Geedra rolls her eyes at the dumb boys and their hijinx. She casts Dispel Magic on the group, figuring this is some kind of charming magic on the rest of the group.
Dispel check
Spell curse
She stomps her foot, seeing her spell apparently fail to affect the group. ”Stop cursing Geedra group. Boys am stupid and all, but Geedra see through dumb magic!”
It proves difficult to ascertain where precisely the source of the voice and music is located due to the echo in this earthen complex, but it is definitely coming from the next chamber, perhaps beyond.
Geedra protests the development as the rest of the group nonchalantly trudges through the wet vegetation and standing water, the algae and other plantmatter floating atop the warm pools parting before them. The wisps of steam are more concentrated near the center of the room, promising a lovely balm to sooth your hardened joints.
You do notice in the periphery in the opening larger corridor leading out of this chamber to your left a slain animal - an ox or a cow perhaps - in an early stage of butchering. How splendid - maybe after your relaxing soak you'll be treated to a hot meal!
As most of you near the center of the morass, Mithas leads as he has the quickest step. Just as he gets about waist deep, a huge, slimy vine suddenly explodes from beneath the surface, sending a spray of congealed swamp matter across half the room. The appendage writhes in the air for a moment before lashing out at the elf, laying hard into his chest and then quickly wrapping around him. The haze over the scout shakes loose and he lets out a yell, just as a body - the source of the vine which you see now is more akin to a tentacle - rises from the muck.
A huge plant beast emerges, rising to a height of 15 feet but some of it is still submerged in the center. It's body is roughly round and seemingly comprised of amassed foliage, deep green and coated in a sludgelike material. The center of the mass houses a great maw lined with hideous fangs that look more like sharpened stakes than teeth. Another great tentacle rises and whips around, searching for a target.
Round 1
From behind the butchered animal, another creature emerges, taking flight into the room as the wave of enchantment dissipates from the party. horned goatman - a Satyr, but twisted and perverted by something else as his batlike wings, blackened claws, and drippings fangs attest to. He laughs as he gains height, surveying the scene.
"Wonderful! More sacrifices!" he shouts, elated. Heinvokes a few words and moves his fingers, conjuring a grisly black sphere of pulsing energy above the group, which suddenly explodes into a nove of black, rippling light. He laughs as it courses across you, but seems to change his tune quickly when he realizes how little effect the spell has.
The area between the blue square and the tan square is quadruple movement (very deep). The area within the tan square with the creature is swimming. Everything else is double movement.
Init:
Satyr 24
Byakko 22
Skäne 16
Geedra 14
Plant 14
Mithas 13
Krosh 4
Init
Will
Geedra shook off most of the evil spell, glad she kept her wits about her. ”Snap out of it, before am too late,” she calls out to the others.
The little goblin casts Blessing of Fervor on the group.
"HeeeeyaaaAAAARRRRGGH" Byakkos yell of frustration turns to a roar as his anger at being charmed turns quickly into bestial rage of combat. He figures the satyr for his charmer and gives himself the means to go after him, casting Shield of Wings on himself and taking off after the Satyr.
Enii is unsure of what to do, her companion seems to have forgotten her, she mills about unsure of how to attack the plant creature. She growls questioningly at the half-elf, backing up with her hackles high.<What do Byakko?>. .
Round 1 (Continued)
Geedra rallies the group as the enchantment form them all fades and intones a spell to bolster them in the fight. Byakko immediately makes benefit of it and casts his own spell, conjuring a burst of burning wings from his back and taking to the air. He quickly shortens the distance between himself and the airborne foe. Enii, awash in the deep muck, backs away a bit, unable to fight effectively in such deep water.
Skäne (choosing also the +2 attacks/ac for Fervor), on the other hands, pushes forward, trudging through the deep water to get close enough to the plant creature to deliver blows.
The plant lets out a thick, gurgling roar as it flops the tentacle holding Mithas towards its maw-equipped body, the long, gnarled teeth clamping down on the elf. Mithas lets out a cry as he is now mostly in the creature's mouth, perilously close to being swallowed.
The tentacles whip out once more; Skäne pushes the heavy appendage away with his shield, but the second finds purchase on Krosh, slamming into the orc's chest and coiling tightly.
Mithas twists and turns in the creatures maw, actually managing to push through the fangs of the beast and free himself from the jaws, falling down into the deepest of the water with a loud plop. The plant beast roars.
Krosh, bound, throws one hand towards the plant and it is then surrounded by a softly glowing red corona; it doesn't seem to harm the creature but does make it easier to see.
"Attack it...with...fire," Krosh says loudly while fighting with the tentacle around him.
Round 2
The flying satyr gives a wide-eyed look at Byakko speeding to him, and goes on the defensive, casting a spell that wreathes his clawed hand in a grisly grey-green light. Reaching out, he puts a hand on the oracle, sending necromantic energy into his body.
Init:
Satyr 24
Byakko 22
Skäne 16
Geedra 14
Plant 14
Mithas 13
Krosh 4
Byakko manages to shirk the necromantic energy his robe spiking the Fey's touch and immediately presses his attack. Only the smallest part of him catches his now perfect understanding of Enii's querying roar, and he pairs his actions with roared response from his elongated maw, <Attaaaack!>
Geedra uses her fortune hex on Byakko, improving his aim for the next round, and cackles to keep her hex going, ready to add more as the fight continued.
Round 2
Byakko steels himself to resist the cursed energy that pulses into him from the satyr's touch. With a smirk, his teeth elongate into gnashing fangs and he presses into the fiend with a flurry of attacks. The first cuts deep into the unprepared victim;s torso, the slicing bite of the blade carving a long wound that sprays black-green blood into the muck below. Reeling, the satyr flaps his wings and flails his legs, pushing away the following slashes and shifting backwards away from the bite.
Skäne, now nearer to the plant, releases his own attacks in a flurry of spear thrusts, tapping into the extra attack granted by Geedra's blessing as well. Two strikes penetrate the creature's strange form, but the third fails to harm it.
Geedra further blesses Byakko, cackling from the bnack as she pulls and trugs at the strings of fortune across the battlefield.
The plant, it's soon-to-be meal having wriggled from its maw, directs its attention to Skane, the next hopeful morsel currently stabbing its side. Two tentacles lash out at the Ulfen warrior, following by the floral beast's lurching forward to snap with its jaws. He beats the tentacles away with his shield, but is unprepared for the sudden lurch and gets snapped by the horrific mouth, punctured by the twisted teeth and plucked off of the ground.
Mithas, beneath the water, conjures his innate magical talent to turn invisible and put some distance between himself and the plant.
Krosh waves his hand in front of his eyes and his eyes suddenly crackle and seethe with bright flames as he moves a bit away from the water and the plant.
Round 3
"Too close.." the satyr spits through his teeth. "I will not be stopped." Another spell is released, and a wave of black and grey light washed over Byakko.
Init:
Satyr 24
Byakko 22
Skäne 16
Geedra 14
Plant 14
Mithas 13
Krosh 4
Byakko's determination carries him through the next spell but leaves a crack of doubt, his slashes aren't so sure this time.
Enii does as Byakko suggests springing forward to lash out at the plant creature.
Springing over the deep water to land in the loamy creatures side, biting down as she does so.
Still clinging to the plant creature's mass, Enii begins tearing into it with bite and claws.
Geedra cackles continuing her fortune hex on Byakko but also adds the cat Enii to the pattern of life strings she was plucking and spinning to enhance their luck in battle.
As the monstrous plant seeks to consume him, Skäne sticks the creature with another set of fervour stabs;