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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 3868032" data-attributes="member: 7006">[sblock=Encounter A9: Round 5]Rogan, the injured young Daggerspell Guardian, moves a little to the north in case the High Priest calls for help have reached the ears of reinforcements. Using what shadows there may be in the area, he peers down the corridor trying to stay hidden at the same time.  (Move to AF7)Stepping between the hight priest and the adept, Onyx flowing behind him, Ari uses a two handed chop to try to fell the adept.  The blackscale closes his eyes as the swing arrives, knowing his life is at an end.  (Attack B w/longsword: *hit* 13 damage / dead)Donovan had intended on stepping to his right between the High Priest and the adept.  However, Ari moved into the slot instead, leaving the cleric still in front of the priest.  The question was... stay in melee or disengage and let Ari and Jina handle it?  Brother Donovan decides that running away is not for him, and he swings his mace at the High Priest instead... connecting high with a resounding *clang*.  (Attack High Priest w/heavy mace: *hit* 7 damage / hurt)Jango moves up to get a view into the vestry.  He aims and fires with the wand once more, and three more missiles spring out, this time impacting on the High Priest.  (Cast Magic Missile vs High Priest: 14 damage / hurt)With pain coursing through his body and three targets now surrounding him, the High Priest shouts an expletive and then continues pummeling everyone he can.  He swings his greatclub around in a circle, taking two shots at Brother Donovan.  The first one was more of a distraction, but the second one slams gruesomely into the cleric's arm and he can hear and feel his elbow shatter.  The pain begins to overtake him, however this cleric is made of sterner stuff.  His grits his teeth and works through the agony, but does not fall.  (Attack vs Donovan w/greatclub + power attack 2: *miss* // Attack vs Donovan w/greatclub + power attack 2: *hit* 18 damage)(Brother Donovan is at -6 hit points.  He automatically stablizes and is only Disabled due to Diehard feat.)Aern continues with his chanting.Khalia hears the crunch of shattered bone echo through the chamber, and is amazed that not only does the cleric not fall, he doesn't even scream out in pain!  Of course, this doesn't mean he is at all safe, so she immediately rushes over to him with her wand already out, and she allows some healing warmth to glide into him.  It is enough to keep him on his feet, but Horatio still feels like his arm could fall off at any moment.  (Move to AE12 / Cast Cure Light Wounds on Donovan: 6 hit points healed / Donovan to 0/36)Jina circles quickly around the room to set up a flank on the High Priest with Ari.  This gives her just the extra bit needed to successfully stab the priest with her thinblade in a critical location, causing a searing amount of pain in the lizardman.  (Move to AB13 / Attack vs High Priest w/thinblade: *crit* 19 damage / seriously hurt)Everyone can see that the high priest is swaying precariously, so the group wastes no time.  Rogan remains up by the corridor to watch for any other arrivals, and Ari gets the high priest right in his sights.  Onyx quickly slides behind the hexblade and moves in next to him, and Ari then takes a massive swing with his longsword... taking the priest's head right off in a spray of crimson blood.  The carcass drops, and the water on the floor begins to turn a deep red color.  (Attack High Priest w/longsword: *hit* 12 damage / dead)The party collectively breaths a quick sigh of relief... but everyone knows they have no time to relax.  It is unknown who else might be in this temple and if there is... whether they might have heard the sounds of fighting or the priest's calls for help.  Decisions have to be made quickly and decisively. Initiative Order:17 Dracotaur dead14 Rogan 9/2014 Ari 42*/42 (37)12 Horatio 0/3612 Jango 24/2410 High Priest -85 dead8 Aern 25/258 Khalia 22/227 Jina 35/372 Adept A -40 dead2 Adept B -49 deadInspire Courage (Everyone): +2 to attacks, damage, saves vs fearMagic Circle Against Evil (Horatio/Jina/Ari): +2 to AC, saves[/sblock]</blockquote>

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