Post by David on Aug 10, 2015 19:42:01 GMT -5
Faced with large bands of ghouls, shadows, and ghasts left over from the war in Iuz and spilling across the Veng River in to Amberwood, Rhanée StrongArm, the Brown Witch, takes command of a team to hunt down these undead and destroy them. Joining her are her familiar, Emrys, her copper dragon, Zauloman (who can fly and track ghouls and ghasts by scent), her acolyte, Adam, and his basset hound familiar, Bertha, plus three tyrgs, Azarath, Metrion, and Xinthos, Kahan and Klornap, 4th lvl clerics of Wee Jas, Marc the 7th lvl beast master and his companions, the dire wolves Big Mama and Little Man (also scent trackers), and Gee the giant weasel. Rounding the group out is the 8th lvl ranger, Pudic, Praetoria the 4th lvl evoker, Joe StrongArm, 6th/5th fighter/transmuter, and Clive of Twinvale, neophyte cleric of Olidamara (and former Knight of the Wild March).
The group sets out from Dragondale and quickly picks up the scent and tracks of a large band of ghouls. Zauloman flies ahead and spies two dozen ghouls lurking in the shade of a copse of trees on the edge of a farmer's field. The heroes move toward the undead but the sunsets and they're forced to continue at night using magical light. The ghasts lurch out of the darkness with amazing speed, surprising many of the heroes so that the undead attack the fighters flat-footed. In the initial salvo, Marc, Klornap, Adam, and both dire wolves surprised, hit, and the humanoids all paralyzed. Adam and his familiar, Bertha, are almost immediately slaughtered and eaten. Praetoria unleashes sheets of flame but the spell isn't quite powerful enough and three ghasts take her down, tearing out internal organs as the evoker is paralyzed. Ultimately she bleeds out during the melee. Clive nearly shares this fate after his right arm is ripped off and he too is paralyzed. Joe and Kahan soon join him, although two ghast die thanks to the flames around the cleric. Pudic manages to fight several undead off before he too is struck and paralyzed. Rhanée uses a flame strike to save Clive and a dragon breath to wittle down those on Pudic, but she too is struck and paralyzed, leaving only Emrys, Zauloman, and the animals. Big Mama is ripped apart and Azarath suffers a bleeding wound. Emrys uses her fiery breath to destroy three ghasts before being taken out and Zauloman's breath, bite, and claws fell several more. This buys some time for other party members to recover from the paralysis, though the ghouls do strike and feed a bit. At the end of the fight, nearly everyone is too wounded to continue, but they manage to finish off the last of the undead.
Kahan stabilizes those he can with Klornap, Rhanée, and Zauloman's help. Rhanée teleports back to her sanctum and opens her magical mirror, allowing the heroes to evacuate.
Status:
Klornap: 31 of 36
Kahan: 26 (full)
Marc: 38 of 83
Little Man: 12 of 27
Gee: 9 of 16
Pudic: 43 of 56
Rhanée: 31 (full)
Emrys: 16 (full)
Zauloman: 55 (full)
Metrion: 14 of 28, broken ribs
Xinthos: 10 of 30, broken left forepaw
Joe: 34 of 50
Clive: 12 of 80
The group sets out from Dragondale and quickly picks up the scent and tracks of a large band of ghouls. Zauloman flies ahead and spies two dozen ghouls lurking in the shade of a copse of trees on the edge of a farmer's field. The heroes move toward the undead but the sunsets and they're forced to continue at night using magical light. The ghasts lurch out of the darkness with amazing speed, surprising many of the heroes so that the undead attack the fighters flat-footed. In the initial salvo, Marc, Klornap, Adam, and both dire wolves surprised, hit, and the humanoids all paralyzed. Adam and his familiar, Bertha, are almost immediately slaughtered and eaten. Praetoria unleashes sheets of flame but the spell isn't quite powerful enough and three ghasts take her down, tearing out internal organs as the evoker is paralyzed. Ultimately she bleeds out during the melee. Clive nearly shares this fate after his right arm is ripped off and he too is paralyzed. Joe and Kahan soon join him, although two ghast die thanks to the flames around the cleric. Pudic manages to fight several undead off before he too is struck and paralyzed. Rhanée uses a flame strike to save Clive and a dragon breath to wittle down those on Pudic, but she too is struck and paralyzed, leaving only Emrys, Zauloman, and the animals. Big Mama is ripped apart and Azarath suffers a bleeding wound. Emrys uses her fiery breath to destroy three ghasts before being taken out and Zauloman's breath, bite, and claws fell several more. This buys some time for other party members to recover from the paralysis, though the ghouls do strike and feed a bit. At the end of the fight, nearly everyone is too wounded to continue, but they manage to finish off the last of the undead.
Kahan stabilizes those he can with Klornap, Rhanée, and Zauloman's help. Rhanée teleports back to her sanctum and opens her magical mirror, allowing the heroes to evacuate.
Status:
Klornap: 31 of 36
Kahan: 26 (full)
Marc: 38 of 83
Little Man: 12 of 27
Gee: 9 of 16
Pudic: 43 of 56
Rhanée: 31 (full)
Emrys: 16 (full)
Zauloman: 55 (full)
Metrion: 14 of 28, broken ribs
Xinthos: 10 of 30, broken left forepaw
Joe: 34 of 50
Clive: 12 of 80