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Bursting with energy from Naria's spell of speed, Iniaki bolts forward while gesturing madly. Once he closes near enough to the foe, he thrusts his hand out toward the space behind the enemy. In response, a familiar black tentacle bursts from the ground and lashes out at the archer. Grapple attack
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Inikai sprints closer to the unseen foe.
Inikai roars out in pain as the arrows rake him and he drops to one knee, supporting himself with his hand.
"Obviously we are getting close to something important."
Inikai will want to be close to the front in order to make use of area of effect spells. Second behind Muchorak is probably the best position for him.
"I cannot imagine what is in Sandpoint that would be important to these ...whatever it turns out they are. Whoever drives these minions must be powerful enough to overcome whoever possesses it. It might be that he or she is engaged in other tasks."
"What's that?" Inikai asks as he looks over at the scroll. A deep frown creases his face, gradually turning it into a sneer. We should just torture it out of the bastard. Perhaps Romon could take Esteriende out for a romantic interlude to keep her from objecting. Marak would probably be opposed to it as well. Maybe we could get him drunk to the point where he passes out. Grim thoughts race through his mind until he reads the part about Sandpoint. "They mean to attack Sandpoint again. The people there can not defend themselves from such as this." he says gesturing toward the fallen enemies. "We will have to wring the truth out of Kaven and then return to Sandpoint."
Whatever the outcome of Romon's conversation, Inikai waits for him to finish. "Do not judge them to harshly, Romon. Once they saw that Esteriende stood between them and the carnal bliss you represented, they could not help but give into madness. I don't know what moved the giants, though." For once, Inikai manages to maintain his dead-pan throughout. "In truth, I would dearly love to know what all this is about. The explanations so far have been incomplete, at best."
Inikai growls and steps forward while swinging his morningstar in a flurry at the lamia. Attack 1
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Then he runbs his hand over his chest where his amulet is beneath his mail shirt. He gives Xanesha an odd grin as he does so.
Xanesha's assault forces Inikai back but only one of her spear-thrusts draws blood. Inikai curses her in Shoanti and moves out of her range. He lets out a piercing whistle that is answered by a flash of light in the air over the lamia. The sudden illumination reveals a form resembling an gleaming elf that has been turned inside out. The elf-creature snarls and draws a scimitar as it moves to savage the lamia below him. Attack 1
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will post more later
Xanesha's sudden appearance startles Inikai and she drives her spear into his side but causes only a gazing wound. He retreats out of range of her follow-up attacks and curses her in Shoanti.
Inikai dashes forward under the effects of Naria's spell until he is almost directly facing Lucretia's Lamia Sextet*. Stopping suddenly, he looks to ensure that Muchorak will not be endangered and then purses his lips and blows a kiss to the multitudinous enemy. But a horrid cloud of green gas bursts forward from his lips after the sound of the kiss and envelopes the slithering images. Breath Weapon Spoiler:
Foul Breath: As a standard action the binder can give off a breath of foul, green gas. This gas stinks of rotting meat and vegetation. The breath is a 30-foot cone of gas with two effects. All creatures caught in the area of the cone take 1d6 points of acid damage per two effective binder levels up to 5d6 at 10th level. Victims are allowed a DC 20 Reflex save for half damage. All creatures with a constitution score that breathe must make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. This power can be used once every five rounds. This does not count as a use of a natural breath weapon for creatures such as dragons that must wait after using their own breath weapons.
*This would be a pretty good name for a band.
Inikai howls in pain as the fire washes over him but he remains composed enough to realize that his wounds do not threaten his life. Trailing smoke as he sprints, he closes toward the enemies. With a thrust of his arm he focuses on the giant in combat with Lunas and aims his hand over the wolf and at the face of the gargantuan.
Ranged Touch
Will save to resist: DC 20 Wellard Spoiler: just a reminder, Inikai gets SR 20 from his pseudnatural form. I am not worried about the fireball; just assume Mr. Big Bad beat the SR roll. Alien form: While bound to Zceryll, the binder gains the pseudonatural template (page 161 of Complete Arcane).
Hit Dice Acid, Electricity DR
Spell Resistance (Ex): The creature gain a SR of 10 + Base Creature’s HD (Maximum 25) Alternate Form (Su): As a standard action, a pseudonatural creature can take the form of a grotesque, tentacled mass (or another appropriately gruesome form, as determined by the DM). Despite the alien appearance, its abilities remain unchanged. Other creatures receive a -1 morale penalty on their attack rolls against a pseudonatural creature when it is in this alternate form.
Alien Mind: The binder's mind is alien and does not work like that of a normal mortal. He is immune to Confusion, Insanity, and Weird spells. In addition, the binder receives a +1 bonus per four binder levels on saving throws against mind-affecting effects. Also, due to his binder level, Inikai is immune to fear and has the Slippery Mind feature.
Quickly, Inikai scans the foes and makes a rushed decision. His skin quivers and takes on its gray, "inverted" appearance and his tongue, now black and horribly elongated drops, from his mouth to nearly his collar before returning with a vile slurp. In response to his tongue, a tentacle bursts from the ground near Lucretia and flails wildly at the snake-woman but to no effect. Evard's Black Tentacle, single tentacle only
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Inikai inhales deeply then belches forth a cloud of noxious green gas. He tries to envelope as many foes as he can. Foul Breath: Spoiler: Fort Save and Ref Saves DC 20
Foul Breath: As a standard action the binder can give off a breath of foul, green gas. This gas stinks of rotting meat and vegetation. The breath is a 30-foot cone of gas with two effects. All creatures caught in the area of the cone take 1d6 points of acid damage per two effective binder levels up to 5d6 at 10th level. Victims are allowed a Reflex save for half damage. All creatures with a constitution score that breathe must make a Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. This power can be used once every five rounds.
The prospect of more walking dead dampens Inikai's spirit even further than the idea of confronting more ogres. With a sigh he readies himself for whatever they may encounter next.
"It looks like our enemies here are legion." "I did not think ogres mined. Maybe they took this place from a more industrious race. Or perhaps someone else is putting them to work."
When it is clear that the threat is over, Inikai resumes his normal appearance. For a brief moment he looks at the corpses of the enemies and wishes they would just disappear when slain the way his summoned beast did. He turns to Marak and asks "Will you have to give some funerary rites to them after this is all done?"
Did any of the tiger's attacks hit?
Inikai will make use of his readied action from the prior round. Telepathy Spoiler: Telepathy: The binder gains the telepathy ability with a range of 100 feet (as described on page 316 of the Monster Manual) and the Mindsight feat (as described on page 126 of Lords of Madness). Benefit: A creature that has this feat can detect and pinpoint beings that are not mindless (anything with an Intelligence score of 1 or higher) within range of its telepathy. This works much like blindsense - the creature knows what square each thinking being is in but it does not see the being and the being still has total concealment unless the creature can see it by some other means. The creature also perceives several observable characteristics about each being detected with mindsight, including the being's type and Intelligence score. The creature need not take any additional or special actions to gain this information; it is as obvious to mindsight as the being's race and clothing would be to eyesight. Normal: Telepathy offers no special ability to sense other minds. The creature has to know that a being is there to communicate with it telepathically.
Inikai bids the mutant tiger to charge and it obeys, rushing headlong before leaping onto the nearest ogre. (#2) Pounce attack with charge
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For his own part, Inikai reaches out with his mind to the targeted ogre and makes mental threats of certain death into his limited brain.
EDIT: Here is the description of the telepathy ability. Spoiler: Telepathy: The binder gains the telepathy ability with a range of 100 feet (as described on page 316 of the Monster Manual) and the Mindsight feat (as described on page 126 of Lords of Madness). Benefit: A creature that has this feat can detect and pinpoint beings that are not mindless (anything with an Intelligence score of 1 or higher) within range of its telepathy. This works much like blindsense - the creature knows what square each thinking being is in but it does not see the being and the being still has total concealment unless the creature can see it by some other means. The creature also perceives several observable characteristics about each being detected with mindsight, including the being's type and Intelligence score. The creature need not take any additional or special actions to gain this information; it is as obvious to mindsight as the being's race and clothing would be to eyesight. Normal: Telepathy offers no special ability to sense other minds. The creature has to know that a being is there to communicate with it telepathically.
Inikai moves to a position just ahead of Muchorak and Esteriende . He resumes his bizarre appearance and waves the tentacled tiger beast to a position beside him , ready to charge. Pseudonatural template for the hentaiger* Spoiler:
Size and Type: Type changes to Outsider Special Attacks: Once per day, a pseudonatural creature can cast True Strike on itself as a supernatural ability. Damage Reduction (Ex): 5/magic
Spell Resistance (Ex): 16 Alternate Form (Su): As a standard action, a pseudonatural creature can take the form of a grotesque, tentacled mass (or another appropriately gruesome form, as determined by the DM). Despite the alien appearance, its abilities remain unchanged. Other creatures receive a -1 morale penalty on their attack rolls against a pseudonatural creature when it is in this alternate form. *
"Let me get in front to get a clear field of fire before you rush into melee."
At the end of his run, Inikai claps his hands and lets out an inhuman howling noise. It is met by a piercing feline growl as a grotesque
Summon Monster V to summon a Tiger with the pseudonatural template: DR 5/magic Acid/Electricity resistance 5. Foes in combat with it take a -1 morale penalty to attacks against it. Pseudonatural Tiger attacks
Claw 2 Bite Damage
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Rake Attacks with back feat
Inikai bolts forward to close on the giant. As he sprints he yells out in the Giant language to get his attention. Giant Spoiler:
Lowly, brute, son of a dwarf mother!
When he is within a few paces of the giant, Inikai drops almost to one knee as if in a runner's position. Instead of running, though, he looks up and the giant, opens his mouth wider than is humanly possible and exhales a noxious green gas at the brute in an upward angle to avoid hitting his allies. Breath Spoiler:
Foul Breath: As a standard action the binder can give off a breath of foul, green gas. This gas stinks of rotting meat and vegetation. The breath is a 30-foot cone of gas with two effects. All creatures caught in the area of the cone take 1d6 points of acid damage per two effective binder levels up to 5d6 at 10th level. Victims are allowed a Reflex DC 19 save for half damage. All creatures with a constitution score that breathe must make a Fortitude DC 19 save or be nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. [ooc]
Inikai cannot get into a good position to use his more effective attacks without hitting Muchorak, Ali and Romon. In truth, he is not sure of their exact whereabouts in all the confusion. Rather than commit to offense, he steps to his right for a better vantage point. His movement is slow and deliberate but anyone watching him closely would be struck by his changing appearance. His skin darkens to a shade of gray with protruding dull black lines where his veins would show and his ears and lips nearly meld into his head. Effect: Spoiler: Pseudonatural Form
Type changes to Outsider Acid and Electricity resistance 10 DR 5/- SR 20 As a standard action, a pseudonatural creature can take the form of a grotesque, tentacled mass (or another appropriately gruesome form, as determined by the DM). Despite the alien appearance, its abilities remain unchanged. Other creatures receive a -1 morale penalty on their attack rolls against a pseudonatural creature when it is in this alternate form.
Inikai squeezes past Ali and Marak and hugs the cavern wall to the left as he moves for a better position. When comes to a stop he looks out and spots a foe then looses a flash of light at it from his hand. Ranged Touch Attak
If it hits the ogre must make a DC 19 Will save or be dazed for 1-3 rounds.
When Naria's light manifests, Inikai seizes the opportunity to advance toward the unseen enemies. He brushes past Lunas, scraping himself against the cavern wall as he does. Then he deftly skirts Ali and takes up position facing the foes. Before he can even determine what it is that they face Inikai moves his finders in an unnerving fashion and calls forth a giant black tentacle from the floor of the cavern. Grapple Attack
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Bite your tongue!
Inikai covers his eyes momentarily as the light manifests.
Inikai spares a backward glance at the frozen cadaver and then falls into step with the others.
"Himself maybe? A form of ritual suicide perhaps?" seemingly fasinated despite the morbid topic. Oy Vey! If humans and halflings could have children and Naria and Marak were to do so... Inikai stops himself from continuing down this line of thinking.
"What was big enough to reach his throat and cut it open?"
It is a shame that we cannot just burn this place to ashes and be done with it. As the others examine the frozen shape, Inikai shifts from one foot the other in anticipation.
"Is that a statue or is it a giant that has been encased in ice?" If it is the latter, Inikai thinks that they should just kill it while it is helpless. However, he knows that Esteriende and possibly Muchorak and Ali would oppose this idea.
Perception
Inikai waits for the others to tell what the markings are, or if the entrance is trapped. Perception 2
The sound of the wind and the snow that it whips into Inikai's face prevent him from following the events of the battle. All he can make out are slashing blades, massive clubs, animal growls and torrents of blood. When Esteriende is clouted by the giant it registers after the fact. Romon is nowhere to be seen. A brief flash of light announces Naria's magic. Then Muchorak utters invective in Shoanti. I can't line up all the ogres with my friends in the way. I need to move over to a better position. Are there only the three ogres here?
After Muchorak and Ursus rush toward the ogres, Inikai steps around to get a better field of fire at the enemies. . Then he extends his right arm and points at the misbegotten giant in the center, careful to aim over the heads of the ranger and the bear. Then he grimaces. Ranged touch attack
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