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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Branding Opportunity" data-source="post: 2611159" data-attributes="member: 31812">Round 1Hearing Gregor drop Owen is quick to react as he carries the lantern and draws his rapier and charges to where Gregor fell. "Anyone see where that came from?"As the young man runs past the last row of statues his lantern light briefly illuminates the area around the eastern alcove.  For a moment, a strange creature is revealed in the jerky light.  It looks like a 3 foot-long (~1m) strand of striated red muscle connected to two floating eyeballs the size of a child’s head.  This creature hangs in mid-air just behind the head of the statue, its oblong pupils retracting in the bright light before it.  None of you has ever seen or heard of such a creature before (OOC: Since none of you have the Knowledge (dungeoneering) skill).With a Herculean effort to resist the clinging tendrils of terror writhing around the periphery of his mind, Azten finally pushes aside concern for himself when he sees the prone figure of Gregor lying next to him.Gregor!The dwarf reaches down to his near-human companion to ascertain his condition (OOC: Heal check 18 + 9 = 27, success!) to find that he is either unconscious or asleep.  Not wanting to waste any time Azten strikes Gregor about the face roughly a few times to try and rouse him.  The giant grumbles some but quickly regains consciousness.Seeing that Gregor is no worse for wear Azten straightens up, pointing to where the beam came from so that the other members of the party can investigate while he attempts to rouse the downed giant.It came from there! Get it!(OOC: Gregor is now awake, and prone and can act in the next round just after Azten)"What the ... more traps?"Majakilar advances to column indicated by Azten and peers around it, hoping to see the attacking creature or object, moving as close to Gregor as he can without giving up cover.Deciding that he can surely take on such a pathetic bundle of sinew, muscle and viscera, even if it does shoot magical bolts of slight, Majakilar stabs at it with this guisarme.  The creature quickly ducks behind the statue and the young man’s blade scrapes roughly against the stonework (OOC: Majakilar guisarme attack 2 + 2 = 4, miss).“Ho-lee... GREGOR!”Alexi spins around, knowing well enough, that she can do pathetically little to save Gregor right now, and tries to see what is attacking them, moving closer to the point from where the light beams originated (OOC: move, full defense).Tearing his eyes away from the statues, Kenneth sees the alarmed expression on his companions’ faces.  Although he can’t see the creature from where he is standing he reaches down and picks up his crossbow, slipping a bolt in to load it.  He holds it in front of him, trying to see what he should shoot at (OOC: draw weapon, load crossbow).Startled by the light shining in its unnatural twin eye stalks, the creature seems to retreat as far as it can into the alcove.  The statue still provides it decent cover.  The left eye twitches momentarily then and releases another bright purple ray, aimed square at Majakilar.The young soldier momentarily feels a wave of sleepiness come over him, but manages to easily shake it off (OOC: Creature hits touch AC 19, hit; Majakilar Will save 16 + 1 = 17, success).Round 2:Owen 14Azten  9Gregor 9Majakilar 8Alexi 4Kenneth 3----------Round 3:Creature 15</blockquote>

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