Jetro keeps an eye out the window.
Rasputin has never lied to me. How do I know that you are not lying now. Until I see proof Ana and I are staying here.. He crosses his arms over his chest and stomps a foot down emphatically.
He then turns to Ana and calls to her. Lets go home Ana. We don’t want to be with these people any more.
Is it twing twang time?
Well, we grab them and go and see if the boy becomes a monster and attacks, or we leave them here. I say we grab them for their own good. The job of adults is to protect children even if they protest."
Jetro has a feeling that jut nabbing children like that would get them locked up in certain areas.
The die being cast, Cynehelm joins Jetro in his actions, trying to snatch up the little girl.
init Titian
init Alexie
Moving up as if to talk with the children Cynehelm makes a quick grab and gets a hold of Anastasia. As he does so all hell breaks loose as Alexie screams in rage. One second you see a small anemic boy and the next blink of an eye you see a multilimbed monstrosity with claws and blade. Its abdomen and chest a glistening mass of veins, organs, and twisted flesh.
Nowhere is the interlocutor’s mastery of flesh more apparent than in their bodies, for their apotheosis from mortal into kyton involves the shedding of useless parts down to a tangle of nerves, veins, and various organs. These are then incorporated into bodies made of semi-living metal fashioned from raw shadowstuff harvested in strange reaches of the Plane of Shadow, giving the kyton a terrifying body. Periodically, an arm or other “leftover” limb is retained by the kyton, but only in the same way someone might retain ownership of a treasured piece of jewelry as a keepsake or memento. Some interlocutors retain nothing of their old bodies of flesh save the brain, nerves, and portions of their circulatory system.
As an outsider you know it resists some damage from weapons and is resistant to spells.
DR 10/silver or good; Immune cold; SR 23
Unnerving Gaze (Ex)
A creature that succumbs to an eremite’s unnerving gaze becomes staggered for 1 round as it becomes convinced that it recognizes some of its own body parts entangled in the interlocutor’s body.
Fort +16, Ref +11, Will +19
"Kyton! Your silvered weapons or blessed arms will hit it more successfully. And cold bothers it not in the least. It will shrug off much magic, so be prepared if that's your choice."
Duardlara steps back 5' farther from the kyton "Alexi" and whips up her bow to fire twice at close range.
Duardlara launches 2 arrows and the first just manages to hit the flat-footed demon causing sneak damage. The second arrow flies off the tough skin. Even then the first arrow is reduced in its effectiveness.
The kyton then turns its full attention on Cynehelm as he is holding his 'sister'.
Claw 1 for and bleed
Claw 2 for and bleed
Claw 3 for and bleed
Claw 4 for and bleed
2 of the claws hit for a total of 41 damage and 5 bleed.
As it is fully in its form now everyone needs to make a will DC 22 save on their turns or unnerved as you think you see your own body parts floating in the morass of tissue that composes the kyton's body. Failure means you are staggered for that round.
Jetro unleashes a storm of arrows, trying to aim at one spot to break through it's armor
Jetro hits with 2 arrows. The first resists some of the damage while the second penetrates at the same spot. Both arrows deal their full damage of electricity damage as well!
Cynehelm merely shields the girl from the horror of the kyton as best he can, unable to look away himself.
Titian will try and hack the creature down quickly.
Titian hits the kyton twice but each blow is somewhat resisted by the demonic skin. Still the damage dealt was severe.
Duardlara calls on her magic to cause her shot to be disguised by an illusion.
Seeing the abysmal result of her shot, she saves the second arrow in favor of maneuvering toward the cleric.
Alexei turns to the pummeler and focuses all of his attackon Titian. If the big fellow would drop then Alexei could take his time with the others.
Claw 1 for
Claw 2 for
threat confirm Claw 2 for
Claw 3 for
Claw 4 for
As the kyton latches 2 claws into Titian he rips them apart dealing another rending damage.
Jetro shoots a single arrow
Duardlara stows her bow, casts a spell, and disappears from view.
"Demon!" says Cynehelm. "I am a servant of the Sacred Flame. Your disguises will not avail you. Flee now or be destroyed!"
He speaks a beautiful word of the Celestial language, one of the words spoken at the creation of the world and used to divide the nighttime from the day.
Will save holy word
Will save Titian
Jetro unleashes a single arrow striking the kyton and hurting it. Cynehelm tries to affect the kyton with the power of angels but it seems to have little to no effect on the creature. Titian rips into Alexie again with weapon and maw . The combined damage from Titian and Jetro cause the beast to stumble and fall. This happens before Duardlara casts her invisibility spell.
Duardlara pauses, a spell almost cast, and thinks quickly. ”Did the beast carry anything of significance, possibly a talisman to link it to the Liar?”
She will search the corpse before asking the girl if Rasputin has given her any gifts that she carries with her.
Bloody 'ell, that thing just ain't right.
Cynehelm turns to Anastasia with a kind voice. "I'm sure that wasn't easy to see. But that wasn't your brother. Rasputin caused that evil thing to pretend to be your brother so you would do as he said. Do you understand that?"
Cynehelm please make me a diplomacy check on Anastasia. Duardlara you find 2 potions of cure serious wounds on the creature and an amulet of proof against detection and location
Also don’t forget that Titian is still bleeding
”These are healing draughts. Titian, perhaps you should take one, that wound looks serious. This charm on the necklace is to prevent one from being found, assuming Rasputin hasn’t perverted it somehow.”
She will attempt to verify that the amulet is what it appears to be. If it is, putting it on the girl would be perfect right about now.
Duardlara you think the amulet is indeed what you first thought it to be.
Duardlara if you are trying to put the pendant on Anastasia that was previously on her 'brother' I will need a diplomacy or intimidation check from you as well. She is currently in a state of shock right now.
"Cynehelm, this necklace should make it hard for Rasputin to find Anastasia using magic. I think that's probably the wisest use of it right now. I don't think I will be able to convince her to wear it, however."
Umm..It would keep us from finding her as well if she gets snatched.
Titan cast heal on himself.
Cynehelm uses cure light wounds spells to bring everyone up to full hit points.
Cynehelm hears Duardlara and Jetro, but concentrates on the little girl and listens to her response first.
Anastasia acquiesces to Cynehelm as she stays in shock. The fact that her 'brother' was a creature from nightmares causing her to relapse. The fragile shell of her memory loss and confusion is now broken. Only time will tell if she will come out of the horror of today and the last few weeks or if she will fade away into obscurity. Until then she is willing to follow you and listen to you.
"Let's get her to safety. Recover for the night and brain storm destroying the world anchors."
"We will have to do it on foot. I have used my spells that could transport us for the day."
Can we get back to the hut?
The control weather snow and sleet should still be offering us some cover. I can give us a wind will from the north end of this building to way outside the camp and surround the northeast tower in an ash storm. I can turn into a dinosaur and fly the girl out of here.