Day 3

[PyrasTerran]

Round 3

Name :: HP :: status :: Powers/Spells left to recharge

Aeon :: 4/5 :: Hidden behind burning bushes :: Dominate fully charged

Nergüi :: 6/8 :: Evading black fire, attacking Gatto ::

Gatto :: 9 pts of damage dealt :: Standing close beside Akane, hands aflame with black embers. Aura has been dispelled.

Tun Si :: 5/5 :: Amidst burning forest

Duk :: 5/6 :: Amidst burning forest

Nam Il :: 5/5 :: Amidst burning forest

Tama (unarmored) :: 7/8 :: Evading black fire, Attacking Gatto :: [dice=5] turns until Bestow Curse is recharged.

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[cancerbones]

Aeon darts from the trees making a bee line for the nearest cover of a pile of wood as he runs he flings a psychic blast at gatto to throw him off balance

[dice=20]+15 psychic blast.[rand=80994202010333549953824079129845434571405407041330350497155450284]

[PyrasTerran]

(Don't forget the Dark Flames fortitude roll that must be made very turn to avoid inhaling too much of the toxic fumes.)

Aeon Fortitude save: [dice=20]+5

[success]

Aeon covered his nose in his mad dash, voiding a breath full of dark flame fumes.

(The DC to beat is 10)[rand=36612974363379186672234847210348813867457443848308713351469486952]

[Cole Deschain]

[Fortitude: [dice=20]+8= 17]

Nergüi steps out from behind the tree and looses two more arrows at the warlock before stepping back behind his dubious cover.

The smoke didn't seem particularly harsh to a man who had been party to the burning of more than one village in his life.

[Ranged 1- [dice=20]+14= 24

Ranged 2- [dice=20]+14= 25][rand=4450206978646135528543592915589921711250430056969499053123773622]

[PyrasTerran]

[Tama's Curse: Failure]

Gatto's body trembles and he nearly drops to his knees as our heroes can see dark arms attempt to ensnare him. With the force of his willpower, he frees himself of the dark spirit and rises..

[Tama's arrow: Miss]

Just in time to side-step Tama's speeding arrow, the force of the arrow ripping it through two trees behind him before it finally stopped.

[Aeon's psychic bolt: Hit]

However, Gatto stumbles back, Tama's attack leaving him distracted, as Aeon's psychic punch temporarily stuns Gatto, assuring a hit..

[Nergüi's arrow: Hit (bonus accuracy from Gatto being stunned)]

..from Nergüi, Gatto nearly spinning in place from the new arrow in his shoulder.

[1 pt of damage dealt]

[Nergüi's 2nd arrow: miss]

However, the last arrow in the air is swatted away by the warlock's hand, aflame, as he rights himself, snorting as he pulls out one of the more uncomfortable arrows lodged in him.

"You've many sneaky rats in your party, samurai girl."

With a brief whisper of tongues Gatto raises a hand into the air, firing off a black orb that bursts into torso-sized skulls engulfed in black flames, flying through the air and screaming like aswans as they homed in on the warlock's nearby known enemies, both visible and hidden.

[Reflex save]
Tama: [dice=20]+5= 16 (success)
Aeon: [dice=20]+5= 9 (failure)
Nergüi: [dice=20]+8= 21 (success)

Tama rolls out of the way of the flying giant skull as it explodes across the ground in an icky black sludge that just as soon dissipates, leaving a permanent stain on the ground.

Aeon, not as nimble as his companions, cannot effectively avoid the homing skull as it bursts across his body, creating a burning sensation from the black ichor.

[2 pts of damage]

[Willpower save to avoid Curse]

[dice=20]+11= (success)

Before the darkness can hamper him, Aeon's sheer psychic fury takes hold and he burns away the curse clean off of his body with a brief flare of psychic fire.[rand=516180561204401448722131103839683211770902500049159792762822084733]

[Barnzi88]

[Fortitude] [dice=20] +7

The young monk stood her ground as she guarded her mouth with her arm against the toxic fumes. She looked behind to check on Duk and Nam Il, both of them appearing to be all right for the moment. Si realized it wouldn’t be wise of her to barge right in to the fray as did earlier against the psychic warrior, nor could she outright abandon Nam Il and Duk. Given the current state they’re in, the only option would be to use a ranged attack without having to get close to the Warlock.

She started scouring the burning area for something to throw, and quickly.

[Perception] [dice=20] +14

A grin curled her lips when she spotted a large boulder not too far from where she and the others stood. She hurried over towards the boulder, and once she was situated behind it, she closed her eyes and clasped her hands into a meditation gesture and began channeling chi.

Then, a mere moment later, her eyes snap open and she let out a sharp yell as she swung kick the boulder with powerful force, sending the entire object flying directly at Gatto.

[Range] [dice=20] + 9



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[PyrasTerran]

[NOTE: Sometimes, the actions that your characters take during combat may immediately alter the course of the battle.]

Tun Si: [hit]

Gatto did not know that others were coming, and thus had little chance to so much as look at the boulder that flew through the woods and straight at him, slamming into him like a tsunami and continuing through the clearing, driving Gatto through several trees and rolling far away from everyone's sight. The black fires slowly die.

[Cole Deschain]

Nergüi blinked, then shrugged, slung his bow, drew his saber, and headed after the warlock, intent on cutting the bastard's head off, just to be sure.

Assuming the warlock's head was still in evidence, of course..

That, and I'd like to see if any of my arrows are still serviceable...

[Barnzi88]

Tun Si knelt on the ashen ground and took a moment to relax her mind and body. After a couple deep calm breaths, she soon made her way over to where Akane lay.

"Akane?"

No response. Si then took notice of the spell tag placed upon Akane's forehead but didn't attempt to pull it off in case it was still active. "...who knows how to remove this?"

[cancerbones]

Aeon looked over the woodpile and glanced around the clearing, he closed his eyes and felt out with his psyche searching for signs of the warlock's dark energy.

(energy theory [dice=20]+5)[rand=189966910053044564322777048218995346451696520671258503886305261403]

[AzalaTerran]

Nan Fa Ra Duk walked into over to the rest of the group

"Well... that was much easier than expected. I guess those kung-fu lessons were good for something."

The musician poked at the seal on Akane's face
[Magic Theory? [dice=20]+9][rand=809764480197957850998893060229870788430976589381511234573303577955]

[PyrasTerran]

On his trek, Nergüi was able to collect 3 arrows, though one was broken on the tail end, and two of the heads were drenched in black blood. As he continues towards the final resting point of the boulder, he sees steam rising from where the warlock most likely was driven into, as well as a black ooze dripping from out of it. It would take a hefty push to roll the boulder out of the way to see what remained of the warlock, if he was still there at all.

[Challenging Strength check will be required.]

Aeon is not about to trace a trail of the dark magic around him, but he is at least able to confirm that the warlock's influence is disappearing around them.

Duk, meanwhile, is able to identify the properties of the seal, having seen it used to transport slaves in upper-class but still despicable establishments.

The tag remains on even through water and hazards, but it can be easily removed if someone grabs it, wills it to be removed, and pulls it off.

[Cole Deschain]

Nergüi cocked his head to the side, examining the massive boulder. He decided against trying to move it, and settled for spitting into the steaming crater.

With that, he turned and headed for the rest of the group.

[PyrasTerran]

[Nergüi has collected 2 poison arrows]

[RoseNasty]

Tama ran into the woods after Nergui, wanting to ensure the warlock was down for good. Upon reaching the boulder, she attempted to move it.

[dice=20] +2 +Divine Power[rand=316421423107385647039496402721852802256592083722447095372970215976]

[AzalaTerran]

Nan Fa Ra Duk poked at the seal a few more times and looked up toward the sky, finger to his lip.

"Hummm..." He mused to himself, tapping his lip for a moment then looked down at the Spider-woman again and then shrugged and pulled the slave-tag off of her

[PyrasTerran]

Tama: [semi-failure]

Tama is able to only push a foot or two of the boulder out of the way, able to peek underneath for an instant before her footing starts to slip and she is forced to leap away as the boulder smashed back into its spot.

From what little she could see, the warlock either melted into black ooze or escaped, a notion she did not find comforting in the least.

Meanwhile, as Duk pulls the paper off, Akane springs to life, gasping for air as she sit up so fast she almost collides with Duk's head.

[Duk has acquired a Paralysis Spell Tag. Placing this tag on the forehead of a target puts the target in perpetual comatose state. Arcane & divine spell casters can use this tag freely. Chi, Bardic & Psionic power users can activate the tag with a Magic/Energy Theory check of DC 25. Failure will cause the tag to disintegrate. Natural fighters cannot activate this tag, but anyone can pull it off and deactivate it.]

[AzalaTerran]

Nan Fa Ra Duk places the tag into a pouch and and eyes Akane with a heavy lidded stare

"Well, I expected a thankyou but I didnt think you'd be quite this grateful."

[Barnzi88]

Seeing Akane finally up and awake brought a smile of relief to the young monk's face.

"Are you all right?" She asked her gently.

[OkeyDJ]

Akane gasped and she looked at the scene around her. Looking at the battlefield with anxiety and fear, she than looked up at Tun Si and Duk. "Where is he!?" Akane gaped as she tried to stand up. "Is he dead? What happened?"

Akane clutched her chest. Than she looked at Duk. "Thank you..." Than she looked at Tun Si. "Thank you so much..."

[Cole Deschain]

"If he's not dead, he's hurting."

Nergüi strode past the small assemblage without so much as a glance.

"We should get back to our mounts. And our mission."

[OkeyDJ]

Akane started to shake, she wrapped her arms around her to try to stay calm. Than she quickly looked up and the sky.

(Perception [dice=20]+7=12) too see what time it was.

Akane looked around "What time of the day is it?" She looked to Nam Il.[rand=2303631238173693402652958687394857461837893933989116759301177226007]

[PyrasTerran]

((A nature check is what is required to determine the time of day. Though asking what time of day it is defeats the purpose of rolling.))

Nam Il, who has been spending most of the time in awe at the kind of trouble this party attracts, adjusts his glasses as he looks up.

"Uh.. It should still be some time before noon.."

He then looks down to Akane.

"Do you know who that man was? Why did he abduct you?"

[RoseNasty]

Tama made it back out of the woods alongside Nergüi. She heads to Akane's side, checking to make sure she is unharmed, then patting her shoulder.

"Are you in good health?" She asks with genuine, reserved concern.

After Akane's response, she turns to Duk, Tun Si and Nam Il. She does her best to speak fairly and precisely.

"Your orders were to stay back to mind our supplies and transport. Why did leave your post?"

[OkeyDJ]

Akane shook her head. "I didn't know HIM but...I have heard stories of what he does to my people....."

Akane started to shake again, trying to get the fear out of her system. She tried to change the subject. "If it's close to noon...than I missed my ritual..."

Akane looks to Tama. "I will be alright...and now I can only depend on close combat...My abilities are going to be less effective till tomorrow...Thought you ought to know..."

[Barnzi88]

"Pardon me," Tun Si explained to Tama, as nice and patiently as she could. "But I don't remember you giving us strict orders to stay and guard. You took off without saying."

She looked at the direction where Nergui went. "All I was told was to keep Nam Il and Duk out of trouble."

[RoseNasty]

Tama approached Tun Si until she was uncomfortably close.
"I didn't consider that you three would have trouble comprehending the context behind not being summoned to follow me as staying to watch over our supplies. Next time I will know better. When one of you screams out in fear for your life, I'll be sure to take the time to iterate the specific details of your respective duties. I must say," Tama glances at Duk and Nam Il, "I did not expect you two to succumb to the whims of this girl. At least, you, Nam Il, seem more thoughtful than that. Perhaps there's something else you are not telling me?"
Tama gazed about at their surroundings. "And if so, let's move while we talk. Unfortunately, there's the matter of our unattended belongings in possible danger of being pilfered by bandits akin to those we saw up the road just yesterday..." Tama brusquely gestured for them to follow Nergui in an "after you" sort of motion.

[Barnzi88]

Tun Si didn't flinch or shirk away when Tama got too close to her face, but she couldn't be bothered to answer back, so she simply rolled her eyes in exasperation. When gestured to move out, she did so but gave Tama no glance as she walked begrudgingly back to the camp.

Hmph. What a stiff. I'm not a child...

[AzalaTerran]

Nan Fa Ra Duk adjusted his pack and made sure his GuQin was fastened properly on his back

"I said we shouldn't go, but nobody wants to listen to me." the Bard glanced at Tun Si and rolled his eyes,

"Of course, Master Aeon was the one who told us we had to come save you all from that ... person." He smiled slightly at Tun Si, "Which we did. Remember that giant rock? Yeah... So can we go back to camp? I'm hungry and thirsty and these woods are muddy with this black goop."

[cancerbones]

Aeon shrugs.

"we might as well head back then, we have lost valuable time. I would like to get back on track as soon as possible."

Aeon turns and follows the others while still checking the area for traces of the warlock's presence, just in case.