[AU] Stone Bones

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Leesea focuses her mind on the bat-creature, sending a bolt of mental force its way. Phaern attempts to sizzle the creature with his energy blade, only partially succeeding because of the restrictions of his arms.*

*Darthallys calls for the creature to stop, but it simply ignores him. Atlas' arrow transfixes the bat-thing, skewering Phaern as well. However, the incessant moaning makes it hard to concentrate on anything, and the horrible sensation of little things burrowing under his skin...*

*The dire bat flies into existance from Wil's rune and dives onto the bat thing. Unfortunetly it can't get its teeth through the thing's tough hide. The bat-creature sinks its fangs into Phaern's small shoulder, drawing deep blood. He can hear the thing slurping his blood down. The creature flails its long bony tail about and catches Darthallys, opening a deep wound across his chest.*

*Kelthet's attempt to be careful throws off his balance, and makes him just scrape the creature's hide instead of slicing it. Indacalis' bolt flies true, puncturing a small wound in both the creature's and Phaern's hide. The incessant moaning is getting on everyone's nerves. It feels like your teeth are vibrating in your skulls.*

[OOC - Leesea hits a touch attack of 9 for 5 points of subual. Phaern deals 3 points of electricity damage just by being inside it. Bat thing makes it save vs. Darthally's spell with a Will save of 20. Atlas hits with a 22 for 4 points of damage to it a 4 points of damage to Phaern. The dire bat misses with a 10. Wil holds his action. Bat thing hits Phaern with a 21 for 7 points of damage. Bat thing hits Darthallys with a 20 for 15 points of damage. Kelthet misses with a 13. Indacalis hits a 19 for 2 points of damage to it, and 1 to Phaern.]

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet shakes his head, and wills his greatsword out of existence* "This is not the way it should be done." *He reaches out to grab the bat thing, and attempt to wrench it off of Phaern.* "Any assistance would be welcome...."

OOC: Join the grapple, and attempt to pin the bat, I guess, to free Phaern (unless there's a free another action you can take...)

 

[manifold]

dak

runespit, runespit, runespit...

Dak has never felt so incompetent, and he has spent a lot of time feeling icompetent. He doesn't have the spell ready to help Atlas, he just shot the spryte, his companions are getting hurt...

stop. stop. the earth is calling...

As quicky as it surfaced, Dak's panic dissipates. He makes a decision, and begins an invocation in bracing words ringing with hope.

[ooc: dak will cast lesser transfer wounds on Phaern, using the Blessed template. CL 6, cures 1d10 + 5 hit points, dak suffer half amount subdual.]

[ooc: does the belssed mage feat apply to spells only, or to spell-likes as well?]

 

[rangerjohn]

*Atlas attempts to pull the thing off the sprite.*

 

[Erekose13]

Phaern, 12/25 hp

Bloody hell this is going to hurt! Phaern thinks to himself. Then he tries to wrench himself around so that he is facing the thing's mouth. As it moves in to bite him again he will shove his fist complete with energy blade straight into it's mouth, aiming for some soft spot inside its head.

[ooc: wheres the hero point when you need it!

tho thank goodness for giving Dak my truename]

 

[Rybaer]

Leesea unleashes yet another mental blast from her Headband of Piercing Thoughts at the creature wrapped around Phaern.

"Please, oh please, hurry up and die," she whispers frantically to herself.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Leesea's mind lashes out again, striking the creature hard, whilst inside the creature, Phaern attempts to jam his energy blade where the sun don't shine, and at least partially succeeding.*

*Darthallys tries to command it again to drop Phaern, but it ignores him contempuously. Atlas and Kelthet move up to grapple the creature, and its tail lashes at them, opening up a long cut down Atlas' side. Both pull hard at the creature's body, trying to free Phaern, but it is stronger than either of them would have thought.*

*The huge bat that Wil summoned swoops down and delivers a hard bite both to the creature and to Phaern. Wil himself tries to magically command the creature to drop the spryte, but it pays him no mind. The bat thing continues to work its fangs deeper and deeping into Phaern's body, blood beginning to run out the bottom of the wrapped-up creature. Suddenly Phaern begins to feel better, not worse, a novel concept since he was attacked. Indacalis' spell wraps around him and begins to heal his grevious wounds, while the sibeccai feels the phantom pain in his own shoulder.*

[OOC - Leesea hits the bat-thing for 6 points of subdual. Phaern deals another 6 points of damage to it. Darthallys spell fails again, creature gets a 23 on its Will save. It gets an AoO on both Atlas and Kelthet, only hitting Atlas for 16 points of damage. Altas and Kelthet's combined grapple check is 25 (rolled a 10 + 13 for Atlas +2 for Kelthet's aid another action). Bat thing gets a 37, grapple check goes to bat-thing. Dire bat hits a 22 for 5 points of damage to bat thing and 4 points to Phaern. Wil's spell fails, creature gets a 16 on its Will save. Bat thing bites Phaern for 9 points of damage. Indacalis heals Phaern of 11 points of damage, Indacalis takes 5 points of subdual. And no, you can't apply the Blessed template to spell-like abilities.]

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet shakes his head angrily, annoyed that his sword has lost its usefulness.* "What in Serran's name are we to do with this thrice-damned beast?!" *In desparation he reaches in to his witchbag and pulls out a small clay ball, which he hurls angrily at the bat-creature* (OOC: Mudball).

 

[rangerjohn]

I'm beginning to think Darthallys is right. All I'm good for is as a beast of burden. *Seeing nothing he can contribute to this battle, Atlas retreats and uses his bracer on himself.*

 

[Rybaer]

Leesea unleashes yet another blast from her headband.

"Last shot for the day," she mutters. "You'd better be ready to let go of him really quick-like."