"If we leave the cave, I need to go back to try to find a priest. If we don't want to go back to town then, with that weapon and the wand, I think we are good to keep going for now."
"Ain't no reason to quit now. There can't be much more left in this mound anyways. It is just a mound. Let's get movin on."
Niu shrugs. "So be it. In that case, are the rest of you willing to bind your lives together until the end of this adventure? If you are willing, show it by pricking your finger pressing them together."
"What be this spell or whatever you want ta be castin'?" RHen looks at Niu carefully but holds out a rough calloused hand.
"If we get into a tough scrape, you will each agree to protect each other. In exchange, the spell will make it so that as long as one of you stands, everyone can remain standing.
If one of you were about to submit to their wounds and go unconscious, the spell will leech health from the healthy members of the pact and give the health to the one getting wounded.
I would include myself as well, though I would contribute little to the pact. However, weakened as I am, I can only bring the four of you into the pact."
"Ye can prick me finger then, I don't want to lose any of ye and have to drag yer sorry asses outta here." Rhen says
"I agree to this spell and I can also use that wand on us if you can't. I am also happy to use that undead bane sword. Any of these dead guys have a shield too?"
Ranok will also use the wand on Ziera and himself.
"Anyone else?"
Niu shrugs. "Not that I saw. You could always carry the lid of a sarcophagus, if that is useful.
I wish that I could make you larger Ranok, but the corridors here are a bit too cramped."
Once Zeira agrees, Niu instructs Ranok to prick Khonsu's paw as well. As the party allows their blood to mingle together, Ranok begins reciting in Ancient Osirian and sprinkles a handful of sand to mix with their blood.
After the spell is cast, each of the party members can suddenly sense the life force of the others, and feels their health.
Resting against the wall in the sarcophagus room, Niu motions toward the door on the opposite wall.
"Well, go ahead, let's clear out that last room and then go after the big bad."
They only had the swords, no shields. Lesser restoration will cure the strength damage, but not level loss.
"Can ye make me invisible niu?" Rhen asksafter the spell has completed
"I have no magic that can make you invisible. Sorry, Rhen."
You are just over 4 minutes (liberally) on the five minute spells. They will get you through the next encounter. Bless is no longer in effect.
"Well we will be havin' ta find ya some." Rhen says before slinking off to explore the eastern room.
This chamber has suffered a cave-in and now most of it is crushed beneath tons of rock, clay, and earth. One sarcophagus near the entrance, its lid carved with a vaguely feminine form, escaped destruction, although it has mostly crumbled away. There is a ghostly creature that is little more than a dark shape with two flickering pinpoints of light where its eyes should be occupying this chamber. An attractive feminine voice speaks to you in an ancient and long forgotten language. Khonsu senses its presence and moves to get more than 30 feet from it. A DC 25 handle animal will change his mind.
Round 1
Niu 23/30(35), Ranok 65/67
Niu, Rhen, Ziera <========
Dark Thing
Eddie, Boss, Ranok
Niu moved into the center of the main chamber to get the creature in the light so he can see it.
Niu's knowledge of religion identifies this as a wraith. He knows them to be undead incorporeal beings capable of draining life from their victims. They are very sensitive to sunlight and those killed by a wraith become wraiths.
"That is a wraith! It is another life stealer, and incorporeal as well. Rhen, step back and give me a clear shot!"
Once Rhen steps out of the way, Niu will activate the Gem of Brightness to send a ray of light at the Wraith.
RHen backs out of the area and readies a strike if it comes close.
"Will we be able ta hurt it?" Rhen asks.
Niu, you will need line of sight. Rhen, Please move your token where you want it or state it explicitly and I will move it for you.
"As long as you use a magic weapon, you should be able to damage it."
You may change to that. Be careful not to blind your allies with that 30 foot cone. It is an auto hit.
Another command word causes the gem of brightness to send out a bright ray 1 foot in diameter and 50 feet long. This strikes as a ranged touch attack, and any creature struck by this beam is blinded for 1d4 rounds unless it makes a DC 14 Fortitude save. This use of the gem expends 1 charge.
Oh, that command word. Okay.
Ziera accepts the spell, she follows and hearing wraith she nods and readies to strike as her aura of courage keeps her ready to take on anything.
The wraith moves forward five feet, continuing to speak with a lovely female voice in an unknown language. Niu's gem of brightness hits her with a bright flash of light. She recoils from the glare. . Rhen's magical shortsword connects with his target. The ghostly and beautiful wraith, forever seeking the warm companionship she knew in life, does her best to caress Rhen's soul from his mortal coils.
Eddie, Boss, Ranok, Ziera's readied strike <=======
"Honestly, Boss, I can't take another hit like that thing just gave me. I think I am a no more than a burden at this time."
"Okay, Eddie. Head outside and send Steve in here to take your place."
"ye should all leave, send someone back ta town fir the Lady Cirthana." Rhen tells the wood cutters as he dodges the Wraith.
Ziera strikes with verve
"That would leave no one to here to protect you, dwarf. Cirthana... Hahahaha. I'll pray fer ya too."
Hefting his new, but possibly ancient, longsword, Ranok steps up into the face of this new dead thing, and sticks it to it!
...and then figures it probably not even worth it to try and bite this thing.
"Arrgh!
I HATE these dead things! but at least they're not bugs.
Khonsu, not being able to fit into the small hallway beside Ranok, sniffs at the last hallway and stops to observe.
Ziera dips and slices sending the glaive out in a tight slice before pulling it back
Round 2
Niu 23/30(35), Ranok 65/67
Khonsu detects the unnatural aura of the wraith and moves to get away from it.
Ziera connects with the wraith.
Ziera
Niu, Rhen, <========
Wraith
Steve, Boss, Ranok
Seeing the wraith not impacted by the blindness at all, Niu swears, "Damnation, nothing I do seems to be helpful at all anymore. Maybe that curse did have an effect."
Frustrated, he grabs a large handful of sand and throws it at the wraith.
While we wait on our dwarf:
Rhen Stabs at the Wraith again then steps back.
"Dunne ye be lettin' it be gettin' to close ta ya." Rhen calls
The wraith hisses as Rhen's magical blades harms it.
It reaches for Ziera
Ziera
Niu, Rhen
Wraith
Steve, Boss, Ranok <========
Thanks, Niu. HP -10.
Ranok does not even see Khonsu slink back into the previous room. He is focused on this thing in front of him. Frustrated at missing with his fancy new sword, he squints his eyes and tries for a thrust to the midsection.
Less power, but more accuracy.
"Put this thing down quick!"
Ranok then steps back to allow more to join in the fun.
The wraith seems to look better having drained Ziera's life into itself.
Ranok connects with his new blade.
Round 3
Niu 23/30(35), Ranok 65/67, Ziera 47/50(60)
Ziera, Niu, Rhen, <========
Wraith
Steve, Boss, Ranok
Niu curses under his breath and pulls out his wand of curing. Readying himself for when the wraith steps out of the doorway, Niu lashes out with the wand.
Ziera, give me a knowledge religion. You could use more info on the wraith before your next move..
The 5th level paladin knows that incorporeal beings only take half damage from corporeal sources using magical weapons. Channel energy and force spells like magic missile do full damage.
Rhen readies his blade for the undead to come at him, Rhen also gives a quick glace to his left down the hall way to make sure nothing is coming down there for him.