The Whispering Cairn (Team Diamond Lake) - IC

[fireinthedust]

Eldariel thinks for a moment. When he sees Galyne target the elemental with his bow, however, he puts his hand across it and pushes it down.

Are you mad? He's speaking to us, you'll provoke violence. Mere earth elementals don't usually talk, and we've better things to spend resources on than violence with this thing.

 

[HolyMan]

{{ Lolo sl mius! Gesfurlag! }} the elemental intones as it leaps from the pedestal at Arveduin.

"I don't think non-violence is an option now." the cleric says with a grunt as the earth elemental bashes at his shield.

[sblock=translation]
Prepare to die! Intruders! [/sblock]

OCC: INIT goes monster then group the above was kind of like surprise with no one getting hurt or allowed ready actions. Below is elementals round one att vs Arveduin.

 

[Axel]

Thump! Crack!

"Aaaaarrrggh!"

With a cry of surprise, frustration and pain Arveduin cops a mighty punch in the shoulder from the creature that sends him reeling backwards. Lifting his shield in a delayed self defence reflex he calls on the strength of his god to overcome the creature.

"Pelor, hear your servant's prayer! Grant me the strength of the midday sun in this darkest cavern that I might overcome your foul enemies!"


A burst of bright pearlescent light shines out from the holy man's neck, where his holy symbol rests on a chain, dimming even the light spell shining from his weapon as Pelor answers Arveduin's prayer. The light brings with it fierce and fleeting heat, as if someone opened the door to a furnace before fading away.

[sblock=spells]
Level 0: Light, Guidance, Mending, Create Water
Level 1: Domain: Endure Elements
Comprehend Languages <active, 20 min duration>, Command, <unallocated>
Channels: 5/6 remaining
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[sblock=combat&actions]
AC: 17
HP: 13/13

Std action: channel positive energy (excluding elemental via feat).
Move action: ready shield, draw weapon[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Aria jumps back in dismay, then sways drunkenly as a sudden trancelike state drops over her. She lifts her head, features slack, and bares her teeth as she lashes out with a hand as if it was a claw. A ghostly green, like smoke lit from within, skeletal arm extends from her limb as she swings...flashing out to rake across the elemental and leaving parallel tracks in its earthy hide that momentarily gleam sickly green before fading away.

(Magic missile!)

 

[ghostcat]

Galyne curses Eldariel for spoiling his shot. Putting it out of his mind he moves to a position where he can get a clear shot at the elemental with risking hitting his friends. the arrow flies true and ends up sticking in the side of the elemental.

[sblock=actions]Move: G5
Bow Attack (+1 for PBS) - HM please rule on whether or not this is firing into melee. In which case its a –4 penalty on the attack roll.[/sblock]

 

[HolyMan]

Aria's spell slams into the creature wounding it as the burst of light erupts from Arvedui's sun shaped holy symbol.

The earth elemental seems slightly stunned by all the bright light and color allowing Galyne a clean shot.

The ranger takes aim and by luck finds the softest spot of the rock creature. Taking the arrow in one of it's soft dirt-like eyes the creature falls back against the red pedestal. It drops down lifeless to the cold stone floor and does not rise.

OCC: Combat Over. Nice shot.

 

[Axel]

Watching the creature crumple before his eyes, Arveduin is astonished. Turning to face Galyne he says in amazement "That was a SUPERB shot! MOST satisfactory. Well done Galyne!"

After which, he turns back to the elemental and pedestal to examine them closer. I have never heard a satisfactory explanation of what happens to extraplanar creatures when they are slain on our plane. Perhaps the body will vanish? Perhaps it will remain?

"Lady Aria, would you care to touch the creature with that stick again to see if we could revive it?"

 

[fireinthedust]

Eldariel goes to look at the area the Elemental jumped out of.

 

[Shayuri]

Aria jumps a little, starting as if goosed, and stares horrorstruck at Arveduin. "You want to bring it BACK? That's terrible! We had to kill it once, what if we have to..." She shakes her head. "Anyway, it's gone, I think. It's just a chunk of rock and dirt now."


"If only we could have spoken to it. Think how old it must have been, how much it must have seen."

 

[ghostcat]

Galyne is please with the result of his shot and is grinning from ear to ear. However, when Arveduin mentions that it may revive again the smile disappears and he rapidly nocks another arrow.