Yes.
Praxim will use the flying magic to float along just off and underneath the stairs as they ascend, using the stairs for cover.
You go up and reach the top of the tower. The smoky filthy rooftops of Underbridge sprawl below this dizzying perch. The conical roof supports an onyx statue of an angel. Towering like a god, her weathered features are caked with grime, making her seem almost demonic in countenance. At the far end of the hollow space under the roof, in the angel’s shadow, lay a nest of cushions, silk sheets, and a line of several small chests.
Praxim begins detecting for evil.
Lym casts Detect Magic and scrutinizes the statue, trying to see whether she knows anything about it...
"Maybe those faceless ones were the only thing up here?"
"I'm not sure how intelligent they are," Lym says, shrugging. "Maybe they were... maybe they're not. Maybe their boss is hiding under a shroud of invisibility."
A cloud of smoke begins to form directly above you, heat radiates from the cloud and the smell of brimstone wafts over you. Moments later, a flying demon appears from the cloud and begins circling the tower, but it doesn't attack.
This is what that Lantern Archon was for. Since he doesn't have one left, Tomaru instead casts Spiritual Weapon.
"You are an offense to this realm, little demon. In Desna's name, I smite you.
Spiritual Weapon:
to hit Damage
Ignoring the flying demon, Praxim briefly closes his eyes and concentrates inwardly. A moment later, his bow begins to glow with a soft white light.
Standard action to divine bond his bow, making it a +2 bow. Move action, continue detecting evil (directing his cone to cover the roof tops and avoid the obvious decoy).
"Where there's a summons, there has to be a summoner," Lym says, frowning. "Hoc quod non est visus, video!"
Agreeing with Lym, Rhianni pulls out her scroll of see invisibility and casts it on herself.
"Watch out! It's a trick."
"Snake-monster!" Lym shouts, and levels a blast of searing cold at the invisible monster.
Rhianni covers the monster with glitterdust, outlining a large snake-like creature and half a dozen mirror images, all occupying the same space. It shakes off the blinding effect and continues after Rhianni.
Lym fires a freezing ray, and it hits one of the outlines, causing it to dissipate.
The villain attacks the gypsy, and its invisibility wears off, revealing a large monstrous woman-snake creature wielding a massive spear with a thorn-shaped head and wearing a medusa-like mask. Rhianni takes a large gash in her side (11 dmg) and a wave of despair is unleashed over everyone (everyone make a DC 16 Will save or take -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls).
Initiave: Rhianni/Lym, monster, Tomaru/Praxim
Will
How many hit points does Rhianni have left?
Lym swears sulphurously when her spell is wasted on an illusion, and hurls a different, simpler one at the monster. A very effective one, given the circumstances: "Sagittae magicae, omne errore vacuae, volete!"
Will save: +2 if enchantment spell or effect
Rhianni gasps as the weapon causes her damage, she takes a step backward, out of reach of the weapon, before she starts to speak of the great deeds done by her friends.
Tomaru intones a tune of the Song of the Spheres. The notes combine with Rhianni's words to further bolster the group while ringing discordantly in their enemy's ears which undermine's her efforts.
Caat Prayer
The spectral starknife moves to attack the snake-woman
Spiritual Weapon: prayer, bard song
to hit Damage
Round 1
Lym's missiles hit the target square in her chest and she flinches slightly. Rhianni begins her oratory just as the serpentine attacks, thrusting her spear three times in succession, each time cutting through Rhianni . Rhianni collapses, dying.
That depends, is there someone or something between me and her? How close am I to Rhianni?
Praxim activates his smite evil against the snake woman.
Praxim eyes Rhianni's still form, and although he agonizes for a second, he makes the decision to unleash some death at the creature.
Arrow 1: (base, despair, divine bond, smite evil, PBS, big game hunter, rapid shot) (If it misses, it should be enough to remove an image)
Image:
Damage:
Arrow 2: (base, despair, divine bond, smite evil, PBS, big game hunter, rapid shot)
Image:
Damage:
Arrow 3: (base, despair, divine bond, smite evil, PBS, big game hunter, rapid shot)
Image:
Damage:
Two images removed, and one arrow hits for 12 damage, bypassing any DR.
"NO!" Lym shouts when she sees Rhianni go down. "Sphaeram ignis expandens e manu meu evolet!"
The Half-Orc Wizard flings a bead of bright light into the air above the snake-monster, where it expands into a sphere of roaring, devouring flame.
As the spear is pulled from Rhianni's body, she falls to the floor, blood spilling from her deep and deadly wounds. As she screams in agony, she spits blood from her mouth.
HPs = -4
Con Check DC=14 to stabalise.
Round 1
Praxim's first arrow whiffs all targets, while the second dispels a false image, and the third sticks the monster in the tail.
...
That depends, is there someone or something between me and her? How close am I to Rhianni?
There's nothing between you two. You're a movement action away from her.
Lym casts Fireball, aimed so it will hit the snake-monster, but not Rhianni
That's not possible. Rhianni is 10 feet away from the monster.
Going to keep my actions include a step back if I can.
OK, I get it.
It missed by more than five, so it missed everything.
...
Round 1
Tomaru calls on Desna's favor. His spiritual weapon attacks, dispelling another of the enemy's images.
...
Round 2
Lym explodes a fireball above the creatures's head, and the creature twists her body to avoid much of the flame.
Rhianni stabilizes.
The monster fires a scorching ray and hits Praxim .
Arrow 1:
Image:
Arrow 2:
Image:
Arrow 3:
Image:
Praxim fires three arrows, each blasting an image, which should clear her of images.
The spectral starknife jabs at the monster
Spiritual Weapon: prayer
to hit Damage
Channel Energy to heal, excluding monster
Back up to be no closer than 20' away from snake-woman if I can.
Round 2
Praxim destroys the remaining illusory clones. Tomaru heals his allies and revives Rhianni, while his spiritual weapon flails about harmlessly.
"Over here, snake-beast!" Lym shouts while backing up. "Over here! Yah! Ignem iubeo!" Two sizzling rays shoot from the Half-Orc's index finger and blaze towards the creature, hopefully distracting her from Rhianni.
Rhianni feels the waves of healing roll over her body, bringing life back to her cold and lifeless form. She waits, one eye open watching the creature with the deadly spear, as it threatens her and her friends.
Round 3
Lym blasts the monster with two scorching rays, while Rhianni waits for an opportunity to act.
The creature casts a spell and resummons six mirror images.
Praxim growls angrily as the images reappear.
Arrow 1:
Image:
Arrow 2:
Image:
Arrow 3:
Image:
Two images destroyed.
As soon as there are no more images (nor the original) of the snake-monster within ten feet of Rhianni, Lym starts muttering a complex incantation under her breath. When the last word leaves her lips, the ground starts to rumble and tremble, and thin, black threads start to slither up into view.
The threads thicken and grow, becoming a forest of black, rubbery tentacles, which lash out at the serpentine creature, gripping it fast if they can. From beneath the floor, from beneath the tentacles, a shrill voice seems to chitter: "Li? Ti Li? Teke-Li-LIII!"
Round 3
Praxim shoots down three images.
The mystic starknife slashes again.
Spiritual Weapon: prayer
to hit Damage
Tomaru gives another Channel Positive Energy to heal the party, excluding the enemy monster.
Rhianni continues to wait for an opportunity to get up and cast a spell to grease the monster's weapon, once it returns to a single image and doesn't threaten her.
HPs: 18
Round 3
Tomaru continues healing the party while his starknife dispels an image.
Round 4
Rhianni keeps waiting for an opportunity to act, and she notices the snake-woman look at her through the corner of its eye and sneer.
The monster points at Praxim and shouts out, "You don't mean to be doing this, do you?"