Kiyoko resheathes her katana and drops into an iai stance, hand hovering over the hilt of her blade. "All things have an end, Minasako-san," she says. "Some only delay theirs a little while."
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
"Even ghouls are prettier sight than this lady." Toto grunts
Having completed the act of separating her head from her body, it is clear that Minasako is tired of conversation. Everyone senses that she is about to attack.
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
To-to casts a spell, which surrounds him with a field of positive energy, and moves behind Kiyoko.
Spellcraft DC 17:
Life shield, 6 minutes. You surround yourself with a positive energy field that damages undead opponents. Each time an undead creature damages you with a melee attack, that creature takes an amount of positive energy damage equal to half the damage it dealt to you. This damage is calculated after applying your damage reduction, resistances, and other defenses. Once this spell has dealt 30 points of damage, it is discharged.
LN Male Human (Tien-Min) Magus(Kensai) 6 | HP 53/64 | AC 20(T 16 FT 15 ) |CMB:+8, CMD:23 | F:+9 R:+9 W:+6 | Init:+8|Perc:+6 | SM:+0| | Speed: 30ft | Arcane Pool: 7/8 | Active conditions: None |Concentration: +6
Arcane energy flows down Ki Chin's blade as he quickly moves to stand beside Kiyoko and strikes at the ghoul.
Arcane pool -1: Give longsword +2 longsword:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 crit confirm:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 damage:1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Kiyoko's lightening quick strike catches Minasako off guard and slashes her deeply. But, at the instant that Kiyoko's blad sinks into the monster's flesh, a cold and stinging sensation shoots up through the blade an into her arm. A second later Kiyoko feels a sickening tug as the chill recedes, pulling a part of her life force with it.
Kiyoko was hit with a spell in reaction to her attack damaging Minasako. dmg:4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 6) = 17
Neither Minasako nor Kiyago appear to be shaken.
Minasako hisses and floats back a step and fixes her gaze on Kiyoko. "I see that you're the one I'm going to have to focus on first." A strand of her intestines floats through the air and takes a scroll from the belt on her body. At the same time, Minasako encants a few magic words directed at Kiyoko.
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
To-to channels holy energy to scorch the monstrosity and then sprints to east side of room.
Minasako Will save against channel:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 Kiyaga Will save against channel:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Minasako (41/70) [29 dmg from Kyikoko, +17 temp hp from vampiric touch, 12 from Ki Chin, 5 from channel from To-to]
Kiyaga (30/35) [5 from channel from To-to]
Minasako winces as the wave of holy energy washes over her. She is able to resist some of the damage but not all of it. Kiyaga shudders in response to the energy.
HP 27/38 | Spells 1st: 3/8 ; 2nd 1/5 | Lay on Hands 1/6 | Channel 0/6 | AC 26 t15 f23 CMD 16 | Vulnerability to Cold | F+5, R+6, W+6 | Init +3, Perc +0 | Halfling Life Oracle 6 |
At the start of Aylanna's turn, Ki Chin and Kiyoko heal for 5 each and Aylanna takes 10 damage.
She tries again to fire off a spell, this time a Burst of Radiance behind the fight so as to not catch the party in it.
Fail <= 20:1d100 ⇒ 24
Damage vs evil regardless of save:5d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 3, 2) = 14
DC 17 Reflex or be blinded, dazzled on save, for 1d4 rounds:
rounds of blind/dazzle:1d4 ⇒ 3
Shifting to a two-handed grip on her ancestral katana, Kiyoko steps in and brings her blade up in an upward slash that fails to connect with the abomination’s flesh.
Minasako reflex for Burst of Radiance:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Minasako (27/70) [29 dmg from Kyikoko, +17 temp hp from vampiric touch, 12 from Ki Chin, 5 from channel from To-to, 14 dmg from Burst of Radiance]
Kiyaga (30/35) [5 from channel from To-to]
Minasako's next action will be to read the scroll of protection from good. Need to figure out how to deliver touch spells with a familiar.
Minasako cringes when the blinding light bursts all around her. Once the intense light fades, she doesn't seem to remain affected by it. She is bleeding from many wounds and the once flawless skin on her face is covered with blisters from the burns she's received.
I think that Ki Chin has not acted in this round yet (even though I had mistakenly left the "acted" tag on his name in my previous posting. And Kiyoko's attack is one round too early since Minasako will have a chance to do something before you make your next attack. Let's pretend that your attack (the slash that missed) didn't happen and when it's your turn next you can take the same action or do something different.
Minasako (27/70) [29 dmg from Kyikoko, +17 temp hp from vampiric touch, 12 from Ki Chin, 5 from channel from To-to, 14 dmg from Burst of Radiance] -- protection from good
Kiyaga (30/35) [5 from channel from To-to]
Minasako easily avoids Ki Chin's slashes. She then floats a step backwards and away from the others. She reads from the scroll that she had grabbed earlier then moves even further away.
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
"Second time!" To-to screams while channeling positive energy
Minasako Will Save against Channel:1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 4 = 31 Kiyaga Will Save against Channel:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Minasako (22/70) [29 dmg from Kyikoko, +17 temp hp from vampiric touch, 12 from Ki Chin, 5 from channel from To-to, 14 dmg from Burst of Radiance, 5 from channel from To-to] -- protection from good
Kiyaga (25/35) [5 from channel from To-to, 5 from channel from To-to]
Minasako screams as a wave of holy energy washes over her. It's not clear if it is from frustration or pain. She glares at To-to. "You filthy little bird. I think you've earned my attention. Is that what you were trying to do? Well, you've succeeded."
HP 27/38 | Spells 1st: 3/8 ; 2nd 1/5 | Lay on Hands 1/6 | Channel 0/6 | AC 26 t15 f23 CMD 16 | Vulnerability to Cold | F+5, R+6, W+6 | Init +3, Perc +0 | Halfling Life Oracle 6 |
At the start of Aylanna's turn, Ki Chin and Kiyoko heal for 5 each and Aylanna takes 10 damage.
Aylanna heals herself with her Lay on Hands.
Lay On Hands (self):2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6) + 4 = 15
Aylanna uses her Burst of Radiance again:
Fail <= 20:1d100 ⇒ 77 Damage vs evil regardless of save:5d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 4, 4, 2) = 14
DC 17 Reflex or be blinded, dazzled on save, for 1d4 rounds:
rounds of blind/dazzle:1d4 ⇒ 1
Minasako (1/70) [29 dmg from Kyikoko, +17 temp hp from vampiric touch, 12 from Ki Chin, 5 from channel from To-to, 14 dmg from Burst of Radiance, 5 from channel from To-to, 14 from Burst of Radiance, 7 from Ki Chin] -- protection from good
Kiyaga (25/35) [5 from channel from To-to, 5 from channel from To-to]
DC 20 fort save from Kiyoko. On fail it is 1d4 CHR and 1d4 DEX dmg.
Minasako howls in frustration as she sees her easy prey turning out to be too much for her to handle. "I hate all of you mortals. What right do you have to live?" She hisses and snarls. Clearly in pain, she looks frantically at the enemies within reach. She lashes out at Kiyoko and slams her entrails around her. The entrails then twist and squirm around Kiyoko's neck and shoulders, grabbing and entangling her. Kiyoko feels a small amount of her life force leave her body.
slam@Kiyoko:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 dmg:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 grab:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30Grapple successful con dmg:1d4 ⇒ 1This is due to Blood Drain.
Need a Fort Save from Kiyoko for a possible second effect.
Kiyoko resists the impulse to grab at the entrails slithering around near her neck, even as she feels a wave of weakness as the abomination drains her life force. Instead, the sword saint brings her enchanted adamantine katana about in an upward slash, aiming to separate the entrails from Minasako's head--and then to cleave that head in two, if she has the momentum for it.
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
"Oh, my dear lady, I have other ways of getting your attention than holy energy." Toto rushes forward and swings word at entrails of the abomination.
Kiyoko shudders as the entrails encircling her squeeze into her skin.
dex dmg for Kiyoko:1d4 ⇒ 3 chr dmg for Kiyoko:1d4 ⇒ 4
But then, Kiyoko responds with a devastating attack. Minasako utters one last scream then collapses in a bloody mess. The lower part of her body also collapses. Kiyago, yelps and quickly ducks through the door and races away.
The room falls silent.
Combat over. The only remaining area contains nothing important to the scenario (just another small encounter) so I'm not sure that you want to go there. Otherwise, is there anything else you guys want to do before returning to Nagura?
LN Male Human (Tien-Min) Magus(Kensai) 6 | HP 53/64 | AC 20(T 16 FT 15 ) |CMB:+8, CMD:23 | F:+9 R:+9 W:+6 | Init:+8|Perc:+6 | SM:+0| | Speed: 30ft | Arcane Pool: 7/8 | Active conditions: None |Concentration: +6
"Ha." Ki Chin sighs in relief as Minasako collapses. Sheathing his sword the magus wanders over to the desk and looks for anything interesting. perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Likewise as Minasako collapses, and her entrails fall away from Kiyoko's neck and shoulders, the sword saint performs a chiburui slash and rubs at her neck. She returns her katana to its saya and says, "If the bath were not haunted, I would dearly love to get all this...ichor off of me."
Male Tengu Cleric 6 hp 29/29 | AC 19/t13/ff17 CMD 18 | Fort 6, Ref 6, Will 11 (+1 vs. fear, +1 vs. charm and compulsion effects)| Init +2 | Spd 30 ft. | Perception +8, Sens.Mot +8 | Active: Aid, shield
"Just to be sure, we should burn her remains and sprinkle holy water on the ashes." the cleric says while sheathing his sword
Minasako's head and organs drop to the floor with a sickening plop. A moment later, the shell of her body collapses and falls over. It is clear that there is no more danger here. You take a few moments to search through her papers. The ledgers on the desk contain a roster of many members of the Way of the Kirin from the previous century, not just from Minkai, but all across Tian Xia. Also, you find her journal in which she chronicles her quest for immortality, her betrayal of the tenets that she held so dear as a member of the Way of the Kirin, and how her atrocities tainted Hinojai with the stain of undeath.
When you are done examing her quarters, you proceed to the one remaining corner of Hinojai that has not yet been explored. Off of the kitchen, in the larder, you discover a ill-concealed trap door in the floor. A ladder descends to a dark basement. It is a simple passage with rough earthen walls and wooden supports. A heavy wooden door at the southern end is the only hinged door in Hinojai. The door is locked but is is a simple matter to break it open to reveal a large room. The manacles and fetters set in the western wall leave little doubt as to the room's purpose. Ancient rusty-brown stains coat the walls and floor where prisoners once hung in chains. In the northeast corner, a small table is covered with torture instruments and a small stack of books. In the opposite corner of the room sits a very large barrel next to a stool with a hammer resting on it. The lid has been removed and the barrel is empty.
As you search the room, a couple of you notice the empty barrel silently filling with ectoplasmic wine. Then, without warning, an aqueous orb, made of wine, encompasses Aylanna. Everyone watches in horror as Aylanna floats in the orb, as in a daze. In Aylanna's mind she see's herself walking to the barrel where two ghostly soldiers grab her by the arms and shove her, face first in the barrel. The soldiers push on her and stuff her, upside down, into the barrel. Then they grab the lid and nail it shut over her.
To-to quickly responds to the unholy scene and disappates the haunt. As the aqueaous orb disolves into a muddy mess on the ground, Aylanna comes to. Then, against the far wall, a spectral woman appears for an instant. She raises a large chalice to her face in both hands and chokes down wine until it runs down her chin and robe, before the phantoms vanish altogether.
All is quiet again.
After a short look around in the torture chamber, you have decided that there is nothing else to see here in Hinojai. You return to town.
It takes a week or so for transporation to be arranged for you to head back to Absalom. In that time, the news of the dehaunting of Hinojai spreads through-out town. Numerous strangers approach you with gratitude.
-- end --
Now the hard part about creating the chronicles. Aylanna, what faction are you? There are awards for Andoran, Cheliax, Grand Lodge, Lantern, Osirion, Qadira, Sczarni, Shadow, Silver Crusade, and Taldor. I'm not sure how that maps to Sovereign Court (Kiyoko and To-to) or Dark Archive (Noral and Ki Chin). Do you guys know? Also, I only know the PFS number for one of you. I can leave it blank for everyone else. If anyone bought anything that I need to put on the sheet, let me know. If any of you are rolling for Day Job, now's the time to do so.
