Forever lies ahead

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa sends to the rest of them, Well, that went about as well as expected. Let's get back on track.

[Anastasia]

Bastian glances at you, "Which means?"

You two clearly wouldn't get along. No death curses or anything worrying?

Meanwhile, another murmur of your name. Araseis stands on stable ground now, before a forgotten library. Most of the books are acid-marred or crumbled to age, but you can spy several that look intact. Yet you see it behind her even as you sense it. A shadow darts from behind bookshelves, a blade of shadowstuff in hand as it silently approaches her from behind. The blade is raised and ready to strike as she reaches for the first book.

[Iron Dragoon]

Not that I've noticed, but I'll do a quick inspection.

She then focuses on Araseis, sending her a sense of warning of it, just bare brush on her mind, a warning of danger behind her.

She then focuses on inspecting herself for any trick or curse from Lixer.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 low is good
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 86 > [d100=86]

Your warning is just in time - but the shadow surges faster. Enough for the blade to clip Araseis's arm, blood trickling from a wound already black with rot. "Pigfucker!" she swears viciously, fingers moving in an arcane pattern.

Shadow. Nights and caverns. Darkness.

Shar.

Come now. She is due her rest, Alyssa. She has no reason to live. I will liberate her from the pain of existence, as I have to so many others.

Spellcraft and note your level of detection, from simple DM up to up if you have See Magic as an SDA.

[Iron Dragoon]

Spellcraft/Knowledge Devotion:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+90 : 18 + 90, total 108[/blockquote]

I have Detect Magic prepared, Divination (4th level spell) as an at-will SLA, and Foresight (9th level spell) as an at-will SLA.

[Anastasia]

You don't detect any curses on yourself or anything from that interaction.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa sends to the others, I haven't detected anything directed towards me, but Shar is targeting Araseis with a shadow assassin now. Some sort of rotting curse.

Can I identify what it is? Both the attacker and the rotting?

[Anastasia]

Sure, K:R and K:A.

[Iron Dragoon]

Take 10 on both for 67. Really need some sort of skill booster for those.

[Anastasia]

The creature is a shadow - an advanced one most likely.

The poison looks like something that attacks the body directly, which ruins health and vitality. It'll make her easier to kill if it doesn't do the job outright.

[Iron Dragoon]

Is this something a level 5 even has a chance against?

[Anastasia]

OOC, you'd know a shadow is CR 3.

https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/shadow.htm

OOC again, it depends on how far advanced it is. IC, your reasoned estimate would be yes, she has a chance but it's likely not an easy battle at best.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa sends Araseis a thread of the confidence she has in her and continues watching.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 low is good
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 low is good --> [ 1d100=78 ]{78}

Blood.

Araseis bleeds as she dives to the side, a seconds wipe missed. At the same time her fingers point forward, as a three-set of magic missiles pepper the shadow. The ethereal being recoils from the assault, gliding back and through a bookshelf as Araseis crawls behind one, both momentarily out of sight. A tense and terse moment as meanwhile...

Then don't let Shar bully you. Don't let her take another soul!

As you hear those words Araseis pulls out a potion with her good hand and drinks it without hesitation. The wound's bleeding ceases, a scabbed over gash instead of a weeping wound. Just in time she rises and desperately dodges to the side, as the shadow comes through the floor sword first. This one moment is enough, for another quick chant sends missiles into the face of the shadow. It howls in pain and lunges.

In desperation there is only one choice. A curved, silver dagger is drawn as Araseis tries to dodge and counter.

Neither succeeds at the first part.

The dagger goes into the center of the shadow. The horrible being flickers out with a wail and a cry, the sword gone as well. Yet that's not before Araseis is stabbed in the shoulder, straight through. A new hole in her shoulder now freely bleeds as she slumps to her knees, hand on her wounds. "Ah...bastard," she growls, even as the wound blackens.

[Iron Dragoon]

Can I tell if it's poison or the Strength Damage ability?