Kraw moves to AQ-36, flipping into place to avoid any attacks. He quick-draws a dagger and plunges it into the gut of the priest there.

00:10, Today: Kraw rolled 22 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 8.  Acrobatics to avoid AoO.

00:10, Today: Kraw rolled 28 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 17.  Dagger attack.

00:10, Today: Kraw rolled 9 using 1d4+5 with rolls of 4.  Dagger damage.

00:09, Today: Kraw rolled 16 using 4d8 with rolls of 1,7,1,7.  Sneak stab damage.


Priest takes 25 damage and is -2 AC vs all (-4 AC vs Kraw) until end of next round.

my AC is listed as 12, it should be 18 (20 with PfE)

 Beril was shaken by the sight of the formidable opponent. This was not going to be an easy fight... He decided to let the frontliners do what they do best, while he would try and provide support.

 Taking a step back, her gathered the magic of his mystical tails and projected his mind forward, trying to dominate the will of one of the clerics. He knew it was a long shot, but if he could ensnare their mind, they would stop being a problem, for good...

  Dominate Person on the priest that Kraw does not attack
 Will save DC20 or he becomes my puppet
 (note Beril is True Neutral, so Protection from Good or similar effect would not block mind control)

When she spots the demon, daemon or whatever that thing was, Kyra decides it's time for the big guns. She casts her strongest spell in the room and then steps to the side of the door.

Casting Black Tentacles at upper-right corner of AM35 to cover all three of them, then 5' step to AK30. Careful where you step guys.

18:20, Today: Kyra rolled 15 using 1d20+12 with rolls of 3.  Black Tentacles grapple.

Pathetic roll, but I do get a new one each round while the spell lasts, I think.

In reply to Kyra (msg # 278):

Standard Action: Ayeesha squeezes through Kara's door into squares AL,AM,31,32.
+1 Great Sword at the ready.


"Can anyone tell me what this is and how to kill it?"asks Ayeesha.

Whilst trying to subjugate the cleric, Bireli made an effort to remember anything he knew about horse skull face winged daemons…
Beril rolled 20 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 15.  Identify daemon

He will share whatever he knows with the others, starting with: ”I reckon it bleeds… so chop it up!”

Kraw says "I think it's a construct of some sort. Chopping it up ought to work."

Kraw moves to tumble past the horse headed thing just as he has almost every time before. He is skilled, he is fast, and his cloak and feathers make it hard for enemy attacks to actually land a solid hit. This time it is different. With supernatural reflexes the giant monster flicks out a claw clipping Kraw on the shoulder and sending him reeling backwards.

[Language unknown: "Dayons'thooer. K notntenti utaras fions thiartdin. Onlo cacom of earme eslat an."]

OOC: Kraw takes 8 damage from the claw attack.

Beril feels the mind of the other priest collapse over the mental assault of his spell.
</orange>You now control the priest, let me know what want him to do.</orange>

Krya sends out her spell that caused inky tentacles shooting out from the ground, snaking their way towards the cultists and the demon. As the tentacles closed in, the cultists tried to dodge, but they were too slow. The tentacles grabbed them, squeezing tight and lifting them off the ground. They start to scream and cry out as the tentacles smash them around or squeeze them tight.

The tentacles thump and flail against the giant tubes causing them to crack and vile looking green liquid starts leaking out the sides.

The giant demon-thing in the middle of the room seems unfazed by the tentacles, easily shrugging them off as they try and grab and grasp at it.

Both priests are entangled but the daemon is not.

Beril studies the thing but has never seen or heard anything like it before.

Ayeesha squeezes herself through the narrow door and watches uneasily as the demonic creatures seems to be holding back, allowing her the time to get properly situated before it attacks.

[Language unknown: "Plect nd inast ofich leswilted p m viromeyin roie-ndmi. Al korillnde om sewh elrat m resncence thoestyin res sireariv ati andss nteandnte."]

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Round 1
The clerics are helpless and continue to be bashed and squeezed. The demonic thing takes a big breath that sounds like wind whistling through bones and then lets loose a great cloud of smoke. No...not smoke...the smoke is twisting and turning as if alive. It is alive! It is a giant cloud of stinging biting flies that encompasses almost everyone: Ayeesha, Figus, Alpha, and Kyra are all caught in the swarm.

<orange>It is 26 points of slashing damage (before DR). Save is Reflex Save vs. DC 21 for half damage. Protection from Evil bonuses do apply.</orange.

Round 1

 Bireli remains shaken by the formidable opponent they are now facing. He is glad he wasn't within the swarm of flies, and feels a bit bad for his newfound companions...

 Regaining focus, he grabs a little bone trinket on his bracelet, holds it forward and shouts: "Shekshekshek!!"

 The Daemon can feel the bones rattling in his unholy body, including his grotesque horse skull, as an invisible force drags him. Boneshaker deals 18 untyped damage and moves him 5ft North; fort DC17 for half-damage and negates the move.
 (trying to get the daemon within reach of Alpha/Figus without being in the zone of Black Tentacles)

 The fox-headed Oracle shouted: "Strike him with everything you have! Clerics are a later problem..."

 He mentally commanded the subjugated cleric to crawl to safety, out of the black tentacles range.

Kraw takes a few steps out of the daemon's reach and casts a Shield spell. He retrieves a potion from his Handy Haversack (free action).

In reply to Kraw (msg # 284):

10:22, Today: Ayeesha rolled 26 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 15.  Reflex save versus Swarm.

Ayeesha dodges the bugs!

Free actions: Rage, Destined Strike to first attack.

Full attack action: Power attack Horse skull thing. First swing with Destined strike for +3 to hit.

Forgot Enlarge Person for +2 STRENGTH gets Ayeesha to 23 for first to hit and hits AC23

10:44, Today: Ayeesha rolled 22 using 1d20+18 with rolls of 4.  Horse skull-Rage+2, FF+2, PA-2, DS+3, GS+1 BAB +12=+18 .

10:49, Today: Ayeesha rolled 28 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 20.  Horse skull 2nd atck at :Ra +2, PA -2, GS+1, BAB+7=+8.

10:49, Today: Ayeesha rolled 11 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 3.  Critical Threat GS +8.


Damage to Horse skull (3d6+17)X2.

10:56, Today: Ayeesha rolled 34 using 3d6+17 with rolls of 5,6,6.

10:56, Today: Ayeesha rolled 28 using 3d6+17 with rolls of 5,4,2.

Ayeesha deals 62 Points of Damage w/ +1GS

Kyra desperately tries to get out of the biting cloud to heal herself before it's too late.

12:19, Today: Kyra rolled 12 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 6.  Reflex save.
And Kyra is down to 1 hit point.

Retreating to somewhere up and left. If this cloud of flies is still around and a danger, out of it if possible at all. And if I have actions left after that, use a CLW wand on herself.

12:25, Today: Kyra rolled 2 using 1d8+1 with rolls of 1.  CLW.
Dice roller is really generous to me today.

OOC: Turns out Kyra is not geared up well for something like this after all. What with spell resistance, elemental resistances and likely very good saves, there's really not much she can do against it. Luckily Ayeesha is here, bu I wish I had some good buffs for the party at least.

Beril feels his magic wrap around the skeleton of the creature and he pumps magical energy into it to make the creature tear itself apart from within. While he can sense some movement and the monster does look pained by the attack he can tell the creature's strength and fortitude was enough to resist the full effects of the spell.

Kraw backs into a corner and prepares his magical defenses.

Ayeesha's muscles were pulsing with magical energy. With a fierce cry, she charged forward, her greatsword held high. The Leukodaemon snarled in response, lashing out with its claws, but the barbarian woman was too quick. She darted to the side, her sword singing through the air as it struck true.

The creature roared in pain, its flesh sizzling where the blade had touched it. But the barbarian woman did not let up. She swung her sword again and again, each blow imbued with the full force of her magical might. Chunks of flesh dropped to the ground and a black ichor sprayed from the wounds that sizzled and smoked when it hit the ground.

Kyra ducks behind a corner and starts mending herself before she bleeds out from the thousands of tiny cuts the flies left her.

The priests continue to have the life squeezed out of them by the tentacles. One of the tentacles flails wildly and sends a priest shattering through one of the glass tubes and gets shredded in the process.

Figus and Alpha move in to strike at the demon and while Figus misses Alpha stabs his spear into the demon's side inflicting further damage and sending more streams of black sizzling ooze spraying around the room.

The monster roars and focuses his attention on Figus. Figus deflects one swing but that just opens him up to the monster's true attack. It sinks its claws into Figus and pulls him up, bringing the drow up to the creature's horse skull face and it bites deep into Figus' neck and side. Figus screams in pain and goes limp. The creature flings Figus' limp body back to the ground and roars in triump.
Figus takes 25 damage.

To the relief of Kyra and Ayeesha the flies seem to dissipate back to whatever hell they came from.

Round 2



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 Beril moved cautiously to where Figus had been dropped. He knelt by the half-drow ranger, and cast a curative spell. His eyes were not on what he was doing... he was focusing on not being struck by the nasty daemon while he was playing battle healer... a mumbled lullaby filled the air, though it wasn't loud enough to be heard over the sounds of crushed glass, grappling tentacles, and fighting daemon.

 Life surged through the warrior, Beril handed him his blade and chuckled:
"All right then, back to it."

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cast cure serious wounds: +21hp
Beril rolled 21 using 3d8+8 with rolls of 2,8,3.  cure serious wounds: Figus
 is 5ft step enough to reach Figus? otherwise move around the threatened area if possible
 

In reply to Beril (msg # 288):

Die Fiend!

Full attack against Daemon.

Ayeesha swings with rage fueled muscles and hits the fiend once before cutting air with her next swing.


07:11, Today: Ayeesha rolled 23 using 1d20+15 with rolls of 8.  GS PA RA FF BAB=+15 against Daemon.

07:12, Today: Ayeesha rolled 20 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 12.  2nd attack against Daemon +8.

07:14, Today: Ayeesha rolled 23 using 3d6+17 with rolls of 4,1,1.  Damage against Daemon.

One hit for 23!

Kraw runs down the AQ line, diverting to jump over the dead cleric, to kick off the wall and propel him to AN-35, whereupon he plunges his magical silver dagger into the fiend's back.



07:30, Today: Kraw rolled 23 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 9.  Acrobatics to avoid AoO, tentacles.

07:30, Today: Kraw rolled 26 using 1d20+13 with rolls of 13.  Dagger attack, flanking.

07:30, Today: Kraw rolled 9 using 1d4+5 with rolls of 4.  Silversheen dagger damage.

07:29, Today: Kraw rolled 19 using 4d8 with rolls of 3,7,2,7.  Sneak stab damage.


28 more damage

With a gesture and a word, Kyra dismisses her spell to avoid it injuring Kraw.

Dismissing Black Tentacles. 5' step up.

With the Black Tentacles gone, Bireli willed the cleric to crawl out of harm’s way defensively, for now.

Round 2
Beril steps forward and puts healing energy into the fallen half-drow to knit his wounds. He tries to cast while protecting himself from the demonic monster but the thing seems to sense what Beril is trying to do and uses his wings to buffet and vex Beril ruining his concentration.
You didn't specify if you wanted to cast defensively or not because the creature has reach everywhere that is within touch range to Figus. I figured you would want to cast defenisvely and not eat an AoO but then rolled a '1' for you. So it is up to you to if you want to eat an attack to the face or lose the spell.

It is a Large(Tall) so its natural reach is 2 squares in every direction including diagonals. Large(Tall) have reach of 10ft, not 5ft like Large(Long).


Ayeesha cuts another massive strike into the creature sending more sizzling ichor splashing around.

Kraw moves to acrobatically swing into postion but the demonic thing has supernatural reflexes. As Kraw springs into the air the monster plucks him out of the air and slams him into the ground. Kraw is still able to get a dagger into him but the full effect of the maneuver is ruined by the counterattack.
The monster's CMD is 35 and rolled a 33 to hit for 8 damage. Kraw can still continue his movement though and complete the attack.

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The demon roars in pains as Kraw's silver blade cuts deep into its flesh. Between Ayeesha's power and Kraw's agility the demon was looking well and truly beaten. It seems the devilish fiend felt the same way as with a cough it spit up some more sizzling blood.

With a roar the fiend screams out

[Language unknown: "All nd ri aili re! Ec po p etdi haain!"]

It reaches down and grabs Figus still lying prone and then with a magical blink the two of them exploded into a swarm of flies that quickly swarm everyone's vision. For a second their vision was completely blocked out and then when it cleared the demon and Figus were just gone. The flies filling the air began slowly disappearing, one by one winking out of existence until there was nothing left but the destruction from their battle.

Alpha begins looking around, sniffing the air with a concerned look and whining with sadness. He looks left and right but can't seem to pick up the scent of where Figus had gone.

The only thing left was the badly injured Cleric crawling to safety as per Beril's last command...

  gotcha, let's say Beril tried to avoid the AOO and failed.

 Beril is first frustrated with his inabiliiy to control the energues in a simple healing spell, but very soon none of this matters... the swarm of flies spreads and dissipates, leaving nothing of Figus or the Daemon...

 Beril points a finger at the cleric, his minion, and commands with anger in his voice:
 "Tell me! What happened? What did the daemon say, and where did it go?"

 If others understood the demonic or infernal languages, he surely didn't, and was left at a loss... had the abonimation died, and taken the drow with it? Had it retreated to safety?

  is the Evil aura still present in the room?

Kraw says "it screamed out 'This is not the End. Find me if you can. ' Don't look surprised, but I know about 12 different languages." Kraw tries to Detect Magic where the Daemon disappeared from, hoping to find an aura to indicate how it escaped.


02:25, Today: Kraw rolled 8 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 5.  Spellcraft.
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"Dammit all. I was afraid that thing would kill us, but what happened to Figus could be far, far worse." Kyra laments as she starts healing first herself, and then whoever else needs healing.

If he was just dead, Kyra would probably pay to get him back up, NPC or not, since he has been with us for a long time. But now... maybe there will be a chance to get him back later, based on what the deamon said. In the meantime, what are we going to do with Alpha? Find him a nice home?

I take it we are out of combat, so let's burn some CLW charges. Do we want that last cleric alive as a prisoner for interrogation?

5 CLW charges for Kyra, healing 22 hp.
5 for Kraw, healing 32 hp.
5 for Ayeesha, healing 34 hp.
And the last 5 divided between Alpha (+12 hp), Beril (+10 hp) and the dominated cleric (+3 hp, assuming we are keeping him alive).

 Beril nodded at Kraw to say thanks for the translation, but he still wanted to hear it from the cleric. Not just the translation, but it what it was meant to convey...

In reply to Kyra (msg # 296):

Free Action: End Rage.

While Kyra heals, Ayeesha inspects tubes? and what ever else is around.


06:46, Today: Ayeesha rolled 30 using 1d20+10 with rolls of 20.  Perception +10.

"Kyra, Thanks for the healing. We should hurry if we are to save Figus."

If nothing of interest she turns her attention to the double doors...

The cleric nods at Kraw's interpretation.

"Leukodaemons are powerful agents of Abaddon and Atramentor was one of the most powerful that we summoned. There is a reason why he was still alive where the others had been drained days before. Unless confined with ritual circles can teleport anywhere they want. You did grievious harm to him so he will likely be long gone from here resting and recovering before enacting his revenge."

The cleric pauses and grows a bit pale and not because of his injuries.

"We used the daemons to enhance our mistress' plague and when they were drained we sacrificed them to bind their essence further. I think Atramentor will have more grievances against Lady Andaisin then with you, even despite what you did."


Meanwhile searches of the room for evil or magic reveal no sign of invisibility or illusion from the demon. Whatever traces are present dwindle and disappear and Alpha continues hunting for the scent of Figus to no avail.

Inspecting the tubes reveals that they are covered in magical sigils. The exact nature isn't known but they look similar to the kinds of runes used in magical circles against evil, commonly used to bind summon demons, devils, and daemons to prevent them from wrecking havoc the second they land in the material plane. The liquid appears to have once been water but rendered completely foul by the their captives.

Kraw asks "who is Lady Andaison? I'm not familiar with the nobility in this city."



22:43, Today: Kraw rolled 21 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 10.  Knowledge Local
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