017.9 "We're worth fifty thousand gold to her dead."

[Corwin]

[21:43] <Shao_Koahn> With a prisoner in the dungeon and everyone back together, planning naturally happens. Afina, Jaela, Willim and Ithea gather together...
[21:44] <Afina> "He was waiting by the portal to Arborea and attacked the second we came out," Afina explains. "I'm almost certain he was working for the devil who escaped us in Hades - you said she was called a Paelriyon, Jaela?"
[21:45] <Ithea> "That's what the devil was," Ithea chimes in confirmation.
[21:45] * Jaela nods. "Female pit fiend, pretty much. Her type usually think themselves this great spymaster."
[21:46] <Afina> "Yes, her name is apparently Xantara, and we're worth fifty thousand gold to her dead," Afina summarises. "But the interesting part; our hunter provided a code word to use in contacting her. So I was thinking we could use that to lure her into a trap."
[21:46] <Willim> "Fifty thousand?"
[21:47] <Willim> "Each?"
[21:47] <Jaela> "That's an insult, right? Like a gauntlet to the face?"
[21:47] <Afina> "I presume they hoped to make more of a profit from looting our equipment afterwards," Afina shrugs. "Still, considering how much more likely they are to die in the attempt, it's a poor deal."
[21:48] <Shao_Koahn> "Fools motivated by wealth, no less," Crystal shakes her head, "How do you aim to make this a trap?"
[21:49] <Jaela> "Yeah, morons." Jaela shrugs. "What can you do? So yeah, you mentioned a trap? Where, on Ysgard?"
[21:49] <Ithea> "Do we have any way to keep the bitch from fleeing again?" Ithea asks. "I haven't really looked for ways into that yet since we were focusing on the dragon."
[21:51] <Jaela> "I have an idea. It's pretty much me stabbing her in the face when she tries it again."
[21:51] <Afina> "As for where, do any of you have ideas? A place that would provide some sort of disadvantage to her without being enough to scare her off completely. A place that blocks scrying, for instance. Of course she might just invite us to come to her, but either way we have a chance."
[21:52] <Ithea> "Yes, because that stabbing her in the face worked well last time," Ithea replies.
[21:53] <Jaela> "I've gotten better at it," Jaela says petulantly. But there are more pressing concerns, and she turns towards them first. "How about Limbo?"
[21:53] * Jaela nods at Ithea. "Miss Anarch here could reshape it as much as she needs to."
[21:54] <Shao_Koahn> "I doubt any devil would ever willingly go to Limbo." Crystal points out, "Plus even if we convinced her, wouldn't she just send an aide to deal with it? How are you going to make her willingly go there?"
[21:54] * Ithea perks up at that. "Sure. That's an idea," she says easily, having no problem returning to Limbo.
[21:54] <Jaela> "Tell her the price's gone up since we were so hardcore."
[21:55] <Afina> "We'll have to get our prisoner to send the message himself for it to be believable, but I think he'll tell her anything we tell him to."
[21:56] * Jaela pauses suddenly. "Hey, what if he tells her he killed one of us and wants to renegotiate the contract? Spin some bullshit tale about having an in with us but wanting to get more out of the deal before stepping into the breach again."
[21:57] <Willim> "That's a good idea, if you can convince him to sell it." Willim nods.
[21:57] <Ithea> "We'd have to make sure he's a believable enough liar too. Does us no good if he's pathetic at it."
[21:58] <Jaela> "Sending magic works in our favor with that. She'd need to see for herself or send some trusted aide to get the full story."
[22:00] <Afina> "It's hard to judge someone over a sentence or two," Afina agrees. "But we need to decide on where to do this. It's easy to explain why not Ysgard, since he'd want to keep his victim dead, but where's good for us and acceptable for her?"
[22:01] <Jaela> "How about going out on a limb and picking Acheron, then?" Jaela proposes. "It's a place a devil would feel comfortable at, but we should be able to get in and out."
[22:02] <Afina> "That's fine with me. Do we want to have our prisoner at the place to make it more believable, or keep him away to minimise risk of him having second thoughts?"
[22:04] <Jaela> "I think we should keep him. If things go sour, say by a dumb coincidence we come across a huge army and have to go back, we can have him try to contact her again. And if she scries on him and sees nothing, she'll probably stop wasting spells. She'd have no idea which of us to scry for, after all, and probably wouldn't want to tip her hand."

[Corwin]

<Afina> "Linzorat. Killed two targets, have lead on next one. Come to Balvinius for payment. The next ones will cost more."

[20:08] <Kozzz> ---
[20:09] <Kozzz> On commanding your captive he casts as desired. Once done he nods, "Her reply was, "Understood. Will be there briefly."
[20:09] <Afina> "No time to waste, lets go," Afina instantly turns to Jaela for the plane-shift.
[20:10] <Jaela> "Already on it," Jaela responds, bringing herself, Afina, Ithean and Willim across.
[20:10] * Ithea nods, ready after casting some buffs on herself.
[20:16] <Kozzz> With a woosh you vanish away! The four stand in ambient darkness. Above and around them in the deep gloom they can see shapes flying through the air. Great cubes and other geometric shapes, whirling about in slow dances and fast charges, from within tens of feet to thousands of feet away. Some are tiny little things, others huge enough to be islands. Gray soot is in the air and on the ground,
[20:16] <Kozzz> a thick powder that chokes your breath.  You stand on a large cube, the ground covered with thick piles of ash. There's plenty of space here - the cube must be at least a few miles across in every direction. No sign of natives or anything at all, immediately.
[20:18] <Afina> "Spread out, she could appear anywhere," Afina instructs, designating the direction of the largest cube in the 'sky' as North in her mind and flying an additional hundred feet that way, relying on her sharp fey eyes to pierce the gloom when their prey arrives.
[20:18] <Jaela> "Afina, are you gonna be watching in case she comes invisible or something like that?" Jaela wonders, deciding to take the opposite direction from her.
[20:19] <Afina> "Yes," the fairy replies, belatededly casting see invisibility. Her blindsense only goes so far after all.
[20:20] * Willim heads off in the opposite direction of Jaela, darkvision making everything clear.
[20:21] * Ithea also casts see invisibility at Jaela's advice, having recently picked up that ability, while looking for a spot to watch for their target from.
[20:24] * Jaela pulls her cloak around herself and takes a seat, quite content to wait and see what the future brings.

[20:25] <Kozzz> OOC: Okay. Make spot checks all, as well as any hide checks or anything else ifyou're trying to sta inconspicious.
[20:25] <Ithea> roll d20+15 hide
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+15 hide and gets 23." [d20=8]
[20:25] <Ithea> roll d20+23 spot
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+23 spot and gets 33." [d20=10]
[20:25] <Afina> roll 1d20+29 hiding is my nature, and small cubes make nice cover
[20:25] <Willim> roll 1d20+14 spot
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 hiding is my nature, and small cubes make nice cover and gets 43." [1d20=14]
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+14 spot and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[20:25] <Afina> roll 1d20+23 spot
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 spot and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[20:25] <Jaela> roll 1d20+7 spot, darkvision
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+7 spot, darkvision and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:25] <Willim> roll 1d20+4 hide lol
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4 hide lol and gets 23." [1d20=19]
[20:26] <Jaela> roll 1d20+11 this is diguise, if I can roll it. Just trying to look not myself but some bundled up shady person!
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+11 this is diguise, if I can roll it. Just trying to look not myself but some bundled up shady person! and gets 26." [1d20=15]

[20:29] <Kozzz> It's only a few minutes. She comes from Ithea's direction - the paeliryon from before. She approaches slowly, flying at a stately, majestic pace towards the cube, touching down as she reaches the edge.
[20:31] <Ithea> roll d20+29 K:P
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+29 K:P and gets 39." [d20=10]
[20:32] <Afina> Knowing invisibility is utterly worthless against the fiends accompanying their target, Afina feels vindicated again as to her tendancy to use purely mundane concealment. Though it means she can't warn the others either, she's confident enough in their abilities to spring the trap.
[20:34] * Jaela stands up, stretching to get circulation back into her limbs. It hasn't been that long a wait, but there's just something oppressive about Acheron.
[20:36] <Kozzz> Slowly she walks along, "Hello," she calls out, "Show yourself! I have your money!"
[20:38] <Jaela> Well then. Jaela casts greater heroism! If that doesn't get her attention, then Val'Finnegan in her face would!
[20:39] <Kozzz> At this the paeliryon turns towards Jaela. "Is that your best?" But it's not the paeliryon that speaks. Like a ripple in a pond the paeliryon vanishes. A booming, hideously deep voice replies, coming from behind and above from the air itself, "Independence breeds chaos. Chaos breeds weakness. Submit and be strong."
[20:41] <Jaela> "How about a duel?" Jaela asks, twirling her spear idly. "You wanted me, so now you get the chance. And you save your fifty thousand, too! What a bargain!"
[20:43] <Afina> Their prey is gone and was never here. While killing the other devils present appeals, they have no connection to Lifasa... that she knows of. The possibility otherwise appeals enough for her to take action, though. Thus she pushes the cube she uses for cover, its motion hopefully expected enough in the constantly flowing space of Acheron, intending to use it to get closer. Enough to strike.
[20:43] <Kozzz> The figure appears, falling. It is a midnight black cornugon, like those you have battled before. But this one is different. He carries a greatsword in one hand, seeming to throb in the air. The ash around it swirls slightly, momentarily alighting with fire and heat as it passes. He wears a large signet ring on one finger, as well as a white bone necklace. As he lands the entire cube shudders
[20:43] <Kozzz> with his landing, volcanic stone of the cube cracking and splintering beneath him. His wings furl outward, "So be it. I am Filmarous the Unbroken!  Raising up his greatsword to point at Jaela, "And you will be my next victory!" OOC: I'm going to call init here so we can organize things.
[20:44] <Afina> roll 1d20+19
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[20:44] <Ithea> roll d20+9
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+9 and gets 24." [d20=15]
[20:44] <Willim> roll 1d20+4
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[20:44] <Jaela> "Alright!" Jaela exclaims, her spear pointed at the fancily-dressed cornugon. "You're gonna get broken!"
[20:44] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Filmarous
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Filmarous and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ????
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ???? and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[20:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(24)>Filmarous=????=Afina(23)>Willim(18)>Jaela(13)'
[20:46] <Ithea> "Jaela! That cornugon is said to be unharmeable. I don't know how true the stories are, but if they are, his necklace might have something to do with it!" she calls out in warning as she comes out of hiding as the cornagun makes his appearance, shifting her sight between the visible devil and the invisible ones. "He's got some enriyes flunkies hiding too!"
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Go Ithea, if you're gonna do anything.
[20:47] * Jaela laughs. "We'll see about that!"
[20:47] <Ithea> ooc: how close is the devil right now?
[20:48] <Jaela> roll 1d20+22 planes
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+22 planes and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[20:48] <Kotono> "Yes, we will see," The booming laugh of the devil echos about the cube! OOC: Say 100ft away, since you were all spread out.
[20:49] <Ithea> While unsure how likely it is to work, Ithea aims one hand in Filmarous' direction and fires a ray of magic towards him while keeping her position. OOC: casting ray of exhaustion
[20:49] <Ithea> roll d20+15 CL
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+15 CL and gets 21." [d20=6]
[20:50] <Kotono> The beam ofe nergy fires at Filmarous! It streaks true but goes pale as it approaches, dissolving away before it touches his flesh! OOC: Go ahead and go first Afina, need to get up a split second.
[20:55] <Afina> While still far away, Afina casts haste on herself only since no one else is close enough, and greater heroism to avoid being stricken by fear and ruining their battle plan a second time, using the cube in front of her to deflect her voice away into Acheron's endlessness so she won't be overheard by foes so far away. Then she pushes her small cube through the sooty air, nudging it on a new course
[20:55] <Afina> towards the assembled fiends while always keeping it between her and them so she'll remain an unpleasant surprise until too late.
[20:55] <Afina> OOC: with a double move can cross 200 feet but depends on how much pushing a small acheron cube slows me down
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: What's your str?
[20:56] <Afina> OOC: 11
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: These are heavy enough that it would count as a medium load for you. What's that put your move at?
[21:00] <Afina> OOC: 70
[21:01] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. 140ft then. Filmarous and ??? are up.
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Or whatever your full move is with that move.
[21:02] <Kotono> Filmarous charges over the ground in a smooth glide, feet stomping down hard! In an instant he is on Jaela, as...OOC: You were going to throw up an immediate?
[21:03] <Jaela> OOC: Changed my mind
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-2 charge, -5 PA) AC?
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (-2 charge, -5 PA) AC? and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[21:04] <Jaela> OOC: Only 26 flat footed
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Er +2 charge.
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 3d6+26+1d4 and fort
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+26+1d4 and fort and gets 46." [3d6=5, 6, 5][1d4=4]
[21:04] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 36." [1d20=3]
[21:06] <Kotono> The blow is titanic, striking Jaela dead on! The side of the blade hits, almost the flat. It turns into a bludgeoning strike, sending shockwaves through Jaela's chest and ribs! The nightmarish devil looms over Jaela, spread wings blocking out any vision beyond it! "Contemptable weakness. How do you live with it? Your might is nothing!" Meanwhile just behind where Filmarous started, four angelic
[21:06] <Kotono> creatures appear! They wear blue robes and have black feathered wings, extending their hands as one! Four hideous blights of power explode around Ithea, "Stay out of the Master's way!" they chorus! OOC: SR?
[21:06] <Jaela> OOC: 25
[21:06] <Ithea> ooc: 26
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: SR just for Ithea, excuse me.
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 4#1d20+13
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+13 and gets 99." [4#1d20+13 = 28, 19, 19, 33]
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: Two didn't get through, apply them as you see fit.
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: Two will saves.
[21:08] <Ithea> roll 2#d20+20
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d20+20 and gets 54." [2#d20+20 = 28, 26]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 5d8 quarter this
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 5d8 quarter this
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 quarter this and gets 25." [5d8=1, 8, 7, 1, 8]
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 quarter this and gets 19." [5d8=3, 8, 2, 4, 2]
[21:09] <Jaela> "I get maimed and crippled and then I heal myself and loot the bodies of my enemies," Jaela responds, spitting the blood in her mouth at Filmarous. "How does it feel to be an errand boy for a cowardly paeliryon that lost an important outpost and ran away without even bothering to fight?"
[21:11] <Kotono> The darkness feels greasy and eroding, like subtle acid! It leaves Ithea slightly wounded, the inky blackness fading away! Meanwhile Filmarous leans in close to Jaela, breath smelling of blood and bile, as Jaela's blood splatters on his face. He licks his lips, "Fool! You know nothing! We stand together, invincible! United Hell will crush all underfoot!" OOC: Willim.
[21:11] <Willim> OOC: So I'm still 60 ft away from this battle, or what?
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah.
[21:12] <Willim> OOC: Okay.
[21:16] * Willim charges in, rage flaring in his soul as he blasts silently into the cornugon from the side! His hands scrabble for purchase as he attempts to entangle his limbs with the devil's! OOC: Rage, grapple attempt.
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: What's yoru reach?
[21:16] <Willim> roll 1d20+30+2 5 ft still cry cry
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+30+2 5 ft still cry cry and gets 42." [1d20=10]
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: You'll eat an AoO, you okay with that?
[21:17] <Willim> OOC: Hit meh.
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: You'll eat an AoO, you okay with that?
[21:18] <Willim> OOC: Still okay with it
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (-5 PA)
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (-5 PA) and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:19] <Willim> OOC: 30
[21:20] <Willim> OOC No wait
[21:20] <Willim> OOC: 26
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 3d6+26+1d4 and fort
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+26+1d4 and fort and gets 38." [3d6=5, 5, 1][1d4=1]
[21:21] <Willim> roll 1d20+25 fort
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25 fort and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[21:21] <Willim> OOC: That's physical damage, right?
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:22] <Kotono> As Willim charges in he sees the cornugon partially turn! Filmarous's blade slashes out, cutting into the troll demon's side! Blood is freed in a deft stroke, as one of his wings comes out and pushes away the grasping hands of Willim! OOC:  Jaela.
[21:27] <Jaela> Her armor glows with an inner light, and a protective ward appears around Jaela, as a magic circle etches itself into the ground beneath her feet. "How about we do this properly?" she asks, Val'Finnegan striking out at Filmarous's necklace. "Without your buddies getting in the way?"
[21:27] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 smite, CMB
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 smite, CMB and gets 30." [1d20=1]
[21:27] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 smite, CMB
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 smite, CMB and gets 40." [1d20=11]
[21:27] <Jaela> OOC: Did that land?
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: No, he has a god CMD. Yuth missed a grapple on 'im with 42.
[21:28] <Kotono> *good
[21:29] * Jaela decides to abort the rest of her attacks and retreats a step, spear raised.
[21:29] <Jaela> roll 1d4+5 close wounds
[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d4+5 close wounds and gets 9." [1d4=4]
[21:29] <Kotono> The first blow is errant, but the second gets Filmarous to bring 'round his blade! With a single clash the two weapons meet! Sparks of silvery light cascade around the two, flecks of it flying by Willim! Jaela retreats back and holds, as...OOC: Ithea.
[21:34] * Ithea shakes her head getting the greasy feeling out of her fur, as she glances towards the four erinyes and tosses them what Adrian would dub a catty grin (or maybe a cat-eating-a-canary grin?).
[21:34] <Ithea> "That little faith on your boss, huh?" she calls out as she clicks her boots together, putting them to use for the first time since she met a pixie at a bar long ago and steps closer towards Filmarous, gleefully ignoring their order, stabbing at him with arcane powered strikes to test his invulnerability.
[21:34] <Ithea> "Come and get me if you want me out of the way!" she declares at the erinyes after making her attacks, while hoping at least one of her attacks screws the cornugon over and causes him to make stupid mistakes in the fight. (OOC: haste, AS lv 4, channeling touch of idiocy)
[21:35] <Ithea> roll d20+24 (PA-6)
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24 (PA-6) and gets 26." [d20=2]
[21:35] <Ithea> roll d20+24 (PA-6)
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24 (PA-6) and gets 31." [d20=7]
[21:35] <Ithea> roll d20+19 (PA-6)
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+19 (PA-6) and gets 22." [d20=3]
[21:35] <Ithea> roll d20+14 (PA-6)
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+14 (PA-6) and gets 30." [d20=16]
[21:35] <Ithea> ooc: +1 to those attacks also from haste
[21:37] <Kotono> Ithea closes in, attacking as fast and as hard as she can! Yet Filmarous blocks each and every blow, snorting in open contempt! "You try and band together, but you know nothing of it! Nothing but fools! You know that unity is the answer. You can't deny that Hell combines that with absolute might. Surrender and accept Hell as your spiritual guide and you will go far!" OOC: Afina, go.
[21:40] <Afina> Seeing how Willim was able to magically appear near the battle, Afina decides to do the same rather than continue her carefully hidden path. They look like they need the help, anyway. And while she'd planned to target the erinyes, someone has to properly test Filmarous's invulnerability, so it may as well be here. Teleporting behind Jaela and Ithea, she rushes right at Filmarous's face to deliver
[21:40] <Afina> a single stab with her holy blade, passing right by him and into the midst of his supporters, ripping into the second on the left's thigh as she arrives in their midst!
[21:40] <Afina> roll 1d20+40 5th level arcane strike
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+40 5th level arcane strike and gets 59." [1d20=19]
[21:40] <Afina> roll 1d20+35 5th level arcane strike
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+35 5th level arcane strike and gets 37." [1d20=2]
[21:40] <Afina> roll 1d20+40 5th level arcane strike crit check
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+40 5th level arcane strike crit check and gets 53." [1d20=13]
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits, one's a crit. Damage and what does your attack count as?
[21:41] <Afina> OOC: good and silver and magic
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Roll damage.
[21:42] <Afina> roll 2d4+24+5d6+1d6+2d6+5d4 cornugon
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 2d4+24+5d6+1d6+2d6+5d4 cornugon and gets 78." [2d4=2, 4][5d6=5, 6, 2, 6, 4][1d6=6][2d6=4, 4][5d4=2, 3, 3, 1, 2]
[21:42] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+5d4 erinyes
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+5d4 erinyes and gets 55." [1d4=3][5d6=2, 1, 3, 6, 6][1d6=5][2d6=4, 3][5d4=1, 2, 1, 2, 4]
[21:44] <Kotono> Filmarous is torn open...for a moment. Then the wound is gone, wrapping back together and not even spilling a drop of blood! He looks completely unwounded by the blow! The erinyes far less so, one of them bleeding profusely from the wound and howling in pain! Amid this the four erinyes turn towards Afina as one, "Suffer and perish! You nave no right to attack us, vermin!" they snarl, as four
[21:44] <Kotono> bursts of dark power explode around her! OOC: SR?
[21:44] <Afina> OOC: 29
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 4#1d20+13
[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+13 and gets 99." [4#1d20+13 = 27, 28, 18, 26]
[21:46] <Kotono> Bursts of evil power explode around Afina, but not a one truly touches her! Meanwhile Filmarous roars, "Challenging me to a duel then attacking en masse?" Grinning as his blade flashes, "Perhaps there is hope for you yet!" Yet as he says that a wave of terror comes forth! OOC: Will saves, Jaela and Willim. Ithea has the range to stay out of range of it.
[21:47] <Afina> "Pathetic," Afina looks cooly at the rapidly paleing erinyes before dismissing all of them from her notice and focusing on their master.
[21:47] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 42." [1d20=9]
[21:48] <Willim> roll 1d20+19 bad time for fear!
[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+19 bad time for fear! and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[21:50] <Kotono> A moment later Filmarous repositions slightly, close to Jaela as his blade seeks her out!
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (-2 PA)
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (-2 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[21:50] <Willim> "BYAAAAAAA!" Willim turns and flees at full speed!
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 26." [1d20=11]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 bite the natural attacks are on Willim, however.
[21:51] <Jaela> OOC: AC34
[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 bite the natural attacks are on Willim, however. and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 tail
[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 tail and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Willim? Your reaction doesn't happen 'till your turn so you'res till there to take the flack.
[21:51] <Willim> OOC: 26 still!
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Doesn't Jaela have protection devotion up? Being in the cauldron would help ekep track of that, y'know.
[21:52] <Jaela> OOC: I do and I said as much
[21:53] <Willim> OOC: I don't actually know what that does! :D
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: It doesn't strictly matter, the bite still hits and the tail still misses, but.
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Jaela
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Jaela and gets 39." [3d6=3, 6, 6][1d4=4]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Jaela
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Jaela and gets 35." [3d6=5, 5, 4][1d4=1]
[21:55] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[21:55] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 52." [1d20=19]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 2d8+5 bite Willim
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+5 bite Willim and gets 13." [2d8=4, 4]
[21:56] <Kotono> In a flurry of violence Jaela is shredded, arms torn open and stomach gashed! Blood flows freely from her as her vision swims with red tint, the coppery taste of her lifeblood filling her mouth! As this happens his neck twists perfectly around, 180 degrees! With flexibility taht should be impossible he leans back, taking a bite out of Willim's shoulder! OOC: Ow. Willim, go.
[21:57] <Willim> "BYAAAAAAA!" Willim turns and flees at full speed! OOC: Now running in the general direction of Away.
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (-2 PA)
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (-2 PA) and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Willim
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+20+1d4 and fort, Willim and gets 33." [3d6=2, 4, 4][1d4=3]
[22:02] <Willim> roll 1d20+25 Fort
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25 Fort and gets 40." [1d20=15]
[22:02] <Willim> OOC: Strike line, looks like I saved agaisnt the fear.
[22:07] * Willim lunges again at the cornugon, the full might of his focus and rage now brought to bear!
[22:08] <Willim> roll 1d20+30 grapp
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+30 grapp and gets 50." [1d20=20]
[22:08] <Willim> OOC: It's a natural 20!
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: You have him grappled. Are you FAing and following it up with anything?
[22:10] * Willim moves to pin!
[22:10] <Willim> roll 1d20+30
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+30 and gets 40." [1d20=10]
[22:10] <Kotono> OOC: No love there, next one.
[22:11] <Willim> roll 1d20+25 pinning
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25 pinning and gets 34." [1d20=9]
[22:11] <Willim> roll 1d20+20 pinning
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+20 pinning and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[22:11] <Willim> OOC: So, grappling, occupying his time. Nothing there.
[22:13] <Kotono> Willim gets a hold of Filmarous, wrapping around him! He holds tight to the cornugon, keeping him partially at bay! OOC: Jaela.
[22:13] <Jaela> "Val'Finnegan!" Jaela exclaims, seeking out that hated necklace. The moment it peeks from between the two, she strikes, again and again! "Pierce that unholy thing!"
[22:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 (various mods, divine might, racial smite)
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 (various mods, divine might, racial smite) and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[22:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 (various mods, divine might)
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 (various mods, divine might) and gets 33." [1d20=4]
[22:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+24 (various mods, divine might)
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+24 (various mods, divine might) and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[22:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+19 (various mods, divine might)
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+19 (various mods, divine might) and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[22:15] <Kotono> Jaela thrusts again and again, Filmarous thrashing with Willim attached! The entire thing is too chaotic for her to get a good stab in, ashen air swirling about you as the towering cornugon attempts to throw Willim off! OOC: Ithea.
[22:20] * Ithea focuses on attacking the necklace, boosting her attack as much as she can for her first strike, hoping to destroy it in a flurry of strikes. (OOC: attempting to sunder, quick casting true strike)
[22:20] <Ithea> roll d20+47
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+47 and gets 62." [d20=15]
[22:20] <Ithea> roll d20+27
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 and gets 44." [d20=17]
[22:20] <Ithea> roll d20+22
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 and gets 28." [d20=6]
[22:21] <Ithea> roll d20+17
[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 and gets 37." [d20=20]
[22:21] <Ithea> roll d20+17 threat?
[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 threat? and gets 33." [d20=16]
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Three normal hits on the necklace.
[22:22] <Ithea> roll 3d10+45
[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3d10+45 and gets 61." [3d10=5, 8, 3]
[22:25] <Kotono> With a series of strikes, Ithea slashes into the necklace Filmarous wears! The groan of four erupts out - both from the necklace and the erinyes above! With a howling scream they turn inside out, boneless and shedding every drop of blood down in a macabre rain! They fall and twitch on the ground, muscles visible as they thrash on the ground! Filmarous himself staggers back a moment, still looming
[22:25] <Kotono> big even as his necklace is ruineD! OOC: Afina.
[22:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(24)>Filmarous=Afina(23)>Willim(18)>Jaela(13)'
[22:26] <Jaela> "Time to get broken, motherfucker!" Jaela cheers.
[22:26] <Ithea> "...okay, that was different from what I was expecting," Ithea admits.
[22:26] * Willim grunts, holding on tightly!
[22:28] <Afina> Thankfully she was fast enough to avoid being dirtied by their filth as they fell, and now she can focus her attentions fully upon the devil below. A devil who most certainly was involved in the fall of Lifasa, and likewise involved with another priority target. Thus sending him broken back to hell is unacceptable, for an example must be made. And for that they have to take him alive so that a
[22:28] <Afina> more permanent death can be arranged later. So regretfully she abstains from her sword, flying down at his flank and delivering a savage series of tiny kicks to his flailing horned head!
[22:28] <Afina> OOC: wait, that's dumb. Flat of the blade instead!
[22:29] <Afina> roll 1d20+37 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal, holy surge
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+37 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal, holy surge and gets 42." [1d20=5]
[22:29] <Afina> roll 1d20+32 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+32 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal and gets 41." [1d20=9]
[22:29] <Afina> roll 1d20+27 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+27 6th level arcane strike, nonlethal and gets 45." [1d20=18]
[22:29] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[22:30] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+5d6+6d4
[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+5d6+6d4 and gets 77." [1d4=3][5d6=5, 2, 5, 5, 3][1d6=6][5d6=6, 5, 6, 2, 2][6d4=4, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2]
[22:30] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4
[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4 and gets 59." [1d4=2][5d6=6, 1, 4, 4, 3][1d6=5][2d6=4, 1][6d4=3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4]
[22:30] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4
[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4 and gets 61." [1d4=3][5d6=3, 3, 1, 4, 6][1d6=6][2d6=3, 6][6d4=2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 3]
[22:31] <Kotono> OOC: What does your weapon count as?
[22:31] <Afina> OOC: good and silver and magic
[22:32] <Kotono> Triple blows take the face of the horned head! Filmarous groans as he's battered around, falling to his knees and out! OOC: Ow. Free act.

[22:32] <Afina> Afina looks over at the fallen erinyes. Are they thrashing on nerves or do they still live?
[22:33] * Jaela heals herself up, asking, "Time to bring the prisoners back?"
[22:33] <Ithea> "...pain devils' reputation is overrated," Ithea mutters at the sight of the cornugon falling so easily once his necklace was taken out of the picture.
[22:33] * Willim is still holding tightly. "Someone want to bind this thing or something?"
[22:34] <Kotono> They're dying and dead, fading away.They leave behind four blue robes and longswords.
[22:34] <Afina> No use then. "Prisoner," she corrects. "We will find what he knows and then end him permanently. Lets go."
[22:35] * Jaela hoists the cornugon up, accepting him from Willim's grip and waiting for the others to gather around. "Works for me."
[22:35] * Ithea nods in agreement, ready to get back home to Aurora.
[22:35] * Willim stands up, letting Jaela grab the cornugon while he quickly grabs the gear dropped by the erinyes. "Ready."