The Banewarrens

[Hammerhead]

What are these?

Enemies. You kill them. Malikar states confidently. He stands with his arms crossed in a cocksure pose, waiting for the wretched vermin to close.

While readying for battle, the cavalier takes note of his surroundings, especially the necromantic cauldron. Malikar makes a mental note; don't go in there. Still, if it must be done, Malikar, immune to mortal diseases and highly resistant to all magical ones, would be the proper choice. And knowing his newfound friends would no doubt want to search it, and a foolish dwarf or lizard would no doubt volunteer, it fell on Malikar to search the vat, for duty.

OOC: Delay until one of them to come within five feet, then quickdraw the swords and double attack, +11/+11 d6+7 19-20/x2

 

[Keia]

Occ: I thought I picked up the whole bag to take with us (as he hefts the bag over his shoulder'). Obviously, anything anyone wants from the bag is available to them. I thought it would be easier to carry in the original container. However, I will go through the bag thoroughly to make sure we didn't miss anything

"Well, in that case, I should sent this bag down and get ready to heal somebody. Or, I could pound them, too," Titus says with a grimace.

Titus will drop the bag (as a move equivalent - so I drop break anything in it), 5' adjust to F2 and draw my longsword.

 

[perivas]

Morden steps forward (to F3) and fires an arrow at one of the creatures to assess the nature of their defenses.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"Stay Back! Let me deal with this." Fallon says and lets loose a Psionic blast. after the blast goes off he says "now you can kill them."

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Fallon's blast sweeps across the humanoid vermin swarm, but has no effect whatsoever.

Morden and Krug's shots have more effect, blasting portions of the creature away (15 damage).

Titus and Verakka draw their swords while Malikar stands with his sheathed. The creatures charge forward, striking at the lizard and Morden. Morden is hit, and feels some of his life force slip away (1 damage, 1 negative level).

Verakka, Titus, and Malikar tear into the creatures. Krug and Morden assist with follow-up shots. The horrors never get another attack.

Examining the remains afterwards, it becomes clear that all the individual insects and worms are dead (and have been for a long time).

Malikar climbs up the ladder to examine the vat. He fails to notice a loose rung in time and falls to the ground (3 damage). Climbing back up again he discovers that the vat is empty.

 

[Hammerhead]

Everyone okay? That broken ladder rung seemed more dangerous than that group of vermin. Let's move on, shall we? I can stand on my ankle, and there isn't much we can do to help Morden. Malikar then continues past the creatures, wincing slightly whenever he walks.

 

[Keia]

Titus will examine Morden to see if there is anything he can do for him. "Well, this is beyond me, but not by much. A Restoration - purchased from the Church, perhaps - will restore your loss before it becomes permanent. We should return and request one, so that the priests can pray for one if they don't have one available. It wouldn't hurt to get another wand either, and I'm almost out of spells. I'm not saying we should head back right away - but its not too far off."

Titus will cast detect magic on the vat. "Malikar, is that vat where those creature came from? If so, should we destroy it? I would detect evil, but I've converted that prayer today."

 

[GruTheWanderer]

The vat does not radiate magic, nor does it radiate evil. Perhaps it was built to serve as a vault for one of the banes Jevicca Norr mentioned, but was never used.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"I would second the thought of rest. I grow tired from my exertions today." Fallon says. He will also take out his Djore of lesser body adjustment and heal some wounds.

 

[Krug]

"Very well then. Rest we shall," says Krug, sitting down and scratching himself.