For the Greater Good

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Darren dodges the sensory-deprived bodak, and slides under the devourer's slicing claw, digging his dagger into the stinking, undead flesh of the creature.*

*Staeven, you relatiate at the skeletons by slashing your sword through five skeletal necks, leaving five heaps of bones on the ground.*

*Lyssia's light rays spear through the chanting demon, leaving him with great burns on his chest. He abruptly stops his chanting and begins to look around nervously. He's not dead yet, but he can't last much longer.*

*Saint Norin delivers a final kick the mohrg, and its head parts company with its body. Sylinda continues to stare into space.*

*The devourer is the only creature remaining who can still act, and it whirls on Darren ripping at him visciously, tearing not only his flesh, but his soul. The one remaining demon priest sees his hoard of undead being slaughtered, turns tail and runs in the opposite direction, into the woods.*

*Nessa sees the fleeing demon priest and does something very simple; she fires five bolts of light at it, and it falls to the ground, grieviously wounded or dead.*

*Aerofax's hooves slam into the bodak's head, crushing it to the wagon floor. The devourer shrieks at the loss of its sheild.*

*The devourer is the only moving undead still standing. Darren, take 9 points of damage and one negative level. There are two Dread Warriors standing paralyzed near Norin, and all the Baneguards are dead-dead. Essentially the only thing remaining to be taken care of are the two paralyzed dread warriors and the devourer.

 

[Jaik]

"You would steal my life, my soul, my joy? Fine, then! See what remains!" Darren grits his teeth and drives Sahadow's Bite deep into the decaying flesh of the devourer.

OOC: Full offense, no combat expertise, but applying the dodge bonus to the devourer

 

[Halivar]

Aerofax, mount of Sebastian Andovar (deceased)

Aerofax feels no pleasure at striking down her foe. Her rage against the slayers of her beloved master continues, as there are still enemies to fight. Facing the devourer, she once more ramps up on her hind hooves as her fore-hooves prepare to lash forward. With a quick, strong push from her wings, she thrusts herself at the towering monster, with hooves ready to strike.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Lyssia turns her inner light on the motionless undead, trying to burn them away with it. All the while thinking. Our first fight with the enemy and already a casualty, not a good start to the quest I am thinking.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

Even before the last of his undead foes has fallen, Staeven hurtles himself towards the Devourer, swinging his sword with unbelievable force.

[OOC: Charging, Power Att +5/-5]

 

[Jarval]

Taking Ghostbite from her belt, Nessa pauses to see if Lyssia's assault on the paralyzed undead dispatches them. If it does not, she moves in to put an end to the Dread Warrior's existence.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Lyssia's light takes care of one of the dread warriors, burning it to ash. Nessa dashes forward and takes care of the other, sinking her sickle deep into its neck and crumbling it to dust.*

*Staeven dashes forward at the same time Daren lunges, and both carve deep into the devourer, causing it to give an unholy howl. Aerofax's hooves follow in the next instant, and finish crushing the devourer and its tortured victim into the wagon floor. The day is suddenly still, and incongruitously the birds begin to sing, and the sunlight pours down onto the battlefield, touching Sebastion's black armor with a glimmer of light.*

 

[Halivar]

Aerofax, mount of Sebastian Andovar (deceased)

Aerofax wastes no time. Once the devourer is vanquished, she turns immediately to the crumpled heap of black armor. She softly nuzzles Sebastian's still body, though it reeks of the negative energy that suffused the bodaks. She knows that soon, too soon, it will turn Sebastian into one of the very ones who slew him.

Aerofax looks up at Sebastian's companions with a sad, mournful look in her eyes, as she softly whinnies.

 

[Jarval]

*Nessa moves over to Sebastian's crumpled body, searching for any signs of life. In truth, she already knows the man to be dead, but she has to hope...*

"He's dead." *She says, her voice flat and emotionless, the voice of a healer who has given this verdict before.*

*She stands before looking to Aerofax. Sensing the horse's pain, she rubs the mare's nose sympathetically.*

"What do we do now?" *She asks her companions.* "I have the capability to call him back from the afterlife, but I lack the components to perform the spell."

 

[Jaik]

Darren curses softly. He knows the spell would require a gem of considerable value and that his Oath prevents him from carrying such valuable things himself. He begins searching through the wagons and any packs or bags that the undead and demons had. Perhaps the killers shall deliver the means of salvation.