The dwarf monk flurries, chipping off pieces of bark from the Doomshroud, which only angers the colossal creature more! However, in its anger, it is careless and misses twice!
Rothgar dodges the tree's blows and rears back for one blow!
Double move to get into charging position.
From range, Pele unleashes a barrage of small white missile, which strike the tree with unerring accuracy.
empowered magic missile. Total Damage 35
vs SR
"Stay with it, Master Rothgar! We are coming to aid you soon as we can!"
Round 5:
The Doomshroud again concentrates on eliminating the dwarf before focusing on the newcomers. The dwarf dodges the first, but the second one nearly plants him in the soil and the monk spits up blood, as that one clearly shattered ribs. Rothgar does not think he can take one more like that one!
Taking a deep breath Flizzibus charges the tree, now that he is in range.
Rothgar concentrates and focuses his might one blow.
As Flizz rides to the rescue, he comes within the tree's 30' reach and a powerful trunk hits him, nearly knocking him off his steed and slowing him down enough so his charging blow glances off harmlessly.
Now within range, Gideon prays to his goddess and designates the fel tree as the target of his Flame Strike.
"Okay, it seems this being has much greater resistance to magic than I expected. Although being from such a horrid plane, it really should come as no surprise. I suppose the blows of physical beings shall have to suffice here."
Pele begins to cast Summon Monster VI
Round 6:
The Doomshroud launches a quickened lightning bolt at Flizz and his mount, followed by 2 attacks on the monk.
Rothgar attacks and misses again.
Use a ki point for 46 AC
Flizzibus as a swift action heals himself.
He then decleares holy smite on the evil tree as a move action and pokes him once with his lance.
On round 6 Pele's summon takes effect, with a Lilend Azata coming into being nearby Rothgar.
XP 3,200
CG Large outsider (azata, chaotic, extraplanar, good)
Init +3; Senses low-light vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13
Defense
AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size)
hp 73 (7d10+35)
Fort +7, Ref +10, Will +10
Immune electricity, petrification, poison; Resist cold 10, fire 10
Offense
Speed 30 ft., fly 70 ft. (average)
Melee +1 longsword +12/+7 (2d6+8/19–20), tail slap +6 (2d6+2 plus grab)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks bardic performance (20 rounds/day), constrict (2d6+5)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th)
3/day—darkness, hallucinatory terrain (DC 18), knock, light
1/day—charm person (DC 15), speak with animals, speak with plants
Spells Known (CL 7th)
3rd (2/day)—charm monster (DC 17), cure serious wounds
2nd (4/day)—hold person (DC 16), invisibility, sound burst (DC 16), suggestion (DC 16)
1st (5/day)—charm person (DC 15), cure light wounds, identify, sleep (DC 15)
0 (at will)—dancing lights, daze (DC 14), detect magic, lullaby (DC 14), mage hand, read magic
Statistics
Str 20, Dex 17, Con 21, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 19
Base Atk +7; CMB +13; CMD 26 (can't be tripped)
Feats Combat Casting, Hover, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes
Skills Bluff +14, Diplomacy +14, Fly +11, Knowledge (nature) +9, Perception +13, Perform (stringed instruments) +16, Sense Motive +13, Survival +14; Racial Modifiers +4 Survival
Languages Celestial, Draconic, Infernal; truespeech
Ecology
Environment any (Elysium)
Organization solitary, pair, or choir (3–6)
Treasure standard (+1 longsword, masterwork harp)
Special Abilities
Bardic Performance A lillend has the bardic performance ability of a 7th-level bard, granting her access to that ability's countersong, fascinate, inspire courage, inspire competence, and suggestion aspects.
Spells A lillend casts spells as a 7th-level bard. They favor enchantment and healing spells.
As a move action, she begins to sing a song of unearthly beauty, extoling the virtues of righteous combat against evil and death. She then lays a hand alongside Rothgar, healing the dwarf with a cure spell.
As a standard action, Pele raises his hand and a wall springs up along the back of the creature. While it glows and wavers like greenish fire, the energy radiating from it is acid in nature.
"Perhaps this will do a bit better against the tree."
SR
Acid damage if applicable.
[ooc]Evoker's Energy Wall Remaining: 14/15 rounds
Flizz' blow, even when imbued with his holy energy, fails to crack the tree's tough bark!
As soon as the Azata appears, the Doomshroud's music captivates her and she stands still, ignoring Pele's commands! Pele's acid, however, burns the tree without mercy!
Round 7:
The Doomshroud moves 5' away from the wall and then launches two more attacks at the monk, trying to end him! Luckily, he does not panic and evades them!
Gideon will attempt to Dispel Magic the Doomshroud, hoping to at least strip some of its defenses from it.
Rothgar tries to flank with Flizz and throws another punch but can't penetrate the bark.
Attack:
Pushing on Flizzibus guides his dog closern and in flanking positio and attacks with all his might .
and then heals himself.
After several thrusts with his lance without inflicting damage, Flizz takes advantage of the Doomshroud's distraction in the flank to deliver a devastating blow on the evil tree.
The tree wobbles but does not fall, although it is severely injured now.
Pele keeps his energy wall up, staying close by to Gideon and keeping the cleric in his protective spell's aura for the moment.
"You've almost felled the beast! Keep up the strikes, you two."
acid damage.
Gideon will cast magic circle against evil and fly closer, keeping just out of attack reach as he tries to figure out how to get close enough to help Rothgar.
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Pele's acid consumes the tree and it falls to the ground in agony, but not before looking at the wizard and cursing him! Pele feels an overwhelming sense of evil trying to overcome him as the tree dies and its mournful song ends.
will save (+2 if enchantment, +2 morale if protection from evil counts)
Pele resists the creature's Death Song and overcomes the Curse, though it leaves him a bit drained. With the forest silent once again, you feel a sense of peace, as you have accomplished one of the Four Trials.
"Thanks for the help, mates, thought it was just me there for awhile!" Rothgar looks at his wounds and realizes he was in a battle for his life. He looks to Gideon, "Would you have any spare healing, Sun-priest?"
"I am sure the food father does, but I would suggest we take up the services of my summon before she leaves. I had thought she would aid you in battle, but that tree proved too draining for her spirit to overcome."
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114 hp healed over 11 rounds, if I did my math correctly.
Flizzibus will heal his companion and offer him a treat. But before he asks."Any magical auras? Or anything useful with the tree!"
Pele looks over the area with detect magic.
perception
"Thanks for the healing madam." Rothgar smiles at the wizard.
Gideon will look over the group, and patch up any remaining injuries with his channel energy
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Onward to the next Challenge."Well we have silenced the song. I hope this island is safer now. Taking some food from his bag he eats a short snack and also offers some to Radiance.
"Fighting.. makes me hungry!"
"That is one challenge overcome. Perhaps we head to the next? I might suggest we stick closer together next time, no sense in Rothgar getting pummeled in like fashion again."
You head north out of the forest and across the plains in close formation, heading toward the Vale and the mountains. Oddly as you traverse the plains, you notice the sound of nature has stopped and only an eerie silence remains. You continue your trek for another hour, when suddenly about 30' in front of you what appears to be the huge dorsal fin of a shark rips through the ground and starts racing toward your direction, plowing through the ground as if it were water!
Pele casts haste and flies up 30'.
"I'd guess it's a form of bulette or similar creature. Powerful physical specimen, but they don't typically fly. Use extreme caution in close combat."
Rothgar delays to let the creature come within his melee range.
Raising his lance Flizzibus rides a bit back to get a good charging lane and casts Divine favor for the battle.
The creature rushing the party leaps from out of the ground, revealing itself to be a bulette, confirming the mage's suspicions, but this is like no bulette he has ever seen or heard of, perhaps only in legends, as this beast is gargantuan! As it leaps in the air, it comes down adjacent with its four claws on the party, two on Rothgar and two on Gideon!
Pele casts mage's sword, attacking the bulette with the floating blade.
to hit; for force damage
Confirmation: to hit; for force damage
Rothgar sidesteps the beast's two attacks and moves to flank with Gideon. "You have fallen into my trap, landshark!" With this the dwarven monk focuses and then unleashes a flurry of blows, hasting himself in the process with his boots!
The mage's sword deals a powerful blow to the armored bulette, but it feels supremely confident in its ability to eat the invaders on its territory. That is...until the dwarf's turn...with the first punch in its eye, it is in trouble unable to focus on anything due to the pain..it just feels the dwarf's speed and strength behind each blow, as more and more of its armored plates and then ribs and bones fall before the might of the dwarf's punches...until it shatters the bulette's spine and still the dwarf continues to wail away....until only the shattered corpse of the bulette remains, the majority of its bones broken away....
"Thank you for the aid, Pele. This demiplane the druids have set up is pretty dangerous and definitely not boring. I say Gideon should heal himself and let us move, else we draw bigger predators. We should continue to the Vale."
"Well, I was hardly expecting that to go so smoothly. I can see why you hold the position you do, at your monastery. Well done, indeed."