Daylin Vane's page

Yes, thank you for stepping up Tealk, you were a far better GM than the binti scuggin who started this game. I only regret that we had to lose out on your character, who seemed really interesting. Good luck to you, and all of you feel free to message me if you ever need a player in a game here.

Daylin grimaces a little and lays a gentle hand on Ehm's shoulder.

"Ehm, please. This has been a difficult time. The mayor was in an impossible position. And he makes a valid point. Kelseph was responsible for many deaths, including the town's most prominent citizen. These are hard questions that must be asked."

"I am glad it is not my role to pronounce judgment on Kelseph. I believe in redemption, but I also believe in justice. All I can say for her is that her small wicked heart was fertile soil for the promises of power that the devil whispered into her ears, and those wheedling temptations worked on her like worms upon a rotten apple. And yet what has she reaped? In seeking to murder one daughter, she sacrificed nearly all her other children, and must now come to realize the price she chose to pay for her treachery. That is punishment of a sort. But your town has suffered much damage and many dead, and there will be much pain and grieving as a result of her crimes -- you and your fellow citizens must decide what is justice there."

"I knew something of the reputation of Wate Arwyll, being from this part of the world. He and his family have long been protectors of Arwyll's Stead, selfless and brave people who did all they could to guard their neighbors in this hard land. His passing is a great tragedy. But after hearing the accounts of Grev, and after having spent some time with Vegazi, I think Arwyll's Stead has another champion willing to stand for you. She is selfless and pure-hearted and already considers you her people, though you may have been little aware of her efforts in the wilds about you."

"If there is any small silver lining in all this tragedy, it may be that it has brought Vegazi's heroism to light. That should be remembered as well, as you consider her mother's fate."

Daylin laughs and claps Magnu on the back. "You've certainly earned it! But I think you'll have to settle for a hot meal and a warm bed back in town."

"The person being carried by Vegazi is the leader of the Hell's Fury tribe, an orc named Kelseph. She is also Vegazi's mother. She is the one who has been sending attacks against your town and citizens, and it was she who demanded the blood of her own daughter. She had enthralled herself to a powerful devil who offered to satisfy her dreams of power, but in the end all she managed to accomplish was to decimate her tribe and her family. She is a wicked creature, but she is also to be pitied for her mad folly."

"The devil has been defeated. The open attacks against your town and your people are ended."

"Terrin, I'm glad we encountered you first. There are some things that must be handled delicately with your fellow townsfolk. First of all, Kelseph is a villain who deserves punishment, but we also believe she might be redeemed in some small way. But there is a great deal of pain and anger in the town. I fear that mob justice may tempt the darker angels of your neighbors' natures."

"At any rate, when interrogated, Kelseph will provide answers to any further questions you may have about her designs against your town."

"And there is another concern. We saw a second devil in the company of the one controlling Kelseph. It was strongly implied that this second devil has been working covertly within the town, and might be responsible for the acrimony and misfortunes that have plagued the town in recent days. It may or may not remain now that its master has been disposed of, but it is another matter that might lead to alarm and suspicion if we aren't careful."

"I don't think this place is inherently evil, Akaasha. Now that we've driven away the devil, there should be no further taint. But it certainly doesn't hurt to be safe. I'll do what I can."

Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Daylin makes his way about the barren hilltop, scuffing and wiping away any signs of the ritual, and tossing the braziers over the side of the hill, all the while chanting prayers to Sarenrae. He does this for about 15 minutes, then seems satisfied.

Daylin nods and puts away his shield and weapon.

"Yes, for now I think the worst is over. The devil is not truly dead, but she has been banished back to hell and will not easily return."

"But perhaps now the real hard work must begin. Your mother has done terrible things, and has long walked an evil path, but with your help she may yet be redeemed. The path back will be a long and difficult one though, and I'm certain that she will not be welcomed into Arwyll's Stead."

"And that curse devil is still loose, most likely behind the mischief in Arwyll's Stead that had the mayor so angry yesterday. But without its patron, it may now perhaps be easier to deal with."

"We've done good work today here my friends. The Light was truly with us!"

"Magnu, finish her!" cries Daylin. He then holds his holy symbol aloft and channels to heal once more.

Channel Positive, excluding devil & Kelseph: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Daylin turns to Akaasha and heals him.

CLW: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Rough luck on this fight so far

Realizing the fight might drag on for a while, Daylin pulls out a wand and puts a protective holy aura about himself.

Using wand of Shield of Faith

Daylin looks up as the taunting devil drives fear into the heart of the doughty old magus and anger boils in the cleric's heart. He lifts aloft his holy symbol of Sarenrae.

"Hold Magnu! Fear no devil and her pitiful threats! Sarenrae is with us! Once more unto the battle!" he says, his voice vibrating with supernatural power.

Casting Remove Fear on Magnu. If he is not within 35 feet currently, Daylin will move to get into range, but it looks like he should be within range.

Then Daylin will do that.

Hey Ehm, you wouldn't happen to have a tanglefoot bag, would you? Miss Wings might not fly so well if she were all tangled in goo...

GM, can Daylin use his turn to 5' step over to Akaasha and pull him up from prone, assuming he allows me to?

Daylin channels positive to heal his allies (exclude devil)

Channel Positive: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

Then he readies the hammer for a charge at the devil

She's flying

Daylin turns to Vegazi.

"I will enchant your bow so you can her infernal protections. Slay the devil and there is hope for your mother."

Cast Align Weapon (Good) on Vegazi's bow

I think you did the arithmetic incorrectly on Daylin. You subtracted 9 HP from him instead of adding it back to him on the two channels. He's at -8 at the moment by my count.

Also, from the Knowledge checks when the devils first appeared, does Daylin have any ideas about Damage Resistance and Energy Resistances for these foes?

I take it the last channel for +4HP healing didn't go off? Otherwise Daylin's health should be -8 lethal. It matters since Daylin has 7 channels per day, and he's either used 3 or 4 of them, which might be important before we finish.

Daylin moves to Akaasha and casts Cure Moderate Wounds.

CMW: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 7) + 4 = 18

"Now kick her butt!"

Daylin turns back to Vegazi, smiles at her and cradles her hand with his.

"No Vegazi, we won't be doing that. You feel guilt about what happened to Wate Arwyll, I understand that. But you have no duty to sacrifice yourself to this evil. Do you think any good would come of it? Do you believe that anyone would actually be happier or better off if this devil were allowed to manipulate and corrupt us as she did your mother? Put that thought out of your mind."

"We will do what Wate would have done. We will fight this evil to the last."

Daylin turns back to the devil, channels energy again to heal his companions once again, and speaks.

"The answer is no."

Channel Positive: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Good point. I didn't want to assume that I was able to do too much since we're still in combat rounds. GM, would you have a problem with Daylin capping his rousing cinematic speech of bold defiance with another Positive Channel (excluding Kelseph)?

Channel Positive: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Knowledge (planes) on Black Angel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Knowledge (planes) on fiend with scroll: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Daylin stands up and faces the dark angel.

"Power built on broken, murdered families? Power to be your slave? Your lies hold no appeal to us. The good heart of Vegazi is worth a thousand of your empty promises of power. We will never allow her to be sacrificed. Begone from this place before we destroy you and your minion, temptress!"

"She won't die, she's still regenerating." says Daylin. Still, the cleric moves up to Kelseph, kicks away her bow and casts Rebuke Death.

Rebuke Death: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Will Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Everyone is remembering to add Bless to their attack rolls, right?

Daylin takes a 5' step and channels energy again. His obligations to mercy satisfied, he now seems grimly determined to bring this fight to an end the hard way.

Channel Positive, exclude Kelseph & Green Bird: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

Batting away the unseen birds as he emerges from the darkness, Daylin sees Kelseph locked in a desperate fight with his allies. He decides to try one last time.

"Kelseph! You've been a fool! Your mad quest for infernal power has cost you your children! Do you not see that you're in the grip of a devil's lies? Look around you! Where is your powerful ally now? End this! Don't make us kill you!"

Being filled with the redemptive spirit of Sarenrae, he raises high his holy symbol and heals his friends.

Channel Positive, exclude Kelseph & green bird: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Daylin moves up to Ehm and casts Cure Moderate Wounds.

Will risk the AoO from Green Bird, and will cast defensively to avoid AoO next to Ehm.

Concentration: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Cure Moderate: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10

Fair enough. Daylin will take a 5 foot step away from the darkness area, hoping that's enough to be out of range of Bax.

Daylin channels positive to heal, excluding Bax (and the yellow bird, if its still around).

Channel Positive: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Daylin moves to stand between Vegazi and Kelseph and attacks the hawk nearest to the prone woman, trying to give her a chance to get up safely.

Melee Attack vs Yellow bird: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Akaasha, you can see in the dark, yes? Focus on Bax!"

"Magnu, keep Kelseph busy! Can you take her down without killing her? Perhaps we can yet release her from the devil's influence."

Daylin casts Bless.

All allies get +1 to Attack rolls and +1 to saves vs fear

"I assume you're joking, my friend." says Daylin as he puts away his morning star and shield and pulls out his healing wand.

CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Let's continue up. The fact that the masked woman didn't jump in on that fight tells me that she's gone up ahead to warn Vegazi's mother at the top of the plateau. Let's not give her too much time to summon more devils."

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Daylin is so busy fending off the attacks of the statue that he moves late when the bomb comes sailing in and lands at his feet. He gives a little cry as he gets scorched, but otherwise fights on without complaint.

Melee Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Daylin swings again!

Melee Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Daylin steps forward and swings again.

Melee Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

"No, it's not." agrees Daylin. He draws out his morning star and starts making his way forward. "Well, when all else fails, try to smash it with a blunt object."

Melee Attack, round 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Melee Attack, round 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Daylin will delay until the other members of the party have had a chance to act.

Daylin will move to continue up the path toward the summit.

"She was waiting for us. If she could call a devil to her side it would have been waiting beside her." says Daylin as he looks about warily.

"But if she doesn't reappear -- then I suppose we have no choice but to go on."

"Wait... I don't think that masked woman is gone." says Daylin.

"Akaasha, she might be going for Vegazi. Stay alert! If she doesn't attack right away, she'll wait for some moment when we get distracted. Let's stay close to one another--no stragglers."

Daylin channels positive to heal the party. Exclude any nearby dead birds.

Channel Positive: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10

I think Ehm was at -15 lethal before I hit him with the wand last round for 7 healing, so I think he comes into this round down 8, and the 10 from the channel should fully heal him as well as the rest of the group.

binti scuggin. i like that

Daylin moves forward and uses the healing wand on Ehm.

CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Akaasha, can your wind powers blow away that smoke?"

Daylin takes a sep toward Akaasha, pulls out his wand of Cure Light Wounds, and uses it on the sylph.

CLW (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

GM, if the devil is NOT here, I'd like to ret-con a bit as well. Daylin would not have cast Align Weapon on Vegazi's bow, he would have used his wand to cast Shield of Faith on himself

Daylin will cast 'Hold Person' on Jax. Will Save, DC 15

'It can't be! We killed it! We cut off its head!" says Daylin in confusion and consternation. For a moment, it looks like the priest might lose heart and run. But then his jaw sets.

"We killed it once, we can do it again. Magnu, Akaasha, Vegazi, that bearded devil needs to go down fast. Focus fire on it. Ehm, do what you can to keep that masked woman busy. I'll try and hold off the Hellhound and keep people standing."

He casts 'Align Weapon' on Vegazi's bow, then readies himself for combat.

A silver hammer would be awesome. 'Bang Bang Daylin's Silver Hammer came down upon their head...'

Daylin has nothing to offer for a mountain climb beyond a doughty constitution and a will to persevere.

Vegazi comments, before heading off to bed. "I don't think any place is big enough to hold this entire city, and the pig-headed people within it's walls. The walls have worked well enough, but it seems humans are too petty to see anything beyond. The mayor has given me an impossible decision."

"He's frightened, and feeling pressure to look strong when he feels no strength. Men of weak character never shine under such conditions." says Daylin grimly, but not entirely unkindly. "But remember that Terrin stood up for you. Not all the people of this town are equally pig-headed." He attempts a comforting smile. But it quickly fades.

"I must admit, this turn of events leaves me feeling uneasy. Devils attack the mind and the will as well as the body. They twist and corrupt all that is decent. It is possible that the devils have allies here within the town. Dealing with your mother is still our first priority, but it may not be the end of the story. Seeds of evil may have been planted here."

"But there's little we can do about that tonight. We're all exhausted. Get some rest and we'll strike out first thing in the morning for the Roost."

Angry though Daylin is, something in the mayor's tale gives him pause. Nevertheless he moves to Terrin's side to physically protect Vegazi.

"Mayor Proum, my companions and I came to this town to lend our aid, and more than once have acted on your behalf in good faith to protect your town. Trust me now then when I say that this remains our goal!"

"Choose wisely, and do not let your fears make your choice for you."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Kind, respectful and even-tempered as Daylin usually is, at the moment he is weary from his journey, wracked with guilt for his failure to save all the scouts, and filled with foreboding about the trials to come. Seeing this scene with the mayor play out, and especially the spiteful reference to Vegazi, is simply too much to bear.

"Here we are!" he shouts out angrily. He storms forward toward the mayor. "We found the kidnapped scouts! And we disposed of the orcs and the devils who were tormenting your men! And we have a good lead toward the location of the Hell's Fury camp as well!" He points back toward the surviving scout, and his tone becomes more circumspect. "Alas, this is the only man we were able to save. The scouts had been beaten and starved nearly to death, and as we were releasing them, we were forced to fight a powerful devil who began executing them out of malice and spite. But we destroyed creature and took his head, and have brought back the bodies of the fallen."

He comes closer still to the mayor, looking eye to eye with him, in unblinking fury.

"Fault us for leaving the town without your permission if you wish. Fault us as well for failing to save all the men. For that all our hearts burn with regret. But by the Light, you will watch your speech regarding Vegazi. Outsider and half-orc though she may be, she is innocent of any wrongdoing toward you or your town, and has risked her life many times over today to track these villains and save that man. We would not have had what little success we managed had it not been for her."

"She deserves your thanks, not your slander."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18