"Deal, just don't blind me in the future." Kazul gives the paladin a playful smile and stuffs the documents in his backpack.
Bollwerk points to the southeastern door, indicating that this could be the next target.
Several stacked horizontal shelves hold a number of small, straw-lined bird cages. A stack of parchment, three quills, a pot of ink, and a pile of tiny cylindrical objects cover a nearby table, while a small wooden door is in one corner of the room.
There is nothing else of value here.
To the other door.
To the other door.
Kazul doesn't find anything else of note.
"If there is nothing of consequence we should take the stairs in the zombies room."
Before we move on, Fabian will quickly cast Detect Magic on the objects.
Does he know what the small cylinders are?
Farasha follows, bow ready
There is nothing magical here, the cylinders are for carrying messages: roll up the note, put it in the cylinder, attach to a pidgeon. Rinse and repeat.
Fabian will quickly make sure there are no messages left behind in the cylinders. After that, he'll be ready to move on.
At the top of the spiral stairs, a wide hall stretches for thirty feet before ending in a door. Two alcoves on both sides of the hall hold torches that burn with white light. Each torch illuminates a pedestal, on each of which rests a battered and broken steel helm.
As soon as the first of you a loud horn call sounds, echoing blasts bouncing off of the stone walls! No sooner does the blast fade, then a huge minotaur with glowing red eyes lowers his head and charges!
The creature slams into the paladin, horns driving deep into his shoulder and abdomen. The force of the blow pushes Bollwerk against the wall, then the beast steps back and readies his massive axe.
As the others view is blocked another blinding flash
"That's not good!" Fabian says, rather redundantly.
If he is able to include all of them in the area, he will cast Haste on Bollwerk, Kazul, Farasha, Sjurd, and himself. ()
This will give everybody a +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC; remember that dodge bonuses do stack. Your move speed increases by 30ft, to a maximum of double your normal move speed. Finally, if you make a full attack, you get one additional attack with a natural or manufactured weapon.
If, on the other hand, he isn't able to include everybody in the effect of the spell, he'll delay until it looks like he can.
Unable to get a clear shot with her bow, Farasha quickly draws on the power of her faith and throws her hand towards the minotaur, as a loud ringing sound like a crescendo of twinkling bells fills the air, motes of twinkling dust somehow power through towards the minotaur and land on its axe.
3rd - Remove Curse(d), (Open), Dispel Magic
2nd - Remove Paralysis(d), Resist Energy,
1st - Remove Fear(d), Bless,
Bollwerk's shield flashes, but the beast shrugs off the effects of the intense light. Fabian's (Haste) spell covers you, and your hearts begin to pump adrenaline fiercely.
The crescendo of the Shatter fills the air, and the minotaur looks down quizzically at its rapidly vibrating axe, before it breaks into a hundred pieces.
Kazul tries to bury his falchion into the minotaur!
Kazul is fine with position.
Kazul cuts a deep gash in the minotaur's calf, drawing a fierce growl from the beast. In response, the minotaur falls back, stomping and growling. Just then, this person steps through the door. She points at Bollwerk and speaks a few words of power, to no effect.
Farasha wastes no time capitalising on the minotaur's retreat, ghosting up the stairs with her dress skirt flying as she moves herself in to a corner with a better vantage point on both the minotaur and the newcomer.
Raising her bow she continues to assault the minotaur, hoping to take out at least one of the enemies before they have a chance to recover.
Trapped in the back, Fabian activates the Scale of Terendelev that he has, engaging its levitation effect. He rises himself to the ceiling, and pulls himself along in the stairwell, but not so far as to reach the front lines. His goal is to get about 10' behind the front lines, so that he can activate his Protective Ward and have it help protect the people who might actually be fighting the minotaur.
Moving a step forward Bollwerk attacks the minotaur. But before he takes a second to heal himself.
Kazul, Farasha and Bollwerk combine to hurt the minotaur severely, it thrashes and howls in agony! But it fights on...
Its fists slam into the paladin, denting armor and crushing bone. Then the beast lowers its horns and pierces Kazul's shoulder.
Then Jeslyn acts. Once again she casts a spell, dark fire surrounding her hands as she strides forward. She reaches and places that hand on Bollwerk, the fire instantly transferring to him. the full fury of the abyssal flame course through the tieflings frame. The smell of burnt flesh is in the air...
Does not hit.
Taking a step back Bollwerk calls upon his bond. A glowing nimbus surrounds his sword and bolsters his strength. Looking at the demon just arrived he tries to find out what it is.
Finally he uses his last LoH to heal himself.
Farasha methodically draws back her bowstring and keeps peppering her opponents with arrows.
Kazul continues his assault on the minotaur (if first blow kills him, he takes 5' step and attacks the female):
Hovering near the ceiling, Fabian activates his protective ward, giving all allies within 10ft of him a boost to their defenses.
Farasha hits with an arrow, piercing the minotaur's leg. Then Kazul follows with a dreadful blow, severing the creature's right arm and sending it crashing to the floor. His quick step and second attack, though does not hit. The twisted half-elf sneers.
"There is no stopping what is coming," she says, "you can kill me, but Kenabres is only the beginning!"
She lashes out with her scythe, slicing Kazul from side to side.
Invoking his smite Bollwerk steps closer