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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5206143" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p><strong><span style="color: gold">The Broken Altar - Round 2</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The shadowy adept, wary of the intruders, waves an arm towards its allies and invokes some arcane words, provoking the adept's allies into action.</p><p></p><p>The dark servant closest to Hamil and Lira seems energized by the adept's mutterings and, without care for Hamil's looming battle axe, swipes its sword towards the vulnerable Lira. </p><p></p><p>"Ignore me, will ya?" Hamil asks, bringing the blade of his axe down rudely and definitively on the dark servant, crushing the last bits of life out of it. The creature falls to the ground with a sickening thud.</p><p></p><p>Lira looks down at the fallen creature but momentarily and then turns her attention to the adept issuing such commands. She ignores the wraith nipping at her heels in a most ineffective fashion.</p><p></p><p>Seeing the battle starting to turn, the adept flies up the stairs to the broken altar. There, its purple gaze is set upon Syl, the closest of the adventurers to said altar.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Shadecloak Adept's Actions]Shadecloak Adept uses <span style="color: green">Shadow's Command</span> (Std/At-Will) to grant a standard to Dark Servant 2 and one of the Wisp Wraiths.</p><p></p><p>Dark Servant 2 (<em>marked</em> by Hamil) attempts to recharge <span style="color: red">Shadow's Wrath</span> and succeeds. He attempts to use it against Lira (flanking from Wisp Wraith), which provokes an Opportunity Attack from Hamil. <span style="color: green">Melee Basic Attack (Battle Axe)</span> (OA/At-Will/Melee Wpn) against Dark Servant 2 against AC and hits for 15 damage! Hamil's temporary HP increase to 3. Dark Servant 2 is DESTROYED!</p><p></p><p>Hamil (12/31 HP + 3 Temp HP + ongoing 5 necrotic damage + BLOODIED + <em>slowed</em>).</p><p></p><p>Wisp Wraith attacks Lira using <span style="color: green">Shadow Caress</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee touch) and misses.</p><p></p><p>Shadecloak Adept flies 2 squares to a space adjacent to the Broken Altar (move action).</p><p></p><p>The <span style="color: red">Revelation of the Void</span> zone fades.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Getting away from the annoying wisp creature, Lira again calls upon ancient fey powers and attempts to blind the shadowy adept as to her existence. Once again, the fey powers are unable to overcome the adept's considerable resistance.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Lira's Actions]Lira shifts 1 square (move action).</p><p></p><p>Lira atttacks Shadecloak Adept using <span style="color: green">Eyebite</span> (Std/At-Will/Ranged 10). Attacks Will and misses.</p><p></p><p>Lira (15/25 HP).[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Seething from the fallen dark servant's shadow attack, Jhani, the dwarf priest, edges away from the wisp wraith at his rear. "They're all over the place," he says, fingering his holy symbol. "Not fer long!" Jhani presents his symbol and, after Jhani intones words of divine power, the symbol begins to emanate radiant power, sapping the entropic forces around him. At the same time, Jhani's nearby allies seem at least somewhat rejuvenated.</p><p></p><p>"Brother," he says to Thalnek. "You must finish this."</p><p> </p><p>[sblock=Jhani's Actions]Jhani takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage and is BLOODIED and <em>slowed</em>.</p><p></p><p>Jhani shifts 1 square (move action).</p><p></p><p>Jhani uses <span style="color: gray">Beacon of Hope</span> (Std/Daily/Close burst 3). Attacks Will: Wisp Wraith (Hits all four remaining), Dark Servant 1 (Crit), Dark Servant 2 (Hit), and Shadecloak Adept (Miss). All hit are <em>weakened</em> until the end of its next turn. Jhani and allies in burst (Thalnek, Syl, Hamil, and Lira) regain 5 hit points. Until the end of the encounter, Jhani's healing powers restore +5 hit points.</p><p></p><p>Hamil (17/31 HP + ongoing 5 necrotic damage + <em>slowed</em>).</p><p>Jhani (16/25 HP + <em>slowed</em>).</p><p>Lira (20/25 HP).</p><p>Syl (15/25 HP).</p><p>Thalnek is at max HP.</p><p></p><p>Jhani (16/25 HP).[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Her attention squarely focused on the prone servant before her, Syl thrusts her longsword into and through the creature's neck, killing it utterly and without question. Syl pulls forth her longsword just in time to see the shadowy adept training its otherworldly purple eyes on her.</p><p></p><p>"I've got your attention, creature, and you've got mine."</p><p></p><p>At that moment, however, Syl noticed small motes of dark energy coming from the altar. "What's this?" she asks. "Some sort of trick? Or perhaps you're hiding something you'd rather we didn't see?"</p><p></p><p>The adept fails to answer.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Syl's Actions]Syl attacks the prone Dark Servant 1 using <span style="color: green">Sly Flourish</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and hits for 14 damage + (Sneak Attack) 3 damage, for a total of 17 damage. Dark Servant 1 is DESTROYED! No more Dark Servants remain, so they are removed from the Initiative Order.</p><p></p><p>Syl moves 2 squares adjacent to both the Broken Altar and the Shadecloak Adept (move action).</p><p></p><p>With her <em>Passive Perception</em>, Syl notices something not quite right about the Broken Altar.</p><p></p><p>Syl (15/25 HP).[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>"Aye, brother," Thalnek replies to Jhani's urging. Heedless of the wisp creatures lashing at him, Thalnek makes for the altar atop the stone dais.</p><p></p><p>The dwarf paladin points a finger at the shadowy adept near the altar. "Woman," he says. "That creature is mine!" The adept quickly darts its "head" toward Thalnek as the paladin bounds up the stairs and swings a deadly hammer in the adept's direction. The blow misses, but the adept gets the message just the same.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Thalnek's Actions]Thalnek uses <span style="color: green">Divine Challenge</span> on the Shadecloak Adept (minor action).</p><p></p><p>Thalnek moves 4 squares to adjacent to the Shadecloak Adept (move action). This provokes Opportunity Attacks from 2 Wisp Wraiths. They each attack Thalnek using <span style="color: green">Shadow Caress</span> (OA/At-Will/Melee touch) and both miss.</p><p></p><p>Thalnek atttacks the Shadecloak Adept using <span style="color: green">Forbidding Strike</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and misses.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>With the void energy field now gone, Vastyrnil approaches the chamber's entrance. Wary of the presence of the wisp wraiths, however, the elf still keeps his distance. Vas recognizes that the dwarf priest, Jhani, needs assistance in dealing with the wisps near him, and so invokes another column of thunder and lightning to block those creatures in pestering the priest.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Vastyrnil's Actions]Vastyrnil moves 3 squares to the mouth of the cavern entrance (move action).</p><p></p><p>Vastyrnil uses <span style="color: green">Storm Pillar</span> (Std/At-Will/Ranged 10) on a square adjacent to 2 Wisp Wraiths.</p><p></p><p>The <span style="color: green">Storm Pillar</span> Vastyrnil used last turn vanishes.</p><p></p><p>The <span style="color: red">Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation</span> zone ends.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Hamil, the axe-bearer, begins to tire as his lifeforce is slowly sapped from his body. "Foul creatures," he says. "You'll not take me... not this day!"</p><p></p><p>Hefting his mighty axe, Hamil slashes through the nearest wisp, destroying it without a thought. Somewhat refreshed from his destruction of the ethereal creature, Hamil steps into the fray near the priest.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Hamil's Actions]Hamil takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage and is BLOODIED and <em>slowed</em>.</p><p></p><p>Hamil attacks a Wisp Wraith using <span style="color: green">Crushing Surge</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and hits for 9 damage. Hamil gains 6 temporary hit points. Wisp Wraith is DESTROYED. </p><p></p><p>Hamil shifts 1 square (move action).</p><p></p><p>Hamil (15/31 HP + 6 Temp HP + BLOODIED).[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The wisps, now acting on their own, as the adept is too busy to command them, try to surround the dwarf priest. One of them gets too close to Vastyrnil's storm column and is destroyed, leaving only two wraiths remaining. One attacks Jhani from where it is and its entropic touch strikes true, leaving the dwarf priest with an otherworldly chill. The other swipes at Lira and the attempt is successful, draining Lira of a bit of her lifeforce. </p><p></p><p>[sblock=Wisp Wraith Actions]The Wisp Wraiths are <em>weakened</em>.</p><p></p><p>One Wisp Wraith moves to a square adjacent to the <span style="color: green">Storm Pillar</span> and is DESTROYED. 2 Wisp Wraiths remain.</p><p></p><p>One Wisp Wraith shifts 1 square adjacent to Lira (move action).</p><p></p><p>One Wisp Wraith attacks Jhani using <span style="color: green">Shadow Caress</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee touch). Attacks Reflex and hits, doing 4 cold necrotic damage and Jhani is <em>slowed</em> until the end of his next turn.</p><p></p><p>Jhani (14/25 HP + <em>slowed</em>).</p><p></p><p>One Wisp Wraith atttacks Lira using <span style="color: green">Shadow Caress</span> (Std/At-Will/Melee touch). Attacks Reflex and hits, doing 4 cold necrotic damage and Lira is <em>slowed</em> until the end of her next turn.</p><p></p><p>Lira (18/25 HP + <em>slowed</em>).</p><p></p><p>The Wisp Wraiths are no longer <em>weakened</em>.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: gold">End of Round 2</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5206143, member: 11437"] [b][color=gold]The Broken Altar - Round 2[/color][/b] The shadowy adept, wary of the intruders, waves an arm towards its allies and invokes some arcane words, provoking the adept's allies into action. The dark servant closest to Hamil and Lira seems energized by the adept's mutterings and, without care for Hamil's looming battle axe, swipes its sword towards the vulnerable Lira. "Ignore me, will ya?" Hamil asks, bringing the blade of his axe down rudely and definitively on the dark servant, crushing the last bits of life out of it. The creature falls to the ground with a sickening thud. Lira looks down at the fallen creature but momentarily and then turns her attention to the adept issuing such commands. She ignores the wraith nipping at her heels in a most ineffective fashion. Seeing the battle starting to turn, the adept flies up the stairs to the broken altar. There, its purple gaze is set upon Syl, the closest of the adventurers to said altar. [sblock=Shadecloak Adept's Actions]Shadecloak Adept uses [color=green]Shadow's Command[/color] (Std/At-Will) to grant a standard to Dark Servant 2 and one of the Wisp Wraiths. Dark Servant 2 ([i]marked[/i] by Hamil) attempts to recharge [color=red]Shadow's Wrath[/color] and succeeds. He attempts to use it against Lira (flanking from Wisp Wraith), which provokes an Opportunity Attack from Hamil. [color=green]Melee Basic Attack (Battle Axe)[/color] (OA/At-Will/Melee Wpn) against Dark Servant 2 against AC and hits for 15 damage! Hamil's temporary HP increase to 3. Dark Servant 2 is DESTROYED! Hamil (12/31 HP + 3 Temp HP + ongoing 5 necrotic damage + BLOODIED + [i]slowed[/i]). Wisp Wraith attacks Lira using [color=green]Shadow Caress[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee touch) and misses. Shadecloak Adept flies 2 squares to a space adjacent to the Broken Altar (move action). The [color=red]Revelation of the Void[/color] zone fades.[/sblock] Getting away from the annoying wisp creature, Lira again calls upon ancient fey powers and attempts to blind the shadowy adept as to her existence. Once again, the fey powers are unable to overcome the adept's considerable resistance. [sblock=Lira's Actions]Lira shifts 1 square (move action). Lira atttacks Shadecloak Adept using [color=green]Eyebite[/color] (Std/At-Will/Ranged 10). Attacks Will and misses. Lira (15/25 HP).[/sblock] Seething from the fallen dark servant's shadow attack, Jhani, the dwarf priest, edges away from the wisp wraith at his rear. "They're all over the place," he says, fingering his holy symbol. "Not fer long!" Jhani presents his symbol and, after Jhani intones words of divine power, the symbol begins to emanate radiant power, sapping the entropic forces around him. At the same time, Jhani's nearby allies seem at least somewhat rejuvenated. "Brother," he says to Thalnek. "You must finish this." [sblock=Jhani's Actions]Jhani takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage and is BLOODIED and [i]slowed[/i]. Jhani shifts 1 square (move action). Jhani uses [color=gray]Beacon of Hope[/color] (Std/Daily/Close burst 3). Attacks Will: Wisp Wraith (Hits all four remaining), Dark Servant 1 (Crit), Dark Servant 2 (Hit), and Shadecloak Adept (Miss). All hit are [i]weakened[/i] until the end of its next turn. Jhani and allies in burst (Thalnek, Syl, Hamil, and Lira) regain 5 hit points. Until the end of the encounter, Jhani's healing powers restore +5 hit points. Hamil (17/31 HP + ongoing 5 necrotic damage + [i]slowed[/i]). Jhani (16/25 HP + [i]slowed[/i]). Lira (20/25 HP). Syl (15/25 HP). Thalnek is at max HP. Jhani (16/25 HP).[/sblock] Her attention squarely focused on the prone servant before her, Syl thrusts her longsword into and through the creature's neck, killing it utterly and without question. Syl pulls forth her longsword just in time to see the shadowy adept training its otherworldly purple eyes on her. "I've got your attention, creature, and you've got mine." At that moment, however, Syl noticed small motes of dark energy coming from the altar. "What's this?" she asks. "Some sort of trick? Or perhaps you're hiding something you'd rather we didn't see?" The adept fails to answer. [sblock=Syl's Actions]Syl attacks the prone Dark Servant 1 using [color=green]Sly Flourish[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and hits for 14 damage + (Sneak Attack) 3 damage, for a total of 17 damage. Dark Servant 1 is DESTROYED! No more Dark Servants remain, so they are removed from the Initiative Order. Syl moves 2 squares adjacent to both the Broken Altar and the Shadecloak Adept (move action). With her [i]Passive Perception[/i], Syl notices something not quite right about the Broken Altar. Syl (15/25 HP).[/sblock] "Aye, brother," Thalnek replies to Jhani's urging. Heedless of the wisp creatures lashing at him, Thalnek makes for the altar atop the stone dais. The dwarf paladin points a finger at the shadowy adept near the altar. "Woman," he says. "That creature is mine!" The adept quickly darts its "head" toward Thalnek as the paladin bounds up the stairs and swings a deadly hammer in the adept's direction. The blow misses, but the adept gets the message just the same. [sblock=Thalnek's Actions]Thalnek uses [color=green]Divine Challenge[/color] on the Shadecloak Adept (minor action). Thalnek moves 4 squares to adjacent to the Shadecloak Adept (move action). This provokes Opportunity Attacks from 2 Wisp Wraiths. They each attack Thalnek using [color=green]Shadow Caress[/color] (OA/At-Will/Melee touch) and both miss. Thalnek atttacks the Shadecloak Adept using [color=green]Forbidding Strike[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and misses.[/sblock] With the void energy field now gone, Vastyrnil approaches the chamber's entrance. Wary of the presence of the wisp wraiths, however, the elf still keeps his distance. Vas recognizes that the dwarf priest, Jhani, needs assistance in dealing with the wisps near him, and so invokes another column of thunder and lightning to block those creatures in pestering the priest. [sblock=Vastyrnil's Actions]Vastyrnil moves 3 squares to the mouth of the cavern entrance (move action). Vastyrnil uses [color=green]Storm Pillar[/color] (Std/At-Will/Ranged 10) on a square adjacent to 2 Wisp Wraiths. The [color=green]Storm Pillar[/color] Vastyrnil used last turn vanishes. The [color=red]Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation[/color] zone ends.[/sblock] Hamil, the axe-bearer, begins to tire as his lifeforce is slowly sapped from his body. "Foul creatures," he says. "You'll not take me... not this day!" Hefting his mighty axe, Hamil slashes through the nearest wisp, destroying it without a thought. Somewhat refreshed from his destruction of the ethereal creature, Hamil steps into the fray near the priest. [sblock=Hamil's Actions]Hamil takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage and is BLOODIED and [i]slowed[/i]. Hamil attacks a Wisp Wraith using [color=green]Crushing Surge[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee wpn). Attacks AC and hits for 9 damage. Hamil gains 6 temporary hit points. Wisp Wraith is DESTROYED. Hamil shifts 1 square (move action). Hamil (15/31 HP + 6 Temp HP + BLOODIED).[/sblock] The wisps, now acting on their own, as the adept is too busy to command them, try to surround the dwarf priest. One of them gets too close to Vastyrnil's storm column and is destroyed, leaving only two wraiths remaining. One attacks Jhani from where it is and its entropic touch strikes true, leaving the dwarf priest with an otherworldly chill. The other swipes at Lira and the attempt is successful, draining Lira of a bit of her lifeforce. [sblock=Wisp Wraith Actions]The Wisp Wraiths are [i]weakened[/i]. One Wisp Wraith moves to a square adjacent to the [color=green]Storm Pillar[/color] and is DESTROYED. 2 Wisp Wraiths remain. One Wisp Wraith shifts 1 square adjacent to Lira (move action). One Wisp Wraith attacks Jhani using [color=green]Shadow Caress[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee touch). Attacks Reflex and hits, doing 4 cold necrotic damage and Jhani is [i]slowed[/i] until the end of his next turn. Jhani (14/25 HP + [i]slowed[/i]). One Wisp Wraith atttacks Lira using [color=green]Shadow Caress[/color] (Std/At-Will/Melee touch). Attacks Reflex and hits, doing 4 cold necrotic damage and Lira is [i]slowed[/i] until the end of her next turn. Lira (18/25 HP + [i]slowed[/i]). The Wisp Wraiths are no longer [i]weakened[/i].[/sblock] [b][color=gold]End of Round 2[/color][/b] [/QUOTE]
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