation, as it is already hard enough between the tree trunks and the fog.
Sergeant Toko's squad is split and scouting ahead in an extended formation. They still leave marks to follow for the rest of the troops. An hour into the march, brownish stains start appearing on the trees and on the ground, frequently accompanied by whitened bones. Soon after, fresh bones appear, with some tissue still on them. "Recent kills, be on your guard.", scout Yuto points out. "We're in tiger territory. But this is an unusual amount of prey, even for that one."
The platoon draws their weapons and make some distance from each other for ease of movement. A sudden realisation hits you - the only sound you hear are the twigs cracking under the feet of yourself and your allies. Was it like this twenty minutes ago? Looking around yourself, you realise that many of the troops feel the same way. They carefully observe the fog with eyes wide open, with their hands firmly gripping their weapons. The front row suddenly extends their spears forward.
"Movement!", someone shouts, as you hear someone running towards the platoon. Five tengu warriors wearing the armor of the Twenty-Four Masks emerge running towards the main force, and the aasimar spearmen point their polearms towards the sky to let them pass. Once the tengu scouts are in the main bulk, they point them towards the front again.
"Several tigers ahead, sergeant...", one of the scouts reports to Toko, still breathing heavily. She nods, and attempts to give out orders, but the scout stops her with a gesture. After he catches his breath, he continues: "One of them is... Strange. Twisted. Elongated claws and teeth, very large, I think I saw jagged rocks growing from it's shoulders...", before he is able to finish, a monstrous roar can be heard from the front. You move forward to investigate, and the spearmen let you past. As you move out of the formation, you notice a pack of tigers walking towards you, sniffing the ground the scouts ran over. Upon sighting you, one fo them roars again, showcasing its impressive teeth. Several rows of them, as a matter of fact. Bald patches in the creature's fur reveal scale-like rock pebbles on the skin beneath. The claws are indeed elongated, and bloody. But the again, so is the tiger's mouth and teeth. Jagged rocks, just as the scout reported, do inded grow from the creature's shoulders. And there's something in its eyes. Theya re extremely bulged out, as if being pushed out of the sockets by something else. Multiple other,younger, regularly-looking tigers move in tow of the roaring one, and they set their gazes upon you as they emerge from the fog.
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
GM NotEspi wrote:
Sergeant Toko's squad is split and scouting ahead in an extended formation. They still leave marks to follow for the rest of the troops. An hour into the march, brownish stains start appearing on the trees and on the ground, frequently accompanied by whitened bones. Soon after, fresh bones appear, with some tissue still on them. "Recent kills, be on your guard.", scout Yuto points out. "We're in tiger territory. But this is an unusual amount of prey, even for that one."
"Yes, there's a large alpha male in the area. There are smaller animals but they mostly back away from feeding when they see him around."
Back to the present:
The tigers move in closer to the party and attempt to encircle you. Luckily, none of them has a straight line to pounce, but some still get close enough to takes a few swipes.
Tiger, Claw plus Grab vs Narayan Singh vs 26:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 261d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Tiger, Grapple vs Narayan Singh vs 35:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 Tiger, Claw plus Grab vs Gorund Kahn vs 24:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 261d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Tiger, Grapple vs Gorund Kahn vs 23:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 Mutated Tiger, Claw plus Grab vs Shonne vs 18:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 262d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 3) + 10 = 15 Muteted Tiger, Grapple vs Shonne vs 25:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22
The mutated creatures closes in from the front, not caring about cover. The nearest target in the opening, Shonne, takes a swipe. It also intends to grab her by the flesh and drag her towards the nasty-looking teeth, but doesn't manage to do so. Two smaller tigers close in from the sides, leaving space for the mutated specimen to do its thing. They attack Gorund Kahn and Narayan Singh, and attempt to use similar tactics as their corrupted alpha male. They both strike their targets but fail to draw them in closer.
Two remaining tigers continue closing in, but are a bit tangled in the forest undergrowth.
The creatures attacking sets the animals nearby into a bloodlust frenzy, and your aasimar and tengu companions are attacked by smaller wildlife. While defending from those, they can not help you with the tigers, it seems.
Turn 1+2 - Go if bolded
Status: Hasted Until Turn 10
Victoria
Young Tigers
Mutated Tiger
Shonne -15 hp
Lin Kai Narayan Singh -10 hp
Felicitas Gorund Kahn -11 hp
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
GM NotEspi wrote:
Shonne wrote:
'That one?'
"Yes, there's a large alpha male in the area. There are smaller animals but they mostly back away from feeding when they see him around."
Shonne's broad-bladed spear ignites with eldritch orange as she stabs it forward hopefully stunning the monster-tiger. She back-flips over Lin Kai to buy herself some space.
Back to the past Did Yuto just read Shonne's mind? I ask because this might determine who she spears. ;) And you brought us here Yuto!?
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Narayan looks with sorrow at the maddened creatures, falling with practiced certainty into a broad, powerful stance of hooked talons and sudden lunges. Dragon Style
From stillness he erupts at the twisted tiger.
"Rage's fire musst end, Mighty Punch! (Haste):1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 1 = 25 Bludgeoning:2d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 4) + 13 = 22Nonlethal Intimidate (Smaller):1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 15 - 4 = 28DC of 10+HD+Wis mod, Shaken for 22 rounds on success. Elbow Smash (Haste):1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 1 = 20This attack only happens if the first one hit Bludgeoning:2d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 1) + 10 = 17Nonlethal
Oh my that is an extreme amount of felines for my comfort.
Seeing the skill of the warriors at the forefront handling the tigers, she casts an incantation and flies over or through the trees to the south as she gains altitude to 25' up.
It seems our masked friends are handling the smaller vermin to the rearguard. I will try to scout a bit to see how many more of these cats are approaching.
The party's concentrated efforts rapidly result in two of the animals lying dead on the forest's floor. The two remaining tigers don't seem to be planning on backing down, however. (Purple and Green go down.)
Since Helikon did not get back to me, let's delay Felicitas/Lem for now. I'll drop them a PM and see what's the status. Tigers' actions soon.
AC 18/T13/FF15 HP 43/43 F+2 R+7 W+4 Init +5 Perception +5
Bard 5/Swashbuckler 1 (Inspired Blade)
Felicitas will quickly start her inspire courage, to bolster her comrades in battle. She will also try to demolarise the red tiger.
"HEEL, before Zod, am no Felicitas!" Intimidate Dem:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20 Hard week with an exam this morning. Sorry for the delay!
Felicitas makes an attempt at makeshift dentistry. The targeted animal is clearly not a fan of oral medicine, and decides to hide its molars from her. This results in the attacks made by it to be a bit less effective.
With the mutated alpha down, the rest of the beasts go in for the kill to claim their right to dinner.
Two of them move in on Gorund Kahn and one attempts to circle around.
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Narayan streaks across the battle, slamming into Shonne's chosen target as he stands among the beasts, an oak surrounded by thorns.
Starting with Teal, then moving to Yellow and Red as appropriate.
Flying Kick!:1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 17 + 1 = 21 Magic Bludgeoning:2d6 + 13 ⇒ (6, 3) + 13 = 22 [ooc]Nonlethal Intimidate:1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 4 = 25DC of 10+HD+Wis mod, Shaken for 22 rounds on success
Hasty Hook:1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 1 = 29If the tiger is shaken, hitting it will make it flat-footed against Narayan's strikes Magic Bludgeoning:2d6 + 10 ⇒ (4, 6) + 10 = 20
Kai shifts his attention to the tiger nearest to him (red), taking a quick moment to study its openings carefully. He then steps forward and stab at it three times in quick succession.
Victoria finishes off the last remaining animal with a barrage of arcane projectiles. Some of the tigers remain breathing on the ground, but most of them are out for good. With the mutated tiger's roars not present, the aasimar and tengu squads fight off the remainder of the attacking animals behind you.
It seems like you are not the first people to be attacked by the blighted creatures. Looking around the battlefield, you notice a corpse of a fallen soldier. The body is cleaned to the bone by predators and scavengers, and their armor is torn apart around the body.
he bones of a fallen soldier lie near the edge of the wood. While most of the soldier’s gear has fallen apart, there are two items near the hands. A dark, exceptionally well-looking blade, and a wand.
Spellcraft 18:
The wand is a wand of deeper darkness with 13 charges remaining.
Spellcraft 28:
The weapon, however, is a gloom wakizashi. A wakizashi that has all of the properties of a gloom blade.
As black as coal, this short sword grows more potent the farther it is kept from light. It acts as a +1 short sword when in dim light. In darkness, it acts as +2 short sword. When surrounded by supernatural darkness, such as in an area of deeper darkness, it acts a +2 short sword and bestows the benefit of the Blind-Fight feat on its wielder. In daylight or bright illumination, the sword temporarily loses all its magical enhancement bonuses and acts as a masterwork weapon, though it resumes its magical functions once it is no longer in the bright light.
Kai pulls out one of his wand, activating them upon himself to grant him sight of whatever magical. He then turns to the items, studying their aura and revealing what they are.
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
CLWs:2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 6) + 2 = 15
Naryan makes certain his wounds are tended to, but then he wishes to continue on.
"The ssymptoms are not the disease. We musst presss on."
Victoria flies above the treetops - in the immediate vicinity, nothing is visible below the trees. Further south, however, the trees start to bend and twist out of shape under the influence of the fire-like, orange blight that sometimes rises even above the sea of treetops.
Shiyo, Tai Dan, and Yuto approach you. Behind them, the tengu and aasimar warriors are already back in formation, some tenting to their smaller wounds.
"Good job. We got some small injuries, but are otherwise ready to carry on. Yourselves?"
Kahn will use his Wand of Cure Light Wounds to patch up the minor wounds.
Cure Light Wounds:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Cure Light Wounds:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
We are ready to proceed. Victoria calls down after checking her friends are ready. Eventually she will float to the ground and join the ranks as her spell expires.
Tai Dan and Shyio collectively nod in agreement. "I'd hate to fight during the night. It complicates things...", Tai Dan notes while stroking his horse's mane. "If you're all ready and agree, we should move."
Once Tai Dan finishes, he raises one of his colour-coded signal flags and starts moving. The Twenty-Four Masks move out, and so do the North Winds Watch unit.
If anyone needs further healing, etc, you can do so on the way pre-encounter
Several hours pass by as you move through the forest. The occasional twisted flora seems to get more and more frequent until not much else remains, and the light of flames appears as you keep focused on the road ahead. Trees still obfuscate the fires, but it is clear that you are approaching a burning section of the woods.
A wall of pale orange flame marks the edge of the blight. The flames do not radiate heat, but instead drain the warmth from the surroundings. Thankfully, the flames themselves seem contained or, at least, to spread at only an imperceptibly slow rate. Plants caught within the flame do not seem charred or burnt, but instead appear twisted and warped, sporting unnatural growths that slowly bubble and boil at the low temperatures until they burst in spray of dark, viscous sap, filling the air with the stench of rotting vegetation.
Between the burning trees, you see several warriors walking among the fire, not caring about the effects of the blight. Not anymore at least. Their faces are scarred with mutations, but it doesn't seem to interfere with their ability to move or fight. They are cutting down burning branches and throwing them on healthy trees to help the blight spread.
"That's Lieutenant Riko,", Scout Yuto informs everyone around as he points towards a woman with white eyes and recently scarred face. "the former second-in-command at North Winds. And her honour guard."
Boon use available to you:
If you have tokens available, you may use them in this encounter. You may ask for the help of your allies to inflict damage to Riko, or ask the Masks or the North Winds unit to help you in other ways, depending on what you ask of them.
Kai studies them very briefly. "I'm afraid they seem to have been corrupted by the same blight that has overtaken the forest." Immediately, he takes some precautions, downing a series of potions and extract, and activating some wands on himself.
buff list:
mutagen (strength)
resinous skin
alchemical allocation + potion of heroism
barkskin
longarm
fly
shield
UMD wand of longstrider:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28 UMD wand of heightened awareness:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23 (dismiss in combat for +4 to init)
"We need to stop them, but I am not certain how we can restore them," he sighs.
"This will certainly be a challenge, but the goddess will show the way for those who can be saved."
Kahn grants himself a few preparation spells also.
Protection from Evil, Expeditious Retreat, Resist Energy Cold.
But the question is which of them can be saved or are they so lost they must be destroyed with the blight?
Victoria asks as she prepares her buff spells.
Mirror Image imgs:1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6, fly and prot v evil on herself. She can add haste and/or resist energy(cold) communal to the party once ready. Which I am assuming we have a few rounds before we will act based upon others preparations.
Anyone have a plan to address this mess? I am not sure how to put out the blight.
"If you have resistance magics, this would be the time to utilize them. Otherwise.."
Know Planes:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Not knowing much about the cold fire other than being told about it, he refocuses on the issue of the fallen soldiers.
"If I can engage them in combat I can knock them unconscious without threatening their lives." A few ways I can do this. I can use Ectoplasmic points to deal non lethal damage as if my weapon were merciful, or punch them non-lethally. Kahn can offer 3 more uses of Resist Energy and 4 uses of Protection from Evil. This will eat the rest of my 1st and 2nd level spells, however.
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
The blightfire could just be negative or unholy energy. Shonne attempts to figure out what it is from as far away as possible.
knowledge (arcana):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
If there is time to prepare she casts: gravity bow, and expeditious retreat on herself, and when the enemy is close enough, and assuming the majority of party is close enough as well, and no one else has cast it, she casts haste (CL 7).
Edit Seeing the map, we probably don't have a ton of time to be casting stuff. So depending on that, Shonne drops expeditious retreat since it just doubles her speed for a lot longer than haste. If someone else casts haste sooner or with greater effect she drops that as well, possibly subbing in shield if time allows. Lin should be finished buffing by the time the fight is over. ;) "Lin dear, what are you doing in there?" "Uh, don't come in ma! I'm, err, buffing!"
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Narayan waits patiently while the learned members of the party debate how to quell the blightfire.
Narayan should be able to have mage armor and barkskin reapplied well in advance. If we do have a moment to pre-buff he'll put up shield and heightened awareness as well UMD:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 UMD:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp 79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 9/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | haste 9rds life bubble 18hrs
Shonne wrote:
The blightfire could just be negative or unholy energy. Shonne attempts to figure out what it is from as far away as possible.
Any clue?
Shonne opens with haste (CL 7, hitting everyone in the party, if there are allied tengu within 30 ft. she tags one of them too). Then move action climbs one of the big stone outcroppings (move 60').
Shonne, since your kn planes has the same bonus as arcana - The blight is a strange cold, corrupting substance originating in the Abyss. It twists and mutates living matter into hideous forms. Assuming the transformation doesn't kill the creature, it will probably have to get used to the pain caused by the mutation. It acts like fire and spreads, but otherwise is freezing to the touch.
