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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3507343" data-attributes="member: 11146">Knowing he holds one of the only means to inflict damage on the creature, Chev once again steps forward to attack the shadow. Mimicking the shadow, Chev hisses back and, with a sinister grin, lays into the shadow with his battleaxe.  Connecting yet again, Chev's axe deals the shadow another 4 points of damage.  Reaching back to the depths of his arcane knowledge, Gamad takes a shot in the dark and casts flare at the shadow.  A burst of light pierces the darkness coalescing in front of the shadow and for the barest hopeful hint of a moment, the shadow appears to be dazzled by the intensity of the magical light summoned by Gamad.  Alas, after the brief moment passes, so too does any lingering effect; the shadow is not dazzled.  By sheer force of concentration and will, Gamad still retains control over the lantern hovering near the tunnel mouth.Hearing the shadow's reply and seeing the guisarme fly through it Voadam says "Brakkus, you can still distract it to give Chev a better shot with his axe. It's a Queen servant." He then says, "Nicht für die antworten deren Magie du nicht kennst. Für Bedienstete der Königin lasse ich die Schwärzung gehen." As he speaks vile Abyssal, Voadam takes a single striding step into the pool and magically lights the end of Brakkus's guisarme.  To his satisfaction, when he steps into the shallow pool, Voadam feels solid bedrock beneath his feet and seems to suffer no ill effect.  The distance, however, isn't enough to dissuade the shadow from taking advantage of Voadam's momentary distraction while spellcasting; the shadow bares incorporeal fangs and attempts to bite Voadam on the neck but misses.  So close does the fiend come to sapping Voadam of some of his lifeblood that the Green Wizard feels the death of cold settle upon his marrow. Hissing still after its miss at Voadam, the shadow retracts itself five feet from the growing layers of light gradually filling the terraced cavern.  Out of reach of both Chev and Voadam, the fiend gathers its wings close to its side and whirls itself into a maelstrom.  In the common tongue of man, the shadow booms out, "Where creatures of lightfear no night,let us see, oh yes.Confess!Wither will you go in Her darkness?"[sblock=Chev]Chev recognizes the shadow's spellcraft as an arcane version of darkness.[/sblock]All light immediately flees and is replaced by a closeted, nearly tangible blanket of thickest night that obscures sight.  In the velvet dark, Brakkus is left swearing an oath as his guisarme passed right through the creature.  Steadying himself against the darkness, Brakkus readies himself to pick up Chev's battleaxe should he hear the telltale clink of metal dropping to the rocky stone floor of the cave.Darkvision does not function, all creatures within the area gain concealment (20% miss chance).Somewhere beyond Chev and Voadam, the shadow cackles with abyssal glee but stops abruptly as the dragging sound hear earlier by Gamad resumes with a heavy thud from a few lengths down the hall.Initiative:Chev 16Gamad 14Voadam 13Creature 12Brakkus 12Dragging sound 8</blockquote>

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