Kulan: Knightfall's Crisis in Bluffside Game [IC]

[Aust Thale]

Falen:
Aloft in overwatch, Falen has visibility over the entirety of the corridor, beyond Tim (though this frame covers a chunk of it). He goes active on mindsight and his telepathic radar. He feels the time dilation slip, much like the feeling one has when one jumps from a height, a pit in one’s stomach. He gives instructions to Tim mentally, “Everyone is clear. We are leaving. Steadily move back to us. Defend your front. But get back past the door.” He then addresses the crystal mentally; “Into a pocket you go, youngster; we’re leaving.”
Almost simultaneously, Falen casts Mage Hand to close the door to the time dilation room, holding the hand on the door handles.
(If there is a key, he turns it. Otherwise, the mage hand simply holds it in place.)

 

[Knightfall]

Big Tim reacts swiftly to the undead monstrosity as it crawls along the wall to his right before it plops down in front of Tim and flashes its eye rays into the Ancients' sanctuary to awaken the bugbear cleric. The Knight of the Scarlet Cross lashes out with his magical greatsword and cuts a deep gash in the creature.

It hisses at Tim.

"Keep your focus on raising the others, Imninon," Kellam orders the creature. "You can kill him afterwards."

Falen:
Aloft in overwatch, Falen has visibility over the entirety of the corridor, beyond Tim (though this frame covers a chunk of it). He goes active on mindsight and his telepathic radar. He feels the time dilation slip, much like the feeling one has when one jumps from a height, a pit in one’s stomach. He gives instructions to Tim mentally, “Everyone is clear. We are leaving. Steadily move back to us. Defend your front. But get back past the door.” He then addresses the crystal mentally; “Into a pocket you go, youngster; we’re leaving.”
Almost simultaneously, Falen casts Mage Hand to close the door to the time dilation room, holding the hand on the door handles.
(If there is a key, he turns it. Otherwise, the mage hand simply holds it in place.)

Tim shifts his stance in response. He mentally nods to Falen.

The heavy door closest to Kellam begins to close. It takes all of Falen's magical ability to force it to shut. The other door tries to close as well, but it is too much weight for Falen's spell and it only thumps into the prone skeletal orc on the floor. Falen's mindsight didn't detect the mindless undead.

He does detect all the other foes that he can see and one other that is still hidden above the top landing of the stairs at the end of the corridor. Whoever it is has a strong mind.

Ting obeys Falen and zips into one of the Mindbender's pockets. At the same moment, the psicrystal begins speaking to Falen telepathically. "That is one of the Soulkeeper's ancient priests. It is a powerful creature that is usually only found in the labyrinth's catacombs."

A wave of knowledge enters Falen's mind about the Soulkeeper and his followers. While the psicrystal's mind isn't as powerful as the Living Altar's, the knowledge is soon overflowing in the Mindbender's head. If it had been anyone else but Falen, then the amount of knowledge might have stunned them.

OOC: A reminder that the double doors to the High Sanctuary of the Ancients are oversized and heavy. They stand tall enough for a Large-sized creature and are quite heavy. Regardless, I'm going to say Falen can force closed the one door. The other door is being blocked by the prone savage skeleton warrior, which crawled there on its turn this round. For Aust Thale Only: Falen's Mindsight Feat (closest to farthest) -> Brelish Thug, Int 10 (humanoid); Soul Stolen (Imninon), Int 11 (undead); Maggs (charmed), Int 12 (humanoid); Kellam Black, Int 15 (humanoid); Loyalist Soldier (confused), Int 14 (humanoid); Brelish Thug Archer, Int 10 (humanoid); Unknown Foe, Int 20 (humanoid); Loyalist Soldier (Xix), Int 14; Kefax Fetolsson (confused), Int 14 (humanoid); Undead Priest of the Soulkeeper, Int 15 (undead); Loyalist Fanatic (Cassara; confused, not show on map), Int 12, humanoid. Ting - Knowledge (religion) check: 1D20+5 = [20]+5 = 25 (Natural 20!) (20 becomes 30 +5 = 35) I will post the details about the undead priest and The Soulkeeper on the OOC thread in a little while. I need to post for Gattas and end the round first. I will get it posted tonight.

Spoiler: Falen's Mind Map

 

[Knightfall]

Gattas takes advantage of his close proximity to the chest of goods meant for the Deaf-Mute Knight. He picks it off the floor and carries it beyond the door of the labyrinth where he nearly collapses to the floor. He barely manges to keep from dropping the chest on his own feet.

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End of Round 5