"Although the name I gave you and our patron is Lyra, my true name is Ylera. I regret the neccessary subterfuge, but I must take pains not to be found." She hesitates, almost embarrassed. "If speech is what you wish with this thing, that my Craft can provide if interrogation is the route you choose."
"Well met, child. If interrogation will reliably reveal the source of the infestation and if there are any more, then I am all for it. Meanwhile, I will scout the remainder of the property in detal. Shall I meet you back here in, say, 10 minutes?
At this, Ellesar raises his hood and rolls off the ledge, dissapearing from sight.
Important note, characters with scent do not automatically detect me, regardless of range. they have to roll perception as normal
"You don't want to wander alone, the poison of a Xill paralyzes its target!" Hakka growls a warning to Ellesar, but sighs as the elf vanishes from sight. He shakes his head before looking at Ylera. "Give me a moment to check this room for any hidden passages. Three of the Xill were in this room, and I find it hard to believe that was by coincidence."
While Hakka inspects the room, Charlotte moves over to guard the door.
Hearing Hakka's warning, Ellesar catches himself on the ledge and pulls himself back up. "Well, that just unpleasant. You have a fair point my friend. And who do i have to thank for such potentially life saving advice?"
Ellesar then proceeds to recover all of his arrows. Anyone looking will notice the arrows are rather stout and unusually well-made, as even the ones buried in the flesh of the Xill come out and, after being cleaned, are replaced in his quiver.
"So who is taking point?"
Hakka continues to inspect the room carefully. "Hakka Tsadok. Inquisitor of Sarenrae."
Close inspection of the room shows nothing in particular aside from this being a servant's quarters.
You remember seeing one of the Xill fade away entirely...
"Well, so much for that. might I suggest we scout the rest of the property and then go speak to our employer?
Hakka frowns at the room. "Lets check the rest of these quarters first, then we can check the rest of the area. If we don't find anymore, then our job is complete...though, with that Xill who faded away, I can't be certain."
If the xill are laying eggs in the servants, there could be an entire nest below us. The longer we take, the more could hatch.
Hakka nods in agreement. "Yes. Hopefully the servant's quarters is primarily above ground." Hakka heads out of the room to check the next room across the hall.
"Agreed. I am best suited providing cover-fire, though i can handle melee combat if it becomes a necessity. With that, Ellesar readies his bow, an arrow knocked and prepared to fire at a moments notice.
So, what do we do with that thing? Thomas said as he pointed to the sleeping Xill.
Answering Thomas' question, Charlotte walks over and removes the abominations head.
We ensure it does not breed.
Having resolved the issue of the unconscious Xill, Charlotte follows Hakka out the door.
"Most of my remaining spells are of healing and support, but I can provide offense if needed, but it will be at the cost of spells that can be cast to remove parasites at any others that might be infected.As to this one, I can give you the means to speak with it, or we should simply dispatch it and be on with our hunt."
"I would rather you retain access to your healing magics just in case any of us become wounded or there are others to purge of the parasites."
You don't recall much about them other than they are a human-shaped beast that has a horse's skull for a head. They walk on cracked hooves and bear the rotting wings of a carrion bird.
Hakka, you know that Xill have been known to receive orders from creatures such as demons who are more powerful than they are.
It's not specifically about identifying a creature or weaknesses so I can't add the 10 :(
We should be careful Hakka, these things could be controlled by a leukodaemon.
Wish I knew more about what to expect from them.
"Well, that doesnt sound pleasant at all."
"I've got a dictionary at my hut back home. I'm pretty sure the definition of pleasant left both demons and Xill out of it. But if we take out this demon, that should solve our Xill problem."
About this time, a large black wolf enters the servant quarters and positions itself next to Ellesar.
Hakka pauses mid-step, turning to look over his shoulder at Charlotte. "Leukodaemon...are you sure?" Mind racing, he starts to pull up everything he has ever heard on the creatures.
Judgement: 1/2
Bane: 3/6
Mythic: 4/8
AC: 23/22/11
Saves: 9/5/11
HP: 71/75
Well lets crack on then!
Hakka stiffens visibly before looking at the others. "We need to clear the servant's house quickly. If a Leukodaemon is here, then the bodies of everyone on this property aren't just at risk. There souls can be consumed as well!" With that, Hakka abandons all pretense of carefulness and starts kicking in doors, sword drawn, looking for anymore Xill who may be infesting the servant's house.
As Hakka suddenly springs into desperate action, each room stands empty of any servants.
After the last room on the first floor is checked, you look towards the stairs...
Ellesar and his wolf slowly creep to the top the stairs, his bow trained ahead for any signs of enemy movement.
Using Hunter Trick: Chameleon Step to move up to twice my speed as a move action with no stealth penalty. Also remember that scent does not automatically detect me.
Ellesar Stealth:
Ellesar Perception:
Wolf Stealth:
Wolf Perception w/ Scent:
We should clear upstairs. We don't want to leave anything behind us.
"Agreed. And based on Varosh's reaction, i would say we have company."
Pausing at the top of the stairs, Charlotte draws a brief rune in the air before proceeding towards the first door.
Following behind the others, Hakka pauses behind Charlotte. As she casts her spell, he casts his own spell. "Sarenrae, bless my eyes to track this evil."
Hakka stiffens as he walks up to the stairs and spies the pool of inky blackness, courtesy of his spell, pooling around the door to the northwest. With a hushed whisper he beckons up the stairs. "Quickly! Gather around me before we tackle the next room!"
Holding the Charge: If you don't discharge the spell in the round when you cast the spell, you can hold the charge indefinitely. You can continue to make touch attacks round after round. If you touch anything or anyone while holding a charge, even unintentionally, the spell discharges. If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates. You can touch one friend as a standard action or up to six friends as a full-round action. Alternatively, you may make a normal unarmed attack (or an attack with a natural weapon) while holding a charge. In this case, you aren't considered armed and you provoke attacks of opportunity as normal for the attack. If your unarmed attack or natural weapon attack normally doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity, neither does this attack. If the attack hits, you deal normal damage for your unarmed attack or natural weapon and the spell discharges. If the attack misses, you are still holding the charge.
I'm pretty sure the spell is still limited to one target.
The text is for spells that allow multiple targets by the text of "Creatures touched."