Staunton Bluffs V: The Final Choice

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Jarryd aproaches Loddissio with his scimitar high over his head. "You recruited us! You brought us here! Why?? Stop this madness and explain yourself!!" He extends his right hand as a sign of friendship "If you mean no harm, and what you fight for is right and true, let us fight toghether and stop the killing of more innocents!"

Deep inside Jarryd spects Loddissio to do the right thing, he prays to Osiris he does the right thing and hopes he gives gives Jarryd strength to fight Lodissio if he doesn't.
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ewancummins wrote:Jamethon lays a trembling hand on Ezra's face. He prays , ''Lady stay with us yet, we need you.'' Then he sets about removing her body from the hellish torture device. Tears are streaming down his face as he works quickly to save her.
As you pull out the needles from Ezra's body, you can see her faint... And age... What previously appeared a young, almost ageless woman, is transforming into an old, venerable woman... Her body is quickly flagging, and marks of her age cross her face...

[Still unbind her?]

So old...

Suddenly, Jamethon is swept away by a vision, and almost let's the goddess' body fall down...

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VAN wrote:OOC> May you roll a sense motive check about Lodisio's words, Raf?
[As far as you can tell, Lodissio is deadly serious about what he is saying, and his intentions towards the commoners are not another example of his bad acting.]
At the same time Inovidil puts for a second the end of her staff in one of the small rivers of blood that flew from the torture macchine. The witch hopes that if all this was an illusion, interracting with it, might dispel it.
Some of the blood's drops change they direction and are soaked upwards Inovidil's staff, towards her hands...

[Throw stick away or keep it? - Remember, people are fighting in front of you...]
Don Fernando wrote:Jarryd aproaches Loddissio with his scimitar high over his head. "You recruited us! You brought us here! Why?? Stop this madness and explain yourself!!" He extends his right hand as a sign of friendship "If you mean no harm, and what you fight for is right and true, let us fight toghether and stop the killing of more innocents!"
"Even in this times, you will find that I am hard to kill."

Suddenly, something dark crosses the satyr's face, and his eyes narrow...

"So be it... Tonight, we all shall dine in hell!"

And then, fast as lightning, the satyr plunges forward, and grabs Fernando with his huge, clawed hands...

And throws him back on Blaise, in the direct line of the warlock's magic fire... The rays of energy piercing through him, Jarryd goes down... [10 DAM]

"You! Alain, remember the incident with the bucket!" Lodissio's voice is full of madness, as he turns, blocks Brethana, kicks her in the stomach with his hooved foot [3 DAM, unlethal], and then shouts to his men to advance...

Yet, some of the 20 whatesover sopldiers seem confused and unsure what to do - and after a moment the mute Shana will realize with joy that her spell has indeed worked!
Nathan of the FoS wrote:"This is obscene," Fallenleaf shouts at Lodissio. "How can you think to free yourself by torturing the Lady of Tears?"

Pointing to the portal, he speaks a word of arcane power, and for a moment the portal flickers*...
Lodissio does gives no answer, but continue his attacks on the friends...

Fallenleaf's spell has some effect, but the portal is quickly stabilized by the mages that keep it open from nehind your range...

To close the portal will either require Fallenleaf to concentrate all his efforts and magical energies on countering the spells of the other mages, or to get behind the line of soldiers and to knock them out least...
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Jarg seeing that Jamethon has the Lady under control, removes the Short Bow from his back , and start to shoot at the guards while they are confused, hoping to help out the others from a distance, standing in front of Jamethon to partially protect him.
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Rafael wrote:Fallenleaf's spell has some effect, but the portal is quickly stabilized by the mages that keep it open from nehind your range...

To close the portal will either require Fallenleaf to concentrate all his efforts and magical energies on countering the spells of the other mages, or to get behind the line of soldiers and to knock them out least...
"Have it your way," the lich grates at Lodissio as he attacks viciously. Shouting, he gestures to the ground near where the mages stand, and four earthen creatures, vaguely human in form, break through the paving stones*. "Don't hurt them, just knock them down!" Fallenleaf shouts, and the earth-men move to obey him, shoving at the mages as they chant.

Gesturing to the men, Fallenleaf sends his raven to harry them as well; drawing his scimitar, he advances on Lodissio.

"It's over," he says, anger mingling with sympathy in his voice. "Give up now and no-one else will have to die."**


* Spontaneous summon nature's ally VI to summon 1d4+1 Medium earth elementals. The best thing about being a druid is: Spontaneous Minions!


**Diplomacy modifier is +13, if that matters at all.
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Inovidil tries to wipe away the blood from her hands drying them at her cloak. Looking the scene of battle in front of her the young witch doesn't hessitate even a second the soldiers are many and some of them have bows. If she wants to rest alive and help her companions Inovidil understands that she has to protect herself first. Hoping that most of the soldiers are paying more attention at the battle and not at her, the evoker pulls out a scroll and casts it. She becomes invisible and walks to the other side of the back yard, knowing that probably the soldiers who have noticed her they will soon at her early position.

OOC> Invisibility. Inovidil goes neither in the middle of the battle where the others are fighting Lodisio nor where Shana is in the silence. At the other side, where I hope are less soldiers.
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Rafael wrote:"You! Alain, remember the incident with the bucket!" Lodissio's voice is full of madness, as he turns, blocks Brethana, kicks her in the stomach with his hooved foot [3 DAM, unlethal], and then shouts to his men to advance...
"That I do..."Alain says through gritted teeth.
"If anything, it taught me two lessons...One, that you are not to be underestimated. Second, You were completley willing to attack us from the start!"
Rafael wrote:"Even in this times, you will find that I am hard to kill."

Suddenly, something dark crosses the satyr's face, and his eyes narrow...

"So be it... Tonight, we all shall dine in hell!"

And then, fast as lightning, the satyr plunges forward, and grabs Fernando with his huge, clawed hands...

And throws him back on Blaise, in the direct line of the warlock's magic fire... The rays of energy piercing through him, Jarryd goes down... [10 DAM]
Alain is distracted for a moment as he see's Jarryd take a heavy hit. His senses slowly start to come to him as he see's his friend in great danger.

I must find a way to shake off Lodissio... Alain thinks to himself.

Alain again tries to cast Daze on Lodissio, so he can break free from his attack to cure Jarryd.
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Blaise curses as Jarryd is flung into him and the poor man takes the brunt of his arcane attack. Both men fall to the ground from the impact, but only Blaise is still able to move.

Knowing that he has a better chance of helping Jarryd once the satyr -- clearly the leader here -- has fallen, Blaise takes a step back (hopefully out of range of more human missiles) and fires another, hopefully fatal blast at Lodissio.

OOC: Ranged touch attack roll: 15. Damage: 11 points.
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The arcane energy runs through Jarryd's veins like fire , burning every inch of his body. Searing pain blinds him for some seconds, leaving the blackness of agony only for Jarryd.

Landing heavy on the ground, the force of the hit shakes the burning pain away, leaving only dizziness. His whole body in shock Jarryd just lies there trying to regain his senses, trying to see if he is able to still move.

The thought of beeing desfigured by the magic blast burns in his mind. Can he go back to his people as a monster??

Lying there on the ground his mind focuses on only one thing, Lodissio. He offered his hand, and he rejected it. Fair enough, now it's time for some payback ..... if only he can manage to get on his feet...
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Brethana stumbles back from the hooves , gasping for air, then rages at Lodissio swinging her Great Sword at him , yelling, growling and spitting , eyes wild "YOU DIE NOW!!!!!!!!"..

[Ooc: Brethana has +4 Base Attack so she uses it all for her Power attack, as Lodissio looks injured.]
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George draws his dagger and attempt to attack Lodissio from a flanking position while he is being attacked by others.
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ewancummins wrote: [OOC :Knowledge Religion check to identify holy symbol/interpret funerary rites depicted , and have I seen the necklace or any of the three people elsewhere ? Does the woman combing her hair look like Ezra?]
Jamethon will not recognize the religious symbols, and doesn't know who the woman with the mirror is, either, yet, the woman with the necklace resembles the albino woman... Apart from that, there's nothing in the vision that he understands...

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As he unbinds Ezra, the woman ages and ages, and her body seems to witter before your eyes...

And a chattering sound next to his ears lets Jamethon shudder...

They are coming back! The imps... He can hear them in the distance... again...
Don Fernando wrote: Landing heavy on the ground, the force of the hit shakes the burning pain away, leaving only dizziness. His whole body in shock Jarryd just lies there trying to regain his senses, trying to see if he is able to still move.
[You can!]
LouisVendredi wrote:George draws his dagger and attempt to attack Lodissio from a flanking position while he is being attacked by others.
Lodissio turns, grins, and for a momoent time seems to freeze...

Then, he kicks George right in the face, and thus launches him back between the chaos of soldiers, unarmed people hasting to the portal, and earth elementals with burning eyes springing from the ground... [3 DAM]
VAN wrote:Inovidil tries to wipe away the blood from her hands drying them at her cloak... She becomes invisible and walks to the other side of the back yard, knowing that probably the soldiers who have noticed her they will soon at her early position.
Inovidil becomes invisible and walks a few steps into the fighting crowd.

Then, the witch is suddenly stopped, and feels a ice-cold sting in her back.

As she turns, like in trance, she sees a warrior standing right behind her, holding a sword... A bloody sword...

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And as the her sight darkens for a moment, she realizes that the blood on her hands - Ezra's blood -is not gone, but glows strangely...

"Yes", says the warrior as if he would understand, as he rises his sword again, "It was the Blood of the Maiden who marked you."

And then Inovidil feels cold, and falls down on the ground, paralyzed for the moment... [10 DAM, one round speakm but unable to do something.]
Ken of Ghastria wrote: Knowing that he has a better chance of helping Jarryd once the satyr -- clearly the leader here -- has fallen, Blaise takes a step back (hopefully out of range of more human missiles) and fires another, hopefully fatal blast at Lodissio.
It seems impossible to hit the satyr, who literally jumps around like a goat, with any form of missile... Lodissio not only dodges this second ray of energy, but with the same movement, grabs Alain around his neck and pulls him near, suing it as a shield against Fallenleaf and Brethana... [Your choice if you want to continue the attackl - as agile the satyr is, you would probably stabb Alain...]
Nathan of the FoS wrote: "It's over," he says, anger mingling with sympathy in his voice. "Give up now and no-one else will have to die."**
Lodissio grins, showing all his sharp teeth, while pressing his scimitar against Alain's throat.

"I doubt it. Even if you win, this place will be a wasteland forever."

The satyr looks suggestively behind Fallenleaf, and as you turn, you can see why Lodissio's words may be true...

On one of the mountain tops floating in the lava, an unspeakable horror has landed...

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Blaise is furious over his failure to strike the satyr, but his hot blood freezes at the sight of the new horror behind them.

"Fallenleaf..." he says to his skeletal-looking ally, "the rivers of blood -- they fuel the portal!" He points to the crimson gullies that have been paved into the stone ground. "Interrupt them and there's no hope for Lodissio or his minions either!" He looks coldly back at Lodissio. "We need to come to terms quickly, satyr, or your trip to paradise is gone. Release Alain and speak the truth!"
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Jamethon lifts the woman's body in his arms . With everyone else fighting madly, he rushes her toward the portal.

[OOC :He'll carry her through it if he is able. He'll shield her from attacks by covering her with his own body, if necessary.]
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Jarg will run with Jamethon, helping him carry her , hopefully they'll make it to the portal unharmed!
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