initiative
Jumping up from where he lay sleeping next to Shalista, Ormak sniffs the air, and glances around for trouble
in the pitched darkness none of you can truly see what you face, yet the hissing is audible...
while you cannot see the creature in the darkness you can hear it and tell that it must be roughly within thirty feet of you...
init of foe
Perception
I also have dark vision, but I guess that doesn't matter in this case.
Kyrso attempted to remain silent so as not to draw attention to himself.
Before you a massive snake with black scales lurks, while you cannot see all of the snake you can see that it is large... Very large (
"I hate big snakes, someone light a fire before another thing in this godless land tries to kill us."
"Here's a light."
Kyrso cast Light.
As Kyrso casts the spell all of you see the serpent in it's terrifying grandeur... The beast is easily ten feet long and exceptionally wide, it's body is nearly as wide as a small beer barrel. The creature is almost entirely black in coloration but has white stripes covering it's body like some form of ribcage, the snake's snout is also white...
Init Order
Kyrso
Ormak
Unmarked
Artor
Snake
The serpent pauses at the druid's attempt to calm it down, yet is not enough evidently... The serpent's head sways as if listening to a rhythm...
While the snake is swaying it's head it clearly has a target, a dwarf...
Perception
Kyrso quickly summons Celestial Eagles as close to the beast as possible and commands them to attack!
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He smirks at the snake as he directs his eagles, then he takes a closer look at the beast.
"Artor, it is going after you!"
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The eagles attack with great fury, yet most of their blows do nothing against the snake's glistening, resilient scales... Even the blows that make it through seem to not have their full impact... The snake turns it's focus to the eagles and bites one with exceptional hatred, killing it...
attack, damage
Kyrso quickly summons 1d3+1 Celestial Eagles as close to the beast as possible and commands them to attack!
[dice=eagle 1 claw 1]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 1 claw 2]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 1 bite]1d20+5, 1d4+2[dice=eagle 2 claw 1]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 2 claw 2]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 2 bite]1d20+5, 1d4+2[dice=eagle 3 claw 1]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 3 claw 2]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 3 bite]1d20+5, 1d4+2[dice=eagle 4 claw 1]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 4 claw 2]1d20+5, 1d4+2
[dice=eagle 4 bite]1d20+5, 1d4+2
He smirks at the snake as he directs his eagles, then he takes a closer look at the beast.
[dice=perception]1d20+1
"Artor, it is going after you!"
[dice=critical confirmation]1d20+5, [dice=extra damage]1d4+2
[dice=other critical confirmation]1d20+5, [dice=extra damage]1d4+2
"Is every beast in this fell country trying to eat me?"
The struck eagle screeches, then vanishes in a cloud of feathers.
it is now round 2()
The eagles continue attacking...
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Kyrso cast a Ray of Sickening:
The snake reels as the assault by the eagles begin to take a toll... While the creature's veins are starting to pulse unnaturally purple it is still quite evidently alive and angry.
fort save
The shifter lets loose a stone from his sling But his attack sails over the snake's head.
Unmarked runs forward to attack the target...
Devastating Touch, attack
The serpent easily evades his clumsy attempt to strike it...
Artor slashes at the beast with his halberd.
for dmg.
Artors savage hatred for Xen'Drik's wildlife lends great strength and hatred to his blow yet the serpent is not quite dead... Although at the current rate of blood loss it is not long for this world...
The snake with great effort rears up and spits at Artor... The spit as it strikes the dwarf smells of acid and poison...
attack (this is a ranged touch attack), damage
Artor must now roll a fortitude save (dc 18) or suffer 1d2 dexterity damage..
Artor cries out in pain as the fell creature spits on him.
Fortitude
dex damage
Artor strikes back at the creature.
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Confirmation roll for
Your sheer rage empowers your blow to slay the creature, you have decapitated it in a shower of gore...
Your sheer rage empowers your blow to slay the creature, you have decapitated it in a shower of gore...
Ormak examines the snake, trying to figure out what it was. Most snakes he knew weren't so overtly aggressive.
Is'chom are dreaded serpents that have haunted the drow for a long time, they were at least according to drow folklore and tradition serpents that the giant's took and altered via powerful magic to hunt down the drow during the age of rebellion against the giants. Whatever the truth is these serpents are feared by the drow and are known to hunt down those who are drow or who have recently consorted with them (via the scent of drow upon those the snake targets). The Is'chom while aggressive by snake standards reaches a new level of aggression that borders on hate when it smells the scent of Drow...
"Hunts Drow. We smell like them" The druid explains.
"Those damned elves are still trying to get me killed."
"Can we mask our scent?"
Yes can mask their scent form snakes with a mix of potent herbs which make snakes regard the target as less tasty, the more pungent and plant like the herbs the better...
"Yes" He says simply, beginning to gather what he needs to do exactly that.
In the mist of his investigations Kyrso stumbles upon a few large dandelions but not the herbs Ormak is seeking...
Ormak locates the herbs and it will take roughly an hour to apply them, they will mask one's scent for a day and Ormak has found enough for two days.
Once everything is sorted, artor goes back to sleep.
Unmarked remains vigilant as others sleep. While not exerting himself, he will keep his mind sharp by looking at differences between various flora and fauna to pass the time until the morning sunlight filters through the canopy.