*Hogarth moves over to Vanitri and heals the errant Freefolk.*
(OOC: Vanitri gains 17, total 19)
"Lovely. Now that he's healed, the Magic Missiles, though they still will hit for certain, probably can't kill him. But there's two...I'm not picky--just both of you toss your best Fireballs then!"
*Gluttony and Pride both throw huge Fireballs at the area surrounding Hogarth and Vanitri.*
(OOC: Well, Hogarth would have been hit by them anyway unles he had used his entire turn to run away
Vanitri saves on both and takes 0.
Hogarth takes 20 + 34 = 54 and is actually...still alive and at -4!)
"Damn it! He's still breathing! But...no matter."
*With the mere twitch of a finger and none of the usual spellcasting, three Scorching Rays shoot forth from Sin's fingertips. One of them slams into Hogarth's unconscious body and kills him, one miraculously misses Vanitri, though the shot is incredibly-well-aimed, and the last slams into Vanitri and burns badly.*
(OOC: Vanitri takes 11 and is down to 8
Hogarth takes 14 and dies)
"And with the appetiser out of the way--now for the main course!"
*She draws a black sapphire from her pouch and casts a spell of incredible dark power, and Vanitri watches in transfixed horror as Hogarth's soul flows from the corpse into the black gem.*
"Well, my pretty little swordsman. You survived my little extra flame rays. Good--I didn't really want to kill you too, but it seemed like a waste not to use them on you. You'll want to tell your friends up there that if you want your little cleric pet back, you'll leave the Crux alone and bring me back my Elpis, pronto. While you do that, I'll even analyse the dweomer threads for you so you can figure out where that Teleport went."
(OOC: Tenny, then Vanitri, then Rinaldo)