As soon as Ignatz' brutish strike takes out one of the beret wearing dwarves, Kama'zer can feel a release of pressure as the vine-like marks on her skin disintigrate. Suddenly, all of the adventurers can see again, as the cloud of murk dissipates completely, leaving all of their foes visible...except for the gnomish Time Collector that is... he was till nowhere to be found.
The group of adventurer's didn't have much time to reflect on that, though, as their still-living enemies retaliate. Small shapes wiz by Ignatz and he feels the sting of tiny blades slicing his skin like paper cuts. He didn't really feel them, though, as he was still feeling a surge of adrenaline from having downed one of the dwarfs. However, the tiny shapes were swarming everywhere, and they were unrelenting in their constant slashing. Ignatz knew that he'd start to feel their bite as soon as the rush of battle ebbed. With the cloud of darkness gone, Ignatz could also see that the sprites were swarming near to Kane and Kama'zer too!
Having been roughly pummeled by the large insectoid creature before him, the last remaining dwarf on the field quickly dumped a pouch of liquid onto his short blade and waved it about menacingly, hoping the threat of poison would shake the strange creature.
"Ahahaha! You be feelin' th'sting o'me blade insect! C'mere an' taste me poison!"
As it would happen to be, Sound of Stone was wisely wary of the poison, and avoided every swipe of the dwarf's blade with skill and precision. Through the frantic and wasteful motions of the overzealous dwarf, the green liquid was whipped off of the blade, falling harmlessly into the grass (well...harmless to the adventurers anyway... the now-yellowing grass may have something else to say about that matter if it could speak...)
While the insectoid monk dealt with the red-capped dwarf, Ignatz saw a flash of light behind him, and saw the Time Collector appear!
"Time is of the essence, cur! And now your essence is mine!"
The half-orc was about to turn about and face the gnome, but suddenly he felt his entire body being drained of energy, and he could feel a piercing pain erupt in his brain. Blood trickled out of his ears and nose, falling to the ground with a pitter pat. The pain quickly subsided, but he felt as though he had been placed in a pool of thick, yet breathable, swamp water and mud. He couldn't quite tell if his movements seemed sluggish, or if everyone else around him was moving much faster than normal. Without the means to retaliate, Ignatz saw the gnome scuttle away from him and around the southern edge of the clearing to stand next to Joy, who was still suffering from the tight squeeze of the vine markings on her clothes and body.
Just as the adventurer's sight was starting to adjust from the sudden changes of darkness to light, the world went dark again, and all but the flying pixie was unable to see with their eyes. Lucky for Sound of Stone he was able to detect the scents and pheromones of creatures close to him, and though he was unable to see the dwarf with his eyes, his other senses created a perfect picture of where the little red cap was. Again, the dark cloud burned those inside it, except for Kane and Kama'zer, who were quick enough to get a hand over their mouths and nose before they could breath in the necrotic cloud. Ignatz, having been sliced, mind and time warped, and now with his lungs burning from the necrotic energies blinding him from all around, was quite near to passing out from his injuries, and the swarms of creatures were still whizzing around, threatening to put him down for good!
[sblock=Actions]
SS2 - Start of turn: Darkness zone disappears. Recharge roll for Darkwave
fails.
-- Standard: Attack Ignatz with Swarm of Fangs and Blades, hitting AC
27 for 5 damage.
NOTE: At the start of their next turns, Kane, Ignatz, and Kama'zer will take 3 damage from this swarm's aura.
RC1 - Twitches on the ground from nerve damage caused by Ignatz' war shovel. (Joy loses the Mark of Thorns placed on her)
RC2 -
-- Minor: Uses Drowing Puncture: If RC2 hits with its next short sword attack, the target of the attack is dazed until the end of RC2’s next turn and is knocked prone.
-- Standard: Attacks Sound of Stone with Short Sword, but
Misses.
TC - Start of Turn: TC appears in T11
-- Standard: TC uses Steal Time, gaining last round's bonus to damage from Step out of Time, attacking Ingatz and hitting
27 vs Will for 19 damage. Ignatz loses a minor action on his next turn, and TC gains an extra move action this round. The use of Steal Time has recharged Step Out of Time.
-- Move: Shift from T11 to S12.
-- Move: S12 -> S14 -> V14 -> V13 (next to Joy)
SS1 -
-- Move: Shift diagonal up 1 square to U10 (alt 1).
-- Standard: Darkwave vs Reflex
Results of this are as follows:
Hit: Jade, Sound of Stone, Ignatz, and Joy for 17 damage.
Miss: Kane and Kama'zer [/sblock]
[sblock=Status]
RC1 - DEAD
RC2 - 34/71 HP Status: Used
Drowsing Puncture
SS1 - 41/55 HP Status: Aegis of Shielding (Kane)
SS2 - 21/55 HP Status:
Bloodied
TC - ??/?? HP Status: Normal
Kane - 38/54 HP Status: Normal
-- Jade - 10/27 HP Status: Normal
Kama'zer - 51/51 HP
Joy - 28/51 HP Status: Mark of Thorns (RC2),
Bloodied
Vander - 51/51 HP Status: Normal
Ignatz - 1/51 HP Status: Bloodied; Lost Minor action for next turn.
Sound of Stone - 32/49 HP [/sblock]