Wrath of the Righteous IC [3.5, Group B]

[Ionbound]

The tentacle manages to hit Alexia in the forehead with enough force that she's staggered and falls over, knocked unconscious and bleeding from her head in a bad, bad way.

[Yawielas]

Runa

Runa draws her sword upon hearing the commotion up ahead, and tries to move forward past the people in the middle. "What's happening?"

[Kish]

"What's going on?" Aravashnial demands.

[flat_footed]

Kel turns back to Aravashnial and answers him. "Two winged creatures with tentacles attacked. They were camoflauged against the stoje wall."

[GreyStormcrow]

"And Alexia's bleeding! Does anyone know first aid?"

[Kish]

"I have--here." Aravashnial fumbles in his pack and pulls out a flask. "Give her this."

A strange dwarf with orange hair comes running around the corner. "I'm not going back there!" he shouts.

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Map is updated. Kel, Rung, Runa, and Tellos are up; if Kel's action isn't to feed the potion to Alexia Alexia should make a stabilization check.

>> Kel [20]
>> Alexia [19]
Darkmantle 2 [17]
Horgus [17]
>> Rung [15]
>> Runa [14]
Darkmantle 1 [9]
>> Tellos [5]
Anevia [22]
Aravashnial [22]
Arrow [22]
Strange Dwarf [21]

[flat_footed]

Taking the flask in hand, Kel tears the cork out with his teeth and cradles Alexia's head with his open arm. Gently overturning the bottle, he does his best to not spill a drop or drown Alexia. Setting her down carefully, he draws his bow again, but remains in the same spot. They may not have been the only ones to be saved by the dragon, and he was loathe to attack the dwarf without reason.

[Ionbound]

Alexia sputters as she wakes up, the wound on her head sealing even as she struggles to consciously swallow down the healing liquid. She stands up, and when she sees the dwarf, her spear jumps to her hand as she asks, "Where? Where don't you want to go back to?"

[Yawielas]

Runa

Runa places herself between the wounded Alexia and the dwarf, sword in hand.

[Novabomb]

Tellos to the dwarf
Who are you?

[GreyStormcrow]

Rung slips his way around closer to the Dwarf, sticking to the shadows.

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Two move actions to move to K12 while using Stealth.
Stealth:[roll]1d20+8[/roll].

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[GreyStormcrow]

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Messed up the brackets.
Stealth:(1d20+8)[20].

[Kish]

The dwarf's response is words of magic. He stretches out his hands and a cone of clashing colors emerges from them.

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Kel, Alexia, and Runa need to make a Will save, DC 13. Anyone who fails is too unconscious to take their action; I'll roll duration separately for everyone who fails. Map is updated and everyone who is conscious is up again.

>> Kel [20]
>> Alexia [19]
Darkmantle 2 [17]
Horgus [17]
>> Rung [15]
>> Runa [14]
Darkmantle 1 [9]
>> Tellos [5]
Anevia [22]
Aravashnial [22]
Arrow [22]
Strange Dwarf [21]

[Ionbound]

Alexia manages to look full-bore into the spray of colors, her eyes rolling up into her head as she passes out, senses overwhelmed by the display.

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Will Save:(1d20+6)[8]

Attack: (1d20-1)[14]
Damage (Nonlethal): (1d8+3)[5]

[Novabomb]

Tellos takes a step towards the dwarf before falling on face, knocked out.

[Yawielas]

Runa slumps over, unconscious.

[flat_footed]

Kel barely manages to shake off the spray from the dwarf, but sees it catch Runa full force. He trains an arrow on him, but does not loose. What could he be yelling about? Is it possible he and others were saved by the dragon as well? Grimacing, Kel calls out.
"You don't have to go back there!"

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Ready an action to shoot the arrow should the dwarf continue any further actions against us. Should Kel determine this, he will also call out in Elvish: "We are being attacked by a dwarf! He used a spray of colors to knock some of us out!"

Perception to try to sense what the dwarf is running from. Sense Motive for why the dwarf is attacking us, whether it be malicious, or out of fear we may send him back to "there". The only action used against us was incapacitating, but non-lethal.
Perception - (1d20+8)[11]
Sense Motive - (1d20+2)[8]
Attack - (1d20+7)[24]
Damage - (1d8+1)[5]

[Kish]

Tellos charges and cuts the dwarf. "Of all the places to find a deserter--a crazy deserter with tentacled things!" Horgus comments. Anevia limps forward. Aravashnial begins to cast a spell. Arrow shoots at the dwarf. The dwarf steps back and casts another spell, this time on himself; his body seems to lose focus, becoming eye-straining to look at.

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He cast Blur on himself.

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Arrow attack: (1d20+1)[15] Critical threat check: (1d20+1)[4] Damage: (1d8)[6] Critical damage: (2d8)[5]

>> Kel [20]
Alexia [19]
Darkmantle 2 [17]
Horgus [17]
>> Rung [15]
Runa [14]
Darkmantle 1 [9]
>> Tellos [5]
Anevia [22]
Aravashnial [22]
Arrow [22]
Strange Dwarf [21]

Kel, Rung, and Tellos are up.

[GreyStormcrow]

Rung dashes forward out of hiding. Skidding to a halt, he wists his body and underhands a Starknife at the Dwarf, converting forward momentum into power. Deed done, he skips back away from the fight, drawing another Starknife as he does so.

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Moves to M12, attacks with Starknife, moves back to K12.
Attack:(1d20+4)[23].
Damage:(1d4+2)[4].

[Novabomb]

Tellos
Yield Cretin, or I will have your head.

[flat_footed]

Kel sighs inwardly and releases the arrow, sending it on a deadly path towards the dwarf.

Attack - (1d20+7)[15]
Damage - (1d8+1)[2]

[Kish]

Kel, Tellos, and Rung all strike the dwarf. He crumples to the cavern floor, the strange blur effect fading.

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250 XP each, and you are not attacked for long enough for the spell to wear off. If someone searches the dwarf's body, he has a dagger, a light crossbow, 10 bolts, two flasks of liquid, two scrolls, a cloak, 8 platinum pieces, and 7 gold pieces.

[Ionbound]

Alexia rubs her head as she wakes up, then says angrily when she sees the Dwarf's corpse, "Why, exactly, is he dead? Did anyone try to talk to him? What did he want?"

[GreyStormcrow]

Rung kneels next to the fallen Dwarf. "I am sorry, friend, for whatever brought you to this state. May you find peace in the lands of your god."
Then he loots the body.

[Novabomb]

Tellos to Alexia
He said nothing in response to our queries, and lashed out with magic. It was unfortunate, but there was a significant risk the he might have tried to finish you off. You are under my care, and he was clearly the aggressor. If it was illness of the mind, then that is a trajedy, but I do not apologize for my actions.

[Kish]

"Are you two seriously arguing over who killed a murderous deserter with trained tentacle things?" Horgus snaps.

[Novabomb]

Tellos grimaces.

No. We were discussing whether there was need.
He casts his eyes sadly over the fallen form, spirit fled from its vessel.
We should go He will take the lead again.

[Yawielas]

Runa


Runa blinks and rubs her eyes untill her eyesight returns, wondering why the dwarf attacked them. She doesn't say anything though, it's too late to ask. In stead she takes up position at the back again, feelin a little dazed.

[GreyStormcrow]

"Anyone here have any skills with identification? Our late friend had a few scrolls and such on him."

[Ionbound]

Alexia shakes her head and says, "Can't say that I do. We should keep moving...Maybe if there's anyone left, they'll be able to help us."