Vlarath reels against this fresh assault, chains binding him in place, and the relentless blows of Perseus forcing his nebulous form to its knees.

The dark god's unnatural form makes it far from easy to judge how wounded he might be; but the corporeal parts of his form are riddled with cracks, and traces of holy flame from the Sword of Tariel flicker spontaneously over his shadow form. The sense of divine presence that had marked him seems to have dwindled down to a fraction of its previous force.

Vlarath's blazing pseudo-eyes meet Yara's, sensing she is about to manifest some new and devastating psionic power - and, driven to desperation, he acts.

Time distorts again, little more than a phantom discomfort for most of you but a clearly felt aberration to Yara. In a stolen instant of time, the Betrayer snarls a pair of incantations in a vile and ancient tongue.

Spoiler: Wail of the Banshee
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You all need to make a DC 37 Fortitude save. If you fail, you die.


Spoiler: Quickened Antimagic Ray
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Timble, ranged touch attack against Yara - 20 to hit. If that beats your touch AC, make a DC 35 Will save. Failure means you are affected as though by an antimagic field, leaving you unable to cast spells or manifest powers.
Your equipment, however, is unaffected. The effect is measured in rounds per level, so without giving away any caster levels, let's just say it will last the rest of this combat encounter!


"You cannot hope to prevail!" Vlarath rasps as he watches his spells take effect. "I am eternal! What are you to pit yourselves against me? Nothing!"

Spoiler: Initiative
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Yara still has an action to take before what would have been Vlarath's turn but for the Greater Celerity he just cast. Vlarath will then have to miss what would have been his turn, so the rest of you can post actions after Timble (and he can post two rounds' worth).