Cynehelm
Helgash
Jetro
Duardlara
Baub
General
At dusk the aerial assault begins with a flight of dragonkin and their riders taking off to the north and south to lead the army on a merry chase. Dressed in black to hide you from spying eyes you almost disappear into the inky darkness. Black dragonkin stretch their wings and take off in loping bounds and dive from the fortress tops. In seconds you vanish from sight with the prayers of the defenders merely a whisper behind you. You travel for only about 20 minutes and are just getting used to the sensation when the keen eyes of the dragonkin spot their target below you. Dropping from the skies the dragonkin do a quick barrel roll scant 10 feet above the ground depositing you in a heap but unharmed. They then rise up in a cacophony of sound alerting the camp to their presence. All around you alarms ring out as the remaining army defenders take off in pursuit. General Malesinder strides from her tent gripping a massive scimitar in 1 hand. She spots you among the trees as you stand to face her. However the quick reflexes of Cynehelm and Duardlara allow them to get the jump on her as the combat starts in earnest.
"For Orlov and Sarenrae!"
Duardlara casts plucks the largest bead from the necklace they recently liberated from the invaders and throws it at the General.
She moves up behind Greta.
Jetro moves up and prepares to unleash his arrows.
reflex save
With the difficult terrain set before them Cynehelm is able to rush forward to get behind the general but is not able to attack. Duardlara saw the tactic and correspondingly tossed the fireball gem so as to not hurt her ally. The dragonkin general though easily dodges away from the worst of the damage.
Malesinder then retaliates with her majestic scimitar upon the lonely Cynehelm.
power attack for + cold damage
threat confirm for and staggered
second attack for + cold damage
third attack for + cold damage
bite for
claw for
Jetro moves up and shoots an arrow at the dragonkin
Greta moves forward and attacks - "Why don't you face me?!" - she roars.
Cynehelm goes down in a splash of gore. He tries to gasp out something, but only spits up bubbles of blood.
Noooooooooooo!
"Not yet my friend" - Helgash nods gravely, and changes the Life Link from Jetro to Cynehelm, making sure his companion will not die.
Then he moves forward to circle around their foe.
Jetro moves up and fires his bow a single time at the dragonkin. However the arrows bounces off the dragonkin's tough hide. Greta fares better though as she critically hits with her vital strike greatsword. The weapon slashes a great rent through armor and sinew causing Malsinder to howl in pain. Helgash moves up and switches the healing life link onto Cynehelm saving the courageous et possibly foolhardy cleric from death.
Duardlara casts magic missile and moves up behind Greta once more.
Duardlara hits Malesinder with a magic missile damaign him further. Malesinder takes the blow and focuses on Greta after she critically hit him just seconds ago.
power attack for
secondary for
threat confirm for
tertiary for
bite for
claw for
Greta injured the General but Malesinder was quite capable of returning the damage as well. A such he connected with 2 scimitar slices which one was quite a critical blow. In addition to that her teeth sink into Greta and draw blood. Malsinder gulps down the blood greedily relishing the warm flow into her gullet.
Jetro opens fire
Greta endures the attacks, then returns them in kind - "Let us see if you can take THIS!"
AC: 26
HP: 61/88
Effects: Shield Other, Bless, Life Link
Helgash´s skin darkens and bleeds as he shares the wounds of his companions - without hesitation, he roars at their foe - "I smite thee monster! Avast!
AC: 23 (27 vs target of Smite)
HP: 59/100
Effects: Haste, Bless, Smite
fort save vs boneshaker
Malsinder shrugs off the worst of the Boneshaker spell while trying to focus on the incoming attacks from Jetro, Greta, and Helgash. He is able to move deftly out of the way one 2 of the arrows coming at him but the second of the three strike home sending sparks flying as the electricity damage crackles and pops.
Great swings her massive blade in an arc that threatens to decapitate the general but he manages to bring up his scimitar as the last second deflecting a possibly killing blow into just a damaging one. Greta follows up this attack with a miss and another hit.
Helgash, having spent the time previously to keep Cynehelm alive, now attaks with gusto as he smites the dragonkin. Only his first blow is able to connect with the general and his hand was guided by his god. The blade struck true bringin the general close to death as a gout of blood erupts from his chest where the halberd struck.
Not going down though without a last attempt to bring others with him Malsinder strikes at Greta again as he focuses his wrath upon her.
scimitar primary for
secondary for
tertiary for
bite for
claw for
Jetro pincushions
Duardlara moves over to get to Cynehelm dragging him back away from combat and danger. Bain casts a spell using the spectral hand to initiate the touch but can’t get a finger on the dragonkin. Metro fires thrice missing all 3 times as it seems fate is smiling on the general and he has a chance to put Greta down for good.
Go ahead Baub
We're going to need a priest or dog doctor here.
Greta snarls at their enemy, and keeps swinging - "You started out well, but it only matters who remains in the end!"
She feels as if her fist slash hit home, but continues attacking furiously until their foe is down.
AC: 26
HP: was 61/88 (takes 9, heals 5+15) = is now 72/88
Effects: Shield Other, Bless, Life Link
Helgash smiles at Greta as the woman swings mightily, then all around at his companions - "Another valiant fight my friends. My pride in you is endless"
Moving closer to Cynehelm, he places a hand on the man's forehead - "Rise, my valiant brother in arms"
AC: 23 (27 vs target of Smite)
HP: Was 59/100 (takes 5+9 from Greta +5 from Cynehelm, heals 10+13)= is now 63/100
Effects: Haste, Bless, Smite
Cynehelm coughs and sits up, uncertain of how he got where he is.
Indeed Greta strieks true and fells the mighty general. Not content with just his possible unconsciousness she then takes out the days aggression upon his fallen form killing him completely.
Looting the body you discover a very impressive scimitar that seems to resize to fit the wielder perfectly.
from a single piece of razor-sharp, superhardened
ice. A rimeblade automatically
resizes itself to match the size of its
wielder, and if a rimeblade is damaged,
the wielder can cause the blade to melt
away and reform with full hit points as
a full-round action. This ability cannot be
used if the weapon is destroyed.
Once per day on command, the wielder can transform a
rimeblade into a beam of ice-cold flame called rimefire. The
weapon is still wielded as scimitar, and attacks with the bladelike
beam are melee touch attacks that deal 1d8+3 points of
cold damage (regardless of the wielder’s size). Because the
beam is immaterial, the wielder’s Strength modifier doesn’t
apply to damage. In addition, a creature that takes cold
damage from the rimefire beam is covered in clinging frost
and is entangled for 1 round. The rimefire beam lasts for 1
minute, after which the weapon returns to its normal form.
In addition, once per day as a swift action before an attack,
a rimeblade’s wielder can cause the blade to glow with a pale
blue radiance. On a successful attack, the rimeblade deals an
additional 4d6 points of cold damage and causes the target to
be staggered for 1 round. If the attack is a critical hit, the target
is staggered for 1 minute instead. This effect ends after a single
attack, regardless of whether the attack is successful or not.
bracers of armor +3,
gold necklace (worth 500 gp),
silver-chased
scabbard (worth 250 gp)
”Let us return before the remainder of the general’s retinue gets back from the diversions.
Is our priest fellow still alive?
Is our priest fellow still alive?
"He is, thanks no doubt to our paladin's mystic abilities. Let's take these items and make haste. Migger's well and truly over all this cold."
She will work the belt off the general and take it, scabbard, scimitar and all, and sling it over her shoulder for the trip back to the fortress. Helping Cynehelm to his feet, she chastises him mildly, "That was very brave and very foolish. You almost threw your life away there. Surely your goddess has a greater end planned for you than to bleed out in a frozen wasteland."
Jetro wonders about sticking the dragon's head on a pike or making a dragon skin cloak
"Save the invisibility for when we sight the enemy," suggests Cynehelm.
Then, turning to Helgash, he says "I owe you my life, sir. I will remember it."
Arriving back at Spurhorn you are greeted to a heroes welcome. The contigent of the dragonkin and their riders that went off on the false raid having circled back and arrived just prior to you. The entire complex is filled with the sounds of joyous cheers, the somber toasts to the fallen, and the heroic ballads of deeds performed that day. In the center of the festivities is Commander Pharamol. He stands resolute watching the festivities before him, neither partaking in the celebration nor admonishing it. He sees you arrive and motions to a page to bring forth your reward. On a the cart is the cage with the 2-headed eagle along with an array of other items either retrieved from the vault or claimed as spoils from the besiegers.
Calling for silence he raises a glass to toast you all. There have been many heroic deeds performed today. Some that we know of and some that we may never know that were beformed by the fallen. Yetit is without a doubt that part of the reason that we remain steadfast in our stronghold is that you stood with us to repel the army facing us. For that reason I bestow upon you the title of "Honorary Dragon Legionaries"! Raucous cheers explode from dragonkin and Triaxians alike.
Raising his hand again for silence he continues, As promised I have brought forth the 2-headed eagle that you desired. It is yours. In addition I grant each of you your choice of an item from those taken from the army. You have earned them.
Hopefully today we have proven to those from Ivoryglass that we are not cowed by their threats nor weakened to the point of extinction. We will continue to enforce the Skyfire Mandate and protect his region!
Thank you, thank you. Glad to be of help. Jetro enjoys the weird otherworldly booze.
Duardlara’s relief in returning to the fortress unmolested by the returning army whose general they had just slain is obvious. Possibly overheard by her allies, she mutters, ”So much better to have some surprises in store. Our surprise in this case was that we had nothing left but heart. I don’t care to do that again.”
Hearing the greeting they received, she bows with all the elven courtly grace she can muster under the circumstances.