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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 37727" data-attributes="member: 94">DMs ELEVENTH SESSION Wrap-UpLeaving the lair behind, the party healed up and took off in pursuit of Braxa, a juvenile female green, sister to the half-dragon Maldrak.-----HD14d12+42 (hp 133)Initiative +0Speed 40/fly 150/swim 40AC 22 (-1 size, +13 natural)Attack:  +17 bite, +12 claw, +12 claw, +12 wing, +12 wing, +12 tailDamage: bite 2d6+4, claw 1d8+2, wing 1d6+2, tail 1d8+6Saves: F+12, R+9, W+11S19 D10 C17 I14 W15 Ch14Skills/Feats: Spellcraft +16, Listen +14, Spot +14, Search +14, Bluff +14, Sense Motive +14, Hide +14, Move Silently +14, Climb +14; Flyby Attack, Hover, Power Attack, Large and In ChargeSpecial: Breath Weapon 40-cone of acid, 8d6 damage, Reflex DC20 (half); Acid Immunity, Breathe Water, Blindsight 120-----Braxa fled north into the woods as fast as possible, to put some distance between her and the adventurers who had invaded her lair. She'd scooped up a couple of healing potions along with the Arxephext's gems, and after settling down in a suitable area for an ambush, she ground up the potions and swallowed them down. Her wounds healed but her pride was still stinging.She'd selected a large hill in the midst of the forest, where the surrounding trees had mostly retreated, leaving about 200 feet across the top of the hill open and bald. She dug a good sized hole in the side of the hill, dropped off the gems (which she knew were giving away her position) and then carefully covered the hole with leaves to disguise it. While she worked, a pair of gauths, sent by the Arxiphext to assist her, floated into the area. She made hiding spots for them, too, making big piles of leaves at the base of several trees. Later, when the adventurers arrived, there would be a surprise waiting under a couple of those piles.According to the Arxephext, the adventurers were taking their time. They had their own wounds to heal. Braxa lay down to rest, allowing her own wounds to heal. By the time the party arrived, she would be nearly back to full strength-and she knew exactly when they were coming.Even so, she would have preferred to flee, but the Arxephext's influence was too strong.Eventually, using their own gems to track her, the party drew near. Braxa wolfed down her last potion-Invisibility-and took to the sky. She circled, riding silently on the wind, waiting.The party moved cautiously into the clearing. The gauths waited below, under piles of leaves. Tanthril had the good sense to fire arrows into a couple of the piles-but he didn't pick the right ones…The party prepared themselves with spells, including a Fly spell for Jaag to close with the dragon, and when they were ready, Nik used his own invisibility potion and volunteered to scout ahead. He moved silently up to the side of the hill, where a pile of leaves had been scraped together to hide what was obviously a hastily-dug burrow. He moved into the burrow, recovered the gems, and popped his head out again. He called softly to his comrades, "She's not here…"Not softly enough, unfortunately. The two gauths levitated out of hiding and blasted the party-all huddled together at the treeline-with Dispel Magic cast from their central eye. Protection spells failed and Jaag slumped to the ground, his flight dispelled. Braxa made her move, using her flyby attack to strafe the group with her acid breath, and flying away before they could react. Visible now, she flew straight up into the sun, out of range of their arrows. The human ranger and his sorceror friend were severely wounded.While Braxa summoned up another burst of acid breath, the gauths pressed the attack with Cause Wounds and blasts of lightning from their two smaller eyes. Jaag started running up the hill to reach them, his stumpy legs carrying him as fast as he could go-which wasn't much. Nik struck at one of the gauths, spoiling his invisibility, but at least managing to draw its attention. Jorie bounded forward atop his wolverine and jumped off as he passed a tree, allowing the wolverine to continue forward and maul one of the hovering eye-kin.The party was now split, with Jaag, Jorie, and Nik at one end, and a very wounded Tanthril and Rodrigo at the other. Jaag skidded to a stop and changed directions, now stumping and wheezing his way back to the treeline to help his friends. The two humans cowered behind a tree, Rodrigo letting fly with Magic Missile while Tanthril tried to heal him up, until  Braxa swooped down above the treetops and let loose another blast. The trees blocked the blast somewhat, but the damage was done and the writing was on the wall-another blast like that and she'd kill both of them. Braxa sailed off skyward again, stalled only temporarily as she folded her wings around herself to ward off most of the blast from Rodrigo's parting shot, a Fireball.Tanthril fired shot after shot with his bow, but at such extreme range, his arrows lacked the punch to get through Braxa's hide, and she was now circling back and heading for Nik. The wolverine had the gauths well in hand, but Jaag dashed out once again, making it about halfway between the trees and hill, before Jorie started shouting orders."Everybody just hold tight and wait for her to get close! Jaag, ready your axe! Tanthril, your bow! Rod and Nik, prepare spells!"Braxa was fairly wounded from Rodrigo's spells, but she had the upper hand now. She circled and watched. The group was up to something, she could clearly see the foolish dwarf waiting out in the open with his axe. Heh… She'd be going near that for nothing-save him for last, play with him a little bit. One of the humans was still in the trees, waiting with his bow; another one was ready with what she identified as a magic missile; and the rogue was casting spells as if he were a cleric.Braxa didn't see Jorie at all, hiding under the tree, readying his own spell. But she did see poor Archimedes, his pet owl. Jorie had sent the owl off on a wide flank, to keep him out of harms way, but Braxa had other plans for him. To her, he was just an appetizer. Braxa swooped down, out of spite more than anything, and snatched the owl out of the treetop in one quick bite.Her overconfidence was her undoing.The party let loose. Nik cast a Doom spell upon her, and amazingly enough, the curse took hold. Braxa had little time to be surprised by that, because before she knew it, the tree below her came to life, its branches reaching up to firmly Entangle her. She was caught fast by Jorie's quick-witted trickery.Braxa thrashed and bellowed as the party came dashing towards her, their spells and weapons flying. She struggled desperately, but the young dragon was too small and too weak to break free of the branches. Acid churned in her craw as she tried to summon up a blast that would scorch away the entangling branches. The party knew what was coming, but they were undeterred, standing beneath her at point blank range and giving her everything they had. Rodrigo propped himself against a tree, nearly on death's door, burning through as many punishing spells as he could summon up, while Tanthril and Jaag stood below her and hacked away. Just as Braxa inhaled to let loose the blast of acid that would free her (and no doubt kill a few of the adventurers beneath her) the final blow landed. The dragon slumped, lifeless, while the tree continued to gnarl and gnash around her.</blockquote>

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