Amigail follows once Dargorath's up the rope.
Lead by the cautious Dargorath the three of you progress up the side of the building in search of Alledueces and Lanarial.
The whisperer swipes at Alledueces again. This time the bony claw is able to hit Alledueces.
Lanarial makes it to the child.
Alledueces resists the effects of the Whisperer's touch.
Stay with me buddy. We can still play. Let me show you a trick.
Alledueces drinks the potion of spider climb and moves 20 ft. up the wall out of reach of the Whisperer.
Pretty cool huh!
The Whisperer attacks Alledueces as he quaffs his potion and looks to climb the soot coated wall. The creature is quick though and bites the halfling as he making his ascent.
Lanarial attempts to say something but is unable to but he begins to pick up the child and looks for the stairs.
Lanarial picks up the child moves to head to the stairway. He looks back to see Alledueuces sluggishly moving to the wall.
Alledueces feels his energy almost completely drain away and he struggles to get away from the creature and up the wall.
The creature moves and attacks the halfling hoping to get him before he can get away.
Alledueces moves away from the whisperer expecting to easily move up the wall but is surprised at his sluggishness... He lethargically looks over his shoulder and see Lanarial holding the boy. He makes eye contact with the elven wizard.
Run you fool... Save the boy!
And with a strange smile on his face Alledueces passes into unconsciousness.
"We need some help up here!!!" Lanarial yells down the stairs. He drops the boy and draws the wand of magic missile , firing a bolt of magical energy at the creature to draw it away from the Halfling.
No longer at the bottom of the stairs, Amigail might not hear Lanarial's yell and continues to slowly climb the rope behind Dargorath.
Dargorath, Elliana and Amigail keep climbing the side of the building. Dargorath is the first to realize that the halfling's song can no longer be heard.
Lanarial sees the creature coming and draws his longsword, choosing to time an attack rather than try to fend off the small biting skulls...
You are almost to the top when you hear something odd. At first you think it is the child you were asked to rescue but as you get closer to the roof the sound is more like the sounds of several children crying, weeping and screaming.
Growing desperate, the elf swings again at the increasingly horrifying creature!
Making it to the top of the roof the sound of the wailing children grows louder but you still cannot see where it is coming from. A large portion of the roof has been destroyed by the old fire and as you look below you see the small still form of Alledueces lying on the ground. From where you are it is difficult to see if he is alive or dead. Another rope secured to the roof drops to the floor below.
Lanarial you slash your blade again and again but the whisperer as small as it is proves to be a difficult opponent. Knowing you cannot abandon Alledueces you brace yourself for the whisperer's next attack hoping that this time you will be able to find a way to score a hit.
The whisperer launches itself trying to rip at your right side but you guess correctly and move to the left leaving it's back partially exposed to you.
Again the creature's circling rat skulls bite at you Lanarial and this time easily moves past your attempt to fend it off.
Amigail drops to the floor below landing safely. She moves to Alledueces' to see if he is alive and fortunately sees that he is still breathing. She turns her attention in the direction of the children crying wondering what is causing them so much pain only to see a small cloaked child rushing Lanarial. When she looks again to her surprise the child has no head but several small rat skulls circling where it's head should be.
Amigail manages to stick the landing. She sees that Alledueces still lives and then notices the strange little horror still menacing Lanarial. She closes and flanks the thing, drawing her falcata as she moves.
Dargorath calls upon Erastil's blessing for the entire party.
The last bite is too much for the elf to withstand...
Dargorath's bless spell washes over the party and Amigail moves to help face whatever creature Lanarial is engaged with. As she nears the childlike creature it strikes the sluggish looking elf.
Amigail grits her teeth and swings her falcata savagely at the little horror.
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The elf can not seem to dodge out of the way anymore, taking another nasty bite from the creature but at least managing to fight off some of the horrifying effects it has on him. He continues swinging his sword at it, though, slower and slower but still with deadly intent.