Nkbarros Impkith was swimming in fel energies, the rush of the battle had let him cut loose in a way he rarely needed to. His eyes burned with power, his fingers tingled, and smoke eminated from his mouth and nose. The second voice he spoke with when he got this saturated with infernal power was now more pronounced, the demonic voice mixed with his own freely. "None of them can escape, they'll report this location!" "None of them can escape, they'll report this location!"
Moving toward the elven spy, Impkith levelled his gaze upon her. "You are a pretty thing, if you beg for mercy I might allow the others to convince me in letting you live. Of course I assume you won't come quietly. Yes, better to soften you up first." "You are a pretty thing, if you beg for mercy I might allow the others to convince me in letting you live. Of course I assume you won't come quietly. Yes, better to soften you up first."
Move Action: Move to Q12
Minor Action: Warlock's Curse on Shadowy Figure
Standard Action: Hellish Rebuke on Shadowy Figure: 1d20+3 vs. Reflex=10 Miss!
As Nkbarros levelled his arcane rod and let loose fire and death toward the elven maiden, she almost nonchalantly dodged out of its path. He'd rarely seen the like before and was instantly impressed, this one didn't scare easy . . .
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Riishi hurts, but adrenaline has helped her marshal her focus. When Dietrich falls, Riishi briefly kneels—palm against the turf—and asks for help from the forest around her. A gossamer mist rises and evaporates around the gentleman, staunching his bleeding.
At the same time, Cherka, without taking its predatory eyes off the remaining dragonborn, sniffs at Fyden fallen beside it, and drags its raspy tongue across his hand. Fyden feels a tingle that flows up his arm, rousing him from his stupor. As Fyden moves, Cherka makes a small sideways hop and another attack against the resilient soldier--this time leaving bloody furrows in his scales.
Minor: Healing spirit = Dietrich gains 6hp (spends a healing surge), Fyden gains heal: 1d66
Standard: Stalker's Strike: 1d20+5161d10+48; Cherka can flank)
Move: Cherka shifts to 10Q, ready Spirit’s Fangs OA if triggered
Status
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 6/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP
Up: Fyden, Alise, Dietrich
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Trying for something more subtle this time, Alise mutters a spell under her breath. Suddenly finding itself unable to control its own body, the shadowy figure rushes forward and attacks the remaining dragonborn.
Standard: Charm of Misplaced Wrath vs. Will of Shadowy figure: 1d20+4 = 20 (hit)
Shadowy figure makes a basic attack against the dragonborn, is dazed until the end of my next turn.
Stats:
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Dazed until EOAlise'sNT
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 6/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP
The shadowy figure releases the dagger from her hand, Dietrich feels a sharp thud in his back, and then his world erupts into a whiteness of pain.
When the blinding whiteness fades, Dietrich finds himself face to face with a young woman, barely into her twenties, with blood red lips and tussled raven-black hair curling beyond her shoulders. The woman is wearing a laced white shirt and heavily patched leather leggings and she is scowling at the witchhunter. Slapping Dietrich across the face she spits, "Get up, old man!"
Dietrich awakes with a jolt, a thick localised mist fading around his prone figure on the ground. Feeling the healing powers of Riishi's forest spirits, the witchhunter rises to his feet with a renewed sense of purpose. Finding his myterious assailant now much closer to him, Dietrich clutches the mark of Kord and snarls in her direction, "In Kord's name, I will strike you down!"
ACTIONS
Move - Stand up from prone
Standard - Spend Second Wind - regain 6 hp
Minor - Oath of Enmity on Shadowy Figure
UPDATED STATS
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Daxed until EOAlise'sNT, Oath of Enmity
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 12/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - Second Wind giving +2 to all defenses until my next turn
"All over our Kingdom, unarmored warriors fight side-by-side against battle-hardened mercenaries like this brute," Fyden tells his comrades, taking a momentary respite from the battle. "What they lack in gear and arms, they make up for in numbers and tenacity."
Slowly moving from foot to foot, his blade locked with the dragonborn, Fyden pushes straight ahead, at the soldiers center, as he raises his sword high.
The dragonborn recoils, seeing the strike, but it is too late--the bard's blade comes crashing down, slaying the last of the shock troops. "Let us do honor to their memories!" he finishes, whirling to rush over and flank the spy.
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Standard:
Second Wind, Fyden regains 6 hp and +2 ALL defenses AP
Standard: Inspiring Refrain vs AC: 1d20+9192d8+49
Fyden deals 9 damage to the Dragonborn, killing it. All allies except Hibiki gain +1 to attack rolls until the end of my next turn.
Move:
Walk to Q2
Status
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: DEAD
Dragonborn 2: DEAD
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Daxed until EOAlise'sNT, Oath of Enmity
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 12/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Then the spy throws a dagger at Dietrich and it sticks in his back. Although she still looks woozy, she wobbles next to him and hefts her mace.
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Status
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nkbarros looked around him, Alise looked like she was practically on her knees in pain, an arrow jutting from her midsection, and Dietrich had a knife sticking out of his back and looked like he was about to be clobbered if no one intervened. Nkbarros moved to support Dietrich, but levelled a curse at the closest Dwarf as a forthought, just in case Hibiki ran into trouble. He had had just about enough of this acrobatic she-elf though. Using his impliment Nkbarros fires a blast of eldricht power at her from behind, it hits her, taking her completely unawares!
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while adjacent to dwarf ally) (#5 is cursed)
Shadowy Figure: 18/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
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Dietrich grimaced as another blade found its way into his back. Steeling himself, the witchhunter calls upon his diety as he swings his greatsword at his foe. As his weapon slices through the elf's armour, a bolt of lightning lances from above and strikes Dietrich's enemy, staggering her and surrounding her in a faint nimbus of crackling energy.
ACTIONS
Standard: Raging Tempest vs Stranger - hits for 14 damage. Anyone who hits her until the start of Dietrich's next turn gets an extra 1d6 thunder damage.
STATS
Crossbowmen: Minion, AC 15, Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14 (+4 to AC and Reflex while (#5 is cursed)
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Shadowy Figure: 4/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed, anyone who hits until Dietricht's turn gets extra 1d6 thunder damage
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Spinning around, Hibiki let out a shout that resounded through the trees, shaking leaves off the stems. A magical sigil surged outward, slamming against the shadowy figure, before the boy turned and continued towards the crossbowmen.
He knocked aside one bolt, ducked the next, and then lunged up, blade bursting into flames. "UOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
He brought the greatsword down, shaking the earth with the impact as the unfortunate target was suddenly engulfed by an inferno. The magical flames erupted outward, snaring his nearby companion.
Hibiki turned away from the blaze, took one step, and then blinked forward another five yards, approaching the last enemy left: one very outnumbered shadow lady.
Minor Action: Aegis of Assault on Shadowy Figure. Takes a -2 to attack targets that aren't me, and if she attacks and hits, I get to do my teleporty-stab thingy.
Crossbowman 5 takes 13 damage and dies. Crossbowman 3 takes 2 splash damage and dies.
Belle teleports 3 squares south to K9 as part of his leftover Daily bonus.
STATUS:
Shadowy Figure: 4/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed, anyone who hits until Dietricht's turn gets extra 1d6 thunder damage
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
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Riishi surveys the fighters who, moments earlier, had been strangers around a hidden campfire. Now they were fighting not only with, but for each other, most of them suffering grievous wounds in the process. The older man and the youth (whose flaming hair was outshone only by his flaming sword) had already fallen and had risen to continue fighting, and the bookish young lady was about to fall over.
“Over.” The word rang in her mind. This battle, her first battle, was nearly over. “But not yet,” she said softly, seeing the stranger who had started this—probably planned this—standing unprotected near Dietrich.
Riishi clicked her cheek once to get Cherka’s attention and made a small motion toward the stranger with her chin. Immediately the large, smoky cat pounced upon the elf, pinning her to the ground with fearsome claws pressing, though not yet cutting, into her throat. The elf's eyes were white with fear, moving from person to person, as she awaited the killing strike.
Cherka moves to 10 O Stalker's Strike v F: 1d20+6141d10+4+1d618 Hit! 18 points non-lethal damage.
STATUS:
Shadowy Figure: 0/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed, anyone who hits until Dietricht's turn gets extra 1d6 thunder damage
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
"Well done," Fyden says, appraising the giant cat and her prey, before his face takes a more ominous look. "We should patch ourselves up and be away quickly, in case this is but the first wave. I'll tie the spy up and we can question her quickly."
The witchhunter exhaled in relief, grunting in approval at how Riishi's pet has detained it's prey. Watching the girl, however, Dietrich was dismayed at the sense of accomplishment that radiated from the girl. Battle can change people, bringing them closer together. Was this another innocent life on the road to being claimed by evil magics?
At that thought, Dietrich turned to the red-headed boy whose actions during the skirmish had betrayed his arcane nature. Studying the young man intently, Dietrich addressed him in his gravelly voice, "You have bound yourself to unnatural magiks. What has led you to do this?"
"Magic in and of itself is not a corrupting influence old man," Nkbarros said with a hint of disdain, "besides, most of us lack a choice in the matter anyway. I doubt most of us would choose this lavish lifestyle would we?" Impkith gestured to the dead bodies littering the ground. He then walked over to the pinned elf, kneeling over her and glaring into her eyes with a malicious smile.
"Well well, look what we caught here."
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Alise had been sitting on the ground tending to her wounds while the others dealt with their new prisoner. Pulling the arrows out of her wasn't exactly the best experience she'd ever had, and her skin was still a little tingly from the dragonborns' lightning breath. She finished wrapping her wounds and walked over to the prisoner, overhearing the latest exchange.
"There is always a choice, in the end. We are all here at this time because we chose to. Speak with us, and we may find pity for you yet."
Spending 2 surges +8 (since fyden and riishi both spent surges) to get up to 19/23.
5/7 surges remaining.
Dietrich glowered as the elf spoke. As innocent as she may seem, the witchhunter knew that lies uttered by the tongues of fey-folk were as plentiful as lice on a begger's tunic.
Nkbarros rolled his eyes and turned away, it seemed the rest of the group's hands had been stayed by the nk'barran elf's bout of self-pity. No matter, it seemed they were at least going to pump the she-elf for information, he'd worry about what to do with her after they were done. They probably wouldn't let him kill her though, a few of the group seemed either over-righteous are naive in Impkith's view.
Without a word Impkith walks away from the group, checking the bodies of the slain and taking their fingerbones to add to his necklace of trophies.
Used a healing surge, Nkbarros Impkith loses his temp. HP and goes back up to full health.
Perception check while checking the dead: 1d20=10
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"You would choose your life over those of everyone here? All innocent people... even young children. You were threatened with execution, or betrayal of your people?
I have little sympathy for you. We aren't murderers, but you are."
Turning to his new comrades, Fyden asks them as a group. "What can we do with her? Her old comrades would kill her as soon as let her come back. They'll never be able to trust her again after she lost an entire squad of soldiers."
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"Nature finds balance. Maybe she can, too. Though she can't restore the lives she's taken, she may have information that will protect the living."
Turning to their captive, "Where will the Nk'barra strike next?" Before the elf has a chance to answer (or refuse to do so), Riishi cocks her head as if listening, then asks a new question: "How can we contact the king?"
Hibiki couldn't find it in him to question the elf, or argue about what to do with her. He'd just come very close to biting the proverbial 'big one,' and took a minute or two just to appreciate the air filling his lungs.
He moved off to the side and bound his wounds, fishing out some cloth bandages from his pack.
Spending a healing surge to take me to max HP. 5/8 surges left.
Impkith shouts back toward the group while "collecting" his trophies. "If we are going East toward the Eladrin enclaves just ask her if there are any patrols we need to avoid! I don't know if it's a good idea to just let her go though, no telling how much of the campfire conversation she heard."
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"They would never trust her anyway. Lose a detachment of soldiers, and everyone thinks your a spy. If she tried to go back to them, no matter what she said, they'd think she was just luring more of their soldiers to their deaths."
Fyden bandages his injuries as he speaks, frustrated at the situation they'd found themselves in. Hostages? Not part of any heroic tales he recalled. Pop one surge with my Majestic word and am back to 26 hp
"Well I doubt they'll wait to come after us once they discover this patrol or kill squad went missing. You!" Nkbarros pointed at the elf, "are there any nk'bara patrols between this camp and the Eastern mountain ranges? If so how many and what information can you give us on them. Speak quickly, I'm not above slitting your throat and dumping you with your comrads over there!"
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The elf sits quietly in a heap. Her eyes stare off in the distance.
Alise and Fyden:
You have both heard that the nk'barra sometimes use child soldiers. They have been known to take the children of fey they have slaughtered and, through torture and rape, warp their minds until they will fight for the nk'barra. What you have in front of you appears to be one of those unfortunate souls. It is highly unlikely she knows much about politics and what she knows about other nk'barra will be limited to her interactions with them.
Dietrich levels his blade at the elf's throat and gravels through gritted teeth, "Why are we still talking about this? It is an agent of the enemy and we have defeated it. If we leave it alive we'll be putting our lives and the lives of everyone in the enclave at risk. It has done nothing to convince us that it is worth saving. I will do the deed myself, if needs must."
Spent 2 healing surges (+8 because Riishi and Fyden are awesome) to bring Dietrich to 23/25, with 3 surges remaining
Lemme know if I'm right with Riishi and Fyden's bonuses please
"No need to kill her," Fyden says, approaching Dietrich slowly. "She was tortured and enslaved by the Nk'Barra, possibly from a young age. She wouldn't know anything about their patrols. They use people like her as tools--not as commanders or trusted soldiers.
What is your name?" he asks her.
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"I can't help but feel a little sorry for her. She has not lived like the rest of us, but in a way it is worse for her to know she has betrayed those who could help her. She will not know anything of use to us, unless you want to find out what methods they use to torture people into submission. We should let her go - She's not exactly talkative, and as you have said, Fyden, they will kill her if they find her."
"I say we warn the rest of the enclave and start heading towards the Eladrin empire. There's nothing more to do here."
Hibiki rolled his eyes. Why they were going through the trouble to make it even EASIER for the attacker to return to her commanders was lost on him. He didn't think she should die, but a capable fighter like her could probably work her way out of her bonds given a day or two, which would give them plenty of time to get away.
"Whatever," he muttered, retreating to collect the remains of his equipment from where he had lain, gathering it up. He strapped the sheath for the sword across one shoulder and slid the blade home. It didn't seem as if he was going to get rid of it any time soon. "Ready here," he said at last.
He didn't like staying with these people, but there was a chance that someone among the magic users they would encounter would know SOMETHING about what was done to him - and just maybe how to reverse it.
Nkbarros saw that the rest of the group was about to let the Nk'barran slave go, he didn't necessarily think that it was an acceptable action. Before he could blast her into dust though Nkbarros was brought to his knees by a sharp and excrutiating pain in his head. No boy, not this one.
Nkbarros Impkith didn't understand, the demon had never impeded him before in dispatching the Nk'barra. In fact, it became most displeased when the opposite occured. It's not for you to question boy, things need to move foreward and you need not worry about one errant slave. Besides, it's best not to alienate yourself from these people too early in the game.. Shakingly getting back up on his feet, Nkbarros smiled to the rest of the party and did his best to play off the episode as nothing.
"I guess that fight took a bit more out of me than I realized, heh. If we move north we'll find a river we can follow east, towards the mountains."
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"The river's a sure path. Nk'barra know this, too.
"Now's your chance to make small redemption, elf. Speak."
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While the others worry about the elf, Alise runs back to the camp. The longer they wait for answers, the more time the nk'bara have to realize their plans have gone awry.
Using her magic to amplify her voice, she shouts, "Everyone, please listen! The nk'bara know we are here! A few of us have intercepted their scouts. We must escape while there is still time!"
Her warning delivered, Alise returns to the others. "I have let the others in the camp know what has happened here. Hopefully they will listen. What's our next step?"
The elf says quietly, "There are many nk'barra patrols in the area. They were alerted to the camp's presence not long by the concentration of tracks. There will be more that come here. As far as there current location is concerned, there are two patrols to the east, one within a days journey and another a little less than a week off."
If the plan is to untie the elf girl and follow the river east, I am ready. Post anything else you need/want to do and I will post the next explanatory text in a couple of hours.
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"None of them can escape, they'll report this location!"
"None of them can escape, they'll report this location!"
Moving toward the elven spy, Impkith levelled his gaze upon her.
"You are a pretty thing, if you beg for mercy I might allow the others to convince me in letting you live. Of course I assume you won't come quietly. Yes, better to soften you up first."
"You are a pretty thing, if you beg for mercy I might allow the others to convince me in letting you live. Of course I assume you won't come quietly. Yes, better to soften you up first."
Minor Action: Warlock's Curse on Shadowy Figure
Standard Action: Hellish Rebuke on Shadowy Figure: 1d20+3 vs. Reflex=10 Miss!
As Nkbarros levelled his arcane rod and let loose fire and death toward the elven maiden, she almost nonchalantly dodged out of its path. He'd rarely seen the like before and was instantly impressed, this one didn't scare easy . . .
At the same time, Cherka, without taking its predatory eyes off the remaining dragonborn, sniffs at Fyden fallen beside it, and drags its raspy tongue across his hand. Fyden feels a tingle that flows up his arm, rousing him from his stupor. As Fyden moves, Cherka makes a small sideways hop and another attack against the resilient soldier--this time leaving bloody furrows in his scales.
Standard: Stalker's Strike: 1d20+5 16 1d10+4 8; Cherka can flank)
Move: Cherka shifts to 10Q, ready Spirit’s Fangs OA if triggered
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 6/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP
Up: Fyden, Alise, Dietrich
Shadowy figure makes a basic attack against the dragonborn, is dazed until the end of my next turn.
Stats:
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Dazed until EOAlise'sNT
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 6/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP
When the blinding whiteness fades, Dietrich finds himself face to face with a young woman, barely into her twenties, with blood red lips and tussled raven-black hair curling beyond her shoulders. The woman is wearing a laced white shirt and heavily patched leather leggings and she is scowling at the witchhunter. Slapping Dietrich across the face she spits, "Get up, old man!"
Dietrich awakes with a jolt, a thick localised mist fading around his prone figure on the ground. Feeling the healing powers of Riishi's forest spirits, the witchhunter rises to his feet with a renewed sense of purpose. Finding his myterious assailant now much closer to him, Dietrich clutches the mark of Kord and snarls in her direction, "In Kord's name, I will strike you down!"
ACTIONS
Standard - Spend Second Wind - regain 6 hp
Minor - Oath of Enmity on Shadowy Figure
UPDATED STATS
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: Dead
Dragonborn 2: 8/38 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 13, Reflex 14, Will 14
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Daxed until EOAlise'sNT, Oath of Enmity
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP
Fyden: 6/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 1 AP
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP
Dietrich: 12/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - Second Wind giving +2 to all defenses until my next turn
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
Slowly moving from foot to foot, his blade locked with the dragonborn, Fyden pushes straight ahead, at the soldiers center, as he raises his sword high.
The dragonborn recoils, seeing the strike, but it is too late--the bard's blade comes crashing down, slaying the last of the shock troops. "Let us do honor to their memories!" he finishes, whirling to rush over and flank the spy.
Map
Turn
Second Wind, Fyden regains 6 hp and +2 ALL defenses
AP
Standard:
Inspiring Refrain vs AC: 1d20+9 19 2d8+4 9
Fyden deals 9 damage to the Dragonborn, killing it. All allies except Hibiki gain +1 to attack rolls until the end of my next turn.
Move:
Walk to Q2
Status
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Dragonborn 1: DEAD
Dragonborn 2: DEAD
Dragonborn 3: DEAD
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Daxed until EOAlise'sNT, Oath of Enmity
--> Shadowy Figure makes a basic attack against dragonborn 3
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 7/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 12/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Then the spy throws a dagger at Dietrich and it sticks in his back. Although she still looks woozy, she wobbles next to him and hefts her mace.
Map
Status
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Shadowy Figure: 37/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Up: Good guys
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
Minor Action: Warlock's Curse on minion #5
Standard Action: Eldricht Blast on Shadowy Figure: 1d20+3+1(Fyden's modifier)=18 Hit! Damage: 1d10+3+1d6 curse damage=19 total
Stats
Shadowy Figure: 18/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP - +2 all defenses (2nd wind) +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
ACTIONS
Raging Tempest vs Stranger - hits for 14 damage. Anyone who hits her until the start of Dietrich's next turn gets an extra 1d6 thunder damage.
STATS
adjacent to dwarf ally)
Shadowy Figure: 4/37 HP, AC 16, Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12, Oath of Enmity, Dazed until Alise's EoNT, Cursed, anyone who hits until Dietricht's turn gets extra 1d6 thunder damage
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
He knocked aside one bolt, ducked the next, and then lunged up, blade bursting into flames. "UOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
He brought the greatsword down, shaking the earth with the impact as the unfortunate target was suddenly engulfed by an inferno. The magical flames erupted outward, snaring his nearby companion.
Hibiki turned away from the blaze, took one step, and then blinked forward another five yards, approaching the last enemy left: one very outnumbered shadow lady.
Minor Action: Aegis of Assault on Shadowy Figure. Takes a -2 to attack targets that aren't me, and if she attacks and hits, I get to do my teleporty-stab thingy.
Move Action: Move to H9
Standard Action: Greenflame Blade vs AC: 1d20+8 21 HIT 1d10+5 13
Crossbowman 5 takes 13 damage and dies. Crossbowman 3 takes 2 splash damage and dies.
Belle teleports 3 squares south to K9 as part of his leftover Daily bonus.
STATUS:
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
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“Over.” The word rang in her mind. This battle, her first battle, was nearly over. “But not yet,” she said softly, seeing the stranger who had started this—probably planned this—standing unprotected near Dietrich.
Riishi clicked her cheek once to get Cherka’s attention and made a small motion toward the stranger with her chin. Immediately the large, smoky cat pounced upon the elf, pinning her to the ground with fearsome claws pressing, though not yet cutting, into her throat. The elf's eyes were white with fear, moving from person to person, as she awaited the killing strike.
Stalker's Strike v F: 1d20+6 14 1d10+4+1d6 18 Hit! 18 points non-lethal damage.
STATUS:
Riishi: 13/24 HP, AC 15, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Fyden: 12/27 HP, AC 17, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 15, 0 AP +2 all defenses (2nd wind)
Hibiki: 16/25 HP, AC 18, Fort 13, Reflex 16, Will 13, 1 AP
Alise: 1/23 HP / 3 THP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 15, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Nk'barros: 24/28 HP, AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 13, Will 13, 1 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
Dietrich: 3/25 HP, AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 15, Will 16, 0 AP +1 to attack rolls (EOT Fyden)
At that thought, Dietrich turned to the red-headed boy whose actions during the skirmish had betrayed his arcane nature. Studying the young man intently, Dietrich addressed him in his gravelly voice, "You have bound yourself to unnatural magiks. What has led you to do this?"
"Well well, look what we caught here."
"Please kill me and end my suffering," she said quietly.
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
She whispers, "All I know I learned from them. They have trained me to kill my own. What other life do I have?"
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
"There is always a choice, in the end. We are all here at this time because we chose to. Speak with us, and we may find pity for you yet."
5/7 surges remaining.
Insight check: 1d20+7 = 22
ACTIONS
Eek - will calculate healing surges soon...
Without a word Impkith walks away from the group, checking the bodies of the slain and taking their fingerbones to add to his necklace of trophies.
Perception check while checking the dead: 1d20=10
I have little sympathy for you. We aren't murderers, but you are."
Turning to his new comrades, Fyden asks them as a group. "What can we do with her? Her old comrades would kill her as soon as let her come back. They'll never be able to trust her again after she lost an entire squad of soldiers."
Turning to their captive, "Where will the Nk'barra strike next?" Before the elf has a chance to answer (or refuse to do so), Riishi cocks her head as if listening, then asks a new question: "How can we contact the king?"
He moved off to the side and bound his wounds, fishing out some cloth bandages from his pack.
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Fyden bandages his injuries as he speaks, frustrated at the situation they'd found themselves in. Hostages? Not part of any heroic tales he recalled.
Pop one surge with my Majestic word and am back to 26 hp
Alise and Fyden:
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
Lemme know if I'm right with Riishi and Fyden's bonuses please
What is your name?" he asks her.
"I say we warn the rest of the enclave and start heading towards the Eladrin empire. There's nothing more to do here."
"Whatever," he muttered, retreating to collect the remains of his equipment from where he had lain, gathering it up. He strapped the sheath for the sword across one shoulder and slid the blade home. It didn't seem as if he was going to get rid of it any time soon. "Ready here," he said at last.
He didn't like staying with these people, but there was a chance that someone among the magic users they would encounter would know SOMETHING about what was done to him - and just maybe how to reverse it.
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Origin: ShogunGunshow
Nkbarros Impkith didn't understand, the demon had never impeded him before in dispatching the Nk'barra. In fact, it became most displeased when the opposite occured. It's not for you to question boy, things need to move foreward and you need not worry about one errant slave. Besides, it's best not to alienate yourself from these people too early in the game.. Shakingly getting back up on his feet, Nkbarros smiled to the rest of the party and did his best to play off the episode as nothing.
"I guess that fight took a bit more out of me than I realized, heh. If we move north we'll find a river we can follow east, towards the mountains."
"Now's your chance to make small redemption, elf. Speak."
Using her magic to amplify her voice, she shouts, "Everyone, please listen! The nk'bara know we are here! A few of us have intercepted their scouts. We must escape while there is still time!"
Her warning delivered, Alise returns to the others. "I have let the others in the camp know what has happened here. Hopefully they will listen. What's our next step?"
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus
Zithra Melitch in Star Wars: An Empire's End
Jellica in In the Shadow of Zeus