Lavender
The magic circle in which "Sir Keegan" is standing is an artifact left over from when the keep defended this section of the valley. Creatures within the circle gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls.
As the false knight recognises that his ruse has failed, he gestures curtly. More skeletal warriors arise from the snowdrifts, armed with longbows and with fullblades at their sides.
Perception (1d20+14=16)Insight (1d20+19=32)Religion (1d20+19=29)Arcana (1d20+27=35)
Immeral realising that this was a rouse prepares his spells and readies himself for battle
Genryu stands quietly in the back observing.
To adventurers of your calibre and experience, the feeble attempts of your enemy to deceive you all are so much chaff in the wind. You ready yourselves for battle.
A moment that seems like days passes, and battle is joined. "You are not such fools as you look," rasps the death knight, scouring the companions for a worthy foe.
Chorro leaps nimbly atop the nearby boulder, whistling softly for Snow. The shifter calmly nocks an arrow, waiting for a target.
The death knight lifts into the air and flies towards the party, landing among his Risenguard.
"I, Sir Dzrak, challenge you. Who answers my call of honour?"
The Risenguard take a tighter grip on their longbows, and unholy fervour gleams in their undead eyes.
Lavender answers, "I do not respect a call of honor from the dead." Leveling his arm at the spectral knight, he summons forth a blast of light immediately next to Dzrak, capturing Dzrak and two of the Risenguard.
The deva's radiance immolates the two Risenguard and does more damage than expected to the death knight.
"If you will not take honour, you must take death."
Immeral draws his blade and points the weapon at the group of 3 risenguards and mutters a few arcanic words which cause the undead scourge to suddenly combust into flame
vs Reflex on R12 R10 R11 (1d20+26=34, 1d20+26=35, 1d20+26=36)Damage (5d6+8=25)
With an explosive sizzle, three more of the Risenguard are demolished.
Risenguard 1, 2 and 3 move towards the sacred circle and fire at Old Chorro, using his carefully balanced form as an easy target. Only one arrow hits.
Longbow attack v Old Chorro (1d20 26=27, 1d20 26=27, 1d20 26=32).
Risenguard 4-10 also target the shaman. Their aim is somewhat better and another four arrows strike him.
Longbow attack v Old Chorro (1d20 24=28, 1d20 24=42, 1d20 24=28, 1d20 24=29, 1d20 24=43, 1d20 24=40, 1d20 24=38).
Learning from their errors, the Risenguard spread out, the better to pepper the party with arrows.
From the darkened entrance to the keep, two floating, insubstantial figures appear, their ancient faces and tattered rags speaking their long incarceration. Silently, they float, avidly watching the party with a dreadful hunger in their eyes.
Theren walks forward, his fullblade in his hands. "Sir Drzak! Erathis has judged you for your crimes, and you have been found guilty. Your punishment-" He suddenly teleports across the gap, his blade glowing with divine light.
CRITICAL HIT! 31 Radiant damage, not counting his weakness to it.
As Father Theren calls on the power of Erathis to bring doom to the death knight, the readied soulsword swings around. Blinded though he is, Sir Drzak will be a formidable adversary.
"You think your blinding and your petty goddess can defeat me?"
Soulsword attack on Father Theren (1d20 25=41, 2d12 18 10=43).
Two more Risenguard are obliterated as Gilliam moves eagerly towards the fray. Pelor's light leaves a painful aura around Sir Drzak, but the insubstantial ghost suffers noticeably less.
Lam strides forward, trying to get a better angle on the fight.
Genryuu moves slowly and observes the fight.
Lavender advances slowly, considering the situation .
He then makes a violent gesture and three orbs of force hurtle forward, striking at Sir Drzak and the ghosts.
Force Volley vs SD, G1, G2 Ref, dazes TEOMNT on hit (1d20+23=31, 1d20+23=36, 1d20+23=27, 3d6+12=24)
Lavender's force attack looks imposing enough, but Sir Drzak and G2 duck easily aside. G1 is not so fortunate but although the creature is dazed, the damage is mostly absorbed by its insubstantial form.
Immeral mutters a word in elvish and his boots begin to glow a soft light and the eladrin disappears and reappears some distance away ahead of the group. He then mutters another word this time in the words of magic and his circlet glows a soft blue and remains lit. His prep work done Immeral then grims and holds his sword out and cast Mesmeric Hold on SD, G1, R14 (1d20+26=45, 1d20+26=35, 1d20+26=30) Psychic Damage and targets are immobilized until the end of your next turn (2d6+8=13)
Immeral's mental assault obliterates another Risenguard and holds Ghost 1 and Sir Drzak firmly in place.
The remaining Risenguard raise their bows once more. Their target is the teleporting wizard and three of their arrows strike true.
Risenguard v Immeral (1d20 26=34, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=44, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=39).
Twitching and gibbering the ghosts breath outwards, sending wisps of necrotic energy and faint whispers of dead voices to form zones of horrific terrain.
Theren steps away from the ghost and stabs at Sir Drzak.
Father Theren's blow just breaks through Sir Drzak's defenses and the avenger swaps places with his foe. The death knight smiles and raises his soulsword. "A puny attack. Match me if you can, vengeful one."
The words look foolish when he fails to make any impact on Theren.
Soulsword attack (AC) v Theren (1d20 30=39, 2d12 18 10=41)
The remnants of the divine flame clinging to him fade and die away.
Save v ongoing radiant (1d20 2=16)
The remaining Risenguard raise their bows once more. Their target is the teleporting wizard and three of their arrows strike true.
Risenguard v Immeral (1d20 26=34, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=44, 1d20 26=33, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=32, 1d20 26=39).
As the arrows hit their mark Immeral's cloak begins to illuminate and teleports the wizard a safe distance away
Immeral disappears and reappears beside Gilliam as the cleric channels divine power into Sir Drzak. As before, the radiant light of the gods causes the death knight more harm.
Not feeling quite brave enough to jump around ledges just yet, Lam moves forward through the tough terrain.
Not feeling quite brave enough to jump around ledges just yet, Lam moves forward through the tough terrain.
Lam steps into the zone of whispers and freezes to the spot as long dead whispers fill his ears.