InVinoVeritas
Adventurer
Perrin takes a leap, but can do little more than scrape against Ada's metal carapace. His axe fails to catch a hold.
Fr. Berman chants his prayer and jumps onto a slowly moving cog to reach in far enough to touch Calahan. He manages to grab a hold of his ankle. A deep, wet surge literally fills Calahan's veins as the theurgy replenishes his blood. (+19hp) Calahan falls down on the moving surface after straining to reach him.
[sblock=Fr. Berman]
The spinning gears, the chains, the cogs, the statues, the bells... they are all brass.
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Ru charges in, trying to find a good spot on the boiler. Grabbing the end of a chain, he swings around to deliver another solid cut on the arachnid construct. A fresh spout of blood--some of which must be Calahan's--scalds his arm (-4hp) .
Ada calls back to Ru's taunts, "The blood makes me better, and then I can fix the human, too. I can fix everyone now."
[sblock=Ru]
Swinging from the chain, landing next to the priest, a thought occurs to you.
You miss your brutality?
Your eyes focus on Calahan, caught in Ada's clutches, his blood, his life feeding her.
Then be brutal.
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Ada scuttles deeper into the clock's mechanisms. Ru takes a chance with Ada's retreat and manages to slice off one of the spikes holding Calahan and grits his teeth against the resulting gusher (-5hp).
She reaches the far back, to the moving statue of the knight whose sword Ru now wields. A pair of arms or claws or beams pick up the statue and begin carefully disassembling the joints. Calahan takes the opportunity to break off the other spike and pull himself free enough from the automaton to grab the chain and strike the vial of fire against Ada's creaking boiler. It explodes most impressively, engulfing the two in a burst of flame (-6hp).
Ada's saw-filled jaw stops a moment to regard Calahan. "I don't burn, silly," she repeats, just as fresh blades tear through the policeman to pin him to a vertical spinning gear (-12hp).
Darian's dirge begins to play, as his feature meld and stretch to take on the form of the younger Combledorn. Still too tall for a gnome, he tries to get Ada's attention, contact whatever remains of her former self.
Ada looks back over at Darian. She stops for a moment. "That's not my Templeton. Your eyes hurt too much, you see too much pain," she observes, "But you can still join me if you like."
[sblock=Darian]
Trust me, you do not want to know what she is thinking. There is nothing of the innocent Ada in her now. Ada's innocence could never suffer like this.
But let's see if your brutal friend has what it takes, shall we?
[/sblock]
"Destroy it. Destroy the whole clock. Don't let Ada take it all for herself."
Between Darian and Perrin, Pigglemorth reveals himself.
Fr. Berman chants his prayer and jumps onto a slowly moving cog to reach in far enough to touch Calahan. He manages to grab a hold of his ankle. A deep, wet surge literally fills Calahan's veins as the theurgy replenishes his blood. (+19hp) Calahan falls down on the moving surface after straining to reach him.
[sblock=Fr. Berman]
The spinning gears, the chains, the cogs, the statues, the bells... they are all brass.
[/sblock]
Ru charges in, trying to find a good spot on the boiler. Grabbing the end of a chain, he swings around to deliver another solid cut on the arachnid construct. A fresh spout of blood--some of which must be Calahan's--scalds his arm (-4hp) .
Ada calls back to Ru's taunts, "The blood makes me better, and then I can fix the human, too. I can fix everyone now."
[sblock=Ru]
Swinging from the chain, landing next to the priest, a thought occurs to you.
You miss your brutality?
Your eyes focus on Calahan, caught in Ada's clutches, his blood, his life feeding her.
Then be brutal.
[/sblock]
Ada scuttles deeper into the clock's mechanisms. Ru takes a chance with Ada's retreat and manages to slice off one of the spikes holding Calahan and grits his teeth against the resulting gusher (-5hp).
She reaches the far back, to the moving statue of the knight whose sword Ru now wields. A pair of arms or claws or beams pick up the statue and begin carefully disassembling the joints. Calahan takes the opportunity to break off the other spike and pull himself free enough from the automaton to grab the chain and strike the vial of fire against Ada's creaking boiler. It explodes most impressively, engulfing the two in a burst of flame (-6hp).
Ada's saw-filled jaw stops a moment to regard Calahan. "I don't burn, silly," she repeats, just as fresh blades tear through the policeman to pin him to a vertical spinning gear (-12hp).
Darian's dirge begins to play, as his feature meld and stretch to take on the form of the younger Combledorn. Still too tall for a gnome, he tries to get Ada's attention, contact whatever remains of her former self.
Ada looks back over at Darian. She stops for a moment. "That's not my Templeton. Your eyes hurt too much, you see too much pain," she observes, "But you can still join me if you like."
[sblock=Darian]
Trust me, you do not want to know what she is thinking. There is nothing of the innocent Ada in her now. Ada's innocence could never suffer like this.
But let's see if your brutal friend has what it takes, shall we?
[/sblock]
"Destroy it. Destroy the whole clock. Don't let Ada take it all for herself."
Between Darian and Perrin, Pigglemorth reveals himself.
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