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I'm going on orders from tomorrow until the 17th in support of a pretty big event in my state. I have no idea how often I will be able to post while I'm gone (I just found out I was actually going an hour ago. -.-) so if someone wants to move Shana through this fight or some such, feel free.

I'm sorry for the short notice! Like I mentioned above I only just found out I was -required- to go, meaning someone above me couldn't make it. The joys of leadership!

Shana moves to follow Anja and take position on the other woman's left side. A single card falls from her pack as she begins her movement, pushed by her ever present haunts, and she scoops it up to examine as she stops.

Shana quickly stows The Survivor card and returns her attention to the landscape around her, axe held in a firm grip at her side.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Shana moves behind Anja, buckler and axe in hand to shield the rest of the party from anything that might get past the half-Elf. She draws her Silent metamagic rod in her free hand as well, fighting her haunting spirits to complete the action.

"I know my Goddess would prefer as many of the undead destroyed as well, though there is no victory in it if we get ourselves killed in the process. I do agree with Anja, however. From what I have seen, our group should have little trouble as long as the numbers are not truly overwhelming."

Shana motions to her pack as she continues, indicating a smaller pouch on the side of the backpack.

"I also have several bottles of an oil that will bless a weapon against an evil creature if we wish to further prepare ourselves"

Good question, indeed.

However, all Tears wear a black hood and silver mask in public to disguise their identity. In private, these masks are removed and tears may socialize among themselves during evening hours. These masks are handed out daily, and no effort to procure one has been successful so far. Wild and varied rumors abound as to why it has been so hard from illusion magic to divine intervention.

Corren will rarely be seen without her mask or some sort of covering over the lower half of her face, so this is excellent news while she tries to figure out if what she did was really wrong or not.

Shana approaches as close as she can to talk to the Couatl as well.

"Surely the price of one token is worth the end of your sorrow? I dislike seeing a creature in pain and it is a simple thing to give up in exchange for peace."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

Shana watches her companions move out, nods to herself, and follows Valeeran's lead by casting Protection from Evil on herself before advancing back onto the bridge. She hesitates after the serpent comes back into view, not wanting to crowd the three others on the bridge.

I believe the two weren't far enough to become invisible when Shana was on the bridge, and now she's back on the ground, relaying the message of there being a creature on the bridge. Anja didn't become invisible until she walked closer to it.

This is indeed the case and, assuming I'm catching when Anja went invisible, she just relayed the message and chose her card. If it happened before then, her actions would still be the same, telling the party whats on the bridge.

Shana follows Anja's instructions and approaches her companion, eying the couatl as she listens and nods in agreement. "You're not seeing things. I see it too."

As she moves back to solid ground and off the bridge, Shana waves to the rest of the party with her free hand to warn the party, "There is a beast on the bridge, a winged serpent. Anja was speaking to it when I left but it is blocking the path and... crying. I can't see it now but it is on the bridge. "

Shana tries to retrieve an item, possibly a wand, but instead removes a card from the deck. She frowns and examines the Winged Serpent card. She examines it, frowning and cursing her 'companion' spirits.

Choosing the Winged Serpent card, just with a little flavor since Shana -is- haunted. Not sure if we're counting actions yet but retrieving any item is a standard action for her.

Oh, I know both that there hasn't been any combat and that you're set up to be a blaster, Terry. Its just... the recovery potential there boggles my mind. Besides, I'm not min-maxed either. I just took a concept and ran with it.

We have two Oracles, one of them a Life Oracle.

So.
Much.
Healing.

"Stand by and be ready to aid her if anything should go awry, Terry. I will follow Anja across as soon as she reaches the other side so that we have more metal on that side to greet anything ready to meet us."

Shana grins at the Halfling and taps the buckler on one arm against her plate armor, then draws her axe and prepares to cross the bridge after Anja.

"I imagine between the spellcasters, Shan-yu, and yourself, the two of us should have ample coverage should anything large, mean, and hungry decide that we look like dinner."

No official readied action for Shana, just drawing her battleaxe. The joys of being a spontaneous spellcaster

"I am rather attached to my shadow as well, I'm afraid."

Shana nods her head to Embor and moves to stand beside Anja, assuming the offer will intrigue the arcane members of the band more than her.

"It is an interesting ability to say the least. Are you sure you can't tell us more about it?"

Shana steps up beside and slightly behind Valeeran as he bows to the Avoral and inclines her head, the best gesture she can make in her armor.

While I doubt its necessary, Shana will aid Valeeran's Diplomacy check and can do so by taking 10 for a total of 23.

Now that I'm officially a member of the party, I'll hop in today as soon as I catch up on what happened and where the person I bodyswapped replaced is/was and whatnot.

Edit- After reading, should I assume Shana just took the place of the old member, met them when the party backtracked like Anja suggested, or some other way?

Shana: It seems you used Herolab, so could you mail me your portfolio? Your gear will most likely have to be downgraded slightly, since you need to keep in mind the percentages on gear/gp when making a higher level character. For example: it seems you have absolutely no "limited use items" in your list. :)

Looking nice so far though!
Oh, and it's exactly the two divine casters that we lost! :p

Vash Ossari: Indeed, we're level 8, not 9 so you might not to downgrade. Secondly, you're using stuff from sources other than CRB and APG, so these will have to go.
I will also require a little bit of background.

That is exactly what I meant to say about them! Its what decided my class for me. I figured about the items as they are the part of the game I'm weakest on. The Hero Lab portfolio will be in the mail soon, I just need to do some running around this morning

Rickmeister said in the re-recruitment thread to post our characters here to be vetted, so I present you Shana. I saw y'all had two divine spellcasters and I've been wanting to try a battle Oracle for a little while, so I built her for support/tankyness. (This is MightyDuck from the other thread)

Edit: The only thing I was fuzzy on was the equipment and I'm a little concerned about starting with a +2 weapon when the rest of the party has +1. If it needs to be changed, I'll gladly hop to it.

Also, the HP rolls I recorded but forgot to post because its just Dunce night for me.