Wrath of the Righteous - Worldwound Incursion [IC]

[Kish]

Hesper raises her bow and shoots at the cultist menacing Emilie and Fenna.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[16] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[8] Damage: (1d6)[3] Critical damage: (2d6)[9]

[Kallimakus]

Skerak backs off, nearing the trench. The demon moves to box him in, and he has one more step before he has no further room to simply step back. "Go reap a tally down below" it snaps at the scythe cultist. The cultist facing Diamond swings her scythe at the dwarf again, then drops down into the trench.
The two tieflings on Shauna's side advance. Horgus swallows and steps up to fight one of them. Shauna herself charges and strikes. The cultist staggers back. "Good! It's always more fun when they struggle!" he swings his scythe. The other tiefling moves behind Shauna, but can't take advantage of his position yet.
The cultist in the trench is frozen in place by Luna's spell, sweat beading her brow as Emilie puts a blade on her throat. Perhaps it's the pain, but as she draws blood, the cultist swerves aside. She lives yet, gasping for breath, eyes wide with fear.

Aravashinal's spell concludes, summoning a soaring eagle of light that dives at the demon assailing Skerak. Anevia lets loose an arrow at the demon as well.

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The held cultist is helpless, and thus subject to Sneak Attack from Hesper
(1d20+7)[18], (1d6+2)[5] Attack vs Skerak
(1d20+5)[15], (2d4+3)[7] Cultist vs Diamond
(1d20+5)[22], (2d4+3)[9] Cultist vs Shauna
(1d20+3)[9], (1d6)[5] Horgus vs tiefling
(1d20+3)[16], (1d6+1)[3] Tiefling vs Horgus
(1d20+5)[7], (1d6)[4] Anevia vs demon
(1d20+6)[11], (1d4+1)[2] Summoned eagle vs demon, Smiting

[Diachronos]

Skerak's hardened flesh absorbs some of the blow. "What was that? Are demons trying to kill people with tickling now?" He steps back and launches another stone blast at the demon.

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Hit: (1d20+7)[20]/(1d20+7)[17]
Damage: (2d6+8)[11]/(4d6+16)[26]

[Frosty]

"Emilie, hit her and then move back. I'll cover you!"

The cleric waits for Emilie to retreat, and then steps in between the cultists and Emilie. Then, she unleashes one of her most potent magics to date. She chants a new chant that creates shimmering motes. At the end of the chant, a bright and localized explosion of LIGHT erupts between the two enemy cultists in the trench, potentially blinding them. Definitely hurting them.

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Delay until Emilie moves back. Move to position herself between the cultists and Emilie and the librarians.
Cast Burst of Radiance. DC16 Reflex of be blinded for (1d4)[2] rounds. Successful save means Dazzled for the same duration.
Damage (no save): (3d4)[9]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna gasps in surprise at the attack, leaving her badly wounded despite her armor. She says a quick prayer under her breath and touches her chest, filling herself with a healing glow, before she brings her weapon to bear.

"Sk-Skerak, help!" she calls.

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Lay on Hands: (1d6)[2]
(1d20+5)[20]
(1d8+6)[7]

[Zhentarim]

Diamond takes a five foot step back, not having time to properly aim and study this new target. Fumbling with his pistol, the scythe-wielding cultist gets a blow in on him.

”Ugh, I need armor!”

After the cultist gets a blow in on him, Diamond puts serious distance between himself and the battle so he can continue fighting in relative safety.

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Double move action away from trench.

[Kish]

Hesper fires at the same cultist again.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[4] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[10] Damage: (1d6)[1] Critical damage: (2d6)[9]

[Kallimakus]

The battle continues. The demon has taken a lot of punishment, but its unnatural resilience is running out. "What are you waiting for? Slaughter them!" it presses in, trying to defeat Skerak.
Diamond pulls back to a safe range.

In the trench, Emilie backs away (using Withdraw) while Luna unleashes her spell. The first cultist, one with the glaive, falls down. The other raises her unholy symbol, chanting a prayer, letting loose a wave of fell energy.

On the far side, the cultist swings his scythe again. Horgus and the Tiefling continue to exchange blows, the noble firmly on the defensive. "I should have hired a better tutor" he mutters. The Tiefling that is not engaged in combat with Horgus moves aside and reloads his crossbow, shooting one of the librarians. Anevia turns her attention to him and looses a pair of arrow his way. Aravashinal's summoned eagle assails the demon as well. He awaits for a target being spotted now.

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Bite (1d20+7)[21], (1d6+2)[8] and 2 claws (1d20+7)[26], (1d4+2)[4], (1d20+7)[8], (1d4+2)[3] Demon vs Skerak
(1d6)[3] #Channel negative energy
(1d20+5)[21], (2d4+3)[8] Cultist vs Shauna
(1d20+3)[6], (1d6+1)[2] Tiefling vs Horgus
(1d20+4)[22], (1d6+1)[2] Horgus vs tiefling.
(1d20+3)[12], (1d8)[3] Tiefling vs "helpless librarian 1"
(1d20+4)[13], (1d4+1)[3], (1d20+4)[23], (1d4+1)[2], (1d20+4)[13], (1d4+1)[2] Eagle vs demon
(1d20+3)[5], (1d6)[4] (1d20+3)[4], (1d6)[4] Anevia vs crossbow cultist.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna gasps in pain and tries to fight back against the warrior.

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(1d20+5)[16]
(1d8+6)[13]

[Zhentarim]

Diamond studies the cultist attacking Shauna, then fires at that cultist.

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Study Cultist as Move Action
Use Deadeye Deed to make this attack resolve vs Touch AC (I think this is 1 out of 3 times...)
(1d20+6)[18]
(1d8+1)[8]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt 5/7, Dragon Scale 2/3
Effects:  Levitate

Luna looks up just as the gunslinging slayer takes aim and ends the blinded cultist's life. "Thanks, Diamond!"

As she uses the cloud from the dragon scale to levitate up again, she says to Emilie, "Keep the others down there safe. I'm going to take care of the demon..."

When she reaches ground level again, she chants another spell, aimed at the demon known as a Abrikandilu. "HALT!" she screams...in Abyssal. Landing 10ft away from the demon, she also brandishes her metal shield, aiming it so the demon can see its reflection.

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Cast Command on the demon to HALT. Will save DC 15. IF the demon makes the save, it will see the shield and hopefully...get enraged and do something dumb?

[Diachronos]

Skerak growls and attacks again.

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(1d20+7)[11]/(1d20+7)[25]
Damage: (2d6+8)[13]/(4d6+16)[35]

[Kallimakus]

Shauna slays the cultist on her side. Diamond kills the last of the cultists, securing the safety of the refugees from any melee threats.

The demon shakes off the spell cast by Luna, glimpsing her way. It's eyes narrow and it assaults Luna, avoiding Skerak's blast as it comes.

One of the tieflings is still fighting Horgus, while the other is reloading its crossbow.

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No enemy actions yet, waiting on Hesper.

[Kish]

Hesper briefly aims at the demon, but opts to fire on the tiefling with the crossbow instead.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[17] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[16] Damage: (1d6)[2] Critical damage: (2d6)[4]

[Zhentarim]

Diamond silently studies the tiefling attacking Horgus Gwerm, then loads his firearm.

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Move to study target
Standard to load firearm.

[Kallimakus]

The demon snarls in fury, turning away from its attack against Skerak, looking away from Luna before focusing on her with hate-filled eyes. It charges her like a beast, using its claws for extra propulsion. Its target is not the woman, but the hateful shield that bears the monster's image.

The Tiefling with the crossbow takes a hit from Hesper and shoots the most injured librarian. Horgus keeps duelling the last tiefling, finally striking it down, while Anevia shoots the crossbow-user dead.

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(1d20+10)[23] Sunder Luna's shield, Charge (1d6+4)[10] damage
(1d20+3)[5], (1d8)[1] tiefling vs librarian
(1d20+3)[10], (1d6+1)[7] Tiefling #2 vs Horgus
(1d20+4)[17], (1d6+1)[2] Horgus vs Tiefling #2
(1d20+6)[10], (1d4+1)[5] Eagle vs demon
(1d20+5)[25], (1d6)[2] Anevia vs crossbow Tiefling

[Zhentarim]

Diamond fires at the tiefling he studied, being careful not to shoot Gwerm.

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(1d20+6)[24]
(1d8+1)[2]

[Kish]

Hesper shoots at the crossbow-wielding tiefling again.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[20] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[15] Damage: (1d6)[2] Critical damage: (2d6)[9]

[Diachronos]

Skerak launches another blast at the demon after stepping away.

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5' step away
Hit: (1d20+7)[20]/(1d20+7)[20]
Damage: (2d6+8)[18]/(4d6+16)[32]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt 5/7, Dragon Scale 2/3
Effects:  Levitate

Luna held strong her shield in front of her, and it withstood the attack from the beast. "Is that the best you got, you loathesome canker-sore? Why, you're so ugly, I'm surprised my shield isn’t cracking just from your visage!" With that, she swings her light mace (made out of cold iron of course) at the demon.

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Atk with light mace: (1d20+4)[19]
Dmg: (1d6-1)[2]

[Kallimakus]

Skerak's blast kills the demon, finally putting an end to the battle.

You loot the cultists and tieflings as the rest of the group navigates over the trench. There are many injured among you, not the least of which is Horgus.
"You. Cleric! I'm bleeding over here" he calls out. He's exaggerating a little there, but he did suffer injuries.

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Loot on Discord.

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The park district has been slightly less ravaged than the rest. Some manors and buildings have suffered minor damage, others are smouldering ruins, but not Gwerm Manor. It lies picturesque and pristine in it's place.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna turns to Skerak and smiles. "Thank you. I was worried for a moment there."

She brushes herself off and looks over to Horgus. "Allow me to assist you, my lord," she offers quickly, worried what Luna will say. She walks over and touches him, imparting some positive energy from the general into him.

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Lay on Hands: (1d6)[3]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 3/5, Fire Bolt 5/7, Dragon Scale 2/3
Effects:  Levitate

The cleric bashes the demon a few more times to make sure it's truly dead. Then, she helps the rest of the people cross the trench. Once everyone is safe, she gathers every around. "You all did a great job holding it together and not panicking..." She glances at Horgus. "...too much. Here, allow my goddess to heal all of you at once..." With only a minor jab at Horgus, Luna concentrates, and white light emanates from her, and everyone should feel much better.

Luna makes sure to help everyone along if they still require assistance moving. "I don't have much offensive tools for the rest of the day, but I can heal still." Once at Gwerm manor, she looks over at Horgus. "So, any idea why the demons left your place completely alone?"

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Channel positive: (2d6)[3]

[Diachronos]

Skerak breathes a sigh of relief as the fight ends. He draws out a small jar of salve and applies it to his wounds, grunting at the sharp pain as it starts mending his flesh.

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Using a dose of troll styptic to gain fast healing 2 for (2d4)[3] rounds
Fortitude save to avoid being sickened for the duration (DC15): (1d20+7)[8]

[Zhentarim]

Taking in Luna’s free healing, Diamond says ”I should probably salvage some armor so I’m not sliced into like that again.”

[Kallimakus]

"Thank you" Horgus says solemnly to Shauna and Luna. Others are also grateful.

The noble turns to Luna. "A turn of luck, mayhaps? Abadar knows I deserve something after all that I've been through."

He approaches the manor, calling for his guards or servants. There is no reply. He looks worried. Still, there is no sign of damage or attack, so he dares the front door. Entering, it's intact, but it's surprisingly spartan.
"Those cowards…" the noble says. "Must have made off at the first sign of trouble. And with everything they could pry loose" he scoffs. He goes to his vault. The others will wait at his hall, glad to be in relative safety.

"Unbroken. Good. You did do adequately enough to get me here safely. You deserve the reward promised."

He unlocks the vault door and smiles to see the contents untouched. He gathers up several bags of gold. "I promised a grand sum to these people that have kept me safe all this way from deep below" he says, and adds a grumbling "more or less."

He lays out 5 bags of gold. "Some of you've changed along the way, but everyone here has been of some help."

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Horgus provides the group with a total of 1500gp

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna yawns. "Anevia, I know you are worried about Irabeth, but this is probably the safest place nearby to spend the night. We have a lot of people with us, it might be smart for us to wait here and go to the Heart in the morning..."

[Kallimakus]

Anevia looks at Shauna. "I had hoped she'd be home waiting. But... She would be at the heart of it, wouldn't she? I don't need a detour through my home yet. We'll reclaim it together."

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 2/5, Fire Bolt 5/7, Dragon Scale 2/3
Effects:  Levitate

Luna is glad to see the manor relatively untouched. "Guess you'll never hire those guards again. Looks like the vast majority of your wealth is intact, and this vault can be a secure place to rest if it can be opened from the inside. I support staying here for the night if we can spend it in the vault."

When Horgus hands over 5 bags of gold with 1500 gold total, she takes the money. "Thank you. We would've protected you regardless. It's the right thing to do. Still, this could be useful to purchase supplies, if there are any to be found at the Heart. Tomorrow, we head to Defender's Heart. Will you come with us? There may be many more warriors there to protect you. If you remain here, you may be cut off from us if we decide that this city can't be held and we must evacuate."

The cleric turns to the librarians. "The same goes for you all as well. What will you do?"

Luna keeps healing as needed.

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Channel positive: (2d6)[7]

[Kallimakus]

"I'll go with you." Horgus says.
One of the librarians speaks up. "Could we stay here for now? We got lucky this time with the battle, but they almost got the drop on us."

"It's not like I have more valuables for you to steal" Horgus says. "That means you get to stay"

With that agreed, you get some well-earned rest. Hidden in the safety of the sturdy vault, the night passes without incident. Eventually, the Sun rises and you can set off once more. The direction is to the North, and will take you along the eastern streets of the Gate District, outermost of them. Whatever population survived the demonic onslaught remains gone to ground. The flames of the demonic attack are finally starting to die down, but new ones are started by the stragglers and opportunists.

Aravashinal and the librarians intend to stay at Gwerm Manor. With Esper taking the message to the Crusade, liberation is only a matter of time. Or so the elf believes.