Good Strikes Back (IC)

[Toliudar]

Otrera and Hillock

Rocked by orbs and rays of various kinds, Otrera does her best to dodge the spider's web, but the hydra is very much the worse for wear.

"Eye Guy, Hillock! Eye Guy zapping."

The elephant-turned-pit-fiend nods and transforms once again. This time it becomes an even larger creature, a shimmering silvery dragon whose rounded features and outsized eyes and paws do indeed give the impression of being a baby...if a terrifying one. It works to reach THROUGH Zikram's force protections in order to claw and bite at him.

Otrera's dozen heads turn back to the spider-witch and bit at the spindly legs again and again and again. Then, to better protect herself from a counter-strike, she takes on the form of a great dark, shadowy bat.

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To be clear, right now Otrera's touch AC is 31, so not trivial to hit even with a touch attack like an orb or a web. That leaves 167 damage, after cold resistance. She also has regeneration 22 from pit fiend, so by my calculation, she's 123 HP down by the point of her round 2 action. Let me know if I'm incorrect.

Otrera Reflex save vs the web: (1d20+23)[43]

Hillock is shapechanging into a wyrmling force dragon. AC 39, Touch AC 11. AC rises by 1 with Haste.

Force dragons have the following ability:

A force dragon cannot be harmed by any force effect, including magic missiles, explosive runes, mage’s sword, the sphere spells, or any other spell or effect with the Force descriptor. It can move freely through barriers made of force, such as a wall of force.

Hillock full attacks Zikram. Again, a reminder that while adjacent to Hillock, Zikram cannot cast defensively (it seemed like he did so in the first two rounds), and Hillock ignores magical miss chances.
Bite Attack: (1d20+36)[45] for damage: (2d8+16)[23] Automatic Grapple attempt opposed strength check: (1d20+40)[56]
Claw 1 Attack: (1d20+34)[36] for damage: (2d6+8)[12] Automatic Grapple attempt opposed strength check: (1d20+40)[52]
Claw 2 Attack: (1d20+34)[38] for damage: (2d6+8)[11] Automatic Grapple attempt opposed strength check: (1d20+40)[44]
Wing 1 Attack: (1d20+34)[50] for damage: (1d8+8)[10]
Wing 2 Attack: (1d20+34)[52] for damage: (1d8+8)[9]
Tail Slap: (1d20+34)[36] for damage: (2d6+23)[26]

Hillock AoO, if the opportunity presents itself:
Bite Attack: (1d20+33)[45] for damage: (2d8+16)[22] Automatic Grapple attempt opposed strength check: (1d20+40)[55]

If Otrera is caught in the spider-woman's web, she uses a swift action to activate her Heart of Water spell to create a Freedom of Movement effect on herself. She uses a full round action to full attack the spider-woman:
Head 1 Attack (1d20+27)[43] for (2d8+14)[16]
Head 2 Attack (1d20+27)[30] for (2d8+14)[25]
Head 3 Attack (1d20+27)[36] for (2d8+14)[21]
Head 4 Attack (1d20+27)[40] for (2d8+14)[23]
Head 5 Attack (1d20+27)[42] for (2d8+14)[19]
Head 6 Attack (1d20+27)[34] for (2d8+14)[22]
Head 7 Attack (1d20+27)[38] for (2d8+14)[21]
Head 8 Attack (1d20+27)[42] for (2d8+14)[21]
Head 9 Attack (1d20+27)[44] for (2d8+14)[23]
Head 10 Attack (1d20+27)[35] for (2d8+14)[28]
Head 11 Attack (1d20+27)[29] for (2d8+14)[27]
Head 12 Attack (1d20+27)[30] for (2d8+14)[24]

She then uses a free action to shapechange into a Nightwing. AC 64, touch AC 36. AC rises by 1 with Haste.

[Debatra]

"So is he in anyone else's head trying to get them to turn traitor, or do I get to feel special today?"

If the barrier is down by the time Mulcri can next act, she will Reaving Dispel Zikram, following it up with a Quickened Crushing Despair.

If it isn't, she will instead Delay until just before Zikram's next action. If it's down by then, proceed as above. If not, cast Heightened Persistent Image into a barred Forcecage surrounding the Woman-Spider. 100% real even on a successful save.

(Also, for the sake of the map and making sure we're all on the same page: Mulcri moved to J-6, 15' in the air during her time stop.)

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112/178
AC 38, T 32, FF 30, TFF 24
40% Miss Chance, plus eight Mirror Images
Unknown amount of Spell Turning levels.
See Invisibility, 120' Arcane Sight, 90' Blindsense, Automatically know of all spellcasting with 60'.
Mulcri will take no immediate actions before Zikram acts, wishing to prioritize disrupting his spellcasting with her Ring of Spell-Battle.

[Toliudar]

Hillock

Hillock felt Mulcri's surge of magical energy ripple through him, and turned at Otrera's voice, and nodded. In a moment, he transforms into a floating globe with a cartoonishly large mouth, a large eye (squeezed shut) and ten writhing eye stalks on top.

Hillock rolled forward, three of the eye stalks firing beams at Zikram. He bites at the shield again, hoping to weaken it for others.

Otrera glances back at Mulcri and shrugs.

*Not me. Perhaps he is a stunningly poor judge of character.*

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Mikela has gently raised some entirely reasonable concerns about the use of epic monsters. Here's a revised set of actions for Hillock.

Free action: shapechange into a beholder.
Standard action: 3 eyestalk rays and bite
Disintegrate: Ranged Touch Attack: (1d20+25)[37] for (26d6)[87] damage, or Fort DC 13 to take (5d6)[18]
Fear: Ranged Touch Attack: (1d20+25)[30] for fear effect as the spell, will DC 13 negates
Sleep: Ranged Touch Attack: (1d20+25)[42] for sleep effect (as the spell, but no HD limit), will DC 13 negates
Bite: Melee attack: (1d20+23)[42] for (2d4+3)[9] damage.

Move action: Float up and to a point 10' directly above Zikram.

[Cavir]

Atalanta shifts her aim from Zikram to the snake woman rising up into the air. The thing had some amazonian in it, so she hoped a quick death would end the torture. The Wild Heart called upon nature to guide her arrows true then let off a volley at her new target.

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With Tessa's new location, the whole party should be in range for Tessa's Haste.

Quickened Hunter's Mercy from Circlet of Rapid Casting (2nd charge of 3). First hit is auto crit.

Full: Full attack with Rapid Shot, Haste, and Woodland Archer (+4 to hit for the round after a miss)

Haste: (1d20+40)[55] (+18 BAB, +11 DEX, +4 Bow, +1 Haste, +2 Bracers, +2 Comp, +1 luck, +1 Feast)
Damage: (5d6+17)[35] (2d6 arrows, 1d6 crystal, 2d6 bane, +4 GMW, +2 FE, +3 Imp FE, +4 Hunting, +3 STR, +1 Bracers) Force + Good (from crystal) Crit on 19+

Rapid: (1d20+40)[60]
Damage: (5d6+17)[37]

Attack1: (1d20+40)[55]
Damage: (5d6+17)[37]

Attack2: (1d20+35)[50]
Damage: (5d6+17)[34]

Attack3: (1d20+30)[39]
Damage: (5d6+17)[40]

Attack4: (1d20+25)[38]
Damage: (5d6+17)[31]

First hit does auto-crit: (4d6+34)[48]

From OOC:
Crit check on Rapid Shot:
Rapid: (1d20+40)[53]
Damage: (4d6+34)[47]

While I'm thinking about it, Sora would know where the tree and crawler would be arriving. Would be funny if either ended up where the other was and was hit by the teleport trap again :)

[ngilop]

Tinac watches as Otrera is hit with bolts of ice, he quickly flies over close enough to heal her. I guess it is your day to feel lucky, i just know that cackling is rather annoying. Tinac answers in a frustrated tone to Mulcri.

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Cure Moderate Wounds: [roll]2d8+ 18[/roll]
Potent Healing: (1d20+42)[45] Heal check if greater than 51 (15+ 2(HD of target) empowers the heal.

[MikelaC1]

After Zikram fires off his spells (BTW in response to question from Sora, Lord of Uttercold is a metamagic feat from Complete Arcane), the party goes to work. First, Tessa smashes away at the shield around Zikram, she is not able to penetrate it, but she is causing it buckle with each smash. Mulcri holds her action as the shield is not down, while Atalanta launches a bombard of force arrows at the previously unharmed snake-woman, who shrieks in agony. The spider-woman angrily hacks and bites at Otrera, but only the sword connects for 25 points. Her mouth seems to moving in such a way to build up another wad of webbing to shoot at her. Tinac heals some of the previous damage dealt to her, and then Sora launches twin rays of disintegration at the shield of Zikram which finally falls. Otrera in hydra form unleashes another storm of damage on the spider-woman and she is not able to take the damage, falling in battle. Hlllock transforms into a beholder, his other eye rays do nothing to Zikram but his disintegration ray is a different story, tearing holes in him. Hes not down, but hes not in great shape. At this point, Mulcri tries her reaving dispel, and pulls the following buffs off of Zikram:
Greater Mage Armor (Extend as 4th level)
Superior Resistance
Shield (Persist as 6th level)
Blur (Persist as 7th level)
Fire Shield
Globe of Invulnerability
Moment of Prescience
Energy Immunity - Fire

She sees the following spells that managed to resist her spell:
Bite of the Wererat (Persist as 8th level)
Mind Blank
True Seeing

Next round
With initiative, Zikram screams out You'll never take me alive Two bursts of uttercold spheres explode. The first one hits Hillock and Tessa, dealing 45 points of uttercold damage and 45 points of cold damage (reduced to 15 by resistance, total of 60) The second burst affects Hillock, Tessa, Sora and Mulcri, the damage is 24 from uttercold, and the second half is 24. Mulcri, Hillock and Tessa have no cold resistance left and take full for 48 more, while Sora's cold resistance takes 24 points of damage. When the cold sphere clears, the dead body of Zikram is between all of you.

[ngilop]

Yeah.. don't really trust this guy. Tinac says and he flies down smashing his mace into Zikram's head I need to make sure this isn't some kinda evil crazy wizard trick.

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(1d20+10)[13]
(1d8+1)[5]+ (2d6)[3]holy

[Debatra]

"I don't buy it either. Remember he's been thought 'dead' before. But keep in mind the other two will be back soon!"

That said, Mulcri herself isn't sure what to do until their return. There is the Snake Woman of course, but in the end she decides to simply observe.

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Keep an eye out for anything that could be a sign of Zikram, Ready action to Dimensional Anchor and call out if he shows himself.

Most likely immediate actions: Stay the Hand if targeted by Spider Woman, or Ring of Spell-Battle if he shows up and starts casting.

88/178
AC 42, T 32, FF 34, TFF 24
40% Miss Chance, plus eight Mirror Images
Globe of Invulnerability
Fire Shield
Moment of Prescience
Fire Immunity
Unknown amount of Spell Turning levels.
See Invisibility, 120' Arcane Sight, 90' Blindsense, Automatically know of all spellcasting with 60'.
Mulcri will take no immediate actions before Zikram acts, wishing to prioritize disrupting his spellcasting with her Ring of Spell-Battle.

[Toliudar]

Otrera and Hilloock

The many-headed Otrera shrinks into the form of a silver-skinned planetar and lifts slightly off the ground, panting at the brief but brutal battle with Zikram and his minions.

"Silver and Gold, Hillock!"

Her angelic form begins repairing the awful damage from the bursts of cold. Hillock transforms mid-air from a beholder to a gold-skinned solar, and floats over to join hands with Otrera.

Otrera speaks into the mental link they share.

"Well, we can always try speak with dead on the ramains, to confirm that this is the only true Zikram. And if it's not, maybe it knows where he is. Speaking of which...time to find out where we are."

Floating straight up to a point higher than the tops of the trees surrounding the glade, Otrera and Hillock have a look around.

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Otrera and Hillock are trying to determine whether they seem to be in the same geographic area, a very different geographic region, or an entirely different plane. Spot: (1d20+42)[51], Knowledge (planes): (1d20+6)[21]

[MikelaC1]

The trees and vegetation appears to be similar to where you were, but you are no longer on the Prime Material plane, or at least, not the Prime Material you know.

[Aracor]

Tessa moves up to the snake woman, and says: Sister, Zikram is fallen. If you will cease your hostilities, we'll try to save you!

Tessa will delay until the snake-woman has a chance to surrender. If the snake woman tries to strike at her, then she'll attack and put her out of her misery.

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Free action: Activate Arcane Strike. Sacrifice a 6th level spell to add +6 to attacks and +6d4 to damage for each attack.
Move action: Move up to the snake woman
Full-round action: Full attack on a snake woman

Attack 1: (1d20+42)[46] (Above 57 is a critical threat)
Attack 1 confirmation: (1d20+42)[55]

Damage 1: (2d6)[11] + 21 + (1d6)[6] Swift Surge + (1d6)[6] Cold + (6d4)[15] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 1: (2d6+21)[33]

Attack 2 (haste): (1d20+42)[52] (Above 57 is a critical threat)
Attack 2 confirmation: (1d20+42)[61]

Damage 2: (2d6)[6] + 21 + (1d6)[3] Swift Surge + (1d6)[3] Cold + (6d4)[13] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 2: (2d6+21)[31]

Attack 3: (1d20+37)[46] (Above 52 is a critical threat)
Attack 3 confirmation: (1d20+37)[45]

Damage 3: (2d6)[10] + 21 + (1d6)[6] Swift Surge + (1d6)[5] Cold + (6d4)[14] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 3: (2d6+21)[27]

Attack 4: (1d20+32)[34] (Above 47 is a critical threat)
Attack 4 confirmation: (1d20+32)[33]

Damage 4: (2d6)[8] + 21 + (1d6)[6] Swift Surge + (1d6)[5] Cold + (6d4)[12] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 4: (2d6+21)[28]

If the snake-woman survives this assault, she needs to make a will save (DC 22) to avoid being dazed for one round unless she's immune to mind-affecting effects.

Current status: AC: 44
Hit points: 43/124

40% miss chance vs targeted spells
50% miss chance vs all attacks that require attack rolls.
Immune to critical hits, stuns, and poison

[Cavir]

Atalanta steps through the air to get a more direct shot at the snake woman as well as placing herself between the remaining beasts and the hostages. She takes Tessa's lead and readies a a shower of arrows if the snake woman does not yield. "Yes, please stand down."

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Move to M11.
Ready a Manyshot, 4 arrows

Ready Can only ready a standard action, not full attack.

Manyshot: (1d20+33)[53] (+18 BAB, +11 DEX, +4 Bow, +1 Haste, +2 Bracers, +2 Comp, +1 luck, +1 Feast, +1 PBS, -8 manyshot) Crit on 19+

Arrow1: (5d6+18)[37] (2d6 arrows, 1d6 crystal, 2d6 bane, +4 GMW, +2 FE, +3 Imp FE, +4 Hunting, +3 STR, +1 Bracers, +1 PBS) Force + Good (from crystal)

Arrow2: (5d6+18)[39]
Arrow3: (5d6+18)[33]
Arrow4: (5d6+18)[32]

[MikelaC1]

The snake woman responds by stabbing at Tessa with her spear, provoking her into attacking her, combined with the damage done by Atalanta, the snake woman goes down

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Crit shot

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Nat20 on a Manyshot. Only the first arrow can crit

Crit check: (1d20+33)[48]
Damage: (4d6+36)[52]

[Cavir]

Sora

Seeing Tessa's inability to get through to the snake woman Sora preps the field with explosive magic for the tree and crawler's return.

"We still have two more teleporting back in about 10 seconds, there and there. Stay back, I'm laying surprises for them. Hillock, please come this way. " She points to the spots.

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Empowered Delayed Blast Fireball (SL8) to detonate just after they teleport in. I want to hit both creatures without hitting friendlies including the dead amazons. Widen spell if needed.
Fire damage: (19d6+44)[97] * 1.5

[Toliudar]

Otrera and Hillock

Otrera glanced down at the snake-woman. Clearly, this was a fierce and dangerous killer, but she trusted her colleagues to deal with the situation.

*I'm afraid that we're not on Daystor any more.*

She and Hillock drifted further upward, looking for some kind of clues as to where they were...and how they might be getting home.

[MikelaC1]

The tree and the crawler pop back into existence, the tree promptly eating a delayed blast fireball for its trouble. Knowing that a spell was about to detonate, Atalanta had wisely moved out of the blast radius.

Roll initiative
The return location of both hostiles was randomly rolled (OOC) and there is no way a DBF can snag them both. I made random choice to hit the tree, unless you would rather hit the crawler.
There also appear to be fewer dead amazons in the pile from when you first arrived.

[Toliudar]

Otrera

Otrera sighs as the remaining atrocities reappear. She glances over at Hillock, and the two prepare to dive down to re-engage.

Initiative: (1d20+7)[14]

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Init

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Sora (1d20+12)[14]
Atalanta (1d20+15)[20]
Assuming you mean init+actions as usual

Sora takes note of the missing dead with a raised eyebrow. She attacks the crawler with two lesser orbs of acid then flies over to the bound amazons, to observe and addresses the bound prisoners. How many are there? Are they gagged? Good health? Attitude? "Hello sisters. I am Sora. We'll have you unbound soon. Quickly please, what do we need to know about what is going on here? Is there something special about the fallen sisters in the other corner of the room?"

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Fly to M12, 20' up.
Cast Reverse Gravity. Nine 10'x10' squares. Targeting the squares the crawler is in now. Current map shows 10x20 for the crawler so two squares per 10' level. Will stack the other squares of effect upward to get it up in the air out of reach of the ground or ceiling. If the map is a little off the spell will be adjusted to get it up and out of reach of something to grab onto.

Provided it has something to hold onto, a creature caught in the area can attempt a Reflex save to secure itself when the spell strikes.

DC 26

EDIT: Mikela notified me we can see that the creatures already have flight cast on them so the reverse gravity was mute. Changing it to two lesser orbs of acid. Using Circlet of Rapid Casting to quicken one of them. Will roll attack/damage in another post.

[Aracor]

Tessa rushes the tree, trying to rip it apart with Starlight Grace's edge.

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Initiative roll: (1d20+21)[24]

Swift action: Activate Minor Shapeshift feat, granting herself 19 temporary hit points
Free action: Activate Arcane Strike. Sacrifice a 5th level spell to add +5 to attacks and +5d4 to damage for each attack.
Move action: Rush the tree
Full-round action: Full attack on the tree creature

Attack 1: (1d20+41)[51] (Above 56 is a critical threat)
Attack 1 confirmation: (1d20+41)[45]

Damage 1: (2d6)[8] + 21 + (1d6)[2] Swift Surge + (1d6)[4] Cold + (5d4)[13] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 1: (2d6+21)[27]

Attack 2 (haste): (1d20+41)[45] (Above 56 is a critical threat)
Attack 2 confirmation: (1d20+41)[60]

Damage 2: (2d6)[5] + 21 + (1d6)[3] Swift Surge + (1d6)[4] Cold + (5d4)[14] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 2: (2d6+21)[29]

Attack 3: (1d20+36)[39] (Above 51 is a critical threat)
Attack 3 confirmation: (1d20+36)[51]

Damage 3: (2d6)[6] + 21 + (1d6)[6] Swift Surge + (1d6)[6] Cold + (5d4)[16] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 3: (2d6+21)[31]

Attack 4: (1d20+31)[48] (Above 46 is a critical threat)
Attack 4 confirmation: (1d20+31)[47]

Damage 4: (2d6)[10] + 21 + (1d6)[4] Swift Surge + (1d6)[5] Cold + (5d4)[12] Arcane Strike
Confirmation damage 4: (2d6+21)[29]

Cliffnotes:

Attack 1: 51 to hit, 44 damage, 4 cold
Attack 2: 45 to hit, 43 damage, 4 cold
Attack 3: 39 to hit, 49 damage, 4 cold
Attack 4: 48 to hit, 47 to confirm, 47 (76 if confirmed), 5 cold

[ngilop]

Tinac moves to where he can affect most of his allies with his healing burst. Is anybody severely injured?

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Initiative: (1d20+5)[22]
Healing Burst: (9d6)[35] +3 insight to saves and AC for 11 rounds.

[MikelaC1]

"Hello sisters. I am Sora. We'll have you unbound soon. Quickly please, what do we need to know about what is going on here? Is there something special about the fallen sisters in the other corner of the room?"

(while we wait on Atalanta and Mulcri's actions...)
Zikram uses our bodies to create those abominations, the process kills the person who he converts. At least when you kill the abomination, the soul is freed to ascend to Tishtina's Garden of Heavenly Delights, while the body turns to dust. Those two remaining bodies were teh ones that created the crawler and the tree that remain.

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Lesser Orbs of Acid

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Since the Reverse Gravity was mute, casting two lesser orbs of acid (2xSL1). Using Circlet of Rapid Casting to quicken one of them.

Touch1: (1d20+20)[22]
Damage: (10d8+44)[82]

Touch2: (1d20+20)[34]
Damage: (10d8+44)[88]

[Cavir]

Atalanta

With Tessa focused on the tree that just ate one of Sora's devastating fireballs, Atalanta turns her focus on the oversized crawler with a volley of energy arrows.

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5' move to N9, 20' up
Full attack with Rapid Shot, Woodland Archer (+4 to hit for the round after a miss) and Haste

Haste: (1d20+40)[59] (+18 BAB, +11 DEX, +4 Bow, +1 Haste, +2 Bracers, +2 Comp, +1 luck, +1 Feast)
Damage: (5d6+17)[38] (2d6 arrows, 1d6 crystal, 2d6 bane, +4 GMW, +2 FE, +3 Imp FE, +4 Hunting, +3 STR, +1 Bracers) Force + Good (from crystal) Crit on 19+

Rapid: (1d20+40)[55]
Damage: (5d6+17)[30]

Attack1: (1d20+40)[43]
Damage: (5d6+17)[40]

Attack2: (1d20+35)[49]
Damage: (5d6+17)[43]

Attack3: (1d20+30)[38]
Damage: (5d6+17)[41]

Attack4: (1d20+25)[27]
Damage: (5d6+17)[41]

Primal scream still in effect.

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Atalanta Crit

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Haste: (1d20+40)[46]
Damage: (4d6+34)[46]

[MikelaC1]

The devastating attacks on both abominations finish them off, and with that, the last two dead amazon bodies turn to dust. The demi-plane shimmers suddenly and the group feels a lurch, and while the surroundings look the same, there is a sense that they have returned to Daystor prime. The captive amazons are still there, as are the dead bodies of Zikram and his abominations.

[Toliudar]

Otrera

The rapid turn of events makes Otrera's head swim a bit, but she supposed that it was all a good thing. She gestures for Hillock to join her as she spirals down to rejoin her colleagues.

"Well. That was. Um.

"I suppose we still need to figure out why he was sending his monstrosities after us in particular, and whether this is in fact the original."

[Cavir]

Sora glances around the sudden change back to reality. She floats towards the captives, mind still racing from combat but slowing down. "Atalanta, keep watch from above for any more surprises and see if there are any signs of where Zikram lived please? Otrera, from your earlier spell are there any buildings or caves around? I agree we need to make sure we aren't being fooled by that body. Mulcri, would you help search him too? Tinac, help me with the captives please?"

Sora begins unbinding the captives, greeting each and checking on their condition along the way. She pulls out the two waterskins and food rations she has for them to share. "It's not much, but it's a start. Can you tell us more of what you know about Zikram? Did he have a place to sleep?"

Atalanta nods and rises up further into the air. Her eagle Nerva circles the area from above too.
Atalanta Spot (1d20+23)[30]
Nerva Spot (1d20+14)[30]

[MikelaC1]

The amazons are grateful for being freed and being given sustenance, by the looks of them, it doesnt look like Zikram thought much of giving food and water to his captives. Maybe because they didnt survive in captivity for long. Their greetings to the group take a traditional amazon form, which includes a lot of kissing. In response to Otrera's aside, one of the women perks up to say that she overheard Zikram cursing about "meddling intruders", which meant the only reason you got targeted was because you happened to be coming upriver which aggravated him. As for sleeping, they say he just slept in whatever place suited him in this demi plane.
The search of the body reveals the cube that he used to keep the initial party attacks at bay, along with a staff. Nearby in the glade is a sturdy wooden chest, which the amazons say held his spell books...or at least they think they were spell books as they were ponderous tomes. Wizardry being actually very rare among amazons, although they are among the most powerful sorcerers and witches in the world.

[Toliudar]

Otrera and Hillock

Otrera considers Sora's question.

"No, no structures in this region, only a few open glades like this one. Strange that there aren't more occupants in such a rich and fertile area. Perhaps Zikram simply scared off any other people - of any race - inhabiting this area."

Otrera turns to Hillock.

"Angelbird, Hillock!"

Both transform into sharp-faced and elegant Avorals, seeming to combine the best qualities of a bird of prey and an angel. They move to assist the surviving amazons as they are able.

"May I ask where you are from, madam? Were you kidnapped from your home, or while travelling? Where would you wish to go now that you are free?"

Otrera takes a moment to look over the glade now that they have returned there, to make sure there were no other surprises.

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Otrera and Hillock transform into Avorals, which can use Lay on Hands to cure...a lot of damage. They work to restore the Amazons to full health. Heal check to see if there are any other conditions afflicting them: (1d20+14)[21]

The avoral form also gives True Seeing, which Otrera uses to look over the surviving amazons, the dead body of Zikram and the surrounding glade.