Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders

[Rhun]

OOC: Sorry Fenris, if Jokad could avoid taking so much damage, I'd see if a Dispel Magic would free Jovik!


Danth steps back and to the side, away from the thing, but still close enough to reach out and touch Jokad. Summoning the grace of Sarenae, the young cleric sends the warming pulse of the Dawnflower's healing into the Shoanti warrior.


AC: 20 (22 vrs evil), Hit Points: 45/45

Initiative: 7
5' step back, drop hold person for cure moderate wounds on Jokad, healing 17 points of damage.


Spells in Effect
Magic Circle vrs Evil, duration 60 minutes.

[sblock=Current Spells Readied]
- Level 0: Detect Magic x2, Light, Guidance, Resistance
- Level 1: Command, Bless, Shield of Faith, Bless + (d) Cure Light Wounds
- Level 2: Cure Moderate Wounds, Deific Vengeance (CD), Remove Paralysis, Hold Person + (d) Heat Metal
- Level 3: Summon Monster III, Magic Circle vrs Evil, Dispel Magic + (d)Searing Light[/sblock]

 

[frostrune]

OOC: Sorry guys, didn't think I was messing up my AC that badly. I will revisit when I get a chance.

INIT 11, 1st AT hit AC 23 for 15 dmg, 2nd AT is a miss
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IC: Jokad is almost blindly berserk at this point. He is badly wounded and covered in gore, blood, and vicera. Even Danth's spell of healing does little to restore his sanity. He advances a step on the decrepit thing that has emerged, "WHY... WON'T... YOU... STAY... DEAD!!!!"

His axe raises high for a powerful downward chop...


AC 19?, HP 28(18)/65(55)

 

[hewligan]

Init Order: Xanesha (23), Jokad (11), Danth (still to roll)

 

[Rhun]

Initiative: 04

 

[hewligan]

Init Order: Xanesha (23), Jokad (11), Danth (4)

The small, shrivelled woman lurches forward, sniffing the air.

And then, with a speed and agility that neither of you had been expecting, she suddenly leapt upwards. Straight upwards, flying towards the large hole in the roof that was letting in the cold light of day.

"You will have the runes upon you!" she screeches as she surges upwards.

Jokad jumps forwards, his axe swinging for her.

Smack!

His blade embeds in the base of her back, some ten feet off the ground. And then both Jokad and the woman are falling. He lands in a crouch, braced and ready to spring once more. She hits some giant cog on the way down, bounces heavily, and smacks with a crunch of bones against a metal pillar-like shaft in the machinery.

She lies there, a broken thing, like a rejected chick thrown from its next. Her body does not move, but black-red blood pools near the crumpled base of her ruined back.

Xanesha is well and truely dead.

OOC: Congratulations. Jovik will be unfrozen in about 40 seconds. Danth is remarkably hale and hearty. Jokad is okay, thanks to Danth's magic.

You have just beaten Xanesha. Most of the damage was done early on with that amazing first round, but by goodness she nearly took you out!

 

[Rhun]

OOC: I honestly thought Danth was going to be facing her down alone.


"Well done, Jokad," says Danth.

 

[frostrune]

Jokad lands heavily near the shriveled creature. Still angry beyond reason and having no desire to see it rise anew, he raises his gore covered axe for yet another powerful blow. This time he decapitates the wretched demoness and kicks her head into a shadowy corner before finally feeling his rage discipate. In its place comes a deep feeling of loss.

The weight of his numerous wounds hit him like a landslide. He staggers to one knee facing the statue that was once Jovik. Pain fills his eyes as he looks to Danth make things right.

At the cleric's doubtful look, he hangs his head in despair.

 

[Rhun]

Danth again calls upon the blessing's of Sarenae in an attempt to break Xanesha's spell and free Jovik from his stony prison.



Cast a targeted Dispel Magic. I realize this isn't really necessary, as he'll be free in a bit, but it seems the proper roleplaying choice to make.

 

[hewligan]

Danth lifts his arms and calls on his Goddess once more. Two powerful white beams of light pulse briefly from his palms, as he touches them to the stone Jovik. There is the briefest ripple of light, as the power of the spell courses over Jovik, and then it is gone.

For a second nothing happens, and then at once Jovik collapses to the floor, his flesh restored, his mind restored. He coughs, spasms, and slowly raises himself. He has no memory of anything that has happened in the last few moments.

But he is alive. And so are his friends.

 

[Rhun]

After checking Jovik to make sure he is alive, Danth turns his attention to Jokad, doing what he can do ease the warrior's pain. "You will live, my friend...though I have no further healing to bestow upon you. This day's trials have drained me near completely."


OOC: Five Cure Minor Wounds on Jokad for +5 hit points. The only other spells Danth still has available are domain spells, and he can't convert those to heal per RAW.