Darkwood--Into the blackness....

[Led Pighp]

Led stops somewhere past the hound, turns on his heal and comes running back to slash it again.

• 81hp
  Second round shifted
  First round Fast Healing 9.
  Dodge vs. Nessian Warhound
  Claw / Claw / Charge.
  Using Spring Attack continue moving past the hound. Stop when I get four squares past it.
  I will receive an AoO from it when I cross into it's threatened zone.
  (It can only ever get one AoO against me, so I'm not at risk later, when I continue moving next to and then past it.)

[Sigrid]

I cast Magic Missile again.

• 25hp (max)
  Fast Healing 9 on everybody. Second of five turns.
  See Invisible on Sorchat (87min).
  See Invisible on me (87min).
  Protection from Evil on Kalindriel (6min).
  Bull's Strength on Kalindriel (6min).
  Protection from Evil on Sorchat (6min).
  Shield on Sorchat (6min).
  Find Traps on Sorchat (1min).
  Shield on me (6min).
  Bull's Strength on Annalysei (6min).

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Cleric 0    |Cleric 1    |Cleric 2    |Cleric 3       
*Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence | Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str | Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Magic Weap |*Bull's Str |            
 Resistence | Magic Weap |            |            
------------|------------|------------|------------
Sorc 0 (6/6)|Sorc 1 (2/7)|Sorc 2 (3/6)|Sorc 3 (3/4)   
 Acid Splash| Burn Hands | Scorch Ray | Fireball   
 Arcane Mark| Identify   | See Invis  |            
 Dance Light| Mag Missile|            |------------
 Light      | Shield     |            |Wands       
 Mage Hand  |            |------------| Acid Arr 15
 Prestidigit|            |Spell Store | DetSecrD 15
 Ray o Frost|------------| CLW        | FindTrap 23
------------|Turn ( 8/11)| CLW        | Knock    15
Empower(1/3)| Sacred Heal| CLW        | SonBlast 26

[Laurel]

Continuing to sing, the bard reflects that rarely has the party tried to talk with a perceived enemy without destroying it first. She heard Vynarkus call out in a language she didn't understand, but the beast had been set upon by the party too much for it to become less aggressive towards them all. There was nothing to do at this point but to try to put it out of its misery.

Drawing back upon her bow string, she rapidly let two more arrows fly in succession towards the Nessian.

[ooc]Continue to Inspire Courage +3
standard action: shoot arrows from +4 longbow[/ooc]

[Seven Words]

From the shadows further down the hall, a Fire Giant springs forth, managing to not fall on the marbles, his surprise sneak attack horrifically hacking Led! (43 phys, 9 fire,total of 52)

Staggered, Led still manages to charge down the hall, but both of his attacks miss the Nessian Warhound! It's opportune attack connects, however! (19 phys, 3 fire, total 22)

Skyseeker dashes across the hall, hurling another javelin at the Warhound! It misses!

Laurel's first arrow connects! (12 points) Her second soars off down the tunnel.

Annelysei's first swing connects, crushing it's skull in a spectacualr fountain of gore! (CRITICAL HIT! 30 points phys, 4 sonic, 5 negative energy....and it only had 2 left.)

---DM Note: only Katrine made her Spot vs the Giant Rogue's Hide, only she can even try to do anything to it this round....I will edit in whatever I hear for her action.

Katrine slips forward, unnoticed by the Fire Giant, even as he cackles in unbridled sadistic glee at the grievous wounds inflicted on Led, his eyes widen, and a frothy spume of blood erupts from his mouth....and Katrine withdraws a bloody clawed hand from under his ribs....the towering body crumples to the floor, Dealt With.

[Led Pighp]

[Just remember, all you puny caster types, Led just took 74 damage and is still standing. Next week is National Meat Shield Appreciation Week.]

In agony, Led stumbles away from the suddenly appearing giant, and guards against further attack.

• 16hp
  Third round shifted
  Second round Fast Healing 9.
  Dodge vs. Giant
  Withdraw action

[Katrina]

Giggling with a rough edged voice.

"I said Bad doggy owner was here. Bad big fireman has been Dealt With."

Wipe my hand on the giant corpse and go to Led "You are all bleedy and hurty."

Look at the casters "Can one of you make the hurty go away?"

Her eyes look to be filled with...rapture.

[Sigrid]

I'm just about to shoot another Magic Missile at the giant. But Katrina dealt with him.

"I'll help him with the hurty."

I walk over to Led and cast Cure Light Wounds on him three times from my ring. Everybody should get back another 27hp from Sacred Healing, too.

"What time is it? I'm almost out of healing, and I must pray to the Unknowable at Sundown to renew my strength."

• 25hp (max)
  See Invisible on Sorchat (86min).
  See Invisible on me (86min).
  Protection from Evil on Kalindriel (5min).
  Bull's Strength on Kalindriel (5min).
  Protection from Evil on Sorchat (5min).
  Shield on Sorchat (5min).
  Shield on me (5min).
  Bull's Strength on Annalysei (5min).

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Cleric 0    |Cleric 1    |Cleric 2    |Cleric 3       
*Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str |*Disp Magic 
 Resistence | Prot Evil  |*Bull's Str | Disp Magic 
 Resistence |*Magic Weap |*Bull's Str |            
 Resistence | Magic Weap |            |            
------------|------------|------------|------------
Sorc 0 (6/6)|Sorc 1 (2/7)|Sorc 2 (3/6)|Sorc 3 (3/4)   
 Acid Splash| Burn Hands | Scorch Ray | Fireball   
 Arcane Mark| Identify   | See Invis  |            
 Dance Light| Mag Missile|            |------------
 Light      | Shield     |            |Wands       
 Mage Hand  |            |------------| Acid Arr 15
 Prestidigit|            |Spell Store | DetSecrD 15
 Ray o Frost|------------|            | FindTrap 23
------------|Turn ( 8/11)|            | Knock    15
Empower(1/3)| Sacred Heal|            | SonBlast 26

[Annalysei]

Anna goggles at Led's wounds. She says to Sigrid "I think we're all about at our limits, Led's gruesome wounds notwithstanding." To the group at large, she says, "Do you think we can find a place to hole up and rest?"

Wearily, she looks around to see if the monsters had anything of note on them or around them. [I can haz Spot Check, Plz?]

[Laurel]

Rushing to Led's side, the bard calls out to the duskblade, "See if you can retrieve any of my arrows, please and thank you," while she glances at Led's wounds. Amazed to see the former scribe still on his feet, Laurel starts singing a calming hymn, filling the room with an atmosphere conducive to healing as the sorcerer cleric treats Led's injuries.

[Vynarkus]

[ooc]...With Healing Hymn, it won't take all three spells to heal Led...[/ooc]

Vynarkus turn invisible again, then looks around using Detect Magic to see if there is anything of use on the corpses.

[Led Pighp]

"We're only in a large building in the middle of the Elven lands. It's no more than fifteen minutes walk to get back outside where there are many powerful elf sorcerers who are keeping these evils in here."

"We'd run the risk of 'Trina's Bad Man moving around in here while we're resting. But we'd be safe from whatever ambushes he might choose to throw at us. He can't escape from here, but he could set up more traps for us. Summon more minions to attack us. But honestly, if we slept here, he'd do that anyway."

[Kalindriel Ec'urb]

"He might be able to escape. The portal with the uglies..."

She elaborates, "If the area beyond resides in this plane, then it may be beyond the barrier and allow the use of teleportation magics. If it is extra-dimensional, then planar spells could still work. Resting would provide him or anything he is with time to move about and to obtain spells allowing escape, if they were not already prepared."

"Regardless, it would provide them hours to prepare for us. If we show up now, looking healthy, then we can negotiate from a position of strength saying his forces were but an annoyance. If we wait then we show him we had reached our limits. Better to press on I say."

[Led Pighp]

Again fully healed, Led chuckles. "Interesting. A bluff: I like it."

[Katrina]

Looking at the portal

"Can't someone just, close it?" *looking at Sigrid* "You made those evil flappy things go home by magic. Bad Man brought them here with magic, you made them go away. Right?"

Getting her thinking straight.

"The Bad Man made this hole to, um, Not Here by magic. Can't you close the magic hole to, um, er, not here with the same magic?"

"Hole is gone, Bad Things are kept out, and Bad Man is trapped in Not Here."

[Annalysei]

Anna's face twists in confusion as she's bent over, yanking out an arrow (PM to tell me how many I got, plz) at Katrina's words. She shrugs, and returns to her work, calling out over her shoulder "I still have a few spells, and I'm not as bad off as our casters, but if either Led or I suffer any massive wounds, if our healers can't fix it, we're in trouble. I have one spell I can use to heal myself, but only when we're actually fighting. I'll don't really care what we do as long as I get to kill more of the Protector's people."

[Led Pighp]

[Uh... I thought we left the extra-dimensional portal back downstairs? Is there another one here that we need to go into?]

[Katrina]

[Ooc: I thought we had also, kali brought up the portal again.][/i]

[Annalysei]

[Portals, how do they work, man? They're evvvvvvverywhere!]

[Kalindriel Ec'urb]

[I brought it up because it still exists. If we go outside the elves have the run of the place.]

"Don't suffer any massive wounds then? I know that is asking a lot, especially of Led, but maybe try it this once."

[Vynarkus]

[ooc]wrong account, sorry...[/ooc]

"...Has Laurel even done any healing yet today? I think she can keep us going if we need more..."