Amongst the Flames — IC

[PureZaros]

"Great. I'm off then," Eoli says as he begins walking towards the dunes. "And night is one of the best times to traverse the desert Geral. At the very least your skin isn't boiling off of your bones like in the heat of the day."

[kalis5]

Geral sighs and shakes his head.
"At night, most of the animals living in the desert come out to hunt. Snakes, scorpions, everything pretty much. Once it turns night, anything in that canyons going to be out hunting for food and water. Not to mention temperatures can drop suddenly, risk of hypothermia goes up, and exertion means your body is freezing from the sweat on your skin. Be thankful it's not the colder months yet, or else temperatures would drop to freezing. Of course though, any man that has spent a night alone without shelter will know this Eoli."

Despite his warnings though, he continues to walk with the group. The dunes are their best bet at the moment. He's spent many nights alone in the desert, preparing ambushes and watching for caravans they were hired to raid. Yet everyone thinks he's just the brutish swordsman. What fools. Few have seen the interworkings of the slave trade as much as the members of the Malachite Blades. After all, they are more often than not hired to raid slave caravans and free the men and women, harming a competitor. Sometimes they are hired to do certain assaults on wealthy slavers to create gaps in power. The Malachite Blades do have their honor, but there are times where honor must be sacrificed to save innocent lives. If killing a slave trader frees a few men, so be it. If they get paid for it, even better.

[ratwizard]

Shira trudges on behind Eoli, eager to get to their destination as soon as possible. The sooner we do this errand for the merchant, the sooner I can get back to my studies. I've no interested in petty quarreling, either, she thinks to herself. "Cleo, how did the rest of your studies go at the Library? I see you have achieved tenancy," she asks.

[Fialova]

Cleo is a bit lost in thought when Shira talks to her, so at first she doesn't respond. When it finally registers that she has been addressed, Cleo turns to face her old teacher and says, "Oh, wonderfully! I was actually on my way to Crescent Bluff when we were ambushed, to visit the temples and learn as much as I can from the priests of Sek-bas. That is who I am most focused on. She really speaks to me, you know?"

[ratwizard]

"Yes, Cleo. Fierce and prone to action is our God Sek-bas. Much like yourself," she jests with a quick smile. "My studies, as you may know, involve Am-ines and our knowledge of his abilities and disposition. A terrible and unloving god he is; his powers are difficult and yet enriching to study. Death magic, as the commoners say."

She thinks for a moment of the recent events and an inevitable war that will take place. "Perhaps we may travel together after this -errand- is completed. I've not been to Crescent Bluff since I was young and it may be safer than taking the inner roads back to the Library."

[PureZaros]

"I know full well what the night can bring in the desert, Geral," Eoli says as he walks, scanning the landscape idly. "I also know what the heat of the day brings. I've experienced both extremes on many occasions and, in my opinion, a chilly night of walking is far preferable to any sort of physical exertion while the sun bakes all moisture from your body and saps your strength."

[Fialova]

"Oh yes, that would be nice! We should definitely do that," Cleo exclaims in reply, excited at the thought of traveling with one of her old teachers. "I am sure there is plenty of information to be found on Am-ines in Crescent Bluff as well, and perhaps our research may help one another." The girl has a big smile on her face after the exchange, her mind racing with ideas of the future.

[ratwizard]

"Indeed, Cleo. Perhaps there is room for us both to learn from each other," she replies, happy to have a positive response from the moody girl. Turning to Geral and Eoli, who are seemingly arguing about the conditions of the desert and its effects on mortals, she speaks up. "I'd appreciate it if we ended the talk of how easy it is to die out in the deserts." I'm sure they'll find something else to argue about, unfortunately.

[Namelessjake]

With the majority of the group in agreement, the rag tag party heads along the path above the canyon. The path rarely strays far from the edge, allowing for an impressive view down into the depths of the canyon, which is seen to be crawling with large scorpions.

After about an hour of walking a strange high pitched cackling is heard by the group. Continuing to walk it grows louder and seems to be coming from more and more directions. Then without warning, a pack of hyenas appears from over the dunes and rocks that litter the edge of the canyon. They quickly surround the party, clearly hungry for a kill.

[Namelessjake]

Encounter 2

Go: Cameryn, Shira

Map

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Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (D, 21) HP: 26/26 AP: 1/1
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 1 (-C, 9) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 2 (-B, 4) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 3 (B, 3) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 4 (D, 1) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 5 (F, 2) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 6 (G, 5) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 7 (H, 3) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 8 (K, 7) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 9 (J, 30) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 10 (L, 29) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (D, 13) HP: ??/??
18 Eoil (K, 10) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 2 (F, 17) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 3 (F, 21) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 4 (G, 18) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 5 (F, 19) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (E, 15) HP: 24/24 AP: 0/1
8 Geral (B, 20) HP: 31/31 AP: 1/1

[ratwizard]

As the hyenas surround the group, Shira'stasa says a quick prayer to her Gods, before turning to the freed slaves huddling together. Unarmed and probably terrified, she thinks. They've gone through hell I'd imagine. It'd be a pity if it ended here. "Stay back, freed-men. We can handle this." She gives the tied up bandit a firm tug to get his attention and tosses the rope to one of the nearby freed slaves. "Hold him. We don't want him running on us."

With her hands freed now, she snaps her book open to the exact page she intends. Am-ines... you terrible and inconsiderate God. Your powers are mine to wield! she thinks to herself, feeling the unholy arcane power coursing through her being. Her face a window into her extreme concentration, her purple eyes go dark for a brief moment before returning to their organic color.

Raising her tome, she calls out, focusing her attention on a set of bleached bones that lies near the hyenas, perhaps picked apart days ago. Green and black flames surround the bones, dancing with unholy pattern as they lift the remains upright. Filling in what was once former flesh with burning, green-black, and writhing energy, the bones and dark magic coalesce to form a flaming skeleton creature that pulses with searing heat. The flames threaten to scald any nearby life.

The hyena nearest yelps, too terrified of the horrifying creature to dodge the first wave of unholy flame, its flesh sizzling and its hair singed.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Standard: Flaming Sphere in G4, attacking Hyena 6. Hits Reflex 16 for 11 fire damage. Flaming Sphere makes any creature starting adjacent to the sphere take 1d4+5 fire damage. In addition, the Flaming Sphere makes adjacent enemies grant CA.
Attack: 1d20+6=10
-->No action: Proc Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes: 1d6=6
Damage: 2d6+5=11

Minor: Sustain Flaming Sphere.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [x]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[Scratcherclaw]

Unable to do things of the arcane and divine arts like Shira, Cameryn does things the old fashion way. He begins to walk towards the two hyenas towards the rear of the group, and he targets a particularly nasty-looking one, hoping to end its life shortly.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move: Walk to F28

Minor: Oath of Enmity on Hyena 9

Standard: Total Defense

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 26/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
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Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
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Thunder and Echo [_]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

[Namelessjake]

Shira's fire burns two of the hyenas however she fails to bring either of them down before the pack sets upon the group. One of the beasts slips around the front of the group and sinks its teeth deep into the leg of one of the newly freed slaves, the unarmed man letting out a scream in pain. The others bunch up and set their sights on the three people closest. The first to arrive bites at the captured bandit who tries and fails to kick the creature in retaliation. Meanwhile, Cameryn defends himself from two more of the Hyenas. One of the beasts successfully bites the Elf's ankle, however he is too quick to let the other do the same.

Go: Eoli

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Shira: hits.

Cameryn: moves, targets.

Hyena 1: moves to (D,17), Bites Slave 1, hits for 8 damage, Slave 1 is bloodied, Grants CA on Slave 1 to all allies.

Hyena 2: moves to (C,12), Bites Bandit, hits for 5 damage, grants CA on Bandit to all allies.

Hyena 3: moves to (D,11)

Hyena 4: moves to (D,9)

Hyena 5: moves to (E,10)

Hyena 6: takes 11 fire damage, takes 7 fire damage, bloodied, moves to (G,13)

Hyena 7: takes 8 fire damage, moves to (G,11)

Hyena 8: moves to (I,16)

Hyena 9: moves to (G,30), bites Cameryn, hits for 4 damge, grants CA on Cameryn to all allies.

Hyena 10: moves to (G,29), bites Cameryn, misses.

Bandit: attacks Hyena 2, misses.

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (F, 29) HP: 22/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 12) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 4 (D, 9) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -18/?? Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 7 (G, 11) HP: -8/?? Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 8 (I, 16) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 9 (G, 30) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 10 (G, 29) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (D, 13) HP: -5/?? Granting CA to all
18 Eoil (K, 10) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -8/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 2 (F, 17) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 3 (F, 21) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 4 (G, 18) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 5 (F, 19) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (E, 15) HP: 24/24 AP: 0/1
8 Geral (B, 20) HP: 31/31 AP: 1/1

[PureZaros]

As the hyenas move to surround his companions, Eoli summons forth a will-o-wisp cloaked in wind once more in an attempt to break up their formation. In the same motion, he calls up Gan-holtra's power, sending one hyena reeling and badly scaring another two. Curses, these beasts are lucky.

Moving into the midst of the freed slaves, Eoli shouts to them, seeing that several are on the verge of panic. "Stay calm, you lot! We're doing our best to protect you, running around wildly will make this more difficult!"

MECHANICS

[SHOW]

Minor: Call Spirit Companion to (F,11)

Standard: Vezzuvu's Eruption centered on (D,11)
Attack: Attack on Hyena 2: 23; Attack on Hyena 3: 10; Attack on Hyena 5: 12
Damage: Hyena 2 takes 6 thunder damage and is knocked prone.

A 3x3 zone of difficult terrain is created centered on (D,11) and will last until EONT. Any creature ending its turn in this zone takes 5 fire damage.

Move: Eoli moves to (F,18)

Prepare OA: Spirit's Wrath
If triggered, 1d6+4 damage and target grants CA until EONT

COMBAT BLOCK

[SHOW]

Eoli An'Audun

Male Deva Animist Shaman 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish, Elven, Dwarven
Age: 47
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +6
Passive Perception: 19
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 16
Fort: 12
Reflex: 14
Will: 15
HP: 25/25
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action Points: 1

Resistances:
5 necrotic
5 radiant

Vulnerabilities: None

Active Effects:
+1 to all defenses against bloodied enemies

Powers:

Spirit's Wrath
Spirit Infusion
Stalker's Strike
Call Spirit Companion
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[_] Second Wind
[_] Healing Spirit
[_] Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
[_] Speak With Spirits
[_] Scorching Sands
[X] Vezzuvu's Eruption
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[_] Spirit of the Healing Flood

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Spirit Companion:
Occupies one square. Enemies can't move through it, but allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. Spirit Companions cannot be OA'd as they are conjurations, not creatures.
The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks. If a single melee or ranged attack (Area attacks are ineffective.) deals damage equal to 10 + half of your level or higher, the spirit disappears and you take damage equal to 5 + half of your level. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack.
The spirit companion shares most of your stats, as well as any effects that affect movement, sight, or actions.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by a bloodied creature.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage equal to 5 + half of your level.
Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Totem Expertise: +1 feat bonues to implement attack rolls made with a totem and you ignore partial cover and partial concealment on implement attacks made with a totem.
Battle Intuition: You can use your Wisdom modifier instead of Dexterity to determine Initiative. Also, you gain a +2 feat bonus to initiative.

[Namelessjake]

Unarmed, some of the newly freed slaves panic, not knowing what to do. While some of the others decide to try and help the group, to little effect.

Go: Cleo, Geral, Cameryn, Shira

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Eoil: summons, hits, misses, misses, moves

Slave 1: attacks Hyena 1, misses.

Slave 2: moves to (F,15)

Slave 3: moves to (H,19)

Slave 4: moves to (G,15)

Slave 5: moves to (G,16)

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (F, 29) HP: 22/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 12) HP: -6/?? Prone
20 Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 4 (D, 9) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -18/?? Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 7 (G, 11) HP: -8/?? Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 8 (I, 16) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 9 (G, 30) HP: ??/??
20 Hyena 10 (G, 29) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (D, 13) HP: -5/?? Granting CA to all
18 Eoil (F, 18) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -8/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 2 (F, 15) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 3 (H, 19) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (E, 15) HP: 24/24 AP: 0/1
8 Geral (B, 20) HP: 31/31 AP: 1/1

[Fialova]

Cleo decides to show off for their new companions, and rushes towards the center of the main group of hyenas. The young woman unleashes all of her might into two scorching punches, but the hyena she hits manages to stay standing, just barely.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move Action: Blistering Flourish Movement Technique
Effect: Move to (F, 12), and if this somehow provokes an OA, any enemy that hits me with that OA takes 5 fire damage.

Standard Action: Blistering Flourish Attack Technique on Hyena 6
Attack: 26 vs Reflex = Hit.
Hit: 10 damage. Until the end of my next turn, my melee attacks do +3 fire damage.

No Action: Desert Wind Flurry of Blows on Hyena 6 if it is still alive, otherwise on Hyena 7.
Effect: Hyena 6 (or 7) takes 5 fire damage, plus 3 more from the effect of Blistering Flourish, for a total of 8 fire damage. This should kill it. (If Hyena 7 is the target, it also takes a -2 penalty to attacks that include me as a target until the end of my next turn.) I shift to (E, 11).

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Tn. Cleo

Female Hengeyokai Monk 1
Languages: Serran, Imardanian
Age: 22
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 106 lbs.

Speed: 7
Climb Speed (as a cat): 7
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 10
Senses: Low-light Vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Reflex: 16
Will: 14
HP: 24/24
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 6/8
Action Points: 0

Resistances:
5 Fire

Vulnerabilities: None
Saves:
+2 vs immobilize, restrain, or slow

Active Effects:
+2 to checks to escape grab
+5 to bluff vs insight to discover I am not human
+3 fire damage on melee attacks until EONT

Powers:

Nature's Mask
Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Blistering Flourish
Five Storms
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Second Wind [_]
Sarifal's Blessing [_]
Light the Fire [_]
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Masterful Spiral [_]

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Mental Crucible: I gain resist 5 fire (or +2 if I already have resist fire of 5+)

Unarmed Combatant: unarmed attack has +3 proficiency, 1d8 damage, unarmed group, can be affected by ki foci. Must have a free hand to use it.

Unarmored Defense: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor and not using a shield.

Full Discipline: Can only use one full discipline power per round, but can use it as many times as the power would allow (at-will's any number of times in a round, encounters once per round, etc.) Can use full discipline techniques in whatever order I like, and if I spend an action point I can choose a different full discipline power.

Beast Nature: I am considered both a magical beast and a humanoid.

Elusive: +2 racial bonus to checks made to escape grabs and to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain, or slow me.

Fey Origin: I am considered Fey.

Language of Beasts: I can speak to and understand natural and fey felines in my hybrid or animal form, and understand but not speak to them in human form.

Shapechanger: I am considered a shapechanger.

Ki Focus Expertise: +1 to damage with ki focus vs bloodied targets.

Unarmored Agility: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor.

[kalis5]

Geral eyes the Hyenas ahead of the party before looking at the ones to the groups sides. He brings the blade close to him for a few moments, whispering a few words as he slowly slides his hand across the blade, bringing it back before charging forward at the Hyena attacking the slave closest to him. His blade slices through the hyena, flashing with light as the blood hits his blade, and to the others, he's there one moment, then gone the next, only a spray of blood from the beast left to mark his passing.
In reality, his spell only cast the illusion that he had vanished. Altering the way the others perceive him, including the beasts with illusions, Geral had made it look as if he had simply struck the beast and vanished, instead striking the beast as he ran past, taking advantage of his trickery to move to the other Hyena on the other side of the slave group, striking that one as well before finishing his assault at the front of the slave group, standing with blade in hand before the hyena. Though even then that is an illusion, made to look as if he is a few feet further forward than he normally is. He still grips his blade tightly, preparing to strike again should any of his foes try something.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move to D18
Vanishing Blade: 1d20+9=28
Damage: 2d8+5=15
Invisible AND teleport 5 squares to H16.

Action point to use Booming Blade on Hyena 8: 1d20+9=27
Damage: 1d8+5=9
Teleport 3 squares to F14
Mark Hyena 6 with Aegis of Assault.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Geral

Male Genasi Swordmage Level 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish
Age: 29
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160 lbs

Speed: 6
Initiative: 0
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 15
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 20
Fort: 13
Ref: 16
Will: 12
HP:31/31
Bloodied: 15
Surge Value: 7
Surges: 11/11
AP: 1

Resistances:
Resist Fire 5

Vulnerabilities:
NONE

Saving throws:
I WISH

Active Effects:
Golden

Powers:
Sword Burst
Booming Blade
Guardian's Counter [ ]
Flame Cyclone [X]
Vanishing Blade [ ]

Other Abilities:

Aegis of Assault
Second Wind [ ]
Firepulse [ ]

Conditions: None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Genasi Firesoul: +1 Reflexes, Resist 5 Fire, and Firepulse.

Swordbond: By spending 1 hour with any light or heavy blade, the blade becomes swordbonded. As a standard action, the blade can be called from 10 squares away. If the bonded weapon is broken, the blade can be reforged with an hour of meditation.

Swordmage Warding: +1 AC or +3 AC when wielding a blade one handed and the other hand is free.

Heavy Blade Expertise: +1 to attack rolls with Heavy Blade. +2 to defenses against OAs.

Rose King's Shield: +2 to Endurance. While using a longsword, once per turn melee attacks grant +5 temporary HP. This is improved to +10 if more than 2 squares are moved before the end of your turn.

[Scratcherclaw]

Cameryn, furious at the mangy beast that bit him, takes a massive swing at it with his shimmering greatsword. He successfully lands a harsh blow on the creature, and to avoid any immediate retaliation, he backs up. Just as he does so, the hyena attempts to lunge forward, but fails.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Standard: Overwhelming Strike on Hyena 9
Attack: 18(1d20) +8 = 26 vs AC = Hit
Damage: 5(1d10) +4 = 9
Shift to E28, Hyena 9 slides to F29

Move: Shift to E29

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 22/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
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Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
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Thunder and Echo [_]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

[ratwizard]

Drawn to the Tenant's arcane pulse as if following its true deific master, the burning undead creature moves with unholy speed into the fray. It plants its scorched feet in between several of the hyenas before lashing out at them and emitting a terrifying cry, scalding them into submission. A window of opportunity, Shira'stasa notes before drawing forward a screaming skull at a nearby hyena who had broke away from the pack, forcing it back into her minion's reach where it would burn with the rest of them.

She snaps her head back, catching a glance of the slaves in danger. "Don't let them fall!" she cries out to her allies as she summons forth more unholy power, channeled straight from Am-ines himself. Damn you, terrible god. You must know who I am by now, hm? she whispers to him in her thoughts.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move: Move Flaming Sphere to D10.

Standard: Beguiling Strands from C13 to G9, attacking Hyenas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Hits Hyenas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for 5 psychic damage. Hyena 2 is pushed to C10.
Attack: 1d20+6=24, 1d20+8=22, 1d20+8=27, 1d20+8=27, 1d20+6=17, 1d20+6=7

Minor: Sustain Flaming Sphere.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [x]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[Namelessjake]

One of the beasts finally falls to the party's attacks, while several others are caught in both Eoli's and Shira's flames. However the group has little time to enjoy their success, as all of the pack comes within attacking range. Two of the ex-slaves are torn apart, while the captured Bandit, Cleo and Cameryn receive bites to various limbs.

Go: Eoli

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Cleo: moves, hits, hits, shifts.

Geral: moves, hits, moves, hits, moves, marks.

Cameryn: hits, shifts, slides, shifts.

Shira: moves flaming sphere, hits x5, misses, kills, pushes.

Hyena 1: Bites Slave 1 for 4 damage, kills Slave 1.

Hyena 2: takes 5 fire damage, stands up from prone, moves to (C,13)

Hyena 3: takes 5 fire damage, bites Cleo for 6 damage, takes 5 damage.

Hyena 4: takes 5 fire damage, moves to (C,12), bites Bandit for 7 damage, bloodies.

Hyena 5: takes 5 fire damage, misses Cleo, takes 5 fire damage.

Hyena 7: moves to (H,14), takes 7 damage from Spirit's Wrath and grants CA until EONT, bites Slave 4 for 6 damage, bloodies.

Hyena 8: moves to (H,15), bites Slave 4 for 4 damage, kills Slave 4.

Hyena 9: misses Cameryn.

Hyena 10: moves to (F,28), bites Cameryn for 4 damage.

Bandit misses Hyena 4.

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (E, 29) HP: 18/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: -15/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 13) HP: -16/??
20 Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -15/?? Granting CA
20 Hyena 4 (D, 12) HP: -10/??
20 Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -15/?? Granting CA
20 Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -15/?? Granting CA until EONT
20 Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -9/??
20 Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -9/??
20 Hyena 10 (F, 28) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (D, 13) HP: -12/?? Granting CA to all
18 Eoil (F, 18) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 2 (F, 15) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 3 (H, 19) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (E, 11) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Granting CA to all
8 Geral (F, 14) HP: 31/31 AP: 0/1

Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[PureZaros]

Eoli watches as the slaves begin to run about, some attempting to flee and some fighting back. I'm surrounded by idiots!

He quickly directs his dust devil to a more useful position and it flings bits of rock and debris at one of the more distracted looking hyenas. Most of the projectiles connect and the hyena is set back on its heels, whimpering in pain.

MECHANICS

[SHOW]

Move: SC to (D,12)

Standard: Stalker's Strike on Hyena 3
Attack: 22 vs Fort... Hit! (It's actually 24 because I forgot to add CA)
Damage: 12 damage and my SC can flank with allies until EONT

The zone of difficult terrain disappears.
Prepare Action: Spirit's Wrath
If an enemy leaves a square adjacent to SC without shifting. VS Reflex. 1d6+4 damage and grants CA if hit.

COMBAT BLOCK

[SHOW]

Eoli An'Audun

Male Deva Animist Shaman 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish, Elven, Dwarven
Age: 47
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +6
Passive Perception: 19
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 16
Fort: 12
Reflex: 14
Will: 15
HP: 25/25
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action Points: 1

Resistances:
5 necrotic
5 radiant

Vulnerabilities: None

Active Effects:
+1 to all defenses against bloodied enemies

Powers:

Spirit's Wrath
Spirit Infusion
Stalker's Strike
Call Spirit Companion
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[_] Second Wind
[_] [_] Healing Spirit
[_] Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
[_] Speak With Spirits
[_] Scorching Sands
[X] Vezzuvu's Eruption
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[_] Spirit of the Healing Flood

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Spirit Companion:
Occupies one square. Enemies can't move through it, but allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. Spirit Companions cannot be OA'd as they are conjurations, not creatures.
The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks. If a single melee or ranged attack (Area attacks are ineffective.) deals damage equal to 10 + half of your level or higher, the spirit disappears and you take damage equal to 5 + half of your level. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack.
The spirit companion shares most of your stats, as well as any effects that affect movement, sight, or actions.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by a bloodied creature.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage equal to 5 + half of your level.
Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Totem Expertise: +1 feat bonues to implement attack rolls made with a totem and you ignore partial cover and partial concealment on implement attacks made with a totem.
Battle Intuition: You can use your Wisdom modifier instead of Dexterity to determine Initiative. Also, you gain a +2 feat bonus to initiative.

[Namelessjake]

The remaining slaves try to gang up on two of the beasts however only one of them appears to land an attack with a noticeable effect.

Go: Cleo, Geral, Shira, Cameryn

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Eoli: moves SC, hits, bloodies.

Slave 2: moves to G15, misses Hyena 8.

Slave 3: moves to E17, misses Hyena 1.

Slave 5: Hits Hyena 8 for 3 damage.

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (E, 29) HP: 18/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: -15/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 13) HP: -16/??
20 Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -27/?? Granting CA
20 Hyena 4 (D, 12) HP: -10/??
20 Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -15/?? Granting CA
20 Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -15/?? Granting CA until EONT
20 Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -12/??
20 Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -9/??
20 Hyena 10 (F, 28) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (D, 13) HP: -12/?? Granting CA to all
18 Eoil (F, 18) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: ??/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (E, 11) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Granting CA to all
8 Geral (F, 14) HP: 31/31 AP: 0/1

Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[ratwizard]

Shira hardly notices the two slaves ripped apart by the hyenas because of her intense and unholy channeling. This godly power... it is almost too strong! she thinks to herself, hardly managing to contain the flow of energy through herself as a conduit.

She cries out, her very soul threatening to depart from her body from the power. However, with gritted teeth, she manages to hold herself together and shape the deific force to her own devices.

The burning skeleton continues flailing at the surrounding hyenas, and once again the Tenant uses the power of Am-ines to bring forth terrifying and nightmarish psychic imagery to force two hyenas back into the fray. With pained shrieks, they retreat right into the reach of the skeleton who continues to slash at the four hyenas nearby, searing their flesh.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move->Minor: Call Mage Hand to B12, causing Hyenas 4 and 2 to grant CA.

Standard: Beguiling Strands from C13 to G9, attacking Hyenas 2, 3, 4, and 5. Hits Hyenas 2, 3, and 4 for 5 psychic damage. Hyenas 4 and 2 are pushed to C10 and C11, respectively.
Attack: 1d20+8=24, 1d20+8=24, 1d20+8=13, 1d20+8=10
Minor: Sustain Flaming Sphere.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [x]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[Scratcherclaw]

Cameryn maneuvers himself away from the second hyena, in order to avoid falling victim to the pack tactics that have already torn some of the helpless slaves to bits. After a brief moment, he turns his attention to the snarling, brutish beast that he had been focusing his powerful blows on. Although the Elf isn't aware of it, Et-namn, the Goddess of Freedom, is watching over him. Cameryn raises his mighty greatsword and, with the Goddess channeling her divinity and power into him and the weapon, he unleashes an impressive blow to the hyena, accompanied by a powerful shock wave.

"Ffyc sanctaidd!" He shouts. The attack cripples the beast greatly, although the other hyena appears unaffected by the blast.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move: Shift to F30

Standard: Thunder and Echo on Hyena 9
Attack: 20(1d20) +8 = 28; 10(1d20) +8 = 18 vs AC = CRITICAL HIT
Damage: 1d10 +1d10 thunder damage +4= 24
Secondary attack (Hyena 10): 4(1d20) +8 = 12 vs Fortitude = Miss

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 18/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
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Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
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Thunder and Echo [X]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

Elven Translation

[SHOW]

[Fialova]

Cleo's frustration at not being able to kill her first target turns to anger as the pack of beasts takes down some of their new traveling companions, and bite into her and her allies' flesh. The anger manifests in a wave of heat emanating from the girl's body, causing the hyenas to cower and her allies to feel invigorated.

In a burst of motion, Cleo leaps and spins and delivers a rain of punches and kicks at the 3 nearest beasts. Two fall instantly, but one is left only barely standing just as before. Not content to leave her work unfinished twice in a row, she circles behind it and delivers one last swift kick to the creature. It collapses at her feet, but the fire in her eyes continues to burn wildly.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Minor Action: Sarifal's Blessing
Effect: I activate an aura 2 that lasts until my EONT. Allies in the burst have resist 5 fire, enemies in the burst have vulnerable 5 fire on my attacks.

Standard Action: Masterful Spiral
Attack vs Hyena 2: 11 vs Reflex = miss.
Attack vs Hyena 3: 16 vs Reflex = hit.
Hit: 25 force damage, Hyena 3 dies.
Attack vs Hyena 4: 18 vs Reflex = hit.
Hit: 26 force damage.
Attack vs Hyena 5: 20 vs Reflex = hit.
Hit: 24 force damage, Hyena 5 dies.
Effect: I enter a stance that boosts the reach of my melee touch attacks by 1.

Move Action: Blistering Flourish Movement Technique
Effect: Move to (B, 12), avoiding OAs, and if this somehow provokes an OA, any enemy that hits me with that OA takes 5 fire damage (plus an additional 5 from being vulnerable from my aura).

No Action: Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Effect: Hyena 4 takes 5 fire damage, plus 3 more from the effect of Blistering Flourish, plus 5 more from my aura of vulnerability, for a total of 13 fire damage. Hyena 4 dies. I shift to (B, 13).

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Tn. Cleo

Female Hengeyokai Monk 1
Languages: Serran, Imardanian
Age: 22
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 106 lbs.

Speed: 7
Climb Speed (as a cat): 7
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 10
Senses: Low-light Vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Reflex: 16
Will: 14
HP: 18/24
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 6/8
Action Points: 0

Resistances:
5 Fire

Vulnerabilities: None
Saves:
+2 vs immobilize, restrain, or slow

Active Effects:
+2 to checks to escape grab
+5 to bluff vs insight to discover I am not human
Aura 2, allies gain resist 5 fire, enemies are vulnerable 5 to my fire attacks.
Spiral Stance: Reach for melee touch attacks increased by 1.

Powers:

Nature's Mask
Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Blistering Flourish
Five Storms
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Second Wind [_]
Sarifal's Blessing [X]
Light the Fire [_]
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Masterful Spiral [X]

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Mental Crucible: I gain resist 5 fire (or +2 if I already have resist fire of 5+)

Unarmed Combatant: unarmed attack has +3 proficiency, 1d8 damage, unarmed group, can be affected by ki foci. Must have a free hand to use it.

Unarmored Defense: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor and not using a shield.

Full Discipline: Can only use one full discipline power per round, but can use it as many times as the power would allow (at-will's any number of times in a round, encounters once per round, etc.) Can use full discipline techniques in whatever order I like, and if I spend an action point I can choose a different full discipline power.

Beast Nature: I am considered both a magical beast and a humanoid.

Elusive: +2 racial bonus to checks made to escape grabs and to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain, or slow me.

Fey Origin: I am considered Fey.

Language of Beasts: I can speak to and understand natural and fey felines in my hybrid or animal form, and understand but not speak to them in human form.

Shapechanger: I am considered a shapechanger.

Ki Focus Expertise: +1 to damage with ki focus vs bloodied targets.

Unarmored Agility: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor.

[kalis5]

Seeing that the Hyenas have managed to get their teeth into the slaves some more, Geral comes to help out, slashing out at the Hyena closest to him before vanishing and reappearing on the other side, flanking the hyenas. He brings his blade in close, preparring to strike should they try anything, motioning to the slaves to get away from here.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move to G14
Booming Blade Hyena 7: 1d20+9=19
Damage: 1d8+5=13
Teleport to I15.
+10 Temp HP!
Mark Hyena 8.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Geral

Male Genasi Swordmage Level 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish
Age: 29
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160 lbs

Speed: 6
Initiative: 0
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 15
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 20
Fort: 13
Ref: 16
Will: 12
HP:41/31
Bloodied: 15
Surge Value: 7
Surges: 11/11
AP: 1

Resistances:
Resist Fire 5

Vulnerabilities:
NONE

Saving throws:
I WISH

Active Effects:
+10 HP.

Powers:
Sword Burst
Booming Blade
Guardian's Counter [ ]
Flame Cyclone [ ]
Vanishing Blade [ ]

Other Abilities:

Aegis of Assault
Second Wind [ ]
Firepulse [ ]

Conditions: None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Genasi Firesoul: +1 Reflexes, Resist 5 Fire, and Firepulse.

Swordbond: By spending 1 hour with any light or heavy blade, the blade becomes swordbonded. As a standard action, the blade can be called from 10 squares away. If the bonded weapon is broken, the blade can be reforged with an hour of meditation.

Swordmage Warding: +1 AC or +3 AC when wielding a blade one handed and the other hand is free.

Heavy Blade Expertise: +1 to attack rolls with Heavy Blade. +2 to defenses against OAs.

Rose King's Shield: +2 to Endurance. While using a longsword, once per turn melee attacks grant +5 temporary HP. This is improved to +10 if more than 2 squares are moved before the end of your turn.

[Namelessjake]

As the beasts start to drop, the remaining Hyenas manage to sink their teeth into two of the slaves, Geral and Cameryn once more.

Go: Eoli

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Shira: summons, hits x 3, misses, bloodies Hyena 2, pushes x 2.

Cameryn: shifts, hits, bloodies, misses.

Cleo: misses, hits, kills, hits, bloodies, hits, kills, moves, kills, shifts.

Geral: moves, hits, bloodies, teleports, marks.

Hyena 1: bites Slave 3 for 8 damage, bloodies.

Hyena 2: takes 5 fire damage, bites Eoli's spirit companion, misses.

Hyena 7: bites Slave 2 for 6 damage, bloodies.

Hyena 8: bites Geral for 9 damage.

Hyena 9: bites Cameryn, misses.

Hyena 10: moves to (E,29), bites Cameryn for 5 damage, Cameryn is bloodied.

Bandit: moves to (G,12)

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (F, 30) HP: 13/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: -15/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 11) HP: -26/??
20 Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -28/??
20 Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -12/??
20 Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -33/??
20 Hyena 10 (E, 29) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (G, 12) HP: -12/??
18 Eoil (F, 18) HP: 25/25 AP: 1/1
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: -6/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: -8/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/?? Granting CA to all
13 Cleo (B, 13) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Aura 2 until EONT
8 Geral (I, 15) HP: 31/31 THP: 1/10 AP: 0/1 Granting CA to all

Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -57/?? Dead
Hyena 4 (C, 10) HP: -49/?? Dead
Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[PureZaros]

Eoli watches as several slaves are attacked by the surrounding hyenas. Looking around he also finally notices the two corpses of not-so-lucky slaves, only slightly chewed. "No!"

Flying into a frenzy, Eoli rushes into the middle of the group, desperately calling to the spirits of the land to help him protect the badly outmatched members of their group. A fine mist begins rising from the ground, formed of water drawn from deep beneath the sands. Several patches coalesce into decently sized spheres of water, which then seem to harden and shoot off towards the hyenas in the area. Two of the spheres never make it, their forms dissolving mid-flight in to the arid desert air. The other two stay together much better, hitting their targets and nearly braining one of the hyenas, though it seems to still be standing.

The remaining mist, ever so faintly glowing, begins forming up around Eoli's companions and the slaves soothing the injuries of those that are badly hurt.

Seeing the two hyenas near Geral, Eoli directs his dust devil toward the man. The spirit within the whirlwind darts out of its protective gale and seizes his body, directing it to make an attack more accurate and powerful than anything Geral could hope to generate by himself. Unfortunately, the attack is completely misjudged and the sword goes humming past the hyena's head, nearly wrenching itself from Geral's grasp with the speed of its travel.

Turning to look at Cameryn, now far away from the others and having to face two of the beasts at the same time, Eoli calls forth another glowing will-o-wisp, which quickly forms it's cloak of wind, to aid him. "Cameryn, Try to get them to move away from my wind! It will take care of the rest!"

MECHANICS

[SHOW]

Move:
SC to (I,14)
Eoli to (F,14)

Standard: Spirit of the Healing Flood
Attack: Hyena 1: 24 vs Fort... Hit. Hyena 2: 21 vs Fort... Hit. Hyena 7: 6 vs Fort... Crit miss. Hyena 8: 7 vs Fort... Miss.
Damage: 7 damage to Hyena 1, 10 damage to Hyena 2. Hyena 1 is bloodied. Hyena 2 has only 1 HP left, dammit.

Until the end of the encounter, Eoli and each ally in burst 5 have regeneration 2 while bloodied. As a minor action, an ally can choose to end this effect on him/herself to regain 10 HP.

AP: Spirit Infusion
Geral can make an MBA with a +2 bonus to attack and a +4 bonus to power. My SC disappears.
Attack: 9 vs... Wait. That's a critical miss. On an AP. Wonderful.

Minor: Call Spirit Companion
SC appears at (E,28)

Ready Opportunity Action: Spirit's Wrath
If an enemy moves from a square adjacent to my SC, my SC makes an attack. If hit, 1d6+4 and the target grants CA to all until EONT.

COMBAT BLOCK

[SHOW]

Eoli An'Audun

Male Deva Animist Shaman 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish, Elven, Dwarven
Age: 47
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +6
Passive Perception: 19
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 16
Fort: 12
Reflex: 14
Will: 15
HP: 25/25
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action Points: 1

Resistances:
5 necrotic
5 radiant

Vulnerabilities: None

Active Effects:
+1 to all defenses against bloodied enemies

Powers:

Spirit's Wrath
Spirit Infusion
Stalker's Strike
Call Spirit Companion
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[_] Second Wind
[_] [_] Healing Spirit
[_] Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
[_] Speak With Spirits
[_] Scorching Sands
[X] Vezzuvu's Eruption
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[X] Spirit of the Healing Flood

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Spirit Companion:
Occupies one square. Enemies can't move through it, but allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. Spirit Companions cannot be OA'd as they are conjurations, not creatures.
The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks. If a single melee or ranged attack (Area attacks are ineffective.) deals damage equal to 10 + half of your level or higher, the spirit disappears and you take damage equal to 5 + half of your level. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack.
The spirit companion shares most of your stats, as well as any effects that affect movement, sight, or actions.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by a bloodied creature.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage equal to 5 + half of your level.
Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Totem Expertise: +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls made with a totem and you ignore partial cover and partial concealment on implement attacks made with a totem.
Battle Intuition: You can use your Wisdom modifier instead of Dexterity to determine Initiative. Also, you gain a +2 feat bonus to Initiative.

[Namelessjake]

Eoli wounds more of the Hyenas while the remaining Slaves still try to help to little effect.

Go: Cleo, Geral, Shira, Cameryn.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Eoli: moves, hits, bloodies, hits, misses, misses, Geral misses.

Slave 2: Misses Hyena 8

Slave 3: Hits Hyena 1 for 2 damage

Slave 5: Misses Hyena 8

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (F, 30) HP: 13/26 AP: 1/1 Granting CA to all
21 Shira (D, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 1 (D, 17) HP: -24/??
20 Hyena 2 (C, 11) HP: -36/??
20 Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -28/??
20 Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -12/??
20 Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -33/??
20 Hyena 10 (E, 29) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (G, 12) HP: -12/??
18 Eoil (F, 14) HP: 25/25 AP: 0/1
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: -4/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: -6/?? Granting CA to all
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/?? Granting CA to all
13 Cleo (B, 13) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Aura 2 until EONT
8 Geral (I, 15) HP: 31/31 THP: 1/10 AP: 0/1 Granting CA to all

Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -57/?? Dead
Hyena 4 (C, 10) HP: -49/?? Dead
Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[Scratcherclaw]

Cameryn takes a final, life-ending swing at the hyena as Eoli's spirit appears beside the remaining beast. Heeding the orc's words, and using the spirit's formation as a distraction, Cameryn quickly slips away from the hyena, hoping it would follow and allow for the mysterious wind to fulfill its plan.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Standard: Overwhelming Strike on Hyena 9
Attack: 3(1d20) +8 = 11 vs AC = Miss
ACTION POINT: 15(1d20) +8 = 23 vs AC = Hit
Damage: 4(1d10) +5 = 9 = Killed hyena 9
Shift to F31

Move: Walk to J24

Minor: Oath of Enmity on Hyena 10

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 13/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
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Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
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Thunder and Echo [X]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

[Fialova]

Ignoring the one remaining nearby hyena, slowly being engulfed by her old mentor's summoned ball of fire, Cleo rushes towards the two harassing the ex-slaves and the loudmouth mercenary know-it-all. She does a spinning kick with a seemingly super-heated leg that manages to hit both beasts, one falling immediately and the other left scorched and barely able to stand.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move Action: move to (G, 14), avoiding OAs.

Standard Action: Light the Fire Attack Technique on Hyena 8
Attack: 13 vs Reflex = hit.
Hit: 15 fire damage, plus 5 more from my aura's vulnerability, for a total of 20 damage. Hyena 8 is bloodied.
Effect: I activate an aura 1. Enemies that start their turn in the aura take 5 fire damage.

No Action: Desert Wind Flurry of Blows on Hyena 7
Effect: Hyena 7 takes 5 fire damage, plus 5 more from my aura's vulnerability, for a total of 10 damage. Hyena 7 dies. If it is somehow still alive after this, Hyena 7 has a -2 penalty to attacks that include me as a target until my EONT. I shift to (H, 14) (assuming it died).

* * *

A note to everyone: Hyena 8 should now be at -32hp, and die at -37 hp. My aura will do that final 5 damage as soon as its turn starts, so you can focus on some other enemy instead.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Tn. Cleo

Female Hengeyokai Monk 1
Languages: Serran, Imardanian
Age: 22
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 106 lbs.

Speed: 7
Climb Speed (as a cat): 7
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 10
Senses: Low-light Vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Reflex: 16
Will: 14
HP: 18/24
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 6/8
Action Points: 0

Resistances:
5 Fire

Vulnerabilities: None
Saves:
+2 vs immobilize, restrain, or slow

Active Effects:
+2 to checks to escape grab
+5 to bluff vs insight to discover I am not human
Spiral Stance: Reach for melee touch attacks increased by 1.
Aura 1: Enemies that start their turn in the aura take 5 fire damage.

Powers:

Nature's Mask
Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Blistering Flourish
Five Storms
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Second Wind [_]
Sarifal's Blessing [X]
Light the Fire [X]
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Masterful Spiral [X]

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Mental Crucible: I gain resist 5 fire (or +2 if I already have resist fire of 5+)

Unarmed Combatant: unarmed attack has +3 proficiency, 1d8 damage, unarmed group, can be affected by ki foci. Must have a free hand to use it.

Unarmored Defense: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor and not using a shield.

Full Discipline: Can only use one full discipline power per round, but can use it as many times as the power would allow (at-will's any number of times in a round, encounters once per round, etc.) Can use full discipline techniques in whatever order I like, and if I spend an action point I can choose a different full discipline power.

Beast Nature: I am considered both a magical beast and a humanoid.

Elusive: +2 racial bonus to checks made to escape grabs and to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain, or slow me.

Fey Origin: I am considered Fey.

Language of Beasts: I can speak to and understand natural and fey felines in my hybrid or animal form, and understand but not speak to them in human form.

Shapechanger: I am considered a shapechanger.

Ki Focus Expertise: +1 to damage with ki focus vs bloodied targets.

Unarmored Agility: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor.

[ratwizard]

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move: Shift to C14

Standard: Beguiling Strands from D14 to H18, attacking Hyenas 1, 7, 8. Hits Hyena 1 for 5 psychic damage, pushing it to D20.
Attack: 1d20+6=10, 1d20+6=14, 1d20+8=27
Minor: Sustain Flaming Sphere.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [x]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[kalis5]

Geral, upon seeing that the hyenas he's fighting aren't going to last very long, takes a step back, keeping his blade close in case they decide to lash out one last time before bolting off to the right, zigzagging once before making a dash at the Hyena on the other side of the group, bringing his blade up and down in one quick slash as he reaches it.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Shift to J16
Charge on Hyena 1 ending in E16: 1d20+7=18
Damage: 1d8+2=9
Mark Hyena 1 with Aegis of Assault

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Geral

Male Genasi Swordmage Level 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish
Age: 29
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160 lbs

Speed: 6
Initiative: 0
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 15
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 20
Fort: 13
Ref: 16
Will: 12
HP:41/31
Bloodied: 15
Surge Value: 7
Surges: 11/11
AP: 1

Resistances:
Resist Fire 5

Vulnerabilities:
NONE

Saving throws:
I WISH

Active Effects:
+10 HP.

Powers:
Sword Burst
Booming Blade
Guardian's Counter [ ]
Flame Cyclone [ ]
Vanishing Blade [ ]

Other Abilities:

Aegis of Assault
Second Wind [ ]
Firepulse [ ]

Conditions: None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Genasi Firesoul: +1 Reflexes, Resist 5 Fire, and Firepulse.

Swordbond: By spending 1 hour with any light or heavy blade, the blade becomes swordbonded. As a standard action, the blade can be called from 10 squares away. If the bonded weapon is broken, the blade can be reforged with an hour of meditation.

Swordmage Warding: +1 AC or +3 AC when wielding a blade one handed and the other hand is free.

Heavy Blade Expertise: +1 to attack rolls with Heavy Blade. +2 to defenses against OAs.

Rose King's Shield: +2 to Endurance. While using a longsword, once per turn melee attacks grant +5 temporary HP. This is improved to +10 if more than 2 squares are moved before the end of your turn.

[Namelessjake]

All but one of the Hyenas are dead, and the last one chases after Cameryn, sinking its teeth into his thigh.

Go: Eoli.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Cameryn: misses, hits, kills, shifts, moves

Cleo: moves, hits, bloodies, kills

Geral: shifts, charges, hits, marks

Shira: shifts, hits, kills, misses, misses

Hyena 2: takes 7 fire damage, dies

Hyena 8: takes 5 fire damage, dies.

Hyena 10: moves to J25, Spirit's Wrath misses, bites Cameryn for 6 damage.

Bandit 1: does nothing

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (J, 24) HP: 7/26 AP: 0/1
21 Shira (C, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 10 (J, 25) HP: ??/??
18 Bandit (G, 12) HP: -12/??
18 Eoil (F, 14) HP: 25/25 AP: 0/1
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: -4/??
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: -6/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (H, 14) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Aura 1 until EONT
8 Geral (E, 16) HP: 31/31 THP: 1/10 AP: 0/1

Hyena 1 (D, 16) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 2 (C, 11) HP: -43/?? Dead
Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -57/?? Dead
Hyena 4 (C, 10) HP: -49/?? Dead
Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -38/?? Dead
Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -37/?? Dead
Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -42/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[PureZaros]

Eoli looks on, dismayed with the result of his plan. Ah, screw it.
The winds move to a spot near the hyena, and the will-o-wisp inside leaps onto Cameryn, seizing control of his body. The possessed elf suddenly swings wildly at the beast in front of him, catching it just above the foreleg and severing a strip of flesh from the body.

As the glow fades from Cameryn's body, Eoli calls forth another wind-clad will-o-wisp, sandwiching the hyena between a sword and a scouring place.
"Once more, boy! Get your pointy ears over here!"

MECHANICS

[SHOW]

Move: SC to (I,25)

Standard: Spirit Infusion on Cameryn
Attack: Cameryn attacks Hyena 10 - 17 vs AC; 15 vs AC
Taking the 17. Hits.
Damage: 13 damage

Minor: Call Spirit Companion
SC appears at (J,26)

Prepare Opportunity Action: Spirit's Wrath
If an enemy moves from a square adjacent to my SC, my SC makes an attack. If hit, 1d6+4 and the target grants CA to all until EONT.

COMBAT BLOCK

[SHOW]

Eoli An'Audun

Male Deva Animist Shaman 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish, Elven, Dwarven
Age: 47
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +6
Passive Perception: 19
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 16
Fort: 12
Reflex: 14
Will: 15
HP: 25/25
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action Points: 1

Resistances:
5 necrotic
5 radiant

Vulnerabilities: None

Active Effects:
+1 to all defenses against bloodied enemies

Powers:

Spirit's Wrath
Spirit Infusion
Stalker's Strike
Call Spirit Companion
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[_] Second Wind
[_] [_] Healing Spirit
[_] Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
[_] Speak With Spirits
[_] Scorching Sands
[X] Vezzuvu's Eruption
__________________________________

[X] Spirit of the Healing Flood

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Spirit Companion:
Occupies one square. Enemies can't move through it, but allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. Spirit Companions cannot be OA'd as they are conjurations, not creatures.
The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks. If a single melee or ranged attack (Area attacks are ineffective.) deals damage equal to 10 + half of your level or higher, the spirit disappears and you take damage equal to 5 + half of your level. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack.
The spirit companion shares most of your stats, as well as any effects that affect movement, sight, or actions.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by a bloodied creature.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage equal to 5 + half of your level.
Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Totem Expertise: +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls made with a totem and you ignore partial cover and partial concealment on implement attacks made with a totem.
Battle Intuition: You can use your Wisdom modifier instead of Dexterity to determine Initiative. Also, you gain a +2 feat bonus to Initiative.

[Namelessjake]

No longer under threat, the group's remaining companions hold off on attacking the last hyena. Instead choosing to let the party deal with it.

Go: Cleo, Geral, Cameryn, Shira

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Eoli: Cameryn hits Hyena 10 for 13 damage.

Slave 2: does nothing.

Slave 3: does nothing.

Slave 5: does nothing.

Map

[SHOW]

Map Info

[SHOW]

Rocks: The squares occupied by the rocks are difficult terrain. If you aren't entirely sure if one counts, just ask.

Canyon: The Canyon is represented by the rocky terrain to the south of the map. Anyone who is pushed onto one of these squares and fails a skill check will fall to the bottom of the canyon.

Enemy Info

[SHOW]

Hyena: Clever scavengers that roam the plains and deserts of Serran. They make good use of pack tactics to harry and pull down their prey.

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (J, 24) HP: 7/26 AP: 0/1
21 Shira (C, 14) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
20 Hyena 10 (J, 25) HP: -13/??
18 Bandit (G, 12) HP: -10/??
18 Eoil (F, 14) HP: 25/25 AP: 0/1 Burst Aura 5 until end of encounter
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: -4/??
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: -6/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (H, 14) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Aura 1 until EONT
8 Geral (E, 16) HP: 31/31 THP: 1/10 AP: 0/1

Hyena 1 (D, 16) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 2 (C, 11) HP: -43/?? Dead
Hyena 3 (D, 11) HP: -57/?? Dead
Hyena 4 (C, 10) HP: -49/?? Dead
Hyena 5 (E, 10) HP: -39/?? Dead
Hyena 6 (G, 13) HP: -41/?? Dead
Hyena 7 (H, 14) HP: -38/?? Dead
Hyena 8 (H, 15) HP: -37/?? Dead
Hyena 9 (F, 29) HP: -42/?? Dead
Slave 1 (E, 17) HP: -12/?? Dead
Slave 4 (G, 15) HP: -10/?? Dead

[Scratcherclaw]

Cameryn notices that the hyena before him is the only one left of the infernal creatures. Knowing his allies would soon aid in ending this beast's life, and fully aware of his injuries, he knows getting far from the animal would be best for his sake. In order to distract the hyena, Cameryn takes a mighty swing with his sturdy greatsword and successfully lands an immensely powerful blow on the beast. With the creature momentarily dazed, Cameryn moves away slowly before sprinting towards his companions, hoping the savage hyena would find a new target.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Standard: Overwhelming Strike on Hyena 10
Attack: 4(1d20) +8 = 12; 9(1d20) +8 = 17 vs AC = Hit
Damage: 10(1d10) +5 = 15
Shift to J23

Move: Run to E14

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 7/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
__________________________________

Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
__________________________________

Thunder and Echo [X]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

[Fialova]

As Cameryn retreats from his foe, Cleo rushes in to finish it off. However, she only glances the creature with the kick she delivers, and despite the added burning sensation from her sizzling skin the beast stays standing.

Mechancs

[SHOW]

Move Action: move to (J, 21)

Standard Action: Charge on Hyena 10
Effect: Move to (J, 24) and make an MBA with a +1 to hit.
Attack: 16 vs AC (18 if the SC provides flanking) = hit
Hit: 2 damage.

No Action: Desert Wind Flurry of Blows on Hyena 10
Effect: Hyena 10 takes 5 fire damage, I shift to (J, 23).

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Tn. Cleo

Female Hengeyokai Monk 1
Languages: Serran, Imardanian
Age: 22
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 106 lbs.

Speed: 7
Climb Speed (as a cat): 7
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 10
Senses: Low-light Vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Reflex: 16
Will: 14
HP: 18/24
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 6/8
Action Points: 0

Resistances:
5 Fire

Vulnerabilities: None
Saves:
+2 vs immobilize, restrain, or slow

Active Effects:
+2 to checks to escape grab
+5 to bluff vs insight to discover I am not human
Spiral Stance: Reach for melee touch attacks increased by 1.

Powers:

Nature's Mask
Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Blistering Flourish
Five Storms
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Second Wind [_]
Sarifal's Blessing [X]
Light the Fire [X]
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Masterful Spiral [X]

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Mental Crucible: I gain resist 5 fire (or +2 if I already have resist fire of 5+)

Unarmed Combatant: unarmed attack has +3 proficiency, 1d8 damage, unarmed group, can be affected by ki foci. Must have a free hand to use it.

Unarmored Defense: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor and not using a shield.

Full Discipline: Can only use one full discipline power per round, but can use it as many times as the power would allow (at-will's any number of times in a round, encounters once per round, etc.) Can use full discipline techniques in whatever order I like, and if I spend an action point I can choose a different full discipline power.

Beast Nature: I am considered both a magical beast and a humanoid.

Elusive: +2 racial bonus to checks made to escape grabs and to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain, or slow me.

Fey Origin: I am considered Fey.

Language of Beasts: I can speak to and understand natural and fey felines in my hybrid or animal form, and understand but not speak to them in human form.

Shapechanger: I am considered a shapechanger.

Ki Focus Expertise: +1 to damage with ki focus vs bloodied targets.

Unarmored Agility: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor.

[ratwizard]

With a single hyena remaining, Shira'stasa turns to face it, her feet padding over the soft and shifting sand, arcane and divine energies coursing through her being. She hardly notices the fallen slaves that she had failed to protect, not with Am-ines' pull on her mind. She slides to a stop, conjuring her signature flesh-eaten undead hand to appear on one side of the hyena.

"By His power," she cries, raising her tome and causing the souls of past buried dead to emerge from the sands to torment the hyena. With a terrified shriek, it falls to a resting position, apparently frightened to death.

With the last enemy in sight dead, she scans her surroundings for a moment, before her book slaps shut with a startling clap. She closes her eyes for a moment, overwhelmed by the loss of the energy fleeting from her body. When she opens them again, she feels lightheaded, a dull throbbing emanating from the back of her head. I feel... less, she notes. I must make note of this.

She scrawls a few notes into her tome before turning to the rest of the group, finally noticing the deceased slaves.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Move: Walk to I20

Minor: Cast Mage Hand in I25. Hyena grants CA due to adjacency.

Standard: Cast Winged Horde (burst 1 centered on remaining Hyena). Hits 23 Will for 5 psychic damage, killing it.
Attack: 1d20+8=23
Damage: 1d6=5

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [x]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[Namelessjake]

With the Hyena's finally all dead. The group composes itself. The remaining slaves seeing to their fallen brothers, although there is nothing they can do.

Short Rest

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Cameryn: hits, shifts, runs

Cleo: moves, hits shifts

Shira: moves hits

Status

[SHOW]

21 Cameryn (E, 14) HP: 7/26 AP: 0/1
21 Shira (I, 20) HP: 23/23 AP: 1/1
18 Bandit (G, 12) HP: -10/??
18 Eoil (F, 14) HP: 25/25 AP: 0/1 Burst Aura 5 until end of encounter
15 Slave 2 (G, 15) HP: -4/??
15 Slave 3 (E, 17) HP: -6/??
15 Slave 5 (G, 16) HP: ??/??
13 Cleo (J, 23) HP: 18/24 AP: 0/1 Aura 1 until EONT
8 Geral (E, 16) HP: 31/31 THP: 1/10 AP: 0/1

[Fialova]

"You look pretty beat up there, elf," Cleo says as she dusts herself off from the battle. It all seemed to be going pretty smoothly until she noticed how much of a toll the hyenas took on Cameryn, and it amuses her to no end. So much for all the tough talk.

Looking around, though, she notices the corpses of the deceased slaves, who hadn't even been free an entire day before succumbing to the desert. The reality of how dangerous the wilderness is really sinks in for Cleo for the first time. Two days she had been with this group so far, and in that time had been attacked by bandits twice and by a group of wild beasts. She can only imagine what the following days will be like, and she starts to wonder if it would really be safe to try to continue her way to Crescent Bluff on her own.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Spend 1 healing surge to return to full hp, regain all encounter powers.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Tn. Cleo

Female Hengeyokai Monk 1
Languages: Serran, Imardanian
Age: 22
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 106 lbs.

Speed: 7
Climb Speed (as a cat): 7
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 10
Passive Insight: 10
Senses: Low-light Vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Reflex: 16
Will: 14
HP: 24/24
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 5/8
Action Points: 0

Resistances:
5 Fire

Vulnerabilities: None
Saves:
+2 vs immobilize, restrain, or slow

Active Effects:
+2 to checks to escape grab
+5 to bluff vs insight to discover I am not human

Powers:

Nature's Mask
Desert Wind Flurry of Blows
Blistering Flourish
Five Storms
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Second Wind [_]
Sarifal's Blessing [_]
Light the Fire [_]
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Masterful Spiral [X]

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Mental Crucible: I gain resist 5 fire (or +2 if I already have resist fire of 5+)

Unarmed Combatant: unarmed attack has +3 proficiency, 1d8 damage, unarmed group, can be affected by ki foci. Must have a free hand to use it.

Unarmored Defense: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor and not using a shield.

Full Discipline: Can only use one full discipline power per round, but can use it as many times as the power would allow (at-will's any number of times in a round, encounters once per round, etc.) Can use full discipline techniques in whatever order I like, and if I spend an action point I can choose a different full discipline power.

Beast Nature: I am considered both a magical beast and a humanoid.

Elusive: +2 racial bonus to checks made to escape grabs and to saving throws against effects that immobilize, restrain, or slow me.

Fey Origin: I am considered Fey.

Language of Beasts: I can speak to and understand natural and fey felines in my hybrid or animal form, and understand but not speak to them in human form.

Shapechanger: I am considered a shapechanger.

Ki Focus Expertise: +1 to damage with ki focus vs bloodied targets.

Unarmored Agility: +2 to AC when in cloth armor or no armor.

[ratwizard]

The last hyena fallen and Shira returned to her normal state, her eyes itch and burn, holding back tears as she stands over the killed slaves. She turns to the remaining men who had survived, with a sorrowful look on her face. "This should not have happened... We should have armed you. I'm sorry," she says solemnly.

"We've no choice but to stop and rest, and to bury the dead," she commands, her voice less shaky and more decided.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Shira's encounter powers recharge.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Shira'stasa Mavruna

Female Deva Wizard 1
Languages: Serran, Tulrissian, Imardanian, Kurnish
Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +5
Passive Perception: 13
Passive Insight: 18
Senses: Normal

AC: 15
Fort: 11
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 23/23
Bloodied: 11
Surge Value: 5
Surges left: 7/7
Action points: 1

Resistances: 5 necrotic, 5 radiant
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Light
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand
Beguiling Strands
Winged Horde
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Second Wind [_]
Use Vulnerability [_]
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes [ ]
Suggestion [_]
Grasping Shadows [_]

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Flaming Sphere [x]*
Phantom Chasm [_]*

* Only one may be readied at beginning of day

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Tome Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to implement attack rolls with a tome. Enemies adjacent to your conjurations/summoned creatures grant CA. Enemies immune to fear are immune to this effect.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.

Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

[kalis5]

Geral bends down next to some of the dead slaves, looking them over before sighing.
"... How long were they slaves I wonder... If it was a long time, they might see this as a blessing. No more working, no more whips, no more pain... If it was short, then they died too soon... Either way, they met a sad ending. Given freedom, to have it taken away by the desert."

He stands up and shakes his head one more time.
"... Desert always takes away. Never gives. These men didn't deserve to die. I doubt they deserved to be slaves either. Not many do. Fewer are. Too many innocents are. Perhaps a change of government is the answer. Perhaps a rebellion is in order, I don't know. All I know is that these acts will bring this place to its knees. One way or the other."

[Scratcherclaw]

"Yeah, well you try taking on two hyenas single-handedly," Cameryn barks at the petite girl whilst bandaging his harsh wounds. Hienas ffycin...

Feeling slightly better, but still aching from the bites he received, Cameryn decides to lie down in the sand for a short spell, not feeling up for burying the deceased slaves... or moving. He closes his eyes for a moment and recalls being bitten by a wild dog at a young age. He smiles as he sees his mother' tending to his injury, her golden, flowing locks draping her delicate face. Cameryn missed her greatly, not having seen her since the age of seven.

Feeling slightly better, Cameryn picks himself up and wanders over to the nearest rock, sitting down in front of it and enjoying the warm sun-heated stone on his back.

Mechanics

[SHOW]

Spend 3 healing surges for 25 hp and regain all encounter powers.

Combat Block

[SHOW]

Cameryn

Male Elf Avenger 1
Languages: Elven, Serran
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.

Speed: 7
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 23
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Low-light vision

AC: 19
Fort: 12
Ref: 15
Will: 15
HP: 25/26
Bloodied: 13
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 5/8
Action points: 1

Resistances: None
Vulnerabilities: None
Saves: None

Active Effects: None

Powers:

Leading Strike
Overwhelming Strike
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Second Wind [_]
Hidden Strike [_]
Raging Tempest [_]
Abjure Undead [_] *
Divine Guidance [_] *
Oath of Enmity [_] **
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Thunder and Echo [X]

* Can only use one per encounter
** Regain at end of encounter or if target drops to 0 HP

Consumables:

None

Important Features

[SHOW]

Heavy Blade Expertise: You gain a +1 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls that you make with a heavy blade. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level. In addition, while wielding a heavy blade, you gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks.

Wild Step: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift.

Censure of Unity: You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against your oath of enmity target for each ally adjacent to that target. The bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level.

Sense Threat: When you roll initiative, you can make a Perception check and use its result for your initiative check. When you do so, allies within 10 squares of you who have a lower initiative than yours gain a +2 racial bonus to their initiative.

Wood Elf Reactive Stealth: If you have any cover or concealment when you roll initiative, you can make a Stealth check to hide at the same time.

Armor of Faith: While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a bonus +3 to AC.

Fey Origin: You are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to your creature origin.

Unarmored Agility: You gain a +2 feat bonus to AC while wearing either cloth or no armor.

Elven Translation

[SHOW]

I use ffyc all the time. You should know what it means by now. If not, your loss. Hienas is one letter off from what it's the word for. If you don't know what it is, you're stupid like PZ's weird friend who doesn't eat and gave himself muscular dystrophy.

[Fialova]

Cleo doesn't say anything in response, and just follows Shira'stasa's lead in burying the dead. She knows it is at best only a temporary solution, since the wind will only blow the sand away in a day or so. But if it helps boost everyone's spirits to give a proper burial, she can't really find the harm in it. At least it is something to do.

[PureZaros]

While the others tend to their wounds, Eoli remains still, stoically watching the former slaves and the scholars bury the dead. He learned long ago that survival often means pushing your feeling aside, but it could not change the gnawing pain of the deaths he could not prevent. If only I had told them to avoid conflict sooner...


"We will need to get moving again soon." Eoli says, mentally shoving his emotions into the closet. He points to the sky, motioning at the gathering vultures. "Our fight could have attracted unwanted attention, and the scavengers are sure to attract more."

MECHANICS

[SHOW]

Eoli regains encounter powers.

COMBAT BLOCK

[SHOW]

Eoli An'Audun

Male Deva Animist Shaman 1
Languages: Serran, Kurnish, Elven, Dwarven
Age: 47
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250 lbs.

Speed: 6
Initiative: +6
Passive Perception: 19
Passive Insight: 14
Senses: Normal Vision

AC: 16
Fort: 12
Reflex: 14
Will: 15
HP: 25/25
Bloodied: 12
Surge Value: 6
Surges left: 8/8
Action Points: 1

Resistances:
5 necrotic
5 radiant

Vulnerabilities: None

Active Effects:
+1 to all defenses against bloodied enemies

Powers:

Spirit's Wrath
Spirit Infusion
Stalker's Strike
Call Spirit Companion
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[_] Second Wind
[_] [_] Healing Spirit
[_] Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes
[_] Speak With Spirits
[_] Scorching Sands
[_] Vezzuvu's Eruption
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[X] Spirit of the Healing Flood

Consumables:

None

Important Features:

[SHOW]

Spirit Companion:
Occupies one square. Enemies can't move through it, but allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. Spirit Companions cannot be OA'd as they are conjurations, not creatures.
The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks. If a single melee or ranged attack (Area attacks are ineffective.) deals damage equal to 10 + half of your level or higher, the spirit disappears and you take damage equal to 5 + half of your level. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack.
The spirit companion shares most of your stats, as well as any effects that affect movement, sight, or actions.

Astral Majesty: You have a +1 bonus to all defenses against attacks made by a bloodied creature.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to necrotic and radiant damage equal to 5 + half of your level.
Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Totem Expertise: +1 feat bonues to implement attack rolls made with a totem and you ignore partial cover and partial concealment on implement attacks made with a totem.
Battle Intuition: You can use your Wisdom modifier instead of Dexterity to determine Initiative. Also, you gain a +2 feat bonus to initiative.

[Namelessjake]

One of the remaining slaves turns to Geral. "A change in Government is what's happening in Azkahir and that's helping the slave trade. Slavery isn't going anywhere."

"We should leave this place and make camp, it'll be dark soon." He says turning to head back up the road, not looking back at the graves of his fallen companions.

[Fialova]

Cleo watches as the man walks away, seemingly unfazed by the deaths of his fellow oppressed. "A change in government, huh? Well they better not destroy any libraries."

She follows the man up the road, agreeing that they should set up camp. She is not fond of the idea of sleeping in the wilderness rather than in a bed, but supposes it is better to do so with company than alone at least. Ugh, I should have bought a tent. Now I am going to have sand all over me.

[ratwizard]

"A new regime could spell harmony or it could spell disaster for our homeland. Based on what we've seen, I fear for Serran's future, and that of our libraries, Cleo." Her face shows worry, but inside, the idea of a chaotic shift in her land's politics incites some form of excitement.

"The man is right. We should move on and set up our campsite in a place that is safer. Free from the prowl of hyenas." She follows him, catching up to him in a few swift strides. "What is your name, freed one?"

[Namelessjake]

"I tend to go by Fred." The man says to Shira. "I'm originally from Bravais."