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While you are debating what to do about the ants, and Ryne is grumbling about leaving the path, suddenly there is a roar and a huge crashing through the brush.
A monstrous bipedal reptile, with a large, many-toothed head, small forelimbs, and a thick, powerful tail, rushes into the light. As it approaches, you can see that it is injured and covered in blood, though it does not seem impaired -- most of the blood is around its jaws.
"Well...looks like now would be a good time for that show of strength I mentioned," Elohir says with a laugh as his eyes turn pitch black.
"I am Melora's mighty little finger. Let's hope she's looking kindly on her humble digit this day."
"Hm, that is one big lizard", Aden places his hand on his chin and shakes his head, "But it won't due at all. There's no way in something like that would get me accepted back... sigh... I guess it'll make interesting practice though"
Basic Attack 1d20+12=28, 1d12+6=16
With a mighty roar and much tongue waggling, Irawaru charges the mighty beast, his axe arcing through the air!
Stamping furiously after the lizard, Hasnett marks the beast and sends a streak of divine light into it.
"Drop him!"
"Hmmmm..." ponders Elohir. "I wonder what those ants could do to our large reptilian friend here."
"Hmmmm..." ponders Elohir. "I wonder what those ants could do to our large reptilian friend here."
"They'd have to catch it first and I'd rather it wasn't carrying Irawaru before we try shoving it into them..."
Hasnett sounds snappish at the failure of her own attack, but catches Elohir's drift immediately.
Aden moves alongside Hasnett
"Lets see how it likes some 'Black Ice'"
He holds his palm toward the lizard and lauches what looks like a large black icicle
Elohir moves confidently forward, the edges of his being blurring and shimmering with starlight as he does so. Leveling his rod at the creature he utters, "Lloig n'gha." As he does so a purple star begins dancing within the blackness of his eyes.
Steaming breath comes out of Elohirs open lips for a moment as he gathers frigid cold from the void of space itself and unleashes it upon the large lizard.
Move Action: Move to X20 gaining concealment from Shadow Walk
Minor Action: Curse the large lizard.
Standard Action: Frigid Darkness vs. X; 15 vs. FORT for 15 cold damage and on a hit the target grants combat advantage to all allies and takes a -3 to AC until the end of my next turn.
Hoku moves to a position where she is close to the spellcasters, and hurls her dagger with blinding speed.
Still grappled by the beast, Irawaru grows more and more rage-filled, crying aloud "To-roro! To-roro!", a curse indicating that he will cook the creature's head and eat it. (Literally "Your brains! Your brains!")
Aden dashes into fight his blade roaring with sound
Elohir, relieved to see Hasnett return to her feet, moves once again into a more advantageous position to re-attempt his spell.
Closing his eyes and reaching out his hand, he fills the air around himself with unbearable cold siphoned from the depths of space. With cracked, blue fingers pointing at the large beast, Elohir opens his eyes and smiles a sinister grin, knowing that this time he has completed the spell perfectly. With a simple gesture all of the cold and darkness gathered within Elohir is released upon the large lizard, freezing scales and stumbling it.
"I bring greetings from the void, beast," cackles Elohir, "let me show what depths the darkness of the universe can reach."
Move Action: Move 3 squares to AA18, gaining concealment from Shadow Walk
Standard Action: Frigid Darkness vs. X; 27 vs. FORT for 23 cold damage and on a hit the lizard grants combat advantage and takes a -3 to AC until the end of my next turn.
As soon as her dagger returns, Hoku hurls it again.. more accurately.
"PUT HIM DOWN!"
Hasnett stops being mild-mannered and steps towards the rampaging reptilean. With a mighty blow of her morningstar, she aims at the legs, knocking the beast off its feet and causing it to drop Irawaru in the process. The force pushes the creature backwards
Split the Sky (Fort). On hit, target is pushed 4 squares and knocked prone. (1d20+10=29, 1d10+5=15)
Aden watches in amazement as the Hasnett knocks the beast back and to the ground.
Not to be out done he rushes forward. With his open hand he surrounds the creature with a shield of energy, and once again his blade releases a roll of thunder.
Aden, caught up in the moment, misses by miles.
"Melora moves mightily!"
Hasnett's mighty blow, backed the power of Melora's little finger, sends the giant beast sliding through the underbrush toward the ants, even as it roars in pain and frustration at losing its meal again.
Hoku rushes forward to assist in driving the creature towards the ants.
Elohir stalks around the other side of the tree to gain a better sight on the beast. He begins the casting of a spell and shadowy tentacles snake out of his sleeves. When the beast rises to its feet again, Elohir sends the tentacles forth from his sleeves to wrap the beast and yank it further towards the ants.
Move Action: Move to W18, gaining concealment from Shadow Walk.
Readied Standard Action: Diabolic Grasp vs. X; 20 vs. FORT for 21 damage and on a hit, the creature is slid 2 more squares towards the ant hill.
Irawaru spits and runs to cover the flank.
"Irawaru, just tell me when you need healing. Stop trying to do everything yourself," mutters Hasnett under her breath.
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The monstrous lizard rises and, even as it does so, is pushed back into the carcass on the ground -- presumably its own recent prey -- by Elohir's spell. Unfazed for the moment, it charges Hoku, but the halfling's enchanted armor turns away the grasping jaws. Meanwhile, the ants, their carving disturbed, turn to new prey -- the beast. Their bites have no effect on its thick hide, but more ants are following the new trail.
Melora's mighty little finger is distracted by branches hitting her in the face and fails to hit a reptile bigger than two cows.
"Tread carefully now," says Elohir's blurred and shadowy form next to the tree, "our plan has worked but we don't want it turning against us."