Yasmin takes a step back to keep a safe distance, and tries another blob of acid. ;
Rallis draws his rapier and attempts to disarm the skeleton.
Grayface and Ea both swing their blunt weapons through Gorloth's lax defences...their bludgeoning instruments cracking and splintering bone as they land...but somehow, the damage is less than it ought to be for the force of the blow...
But, as the group start to gather around the skeleton, Yasmin can't find her target...she throws her acid splash a little high and it smears harmlessly against the wall...
With Gorloth distracted and unbalanced by attacks, Rallos sees his opportunity and moves in to try disarming the skeleton...but the rogue's defence is equally poor and he takes a grievous wound for his troubles. The one consolation being that Gorloth's weapon clatters to the floor...
When Gorloth's sword escape its grip and falls on the floor
Great! Rallos idea was simple but brilliant! Dangerous too. I must congratulate and thank him later.
Emerald storms forward and swings her morningstar at the skeleton.
As the sword clatters to the floor, Emerald’s mace crunches into Gorloth’s ribcage with a sickening crunch…
In a long dead language, the skeleton hisses curses at you all…kicking the sword backwards, it steps back and reaching down, picks it up…
…and then turns and flees towards the south western corner of the chamber.
Ea tries to slams her weapon in the animated cadaver with rage, hoping to bring it down
But she misses and curses at her own clumsiness. She starts to run after Gorloth
You won't escape with your unlife, I swear it to Pharasma.
Yasmin moves west as well, and fires yet more acid at the fleeing skeleton. ;
Rallos launches a bullet from the sling.
With a snarl Grayface charges into the back corner where the undead fled to, ball and chain whirring as he ran.
Yasmin's globule of acid finds it's target, the hissing of corrosive liquid on organic material a welcome sound...
Reaching out as Ea makes her way after the escaping skeleton, Emerald imbues the cleric with the protective cocoon of stone that she had previously blessed Rallos and Grayface with...
As Grayface charges Gorloth, his defences inevitably lower...and he finds himself cruelly exposed when the Skeleton, towering above him after his failed charge, brings the gleaming sword down upon him...
...and then blackness...
...reaching behind him, Gorloth opens a secret door that reveals a short corridor heading to the west, "See how fragile your friends are Priestess...forever on the edge of death...would an eternal undeath not be a mercy Priestess? Can you not see that?"
Shrugging her shoulders, Ea walks over Grayface's prone body
Death happens. It's only natural. And it will soon happen to you.
Or to me..Please Pharasma don't let me become an undead!
Once again, she smashes her weapon into Gorloth's bony arm
One of my ally will heal Grayface. Or he will die. Fate will tell. When you will go down, no one will be here to save you.
Seeing Grayface fall, Yasmin seems to have free reign to fire some more acid at the skeleton!
;
Emerald moves up, putting herself in the line of fire.
Rallos moves up to line up a shot at the skeleton.
Yasmin's globule of acid splashes harmlessly against the wall adjacent to Gorloth who, failing to fend of Ea's attack, doesn't seem to be overly concerned about the morning star smashing against his arm.
Meanwhile Emerald and Rallos take chase...
The skeleton slashes at Ea with it's sword and then, stepping backwards, opens the door to another room.
Gray webbing fills the newly revealed chamber. Huge cocoons of spider silk hang suspended in the webs, and the webs crawl with countless hundreds of pale little spiders...
Rallos launches a sling bullet at the retreating skeleton.
Rallos then moves to Gray to assist with his condition.
You three go after him...I will help Gray....
I can see the light!
"With pleasure," says Yasmin in response to Rallos. "Let's clear a path through this webbing, shall we?" She moves close to the doorway and shoots flames into the next room! ;
Ea waits for Yasmin to complete her spell before rushing to the pursuit of Gorloth
Burn the spiders, Yasmin. If your flames can engulf the self proclaimed "Lord of the level", who's running away like a coward when faced with the power of Pharasma, it's even better!Rallos, get ready to drag Grayface if theres still some spiders. Emarald, with me!
Emerald sticks close to Ea, ready to move with her...to chase Gorloth down...
Yasmin pours gouts of flame into the chamber...Gorloth shrieking inhumanly as his robes catch light. As some of the webbing catches light and smoke starts to fill the room, Gorloth retreats into the room...
Fueled with a divine fury, Ea rushes to Gorloth, fearlessly
Pharasma calls you, Gorloth... don't make her wait!
Rallos tears a piece of his cloak off and tries to stop Gray from bleeding out.
Yasmin pursues Gorloth, but saves her more powerful magics for later. ; .
Stopping down next to Grayface, Emerald touches him lightly...her skin glistens like crystal as she imbues healing energy upon the fading Grayface...
Grayface is wrenched backed into consciousness...his wounds closing and the darkness clearing...
Charging after the bone priest, Ea lands another blow upon it...and, shortly after, another tossed globule of acid scorches bone and ancient cloth.
"Persistent aren't you? Look around you...see this room one last time in life...breath the air...and welcome the gift of undeath that I bring to you"
As Ea and Gorloth trade blows, the fire within the room starts to take hold...flames spread in the webbing and smoke starts to threaten to cloud vision...
Rallos moves in to support Ea.
Gray opens his eyes to see the beautiful, or at least what he now sees as beautiful, green gemstone colored skin of his friend Emerald.
"Thank the gods. I was in a gray swirl tunnel, with a light at the end. I would've sworn that Ea was there, beckoning me onward to her goddess!" He shudders. "Someday perhaps, but not today!" He retrieves his flail from the floor next to him and stands up.
"Em can I get another shot of that healing power? I feel like hell."
Setting his flail a-spinning, he hustles into the next room where he heard the taunting hollow voice of the skeleton lord. Gritting his teeth, he prepared for the sweet melee that was sure to follow.
Clashing weapons with the unliving, holding her ground despite the pain, Ea stubbornely fight, like a woman possessed
I ain't afraid to die, Gorloth. You should have understood by now. Or maybe you aren't as smart as you wish to be... You thought you would go down in history as the lord of your tiny unholy place, you were partially right: You will go down. Point. This is your last chance to surrender. I'll bring you the eternal peace of the netherworld you should be yearning for. If not me, one of my comrades. Each breath we take succor you toward your long awaited tomb. If I'm still alive, I'll engrave your name myself on it, I promise. Maybe it will serve as a warning for those who think they can cheat Pharasma, and a memory for the living, who will be able to be, to dream and to love without your threath over their heads. It's all the eternity you can be allowed. Not more, not less than anyone else. Death is the ultimate equalizer.
No, I'm not afraid to die. But to become like you...Thats the stuff of nightmares. Please Pharasma, don't let that horror be!
With Grayface still unsteady on his feet, Emerald once more gifts him with healing warmth…
Ea presses on, even if her muscles starts showing signs of fatigue. She seems to fight on sheer will, perspiration flowing on her face, teeth clenched
Rallos, as you are the most agile,either try to disarm Gorloth again, or try to pass his guard to cut his way off, so Grayface can arrive and strike . Yasmin, another ball of acid.
Yasmin tries a ball of acid, though the flames, smoke and combat makes this exceptionally difficult. ; .
It seems she doesn't even fire in the right direction!
The smoke within the room appears to affect everyone, even the undead priest who, slashing at Ea...misses wildly.
"Talk while you still can Priestess...when I bring you back, I will have dominion over your thoughts, your mind, your voice...your soul"
In amongst all of the smoke and flame, the spiders have started to escape their webs and swarm over the floor...a large mass collecting around Gorloth, almost fluid in its movements...
"Rallos - let me get where you're standing!"
Rallos steps to the side, allowing Yasmin to move where he was.
Be my guest!
Grayface did a double take at the hideous swarm of vermin amassing, but decided to keep his focus on the trouble at hand.
"Enough of your preaching, fiend! Back to hell with you."
"I sure hope I don't regret this." Yasmin wades close to the spiders that seem to be swarming around Gorloth, and burns them all!
Stepping to the side, Rallos continues to aid Ea with her defense as a sudden explosion of heat fills the room.
The heat from Yasmin’s blast knocks Grayface off balance slightly and his flail slams into the floor rather than it’s intended target.
Ea tries to finish Gorloth with a swing of her weapons to the ribcage
But she blows her chance
Gorloth, his robes smouldering and strength waning, stabs at Ea. The colour of the flames within his eye sockets darkens and, looking at him, you feel a sense of inevitable darkness...
As Gorloth makes his final stand, the spider swarm churns and boils...spilling out of the webbing to where you stand...spiders climb up legs, into clothing...tickling, scratching, biting...
...and as the biting starts, the acid feeling of poison starts to rise...
Emerald standing at the entrance to the chamber, places her hands against the wall of the chamber, and moments later, the walls hum with positive energy...