Selythin blasted the skittering, slithering chaos beast as it started to close.
Eovin flew up, attempting to spray the beast with magic, but missed widely.
Alan held fast, ready for when the beast closed within melee range. (Since the beast never got there, Alan never got to attack.)
Instead of closing, the snake-like beast shot up into the air, opened it's cavernous maw and exhaled some vile, black breath onto the four adventurers (Selythin, Zenythin, Eovin, Alan).
ROLL A DEX SAVE EVERYONE. DC 13.
(Those who save take 7. Those who fail take 14.)
Cousin Zenythin coughed and sputtered as he was enveloped by the darkness of the beast's breath. He slid to one knee, muttering inaudibly.
The beast NEVER CLOSED with the group. Instead, it floated and wrapped itself around the trunk of one of the large trees that ascended multiple levels of the castle. It was now 40 feet away, up a tree.
(Next round of actions Selythin, Eovin, Alan.)
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