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"I'm sorry Friend Twinhorn," Kahwen says as he strikes down the last of the living opponents. He is relieved to see that he is not too seriously wounded and that he is only unconscious because of the damage Malvic did with his whip...which is painful, but not life threatening.
He does not quite look at the other Twinhorns as they arrive, though, somehow, he ends up with the potion thrust into his hands.
He hands it to Angela. "Perhaps after this mission, I can simply show you. I am no poet, after all and the experience speaks for itself," he says about sailing.
As they rush to their next task, he hands Malvic his healing wand.
"I don't think they're going to come to us, Friend Umberto," he comments as they see the rift and the way the path to their opponents is arranged.
He does not go rushing in, just yet. Instead, he goes through a number of strange steps and motions that are carefully controlled.
When done, his posture and positioning is even more birdlike though much more like a long legged wading bird.
The zombies pull a quite atypical trick and tear bits of unlife free from the rift, hurling them at Umberto!
Angela also recognizes the other undead creature as a Zuvembie, a horror that employs fear and the wild creatures of the land to take their vengeance upon the living. In addition they are known to drain the strength from the living, or simply paralyze them where they stand!
Kahwen
Malvic
Umberto -7
Zombies
Angela
Nigel
Haska
Axe-Wielding Zombie
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He does not quite look at the other Twinhorns as they arrive, though, somehow, he ends up with the potion thrust into his hands.
He hands it to Angela. "Perhaps after this mission, I can simply show you. I am no poet, after all and the experience speaks for itself," he says about sailing.
Angela reverently takes the potion and gazes at it for a long moment before very carefully slipping it into an empty pocket of her extract holder. I hope I don't have to use that!
She then blushes slightly at Kahwen's suggestion, before stammering out. "I, ah, would like that."
At the choke point, Angela drops her bag grabbing up her longspear before moving in closer herself, she gives the scene a quick glance and frowns slightly. "With a choke point like this and zombies, I'd say it would normally be beneficial, but these zombies seem to be content with hanging back and making the choke point work to their advantage. Hmm, we might have to rush them. Nigel if you could drop a summon in the middle of them that'd take some pressure off of the rest of us. Haska, are we still too far out for you to lob bombs? You might need to move up, as both Malvic and Umberto definitely need to move in. And... uh, Kahwen, I will, um, try supporting you, if you don't mind."
After her mention of Kahwen she pulls out an extract and downs the contents trying to hide her embarrassment over being so... forward. As a small field of force coalesces around the halfling she remembers something important. "Oh and be careful of the Zuvembie! It has quite a few abilities that the average zombie doesn't such as..."
Rocky moves closer to the enemies but can't get into the combat, yet.
The Zuvembie tilts back its head and a horrible whistling cry issues forth, a cry clearly to great for what remains of its withered lungs. Each of you feel an awful compulsion tugging at you, drawing you to come and stand at its feet...
Kahwen
Malvic
Umberto -7
Zombies
Angela
Nigel
Haska
Zuvembie
The zombies begin to press forward, clawing for the stony elemental that appeared, but they are unable to land any kind of blow!
The Bold may Go!
Kahwen
Malvic - Compelled to approach
Umberto -7
Zombies
Angela
Nigel - Still needs to save (Rocky: Still needs to save)
Haska - Still needs to save
Zuvembie
Seeing all the zombies around, the elemental takes a swing at the orange one!
He then takes a step to the side to make it easier for Umberto to join the fun.
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With a sigh Anglea follows a little ways behind Haska, "Haska, Malic you'd both probably do with learning to understand when impulses are natural or implanted. Also, practicing impulse control in general is very helpful in situations like these. Having a second or two to realize that what your body wants to do is magically induced truly helps in resisting the urges."
Giving the alchemist and magus pats on the back, she pushes past them and sets her self up in a good defensive position behind Umberto and Kahwen, blushing slightly at the sight of the latter. Shaking her head she readies her longspear to help with attacking enemies or tripping up Haska or Malvic should they keep losing control of their bodies.
As Nigel's stony servant moves within the boundary of the standing stones, you can see its rocky hide begin to grow chalky and lifeless. Despite this, the elemental hammers its fist into a rather vital corpse, snapping bones and wrenching its frame with the force of its blow!
The Zuvembie withdraws further into the circle, hoping to draw you on into the foul energies that sustain it.
Kahwen
Malvic - Compelled to approach (Gets another save to stop once he reaches the edge of the circle)
Umberto -7
Zombies (Orange -9)
Angela
Nigel (Rocky -2)
Haska - Compelled to approach
Zuvembie
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Kahwen and Umberto quickly demonstrate excellent zombie-hunting tactics, as they show off both the "remove the head" and "destroy the brain" methods.
The remaining zombie shambles towards Rocky and crashes into the stony summon with unfeeling ferocity!
Kahwen
Malvic - Compelled to approach (Gets another save to stop once he reaches the edge of the circle)
Umberto -7
Zombies
Angela
Nigel (Rocky -11)
Haska - Compelled to approach
Zuvembie
The zombie's jerky movements are easy enough for Malvic and Haska to avoid as they continue the very important task of moving gently towards the Zuvembie...
Kahwen
Malvic -2 Compelled to remain peacefully near the Zuvembie
Umberto -7
Zombies
Angela
Nigel (Rocky -11)
Haska -2 Compelled to remain peacefully near the Zuvembie
Zuvembie
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The combined Pathfinder and Twinhorn forces shatter undead bones and topple the walking dead, even while sustaining wounds of their own. However, their momentum seems unstoppable. The holy approval of the empyreal lord Vildeis grows stronger, as if recognizing the Pathfinders’ righteousness by causing their weapons, armor, and even blood to shimmer with angelic power.
The life is really starting to look drained from this living earth, but it still has a job to do, and it plans to do it! It tries to put this zombie down!
In a messy explosion of viscera, Rocky demolishes the last acid-spattered zombie!
Kahwen
Malvic -2 Compelled to remain peacefully near the Zuvembie
Umberto -7
Angela
Nigel (Rocky -11)
Haska -2 Compelled to remain peacefully near the Zuvembie
Zuvembie
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An anguished draconic roar echoes across the landscape. Within minutes, reports begin circulating that some of the Society’s newest agents single-handedly defeated a powerful drake, ensuring that will be no threat during the final assault. Competing rumors suggest these agents actually convinced the drake to fight by their side! Whatever the case, it is a great boon in the fights to come.
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The combined Pathfinder and Twinhorn forces have beaten back the worst of Eshimka’s vanguard, and their spellcasters are hard at work repairing the damage around the planar rift. It seems there is at last a lull when a pair of blade-like arms stab through the rift and tear it wider. The wound releases a wave of negative energy that crashes into the mystics’ wards, though the shock causes the trees for hundreds of feet around to wither, their limbs snapping off and turning to ash before hitting the ground. Through the widened rift steps a towering giant with sinister horns, shaking the ground with every step as her army follows her: vampires, towering suits of armor, hungry corpses, and even a powerful dragon! Medda’s shout carries over the din. “Eshimka is here! Strike now!”
The giant laughs thunderously as it regards the mortals around it and tears of pieces of her own flesh that turn into nightmarish beasts.
All around you the vegetation crumbles and withers, clearly a bad sign, but at least making travel easier...
You can see different creatures making their way out of the rifts, Eshimka's army of undead, as well as several shards of Eshimka herself!
A strip of night and unlife peels off from the towering form of Eshimka, taking the form of a tremendous baleful bat! It swiftly wings its way over towards you, glowing eyes burning in the dim light.
Eshimka's Shade 20' up
Malvic
Haska
Angela
Kahwen
Nigel
Umberto
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I have a friend who can help fight this monster, but I can not communicate with this one so tactics will be a bit shaky. I think Kahwen has seen this friend once.
Nigel begins his routine of summoning something through a portal but the words are different, almost more airy? The portal is facing more towards the sky than normal as well. When Nigel finishes, a ball of living lighting comes flying out of the portal.
The ball of lighting reaches out to slam the bat. At the very least, it might be able to take a hit or few.
Eshimka's shade twists and rolls around Haska's bomb, casually disregarding the fire that spatters against its flank.
Eshimka's Shade 20' up
Malvic
Haska
Angela
Kahwen
Nigel
Umberto
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"Holy bat-fragment, Angela! It's part of Eshimka!" Kahwen shouts in awe and surprise.
It doesn't show any signs of coming down to the ground, just yet, so he has to resort to his much inferior secondary weapon. He drops his sword, pulls his bow and launches an arrow in a series of rapid, fluid motions.
Kahwen's arrow flies true, but is barely able to pierce the shadow-infused hide of the great bat...
Eshimka's Shade -1, 20' up
Malvic
Haska
Angela
Kahwen
Nigel
Umberto
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"Holy bat-fragment, Angela! It's part of Eshimka!" Kahwen shouts in awe and surprise.
Angela stands there for a second, her face a mix of emotions beofre her walls finally break down. "It's more an UN-holy bat fragment! But yes, it is. Now, how to bring this down..."
Angela pulls out her longspear and rushes forward, ready to try aid whoever she can.