Melii and Urashu pass their saves, and are officially cured of their affliction, though the cha damage remains. Also, your intense Hellknight training has rendered you used to sleepless nights, and you all power through your sleepless state with no ill effects.
Even Kallant, still suffering from the specters assault, presses on without slowing, fatigue not yet an obstacle when a mission needs completing.
Melii calls upon her psychic powers to bolster herself, then creeps forward, eager to join the battle.
Kizziar turn invisible, launches himself skyward, and begins flying quietly towards the camp, trying to better make out the nature of the figures occupying it.
When he prayed to Asmodeus for his spells, knowing they were moving into battle, Morvan switched things around a bit - including a plan for stealth. Before they strike, he takes the time to prepare himself for battle with his divine magic.
Then, in order to aid his stealthy approach, he cast an aura of silence upon himself, so his armor wouldn't give him away.
Urashu nods at Morvan. "Is there someone you want to target first?"
He waits for the answer before sneaking ahead to an overlooking spot he can cast form.
Morvan responds to Urashu, "The largest concentration of foes. If they're too spread out, whichever one looks the most dangerous."
Kizziar flies invisibly around the camp for a few minutes, observing the cultists and listening to their conversations. He also makes note of the strength and location of any auras he detects. Once finished, he returns, renews his invisibility, and telepathically relays whatever information he gathered. He then asks Morvan, Should I sneak back into the camp and use my magic to try and engineer some kind of distraction or conflict before we attack?
Right before they head over Urashu will use his wand of vanish on himself.
If you can get them to cluster together so that Urashu's spells are more effective, do so, but otherwise do not put yourself in harm's way. We may need that magic to engineer a distraction for our escape, should this go badly.
Kizziar reports back, Beyond the positions of the cultists, the only information I could glean is that the only magical aura I detected is coming from the shrine. I'll head back and try to draw them all to the center of the camp. Don't worry about catching me in your evocations.
Kizziar flies to the middle of the encampment and begins flying in tight circles at a height of about 20 feet while screaming at the top of his lungs (still invisible, of course).
Morvan nods. Agreed. Once they are clustered, Urashu, you begin blasting them. Mellii, open fire. Kallant and I will move in.
Urashu nods. He pulls out his pistol and checks to make sure a standard bullet is loaded. Then he pulls out his paper cartridges and puts them at the top of his pouch.
As Kizziar begins screaming, the cultists peer outside at the commotion, and then upon not seeing anything, congregate in the middle of the clearing, looking around and murmuring to themselves. The exception to this is the cultist who is by the shrine. He takes a few steps out, but otherwise just looks around curiously.
Urashu moves up to the side of a building and raises his gun. He shoots a Lightning Bolt spell at the cultists in his line of sight.
Melii opens fire on the cultists within her line of sight.
While Kizziar creates his distraction, Morvan enhances the protection of his armor. Once Urashu fires off his lightning bolt, Morvan enhances his weapon, then charges the nearest cultist.
When Morvan enhances his weapon, Kallant fires his longbow at a wounded cultist.
When Morvan charges, Kallant draws his Silversheen Greatsword and charges the same cultist.
Your surprise attack goes off well, with Urashu's spell catching three of the cultists, and Melii's arrows plunging into another. But he is warned by the arrows, and dodges out of the way of both Morvan and Kallant's attacks, snarling in pain and anger.
Urashu presses the advantage against the cultists by firing off another spell from his pistol, this fine River of Wind. A torrent of air bursts from the gun and sticks in place, forcing the three cultists he had already hit back.
Melii fires another trio of arrows at the same cultist. Only one finds its mark, but it's a doozy!
The trio of cultists are pummeled and tossed down by the jetstream of wind, confused and disoriented by the spell.
Melii's arrow takes the cultist by the altar directly through the face, the tip just poking out of the back of his skull. He collapses bonelessly.
One particularly weak willed cultist lets out a groan of despair and terror, but the rest soldier on, grimly determined to avenge their leader.
Morvan continues attacking the same cultist.
Kallant moves to the next cultist.
The three cultists that were knocked prone stand up, two of them drawing weapons, and the third running away. The remaining cultists split up, two of them going after Urashu, and two of them attacking Kallant.
Kallant grits his teeth as the cultist gets a lucky hit and counterattacks.
Hoping to take advantage of the death of their leader's demoralizing effect on the cultists, Kizziar flickers into visibility and uses his infernal magic in an attempt to further frighten the white-haired cultist engaged in melee with Kallant.
Melii moves closer to get a clear shot on the cultist attacking Kallant. She nocks an arrow and lets it fly, right into the man's throat.
Melii steps forward and shifts her aim to the next closest cultist. Though her first shot sails over his head, her next two are more accurate.
Urashu sprints forward, the wind at his back pushing him at high speeds. He beers off the wind’s path asettles next to the building. He smiles at the scene in front of him, it was about damn time that his battle prowess came back. He raises his gun again and coats the two nearest cultists in a barrage of flame.
Three of the cultists that were caught in Urashu's spell manage to roll out of the effect, gaining their feet and retreating in the face of Urashu's fiery magic, leaving their remaining member to crash painfully into the wall. The other cultist currently engaged with Kallant and Morvan doesn't seem to notice his companions retreat, attacking Morvan despite (or perhaps because of) his fear.
Morvan is impressed the cultist managed to get past his defenses - they were pretty solid. Still, he had to be finished off. Morvan swung his mace at the cultist before him.
Urashu tries to shout over the wind, not knowing that Morvan is in an area of sulence.
Morvan, they are retreating, should we pursue?
When Morvan doesn't respond he decides for himself. Caught up in the battle, her surges after the fleeing cultists and unleashes another Lightning Bolt on them.
Seeing the cultists retreating, Kizziar flies over one of the tents to close the distance. Mustering his admittedly limited magical prowess, he telepathically proclaims to one of the cultists, "It's absolutely disgraceful to see proud servants of Zyphus fleeing in defeat! If your companions don't stand and fight, you should send them to meet your god!"
Kallant continues to counterattack.