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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 4962921" data-attributes="member: 11437">PRELUDE TO DANGER!Crossing the Yoirwood- Round Seven -The fire continues to rage upon the two wagons, though our heroes have successfully doused some of the flaming wagon guards and merchants.A question remains: who is this undead eladrin and what is his vile purpose here?   Seemingly from nowhere, a dark fey figure, wielding a sickly blade, charges from cover, speeding through the undergrowth, heading roght towards Saben.  The fey's blade nearly cuts the paladin, who blocks the unexpected attack with his shield!In the distance, barely visible to our heroes, a pair of floating, flaming skulls appear in the treeline.  One lets loose with a flaming ball of death and the other, a black ray, and each advances, levitating a good six feet above the ground.The undead eladrin points his bleeding greataxe at Corrin and, intoning ancient words of unrepentent evil, shoots forth a beam of coruscating red and black energy at the halfling.  Corrin, struck dead center in the forehead, can see nothing but blood!The skeletons get out of the shadowy zone and fire, striking at the dwarf, but missing!Saben, seeing the quicking before him, intoning words of divine power, points his silvery sword at the vile fey creature and swings his weapon, striking the skittering fey.[sblock=Initiative Count]We have some new enemies this round!  They were cleverly hidden (and far away).  26. Seeker24. Corrin (HP 44/70) and is blinded (save ends).20. Amos (HP 51/69) and is slowed until the end of Amos' turn in Round 8.  Olcan (HP 81/94).18 (+). Quickling Runner takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of Saben's turn in Round 8.18 (-). Blackfire Flameskull17 (+). Gregor (HP 65/87). 17 (-). Eldranth16. Skeletal Hauler 14. Brant13. Saben[/sblock][sblock=Actions]26. Seeker:- Move Action: Move 6 (I39 -> G35).- Standard Action: Skill Challenge (Religion; Secondary Skill): SUCCESS! (5/6 vs. 0/0).*** Spends an Action Point *** Standard Action: Grasping Shadows centered on G27: Skeletal Hauler (Red): HIT!; Skeletal Hauler (Blue): MISS!; Skeletal Hauler (Red) takes 12 psychic damage and is slowed until the end of its next turn!Zone of Grasping Shadows (see map): Any creature that enters the area of the grasping shadows takes 5 psychic damage and is slowed until the end of its next turn.  Zone lasts until the end of Seeker's turn on Round 8.24. Corrin:- Move Action: Move 4 (I34 -> F30).- Standard Action: Dazzling Ray against Eldranth: HIT! Eldranth takes 21 radiant damage!20. Amos:- Minor Action: Quarry Skeletal Hauler (Blue).- Move Action: Amos, Move 4 (I32 -> D30); Olcan, Move 6 (G32 -> E27) [flanking with Gregor against Skeletal Hauler (Red)].  - Standard Action: Charge (Bullrush) against Skeletal Hauler (Blue): HIT! Skeletal Hauler (Blue) is pushed 1 (H28 -> I28), taking 6 quarry damage. If Skeletal Hauler (Blue) begins his turn in the flame, he takes 5 fire damage.  Amos ends up in H28 and is affected by the Zone of Grasping Shadows, taking 5 psychic damage and is slowed until the end of his turn on Round 8.*** Amos' charge did not provoke an Opportunity Attack due to an item property. ***18 (+). Quickling Runner:- Move Action: Move 6 (B16 -> H21).- Standard Action: Charge (Melee Basic Attack) against Saben: MISS!  Quickling Runner ends up in L22.18 (-). Blackfire Flameskull:- Standard Action: Red uses Blackfire Ray against Saben: MISS!; Blue uses Fireball, centered on G30 (burst 3): against Olcan: HIT!, against Amos: HIT!, against Gregor: HIT!, against Corrin: HIT!; each takes 13 fire damage! (Gregor takes 8 fire damage due to resist); the Blackfire Flameskull excluded the Skeletal Haulers from the effect (part of the power).- Move Action: Red Move 3 (U14 -> U17); Blue Move 8 (C11 -> G19).- Minor Action: Blue uses Mage Hand to push some flaming debris, expanding the flame area (see map). 17 (+). Gregor:- Standard Action: Tide of Iron against Skeletal Hauler (Red): MISS!  Skeletal Hauler (Red) is marked.*** Gregor's condition ends ***17 (-). Eldranth:- Standard Action: Uses Blood Blindness against Corrin: HIT!  Corrin takes 13 damage and is blinded (save ends).16. Skeletal Hauler:Skeletal Hauler (Blue) takes 5 fire damage from the flaming wagon!- Move Action: (Red) shifts 1 (F28 -> F29).  (Blue) shifts 1 (I28 -> H29).*** (Red)'s shift gives Gregor a melee basic attack against it: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2292688/" target="_blank">1d20+17=20</a>: HIT!  Skeletal Hauler (Red) takes <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2292690/" target="_blank">1d10+8=9</a> damage! ***- Standard Action: (Red) uses Slam against Gregor: MISS!; (Blue) uses Slam against Gregor: MISS!*** (Red) is no longer slowed ***14. Brant:- Move Action: Move 2 (R28 -> P28).- Standard Action: Skill Challenge (Endurance): Success!  *** Skill Challenge is SUCCESSFUL (6/6 vs. 0/0) ***13. Saben:- Minor Action: Draws sword.- Minor Action: Divine Challenge against Quickling Runner.- Standard Action: Use Enfeebling Strike against Quickling Runner: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2292710/" target="_blank">1d20+15=24</a>; HIT!  Quickling Runner takes <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2292711/" target="_blank">1d8+6=12</a> damage and takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of Saben's turn in Round 8.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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