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Greezgux rushes to the south to help back up Zac with the rune. "Kill the troll's I have this one." He licks his wound as his mind begins to break.
HP 79/82 (Vital Beacon Active; D10's used)
AC 26 (27 w/ Shield; Clumsy 1 AC 26/25)
Resistances (Resist Fire 5 | Self and Adjacent Allies Resist Evil 3)
Spells (1) 4/4
Spells (2) 3/4
Spells (3) 2/4
Spells (4) 1/4
Focus 1/2
Hero Point 3/3
Mosquito Witch Doll
HP 0/40
AC 26
Items: Necklace of Fireballs II
Decanter of Endless Water
Ro doesn't seem to have any luck striking the Spirit , and Jakoby seems to have this issue as well. The first arrow launched towards the creature seems to go right past the creature's side but also scratches some kind of barrier. The northern smoke-filled connection lights up slightly in response to this, and the second arrow misses by a large margin
The white troll looks at Zac and Greezgux hungrily as they approach...
Quinoline: -47,
WhiteChainedTroll:
GreenChainedTroll: -73, Bloodied, 2d6 persist acid, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Zac: -22,
Amada: -16, Invisible, Hasted,
Necalli: -47,
Astrid: -48, DC 30 basic will save or take 13 mental dmg.
RedSpirit: +15 ft in air.
Jakoby: -47, Hunt Red
Ro: -25,
Greezgux: -3,
Mosquito Witch Doll
The western rune connection is severed as Quinoline quickly determines how to effectively remove the glyphs! As the connection fades, the Spirit begins to fall to the ground and grabs the ledge of the vast hole in the ground. "This changes nothing!!!" it shouts.
Meanwhile the White troll bites Zac's arm, then slices the wound open with it's claw that digs deep into the skin. A second claw follows-up to scrap against Zac's side
The Green Troll then tries to wildly swing it's claws at Astrid, but misses the shield maiden on the first pass. The second claw strike looks like it is about to hit but Astrid swings her shield up at the last moment to deflect the attack as well as the third strike. . Acid continues to burn its skin and still covers the creature
Zac: -95,
Amada: -16, Invisible, Hasted,
Necalli: -47,
Astrid: -74,
RedSpirit: holding onto edge.
Jakoby: -47, Hunt Red
Ro: -25,
Greezgux: -3,
Mosquito Witch Doll
Quinoline: -47,
WhiteChainedTroll:
GreenChainedTroll: -82, Bloodied, 2d6 persist acid, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
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I see your game, clever girl!
Realizing that the Spirit itself might only be harmed via it's six (now five) junction points, she glances across the way towards Captain Astrid, and raises her hand in a "pause" motion, simultaneously calling Ro "off" in whistling for him to retreat.
Reaching with her free hand for the Greater Life Elixir gifted her by the venture captain currently stashed next to her pipe...
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◆ (haste) Stride 40'
◆ Hunt Prey- Spirit, Recall Knowledge w/ Cryptid Scholar, Dubious Knowledge +13 if Undead/Demon lore apply and would have an easier check, +16 Religion otherwise.
As the elf continues his chant, the runes begin to flicker. Seeing his chance, Amada quickly kicks the chains bonding the troll to the site, provoking it to attack the ground around it in rage. As its hand lifts from the ground, the rune has been smeared beyond recognition, lacking the strength to maintain its shape. "Thank you for your cooperation, chum," the elf mocks from the safety of his invisibility.
Gauging the distance to the next ring, the elf deftly dodges past the troll's chains and the heat of the circle to get in range of the next one; giving a shrill whistle to Necalli from across the field, finally mobilizing his companion.
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Realizing that the Spirit itself might only be harmed via it's six (now five) junction points, she glances across the way towards Captain Astrid, and raises her hand in a "pause" motion, simultaneously calling Ro "off" in whistling for him to retreat.
"What is it Amma? I'm a bit busy here you know."
Astrid smashes her shield into the troll to keep it's attention away from Quinoline. She then retrieves the elixir given to her by the alchemist and drinks.
Zac does manage to step towards the White troll without leaving himself open to another attack. He then slams his hammer against the creature, the first time staggering it and the second time knocking it to the ground!
Another electrically filled connection is severed as Amada works swiftly and invisibly underneath the unaware troll! As the connection is dropped, Jakoby notices that barrier she saw earlier visible dissipates.
Amada also read some ancient texts about Urxehl's followers...He believes that this spirit is capable of gaining a physical form and will ultimately be a vessel for Urxehl.
Astrid continues to bash the green troll. While it looks bloodied it does seem to have quite a bit of health left...
The Spirit pulls itself up from the edge. From the ground and then casts a spell....suddenly a massive fireball heads towards Quinoline and Astrid. The green troll...is collateral. The troll manages to dodge part of the flames, but is severely burned all the same--seeming to be particularly weak against the fire damage. Jakoby is on the edge of the impact, and maybe just gets some scorched eyebrows.
Jakoby: -47, Hunt Red
Ro: -25,
Greezgux: -3,
Mosquito Witch Doll
Quinoline: -47, DC 28 basic reflex save or take 26 fire dmg.
WhiteChainedTroll: -37, prone
GreenChainedTroll: -115, Bloodied, 2d6 persist acid, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Zac: -95,
Amada: -16, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -47,
Astrid: -39, DC 28 basic reflex save or take 26 fire dmg.
RedSpirit:
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Quinoline reacts slow motion as the pinpoint of light explodes into a fireball. A fiery fragment heads right for her face, but she contorts to avoid it. She still gets hit in the leg, though. Astrid and Jakoby witness the feat and regain some resolve.
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Quinoline grabs some infused reagents from her bandolier and just drinks it right away. It seems to sparkle as she lifts it to her lips.
Her other hand is already reaching for a different vial - she hurls a wispy vial all the way across the chasm at the spirit itself.
plus 4 splash positive plus enfeebled 1
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"What is it Amma? I'm a bit busy here you know."Realizing that the Spirit itself might only be harmed via it's six (now five) junction points, she glances across the way towards Captain Astrid, and raises her hand in a "pause" motion, simultaneously calling Ro "off" in whistling for him to retreat.
Jakoby races across the field towards Captain Astrid, and drawing her stowed elixir, foists it toward the fighter with gusto "The spirit is grounded - it's shields flicker with weakness - let's keep it busy!"
◆) Stride
◆) Interact to Draw
◆) Interact to Administer
As Quinoline reaches for her Elixir of life, the green troll tries to swat it out of her hands but it must be struggling to see through the temporary smoke leftover rom the fireball and fails to hit Quinoline.
Quinoline's bomb arcs over the fiery wall and directly towards the spirit. It makes impact with the spirit and explodes-- covering it with a mixture of chemicals and salts, seemingly as effective as last time
Greezgux: -3,
Mosquito Witch Doll
WhiteChainedTroll: -37, prone
GreenChainedTroll: -115, Bloodied, 2d6 persist acid, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Zac: -95,
Amada: -16, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -47,
Astrid: -9,
RedSpirit: -14, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
Jakoby: -34, Hunt Red
Ro: -25,
Quinoline: -30,
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Greezgux shoves in beside Zac as he looks to upheave the run from underneath the troll. "Take some of my sweat, you look like you are about to fall."
◆ Mosquito Witch Doll (Independent) Stride
◆ Stride
◆◆ Disable Rune
HP 79/82 (Vital Beacon Active; D10's used)
AC 26 (27 w/ Shield; Clumsy 1 AC 26/25)
Resistances (Resist Fire 5 | Self and Adjacent Allies Resist Evil 3)
Spells (1) 4/4
Spells (2) 3/4
Spells (3) 2/4
Spells (4) 1/4
Focus 1/2
Hero Point 2/3
Mosquito Witch Doll
HP 0/40
AC 26
Items: Necklace of Fireballs II
Decanter of Endless Water
As Greezgux runs towards the Troll, it tries to bite his massive legs from its spot on the ground. Its teeth sink ever so slightly into Greezgux's skin as Greezgux moves in and smashes the southern glyph to pieces. Yet another electrical-filled connection is severed between the rune and the
Spirit. Nothing immediately appears to happen, though this connection was observed to be somehow related to the mental attacks from earlier.
The White troll's wounds seem to heal itself over as it stands up but is quickly smashed back down to the ground by Zac . This only further attracts the troll's attention and from the ground it bites Zac followed by a slice of its claw bringing Zac down to the ground
The Green trolls wounds don't appear to be healing and it tries to swing its claw at Astrid. The first pass looks like it would hit, though the shield maiden raises her shield at the last moment to block it and subsequent strikes . The acid from Quinoline's bomb burns the troll's skin once more, though it appears much of the acid has now been absorbed or slid off. What is left is a troll that looks like it is barely hanging on to its life.
Amada: -16, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -47,
Astrid: -9,
RedSpirit: -14, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
Jakoby: -34, Hunt Red
Ro: -25,
Quinoline: -30,
Greezgux: -15, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll
Zac: 0hp, Dying 1, prone
WhiteChainedTroll: -43, prone
GreenChainedTroll: -126, Near Death, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Amada, unfortunately, isn't able to determine the proper runes to break the ritual's connection...If only he understood the language they are in! Instead he is met with backlash from the runes...
Necalli flies into the circle, but doesn't quite resist the flames scorching his wings .
The ulfen shieldmaiden, however, leaps over the flames without giving them a thought and rams her shield into the Spirit! . As Astrid retracts her shield, however, a brief pulse of negative energy flashes out from the spirit towards Astrid!
This, of course, has also attracted the Spirit's attention. It reaches out its spectral claw and rips through Astrid's armor and flesh while simultaneously trying to drain her life .
The spirit then reaches into the sky, with reach to spare, and swipes twice at Ro doing aerial acrobatics. Both specteral claws strike Ro and also begin to drain his life. In any case, it does not appear the enfeeblement had any effect on the Spirit's attacks as each one seemed quite nimble. After the third claw strike, the Spirit booms a nefarious laugh and mocks, "YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME?!"
Jakoby: -34, Hunt Red
Ro: -56, 2x DC 30 fortitude save vs drain life.
Quinoline: -30,
Greezgux: -15, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll
Zac: 0hp, Dying 1, prone
WhiteChainedTroll: -43, prone
GreenChainedTroll: -126, Near Death, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Amada: -27, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -58,
Astrid: -35, DC 28 basic reflex save or take 24 negative dmg, DC 30 fortitude save vs drain life.
RedSpirit: -25, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
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Greezgux's drool hits down, nearly drowning Zac as it absolutely soaks the man. As he restorative goblin juices do their work Greezgux makes his way through the healing fires that goblins know so well.
HP 79/82 (Vital Beacon Active; D10's used)
AC 26 (27 w/ Shield; Clumsy 1 AC 26/25)
Resistances (Resist Fire 5 | Self and Adjacent Allies Resist Evil 3)
Spells (1) 4/4
Spells (2) 3/4
Spells (3) 2/4
Spells (4) 0/4
Focus 1/2
Hero Point 2/3
Mosquito Witch Doll
HP 0/40
AC 26
Items: Necklace of Fireballs II
Decanter of Endless Water
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The spirit then reaches into the sky, with reach to spare, and swipes twice at Ro doing aerial acrobatics. Both specteral claws strike Ro and also begin to drain his life. In any case, it does not appear the enfeeblement had any effect on the Spirit's attacks as each one seemed quite nimble. After the third claw strike, the Spirit booms a nefarious laugh and mocks, "YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME?!"
Astrid grins maniacally at the spirit and retorts, "We're not just going to challenge you, we're going to send your miserable hide back to the abyss."
Astrid's shield raises and looks like it should block the strike, however, the non-physical attack is not diminshed by the shield
Both Ro and Astrid, however, are able to mostly resist their life force being drained from them! Ro flies in closer to strike but fails to connect with the spirit . Jakoby then dashes through the flames, nearly unwavering, only managing to get burnt slightly
As Greezgux casts his spell, the White troll reacts and swipes across his legs with its sharp claws. . Greezgux finishes his spell and brings Zac to some resemblance of healthy.
. Quinoline then throws another bomb at the spirit -- this one also hitting the Spirit. The bomb clearly does damage, though visually you can tell no difference after managing to drain some life from Astrid.
Zac: -69, prone, Wounded 1
WhiteChainedTroll: -43, prone
GreenChainedTroll: -126, Near Death, regen deactivated
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Amada: -27, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -58,
Astrid: -58,
RedSpirit: -25, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
Jakoby: -35, Hunt Red
Ro: -56,
Quinoline: -30,
Greezgux: -32, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll
The white troll, from the ground, looks at Zac with hungry eyes as he gets up, but it is still recovering from its last strike . The white trolls wounds once again begin to rapidly heal as it stands up once more, undoubtedly relieved not to be immediately knocked to the ground. It then turns its hungry eyes on the very large meal next to it--Greegux. It opens its jaws and then sinks its teeth into the huge goblin's legs. Then it tries to slice him with its claws but misses
The Green troll's wounds do not seem to heal themself quite yet, though no acid remains on it at all...
Amada: -27, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -58,
Astrid: -58,
RedSpirit: -25, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
Jakoby: -35, Hunt Red
Ro: -56,
Quinoline: -30,
Greezgux: -45, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll
Zac: -69, Wounded 1
WhiteChainedTroll: -23,
GreenChainedTroll: -126, Near Death,
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
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◆ (Hasted) Stride
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◆ Stride
Who haven't I tried invoking the name of? I've tried the most of the primary deities, the aeons... Oh, there is that deity... Rushing back to the rune he'd previously failed to disable, the elf hearkens back to memories of his youth as he invokes the name of a deity he'd nearly forgotten about. "In the name of Ydajisk, the mother of tongues; I bear witness to these ancient runes, committing them to the libraries of language preservation eternal. Their original meaning now preserved, I invoke the rite of Slang, thus evolving the original intent of this ancient text to its modern meaning!" ... and invalidating the ritual in the process, picky as these incantations are with their words. Gods above, this language nonsense is hard to follow...
Seeing the runes shift before him and taking it as a sign of Ydajisk's favor, the elf dashes off to deal with the final Rune, as Necalli continues to circle the spirit.
◆ Necalli: Fly to Flank with Jakoby
Amada double-backs to pink's rune and with the apparent sign of Ydajisk's favor, he has no trouble deciphering and disabling the rune. . Another connection drops between the ritual and the spirit-- this connection previously lit up when negative energy lashed out at attackers.
Astrid's becomes concealed in a faint mist as she tries to bash the Spirit with her shield boss. The Spirit, however, easily dodges away. "So this one is a threat? the spirit laughs as it lashes its claws out at Jakoby. The first claw reaches rips through Jakoby's chest with intense force. The second claw follows suit and rips through Jakoby's chest from the other side. Both swipes attempt to drain life from Jakoby.
Last Hero Point!
It looks like Jakoby will remain upright as she refuses to let go of her life force, but each claw manages to sap enough of her life that she falls to the ground as the 2nd claw retracts. As the spirit absorbs Jakoby's energy, its incorporeal form begins to look like it is on the verge of solidifying. A smirk radiates from it's glowing mouth as it swings a third claw at Astrid to hit the ulfen shieldmaiden.
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Jakoby looks down...
Astrid shrugs off the life-sucking power of the Spirit; The Spirit remains incorporeal though seemingly less incorporeal than it was moments ago prior to absorbing Jakoby's energy.
Quinoline: -30,
Greezgux: -45, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll
Zac: -69, Wounded 1
WhiteChainedTroll: -23,
GreenChainedTroll: -126, Near Death,
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
Amada: -27, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -58,
Astrid: -85, Concealed,
Jakoby: 0hp, dying 3, prone, Hunt Red, Drained 2
Ro: -56,
RedSpirit: -25, enfeebled 1 until Q's turn
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Quinoline moves into the ring.
"Oh, no, spirit, you've got me!"
Quinoline smirks as her will appears to falter. The smirk grows into a wide grin as she reveals that she has some reserves left.
to Quinoline, Astrid, Jakoby, Ro, and Necali!
But are her reserves enough?
They are.
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Quinoline reaches down and touches Jakoby on the shoulder.
"No lying down on the job. We've still got work to do. Valais's orders."
Power flows from Quinoline's fingertips as she mentions the name Valais.
As quickly as she entered, Quinoline leaves the circle, breaking for the last rune.
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The flames cause Greezgux to sweat quite profusely as he closes in around the final rune. Between ragged breathes he heals some of his injuries. "Go after that one, I have this."
HP 74/82 (Vital Beacon Active; D10's used)
AC 26 (27 w/ Shield; Clumsy 1 AC 26/25)
Resistances (Resist Fire 5 | Self and Adjacent Allies Resist Evil 3)
Spells (1) 4/4
Spells (2) 3/4
Spells (3) 2/4
Spells (4) 0/4
Focus 1/2
Hero Point 2/3
Mosquito Witch Doll
HP 40/40
AC 26
Items: Necklace of Fireballs II
Decanter of Endless Water
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Zac uses Hunt Prey on the red floating guy, making sure he marks him good and uses Doubleshot (the feat that targets two different creatures with only a -2 penalty) on the red floating guy and the green troll, only cause he is paranoid the red floating guy is going to do something to release the trolls, and the last thing he wants is one chasing him when he can down a troll temporarily to prevent that
Guys, I know the trolls are chained, but what if he casts a spell of some sort to release them?
Quinoline bursts through the flames, hardly paying attention to them at all as her ring of fire resistance absorbs the few flames that would otherwise harm her. Once again her heroic efforts provide a glimpse of hope for those nearby
As the mosquito witch doll runs past the large troll, the troll decides to pick on something smaller than itself this time-- It slices its claw right through the doll ripping out many pieces of dried wheat stalks in the process . Then as Greezgux approches the last remaining rune, the blue troll takes a swing at him but it was ill-prepared for such a large goblin approaching it so rapidly.
Zac shoots two arrows rapidly. He has a clear shot at the Spirit and sees his arrow look like it hit the Spirit, however, the arrow appears to go straight through it. . The shot towards the green troll is a miss and fails to put the creature down.
The green and white troll's wounds begin to heal themselves. Green is no longer looking so close to death. The Blue troll takes the moment to recover itself before trying to bite Greezgux's legs, but it's jaws couldn't quite fit around Greezgux's massive thigh. The blue troll then swipes its claws twice; the first claw is no where near the goblin, and the second claw gets within an inch of Greezgux but the troll's arm is snapped back by the chains.
Amada: -27, Invisible, Hasted, Hunt Red
Necalli: -42,
Astrid: -69, Concealed
Jakoby: -61, prone, +2 AC until Q's turn, Hunt Red, Drained 2, wounded 1
Ro: -40,
RedSpirit: -25,
Quinoline: -14,
Greezgux: -8, Vital Beacon (D8 next)
Mosquito Witch Doll -30,
Zac: -69, Hunt Red, Wounded 1
WhiteChainedTroll: -3,
GreenChainedTroll: -106, Bloodied,
BlueChainedTroll:
PinkChainedTroll:
OrangeChainedTroll:
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Somehow Quinoline is able to interrupt the soul-stealing power of the Red Spirit just long enough for the residual primal energy to overcome and reverse the transit of our ulfen hero's soul to a place darker than it's intended destination of Elysium.
Color returns to "Amma" Gunda Kolkind's skin, and from the ground she observes the last piece of the puzzle, taunting her slayer from her compromised position.
"A single Rune stands between you and Ruination - and between our large and hidden allies, your defenses are soon compromised!"