R8T14: Hargrimm steps to the east to get a better view on two of the rats. Then he throws another two vortices to both rats, missing both.
R8T13.4-13.0: Rat 1 steps up to Marius, a faint, sickly red glow forming around its mouth but missing him. Rat 2 likewise steps up to Lexi, with a similar fell glow along its little rodent jaws, also missing. Rat 3 begins cutting across to the east to find a way, with Marius missing it with his hammer. Rat 3 finishes around a rocky column to also attack Marius with a glowing red bite (and missing).
The Splatter Man's voice builds to a crescendo and ends, the sound of magic ending, and a bright flash indirectly to the southwest, and a large spider the size of a companion dog with red and dark and smelling not unlike the heavy, dark, ugly odors of the rats appears. The Splatter Man hisses something an unknown language and the spider skittters along the same relative path as Rat 3 took to then Marius from the NE. Dark red energies form around its mandibles - just like the rats - and misses.
The Splatter Man then comes out of the western walls out of anyone's immediate reach. Zauberei reacts by tearing out the summon monster IV spell, doing 3 damage to the evil spirit. The Splatter Man is right up on Hargrimm and concentrates, casting a powerful magic missile which moves out to strike Hargrimm, Zauberei, Angelo and Marius each with one maximized bolt for 5 force each. He floats 5' above the ground.
R8T12: Marius, what do you do? You sense Rats 1 & 3.
Wren on deck, Lexi in the hole ...
Spoiler: Battle Tracker
Angelo: 15. Mage armor. Masterwork thieves' tools.
* Light on sash.
Hargrimm: 14. Quarterstaff dropped. Buckler in hand.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Dire Rat 1: 13.4. (7:9). SMITE vs. Marius! Lasts til R15T13.
Dire Rat 2: 13.3. (9:9). SMITE vs. Lexi! Lasts til R15T13.
Dire Rat 3: 13.2. (9:9). SMITE vs. Marius! Lasts til R15T13.
Fiendish Spider: 13.1. Lasts til R16T13. SMITE vs. Marius!
Zauberei: 13.05. Quarterstaff dropped; Splatter Man's spellbook in hand.
* Mage armor. 2 WIS damage (Z-).
The Splatter Man: 13.
* Suffers –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –2 penalty to the save DCs of any spells he casts against Zauberei.
Marius: 12. Polearm and shield readied. 4 WIS. Aura of misfortune. RS.
* CLAIMED til R9T12 - Rats #1 and #3.
* Ant haul (2:48 hours).
Wren: 10. Light on lab coat. Remove fear (10 min). Invisible.
* CURSED by Mourning Maiden Haunt (U8, Harrowstone).
Alexandru: 9. Warhammer dropped; shield readied. 2 WIS damage.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Paula: 7. 4 WIS damage (P-A). TOTAL DEFENSE!
DEAD/ OOC