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"It's a demon; we need cold iron or something good or holy to harm it!" Kolris fishes around in his haversack as he calls out this advice, then drops a vial on the edge of the stage. "This will help, if you don't have anything else!"
He begins making his way towards the demon, hoping to pen it into the corner.
The demon starts to concentrate.
Suddenly a ball of fire flies in the direction of the stage and explodes.
Mosi and Syl'las realize that this is a shadow spell but Hamish and Terrance do not although they can escape most of the blast!
18 damage
1 damage
3 damage
18 damage
Round 5
3. Terrance, Syl’las, Mosi, Hamish, Kolris -> YOU ARE UP!
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Round 6
1. Umbrato -> YOU ARE UP!
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Arastrax shadow demon: 11 Damage, dye makes it visible
Syl’las: 3 damage
Mosi: 1 damage
Kolris:
Terrance: 18 damage
Hamish: 18 damage
Umbrato:
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Hamish shies away from the massive fireball and yells, "spread out so it can't do that again! I've got cold iron that can hurt it but I need a second!"
He drops his flail to the ground, "more in the pack Terrance, keep the pressure on!" Pulling a vial out of his pack, he slathers the liquid inside onto a dagger in his pack.
"You need to cool off!"
Terrance grabs a holy water from Hammish and throws it.
The holy water unfortunately does not hit the demon!
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Kolris presses the attack, swinging his rapier as he dances nimbly on the tabletop. Goodness, but this still feels incredibly ineffective! We might be in real trouble here....
Even as he strikes, again and again, his head swivels and his eyes scan the room, hoping to see hopeful signs from the other Pathfinders.
You see that the shadow demon retreats slightly when the cold iron weapon hits it but you notice that the weapon has no effect at all ... the shadow is incorporeal!
Round 5
3. Hamish, Terrance, Kolris, Syl’las, Mosi -> YOU ARE UP!
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Round 6
1. Umbrato
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Arastrax shadow demon: 11 Damage, dye makes it visible
Syl’las: 3 damage
Mosi: 1 damage
Kolris:
Terrance: 18 damage
Hamish: 18 damage
Umbrato:
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Mosi darts across the stage, knowing exactly how to put the vail of holy weapon balm to good use. He chides himself for putting his own vail on his regular shuriken instead of the cold iron versions he has. A hard lesson learned, and hopefully applied at a later time.
Mosi reaches down to pick up the vial after scrambling over and pops the cork, ready to dump it onto his pile of cold iron shuriken.
The demon laughs like a child that is possessed!
"Hiiii hhhhhaaaa hhhhhhss hhhhhss hhaaaaaa hiiiii .... "
Seeing that Kolris has a cold iron weapon it tries to get away from him and moves farther away.
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From its new position the shadow demon again sends a ball of fire in the direction of the stage and it explodes.
Only Hamish realizes that this is a shadow spell ... and Mosi and Terrance cannot escape the blast!
-> 1 damage
-> 33 damage
-> 33 damage
Mosi and Terrance both have a blank look on their face and with blisters all over their body they drop to the ground!
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Round 6
3. Terrance, Syl’las, Mosi, Hamish, Kolris -> YOU ARE UP!
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Round 7
1. Umbrato -> YOU ARE UP!
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Arastrax shadow demon: 11 Damage, dye makes it visible
Syl’las: 3 damage
Mosi: 34 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Kolris:
Terrance: 51 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Hamish: 19 damage
Umbrato:
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Syl'las touches Kolris' rapier, and spirits of ancient Tian heroes briefly swirl around the blade before settling into it with a barely perceptible glow. Kolris chases after the demon, jumping down from one table and up onto the next to keep the demon in reach, then strikes out, hoping that finally his blade can connect with the shadow foe.
Syl'las innate power manifests and empowers Kolris' blade with the magic needed to really hurt the demon!
Arastrax shadow demon: 13 Damage, dye makes it visible
Syl’las: 3 damage
Mosi: 34 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Kolris:
Terrance: 51 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Hamish: 19 damage
Umbrato:
Mosi tried with all his power to overcome the shadow illusion but he succumbs to the heat nonetheless ... although his body at least stabilized.
Terrance unfortunately is still lying on the floor bleeding.
Hamish is now equipped with an appropriate weapon and can really attack the demon and injure it!
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Round 7
1. Umbrato -> YOU ARE UP!
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Arastrax shadow demon: 16 Damage, dye makes it visible
Syl’las: 3 damage
Mosi: 33 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Kolris:
Terrance: 51 damage, stabilisation roll needed
Hamish: 19 damage
Umbrato:
The shadow demon feels Umbrato’s touch and suddenly grins.
It looks at a hole in the tent.
"A-hahahaha!" The evil spirit laughs again.
"It's been fun, mortals!" Arastrax flies straight up, and through the tent itself. It does not return.
Sunlight is streaming in more and more now-- the young guard's slashing at the canvas has opened a rent on one side, and the dazed guests stumble out. The growing hole in the roof floods the pavilion with an increasing amount of light, and within a minute's time the biggest danger will be fire, rather than monsters.
But a minute's time is long enough for the Pathfinders to blink, and breathe, and realize that the moment of crisis is past: that Arastrax is not going to strike at you from the shadows, that he truly is gone. It's long enough to start herding the guests out into the light. Even though she is shaken and injured, Hamaria's air of command reasserts itself in directing the guests to leave the pavilion.
Seek the light.
As the Pathfinders-- several of them badly wounded-- stumble out into the honest daylight once more, Rubani Shafar runs up, panting. Her armor is smeared with blood, as is the hooked blade of her weapon. She relaxes marginally when she sees Hamaria Blakros alive.
The other guards are straggling together to converge on the central area, next to the burning pavilion. Everyone seems dazed, bemused, shaken by the violent and sudden demonic assault that had occurred at several points on the island.
Nigel Aldane kneels by his wife in the dirt, both of their fine clothes torn and disheveled, talking softly with each other.
Jeon Reang-Woo looks as though the horrors of the fight have brought him into a sudden and sharp aging. He kneels by the wounded Pathfinders and heals them!
Bringing what comfort he can although his divine energies are quickly expended.
Some of the guests are past his ability to help, and the young Tien bows his head over each.
Damien Kastner has found a sword somewhere-- its blade is dark with demon blood as well. He sets it aside to stiffly embrace his wife.
Alexander Bedard tells any who will listen that he slew three of the demons himself, with a tankard blessed by Cayden Ceilean.
You've lived, Pathfinders. Take stock of yourselves, lick your wounds, breathe the clean air of another day's survival.
Hamaria Blakros seeks out the Pathfinders after the most grievously injured have been healed, Shafar at her side.
She gives them a solemn nod.
”It appears we owe the Pathfinder Society another debt. Your intervention there with that... thing... wearing our captain's body undoubtedly saved many lives here. You held it at bay for precious seconds, buying time for those less able to escape the horrors it and its minions would have wrought on us. My guests all owe you a debt!“
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Mosi bows politely. "I only wish we could have killed the demon, but I am grateful your captain lives, and grateful so many people escaped more serious harm."
"Tell me Lady Blakros, is there any other way we can be of service to you now? Thanks to Jeon Reang-Woo expert healing, we are able and willing to continue to help." Mosi's smile carries a small grimace, a mental remnant of the shadow flames that just engulfed him, even if the actual wounds are gone.
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Hamish releases the breath he didn't even know he was holding as the shade bolts through the cloth. Moving quickly, he touches Terrance on the shoulder, stopping the bleed and healing him. Darting over to Mosi, he does the same and then helps his allies escape the tent.
Once outside, he confirms they are out of danger and dashes back inside to drag the demon's vessel out as well. Sweat dripping off his forehead he collapses in the sunlight, "well that sucked. Seriously worst wedding EVER!"
Hamaria Blakros is obviously still shocked.
"You can help to clear the mess but except of that ... no! You did enough today!" she says smiling.
She is then called away to manage the next steps.