Wrath of the Righteous - Worldwound Incursion [IC]

[Kallimakus]

The fiends are shocked by the inefficacy of their assault. Some fall to the ground, helpless against Luna's command. Others find themselves coated in glittering motes conjured by Rosa. Shauna successfully cleaves deep into the flesh of the charging demon, while Skerak misses his attack. Seeing the power brimming from their opponents, they bring forth their own, tendrils of darkness seeping from the corners at their gesture, only to be blown away by the holy light emanating from the heroes. Other demons try to wrest the magical energies from the heroes, to unweave whatever spells are giving them this power, only to find that effort too fail.

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(5d20)[18][4][13][9][6](50), +5 saves vs Command, in order: Luna, Rosa, Shauna, Hesper, Skerak
(3d20)[12][7][10](29), +5, saves vs Glitterdust. demons facing Shauna, Irabeth and Rosa, vs Blind
the demons attempt to cast Darkness or dispel Magic, but neither has any effect in this circumstance.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna cleaves through an enemy, her blade shining brightly.

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(1d20+10)[15]/(1d20+10)[30] plus (1d12)[9]
(1d8+6)[14] plus (2d6)[6]

[Diachronos]

Skerak forms a club of stone and brings it down on the demon before him.

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 42/42 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 10 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +14 | Knowledge Religion/History +10 | Knowledge Planes +12 | Perception +14 | 
Resources:  Mythic Point 3/5, Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 8/8, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

The winged-aasimar cleric turns her attention to the babau standing in front of her. Taking a quick step back, she summons magical energies that she did not prepare for ahead of time. Her mythic powers allows her to form the non-lethal spell anyways, and she fires off two rays at the babau!

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Luna 5ft step back, then uses Inspired Spell to spend a Mythic Point to cast Admonishing Ray (at a +2 CL). Two rays of 4d6 non-lethal damage each flies towards that Babau.
Touch attack #1 (1d20+5)[7]+5 = 12
NL damage #1 (4d6)[18]
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+5)[11]
Crit extra dmg: (4d6)[16]

Touch attack #2 (1d20+5)[21]
NL damage #2 (4d6)[11]
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+5)[13]
Crit extra dmg: (4d6)[15]

Lann is unconscious.

[Frosty]

Using an immediate action to surge for 1d20 on the first ray: (1d12)[5]

[Kish]

Hesper draws her rapier and stabs one of the demons.

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Attack: (1d20+5)[17] Critical threat check: (1d20+5)[21] Damage: (1d6)[2] Critical damage: (2d6)[7]

[Zhentarim]

Rosa full attacks the nearest demon:

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(1d20+7)[24]
(1d20+7)[25]
(1d20+7)[10]

(1d4+5)[6]
(1d4+5)[8]
(1d6+5)[8]

"Can't handle a little glitterdust?"

[Kallimakus]

The demons are confused. Their magics have no effect on the empowered heroes, and their hides fail to stop any of the attacks. Those fallen stand up, and they try to use their physical might, their claws and jaws, to fight. It seems that they are able to communicate with telepathy, as even the ones blinded are at least able to swing away in the right direction.

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Irabeth's attack (1d20+11)[23], (1d8+22)[27]
Demons vs:
Luna: Full attack: (1d20+12)[28], (1d6+5)[9], (1d20+12)[23], (1d6+5)[9], (1d20+12)[16], (1d6+5)[6]
Rosa: Stands up, provoking, and attack: (1d20+12)[25], (1d6+5)[11] Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[2]
Hesper: Stands up, provoking, and attack: (1d20+12)[32], (1d6+5)[7]
Skerak: Stands up, provoking, and attack: (1d20+12)[29], (1d6+5)[7], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[68]
Shauna: Full attack: (1d20+12)[23], (1d6+5)[9], (1d20+12)[17], (1d6+5)[7], (1d20+12)[18], (1d6+5)[9]
Irabeth: Full attack: (1d20+12)[26], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[91], (1d6+5)[8], (1d20+12)[22], (1d6+5)[6], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[74], (1d20+12)[20], (1d6+5)[6], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[70]

Damages taken by demons vs:
Luna: 38
Rosa: 25
Hesper: 9
Skerak: 27
Shauna: 34
Irabeth: 27

[Diachronos]

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Kinetic blade attack
hit: (1d20+8)[15]/(1d20+8)[16]
damage: (3d6+6)[20]/(6d6+12)[27] plus (2d6)[7] holy

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna grunts angrily as she is struck.

She attacks back.

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(1d20+8)[28] (1d12)[4]
(1d8+6)[12] (2d6)[9] +8 damage from critical

[Zhentarim]

Rosa takes another full attack, if able:

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(1d20+7)[25]
(1d20+7)[17]
(1d20+7)[16]

(1d6+5)[7]
(1d4+5)[7]
(1d4+5)[7]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 42/42 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 10 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +14 | Knowledge Religion/History +10 | Knowledge Planes +12 | Perception +14 | 
Resources:  Mythic Point 2/5, Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 8/8, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

Luna repets her previous tactic, stepping back and then fires off 2 rays of non-lethal damage at the babau trying to kill her!

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Luna 5ft step back, then uses Inspired Spell to spend a Mythic Point to cast Admonishing Ray (at a +2 CL). Two rays of 4d6 (+2d6 holy) non-lethal damage each flies towards that Babau.
Touch attack #1 (1d20+5)[6]
NL damage #1 (4d6)[17] + [roll][2d6[/roll]
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+5)[23]
Crit extra dmg: (4d6)[18]

Touch attack #2 (1d20+5)[8] + 11 = 23
NL damage #2 (4d6)[12] + 9 = 21
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+5)[22]
Crit extra dmg: (4d6)[12]

Lann is unconscious.

[Frosty]

Surging in order to add 1d12 to the 2nd attack roll. Also rolling the 2d6 holy damage

(1d12)[11]
(2d6)[9]

[Kallimakus]

The Babau demons remain confident for most part. The one facing Shauna seems close to death, and tries to dart through the battle to pick on someone else.

The demons blinded by Rosa continue to flail wildly, the blows feeling like little more than gentle taps despite the ferocity at which they are launched. Even the marks of any lucky shots starting to close at once due to the energies infused on the heroes.

Sensing a different tactic may be in order, the demon facing Luna tries to grapple with the cleric, to prevent her from casting more spells.

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Hesper's attack (1d20+5)[12](3d6)[14] (+roll]1d12[/roll] attack)
Irabeth's attack (1d20+11)[12](1d8+18)[20]

Demons vs:
Luna: Attempt to grapple (1d20+12)[30] vs CMD
Rosa: Bite (1d20+12)[19](1d6+5)[7], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[30], Claw (1d20+12)[25](1d6+5)[10], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[79], (1d20+12)[27](1d6+5)[9], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[6]
Hesper: (1d20+12)[31](1d6+5)[6], (1d20+12)[23](1d6+5)[9], (1d20+12)[31](1d6+5)[9]
Skerak: (1d20+12)[17](1d6+5)[6], (1d20+12)[32](1d6+5)[8], (1d20+12)[17](1d6+5)[11]Miss chance 1-50
Shauna: The demon withdraws, moving to flank Skerak, provoking from Shauna and Rosa
Irabeth: Bite (1d20+12)[27](1d6+5)[8], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[90], Claw (1d20+12)[14](1d6+5)[7], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[75], Claw (1d20+12)[23](1d6+5)[7], Miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[100]

Damages taken by demons vs:
Luna: 59
Rosa: (2d6+32)[39]
Hesper: 9
Skerak: 27
Shauna: 63
Irabeth: 27

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna slays the demon fleeing from her, then attacks another.

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(1d20+8)[21] plus (1d12)[3]
(1d8+6)[14] plus (2d6)[3]

[Diachronos]

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kinetic blade attack
hit: (1d20+8)[24]/(1d20+8)[16]
damage: (3d6+6)[20]/(6d6+12)[24]
holy damage: (2d6)[5]

[Kish]

Hesper switches to her rapier and slashes at the closest demon between her and Luna.

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Attack: (1d20+5)[7] Critical threat check: (1d20+5)[14] Damage: (1d6+1)[2] Holy damage: (2d6)[10] Critical damage: (1d6+1)[7]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 42/42 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 10 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +14 | Knowledge Religion/History +10 | Knowledge Planes +12 | Perception +14 | 
Resources:  Mythic Point 2/5, Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 8/8, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless, Grappled

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

Now grappled, Luna's options are limited. She attempts to strike at the Babau with her light cold iron mace! With her mobility and agility greatly reduced, it is not likely to hit. However, divine guidance helps her strikes true and powerful! She kills the babau in one blow of her mace!

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Grappled, Luna uses her cold iron light mace against Babau. -4 Dex translates into -2 to hit since she is using Finesse. Further -2 to attack rolls from grappled condition gives a total of -4.
Attack (1d20+2)[8]
1d12 surge on attack roll, if needed: (1d12)[10]
Damage (1d6-1)[5]+(2d6)[11] holy
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+2)[3]
Crit extra dmg: (1d6-1)[0]


Lann is unconscious.

[Kallimakus]

The fiendish attackers start to fall. The one fleeing from Shauna is cut down by the Paladin, while the one that went to grapple Luna is put down by the cleric's mace. Only one sighted demon remains, facing Hesper, while the others swing blindly, guided by the rapidly flickering eyes of Hesper's opponent. They seem to be getting more desperate. Rosa tears through the demon facing her, her claws possessing more bite than those of the full fiend. Her bite too.

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Irabeth attack! (1d20+11)[17], (1d8+19)[25]
Rosa tries to make short work of her foe. Bite (1d20+7)[23], (1d6+5)[9] and holy damage (2d6)[6], Claw (1d20+7)[20], (1d4+5)[7] and holy damage (2d6)[12], Claw (1d20+5)[23], (1d4+5)[9] and holy damage (2d6)[7]

(1d20+12)[26], (1d6+5)[9], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[42]
Rosa: Bite (1d20+12)[24], (1d6+5)[9], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[51], Claw (1d20+12)[20], (1d6+5)[10], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[19], (1d20+12)[23], (1d6+5)[7], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[87]
Hesper: Bite (1d20+12)[32], (1d6+5)[9], Claw (1d20+12)[32], (1d6+5)[7], Claw (1d20+12)[32], (1d6+5)[7]
Skerak: Bite (1d20+12)[29], (1d6+5)[10], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[88], Claw (1d20+12)[31], (1d6+5)[9], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[52], Claw (1d20+12)[16], (1d6+5)[9], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[44]
Irabeth: Bite (1d20+12)[13], (1d6+5)[8], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[9], Claw (1d20+12)[23], (1d6+5)[6], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[70], Claw (1d20+12)[31], (1d6+5)[9], miss chance 1-50 (1d100)[33]


Damages taken by demons vs:
Luna: ded
Rosa: 89 ded
Hesper: 9
Skerak: 52
Shauna: ded
Irabeth: 52

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna turns her attention to the remaining threat, flanking with Hesper.

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(1d20+10)[15](1d12)[12]
(1d8+8)[12] (2d6)[10]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 42/42 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 10 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +14 | Knowledge Religion/History +10 | Knowledge Planes +12 | Perception +14 | 
Resources:  Mythic Point 2/5, Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 8/8, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

After crushing the skull of the enemy that tried to grapple her, Luna finally has the time to pick her next target. With Shauna going to help Hesper, Luna decides to help the other paladin. "Irabeth, I'll help with yours!" The cleric decides to keep using her light mace and goes to provide flanking to Irabeth against the babau. Raising her mace high, Luna smashes downwards, guided by some holy spirit.

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Luna moves to Flank the babau with Irabeth. She uses her cold iron light mace against Babau. +2 Flanking. +1 Bless
Attack (1d20+8)[27]
1d12 surge on attack roll, if needed: (1d12)[7]
Damage (1d6-1)[1]+(2d6)[9] holy
Crit-confirm roll: (1d20+8)[21]
Crit extra dmg: [roll]2cd6-2[/roll]


Lann is unconscious.

[Diachronos]

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kinetic blade attack
hit: (1d20+16)[22]/(1d20+16)[35]
damage: (3d6+7)[13]/(6d6+14)[34]
holy: (2d6)[5]

[Kallimakus]

The demons fall one by one. Skerak cuts down his foe with an earthen blow that shakes the floor of the room. Luna moves to flank the blinded demon facing Irabeth, her mace leaving a glowing contrail as she strikes the fiend's side. That is distraction enough for Irabeth to run it through. The final demon is surrounded, striking Rosa and Hesper to little avail as their attacks tear its flesh in return.

Shauna steps up to run the demon through from behind as Rosa sinks her claws into its flesh. Hesper finishes the thing off with a deft thrust of her rapier, ceasing the last demon's struggle. Soon after, the power suffusing the heroes begins to fade, the inner light dimming almost to nothing. Each, however, can sense a new power dwell within their soul. With the lightshow faded, the heroes see that there remain several shards of the Wardstone embedded in the walls, finger-sized slivers of white stone pulsing with weak light.

Spoiler: Wardstone Shards

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As a standard action, a wardstone shard may be rubbed along a weapon or a suit of armor to transfer the shard's magic to the weapon or armor for 1 day. Doing so depletes the shard, rendering it inert stone.

Weapon: A weapon enhanced by a wardstone shard gains the evil outsider bane quality, and is treated as being made of cold iron and as a good weapon for the purposes of overcoming a demon's damage reduction. The shard cannot be used to enhance ammunition in this manner, but can be used to enhance a weapon that fires ammunition; doing so causes the weapon to impart these qualities to the ammunition as it is fired.
Armor: A suit of armor enhanced by a wardstane shard gains the spell resistance (1 3) armor special ability, but only against evil outsiders. Against demons, this spell resistance increases to 17. A nonmagical suit of armor also gains a +1 enhancement bonus as well.

Spoiler: Hesper

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Hesper gains a +2 trait bonus on Reflex saves. By expending one use of mythic power, she can take 20 on an Acrobatics, Bluff, Disguise, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth check without an increase in the time required to make the check

Spoiler: Luna

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Luna can select a second domain granted by her affiliated deity. She can use the 1st-level spells of both domains as spell-like abilities a number of times per day each equal to her mythic tier. By expending one use of mythic power, she may use any of these two domains' spells as a spell-like ability, but may only use spells of a level equal to or less than her mythic tier

Spoiler: Rosa

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Rosa gains a +4 trait bonus on caster level checks to penetrate a demon's spell resistance. Once per day, she can recharge a charged magic item by expending one use of mythic power. Doing so adds a number of charges equal to 1d10 + her mythic tier to the item, up to its normal maximum number of charges.

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Shauna gains a +2 trait bonus on Fortitude saves. By expending one use of mythic power as a swift action, she can ignore a single demon's damage reduction for 1 minute, and increases the critical multiplier of any weapon she wields against that demon by 1

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Skerak gains +3 hit points per level (also retroactively). When he is reduced to negative hit points by an attack or effect from a demon, as an immediate action he can expend one use of mythic power to heal damage equal to 2d6 + twice his mythic tier. This healing occurs after the damage is done - if the damage is enough to kill the PC, he cannot activate this ability.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna sheathes her weapon as her strength returns...not to normal, but to a middle ground between her heroic self and her previous self. She smiles with satisfaction. "Blessed are the peacekeepers, the champions of the just," she whispers, thanking her General for this gift.

"Is everyone alright?" she asks, turning to look at the rest of the group. "That power we received was most certainly holy in nature. I am pleased to know that my friends are chosen by the gods as I am."

[Diachronos]

Skerak walks through and uses his morningstar to bash in the skulls of the fallen demons and cultist to ensure that they won't be getting up again.

"We should see to the burial of the fallen crusaders, and return to Defender's Heart to let the others know that the threat's been averted."

[Frosty]

Luna examines the shards from the wardstone. "Yes, we certainly did get strengthened and blessed. It looks like it came from the wardstone fragment. If that's true, maybe these fragments have some power still. I wonder if we can do anything for Terendelev with these. Maybe we can bring her back..."

She rubs one of the shards against the scale of Terendelev that she carries. If nothing happens, the cleric sighs. "Well, I guess it was too much to hope for a resurrection from the dead. Shauna, when we get the chance, we should find a powerful priestess. With these scales, power divine magic could bring her back. Oh yeah, Terendelev wasn't the only one who perished. I remember some bodies we left on the lower floors. The ones with missing hearts? I bet demons ate those. We should return the corpses and find a proper burial place."

Looking around, the aasimar detects magic from quite a few things. She lacks the skill to ascertain their properties, but perhaps she can tell if any of the items have any historical or cultural significance. Luna starts with the broken helmets and 6 ivory figurines.

[Kallimakus]

"I'm fine" Irabeth says, looking at them. "It seems you are destiny's chosen, Shauna. And all you heroes of Kenabres."

She is in accord with Skerak that word should be taken to the Defender's Heart of this triumph.

Luna rubs the shard along the silver dragonscale, but there appears to be no effect. Irabeth walks to her. "I wish for the rebirth of our guardian as well. Kenabres could use such a symbol of hope, and now it falls to you"

Luna recalls one crusader mention that among the most hallowed relics kept in the Gray Garrison were the helms of the first martyrs of the First Crusade From the way that the demons' allies took care to shatter them, these might be the ones. It is a shame to see them in such disrepair. The figurines are nude depictions of women mixed with animal parts. They appear to have no mystery beyond appearance and valuable material.

[Frosty]

"I think I can fix these helmets. They are important relics from the First Crusade. They'd need to be fixed tomorrow however. I have not prepared the correct spells to do so. I might be able to tap into the divine energies infusing me to call upon the right spells, but I'd rather save that in case we get attacked on our way back."

She then quickly checks on Lann to see if he's alright. As she does, the feathery angel wings on her back slowly fade away. The mythical power resides inside of her, and is not as obvious now as when her entire body was bathed in the energies from the wardstone fragment. She shakes the mongrelman, and will channel energy to heal him if needed.

[NeoSeraphi]

The paladin shakes her head when the cleric tries to resurrect her friend. "A noble effort, and a noble goal. Her life was taken too soon, and by evil. But the coming demon threat is a more pressing matter. Now that Kenabres is safe, for the moment, we must turn our attention to the Worldwound itself. We should ask Aravashinal if he has any ideas about repairing the seal when we return."

[Kallimakus]

"Terendelev's will lives on in those scales" Irabeth says. "I doubt the demons failed to defile her body. Certainly it is not where she was slain."

They descend through the Gray Garrison and head back. The skies look to have cleared, and there are no longer plumes of smoke rising from farther reaches. Warm winds blow from the South as they head back towards the Defender's Heart.

"Where is everyone?" Lann wonders out loud, looking about. They see no hostiles on the way back, and see a crowd of Crusaders outside the inn. They spot the incoming group and let out a cheer. Irabeth scans the group and rushes to Anevia, still walking with a crutch.