Beneath Ikni, the water roils and glows.
Any water, however stagnant, may still be a conduit for Netari's power. But Derien's mind isn't on his catechism.
"Is that all there is to the lords of the fey? Idle scheming and empty plots? What a waste this trip has been."
With blood streaming from her nose and still reeling from the psychic and sonic (and radiant) onslaught, Haruka still manages to snarl a response back at the fey.
"Because he's a sadist, just like every other denizen of this gods-forsaken forest? It never occurred to me that he was clever enough to have an ulterior motive. Or that he was smart enough to know what 'ulterior' means."
She clenches her hand into a fist, causing black and red flames flare up around it. She reaches out to touch the Lady, but as soon as her fingers make contact, the flames die out, with only a few sparks jumping to the Lady's clothing. Haruka stares at her empty hand in surprise. For once there is no anger in her eyes, only shock and fear. While Haruka stares at her hand the woman smacks the warlock in the face with her staff.
Reaching behind her, she tries to grab onto the bridge with her left hand. However, since her gaze is still locked on her right, she fails to find a handhold.
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vs ac; dmg (1d20 7=18, 1d6 3=5) Hits for 5
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Rhole staggers as the hag’s scream wash over him and vanish with another puff of stage smoke (the kind you’d use for cheap concert effects). There’s the sound of giddy footsteps and a raspberry being blown as Rhole leaves his cloaked aggressor stranded.
A burst of hard aggressive amplified tones erupts from just behind Derien, startling the elf enough to almost dive headfirst into the swampy lake. The heavy uncompromising music is directed with particular appeal to Haruka, though, who feels her confidence restored and vigor enough to hop back on the bridge.
Rhole reappears as the music rises in a crescendo that tears at the choker’s mind, but not enough for it to lose its focus.
“Let’s take the groove to the groves, crew! This swampy soup that our hostess favors swimming in, is cramping our style.”
Ironheart bulls into the creature again, trying to stretch its disturbingly long arms past the breaking point and force it to let go of Ikni. As it staggers back he presses on relentlessly after it, ignoring the hideous cracks in his bark.
"Get away well you can!" he yells to the swordmage.
Ikni shoots Ironheart a grateful glance, then splashes off through the muck. She darts toward the hag, grimly determined to keep the thing from hurting her friends. Her sword comes around, and tendrils of force reach for the woman's limbs, clutching at them.
The choker now turns its attention to the enemy in front of him,
"I shall feast on you forest guardian, you should not have interfered" it hisses but the tough skin of Ironheart proves stronger than the creatures grip.
The woman just shakes her head with a sad look on her face as Ikni slashes her with the blade.
"Oh dear, no I'm not ready to play with you yet" she says in a honey sweet voice. Her form grows hazy for a moment, then disappears, and she reappears on the bridge. She looks at Rhole over her shoulder
"Now don't you go anywhere sweety, once I'm done with your friends we can talk" as she unleashes another shriek at the others. Ikni avoids it, but Haruka and Derien feel the howl in their bones.
The cloaked figure rushes forward, hoping to catch Derien while he's disoriented, but Ikni slashes at its shins at it runs by. The attack is enough to cause the cloak's blade to just miss its target.
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Choker attacks Ironheart -
1d20 9=16, 1d8 3=7, but
just misses
Woman uses Fey Step to move to F11, then uses Howl -
vs Fort (Haruka, Derien, Ikni); Thunder Damage (1d20 6=18, 1d20 8=27, 1d20 8=11, 1d6 3=7) Hits Haruka (despite the cover) & Derien for 7 thunder damage (but she doesn't push), Ikni's missed.
psychic dmg (1d6=3) 3 damage if you end in aura 5
save vs fire (1d20=2) nope she's still burning (see not a total waste THB)
Cloaked figure uses Dark Move and moves next to Derien (draw OA from Ikni)-
OA (1d20 4=23, 1d8 3=4) Hits it for 4
vs ac; dmg (1d20 11=14, 1d4 4 1d6=13) it misses Derien....
Status:
Monster 1: Bloodied, dead
Monster 2: Bloodied
Woman: Shriek of Pain used, Fey Step used, ongoing 5 fire, marked by Ikni
Haruka: bloodied (Note: You're under the bridge/walkway, not on it)
Ironheart: bloodied
Derien: bloodied
Terrain: Anything not on the bridge or green areas (around Ikni/Derien) is difficult terrain. Bog and such.
Init:
Ikni - 18 - 19/31
Baddies - 10
Haruka - 8 - 8/30, bloodied <- you're up
Derien - 7 - 5/26, bloodied
Rhole - 7 -
Ironheart - 1 - 13/35, bloodied
Ironheart, Haruka,Rhole, ikni, derien; baddies (1d20=1, 1d20 1=8, 1d20 1=7, 1d20 1=18, 1d20=4, 1d20 9 =10) Wow... good thing I got those bad rolls our now
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