Valorous it may not be, but survival is of the essence. Both Thom and Lynore bravely run away, although Thom suffers a passing attack from the Vestige as he leaves.
Arishat/Kidlat/Lynore/Thom ONLY
Group 2 Portal
You strike the floor hard, landing within a domed chamber. A circle of runes in the ceiling marks the portal through which you've just passed. Your eye is drawn to a great green face carved into the stone of the floor beside you. The graven image of a horned devil stares up blindly - eyes blank, mouth opened to reveal a space of dead black within it. A single word has been scrawled into stone beneath the face; "Devourer".
Glowing Stone archways are set around the chamber, each with white mist swirling inside. Between the arches, some twenty well-rotted humanoid corpses hang from the ceiling, entwined with chains that drip black ichor to the floor.
When the Vestige tries to engulf Kidlat, Barel immediately reacts by pushing the vestige back one square.
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On his turn, Barel first tries to stop the ongoing damage. He then shifts to R25.
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As long as no one is grabbed or engulfed Tavar will jump through the portal.
When the Vestige tries to engulf Kidlat, Barel immediately reacts by pushing the vestige back one square.
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Current status: 73/96hp 4/8 surges. Thanks everyone - this is one lucky swordmage you have here.
Barel follows his companions through the portal.
Everyone bar Tavar
Map - Portal Group 2
You strike the floor hard, landing within a domed chamber. A circle of runes in the ceiling marks the portal through which you've just passed. Your eye is drawn to a great green face carved into the stone of the floor beside you. The graven image of a horned devil stares up blindly - eyes blank, mouth opened to reveal a space of dead black within it. A single word has been scrawled into stone beneath the face; "Devourer".
Glowing Stone archways are set around the chamber, each with white mist swirling inside. Between the arches, some twenty well-rotted humanoid corpses hang from the ceiling, entwined with chains that drip black ichor to the floor.
A circle of runes in the ceiling marks the portal through which you've just passed. Your eye is drawn to a great green face carved into the stone of the floor beside you. The graven image of a horned devil stares up blindly - eyes blank, mouth opened to reveal a space of dead black within it. A single word has been scrawled into stone beneath the face; "Devourer".
Glowing Stone archways are set around the chamber, each with white mist swirling inside. Between the arches, some twenty well-rotted humanoid corpses hang from the ceiling, entwined with chains that drip black ichor to the floor.
The horror above has gone, but you may well be somewhere even worse...
Barel decides it is time to expend his second wind and try to heal up much of the damage from the vestige earlier.
Next, he begins to look around before even moving a foot.
Thom wonders if it is safe here to rest briefly.
once Thom has rested, then he scans the chamber, while staying put.
Arcana
Dungeoneering
History
Religion
"Well, this is new."
Arishat's knowledge of history informs her that she is looking at the infamous personal symbol of the twisted demilich, Acererak. Oddly, the symbol seems wrong. The symbol has never been depicted with closed eyes.
Lynore notices faint footprints leading to archways 1, 2, 6, 8 and 9.
She also notices that two of the bodies hanging from the ceiling are moving slightly.
Arishat's knowledge of history informs her that she is looking at the infamous personal symbol of the twisted demilich, Acererak. Oddly, the symbol seems wrong. The symbol has never been depicted with closed eyes.
Lynore notices faint footprints leading to archways 1, 2, 6, 8 and 9.
She also notices that two of the bodies hanging from the ceiling are moving slightly.
Lynore relays her observations to the rest of the group.
"Well, is it safe to rest here?"
Thom draws the same conclusions about the face as Arishat.
Looking at the archways, he discerns teleportation magic suffusing each of them.
In response to his own question, he notes that two of the bodies on the ceiling are moving...
Thom looks at the face a bit closer...
Thom recognises that the mouth of the blind Devourer is a fixed sphere of darkness, much like a sphere of annihilation (i.e. a nasty arcane trap).
Lynore spots scapes and scratches around the gaping mouth, as though armour creatures have lowered themselves into it.
Before either has time to make any further investigations, they are rudely interrupted by the advent of two sword wraiths, who drop screaming from the ceiling and fly towards the party.
Well, damn...
Do me a favour and check your own profiles are intact.
init. =
Lynore fades in and out and appears next to Tavar, the shadow rope she throws at the nearest wraith appears to pass right through it.
Lynore employs the shadows to dance through space, but her attack has no effect on the wraith - her insubstantial noose falling far short of her target.
Kidlat struts across the chamber and sends a noose of lightning towards the nearest sword wraith. The flickering light ruins his aim.
The wraiths commune briefly with each other and converge on Barel.
Thom touchs his spellbook and feels the warmth flow into his hands. He concentrates and calls on the powers of the tome to summona a flaming blade.
Thom's warning comes in time for Barel to drop to the gound and avoid the scything blade of flame that sweeps through the sword wraiths. Although the arcane blade hits neither, it generates enough heat to penetrate their insubstantial bodies as it passes.
Tavar moves to F6 and summons a Sheild Bearer in G11.
"The Queens eyes are on you and she doesn't like what she sees."
attack vs reflex, , damage =
Any ally next to the Sheild Bearer gain +2 to all defenses, Sheild Bearer last to EOMNT.
The sword wraith is too fast for the shield bearer, but Barel feels the benefit nonetheless.
Barel tries to shake the weakness that came over him. He then stands up to face the wraiths flanking him. Although they do not gain a benefit on attacking him, he still doesn't like being flanked. He assumes the Form of the oak sentinel and his arms grow longer than usual (and slighly leafy). He calls out, "You think you are so tough, let's see if you can dodge this." He swings his hammer around and the ground begins to tremble immediately around himself that seems to swipe at the legs of the wraiths.
Powerful though his attack is, the sword wraiths are just strong enough to face down the strangely leafy form of Barel.
Arishat glares at the wraiths. "More undead. Great." She slips across the room to flank one, getting between it and her allies. She feints a jab, looks past as if Barel is attacking, then tries to strike it.
Arishat circles and smites, hoping to fool the wraith. Her ploy fails to affect the undead, which is clearly more tactically savvy than might have first appeared.
Arishat circles and smites, hoping to fool the wraith. Her ploy fails to affect the undead, which is clearly more tactically savvy than might have first appeared.
Arishat circles and smites, hoping to fool the wraith. Her ploy fails to affect the undead, which is clearly more tactically savvy than might have first appeared.