A book and many things to do

[Iron Dragoon]

Cultists in hopes of disrupting the spell.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+15
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=11]

Damage.

[Iron Dragoon]

Maximized. 240.

[Anastasia]

In a flash, the cultists are gone. Yet the shadow remains, growing larger by the moment.

"It needs to be dispelled," Emily calls, already starting to chant.

Is that it for your turn?

[Iron Dragoon]

Yup.

[Anastasia]

Init is ??? (41) > Alyssa (39) > Dolmaya (35) > Ianvasah (31) > Bastian (22) > Jarem (21) > Emily (12)

Dolmaya looks on in disdain, "Be not, be gone," she commands, pointing at the shadow.

> roll 1d20+36
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=8]

"Tsch!" A wordless sound as the shadow ripples and yet does not fade, "Destroy it! This is not a normal manifestation, it has power."

Indeed, the shadow is solidifying by the moment, into something almost human like.

K:A.

[Iron Dragoon]

K:A/Bibliotheca/Cunning Knowledge:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+86 : 17 + 86, total 103[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

Something tremendously powerful is manifesting here, able to keep it going in spite of the ritual being stopped. It may well be something divine or close to it.

[Iron Dragoon]

'... I think this might be some sort of champion... Or an avatar. Everyone, it that thing with your most powerful dispel or light spell!'

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+33
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=11]

"BREAK!" Ianvasah calls, chanting it several times. Yet it does not slow the shadow down in the least, becoming more real by the moment.

Bastian readies himself in front of it, fists poised to strike. At the same time Jarem chants, "For victory, my Lady!" he declares.

> roll 1d20+33
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=1]

Again, nothing happens to budge it all. Emily takes a breath and calls, "Ready!"

Alyssa.

[Iron Dragoon]

Okay so. Questions: Can Alyssa see any sort of spell circle or anything helping this along?

[Anastasia]

Looking carefully you can see there is a runic circle, yes.

[Iron Dragoon]

Okay, so I have Solar Convex Focal chained. Can I hit both the shadows and the circle with it? Are there other cultists left?

[Anastasia]

No, the target is explicitly a creature.

The cultists are now dust on the wind.

[Iron Dragoon]

'Someone try to clear that rune circle, I'll put some spells into the shadow!'

Finally responding to her name, "Shar. I'd say I was honored to meet a deity, but you're hard to make friends with I've noticed."