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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9047096" data-attributes="member: 1282">Ibhea commands THE DEFILED BEAST to "seek the light," causing it to shamble without volition of its own towards the Radiant Downdraft. As it moves past him, Ibhea strikes the creature a wicked blow with his enchanted blade. And the creature reflexively unleashes necrotic energy upon the whisky priest, but Omthala's blessing holds true, and it does him no harm. The beast enters the shaft of light and is immediately expelled with propulsive force, glowing faintly, beside one of the remaining Echoes of Sacrifice. ARUNNY shows signs of the sacrifice she has taken on to heal her fallen charge: slight fissures open up on her face and exposed hands, spilling brilliant radiance into the chamber. Qamra's eyes blink, and it is clear the Blessed is still among the living. And so Omthala's Searing Voice unleashes several blasts of radiant energy, one striking the Defiled Beast a staggering blow, another releasing one of the Echoes of Sacrifice from its torment, freed to another realm with a sigh. QAMRA finds herself once again in the dark cavern, no longer inexplicably in that other place. She clears her eyes and stands, takes in the continuing battle around her, takes a step, and launches her sword at the beast. The sword deflects off its ancient bones and returns to her hand, no visible damage inflicted but the creature's unnatural life clearly on a short leash.The ancient necromancy that animates the Defiled Beast’s bones begins to fail, and in short order ARUNNY invokes Omthala’s radiance once again, to sever any connection between the spiritual animating the material; and to release the last Echo of Sacrifice from the burden of her existence. For now.Light ceases to pour from the fissures in Arunny’s skin, which close up as supernaturally as they began.When the battle is finished, the assembled know their task is not finished. But more immediate concerns take precedence. Xin Mae rushes to Qamra’ side, holding his lamp up high. “Are you quite all right, girl? I simply knew something like this was bound to happen!” he reprimands the two priests.“All right?” Qamra asks. “Yes, I think I am all right. I might have visited the Goddess for a time. I feel nearer to her. Something calls me to her side” she finishes mysteriously.Ibhea, head still spinning from the dizzying blow from the Beast, raises an eyebrow. Arunny blanches.Omthala’s Searing Voice pronounces, “Let us give thanks to Her Radiant Majesty for our victory over these malevolent echoes of the past. Bow your heads. Let us prepare for what is to come.” And as she continues to intone her prayer, a soothing cool light diffuses the congregation, healing their physical wounds … if not the deeper impressions upon their psyche made by this brush with pure evil.[HR][/HR]Bookkeeping matters: Short Rest = all encounter resources refresh. No APs. No Dailies.From the fiction and for the purposes of math, I’m assuming one more round beyond what’s depicted of Arunny taking the 5 OG damage at the beginning of her turn and Qamra healing 15 HP.Ibhea receives Healing Word from Arunny, r(2) + spend Surge (13); Ibhea spends 2 more Surges (26). 8 HP + 15 + 26 = 54/54 HP and 3/7 Surges remaining. Arunny spends 3 surges (39). 23 HP + 39 = 54/54 HP and 6/10 Surges remaining. Qamra spends 3 surges (48). 30 HP + 48 = 67/67 HP and 9/12 Surges remaining.</blockquote>

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