With your preparation done, the Shoanti points to a lower area. "That should be a good spot for you. We will be up that rocky hill over there. This way, Akram will be able to witness while staying out of danger." They turn and heads for the hill.
You make your way to the lower area and wander for a moment until the ground start shaking and the immense Cindermaw errupts out of the sand. The gargantic worms start making its way toward you.
Seltyn will cast Shield on himself. He'll cast more spells when the thing eats our boy.
Alistair tries to keep out of its way by dodging this way and that.
Seltyn will stay well back.
Come on big ugly let us dance.
Cindermaw moves closer to the group, his size getting even more impressive the closer he gets. He leaves behind him a trail in the sand with little globes of glass from the heat of his body.
Having already imbibed his hour long and longer buffs, Kyras uses his standard action to drink his elixir of Bulls Strength, his move action to drink Ironskin, and his swift action to study the creature. Holding his dagger and shield, he then 5' steps towards Cindermaw.
Greater status - 9 hours
Greater Magic Weapon +2 - 9 hours
heroism - 90 Minutes
barkskin +4 - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Acid - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Fire - 90 Minutes
Protection from Energy Fire 108 points - 90 Minutes
Mutagen - 1 hour
ironskin +5 AC - 9 minutes - good to negate a possible crit before being swallowed.
bull's strength 9 minutes
Seltyn cast these spells on you:
Garran draws out his shield, and adopts a defensive stance so that if Cindermaw comes at him, he can hopefully avoid its attack. "Move up, Kyras. Get yourself eating distance."
Alistair keeps making himself a hard target. Hoping that it will try and person that seems to be easier to swallow.
The group saty back as Kyras gets closer to the target. Cindermaw open his maw and exhale a powerfull jet of flames at the group, catching almost everyone in it. The flames are intense and leave scorch marks on the ground.
Kyres is washed by the fire, but he side steps at the last moment using inspiration and the fire burns 16 hit points from his protection from fire spell. He then 5' steps and stabs at Cindermaw with his dagger three times.
Greater status - 9 hours
Greater Magic Weapon +2 - 9 hours
heroism - 90 Minutes
barkskin +4 - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Acid - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Fire - 90 Minutes
Protection from Energy Fire 108 points - 90 Minutes
Mutagen - 1 hour
ironskin +5 AC - 9 minutes - good to negate a possible crit before being swallowed.
bull's strength 9 minutes
Aid (2nd) 1d8+9 temp HP and +1 Morale Bonus to hit 9 minutes
Greater celestial healing (4th) 4 hp/round - 9 rounds
Overstimulate - keep fighting at below zero - 9 rounds
Garran hunkers behind his shield. Should've seen that coming. He continues his defensive stand, even as Kyras begins stabbing Cindermaw to get its attention.
Holy shit the thing can breathe fire?
Alistair continues to jump around dodge away from the creature
Alika is scorched by Cindermaw's predictable-yet-unforeseen fire breath—it's named Cindermaw, after all—and unleashes her healing power immediately to keep the team on their toes.
Seltyn thinks this is either a magical beast or an aberration. He combs his memory for what he's learned of this monster.
Kyras manages to give one good slash at Cindermaw. In return, the giant worm fist tries to stab at Kyras with his stinger and then attack with its large mouth. The giant maw just slam to the ground where Kyras is standind. Seconds later, when Cindermaw raises his head, there is no trace left of the half-elf. You can only guess the the first part of the plan worked, Kyras got in.
Well he is on his own now. I guess it is best to keep its attention before it wonders of with its meal.
Alistair continues to dance around making it as hard as possible to hit.
"Looks like it. Let's try to keep out of reach."
Maintaining his defensive stance, Garran backs away from Cindermaw, making sure it has to close distance to get to him.
Alika backs away with the team and casts a cure moderate wounds spell through the greater status effect.
-> Automatically Empowered from Healing domain -> 27
Seltyn uses his SLA to summon a large ice elemental to attack the beast from behind.
It won't do much, he thinks, but it will occupy Cindermaw for a round or two, if we're lucky.
Kyras looses his 11 temp hit points and suffers 9 real damage but the fire damage does not bother him. He does not try to resist the grapple/swallow. As his turn starts he heals 4 damage from Alika's Greater Celestial Healing, so he is down 5 hp.
Once inside he begins to try to cut his way out with the Seltyn's loaned
enchanted dagger. Before he attacks he swift studies his target.
Greater status - 9 hours
Greater Magic Weapon +2 - 9 hours
heroism - 90 Minutes
barkskin +4 - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Acid - 90 Minutes
resist energy 20 Fire - 90 Minutes
Protection from Energy Fire 108 points - 90 Minutes
Mutagen - 1 hour
ironskin +5 AC - 9 minutes - good to negate a possible crit before being swallowed.
bull's strength 9 minutes
Aid (2nd) 1d8+9 temp HP and +1 Morale Bonus to hit 9 minutes
Greater celestial healing (4th) 4 hp/round - 9 rounds
Overstimulate - keep fighting at below zero - 9 rounds
Haste - 9 rounds
Kyras start slashing his way out as the worm is trying to crush him inside.
Outside, Cindermaw moves closer the group and tries to take a bite out of Alistair. While he scores a good, for some reason, he doesn't seem to want to swallow another target. Might be something he ate previously that didn't pass well.
Seltyn uses his ability to summon a large ice elemental.
He places it beside the creature; able to attack at once.
Alistair keeps dancing around and pulls back, trying to keep out of reach of the creature.
Alika likewise tries to stay back and waits until she needs to send more healing to their man on the inside.
Kyras 5' steps away and goes total defensive as he heals 4 points. I did it!. Did you see that? He calls out. expected that to take more than one round of attacks.
Garran continues keeping his distance, hunkering down behind his shield.
Feeling his life force being crushed from him Kyras stifles a scream and continues to slash.
Sensing Kyras' distress, Alika casts another cure moderate wounds through her connection to him.
-> Automatically empowered by domain -> 22 points healed
Seltyn knows the ice elemental will attack this round, but it won't be likely to do much damage or last very long. He casts a spell that's sure to damage Cindermaw but not Kyras.
After much work, Kyras finally cut himself free for the inside of the worm. He lands right next to Cindermaw. Luckely for him, the creature is currently too distracted by the lareg ice elemental to notice the half-elf. The summmon attack the giant fire worm, its fist create little clouds of vapor as it touch the fiery skin.
Cindermaw counterattack, almost destroying the ice elemental in two powerfull strike.
Not wanting to injure the creature further Kyras carefully 5' steps back as he goes fully defensive.
”Seltyn, summon more things that are weak enough not to significantly hurt Cindermaw that can give us cover for our escape. Kyras, get some more distance.” Garran continues moving back as he hunkers behind his shield.
Alistair also backs off and prepares to withdrawal form battle.
The elf follows Garran's suggestion. He takes a round to summon another elemental to replace the one that's about to go poof.
COME ON, let us get the f&$% out of here.
Cindermaw digs into the ground, dissapearing from view. Leaving you alone in the field.
Kyras, still unsure if he is safe from the creature drinks an elixir of Fly and takes to the air.
"Let's go! Move clear." Garran suits action to words, hustling away from the area.
Seltyn follows suit, and runs away.
"Let's go! Move clear." Garran suits action to words, hustling away from the area.
You start retreating and managed to get a good distance when the ground beneath shakes and cracks open. I would seem that Cindermaw isn't totaly done with you.
Slightly ahead, you see Cindermaw coming back out of the ground. He is about twenty feet in front of you.
Alika manages to keep on her feet and says, "Are giant worms persistence predators? Can we outrun it if we just keep going?"