Exalted Deeds Versus Vile Darkness, the Final Confrontation!

[Lichtenhart]

Norin stops and looks at the guards, his aura shining all around him.
"Sometimes there is only a single chance to step away from the dark path and come back to the light. This is yours. Allow us to pass, or let your arrows fly now, because there won't be another chance. For no one of us. There is no time."
Then he begins walking slowly towards the stairs, his eyes low, but all his senses alert to deflect the first incoming arrow and try to dodge the others.

OOC: Diplomacy +10. If it fails, my aura gives +4 deflection to AC and +4 resistance to saves vs attacks from evil creatures to all within 20' and shields out any mind control attempt. I try to deflect the first arrow that would hit me, it's a ref save DC 20+arrow's enhancement bonus; my ref save is +12 (+15 vs evil), my AC is 33 (36 vs evil).

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Our arrows fly at our mistress' command, savior!" one of them sneers. "Our lives mean nothing, the glory of the mistress is all!"

*As one, the creatures loose their arrows. But all shatter against the stone walls, as the righteous auras of the faithful deflect their blows. Just as swiftly, the fist of the Dawnkeeper, the sword of the Phoenix Knight, the light of a redeemed demon, see them dead within moments. Unrelenting, they press upstairs. Again they find the halls packed with undead. At some level you all realize the massive amount of death and foul necromacy that has occured here, even as you release the foul energies from their putrid husks.*

*Several minutes later, armor and robes decorated with the vile remains, you find yourself at the door they were all protecting. Within, all is silent.*

*Vile crew:

Spoiler

The groans of the undead ceased a few minutes ago, and you know your quarry is just outside the door...

*

 

[Jaik]

Never before had Darren seen such carnage, let alone been in the midst of it. The seemingly endless waves of rotting flesh had threatened to engulf him, but his nimbleness had saved him again and again. Still, Darren knew that there was more at work today than his skill. When things had seemed most dire, when tension had built, he would have a flash, a vision of his love, and his mind would empty and his body would flow to safety, leaving peaceful death in his wake. Now, at the threshold of the deepest, purest evil he had ever encountered, Darren called his love to mind, then deliberately put her aside. I cannot take even your memory with me into that room. Give me strength now, and may this evil be ended. With an air of finality, Darren closes his eyes, rolls his head from side to side, takes a deep breath and opens his blood-red eyes. "Come, let us finish this. Too many have suffered for too long."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

OOC - Who's kicking in the door?

 

[KaintheSeeker]

OOC: Not I, wanting to hold my invisibility till a good oppourtunity.

 

[Wrahn]

Unless they truly powerful, their short term magics that they cast for the first combat should have expired. If they know the layout of this place, they can guess this is their destination, they maybe recasting. We need to stop that.

*Aekir turns to Ssessarina and calmly, in his deep gravelly voice says:*

“Scream like a woman in distress, we need to get them in here before they can recast.”

[ooc: When he hears the door being attacked he will then use his dust of disappearance.]

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Gwyn ap Fomor, Half-fiend Mortal Hunter

Isida:

Spoiler

Gwyn will wait on the side of the wall next to the door, with his Detect Mortal ability activated; he holds a readied action to attack, using both Smite Good and Smite Mortal, the first heavily armored mortal who enters reach, on the presumption that this is the Phoenix Knight.

 

[linnorm]

Ralam Human Rogue 5 / Assassin7

Ralam

Spoiler

invisibly shifts his position on the ceiling (from using the potion of spider climb and Nevereyes) to be above the door. After the last do-gooder enters he will study him/her for three rounds before dropping on him/her and use his death attack ability with the assassin's dagger.

OOC: Death attack DC w/ dagger: 20, sneak attack damage: +7d6, attack bonus: +15

OOC: Take that do-gooders!!

 

[Lichtenhart]

"Silence. After all this commotion." Norin whispers."The mouse and the snake are both very silent. But for two very different reasons."
With that, the saint monk kicks the door open, but immediately steps back instead of entering, expecting an ambush. If no attack comes his way, he'll step into the room, leaving the doorway free for his companions, and while patterns of light shimmers all around him he asks firmly "Where is the baroness?"

 

[Wrahn]

And thus it begins...

OOC: linnorm Spoiler Did Ralam take the Soul Burner Dagger from Aekir? If he did it is a +1 dagger that can be discharged for +1d6 damage for every soul it holds. It currently is fully charged at 4 souls if you are looking for more bang for your buck.