Hoku joins her companions and hurls her dagger again.
Aden squirms in the thhings fiery grip
"Well ugly as much as I'd love to stay and get hugged more I have better places to be" the shadar-kai's body once against blurs
"Brrrrr. It was warmer next to him." Singed he smirks at Hasnett
"Hey Hasnett think I can get a 'pick me up'?" he points at this burned and blistering skin, but keeping an eye on the thing, "I still have a monster to kill"
Elohir's eyes pulse with dark energy for a moment and the tentacles in the rift attempt to tear at the creature. Elohir then moves around the creature, more arcane mutterings upon his lips. The warlock then lashes out with his mind, assaulting the undead creature's primitive psyche with visions of his neverending nightmares.
Elohir trembles and sways under the shared visions, and tears run from his tightly closed eyes. He does manage to bite his lip hard enough to stop from screaming this time, however, but the warlock once again tastes his own blood while he does so.
All of his efforts prove ineffective, as his eldritch patron seems to be particularly unhappy with Elohir at this moment.
"Knew it was me you preferred really," Hasnett flashes a small smile at Aden.
Then she gathers herself together and launches a blast of divine light at the Thing.
"Melora guide me..." she mutters and shrugs as she realises the stranger is clearly on better terms with whatever deity she worships than Hasnett.
"I'll have to do this the hard way after all."
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Hasnett's bolt of radiance misses the undead creature. It thrashes within Elohir's conjuration, but to no avail.
The cloaked stranger calls out to everyone. "Run, while it's trapped -- it's too powerful!" She does not herself run, but nor does she move any closer. She does, however, invoke help for the beleaguered Hasnett. "Mother, please aid this woman."
With a roar, the thing of bones and flame breaks free of her enchantment.
"My thanks."
"Better it takes on us than the town I think. Can't leave it running loose you know."
Hasnett briefly explains her own reasons for suicidal behaviour.
"Maybe we should takes advice from the expert, hey?"
Hoku hurls her dagger again, trying to cover any attempts to withdraw.
"Oh, ya want some more? Huh, huh?! Take it!" Irawaru yells as he swings his axe in an arc.
Dropping his blade to the ground Aden draws his crossbow and moves to a firing position
A high pitched whistle exits the shadar-kai's lips "Hey you walking Tindertwig over here!" he tries to bait the monster toward him
Elohir's concentration is hard pressed as he fights to maintain and juggle all his current powers at once. With his effort strained, he barely manages to call burning starfire down on the creature.
The warlock's shoulders bow under the pressure, and his breathing starts to become labored as his eldritch endurance is stretched. Elohir grinds his teeth over the ineffectiveness of his most powerful spell.
"Lady, can we defeat this thing? We can't just let it run rampant around the town."
Hasnett moves alongside Hoku and unleashes more divine light, hoping Melora is listening.
Baffled, Elohir tries to figure out some alternative plan to banish the monster.
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Elohir:
Large natural animate (fire, undead)
Charnel Blaze (Fire) aura 2; any enemy that starts its turn within the aura takes 10 fire damage.
Immune disease, poison; Resist 10 fire, 10 necrotic; Vulnerable 5 radiant
Charnel Slam (standard, at-will) Fire, Necrotic
Reach 2; +16 vs AC; 2d6+6 necrotic damage, and ongoing 5 fire damage (save ends).
Prison of Flame and Bones (standard, at-will) Fire, Necrotic
+16 vs AC; 2d8+6 fire and necrotic damage, and the target is grabbed.
Crushing Prison (free 1/round, at-will)
Targets a creature grabbed by the charnel cinderhouse; 2d6 + 6 damage (no attack roll required).
Charnel Action (free, when an enemy within 2 squares of the cinderhouse is reduced to 0 hit points or fewer, at-will)
Make a charnel slam attack against the triggering creature.
Charnel Pyre (when first bloodied and again when the charnel cinderhouse is reduced to 0 hit points) Fire, Necrotic
Close burst 3; +13 vs Fortitude; 2d6 fire damage plus 2d6 necrotic damage. Miss: Half damage.
Rejuvenation
A charnel cinderhouse rises at full hit points one day after it has been destroyed. Performing the Gentle Repose ritual on the creature’s remains destroys the creature completely, preventing it from using the rejuvenation power.
Elohir's skin pales noticeably as the realization of the creature's capabilities and identity finally dawn on him. His hands shake visibly as he tries to remain lucid under the stress.
"Stay calm. We can do this."
Hoku steps in and tries to drive the creature back.
Irawaru growls and pursues the creature.
Seeing the thing going behind the buildings, Aden quickly moves to the other side to cut it off.
Elohir moves to where his zone is no longer blocking his vision, muttering something about stupid, blind barbarians. Giving up, then, on his most damaging attack, Elohir stretches out his arm, fingers splayed and pointed at the creature, and unleashes a bolt of purple eldritch energy which snakes its way towards the creature.
Hasnett moves around the building and starts to doubt her vocation as yet another attack fails.
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The creature attempts to dodge out of the way of Elohir's blast, but is unsuccessful. It has better luck against Hasnett's beam.
Changing tactics, the burning bones flare, engulfing Irawaru once more, but the barbarian shrugs off the attack. It then shifts back, catching Aden in the aura of heat.
The strange cleric, moving near Hoku, sends a beam of radiance to no more effect than Hasnett's.
Hoku moves forward and attacks, hoping they have the creature on the ropes.