Battle of Hollow's Grove rd 4 (DM Dominic) d20+25=42 d20+25=31 d6=3 d6=1 d20+5=24 d20+5=23 d8+5=6 d8+5=12 d20+5=15 d20+5=18 d20+16=36 d20+16=26 2d8(1+8)+15=24 2d8(5+2)+15=22 d20+15=29 Friday August 1st, 2003 3:12:01 AM
Sly Foxx's sword has flames now flickering up and down the blade. Luke runs over to Trace's side and misses the dead tree that is attacking Trace. In a mix of barks and common Luke growls out "Sayra meld with Hollow as final strike, strike must hit both Sayra and Hollow." Shiraz moves over to a flanking position next to Hollow. Trace Swings and strikes a mighty blow nocking a large piece of the dead tree off (dmg 26) missing with his second and third swings. Peerimus launches a ball of flame at the dead tree attacking Sir Thomas hitting it squarely (dmg 5.) Yorrick steps up to the same dead tree and rips into it (dmg 11.) Savin rolls to his feet and strikes the dead tree with both blows (dmg 14.) Sir Thomas seeing the dead tree not go down swings at it landing his second blow destroying it (dmg 17.) Ilsidur chops at Hollow connecting with only his first swing (dmg 18.) Caelmus fires two more glowing arrows at Hollow hitting with both arrows (dmg 14.) Sayra stands waiting for the right moment to charge hollow and attempt to meld with it. After a few moments she sees an opening and yells "strike now through me!!!" as she charges Hollow and grabs hold of Hollow.
DT4 swings at Trace hitting both times (dmg 18.) DT5 swings attacks Savin missing with both attacks. Hollow lashes out at Ilsidur with two attacks hitting with both attacks (dmg 46.) Ilsidur feels the limb wrap around him lifting Ilsidur off the ground and something pierce his flesh at the side of his neck. (grappled opposed str check vs 29)
Everyone hears a sickening gurggle coming from over near where Caelmus was standing. When you glance over at him you see what looks to be a very large root sticking through his lower abdomen. Sly Foxx opens a magical seal causing a flash of light to radiate out and touch each member of the party. You each feel a surge of energy flow through you.
ooc - everybody this round you get the following: Adds +4 hit, critical hit will get an extra die to damages. Also adds +4 to damages.
Sly Foxx and Luke d20+22=40 d20+17=36 d8+8=11 2d8(8+7)+8=23 d20+7=20 d6+7=11 Friday August 1st, 2003 7:56:57 AM
To Sly this is the monent to use his Seal of Whooping that he found in the book (the book the elves gave him). Looking into Sayra's eyes, "Good bye! dear Friend." Now Sly will swing twice, has hard as he can, left hit AC 40 - Damages 36 hp, right hit AC36(critacal) - damages 2(one extra die) 8+7+8=23. Then step back to give room for others to get in closer.
Luke gets in there and bits and twisting his head for the up most damages. (to attack AC 20 - Damages 11hp). "Grrr!"
Savin hps 53 ac 21 d20+4=18 d20+14=29 d20+11=22 d8+7=15 d8+7=8 Friday August 1st, 2003 2:11:19 PM
Savin has no trouble maintaining his balance as he attacks his tree. He kicks at it twice hitting both times. He is watching, feeling helpless, as Sayra prepares to sacrifice herself.
Sir Thomas hp 66 ac 18; Pryte-Honos hp 41 AC 14 d20=17 d20=11 Friday August 1st, 2003 2:59:41 PM
Knowing that he is not in a good position to make the killing strike and seeing Sly taking the opportunity, Sir Thomas rushes to Caelmus' side.
[Rolled 17 + 6 = 23 Reflex]
He then grabs the undead slayer and tries to save his life by channeling Domi's healing force through the man's body. (Lay on hands ... [OOC: I don't know how much I have to give at the moment, but I'm giving it all to him])
As Thomas unleashes his healing energy he tries to remove Caelmus from the piercing root.
[Rolled 11 + 4 = 15 STR check to pull Caelmus off the root]
Peerimus [AC 24 HP50 Endure Fire, Barkskin, Shillelagh, Produce Fire 5rnds] and Yorrick [AC17 HP51 Greater Magic Fang Claw] d20+1=9 d20+1=4 Friday August 1st, 2003 3:19:23 PM
With the tree on Sir Thomas down Peerimus and Yorrick look to lend support where they can. As Ilsidur is lifted and attacked like a vampire Peerimus has a thought. He quickly breaks a Seal of Sunlight flooding the area with the bright rays of the sun. Then raising his club above his head, he leads a charge to the Hollow, Yorrick on his heels bellowing a thunderous roar. But the fortunes of war turn and both loose footing as they try to close the distance to aid thier friends. [Balance 9 Peerimus fell, Balance 4 Yorrick fell. how truly pathetic]
Ilsidur (AC24, hp 18/78) d20+10=28 Friday August 1st, 2003 4:38:12 PM
Ilsidur reels and gulps as he absorbs the incredible amount of damage dished out by the giant undead tree. He feels himself being lifted into the air, and cries out, "I sure would like to be...OVER THERE!" He casts dimension door, and transports himself 30' away, directly behind Hollow. [OOC: Cast spell when grappled, see rules on page 137-138 of player's handbook. Dimension door only has verbal component. Rolled concentration check of 28 vs. DC 24 (20 + spell level), so concentration check was successful.]
When he lands on the ground, he calls out, "Hollow is incredibly strong! Don't let it grab hold of you! Does anyone have any ranged attack damage spells?"
Trace (ac 17 hp 34/64 delayed poison ) Radiant (ac 17 hp 18/18) d20+14=33 d20+14=27 d20+10=13 d8+8=14 d6=6 d6+6=9 d20+14=31 Monday August 4th, 2003 1:54:48 AM
Trace reels a bit from the hit caused by the dead tree. He collects himself and steps up with great fury and works his blades,
(hit ac 33 crit last roll was to check for crit hit. dmg 14x3 =42 +6 frost dmg short sword hit ac 27 for 9 hps dmg. 2nd attack missed. total dmg 57 hps dmg to dead tree.)
Hitting with such success Trace rembering the fight with the Dragon points his mouth right at the dead tree and gives a mighty battle cry and readies for the next attack if there is one.
Shiraz AC 23 Hps 65/66 d20+14=18 d20+10=11 d20+12=17 Monday August 4th, 2003 8:44:26 AM
Shiraz concentrates, mumuring a quick prayer to Imod the fighter swings out with his right hand the sword seeming to miss all three times as he attempts to destroy Hollow. "ARRRRGGGGHHHHH..." the minotaur roars.
Freeing of a Friend (DM Dominic) Monday August 4th, 2003 10:13:24 AM
As Sayra throws herself onto Hollow, Sly Foxx striking Hollow through Sayra with two killing blows as Savin delivers two additional blows on Hollow. As Sayra dies with Hollow, a smile spreads across her face, Sayra says quietly "thank you my freinds." You see Sayra and Hollow meld for one last time then Hollow crumbles to dust. As Trace is striking the Dead tree it falls over and crumbles at the same time as Hollow crumbles along with the Dead Tree that has been attacking Savin. Sir Thomas carefully lays Caelmus down and channels the healing energies that he has left into Caelmus bringing Caelmus back from the brink of death.
Each of you start to feel the gloom and death start to lift in the area with the death of Hollow and Sayra. You notice that the ground is slowly changing from the decaying and slick surface to a more natural area radiating out from where Hollow stood at the time of its death. In that location you notice a small seedling starting to poke its way up from the soil. Caelmus slowly looks up at the entire group then says "thank you for ending this terrible blight. We should rest and then head back to Burnt Eldor and let them know that it is done."
Savin Monday August 4th, 2003 10:42:02 AM
Savin will trot over to where the new sapling is starting and look at it in wonder. He will stare around and notice the blight being lifted. He will murmer, "I hope you have found peace Sayra." Then another thought crosses his mind and he will start looking for the death mask to see if it has survived the experience.
Trace (ac 17 hp 47/64 delayed poison ) Radiant (ac 17 hp 18/18) d20+9=29 d20+9=28 d20+6=22 d8+5=13 Monday August 4th, 2003 1:57:09 PM
Trace keeps an eye out on the surrounding area for any thing moving in on there area (spot check 29 listen check 22) and takes a moment to inspect the plant growing to see what kind it is (wilderness lore 28). He takes out his last healing potion and drinks it down (13 hps revived).
Trace holds his arm up and calls for Radiant to land.
Peerimus [AC 24 HP50 Endure Fire, Barkskin, Shillelagh, Produce Fire 5rnds] and Yorrick [AC17 HP51 Greater Magic Fang Claw] Monday August 4th, 2003 2:45:35 PM
"I agree Calemus and I would like to perform a ritual blessing tomorrow at dawn." Peerimus moves to where the tree once stood and kneels in the now spreading grass. Softly stroking the leaves of the newly growing sappling he speaks a few words 'Bennini Fusch dol Avani dol Sempa dol Embrasha.' He then sits further back on his feet and beckons Yorrick to sit with him, who does, and the two enjoy the sight of nature claiming back that which was taken from her.
Sir Thomas Monday August 4th, 2003 7:21:04 PM
Thomas smiles when he sees Caelmus return. "Lucky thing .... nice job Sly Foxx. A brave and talented warrior indeed."
Thomas has a seat on the ground, feeling that all is well in the area. after taking a moment he gets up and starts to pet Pryte-Honos. He even goes so far as to remove a grooming brush from the saddle pouch and he treats his friend to a grooming.
As he does so, he looks at Luke. "When did you learn to speak? What else do you have to say?"
Sly Foxx and Luke Monday August 4th, 2003 8:16:26 PM
Sly watches as Sayra as she melts with her tree, Sly feel sadden and wonders as to why the females he likes, always leave or Die on him?? But only half listen to what Sir Thomas is saying. "Me! nice job? Brave? me a warrior only because you taught me how to consentrate." he tell Sir Thomas.
Sly looks down at Luke, "want some thing to eat? OK! OK! and a brushing too." Sly sit down next to Sir Thomas. Feeding and brushing the Dog.
Ilsidur (AC24, hp 41/78) 4d8(3+7+4+2)+7=23 Tuesday August 5th, 2003 12:28:24 AM
Ilsidur casts a cure spell on himself, then looks around at the rest of the party. [OOC: Convert neutralize poison to cure critical wounds spell, healing 23 hp damage.] "Does anyone need any healing?"
After helping whomever asks for aid, he moves over to look at the seedling that has appeared. "Peerimus, what kind of plant is this? Hopefully it does not carry any of Hollow's evil taint."
Shiraz Tuesday August 5th, 2003 9:07:20 AM
Shiraz watches as nature begins to reclaim this deadened land,"The work of the gods is truely a miracle to behold." Shiraz sheathes his swords and turns to the others, "Are we staying for the night or moving on?"
Peerimus [AC 24 HP50 Endure Fire, Barkskin, Shillelagh, Produce Fire 5rnds] and Yorrick [AC17 HP51 Greater Magic Fang Claw] d20+10=19 d20+14=15 Tuesday August 5th, 2003 2:28:41 PM
Peerimus will look over his shoulder to Ilsidur to Identify the sappling with a smile.
OoC- unless it's an unatural one which means he tries to..[Nature 19 Wilderness 15]
New Beginnings (DM Dominic) Wednesday August 6th, 2003 12:57:32 AM
As you all start to come down from the adrenalin rush from the combat and heal yourselves you see a green mist form around Luke then it moves away from him. When the mist is a couple of feet from Luke it takes the form of a large stag that looks over the group. The stag nods its head then turns and runs off into the forest. Savin looks around but can not find any trace of the mask. Trace and Peerimus examine the seedling and both come to the conclusion that it is a darkwood seedling. All of you feel no trace of the taint or corruption that once was here. Caelmus looks over the party and says "I think we should be safe resting here." As you sleep each of you have the following dream - Sayra walks out of a giant darkwood tree and walks over to you then says "thank you my kind friend you have set my spirit free. sleep here and rest easy for nothing shall harm you here." Each of you when you awaken finds a single leaf from what you belive came from the darkwood tree in your dream. You find a medium size wooden bowl made of darkwood filled with various fruits and berries next to the Darkwood sapling.
During Peerimus beautiful and stiring blessing with the dawn, you think you see the stag watching then it vanishes after a moment.
*** sleeping here for the night gives you the following effects: all wounds are healed with any poison neutralized. You also have the effect of a bless spell on you during the time you remain in the area around the sapling (30' radius)
Trace and Radiant d20+9=13 d20+9=11 d20+6=14 d20+14=26 d20+6=13 Wednesday August 6th, 2003 3:33:00 AM
Trace stands and stretches fully healed and rareing to go. He allways feels revived after knowing that danger is gone and a new day and new adventure lie ahead.
He feeds himself and Radiant as well Shadow his horse and then readies for the journey back to the elven city. He puts his new bowl in his pack on Shadow and climbs up and takes a moment to examine the leaf that was left for him. he then stores it away somewhere safe in his pack as well. He then keeps an eye out over the group for any and everything while he waves to the stag before it runs away. Speeking to the others out loud, "I wounder what spirit the stag of green mist was and is called? I would like to some how give praise to it as it has looked over us in our journey to free these woods."
Trace sits upon Shadow as the others get ready for the day.
Sly Foxx and Luke Wednesday August 6th, 2003 8:50:10 AM
Sly wakens to a beautiful day and if he listens very hard, off in the distants a few song birds are singing. But some thing is wrong, He rises and Luke for the first time is not sleeping next to him. The dog was sleeping about 30' feet from his side, in a green mist rising fromm his body, the mist then turns to that stage. As the stag looks at him for a bref moment, Sly under stude as the stag went off into the woods. Luke them came running into Sly"s arms. "Come ! Luke, let's eat something."
They go to the bowl and picks a few fruits for them selves. but Sly knows that fruits are not Lukes favorets for meals, so sly will fish for Lukes breakfast, he catches one and Lukes eat most of the fish. Sly will take the rest of what left over from the fish, go to the sapling and digs a hole onder the little tree and put the chop fish way under its little roots (without touching the roots) "This little one," Sly talks to the sapling "Is your first meal, it will last you awhile. Grow strong!"
Next Sly takes the leaf and put into the Book that the Elves gave him. To Ilsidur "I'm ready."
Shiraz Wednesday August 6th, 2003 8:59:21 AM
Shiraz packs up his tent and after after one eats douses the fire and covers the ashes with dirt. "Can't have our little sappling getting hurt now can we?" Shiraz smiles a bit and hums softly as he works. "I guess we should head into, well I guess the elven village first then who knows."
Peerimus and Yorrick Wednesday August 6th, 2003 10:53:31 AM
Ah the glorious morning. Crisp air and feel of the dew grass under your body. Peerimus up at first light, performs the Rite of birth with the new sappling that includes a Plant Growth spell [Enrichment: targets plants within a range of one-half mile,raising their potential productivity over the course of the next year to one-third above normal.] As Sly moves off with the now familiar hook and line Yorrick follows to do a little fishing of his own. Moving downstream the big bear wades in and flushes fish at Sly. Peerimus places the leaf in his inner chest pocket and passes out the fruit to everyone. "My friends, I now know why I was drawn to you. Never have I met or been privaledged to know a finer group of people. I and the woods are in your debt. Now let us on to the village."
Savin d20+7=10 Wednesday August 6th, 2003 2:17:15 PM
After looking for the mask, Savin will go to sleep. He will awaken from the dream feeling especially refreshed and filled with satisfaction on releasing Sayra's spirit from its imprisionment. He will put the leaf away making sure not to lose it and avail himself to the breakfast provided.
He will ask the others after they have eaten, "Does anyone mind if I take the darkwood bowl as a momento of this adventure? When I use it, it will always remind me of the beautiful Sayra. We were very close you know.' If no one objects, he will place the bowl in his pack.
He watches the others fish and tries to amuse himself by trying to catch a fish with his bare hands. (OOC rolled a 10 so I doubt he was successful) When the others are ready, he will help clean up camp and head back to the elven village with the others.
Sir Thomas and Pryte-Honos Wednesday August 6th, 2003 3:50:18 PM
Thomas sleeps, awakes, prays, and is quiet. Contemplation takes over the young knight, and he graciously accepts the peacful opportunity that he has been given.
He laughs and Savin's antics ... and graciously accepts and returns Peermimus' graceful and kind words.
He then sits astride Pryte as the group makes its way back to the elven village.
The only thing Thomas says during the day (barring any incidents of course) is to Trace. Thomas looks at Trace with a playful scour and says, "I hope you're not going to get us all into more trouble when you reunite with your female."
Ilsidur Thursday August 7th, 2003 11:33:00 PM
Ilsidur wakes refreshed, and says his morning devotions. He picks up the leaf, and smiles, then pins the leaf under his cloak, using the pin given to him by the elves.
The dwarf looks up at Sly and says, "You're ready, are you? Well, then, lets be off. Caelmus, perhaps you and Peerimus can lead us back to the elven village? When we get there, we should ask about that green stag spirit. Caelmus, do you know anything about it?"
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