Old Kenabres and the Gray Garrison

[sppd297]

Vallak smacks his right hand hand on his right ear as if to shake something out of his head.

Do not speak of my brother. You are an evil vixen entering my thoughts. How could you possible know of my Brother?

[outsider67]

Upon seeing Vallak smack himself using the message spell Elric speaks to Vallak.
"This is no time to begin madness. Get yourself together young warrior. Consider only the task at hand. If you are troubled by something we can all speak after we make it through this together. We must bring balance back to this land as the laws of equivelant exchange dictate."

[Vecc]

Ithuriel whispers to Calathes - Which way?   Spells Unlimited: Orisons (DC 14)   Detect Magic Detect Poison Enhanced Diplomacy Light Read Magic Stabilize 7/7: 1st-Level Oracle Spells (DC 15)   Bless Burning Hands Command Cure Light Wounds Ill Omen Inflict Light Wounds 4/4: 2nd-Level Oracle Spells (DC 16)   Cure Moderate Wounds Oracle's Burden Spiritual Weapon Special Abilities 6/6: Channel Positive Energy - 3d6 Note: Whenever Ithuriel receives magical healing, he heals an additional 2 pts/die. Ithuriel may exclude up to 4 targets from the healing. Life Link: As a standard action, you may create a bond between yourself and another creature. Each round at the start of your turn, if the bonded creature is wounded for 5 or more hit points below its maximum hit points, it heals 5 hit points and you take 5 hit points of damage. You may have one bond active per oracle level. This bond continues until the bonded creature dies, you die, the distance between you and the other creature exceeds medium range, or you end it as an immediate action (if you have multiple bonds active, you may end as many as you want as part of the same immediate action). 3/3: Alter Self (SP - CL 19 - Terendelev's Scale - Disguise - While disguised, target gains +4 bonus on all bluff rolls made against evil creatures) 1/1: Summon Nature's Ally II (SLA - 1/day caster level = character level) Granted from Agathion-Blooded Aasimar racial feature. 1/1: Protection from Evil (SP - 1/day caster level = character level) Granted from the Touched by Divinity campaign trait. 1/1: Vow to Self - 1/day can add a +4 morale bonus to any one roll made to fulfill a promise made to another individual. Whenever Ithuriel breaks his word, he becomes sickened for 24 hours (or until he can meet his obligation).   1/1: Antitoxin 4/4: Alchemist's Fire 8/50: Wand - Spiritual Weapon (Caster Level 3) 48/50: Wand - Cure Light Wounds (Caster level 1) 11/50: Wand - Magic Missile (Caster level 3) *In spring-loaded wrist sheath 9/50: Wand - Cure Moderate Wounds (Caster level 3) *In spring-loaded wrist sheath 3/3: Potion - Cure Light Wounds 1/1: Potion - Lesser Restoration 1/1: Scroll - Resist Energy 1/1: Scroll - Cause Fear 1/1: Scroll - Comprehend Languages 12/12: +1 Crossbow Bolts 49/50: Cold Iron Crossbow Bolts 3/3: +1 Flaming Crossbow Bolts

[sppd297]

Great, now there are two voices. Just what I need.

[GMBres]

Calathes moves cautiously to the east, hoping to avoid detection from the voices nearby.

A bracket shows where a longsword once hung over a stylized gold sunburst affixed to the south wall. Lines of strange runes are carved into the walls on both sides of the sunburst. Dried blood and excrement have been smeared across the sunburst and a short bench for kneeling that sits on the floor.

The room is approximately 30' x 30' with the southern part of the wall rounded. There is a closed stone door to the north and a closed stone door to the east. This room appears to be a desecrated shrine to Iomedae. There is a small white marble kneeler set in front of the vandalized shrine.

[Tread253]

Calathes leads the party down the eastern corridor into the desecrated shrine. Calathes will be searching for enemies and traps as he proceeds into the room. "Friend Abadun, watch our backs and make sure that no one comes upon us from the direction we just came. I will inspect the doors out of this room." Calathes will listen at the exit doors and check them for locks and traps while the rest of the group searches this shrine.   Spells Unlimited: Orisons (DC 13)   Create Water Detect Magic Light Stabilize 3/3: 1st-Level Inquisitor Spells (DC 14)   Detect Demon Divine Favor Protection from Evil Special Abilities Child of the Crusades (1/day) Against possession/incapacitation, free action: Reroll failed save, keep 2nd result. Favored Enemy (Evil Outsiders +2) Judgement of Sacred Justice +1 (1/1) Monster Lore +2 Terendelev's Scale (Cloudwalking) (3/3) Touch of Good (5/5): Track +1 Trapfinding +1 Treerazer's Bane Wild Empathy +1   Cold Iron Arrows: 149/150 Potion of Cure Light Wounds: 4/4 Potion of Darkvision: 2/2 Potion of Invisibility: 1/1 Scroll of Cause Fear: 1/1

[w431]

Abaddon will do as asked and take up the rear watching for any sign of danger.

[GMBres]

The doors inside the Gray Garrison are all massive steel doors. The door to the north is not locked or trapped. You hear nothing coming from the other side of the north door.

The east door is not locked or trapped, but you can her the sounds of animals feasting on something. A few moments later, you hear a cough and gurgling-noise. A voice struggles to say "no....no!.....NO!" as the sounds of chewing stop and a snarl begins.

[Tread253]

Calathes whispers fiercely to his companions, "Quickly, someone needs our aid!" With bow in one hand, Calathes throws his shoulder into the east door, trying to push it quickly open. Desna, please allow me to get there in time!   Spells Unlimited: Orisons (DC 13)   Create Water Detect Magic Light Stabilize 3/3: 1st-Level Inquisitor Spells (DC 14)   Detect Demon Divine Favor Protection from Evil Special Abilities Child of the Crusades (1/day) Against possession/incapacitation, free action: Reroll failed save, keep 2nd result. Favored Enemy (Evil Outsiders +2) Judgement of Sacred Justice +1 (1/1) Monster Lore +2 Terendelev's Scale (Cloudwalking) (3/3) Touch of Good (5/5): Track +1 Trapfinding +1 Treerazer's Bane Wild Empathy +1   Cold Iron Arrows: 149/150 Potion of Cure Light Wounds: 4/4 Potion of Darkvision: 2/2 Potion of Invisibility: 1/1 Scroll of Cause Fear: 1/1

[GMBres]

Calathes thrusts the door open and sees the following:

This room was once some sort of museum, but its contents have been smashed and scattered across the room-even the shelves have been shattered and torn apart in places. The bloody bodies of two paladins, their armor and bodies broken and mangled, lie in the ruins.

One of the paladins is obviously dead and recently been feasted on by the two Abrikandilus in the room. The demonic hounds are currently trying to pull apart the living paladin who was lying against the northern wall. One beast has bitten his shoulder and the other has bitten him on his pelvis, trying to tear him in two equal shares.

The room is 15' x 35', the northern wall is 3 squares wide. One beast is in the northeastern corner the other in the northwestern. They are flanking the paladin being torn in two.

Combat doesnt begin until Calathes reveals himself in the room. He may take one standard action before initiatives.

 

The paladin about to be eaten is Kallav Silverkin.

CE Medium outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extra planar) AC 15, touch 10, flat-footed 15

[Tread253]

My single standard action will be to fire a single cold iron arrow at whichever beast appears to be causing the worst damage to the still living paladin. Dice Attack Roll w/ Cold Iron Arrow and Favored Enemy Bonus: 1d20+8+2 (10)+8+2 Total = 20 Dice Damage Roll w/ Favored Enemy Bonus and Trait Bonus (Treerazer's Bane): 1d8+3+2+2 (4)+3+2+2 Total = 11 "Leave him and try me, foul beasts!!!"   Spells Unlimited: Orisons (DC 13)   Create Water Detect Magic Light Stabilize 3/3: 1st-Level Inquisitor Spells (DC 14)   Detect Demon Divine Favor Protection from Evil Special Abilities Child of the Crusades (1/day) Against possession/incapacitation, free action: Reroll failed save, keep 2nd result. Favored Enemy (Evil Outsiders +2) Judgement of Sacred Justice +1 (1/1) Monster Lore +2 Terendelev's Scale (Cloudwalking) (3/3) Touch of Good (5/5): Track +1 Trapfinding +1 Treerazer's Bane Wild Empathy +1   Cold Iron Arrows: 148/150 Potion of Cure Light Wounds: 4/4 Potion of Darkvision: 2/2 Potion of Invisibility: 1/1 Scroll of Cause Fear: 1/1

[GMBres]

The cold iron arrow sinks into the Abrikandilu that is biting into the paladin's pelvis. He is less armored in that region and the blood loss looks dire. The beast releases his victim from his clenching teeth and turns his attention to the archer who just shot him and snarls.

[GMBres]

The abrikandilu biting down on the paladin sinks his teeth in further, not wanting to let his prey go. The paladin lets out a loud cry of pain and suffering.

Dice Bite Damage:

1d6+2

(1)+2

Total = 3

The wounded abrikandilu leaps towards Calathes and bites at his waist with gnashing fangs but narrowly misses!

[sppd297]

Vallak charges into the room directly at the paladin being feasted on. Completely ignoring the wounded abrikandilu leaping towards Calathes he charges with sword drawn to save the paladin.

Vallak swings Radiance at the neck of the biting creature in an attempt to make him break his bite.

Dice Attack Roll:

1d20+8

(2)+8

Total = 10

Vallak's sword swings high over the back of the creature as he was trying not to hit the downed paladin.

"It's time to face a paladin that bites back."

[w431]

Abaddon not wanting to be left out of the fray runs through the door with his axe raised high. He does not say anything out loud hoping to keep the noise to a minimum.

The demon dogs again. It is about time, this is why I was chosen.

Abaddon attacks the dog that leaped at Calathas.

Dice attack roll w'axe:

1d20+7

(20)+7

Total = 27

Dice crit confirmation:

1d20+7

(3)+7

Total = 10

Dice damage:

1d12+12

(8)+12

Total = 20