Kia swipes at Garok as he tries to leave.
Feeling the surge of battle renewed within her, she stabs her blade into Garok in a desperate attempt to stop him.
Garok cannot avoid Kia'a vengeance. With a fragment of half-formed verse on his lips, the ogre falls, still clutching Whiteclaw's backpack. Ugly's eyes widen and his mouth opens in a soundless scream.
Seeing Garok fall, Reason deflects his lance of faith towards the new threat, striking the orc with the might of his goddess.
"Now, cover me! (And I wouldn't mind a little healing)."
Ugly gasps as Kia grabs the backpack and darts away. The infernal fire generated by Garok dies as abruptly as its creator.
"Greetings once more." Arianwyn says as he appears out of nowhere (from Brainpeeler's perspective), "I assume Kyleth is waiting for us?" he says as he displays the swordsmanship for which the eladrin are famous.
Gobi feels avandra's presence continue through himself as he heads to help out one of his wounded comrades.
"Don't speak the name of the Holy Bride, polluted feyspawn."
Brainpeeler spits the words as Arianwyn's sword sinks into his flesh and the snarling form of Urho moves to cut off his escape.
Gobi hastens to Kia's side and applies some much needed first aid.
Brainpeeler's escape is further hindered by Whiteclaw's form hurtling across the room, her flail flashing down as she howls out a challenge!
Whiteclaw's action serves only as a minor distraction to Brainpeeler. Her blow fails to connect.
Insane light fills Ugly's eyes as he stomps towards Kia.
"Give it here..."
Grabbing at the precious pack, he pulls it out of Kia's arms and gloats.
Grab on backpack (Str v Fort) (1d20 6=19)
Brainpeeler shifts back and screams at Kia "Fall to Gruumsh" as he stabs fiercely at the warlord.
To her horror, Kia feels her defences seeping away. With a horrid grin, Brainpeeler gestures to Ugly and the orc swings the backpack hard at the eladrin.
Eye of Wrath (Ref) v Kia (1d20 8=23).
Swipe at Kia with backpack (1d20 6=20, 1d4 3=6).
"Don't speak the name of the Holy Bride, polluted feyspawn."
Brainpeeler spits the words as Arianwyn's sword sinks into his flesh and the snarling form of Urho moves to cut off his escape.
Gobi hastens to Kia's side and applies some much needed first aid.
Arianwyn's eyes flash as he retorts, "You are as half-witted and half-blind as your so-called god. You are the pollutant. We are the clean wind and scouring wave that shall sweep you away. Speaking of which.." he finishes as Whiteclaw joins the melee.
On my turn
Vel curses as her force bolts miss the orc with the precious pack.
Reason stands poised and tense as Vel's attack misses. The Rogue Knight simply strides across the room and smashes Ugly into the ground. The precious backpack is free once more.
Reason
The vile presence of the demon Obitu Qai seeps into your mind, seeking to overtake you.
To your horror, you see Reason drop to his knees and the appalling screaming you associate with the demon skull start.
Rev
Rev
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Reason
Reason calls out to Ioun to aid him.
Through the pain, Reason feels the power of his goddess strengthen his will.
"Everybody, keep your distance from me!"
Kia picks up the backpack, and moves to G16. There she uses her second wind for an extra healing surge.
Wordlessly Arianwyn causes arcane flame to arc out to the orc, whilst the stone hound silently leaps towards the offending orc and bites him.
Arianwyn's wild fey blast hits Brainpeeler solidly, but Urho's teeth just glide off the orc's armour.
"Filth, you're all filth..." curses the cleric.
Gobi moves away from his current position of aiding his friend to finish off the Orc. "Filth? We're Filth?" Gobi shuts his eyes tight and invokes a prayer.
On Pain of Death vs. Will (1d20+6=17)
On Pain of Death Damage (3d8+4=10)
Outraged by Brainpeeler's taunts, Gobi strides across the room and mallets the orc once. It is enough. A slightly un-nerving grins crosses the tusked face as your last visible foe falls.
Reason screams again as the demon lord dives under his imposing defenses yet again.
Skull v Reason round 2 (1d20 12=25)
Whiteclaw will guard the others while they deal with the skull situation.
GM :
Searing pain arcs into the tiefling's brain.
Reason
In your own private hell, you seem to yourself to be fighting a Glazberu demon with five red glowing eyes. With each attack it moves closer to you, seeking to devour your will utterly.
"I daren't go near him with this thing, but ought we not to secure him in case he finally succumbs? Surely if he is tied up we will be less danger to himself and to us if the worst happens. If our strongest person holds him while another ties him. I am sure that Reason will not object."
Reason
The glazeberu reaches out to you once more and you know at some deep level that if this attack succeeds, you will fall under his control. Demonic claws grip your body as the eyes glow and pulse once more ...
Skull v Reason round 3 (1d20 12=15, 1d4=4).
... from some unknown source, you find yourself able to resist. Pain arcs through you once more, but for now you are safe. As the thwarted presence in your mind fades, you are left with a final impression of desperation amidst the infernal malice.
Others
Reason lies slumped on the floor, but the screaming has stopped.
"Now what?" Vel asks, looking warily at the tiefling on the floor.
"Just..."
Arianwyn and Urho stand over Reason, "'Ware, tiefling... if thou'rt possessed, we shall not flinch to prevent thee." the eladrin says darkly.