"Lets make an entrance then shall we?" Vendrick says confidently before moving his hands in an intricate pattern before stretching a closed fist palm up outward.
"Naur...Coron!" He shouts as he opens his hand. A tiny bead fires out into the midst of the horde before exploding into a swirl of fire.
The flames engulf and purify the mass of undeads, destroying the bodies and freeing the souls. The path is cleared and you can enter the keep. The rest of undeads retreats, for now.
Ulsa and Malthus greets you, you can see they are exhausted and bleeding, the woman in particular have so many wounds that is surprising she is still on foot.
The other two remaining members of the asskickers are a goblin archer and a half-elf. The goblin is frantically attending the wounds of the half-elf, who seems to be delirious and with fever.
Vendrick strides across the charred and broken corpses, his boots crunching brittle bones. He straightens his collar before standing in front of the Asskickers.
"So...corner yourselves often? What's the plan to get out? I can probably get the children-" Vendrick indicates the recruits. "-and...what were you called again? The Buttkickers? Out safely using the same method we got in with."
"I am open to suggestions however. I have no doubts Sven and Desmond can fight our own way out. Their resourcefulness is impeccable."
Maya rushes to help the goblin with the injured Half-elf.
Ulsa:We're the Asskickers
Malthus:We're not...ah, whatever. We have no plan to escape, if it were not for you we would be making our last stand.
The goblin:Yeah, We were confident in outmaneuvering the mindless undeads, but their movements were too much coordinated. We we're forced to retreat to this place and for the last two days the one who controls the undead's have been toying with us, launching attacks just to stop when we were about to fall.
Ulsa:That bastard, he have been invisible all the time, we have only hear his voice, always boasting about how smart he is.
Malthus:How you even reached us without the zombies attacking you? we first tried to escape using hide from undeads potions but then someone targeted us with Dispel magic or something.
One of Sven's protegee interrupts
Sin:...The Zombies are mobilizing...to cover all the scape routes it seems
"The invisible demon is probably licking his wounds somewhere, so we're not likely to get a better chance unless I can sink my teeth in him again."
"We should just push now, before they fill in. Least experienced in the middle, push forward as a wedge?"
"Yeah, sounds good to me."
"By the way, Malthus, would you say this counts as me returning your favor?" He winks at the tracker.
"By the way, Malthus, would you say this counts as me returning your favor?" He winks at the tracker.
The tracker is surprised by Desmond, and for a moment he was confused but then it was like he remembered something important
M:That's fair enough - He say with some sadness.
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Flynnegan:You think you can do it quickly enough? - He replies to Sven- it will be dusk soon, the creatures that hides from the light will come out of their lair
"Now, if you'd like to ask me for another favor, as a friend, I'd be happy to oblige."
"But eh, we can work that out later."
"Perchance either of you have a wand of healing? They look like they won't be able to survive another clash."
"This is fairly exciting...provided we don't all die gruesome deaths. Magick practiced practically is quite a different beast than theorems and controlled environs."
"Allow me to stand at the heart of our formation. Protect me with your lives well whilst I work my magicks and we may just survive."
It seems that the necromancer was expecting the night to launch an attack and your bold movement take him by surprise. You are able to outmaneuver the bulk of the zombie's mass.
You hear a sharp shrilling scream of anger from somewhere.
You will not outsmart me puny mortals! - say someone from somewhere
To your side undead wolf are maneuvering to cut you pass. They are probably not much treat by themselves but if they can slow you down the bulk of the undead army will reach you.
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So, I guess you first heal the assckickers because why not?. From the asskicker the big woman with a great-axe would go in front, the other will provide support.
I have some questions
1) How close to each other you want to be? remember that there is an invisible caster somewhere around.
2) DO you want flynnegan to give you air support or to travel to inform Amra and the other rangers of the situation?. Both options have the pros and cons. You would lose aerial spellcasting but you could meet Amra midway and have back up.
3) You want Maya to shot his bow or to use some wand or scroll (You have to provide the consumables tough)
4) Will and SIn could bodyguard Vendrick, do you want that?
1)Close
2)Inform Amra
3)Bow
4)Yes.
"If you think our 'cunning plan' of moving as quickly as possible is at risk of outsmarting you, you're dumber than you look!"
Ok, Flynnegan flys at top speed to meet Amra and infor her the situation.
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The group of zombie wolf is surprisingly faster than anticipated and they reach you and attack you before your defenses are up (flat-footed for you)
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THe ZOmbie Wolf's charge have been furious (12 damage for Sven, 13 for Desmond, and the swordsman is prone)
DEsmond, Sven and Vendrick turn
Desmond quickly leaps to his feet and starts slashing at the wolf that tripped him.
"Damn, how can these undead mutts move so fast?"
He readies himself to parry and riposte.
"Tsk!" Vendrick clicks his tongue in annoyance.
"Wipe these wretched spawn out then keep moving!" Vendrick yells as he begins canting a spell and drawing arcane circles in the air with his rod.
"Hortha! Lintië! Hortalë!" The elven Sage completes his arcane diagram and with a rush of wind, his select allies become as fast as the wind!
That Direwolf is still alive, at least until the RIposte. Sven's turn.
Sven rips into a wolf.
On a second thought better fast forward a little bit.
The zombies that were near the old keep are just too slow for you, and you can leave them behind. You can run uninterrupted for 20 minutes until the sun sets.
You see lights of torches ahead. The Aldwall reinforcements are clearing the path for you but...
You start hearing the steps of a very big creature and a voice from above say this
Screechy Voice: Annoying mortals, I wanted to try my repertory of zombies against you, but you are forcing me to use my strongest creations. Enjoy, you will join them in the unlife soon.
Sven's can smell that the small demon is near, perhaps 30 ft above you.
You are one encounter away to meet the other people from Alwdall and escape the forest, and if you manage to kill the demon you can end this treat at once.
To the flanks of the group, in the trees there are 2 vampire spawns. Right ahead of you there is 2 wight minotaurs and an spectral troll.
A couple of turns away it seems a gargantuan skeleton is coming.
"Vendrick. Make me fly."
"Guess that means we're dealing with the guys on the ground."
He swishes his sword around dramatically, looking at each of the approaching undead creatures.
"Alright! Who's first?"
He swishes his sword around dramatically, looking at each of the approaching undead creatures.
The elf chaffs slightly at being told to cast magic. He weaves arcane threads around his hand before placing it on Sven's shoulder.
""Renia bo i lómi..."
"Get close and I'll do something about his invisibility." Vendrick whispers to Sven.
Ok. Still Sven and Desmond turn.
Desmond activates his blue scarf flair (+5 ft. reach), positions himself next to Vendrick, and prepares to attack anything that comes near them.
He also parries if one of the vampires attacks him.
Sven takes to the sky, searching out the quasit. He adopts a menacing stance adjacent to it.
@ Sven
the Invisible demon say to you
You will not catch me this time! - And he moves out some 20 ft away from you, you don't know wich square though.
@ Des and Ven
two vampire spawn moves into reach, one attack desmond
- and fails, getting hit twice by the swordman and is now close to being destroyed
the other one wants to sink his fangs on the elven wizard but Sven's apprentices moves to block the way, no matter how scared they are at the moment. So the vampire spawn just grapple Will
- And the young man gets grappled. Oh GOds! he cry
THe other two vampire spawn try to penetrate the minds of the other vendricks' bodyguard
- the young spearman can ratain control of his actions.
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- Vendricks need to make a will save, DC 14.
The wight minotaurs charge the assckickers and wound them badly but the assckickers manage to destroy them both swiftly and brutally. Maya attacks the vampire spawn injured by Desmond but although she hit the foul creature still stand 2 hp awy from destruction.
So 4 vampire spawn and the invisible demon left plus the gargantuan thing approaching.
Vendrick's iron mind is far more powerful than the Vampire Spawn could hope to break.
Vendrick steps back and draws a scroll from his case and reads it.
"Take heart! The night is dark and full of terrors but the strength of man shall persevere!"
I forgot to roll for Sin above, let see if he can finish the wounded spawn
- Yup. Only three vampire spawn remaining, the one grappling will and the two that treid to use dominate form distance.
"Or to put it less formally, let's kick some ass!"
Desmond slashes at the spawn grappling Will.
And prepares to parry.
Desmond hit once and injure the spawn hard, but it still lives. What Sven does?
Sven moves around until he finds the bastard.
Sven chows down.