"Within around 30ft of me, I can improve your fighting skills." The Oread's humility has fallen away, now is a time for truths, not modesty. "It's a rather sizable increase in accuracy, or so I've been told."
[ooc]Pre-haste Abanki gives +6 to hit and damage, and -2 to enemy AC[. Outside that range it's just +2 to hit and damage. If the area has enough plant/animal life for fey performance, make it 60ft./ooc]
Kallik, as you dismiss your spell, you see your mirror images all take one threatening step toward you, their eyes flat and clear like glass. But then, deprived of your will, the duplicates disappear.
Moon grows, approaching with a leer. Out of stark mercury shadows, silver golems march in lockstep; heavy mirrored footsteps challenge the centuries of granite and obsidian.
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As the golems approach, Samen takes a deep breath of air energy and takes flight into the air.
Under the dead peaklight, the forces of elenkind rally against a god of dominance and smiles. Priests quickly light torches all along the Temple to complement the radiance of the phoenix above. There is little to hear, save the strained breathing of warriors and the occasional muttered prayer.
Now the golems step out from sharp shadows, dull clanking steps like the march of war. You hear eerie strains of discordant music playing from inside their metal chests, the sound haunting and ugly.
"Stand strong! This may be our darkest hour, but if we are courageous and true, we can still triumph! Who of you will stand with me, with the Blessed of Hearth?"
Abnaki stands his ground, and braces his longspear for combat, the fey banner on it blazing in defiance of moon. I would've cast a light cantrip on the spear, but... turns out I didn't grab that one.
Instinctively, Inam knows this will be a battle of hearts just as much as a battle of steel. Holding her greatsword aloft, all her divine might into the flaming phoenix symbol above her, ignoring all danger around her.
Not entirely sure how the ring is to function, Samen does his best to shore up the left flank. He flies over toward the guards and attempts to take control of the golems there. "Remove the arms of the inquisitor behind you."
Ibinu, seeing one of his supposed allies working on the left flank, targets the right flank. A singly tiny point of super condensed flame forms at the tip of his spear and zips out, engulfing both golems in a massive explosion of fire!
He shrugs to no one in particular, "Of course it isn't overkill. I could hit both golems without allied casualties, why wouldn't I do it?"
Gabriel goes stealth and is going straight for the head so to speak. Looking for the Moon Inquisitor that would be nearby.
Ibinu half-melts the two golems he hits. They continue to lumber forward, lopsided now.
Inam continues to pray and chant in High Ifrit, the sound nearly musical, whipped by spring winds.
Gabriel, you find a smiling Moon inquisitor walking leisurely next to one of the golems.
A cloud of white cottony material drifts above the battlefield. From this large wispy cloud, undines rain down, their faces all reposed in sleep. They gently sink to the ground, resembling blue sandbags as they pile up.
Some big, nasty mind-killing illusions/nightmares are going to come if these piles of sleepers reach a critical mass
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One of the golems obeys Samen's command . The nearby inquisitor starts dying noisily. The other golem presses on, and kills a third of the guard contingent in the span of three heartbeats.
The two half-melted golems pose less of a threat, and the nearby ifrit guards keep them occupied.
The southern golems immediately react to Samen's use of the ring, and pump their legs mercilessly toward him, one barreling fist raised each:
Gabriel reappears, slashing at the inquisitors neck
Setting her sights on the Moon Inquisitor, Sequoya sends a pair of arrows streaking toward the enemy, hoping to bring them down quickly while Mishipeshu paces before her, ready to attack any enemy that closes in on her.
That doesn’t look good.
Kallik charges over to help the weird warlock guy who currently looks like a Fey.
Samen shouts over the din of battle, "Someone do something about that cloud, or things are going to get real confusing and deadly around here! Or blast the Undines!"
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The western guard contingent falls back, protecting Samen's back and gaining the refuge of Abnaki's aura.
The eastern lower contingent holds its own against the half-melted golems, but make little forward progress.
Following Samen's advice, the mid-tier contingent tries to pepper the wispy cloud with arrows, but this has no effect- the arrows sail right through.
The upper tiers, consisting of elite troops, take the time to quaff various potions to increase their armor and willpower.
"Any tips on how we can wake them? Will the usual methods work or do we have to do something else?"
The blessed of the Cauldron Lady lights the sky up with her flame, hopefully incinerating the cloud and not caching too many undines.
He looks at Inam, "Sorry, it had to be done or we would be overwhelmed. I don't think too much life was lost, I was able to aim the fire decently."
Expecting this battle to be long-term as opposed to a brief skirmish, Sequoya further prepares, calling upon her nature granted powers to enhance her and Mishipeshu's skin with a layer of rough, protective bark.
Gabriel keeps attacking the inquisitor
Samen will 5 foot fly up out of the reach of the golems before issuing another command to as many of the golems as he can reach. "Restrain the other golems."
Growling and swinging the white and green axe over and over again. Corrosive goo splattering with her first strike
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Ibinu's cauldron-infused blast washes over the cloud. It burns away like morning fog. As the dream-cloud dissipates, a cluster of undines--perhaps the last suspended in that strange place--plummet to the ground. They crunch and plop onto the mid-tier, some distance from Sequoya.
Inam prays to the Warrior. Etrah begins to hover below the blazing phoenix symbol, adding to its strength.
Sequoya bolsters her battle prowess.
Gabriel goes hunting for another inquisitor...
Impossibly, the burning undines are still alive. They walk or crawl as their shattered limbs allow. Their boiled skin is the stuff of nightmares and nightmares they are in this place between dreams and darkness; these shamblers groan in pain as they lurch toward Sequoya.
Unable to reach the now-flying Samen, the western golems go after Kallik. Sensing the danger from these clanking titans, your axe Krz casts Blur upon you. (20% miss chance)
Even amidst the pummeling punishment of the silver golem's fists, Kallik holds onto her axe and attacks back, cutting through the golem she damaged previously with smoking acid.
Gabriel's attack
Samen barely avoids a second round of golem bruising, flying just out of reach. Using the smooth metal ring once again, he now controls two golems (map updated). They both move toward the golem nearest Abnaki, but seem to go slowly, as if resisting their orders.
Gabriel, your shadow also hits the inquisitor scum for another 29 damage. The grinning fool dies before he really even notices you.
Aye, there's Abnaki right-o, the rockhead's prob'ly in a dream same as me-
gotta clear ma head-
can ye hear me?-
Abnaki, ye take 15 damage from the dagger of an old friend, but the real kicker is yer under a Silence effect now. It's yer move mate.
The eastern guard contingent loses some of defenders - even half-melted golems are an implacable enemy for the common elen.
The western guard holds against the remaining silver golem (which is thus far mostly umdamaged)
The mid-tier guard contingent looks ready to support Sequoya and Mishipehu, but look unsure what exactly to do.
The top-tier guards look antsy; they clearly want to help their comrades, but they wait. Who knows what tricks the enemy will employ?
As another moon inquisitor is murdered, the undine sleepers seem to be smoking away like mist. (many have been deleted, critical mass averted)
Yet another Inquisitor Ky La steps through the stark shadows cast by Moon (added on the east side of the map).
To noone in particular, he says, "What's all this nonsense then?"
Ozhna? Any particular reason you've decided to stab me to announce your return? Have you considered not doing that? I'd be very appreciative.
Abnaki total defenses for +6 to AC. The oration comes to a supernatural halt, and Abnaki does his best to gesture to Samen that their friend seems to have returned, albeit a bit unhinged.