Davok outright growls at seeing the defiled corpses before responding to Frederic.
"I agree, but remember that one ghoul was trying to flee in this direction. Presumably, it was trying to summon or warn others. We should destroy any threats in the chapel, first."
Claire nods. "Right! Bag guys, then sad guys!"
Claire sniffs at the air curiously...
"Yuck! Smells gross! But, I wonder if one way smells nastier than the other? Maybe the ghoul went the stinkier way. Right?"
Of course, standing in a room with corpses in it made the smell test rather challenging...
Claire finds the door to the north is a lot fresher than the one to the east. But she does recall Fredric managed to cut that ghoul down before he got far.
Fredric ceases his search for implements.
"Of course. We must complete our purge first."
He glances for tracks and traces of undead monstrosities.
Fredric finds little of note amongst all the debris, it's hard for him to make heads or tails of it all.
”It will take some time to lay the remains here to proper rest. Once the area is purged we shall do so.”
Davok listens at the door to the east. If he hears nothing alarming, he'll open it.
Davok here's some shuffling feet near the other side of the door to the east.
Davok makes sure he has everyone's attention before he indicates the room beyond the door. Then he opens it and steps inside, ready to expel more evil.
Fredric stands ready to charge through the door that Davok points out.
Kaeldron nodded to show that he was ready.
"Wait for me!" Claire exclaims, hurrying after the others.
The broken frames of several beds lie scattered about this large room. Two of the more serviceable ones have been pushed together to make a larger sleeping pallet. A table and several chairs also occupy the center of the room.
Two ghouls stand guard by each door. A winged man with red eyes looks up at you somewhat surprised at the intrusion but pleased "An unexpected bounty all for us?"
This winged creature is a half fiend, the progeny of a mortal and a demon. It is likely far more resilient than most mortals to elemental damage and mundane attacks.
Sariel
Davok
Monsters
Fredric
Claire
Kaeldron
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Kaeldron had *no* idea what the foe was. A demon? A tiefling? A race he didn’t know about? It was a mystery. But what he did know was that it had to die.
Seeing the room full of threats that her brother was about to walk into, Draghis reaches out and casts protection from evil on Davok.
Seeing an opponent immediately after he opens the door, Davok pushes himself off of the door frame and launches himself at one of the ghouls, trying to push it back and allow the others better access into the room.
Watching her master's back, Anaba darts right in to engage the other ghoul at the doorway.
Sariel rapidly unleashes arrow after arrow at the fiendish figure.
Seeing the room full of threats that her brother was about to walk into, Draghis reaches out and casts protection from evil on Davok.
Watching her master's back, Anaba darts right in to engage the other ghoul at the doorway.
The fiendish figure raises up an unholy symbol and casts a spell.
Corruption Resistance
The two ghouls guarding the other door bound forward while those before Davok and Anaba try to viciously claw and bite at them.
Fredric
Claire
Kaeldron
Sariel
Davok
Monsters Half Fiend -19, Orange -9
Seeing how crowded the battle is, Claire places a hand to her lips and blows at kiss at her friends. "Feel my LOVE!"
A flurry of bright pink cartoony hearts surround each of her allies, sparkling brightly.
Fredric sees the winged foe.
He does not know what it is - and he does not care.
He barrels forward, deftly avoiding his allies - and ready to smash any foe in his path!
When you charge, you can move through allies and opponents almost as if they were not there to obstruct your path. You can move through squares containing allies freely, but you must succeed at an overrun combat maneuver check for each opponent that obstructs your path to the target of your charge. If the result of the check exceeds the opponent's CMD, you may move through the opponent's square and continue toward the target without provoking an attack of opportunity from that opponent. If you fail any of these combat maneuver checks, your movement ends in the square before that opponent, but you may resolve the charge attack against the foe that stopped you.
Following Claire’s blessing, Kaeldron stepped into the doorway. His spear lashed out at the ghouls, as he sought to clear the area of foes as quickly as possible.
Fredric sees the winged foe.
He does not know what it is - and he does not care.
He barrels forward, deftly avoiding his allies - and ready to smash any foe in his path!
Seeing how crowded the battle is, Claire places a hand to her lips and blows at kiss at her friends. "Feel my LOVE!"
A flurry of bright pink cartoony hearts surround each of her allies, sparkling brightly.
Following Claire’s blessing, Kaeldron stepped into the doorway. His spear lashed out at the ghouls, as he sought to clear the area of foes as quickly as possible. Two quick thrusts of his spear and both ghouls within reach were returned to a less animated form.
Sariel drops another ghoul and injures the last one with his arrows.
Anaba manages to drag the injured ghoul to the ground before it can hurt Davok.
Draghis moves up and casts guidance on her brother. Davok moves in to help Fredric take the half fiend down.
The half fiend draws upon fel energies as it strikes at Frederic. "You can not stand before his hunger!" The creature calls out before biting a chunk out of the paladins forearm.
Fredric
Claire
Kaeldron
Sariel
Davok
Monsters Half Fiend -60
Leaving the bodies of the ghouls in his wake, Kaeldron pushed on. The foe was winged, so they had to kill it quickly. If it took flight then Sariel would be the only one who could hurt it, and while he had the utmost confidence in the archer, he didn’t want it to come to that. His ichor covered spear stabbed out at the foe.
Fredric grits his teeth against the pain of his forearm being ripped up and swiftly taps the wound.
And then steps aside to flank with Kaeldron, determined to strike down the foe!
The ghouls destroyed, Davok focuses on the true threat. And he hits it, too.
Draghis runs into the room and draws her wand of cure light wounds.
Claire twirls around her rainbow-tasselled holy blade as she skips into the room. With a twirl she swings her sword, slashing at the demon!
As her swing goes wide, she blushes brightly. "Whoops!"
Fredric grits his teeth against the pain of his forearm being ripped up and swiftly taps the wound.
And then steps aside to flank with Kaeldron, determined to strike down the foe!
Claire twirls around her rainbow-tasselled holy blade as she skips into the room. With a twirl she swings her sword, slashing at the demon!
As her swing goes wide, she blushes brightly. "Whoops!"
Leaving the bodies of the ghouls in his wake, Kaeldron pushed on. The foe was winged, so they had to kill it quickly. If it took flight then Sariel would be the only one who could hurt it, and while he had the utmost confidence in the archer, he didn’t want it to come to that. His ichor covered spear stabbed out at the foe.
The ghouls destroyed, Davok focuses on the true threat... but it is Anaba who puts the half fiend down.
Wand of hold person (10 charges)
Unholy water (3);
+1 breastplate
Heavy steel shield
+1 battle aspergillum
Holy symbol of Kabriri
Powdered silver worth 250 gp
Key
383 cp, 710 sp, 3,827 gp
Beryl worth 500 gp
Three opals worth 100 gp each
Gold holy symbol of Sarenrae worth 200 gp
Knight’s pennon (battle)
+1 chain shirt
+1 returning dagger
While Davok praises Anaba, Draghis heals Frederic with her wand.
"My thanks, Draghis. Is that the last of the ghouls?"
"Unless there's more in that area." Davok points to the door leading to rooms north of the room they are in. When everyone is ready, he'll open the door.
Kaeldron knelt down and picked up a...pennon? Proof that a knight had fallen here. He tied it to the end of his spear, and made a silent vow to the fallen knight to bear it in his honor. He immediately felt more heroic.
The stained-glass windows lining the ceiling of this quiet chamber have all been shattered, leaving colorful broken glass scattered across the stone floor.
This mostly barren room has two sets of shackles anchored within a nook along the eastern wall.
Stunted trees and tangled grass choke this open-air courtyard. A half-broken statue looks to the sky with what once would have been outstretched arms.
A lanky fiend turns towards you it’s mouth is filled with sharp fangs, while great bat-like wings stretch from its scaly hide.
Nabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the Abyss, where they feed on innocent souls to mature. Only when finally sated can a nabasu return to the Abyss. Rumor holds that even then the nabasu’s lifecycle does not change, and that further developments await them as they continue to grow. These vile demons form from the souls of evil gluttons, particularly from cannibals, blood-drinkers, and those who prefer the tang of undead flesh
Cold iron and blessed weapons bypass their supernatural resiliences.
Claire
Demon
Davok
Fredric
Sariel
Kaeldron
Claire hurries into the courtyard and points her sword at the monster, still surrounded by her glowing, sparkling cartoony hearts.
"Surrender! This is your only chance!"
As she speaks a radiant golden light radiates from her!
Claire hurries into the courtyard and points her sword at the monster, still surrounded by her glowing, sparkling cartoony hearts.
"Surrender! This is your only chance!"
As she speaks a radiant golden light radiates from her!
"So hungry!" The only response given by the demon. It casts a spell on your group!
Mass Hold Person!
You are under the effect of hold person for eight rounds!
Davok
Fredric
Sariel
Kaeldron
Claire
Demon
An aasimar with this racial trait gains spell resistance (SR) equal to 5 + her level against spells and spell-like abilities with the evil descriptor, as well as any spells and spell-like abilities cast by evil outsiders. This racial trait replaces celestial resistance.
Fredric is enraged that the demon would try to strike at his mind. He roars as he charges forward:
"I WILL FEED YOU COLD IRON!"
Kaeldron strode forward, softly chanting prayers to Lythertida. As he did so, the tip of his spear began to glow with a white light.
His pace picked up, as he broke into a charge of his own. His pennon fluttering, the knight stabbed at the foe.
Davok has just enough time to form an expression of panic before he can no longer control his movements and he freezes in place.
Anaba, knowing her master's will, charges forward and tries to rip the demon's throat out, but at the last second she realizes her master is not with her, distracting her from making a successful attack.
Draghis realizes that her brother did not overcome the compulsion that she just barely managed to overcome. She wants to stay with him, but she remembers Vildeis' teachings and steps into the room to confront this evil.
"Knights of the Crusade! This demon has already neutralized Davok! You must finish it quickly!"
"Yeah, that's a big 'no',' sweetheart. Tear it to shreads!!!"
"Can't say I didn't warn him," Claire replies with a shrug. She hurries forward and swings Radiance at the demon!
Davok has just enough time to form an expression of panic before he can no longer control his movements and he freezes in place.
Anaba, knowing her master's will, charges forward and tries to rip the demon's throat out, but at the last second she realizes her master is not with her, distracting her from making a successful attack. Though her jaws sink in it doesn't seem to damage the demon.
Draghis realizes that her brother did not overcome the compulsion that she just barely managed to overcome. She wants to stay with him, but she remembers Vildeis' teachings and steps into the room to confront this evil.
"Knights of the Crusade! This demon has already neutralized Davok! You must finish it quickly!"
Fredric is enraged that the demon would try to strike at his mind. He roars as he charges forward:
"I WILL FEED YOU COLD IRON!"
Sariel can't manage to land a shot on the demon...
Kaeldron strode forward, softly chanting prayers to Lythertida. As he did so, the tip of his spear began to glow with a white light.
His pace picked up, as he broke into a charge of his own. His pennon fluttering, the knight stabbed at the foe.
"Can't say I didn't warn him," Claire replies with a shrug. She hurries forward and swings Radiance at the demon!
Badly injured but still standing the demon viciously attacks Kaeldron.
Davok
Fredric
Sariel
Kaeldron
Claire
Demon -97
Kaeldron felt his blood flow as the demon tore into him. Gritting his teeth, he stabbed the glowing spear into the foe again and again, saying prayers to his goddess as he did so. His wounds healed nearly as quickly as they were opened...something the demon couldn’t likewise claim.
Fredric swings and swings his brutal weapon, aiming to put down the demon fast before it can do any more harm to his friends!
"AH! It's still moving! Stab it again!"
Claire's wounds glow pleasantly, slowly closing as the sparkly hearts spins and dance around her. She swings her sword at the demon, trying to aim carefully this time.
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Sariel shoots, piercing a sparkly heart and causing it to pop like a glittery bubble!
"You have vanquished its minions! It will fall before your justice!"
As she speaks, Draghis moves forward and casts align weapon (good) on Kaeldron.
Nearby, Anaba announces her next attack with a savage snarl before she lunges.