The Swarm
Jovik leads the way back, closely followed by Danth. Kael is a little more relaxed, moving back with Mal, his back to the house as he edges towards the door, fumbling at his belt for one of his wands.
Jokad brings up the rear, his sword twisting and writhing in his hands as if it were a snake, as he loosens his shoulders and prepares for the assault.
Jovik makes it back to the house first, and despite his high spirits still feels a chill as he crosses back over the threshold of the mansion once again.
Danth stands at the door and starts to chant. Kael lines up beside him, leaving a small gap for Mal to squeeze through into the house. The dog seems reluctant, and instead stands between Mal's legs, baring his teeth at the sky. Jokad arrives back at the door, looking at his companions and growls his displeasure at his companions preparations to attack.
The mass of birds swoops and twists in the sky, before diving with stunning speed towards the heroes. There thousand black bodies blot out the sun, sending a deep shadow over the companions. A terrible stench rises before them.
When they are just a few short yards away, and Jokad realises that he is not going to make it into the house due to this path being blocked by his companions, braces his legs and gets ready to do as much sweeping damage as he can.
Danth can feel the evil around these creatures. They are undead. He can see that now in the shrunken flesh and haunted eyes as they bear down fast on him. The cleric's hand goes to the holy symbol at his neck. "Flee the power fo Sarenae's just and righteous light!" he calls, channeling power through the divine link that he feels with his goddess.
There is an almighty blast of white power that surges from Danth in a great spherical burst of light, driving deep into the bodies of the diving horde.
Kael, too, is ready. The sorcerer points one of his many wands out and aims it at a space between the group and the winged horrors.
In the air, between Kael and the party, forms a wall that is five feet tall by ten feet long and one foot thick and it stays suspended in the air.
OOC:
They save with a 17, which I am guessing is a save, but I cannot find the level of that wand ... unlikely to be 8 though!
Suddenly, as the power of Danth's holy magic courses through the approaching swarm, there is a combined scream of pain from a thousand birds. Bodies start falling out of the sky, hitting the ground and even bouncing off of the Jokad, Kael, and Danth.
These corpses pass straight through the conjured wall that Kael put in place, and this seems to embolden the remaining birds to realize that the image is not real.
They are upon you. The ground is covered in their corpses now, knee deep in places, and the stench that rises from them, and from the attacking swarm above you is horrendous.
OOC: DC13 Fortitude save or nauseated for 1 round (everyone except Jovik)
OOC: First combat round is here. You are fighting a swarm, so just init, attack, damage as normal and let me take care of the rest.
OOC: You can retreat to the house as your action, but they get an attack. Jovik is safe from combat in his current position.
