House of the Rising Phoenix

Master Benkueh, Voln's Visiontary - Part 3

**Warning: This is combat heavy and long. I have tried to mix in the
kills and arrivals of creatures in sections I've posted. This is not
all of the combat by any means, but it gives a feel for what we were
facing and their strength levels.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

Metadi attempts to kick a shadowy apparition!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 511 = 1.244 * MM: 90 + d100: 56 = 168
… and hit for 51 points of damage!
Top of the head momentarily flattened.

Dreuntar’s hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his
command…
Dreuntar gestures at a shadowy apparition.
Dreuntar hurls a hissing stream of acid at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +484 vs DS: +295 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +89 = +318
… and hits for 134 points of damage!
The shadowy apparition wails eerily as the blow passes through its
vocal cords.

Karibeth attempts to jab a shadowy apparition!
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 437 = 1.327 * MM: 69 + d100: 18 = 109
… and hit for 1 point of damage!
The shadowy apparition blinks as the strike grazes the right eye.

Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +513 vs DS: +291 with AvD: +55 + d100 roll: +32 = +309
… and hits for 154 points of damage!
Good hit!
Left shoulder is ripped from its socket then wriggles back into place.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy apparition’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy apparition slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

Vilorcasdra extends her deep crimson wings to their fullest length.
Vilorcasdra belts out something in Elven you don’t understand.
Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Vilorcasdra engages a
shadow warrior in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of
strikes and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
A massive blow to the left shoulder hoists the shadow warrior high
into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Vilorcasdra!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Amazing shot cleaves the torso in half at the waist!
You watch agape as the misty form knits itself back together!

** Vilorcasdra’s thin eahnor no-dachi sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 20 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow warrior’s back sends it drifting forward!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Amazing strike enters one side and exits the other, neatly cutting
the shadow warrior in half!
To your horror the two parts rejoin a moment later.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Snowrok spins around looking for something to attack!
Snowrok rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadowy apparition!
A hit!
Strike to the abdomen goes right through, leaving misty trails in its wake.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow servant!
A hit!
Quick strike connects with the shadow servant’s lower back!
Luckily there was nothing vital there.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadowy corpse!
A hit!
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung.
Breathing becomes a challenge.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strong hit to the chest!
Tendrils of mist explode as the strike passes right through.

Mylenna swings a crimson vultite scimitar at a shadow warrior!
AS: +328 vs DS: +202 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +73 = +223
… and hits for 25 points of damage!
Left ankle stung!
The shadow warrior stamps in silent annoyance.

The air grows still and quiet as an inky black shadow servant comes gliding in!

Karibeth attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 582 vs UDF: 558 = 1.043 * MM: 51 + d100: 46 = 99
A close miss!

Metadi attempts to grapple an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 638 vs UDF: 558 = 1.143 * MM: 88 + d100: 84 = 184
… and hit for 37 points of damage!
Swift strike would have hit more than an ear, if only it were there.

Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +515 vs DS: +425 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +36 = +161
… and hits for 43 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the left calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

A shadowy corpse shambles in.

Erosophe’s hands glow with power as she summons elemental energy to
her command…
Erosophe gestures at a shadowy corpse.
Erosophe hurls a roaring ball of fire at a shadowy corpse!
AS: +267 vs DS: +257 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +76 = +130
… and hits for 14 points of damage!
Minor burns to abdomen. Looks painful.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a shadowy corpse, blossoming into a
much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
… 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to left arm. That hurts a bit.

Out of thin air, a shadowy figure takes shape before your eyes and
materializes into a shadowy apparition!

A shadowy apparition claws at Vilorcasdra!
AS: +368 vs DS: +397 with AvD: +7 + d100 roll: +37 = +15
A clean miss.

A shadowy apparition claws at you!
You dodge just in the nick of time!

Arnylon intones a mystical orison, petitioning for the aid of his patron.
Arnylon gestures at a shadowy corpse.
Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at Arnylon’s feet as
he releases a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a shadowy
corpse!
CS: +373 – TD: +270 + CvA: +25 + d100: +77 == +205
Warding failed!
The shadowy corpse is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and
assailed for 134 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy corpse’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy corpse falls to the ground, rotting flesh falling from his bones.

Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow servant.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +515 vs DS: +425 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +54 = +179
… and hits for 46 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!

Zelas swings an executioner’s axe at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +415 vs DS: +441 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +44 = +48
A clean miss.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
As Benkueh strikes, a deep golden light surrounds his hands!
UAF: 849 vs UDF: 439 = 1.933 * MM: 113 + d100: 68 = 286
… and hit for 17 points of damage!
A fine strike pins the right leg for an instant.
The shadow servant looks miffed.

Metadi attempts to grapple an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 638 vs UDF: 546 = 1.168 * MM: 98 + d100: 2 = 116
… and hit for 10 points of damage!
Quick blow to the head.
Swirls of vapor dance around the shadow servant’s head.

** Metadi’s tanned leather gloves spray forth a shower of pure water! **

… 15 points of damage!
The shadow servant fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 849 vs UDF: 542 = 1.566 * MM: 120 + d100: 50 = 237
… and hit for 20 points of damage!
Powerful hit to the shadow servant’s neck leaves trails of vapor in its wake!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow servant’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow servant wails horribly as he begins to fade away!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding an inky black shadow servant
suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
A white glow rushes away from an inky black shadow servant.
The dim aura fades from around an inky black shadow servant.

Seomanthe swings a seething grey thunderhead khopesh at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +427 vs DS: +297 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +87 = +252
… and hits for 93 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!

Olgretien attempts to kick a shadowy apparition!
UAF: 624 vs UDF: 380 = 1.642 * MM: 52 + d100: 98 = 183
… and hit for 45 points of damage!
Weak blow to neck wouldn’t have scared the shadowy apparition even
if it were still alive.

Taverkin gestures at a shadowy apparition.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +515 vs DS: +285 with AvD: +55 + d100 roll: +96 = +381
… and hits for 212 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy apparition’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy apparition slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.
An inky black shadow servant fades into oblivion.

Karibeth attempts to punch an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 582 vs UDF: 673 = 0.864 * MM: 53 + d100: 14 = 59
A close miss!

Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +530 vs DS: +531 with AvD: +43 + d100 roll: +67 = +109
… and hits for 5 points of damage!
Did that even connect?
Nope, that was just wind damage.

Erosophe’s hands glow with power as she summons elemental energy to
her command…
Erosophe gestures at a shadowy apparition.
Erosophe hurls a roaring ball of fire at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +267 vs DS: +291 with AvD: +70 + d100 roll: +56 = +102
… and hits for 1 point of damage!
Light tap to the shadowy apparition’s head ruffles its appearance.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a shadowy apparition, blossoming into
a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
… 5 points of damage!
Weak blow leaves a brief imprint on the shadowy apparition’s chest!

A burst of flame from Erosophe’s roaring ball of fire flies off
towards an inky black shadow servant but misses by a long shot!

Taverkin gestures at a shadowy apparition.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +515 vs DS: +289 with AvD: +55 + d100 roll: +58 = +339
… and hits for 184 points of damage!
Right arm ripped in half at elbow!
The fallen arm evaporates as a new one materializes.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy apparition’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy apparition slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

An inky black shadow servant gestures at Nouvard!
CS: +454 – TD: +195 + CvA: -19 + d100: +24 – -5 == +269
Warding failed!
Nouvard screams in rage.

Karibeth attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 582 vs UDF: 579 = 1.005 * MM: 53 + d100: 93 = 146
… and hit for 7 points of damage!
Nasty strike to the right eye causes it to dim a moment.

Benkueh attempts to kick an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 849 vs UDF: 574 = 1.479 * MM: 104 + d100: 68 = 221
… and hit for 67 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow servant looks miffed.

Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +530 vs DS: +457 with AvD: +43 + d100 roll: +94 = +210
… and hits for 85 points of damage!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.

** Vilorcasdra’s thin eahnor no-dachi sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 15 points of damage!
The shadow servant fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.

Arpelli changes her tune, adding a new element to her song…
Arpelli skillfully weaves another verse into her harmony, directing
the sound of her voice at an inky black shadow servant.
CS: +397 – TD: +451 + CvA: +25 + d100: +69 == +40
Warded off!
Arpelli focuses her voice on the shadow servant, he is unaffected.

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +504 vs DS: +451 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +28 = +115
… and hits for 5 points of damage!
Did that even connect?
Nope, that was just wind damage.

Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow servant.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +515 vs DS: +427 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +3 = +126
… and hits for 14 points of damage!
Weak blow to neck wouldn’t have scared the shadow servant even if
it were still alive.

Zelas swings an executioner’s axe at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +435 vs DS: +448 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +89 = +106
… and hits for 2 points of damage!
Light tap to the shadow servant’s lower back.
Seems more of an annoyance than anything else.

Dreuntar’s hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his
command…
Dreuntar gestures at an inky black shadow servant.
Dreuntar hurls a hissing stream of acid at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +486 vs DS: +422 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +8 = +108
… and hits for 3 points of damage!
Weak blow to the hand.
Rapping its knuckles will only make it mad!
Nouvard concentrates deeply for a moment.
An inky black shadow servant utters an arcane incantation.

Sovine gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to his aid…
Sovine gestures at an inky black shadow servant.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow servant! The servant manages to get out of the way!

Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow servant.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +515 vs DS: +427 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +44 = +167
… and hits for 40 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow servant’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow servant wails horribly as he begins to fade away!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding an inky black shadow servant
suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
A white glow rushes away from an inky black shadow servant.
The dim aura fades from around an inky black shadow servant.
Taverkin searches an inky black shadow servant.
Taverkin gathers the remaining coins.
An inky black shadow servant fades into oblivion.

Sir Metadi’s group just went west.

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Meadowlike fields awash with wildflowers stretch in all directions, a
symphony of crickets and locusts filling the air with their song.
Lakebed rocks occasionally line the trail, an ancient effort to keep
the encroaching weeds from overtaking the pass. You also see a shadow
warrior and a shadow warrior.
Also here: Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Mylenna, Arnylon, Greganth,
Arpelli, Sovine, Lady Erosophe, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, Seomanthe,
Taverkin, Karibeth, Zelas, Olgretien, High Lady Vilorcasdra, Sir
Metadi, Snowrok
Obvious paths: east, southeast, northwest

Vilorcasdra surveys her surroundings carefully.

Arnylon intones a mystical orison, petitioning for the aid of his patron.
Arnylon gestures at a shadow warrior.
Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at Arnylon’s feet as
he releases a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a shadow
warrior!
CS: +373 – TD: +236 + CvA: -11 + d100: +14 == +140
Warding failed!
The shadow warrior is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and
assailed for 51 points of damage!
… 50 points of damage!
Body swirls violently from a strong hit to the back.
Neat effect!
… 35 points of damage!
Strong smash to the right hand!
The shadow warrior quails and sinks momentarily as its right hand
reforms before your eyes.

Nouvard swings a pure white steel handaxe at a shadow warrior!
By amazing chance, the shadow warrior evades the attack!

Seomanthe swings a seething grey thunderhead khopesh at a shadow warrior!
AS: +427 vs DS: +277 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +92 = +275
… and hits for 41 points of damage!
Light strike to the shadow warrior’s head.
A wisp of vapor trickles earthward.

Taverkin intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands…
Taverkin gestures at a shadow warrior.
CS: +434 – TD: +262 + CvA: -11 + d100: +61 == +222
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam momentarily materializes between Taverkin and the
shadow warrior!
The shadow warrior shakes violently!

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at a shadow warrior!
AS: +530 vs DS: +218 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +15 = +357
… and hits for 66 points of damage!
Top of the head momentarily flattened.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Sir Metadi’s group just went northwest.

Metadi attempts to jab a shadow warrior!
UAF: 630 vs UDF: 439 = 1.435 * MM: 90 + d100: 78 = 207
… and hit for 13 points of damage!
Swift strike would have hit more than an ear, if only it were there.

Zelas swings an executioner’s axe at a shadow warrior!
AS: +435 vs DS: +286 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +99 = +283
… and hits for 43 points of damage!
Flashy attack passes through the side of the neck.
Ethereal fluids spray forth and quickly vanish into vapor!

** Zelas’s executioner’s axe sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 5 points of damage!
Right ankle stung!
The shadow warrior stamps in silent annoyance.

Taverkin gestures at a shadowy apparition.
CS: +434 – TD: +315 + CvA: +25 + d100: +61 == +205
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam momentarily materializes between Taverkin and the
shadowy apparition!
The shadowy apparition shakes violently!

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +344 vs DS: +363 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +49 = +65
A clean miss.

The apparition wails with an unearthly cry!
A shadowy apparition tries to bite Seomanthe!
AS: +348 vs DS: +422 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +90 = +40
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +561 vs DS: +428 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +92 = +266
… and hits for 58 points of damage!
Powerful hit to the shadow champion’s neck leaves trails of vapor
in its wake!

Seomanthe swings a seething grey thunderhead khopesh at a shadowy apparition!
AS: +427 vs DS: +286 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +65 = +241
… and hits for 108 points of damage!
Huge strike vaporizes the left thigh.
The shadowy apparition convulses, falling inward upon itself while
the leg mends.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy apparition’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy apparition slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

Karibeth attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 582 vs UDF: 615 = 0.946 * MM: 27 + d100: 48 = 73
A close miss!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 849 vs UDF: 615 = 1.380 * MM: 67 + d100: 78 = 170
… and hit for 4 points of damage!
Left ankle stung!
The shadow champion stamps in silent annoyance.

Metadi attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 630 vs UDF: 600 = 1.050 * MM: 74 + d100: 6 = 83
A close miss!

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow champion!
With extreme effort, the shadow champion beats back the attack with his falx!

Metadi attempts to grapple an inky black shadow champion!
Just as Metadi moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of an inky black
shadow champion’s skin and he vanishes into the air! A moment later,
the blue haze reforms into the champion.

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +344 vs DS: +271 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +94 = +200
… and hits for 21 points of damage!
Misjudged timing.
Strike barely catches the shadow champion in the back!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 849 vs UDF: 438 = 1.938 * MM: 97 + d100: 82 = 270
… and hit for 12 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.

Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow champion.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +515 vs DS: +241 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +98 = +410
… and hits for 109 points of damage!
Good hit!
Right shoulder is ripped from its socket, then wriggles back into place.

** Taverkin’s mossbark runestaff glows intensely with a cold blue light! **

… 20 points of damage!
Hard blow to the right hand sends fingers flying.
Alas, they reform soundlessly from thin air.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Ziunya gestures.
Ziunya holds her two open hands before her, fingers splayed, as a
black ball full of pinpoints of light forms between them. When the
ball grows so large that she can barely control it, she unleashes the
dark cloud before her and it instantaneously spreads throughout the
entire area!

The starry void envelops Vilorcasdra!
CS: +463 – TD: +355 + CvA: -21 + d100: +37 == +124
Warding failed!
Vilorcasdra is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns
almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Olgretien!
CS: +463 – TD: +370 + CvA: -20 + d100: +3 == +76
Warded off!
Olgretien resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops Zelas!
CS: +463 – TD: +242 + CvA: -7 + d100: +87 == +301
Warding failed!
Zelas is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Karibeth!
CS: +463 – TD: +381 + CvA: +2 + d100: +32 == +116
Warding failed!
Karibeth is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Taverkin!
CS: +463 – TD: +357 + CvA: +14 + d100: +48 == +168
Warding failed!
Taverkin is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Seomanthe!
CS: +463 – TD: +304 + CvA: +2 + d100: +77 == +238
Warding failed!
Seomanthe is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops you!
CS: +463 – TD: +331 + CvA: -21 + d100: +52 == +163
Warding failed!
You are pulled against your will into the void! The world around you
instantly disappears! An open expanse of black broken by tiny
pinpoints of light surrounds you as you tumble about in empty space.
Amorphous nebulae of pink, blue, purple and green swirl passed as you
writhe around with nothing to hold onto. Finally, after what seems
like an eternity, you are yanked back to the familiar world of
Elanthia. Apparently, no time has elapsed since your departure as you
find yourself staring at the scene you left earlier. The only
souvenirs from your journey are a sick feeling in your stomach and a
powerful sense of vertigo.

The starry void envelops Benkueh!
CS: +463 – TD: +426 + CvA: +25 + d100: +38 == +100
Warded off!
Benkueh resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops Dreuntar!
CS: +463 – TD: +420 + CvA: +14 + d100: +7 == +64
Warded off!
Dreuntar resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops Mylenna!
CS: +463 – TD: +179 + CvA: +2 + d100: +16 == +302
Warding failed!
Mylenna is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Arnylon!
Starburst patterns of pale blue light sweep forward from Arnylon’s
chest and infuses the deep blue glow with its energy.
CS: +463 – TD: +345 + CvA: +12 + d100: +9 == +139
Warding failed!
Arnylon is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Greganth!
CS: +463 – TD: +309 + CvA: -8 + d100: +62 == +208
Warding failed!
Greganth is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Arpelli!
CS: +463 – TD: +304 + CvA: +14 + d100: +74 == +247
Warding failed!
Arpelli is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Sovine!
CS: +463 – TD: +349 + CvA: +2 + d100: +30 == +146
Warding failed!
Sovine is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Erosophe!
CS: +463 – TD: +188 + CvA: +15 + d100: +41 == +331
Warding failed!
Erosophe is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Nouvard!
CS: +463 – TD: +197 + CvA: -19 + d100: +78 == +325
Warding failed!
Nouvard is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Metadi!
CS: +463 – TD: +377 + CvA: -21 + d100: +81 == +146
Warding failed!
Metadi is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.
Nouvard looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Erosophe looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Sovine falls flat on the ground!
Mylenna looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Seomanthe looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Taverkin falls flat on the ground!
Karibeth stares off into the air looking a bit pale.

**You see Ziunya the Grandmaster of the Ancient Way.
She appears to be an Erithian of the Eloth Dai.
She is taller than average and appears to be in the flower of life.
She has almond-shaped aquamarine eyes and milky white skin. She has
shoulder length, silky platinum hair worn in many thin braids. She
has an oval face and a small nose.
She has some heavily inked tendrils on her arm, a black owl tattoo on
her arm, and a yellow slitted eye tattoo on her wrist.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a dark leather headband set with storm agates, a simple
nathalene pendant, a dark grey silk vestment embroidered with a
pattern of golden slit-pupiled eyes, a gold-threaded grey silk sash,
some ink-whorled gloves, and some calf-high laced boots.

Speaking in Elven, Vilorcasdra says something you don’t understand.

Ziunya attempts to jab Taverkin!
UAF: 594 vs UDF: 832 = 0.713 * MM: 104 + d100: 93 = 167
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 5 points of damage!
… and hit for 12 points of damage!
Feint to the gut leads into a nasty uppercut to the chin!
He is stunned!

Arpelli glances at Ziunya.

Olgretien attempts to kick Ziunya!
UAF: 622 vs UDF: 931 = 0.668 * MM: 29 + d100: 36 = 55
A close miss!

Ziunya attempts to jab Taverkin!
UAF: 594 vs UDF: 821 = 0.723 * MM: 99 + d100: 21 = 92
A close miss!

A massive bearded white tiger charges forward and slashes her claws at
Ziunya faster than she can react!
… 1 point of damage!
Diagonal slash to Ziunya’s weapon arm.
Strike misses but bruises a few knuckles.

Metadi rolls to the right, then springs to his feet, ready again for action!

[Roll result: 158 (open d100: 94)]
Vilorcasdra feints high, Ziunya buys the ruse and twists awkwardly to
block the blow that never came!

Karibeth attempts to jab Ziunya!
You have an unpleasant sense of deja vu.
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 949 = 0.611 * MM: 38 + d100: 70 = 93
A close miss!

Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Vilorcasdra engages
Ziunya in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes
and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
Ziunya moves at the last moment to evade the attack!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
Ziunya evades the attack with ease!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
Ziunya evades the attack by inches!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
A hit!
Slash to Ziunya’s right leg hits high!
Kinda makes your knees weak, huh?
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
A hit!
Stomach shot lands with a hollow *thump*.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
Ziunya evades the attack with ease!

Dreuntar gestures at Ziunya.
CS: +539 – TD: +431 + CvA: +15 + d100: +60 == +183
Warding failed!
Dreuntar blasts Ziunya for 56 points of damage.
… 20 points of damage!
Nasty burns to left arm. Gonna need lots of butter.
She is stunned!

Dreuntar gestures at Ziunya.
CS: +539 – TD: +431 + CvA: +15 + d100: +65 == +188
Warding failed!
Dreuntar blasts Ziunya for 66 points of damage.

* Ziunya drops dead at your feet!

The silvery luminescence fades from around Ziunya.
Ziunya appears somehow different.
The very powerful look leaves Ziunya.
The white light leaves Ziunya.
Ziunya just arrived. Wait, wasn’t she here already?
Darkness punctuated by a constellation of starry pinpoints wells up
around Ziunya and splinters away with a sound like shattering crystal.
Ziunya no longer bristles with energy.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around Ziunya.
The bright luminescence fades from around Ziunya.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Ziunya.
The light blue glow leaves Ziunya.
The tension in Ziunya’s skin eases and you notice that her complexion
returns to normal.
Ziunya takes a deep breath, blinking a couple of times before resuming
a calm expression.
A series of aquamarine lines suddenly appear on Ziunya’s face, quickly
racing towards the center of her forehead before detatching and
dissipating in the air.
The powerful look leaves Ziunya.
The scales covering Ziunya’s hands turn brittle and flake away.
The thick plates of bone around Ziunya’s forearms begin to crack, then
shatter into a fine white dust.
Ziunya looks around as if waking up from a dream.
Ziunya becomes unbalanced for a second, then recovers.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Ziunya suddenly shoot off in
all directions, then quickly fade away.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves Ziunya.
The layer of stone surrounding Ziunya crumbles away.
Ziunya appears to lose some internal strength.
The deep blue glow leaves Ziunya.
Ziunya glances around, looking a bit less confident.
Ziunya seems a bit less imposing.

**Whoa

Metadi exclaims, “Assault!”

* Ziunya just bit the dust!

A shadowy corpse shambles in!

Zelas swings a well-crafted mithril handaxe at a shadowy corpse!
AS: +414 vs DS: +296 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +51 = +203
… and hits for 39 points of damage!
Mighty blow cracks several ribs.

** Zelas’s mithril handaxe sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 25 points of damage!
Severe burn to the side of the shadowy corpse’s chest exposes ribs!
Taverkin lets out a cheer!

A shadow warrior stalks in.

Arpelli blinks.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +577 vs DS: +293 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +24 = +359
… and hit for 102 points of damage!
Strike swipes cleanly through the abdomen, but seals up a moment later!

You feel your rune-scribed maul straining back towards your foe!
Taking advantage of this, you manage to effortlessly reverse your
momentum and strike again!

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +577 vs DS: +282 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +12 = +358
… and hit for 142 points of damage!
Brutal assault cuts a swath through the torso!
Fortunately for the shadow warrior, it doesn’t need lungs.

Out of thin air, a shadowy figure takes shape before your eyes and
materializes into an inky black shadow master!

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow master!
The shadow master barely manages to fend off the attack with its flail!

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Dirt pebbled with rounded stones form this pass that concludes at the
bank of a lake to the north. A short dock juts out from the rocky
shoreline, studded with faded crimson and yellow mooring floats.
Though the grade of the climb to the forest towards the south is
slight and gradual, the view from this distance is still remarkable.
You also see an inky black shadow champion, an inky black shadow
champion, an inky black shadow champion, an inky black shadow master,
an inky black shadow master, an inky black shadow master, an inky
black shadow master, a shadow warrior, an aged tawny battle-scarred
lioness, the Mylenna disk, the Zelas disk, the Arpelli disk, a massive
bearded white tiger, the translucent Taverkin disk, the fiery red
Dreuntar disk and a rocky trail.
Also here: High Lady Vilorcasdra, Olgretien, Zelas, Karibeth,
Taverkin, Seomanthe, Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Mylenna, Arnylon,
Greganth who is lying down, Arpelli, Sovine, Lady Erosophe, Squire
Legionnaire Nouvard, Sir Metadi
Obvious paths: north, southeast

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Nouvard!
AS: +457 vs DS: +377 with AvD: +46 + d100 roll: +90 = +216
… and hits for 22 points of damage!
Whiplash!

An inky black shadow master draws slowly inward!
A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Taverkin!
AS: +325 vs DS: +657 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +2 = -286
A clean miss.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
Just as Benkueh moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of an inky black
shadow champion’s skin and he vanishes into the air! A moment later,
the blue haze reforms into the champion.

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Vilorcasdra!
AS: +457 vs DS: +395 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +13 = +109
… and hits for 1 point of damage!
Blow glances off Vilorcasdra’s shoulder.

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Nouvard!
AS: +457 vs DS: +360 with AvD: +46 + d100 roll: +57 = +200
… and hits for 19 points of damage!
Blow raises a welt on Nouvard’s right arm.

A shadowy corpse shambles in!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 491 = 1.725 * MM: 94 + d100: 26 = 188
… and hit for 5 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!

Seomanthe moans.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Benkueh!
AS: +455 vs DS: +837 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +98 = -248
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Erosophe!
AS: +455 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +85 = +277
… and hits for 135 points of damage!
Deep slash to Erosophe’s right forearm!

* Erosophe drops dead at your feet!

An inky black shadow champion swings a black steel claidhmore at Mylenna!
AS: +475 vs DS: +511 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +5 = -3
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Dreuntar!
AS: +457 vs DS: +743 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +17 = -225
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow master gestures at Seomanthe!
CS: +460 – TD: +331 + CvA: +2 + d100: +55 == +186
Warding failed!
Target reels from brutal strike.
… 7 points of damage!
Seomanthe’s ribs warp and crack violently.
She is stunned!

Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker’s rage!

Metadi looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Metadi whirls
in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at a shadowy corpse!
A hit!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending shield arm flying.
The shadowy corpse stares at his mangled stump as if he is unable to
comprehend that it is missing.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy corpse’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy corpse wails in terrifying pain one last time and lies still.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
A hit!
A massive blow to the right shoulder hoists the shadow champion
high into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
A hit!
Brutal assault cuts a swath through the torso!
Fortunately for the shadow champion, it doesn’t need lungs.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
A hit!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
A hit!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
A hit!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?

You scream with a maniacal bloodlust!

You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
The shadow champion evades the attack by inches!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +606 vs DS: +277 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +85 = +465
… and hit for 191 points of damage!
Amazing strike enters one side and exits the other, neatly cutting
the shadow champion in half!
To your horror the two parts rejoin a moment later.
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
With no room to spare, the shadow champion manages to parry the blow
with his black steel claidhmore!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +606 vs DS: +323 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +98 = +420
… and hit for 127 points of damage!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +606 vs DS: +338 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +17 = +324
… and hit for 79 points of damage!
A fine blow splits the back of the hand.
Tendrils of vapor intertwine as the wound seals before your eyes.

All of a sudden, Greganth rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Greganth!
AS: +427 vs DS: +392 with AvD: +43 + d100 roll: +30 = +108
… and hits for 1 point of damage!
Thumped Greganth’s chest.

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Seomanthe!
AS: +437 vs DS: +597 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +87 = -33
A clean miss.

A shadow warrior stalks north.

Vilorcasdra flaps her deep crimson wings rapidly, summoning powerful
magic with showers of ruby sparks.
A wave of crimson ethereal ripples moves outward from Vilorcasdra.
An inky black shadow champion is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 20 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
An inky black shadow champion is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 40 points of damage!
Massive blow obliterates the left knee.
The shadow champion falters as a sickly light flows freely down its leg.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
An inky black shadow champion is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 40 points of damage!
A massive blow to the left shoulder hoists the shadow champion high
into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
An inky black shadow master is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 60 points of damage!
A mighty attack shatters the left hand into a thousand fragments.
To your horror, the fragments turn to vapor and reform the hand.
An inky black shadow master is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 20 points of damage!
Strong hit rips arm from wrist to elbow.
The wound vanishes as the ethereal flesh swirls around in chaotic patterns.
An inky black shadow master is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 40 points of damage!
Brutal blow to the neck sends head flying!
The head floats up and settles back in place as easily as a hat.
What is this, a haberdashery?
An inky black shadow master is buffeted by the crimson ethereal waves.
… 20 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow master’s back sends it drifting forward!

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +513 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +27 = +270
… and hits for 101 points of damage!
Massive blow strikes the shadow champion and drives it back!
Good thing those ribs aren’t made of bone.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
The shadow master barely dodges the bolt!

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +513 vs DS: +320 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +15 = +241
… and hits for 73 points of damage!
Direct assault cleaves straight through the breastbone.
Alas, it mends before you can make a wish.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +513 vs DS: +344 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +49 = +251
… and hits for 82 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the left calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +513 vs DS: +344 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +28 = +230
… and hits for 73 points of damage!
The shadow master fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.

Translucent streams of mana cascade across Arpelli’s form as she lets
loose with a rallying cry!
Seomanthe manages to break free from her senseless daze!

A wave of power flows out of Dreuntar and toward an inky black shadow
master. Suddenly the shadow master bursts into flames and falls to
the ground! The shadow master rolls around desperately trying to
extinguish the flames.
… 20 points of damage!
Strong hit rips arm from wrist to elbow.
The wound vanishes as the ethereal flesh swirls around in chaotic patterns.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

Benkueh appears to focus inward as he raises a hand and murmurs quietly…
Benkueh gestures at an inky black shadow master.
Benkueh holds his two open hands before him, fingers splayed, as a
black ball full of pinpoints of light forms between them. When the
ball grows so large that he can barely control it, he unleashes the
dark cloud before him and it instantaneously spreads throughout the
entire area!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow champion!
CS: +446 – TD: +356 + CvA: -19 + d100: +78 == +149
Warding failed!
An inky black shadow champion is pulled into the void and disappears!
She returns almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow champion!
CS: +446 – TD: +371 + CvA: -19 + d100: +2 == +58
Warded off!
The shadow champion resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow master!
CS: +446 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +32 == +41
Warded off!
The shadow master resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow master!
d100 == 1 FUMBLE!
The shadow master resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow master!
CS: +446 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +11 == +20
Warded off!
The shadow master resists the pull of the starry void!

You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +606 vs DS: +283 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +5 = +379
… and hit for 119 points of damage!
Strong strike splits the belly open, revealing ghostly organs.
Haggis anyone?
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +606 vs DS: +292 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +71 = +436
… and hit for 132 points of damage!
Right arm ripped in half at elbow!
The fallen arm evaporates as a new one materializes.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +606 vs DS: +324 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +15 = +336
… and hit for 100 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +606 vs DS: +345 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +92 = +392
… and hit for 113 points of damage!
Swift strike would have hit more than an ear, if only it were there.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +606 vs DS: +345 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +68 = +368
… and hit for 100 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the right calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
AS: +604 vs DS: +331 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +6 = +318
… and hits for 77 points of damage!
A fine blow splits the back of the hand.
Tendrils of vapor intertwine as the wound seals before your eyes.

Surprisingly, Metadi manages to effortlessly reverse his momentum and
strike again!

Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Metadi!
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
AS: +619 vs DS: +324 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +62 = +396
… and hits for 159 points of damage!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow master’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

Arpelli changes her tune, adding a new element to her song…
Arpelli skillfully weaves another verse into her harmony, directing
the sound of her voice at an inky black shadow master.
CS: +397 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +66 == +26
Warded off!

Nouvard confidently calls upon his patron as he motions forcefully…
Nouvard gestures.
Nouvard briefly closes his eyes, and a brilliant golden crown haloes
his head. A faint white light builds up and emanates from Nouvard’s
hand before it takes the shape of an ethereal sceptre, and Nouvard
thrusts it forward!
A blast of white energy bursts from the tip of the ethereal sceptre,
striking an inky black shadow master!
CS: +239 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +48 == -150
Warded off!

The ethereal sceptre in Nouvard’s hand splinters into a crackle of energy.

Benkueh attempts to kick an inky black shadow master!
Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Benkueh!
UAF: 862 vs UDF: 526 = 1.638 * MM: 104 + d100: 91 = 261
… and hit for 72 points of damage!
Smash to the chest!
Good thing there were no ribs there to shatter.

** Benkueh’s leather boots spray forth a shower of pure water! **

… 5 points of damage!
Weak blow leaves a brief imprint on the shadow master’s chest!

Taverkin intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands…
Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow master.
Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +513 vs DS: +305 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +70 = +311
… and hits for 114 points of damage!
Quick strike to the right leg!
The shadow master makes no bones about it.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Dirt pebbled with rounded stones form this pass that concludes at the
bank of a lake to the north. A short dock juts out from the rocky
shoreline, studded with faded crimson and yellow mooring floats.
Though the grade of the climb to the forest towards the south is
slight and gradual, the view from this distance is still remarkable.
You also see a blackened flail, a blackened flail, a lavender
shimmarglin sapphire, some silver coins, a shadow warrior that appears
dead, a blackened flail, a blackened flail, an inky black shadow
champion that appears dead, an aged tawny battle-scarred lioness, the
Mylenna disk, the Zelas disk, the Arpelli disk, a massive bearded
white tiger, the translucent Taverkin disk, the fiery red Dreuntar
disk and a rocky trail.
Also here: High Lady Vilorcasdra, Olgretien, Zelas, Karibeth,
Taverkin, Seomanthe, Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Mylenna, Arnylon,
Greganth, Arpelli, Sovine, the body of Lady Erosophe who is lying
down, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, Sir Metadi
Obvious paths: north, southeast

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
AS: +528 vs DS: +316 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +19 = +272
… and hits for 72 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at a shadow warrior!
The shadow warrior evades the attack with ease!

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at a shadow warrior!
AS: +543 vs DS: +264 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +40 = +349
… and hits for 60 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the left calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

** Greganth’s laen broadsword sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 15 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the left calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

Zelas swings an executioner’s axe at a shadow warrior!
AS: +443 vs DS: +226 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +60 = +312
… and hits for 52 points of damage!
Large gash to the right arm seals as strike passes through.

Zelas swings a well-crafted mithril handaxe at a shadow warrior!
AS: +424 vs DS: +226 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +14 = +249
… and hits for 47 points of damage!
The shadow warrior fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +577 vs DS: +173 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +91 = +546
… and hit for 207 points of damage!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow warrior’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

Dreuntar intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands…
Dreuntar gestures at a shadow warrior.
Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +194 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +26 = +387
… and hits for 149 points of damage!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +204 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +8 = +359
… and hits for 132 points of damage!
Quick strike to the left leg!
The shadow warrior makes no bones about it.

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +245 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +80 = +390
… and hits for 186 points of damage!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow warrior’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +239 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +89 = +405
… and hits for 152 points of damage!
The shadow warrior wails eerily as the blow passes through its vocal cords.

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +239 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +40 = +356
… and hits for 161 points of damage!
Body swirls violently from a strong hit to the back.
Neat effect!

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +228 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +96 = +423
… and hits for 170 points of damage!
Strong strike splits the belly open, revealing ghostly organs.
Haggis anyone?

Just as Dreuntar moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +213 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +10 = +352
… and hits for 124 points of damage!
Good hit!
Left shoulder is ripped from its socket then wriggles back into place.

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +194 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +7 = +368
… and hits for 146 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the lower back encountering little resistance!

Dreuntar hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +510 vs DS: +225 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +72 = +402
… and hits for 181 points of damage!
Strong attack separates head from shoulders.
Head disappears in the breeze as a new one forms on the shadow
warrior’s shoulders!

Nouvard searches a shadow warrior.
Thin blue lines of magical energy crackle over the body of a shadow
warrior before he dissolves, leaving a puddle of liquid and the smell
of ozone in the air.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

Seomanthe swings a seething grey thunderhead khopesh at a shadow warrior!
AS: +441 vs DS: +329 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +68 = +213
… and hits for 23 points of damage!
Glancing blow to the left arm leaves a trail of vapor in its wake.
…wait 2 seconds.

Metadi attempts to jab a shadow warrior!
Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Metadi!
UAF: 651 vs UDF: 470 = 1.385 * MM: 95 + d100: 25 = 156
… and hit for 7 points of damage!
Top of the head momentarily flattened.

Karibeth attempts to jab a shadow warrior!
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 425 = 1.364 * MM: 59 + d100: 56 = 136
… and hit for 2 points of damage!
Quick strike to the face!
Just nicked an eyelid!

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

Arpelli changes her tune, adding a new element to her song…
Arpelli skillfully weaves another verse into her harmony, directing
the sound of her voice at a shadow warrior.
CS: +397 – TD: +230 + CvA: -11 + d100: +38 == +194
Warding failed!
Arpelli focuses her voice on a shadow warrior’s steel twohanded sword
with perfect resonance, causing it to shatter into thousands of tiny
pieces!
… 50 points of damage!
Brutal assault cuts a swath through the torso!
Fortunately for the shadow warrior, it doesn’t need lungs.

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at a shadow warrior!
AS: +543 vs DS: +175 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +20 = +429
… and hits for 130 points of damage!
Tremendous strike!
Vapor rushes from the neck following the blow!

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +577 vs DS: +149 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +68 = +547
… and hit for 182 points of damage!
Huge hit explodes left arm into cold, viscous mist.
When you look again, the arm has reformed.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses to

Metadi attempts to punch a shadow warrior!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 353 = 1.801 * MM: 90 + d100: 63 = 225
… and hit for 56 points of damage!
Strong blow to the head!
The shadow warrior enjoys the breeze.

Vilorcasdra belts out something in Elven you don’t understand.
Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Vilorcasdra
whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strong attack separates head from shoulders.
Head disappears in the breeze as a new one forms on the shadow
warrior’s shoulders!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Hard blow strikes deep into the right eye socket.
Within moments the eyeball pops back out!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
The shadow warrior’s hand explodes from the brutal strike!
Trails of ether spurt high into the air in all directions.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow warrior looks miffed.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
The shadow warrior fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Massive blow strikes the shadow warrior and drives it back!
Good thing those ribs aren’t made of bone.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
A massive blow to the left shoulder hoists the shadow warrior high
into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Karibeth!
AS: +318 vs DS: +613 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +69 = -188
A clean miss.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Mylenna!
AS: +330 vs DS: +337 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +41 = +72
A clean miss.

Mylenna swings a crimson vultite scimitar at a shadow warrior!
AS: +326 vs DS: +168 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +95 = +277
… and hits for 36 points of damage!
Right ankle stung!
The shadow warrior stamps in silent annoyance.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You make a precise attempt to jab a shadow warrior!
Just as you move to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow warrior’s

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +513 vs DS: +183 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +76 = +451
… and hits for 186 points of damage!
Strong hit to the chest!
Tendrils of mist explode as the strike passes right through.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Benkueh!
Benkueh evades the attack with ease!

A shadow warrior stalks southeast.

A shadow warrior stalks north.

Arnylon intones a mystical orison, petitioning for the aid of his patron.
Arnylon gestures at a shadow warrior.
Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at Arnylon’s feet as
he releases a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a shadow
warrior!
CS: +378 – TD: +227 + CvA: -11 + d100: +67 == +207
Warding failed!
The shadow warrior is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and
assailed for 125 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Karibeth attempts to punch a shadow warrior!
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 354 = 1.638 * MM: 64 + d100: 46 = 150
… and hit for 22 points of damage!
Hard blow to the left hand sends fingers flying.
Alas, they reform soundlessly from thin air.

Metadi attempts to punch a shadow warrior!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 323 = 1.969 * MM: 95 + d100: 45 = 232
… and hit for 47 points of damage!
Swift strike would have hit more than an ear, if only it were there.

Arnylon intones a mystical orison, petitioning for the aid of his patron.
Arnylon gestures at a shadow warrior.
Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at Arnylon’s feet as
he releases a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a shadow
warrior!
CS: +378 – TD: +236 + CvA: -11 + d100: +74 == +205
Warding failed!
The shadow warrior is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and
assailed for 86 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You make a precise attempt to jab a shadow warrior!
Your attack is hindered by holding a gleaming rune-scribed maul!
You have good positioning against a shadow warrior.
UAF: 563 vs UDF: 403 = 1.397 * MM: 48 + d100: 36 = 103
… and hit for 1 point of damage!
Light blow to the neck causes even more unpleasant groans and wails.

Taverkin gestures at a shadow warrior.
Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +513 vs DS: +188 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +58 = +428
… and hits for 171 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a shadow warrior!
AS: +513 vs DS: +180 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +81 = +459
… and hits for 220 points of damage!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow warrior’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Karibeth attempts to punch a shadow warrior!
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 317 = 1.829 * MM: 64 + d100: 89 = 206
… and hit for 40 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow warrior’s back sends it drifting forward!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

Karibeth attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Karibeth!
UAF: 595 vs UDF: 517 = 1.150 * MM: 39 + d100: 63 = 107
… and hit for 1 point of damage!
The shadow champion blinks as the strike grazes the right eye.

An inky black shadow champion swings a black steel claidhmore at Zelas!
AS: +465 vs DS: +593 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +85 = -9
A clean miss.

Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Greganth!
Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +558 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +43 = +316
… and hits for 44 points of damage!
Weak blow leaves a brief imprint on the shadow champion’s chest!

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +543 vs DS: +302 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +13 = +295
… and hits for 74 points of damage!
The shadow champion wails eerily as the blow passes through its vocal cords.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +562 vs DS: +292 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +70 = +391
… and hit for 118 points of damage!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Metadi asks, “Someone tae get Erosophe?”

Arnylon gestures at Erosophe.
A luminescent web briefly forms around Erosophe, then fades into the body.

Inky black shadows writhe violently along the ground and Ziunya
suddenly appears within their flailing tendrils!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow champion!
CS: +463 – TD: +347 + CvA: -19 + d100: +23 == +120
Warding failed!
An inky black shadow champion is pulled into the void and disappears!
He returns almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow champion!
CS: +463 – TD: +371 + CvA: -19 + d100: +26 == +99
Warded off!
The shadow champion resists the pull of the starry void!

The starry void envelops you!
CS: +463 – TD: +331 + CvA: -21 + d100: +3 == +114
Warding failed!
You are pulled against your will into the void! The world around you
instantly disappears! An open expanse of black broken by tiny
pinpoints of light surrounds you as you tumble about in empty space.
Amorphous nebulae of pink, blue, purple and green swirl passed as you
writhe around with nothing to hold onto. Finally, after what seems
like an eternity, you are yanked back to the familiar world of
Elanthia. Apparently, no time has elapsed since your departure as you
find yourself staring at the scene you left earlier. The only
souvenirs from your journey are a sick feeling in your stomach and a
powerful sense of vertigo.

We all fall down.

Ziunya gestures at Dreuntar.
A crackling whip of energy lashes out at Dreuntar!
CS: +463 – TD: +420 + CvA: +14 + d100: +57 == +114
Warding failed!
… 15 points of damage!
Solid chest grapple, Dreuntar is winded!
He is stunned!
The residual psychic energy from the attack surrounds Dreuntar.

An inky black shadow champion pungles a clawed fist into Erosophe’s
chest, removing her heart! The champion squeezes the heart in his
fist, dripping blood across Erosophe’s face before taking a bite and
discarding the ruined organ.

We try to stand and recover against the female monk Ziunya, but the
dizzyness from Vertigo causes us to fall down again often.

Karibeth attempts to jab Ziunya!
UAF: 580 vs UDF: 1111 = 0.522 * MM: -13 + d100: 99 = 93
A close miss!

A shifting, prismatic aura coalesces around Ziunya, then vanishes in a
brilliant flash!

Zelas changes his tune, adding a new element to his song…
Zelas skillfully begins to weave another verse into his harmony.
CS: +272 – TD: +396 + CvA: +15 + d100: +100 == -9
Warded off!
Ziunya is unaffected.

Inky black shadows writhe violently along the ground and Ziunya
suddenly appears within their flailing tendrils!

Vilorcasdra extends her deep crimson wings to their fullest length.
Vilorcasdra belts out something in Elven you don’t understand.
Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Vilorcasdra engages
Ziunya in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes
and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
AS: +528 vs DS: +513 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +29 = +84
A clean miss.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
A hit!
Jarring blow to Ziunya’s back.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
AS: +528 vs DS: +513 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +36 = +91
A clean miss.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at Ziunya!
AS: +528 vs DS: +513 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +28 = +83
A clean miss.

Metadi attempts to grapple Ziunya!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 711 = 0.894 * MM: 80 + d100: 11 = 82
A close miss!

Vilorcasdra belts out something in Elven you don’t understand.
Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Vilorcasdra engages
Ziunya in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes
and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings a wyvern-hilted long veil iron katana at Ziunya!
Rolling hurriedly, Ziunya dodges the attack!
Vilorcasdra swings a wyvern-hilted long veil iron katana at Ziunya!
Suddenly, starlit darkness engulfs Ziunya and she vanishes,
reappearing several feet away instantaneously!
A hit!
Diagonal slash leaves a bloody trail across Ziunya’s torso.

* Ziunya drops dead at your feet!

The light blue glow leaves Ziunya.
The scales covering Ziunya’s hands turn brittle and flake away.
Ziunya looks around as if waking up from a dream.
Darkness punctuated by a constellation of starry pinpoints wells up
around Ziunya and splinters away with a sound like shattering crystal.
The layer of stone surrounding Ziunya crumbles away.
The thick plates of bone around Ziunya’s forearms begin to crack, then
shatter into a fine white dust.
A series of aquamarine lines suddenly appear on Ziunya’s face, quickly
racing towards the center of her forehead before detatching and
dissipating in the air.
Ziunya takes a deep breath, blinking a couple of times before resuming
a calm expression.
Ziunya just arrived. Wait, wasn’t she here already?
The powerful look leaves Ziunya.
Ziunya appears to lose some internal strength.
Ziunya becomes unbalanced for a second, then recovers.
The deep blue glow leaves Ziunya.
The tension in Ziunya’s skin eases and you notice that her complexion
returns to normal.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around Ziunya.
The white light leaves Ziunya.
The very powerful look leaves Ziunya.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Ziunya.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves Ziunya.
The bright luminescence fades from around Ziunya.

* Ziunya just bit the dust!

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Dirt pebbled with rounded stones form this pass that concludes at the
bank of a lake to the north. A short dock juts out from the rocky
shoreline, studded with faded crimson and yellow mooring floats.
Though the grade of the climb to the forest towards the south is
slight and gradual, the view from this distance is still remarkable.
You also see an enruned brass chest, a feras-tipped arrow, a green
sapphire, a lavender shimmarglin sapphire, an aged tawny
battle-scarred lioness, the Mylenna disk, the Zelas disk, the Arpelli
disk, a massive bearded white tiger, the translucent Taverkin disk,
the fiery red Dreuntar disk and a rocky trail.
Also here: the body of Ziunya who is lying down, High Lady
Vilorcasdra, Olgretien, Zelas, Karibeth, Taverkin who is lying down,
Seomanthe, Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Mylenna, Arnylon who is lying
down, Greganth, Arpelli who is lying down, Sovine, the body of Lady
Erosophe who is lying down, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, Sir Metadi
Obvious paths: north, southeast

Seomanthe swears quietly at Ziunya.

Vilorcasdra belts out something in Elven you don’t understand.

Ziunya’s body turns black as pitch and rapidly melts into a puddle of
ink. Within moments, the ink seeps into the ground and vanishes from
sight.

Zelas pulls Arnylon to his feet.

Vilorcasdra marches back and forth, sharply turning at the end of each stride.

Metadi says, “Someone get Erosophe tae safety.”

Greganth quietly says, “Bind her, dont let her leave.”

Your surroundings blur into a white fog . . .

[Voln Forecourt]
Several cast iron park benches back against a swiftly moving stream
that reflects the moonlight as it flows along one side of the
courtyard. A cobbled walkway extends through the courtyard’s center
and continues over a small bridge which spans the moat, connecting the
forecourt to the gated entryway of a large fortress. Opposite the
flowing water lies a narrow knot garden with a meadow beyond. You
also see a pile of tanned leather boots, a pile of tanned leather
gloves, a long-tailed small bat that is flying around, a plain steel
chest, a polished granite block with some stuff on it and a robed
guard.
Also here: Sir Metadi, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, the body of Lady
Erosophe who is lying down, Sovine, Arpelli, Greganth, Arnylon,
Mylenna, Dreuntar, Master Benkueh, Seomanthe, Taverkin, Karibeth,
Zelas, Olgretien, High Lady Vilorcasdra
Obvious paths: south

Olgretien deeply asks, “Erosophe te Voln?”

Out of thin air, a shadowy figure takes shape before your eyes and
materializes into an inky black shadow master!

You squint.

You say, “Sanctified area.”

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

Benkueh quietly says, “This is no time for peace.”

We were followed so we lead them away from Voln and re-engaged elsewhere.

Sir Metadi’s group just went west.

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Meadowlike fields awash with wildflowers stretch in all directions, a
symphony of crickets and locusts filling the air with their song.
Lakebed rocks occasionally line the trail, an ancient effort to keep
the encroaching weeds from overtaking the pass. You also see a black
steel breastplate and a black steel twohanded sword.
Also here: High Lady Vilorcasdra, Olgretien, Karibeth, Taverkin,
Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Greganth, Arpelli, Sovine, Seomanthe, Zelas,
Sir Metadi
Obvious paths: east, southeast, northwest

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +513 vs DS: +270 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +18 = +306
… and hits for 142 points of damage!
Hard strike to the abdomen.
Ethereal entrails seem to spill from the shadow champion’s mangled substance,
vanishing into misty tendrils as they strike the ground.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow master!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 532 = 1.592 * MM: 99 + d100: 6 = 163
… and hit for 3 points of damage!
Right ankle stung!
The shadow master stamps in silent annoyance.

Dreuntar traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase…
Dreuntar gestures at an inky black shadow master.
CS: +549 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +42 == +154
Warding failed!
Dreuntar blasts an inky black shadow master for 92 points of damage.
… 35 points of damage!
Swift attack whistles right through the shadow master’s face.
Dimples!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Arpelli!
AS: +447 vs DS: +433 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +59 = +117
… and hits for 10 points of damage!
Jarring blow to Arpelli’s back.

Metadi attempts to kick an inky black shadow master!
UAF: 628 vs UDF: 532 = 1.180 * MM: 83 + d100: 98 = 195
… and hit for 31 points of damage!
Quick blow to the head.
Swirls of vapor dance around the shadow master’s head.

Zelas swings a well-crafted mithril handaxe at an inky black shadow master!
By amazing chance, the shadow master evades the attack!

Benkueh attempts to grapple an inky black shadow master!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 510 = 1.660 * MM: 102 + d100: 79 = 248
… and hit for 27 points of damage!
Quick strike rips left arm open!
To your dismay it quickly closes on its own.

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow master.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow master! Several of the thorns jab into the master!
… hits for 21 points of damage!
… 20 points of damage!
A fine strike pins the right leg for an instant.
The shadow master looks miffed.
… hits for 8 points of damage!
… 20 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow master looks miffed.

Benkueh attempts to kick an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 491 = 1.725 * MM: 90 + d100: 89 = 244
… and hit for 54 points of damage!
Strong hit rips arm from wrist to elbow.
The wound vanishes as the ethereal flesh swirls around in chaotic patterns.

Dreuntar traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase…
Dreuntar gestures at an inky black shadow master.
CS: +549 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +75 == +187
Warding failed!
Dreuntar blasts an inky black shadow master for 79 points of damage.
… 55 points of damage!
Huge hit explodes right arm into cold, viscous mist.
When you look again, the arm has reformed.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.
Seomanthe swings a seething grey thunderhead khopesh at an inky black
shadow champion!
The shadow champion moves at the last moment to evade the attack!
An inky black shadow master vanishes into thin air, leaving no trace behind.

Greganth quietly says, “Go back to the couryard in case they break the
sanctuary.”

Vilorcasdra moves into a defensive stance, ready to fend off an attack.

Vilorcasdra retracts her extended deep crimson wings, wrapping them
around her body protectively.

A shadowy corpse wheels about wildly as he stumbles in!

Metadi attempts to kick a shadowy corpse!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 429 = 1.482 * MM: 85 + d100: 81 = 207
… and hit for 80 points of damage!
Brutal head kick flips the shadowy corpse over! Cracked skull!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy corpse’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadowy corpse falls to the ground, rotting flesh falling from his bones.

Sovine gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to his aid…
Sovine gestures at a shadowy apparition.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath a
shadowy apparition! Several of the thorns jab into the apparition!
… hits for 18 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadowy apparition looks miffed.
… hits for 33 points of damage!
… 40 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
… hits for 36 points of damage!
… 35 points of damage!
Quick strike to the left leg!
The shadowy apparition makes no bones about it.
… hits for 30 points of damage!
… 35 points of damage!
Quick strike to the right leg!
The shadowy apparition makes no bones about it.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadowy apparition’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow champion!
CS: +463 – TD: +356 + CvA: -19 + d100: +38 == +126
Warding failed!
An inky black shadow champion is pulled into the void and disappears!
He returns almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops a shadow warrior!
CS: +463 – TD: +177 + CvA: -11 + d100: +34 == +309
Warding failed!
A shadow warrior is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns
almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Snowrok!
CS: +463 – TD: +343 + CvA: -20 + d100: +92 == +192
Warding failed!
Snowrok is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Syberus!
CS: +463 – TD: +399 + CvA: +5 + d100: +75 == +144
Warding failed!
Syberus is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Zelas!
CS: +463 – TD: +222 + CvA: -7 + d100: +70 == +304
Warding failed!
Zelas is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The ground suddenly shifts underneath you!
You fall flat on the ground!

Metadi attempts to kick an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 636 vs UDF: 434 = 1.465 * MM: 89 + d100: 92 = 222
… and hit for 55 points of damage!
Top of the head momentarily flattened.

** Metadi’s tanned leather boots spray forth a shower of pure water! **

… 10 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!
Ziunya suddenly vanishes as a mass of inky black shadows writhe around
her and sink into the ground!

Metadi falls flat on the ground!
Taverkin reels and turns green.
Benkueh falls flat on the ground!
Dreuntar falls flat on the ground!
Arpelli looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Greganth reels and turns green.
Seomanthe swears long, loud and well.
You jump to your feet snarling in anger!

The air grows still and quiet as an inky black shadow servant comes gliding in!

You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow servant!
AS: +606 vs DS: +530 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +8 = +121
… and hit for 12 points of damage!
Glancing blow to the right arm leaves a trail of vapor in its wake.

** Your rune-scribed maul sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 25 points of damage!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
The shadow champion evades the attack with ease!

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +606 vs DS: +312 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +83 = +428
… and hit for 169 points of damage!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow champion’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +606 vs DS: +157 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +10 = +510
… and hit for 160 points of damage!
Strong strike splits the belly open, revealing ghostly organs.
Haggis anyone?
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Benkueh stands up.

An inky black shadow champion swings a black steel claidhmore at Arpelli!
AS: +460 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +24 = +115
… and hits for 27 points of damage!
Skull cracks in several places.
She is stunned!

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +543 vs DS: +515 with AvD: +43 + d100 roll: +11 = +82
A clean miss.

Metadi stands up.

Benkueh gestures while calling upon the lesser spirits for aid…
Benkueh gestures at Arpelli.
The glazed look leaves Arpelli.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
As Benkueh strikes, a deep golden light surrounds his hands!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 524 = 1.616 * MM: 106 + d100: 81 = 252
… and hit for 27 points of damage!
Strong blow to the head!
The shadow servant enjoys the breeze.

An inky black shadow servant gestures at Karibeth!
CS: +442 – TD: +409 + CvA: +2 + d100: +45 – -5 == +85
Warded off!

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +604 vs DS: +469 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +89 = +261
… and hits for 107 points of damage!
A massive blow to the right shoulder hoists the shadow servant high
into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow servant’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow servant wails horribly as he begins to fade away!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding an inky black shadow servant
suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
A white glow rushes away from an inky black shadow servant.
The dim aura fades from around an inky black shadow servant.

Benkueh’s stance becomes rigid again and he appears less calm.
Benkueh assumes a stance suitable to unleash a flurry of blows.

An inky black shadow servant gestures at you!
CS: +457 – TD: +314 + CvA: -21 + d100: +19 – +5 == +136
Warding failed!
Your eyes suddenly cloud over. A moment later you realize you cannot
see at all.
You are dazed!

The starry void envelops an inky black shadow servant!
CS: +463 – TD: +433 + CvA: +25 + d100: +86 == +141
Warding failed!
An inky black shadow servant is pulled into the void and disappears!
He returns almost instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops Mylenna!
CS: +463 – TD: +179 + CvA: +2 + d100: +75 == +361
Warding failed!
Mylenna is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

The starry void envelops you!
CS: +463 – TD: +311 + CvA: -21 + d100: +71 == +202
Warding failed!
You are pulled against your will into the void! The world around you
instantly disappears! An open expanse of black broken by tiny
pinpoints of light surrounds you as you tumble about in empty space.
Amorphous nebulae of pink, blue, purple and green swirl passed as you
writhe around with nothing to hold onto. Finally, after what seems
like an eternity, you are yanked back to the familiar world of
Elanthia. Apparently, no time has elapsed since your departure as you
find yourself staring at the scene you left earlier. The only
souvenirs from your journey are a sick feeling in your stomach and a
powerful sense of vertigo.

We all struggle with Vertigo again.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +604 vs DS: +459 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +6 = +188
… and hits for 65 points of damage!
Right arm ripped in half at elbow!
The fallen arm evaporates as a new one materializes.

Snowrok assaults an inky black shadow servant with an unrelenting fury!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow servant!
A hit!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow servant!
A hit!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow servant’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow servant wails horribly as he begins to fade away!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding an inky black shadow servant
suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
A white glow rushes away from an inky black shadow servant.
The dim aura fades from around an inky black shadow servant.

Metadi reels and turns green.
Karibeth reels and turns green.
Arpelli reels and turns green.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

Seomanthe says, “Arrgh.”

Dreuntar gestures at Ziunya.
The air around Ziunya glows brightly for a moment, consuming the
magical energy directed at her.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at you!
AS: +449 vs DS: +298 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +22 = +202
… and hits for 19 points of damage!
Blow leaves an imprint on your chest!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 847 vs UDF: 724 = 1.169 * MM: 67 + d100: 11 = 89
A close miss!

You make a precise attempt to punch an inky black shadow champion!
Your attack is hindered by holding a gleaming rune-scribed maul!
You have decent positioning against an inky black shadow champion.
UAF: 555 vs UDF: 724 = 0.766 * MM: -40 + d100: 76 = 46
A clean miss!

Translucent streams of mana cascade across Seomanthe’s form as she
lets loose with a rallying cry!
Seomanthe rises smoothly to her feet!
Mylenna rises smoothly to her feet!
Zelas rises smoothly to his feet!
Benkueh rises smoothly to his feet!

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
By amazing chance, the shadow champion evades the attack!

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Metadi!
AS: +455 vs DS: +402 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +57 = +139
… and hits for 11 points of damage!
Hit glances off Metadi’s hip.

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow champion.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow champion! Several of the thorns jab into the
champion!
… hits for 38 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
… hits for 35 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
A fine strike pins the right leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
… hits for 17 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
… hits for 18 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Vilorcasdra!
AS: +455 vs DS: +363 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +6 = +127
… and hits for 9 points of damage!
Thumped Vilorcasdra’s chest.

** As Vilorcasdra’s iron-scaled armor is hit, its outer rim seems to
fold inward upon itself drawing the shadow champion along with it! **
… 5 points of damage!
Quick blow to the belly causes the shadow champion to drift
backwards slightly.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +562 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +31 = +340
… and hit for 106 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the lower back encountering little resistance!

You feel your rune-scribed maul straining back towards your foe!
Taking advantage of this, you manage to effortlessly reverse your
momentum and strike again!

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
The shadow champion evades the attack by inches!

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +588 vs DS: +283 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +18 = +374
… and hits for 147 points of damage!
Brutal assault cuts a swath through the torso!
Fortunately for the shadow champion, it doesn’t need lungs.

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow champion.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow champion! Several of the thorns jab into the
champion!
… hits for 23 points of damage!
… 25 points of damage!
Quick strike to the left leg!
The shadow champion makes no bones about it.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Speaking to Olgretien, Syberus says, “That’s who attacked me earlier.”

Speaking deeply to Syberus, Olgretien says, “Aye, same ere.”

Syberus says, “I confess I didn’t engage, I wasn’t sure if they needed
killing or not.”

You focus on projecting your thoughts…
You [General]: “Where is a proper triage? Vaalor needs to respond to
this attack.”

Syberus asks, “So can I assume that that particular individual DOES
indeed need killing?”

Your surroundings blur into a white fog . . .

[Voln Forecourt]
Several cast iron park benches back against a swiftly moving stream
that reflects the moonlight as it flows along one side of the
courtyard. A cobbled walkway extends through the courtyard’s center
and continues over a small bridge which spans the moat, connecting the
forecourt to the gated entryway of a large fortress. Opposite the
flowing water lies a narrow knot garden with a meadow beyond. You
also see an **inky black shadow champion**, an inky black shadow
champion, a pile of tanned leather boots, a pile of tanned leather
gloves, a long-tailed small bat that is flying around, a plain steel
chest, a polished granite block with some stuff on it and a robed
guard.
Also here: Sir Metadi, High Lady Vilorcasdra, Olgretien, Karibeth,
Taverkin, Master Benkueh, Dreuntar, Greganth, Arpelli, Sovine,
Seomanthe who is lying down, Zelas who is lying down, Lord Syberus,
Mylenna who is lying down, Snowrok, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, the
body of Lady Erosophe who is lying down, Arnylon
Obvious paths: south

Benkueh appears to focus inward as he raises a hand and murmurs quietly…

Greganth quietly says, “We are at voln.”

An inky black shadow master just arrived.

Tatsui [General]: “Vaalor isn’t under attack.”

An inky black shadow master just arrived.

Benkueh glares at an inky black shadow master.

Metadi says, “Nothing we can do about these.”

An inky black shadow master runs south.

Metadi says, “Okay, strategy. Fight outward from Voln until we get
hard-pressed, then we fade back.”

An inky black shadow master runs south.

You say, “They don’t want to meddle in an attack on Voln and not th’ city.”

Tatsui [General]: “The way I have heard it, as I asked the same
question a few nights ago.. is that unless Ta’Vaalor or her citizens
are endangered, they will not mobilize..”

You say, “We can’t expect any aid from Vaalor.”

An inky black shadow champion gazes down at Erosophe and utters in a
gutteral voice, “Now pain goes away.”

Karibeth hisses at an inky black shadow champion.

An inky black shadow champion glances about the area then says in a
harsh, growling voice, “Pain. They promised to stop the pain when the
intruders were no more.”

Speaking to an inky black shadow champion, the ghostly voice of
Erosophe says, “No it hasn’t.”

An inky black shadow champion clutches her head and moans quietly in pain.

You say, “Follow th’ master. He’s alone.”

High Lady Vilorcasdra strides away moving south.

Taverkin squeakily exclaims, “Benkueh!”

Sir Metadi’s group just went south.

Vilorcasdra stares at Benkueh.

Arpelli looks thoughtfully at Benkueh.

An inky black shadow champion stalks in.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 491 = 1.698 * MM: 89 + d100: 23 = 174
… and hit for 3 points of damage!
Ineffectual strike knocks a wisp of ether from the shadow champion’s left arm.

Nouvard swings a pure white steel handaxe at an inky black shadow servant!
The shadow servant evades the attack by a hair!

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow servant!
AS: +591 vs DS: +582 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +63 = +109
… and hits for 4 points of damage!
Ineffectual strike knocks a wisp of ether from the shadow servant’s left arm.

Karibeth attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 567 vs UDF: 563 = 1.007 * MM: 23 + d100: 68 = 91
A close miss!

Metadi attempts to kick an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 623 vs UDF: 550 = 1.132 * MM: 32 + d100: 7 = 43
A clean miss!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow servant!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 548 = 1.521 * MM: 98 + d100: 91 = 240
… and hit for 20 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow servant’s back sends it drifting forward!

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against an inky
black shadow champion!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 744 = 1.120 * MM: 55 + d100: 100 = 161
… and hit for 4 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!

Olgretien looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Olgretien engages an
inky black shadow servant in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into
a blur of strikes and ripostes!
Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow servant!
A hit!
Quick blow to the head.
Swirls of vapor dance around the shadow servant’s head.
Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow servant!
A hit!
Strong attack rips through the neck!
To your horror, the shadow servant’s substance flows around the
wound without leaving a trace!
Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow servant!
A clean miss.

Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, Vilorcasdra engages an
inky black shadow servant in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into
a blur of strikes and ripostes!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at an inky black
shadow servant!
A hit!
Light tap to the shadow servant’s head ruffles its appearance.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at an inky black
shadow servant!
A hit!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow servant looks miffed.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at an inky black
shadow servant!
A hit!
Quick strike to the face!
Just nicked an eyelid!

** Vilorcasdra’s thin eahnor no-dachi sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 5 points of damage!
Glancing blow to the left arm leaves a trail of vapor in its wake.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of his
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above his
head.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

Snowrok spins around looking for something to attack!
Snowrok rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Hard strike shatters arm into vapor.
The arm reforms before your eyes!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Incredible strike to the shadow warrior’s back smashes through the chest!
Too bad it melts back together.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
The shadow warrior’s head wavers as the attack passes right through it!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strong smash to the left hand!
The shadow warrior quails and sinks momentarily as its left hand
reforms before your eyes.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow champion!
A hit!
Quick strike connects with the shadow champion’s lower back!
Luckily there was nothing vital there.

A shadow warrior emerges from the surrounding shadows, the tip of her
blade drawing through the ground before being raised high above her
head.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +591 vs DS: +349 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +20 = +313
… and hits for 75 points of damage!
Hard blow to the right hand sends fingers flying.
Alas, they reform soundlessly from thin air.

Nouvard swings a pure white steel handaxe at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +368 vs DS: +338 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +83 = +151
… and hits for 16 points of damage!
Quick blow to the head.
Swirls of vapor dance around the shadow champion’s head.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 505 = 1.651 * MM: 93 + d100: 72 = 225
… and hit for 7 points of damage!
The shadow champion glares maliciously as the strike slides through
its left hand.

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against a shadow warrior!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 311 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 100 + d100: 92 = 292
… and hit for 20 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +538 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +8 = +293
… and hit for 71 points of damage!
Hard strike connects with the shadow champion’s back!
A thin arc of mist spews forth, evaporating quickly.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Taverkin squeakily exclaims, “I can’t help here!”

Mylenna swings a crimson vultite scimitar at a shadow warrior!
AS: +328 vs DS: +171 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +32 = +213
… and hits for 22 points of damage!
Glancing blow to the right arm leaves a trail of vapor in its wake.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Nouvard!
AS: +320 vs DS: +292 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +9 = +78
A clean miss.

Snowrok rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
The shadow warrior’s head is split cleanly in two, but reseals from
the neck up!
Just as Snowrok moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Surgical strike to the left eye removes the top of the head!
The shadow warrior goes still for a moment while its head reshapes.
Just as Snowrok moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Large gash to the left arm seals as strike passes through.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strike to the abdomen goes right through, leaving misty trails in its wake.
Just as Snowrok moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Zelas!
AS: +330 vs DS: +499 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +58 = -67
A clean miss.

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +545 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +80 = +351
… and hits for 58 points of damage!
Quick strike rips right arm open!
To your dismay it quickly closes on its own.

Metadi looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Metadi whirls
in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Just as Metadi moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strong strike splits the belly open, revealing ghostly organs.
Haggis anyone?
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Attack whistles right through the lower back encountering little resistance!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
Just as Metadi moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Mighty blow rips through the shadow warrior’s chest, causing it to
pause as it reforms.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Vicious blow to neck might have been fatal a few centuries ago.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Metadi!
AS: +330 vs DS: +428 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +50 = -19
A clean miss.

Snowrok rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Quick strike to the left leg!
The shadow warrior makes no bones about it.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Huge hit explodes left arm into cold, viscous mist.
When you look again, the arm has reformed.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Attack whistles right through the lower back encountering little resistance!
Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow champion!
A hit!
The shadow champion glares maliciously as the strike slides through
its right hand.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Benkueh attempts to jab a shadow warrior!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 281 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 110 + d100: 65 = 285
… and hit for 25 points of damage!
Strong hit to the chest!
Tendrils of mist explode as the strike passes right through.

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against a shadow warrior!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 318 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 105 + d100: 84 = 294
… and hit for 18 points of damage!
Hard strike shatters arm into vapor.
The arm reforms before your eyes!

Benkueh quickly pivots again and follows up with another jab against a
shadow warrior!
UAF: 834 vs UDF: 323 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 105 + d100: 53 = 263
… and hit for 17 points of damage!
Hard strike shatters arm into vapor.
The arm reforms before your eyes!

Metadi says, “Clearing these, then moving over the path.”

[A Cobblestone Walkway]
Two lines of stately yew trees crowd in on a dark cobblestone road.
The yews are ancient, covered in dense growth all the way from nearly
ground level to the top of their soaring trunks. The growth is thick
enough that it allows no outside light through the branches. To the
north a large clearing is illuminated by the silvery starlight. You
also see a gnarled black staff, a shadow warrior, a shadow warrior
that appears dead, a shadow warrior that appears dead, a shadow
warrior, a shadow warrior that appears dead, a shadow warrior that
appears dead, a shadow warrior, an inky black shadow champion that
appears dead and a steep path leading to the south.
Also here: Karibeth, Olgretien, Taverkin, Dreuntar, Greganth, Arpelli,
Sovine, Seomanthe, Zelas, Lord Syberus, Mylenna, Squire Legionnaire
Nouvard, Sir Metadi, High Lady Vilorcasdra, Snowrok, Master Benkueh
Obvious paths: north

Greganth lets out a yelp!
A shadow warrior swings a black steel twohanded sword at Syberus!
AS: +320 vs DS: +684 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +51 = -269
A clean miss.

Vilorcasdra looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Vilorcasdra
whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Just as Vilorcasdra moves to attack, blue mist seeps out of a shadow
warrior’s skin and she vanishes into the air! A moment later, the
blue haze reforms into the warrior.
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Tremendous strike!
Vapor rushes from the neck following the blow!
Vilorcasdra swings an extremely thin eahnor no-dachi at a shadow warrior!
A hit!
Incredible strike to the shadow warrior’s back smashes through the chest!
Too bad it melts back together.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
Nouvard swings a pure white steel handaxe at a shadow warrior!
The shadow warrior barely manages to fend off the attack with her sword!

You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with
deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +553 vs DS: +135 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +48 = +517
… and hit for 141 points of damage!
A fine blow splits the back of the hand.
Tendrils of vapor intertwine as the wound seals before your eyes.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at a shadow warrior!
AS: +553 vs DS: +140 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +24 = +488
… and hit for 153 points of damage!
Strong strike splits the belly open, revealing ghostly organs.
Haggis anyone?
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow warrior’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow warrior falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Sir Metadi’s group just went down a steep path leading to the south.

[Fearling Pass, Rocky Trail]
Lakebed rocks become more prominent along this offshoot of the trail,
as though more recently maintained. The dark rich stones sport a
mottled hue speared with alabaster veins. The pass meanders east a
short distance before a steep ledge cuts it off, descending into a
deep gully and down to the edge of a morose-looking swamp. Forbidding
scents waft outward, festooning its banks like a decorative collar.
You also see the fiery red Dreuntar disk, the Syberus disk, the
translucent Taverkin disk, the Zelas disk, the Arpelli disk, the
Mylenna disk, a steep path leading to the north and a weathered sign.
Also here: Karibeth, Olgretien, Taverkin, Dreuntar, Greganth, Arpelli,
Sovine, Seomanthe, Zelas, Lord Syberus, Mylenna, Squire Legionnaire
Nouvard, Snowrok, Master Benkueh, Sir Metadi
Obvious paths: west

Taverkin squeakily exclaims, “I is sorry, friends. I is not so strong
as you are. I must use me magics!”

Speaking to Taverkin, Metadi says, “Yes, why we moved.”

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

Taverkin’s hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his
command…
Taverkin gestures at an inky black shadow champion.
Taverkin hurls a stream of fire at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +555 vs DS: +308 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +55 = +340
… and hits for 88 points of damage!
The shadow champion fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.
An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +595 vs DS: +347 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +68 = +367
… and hits for 110 points of damage!
The shadow champion’s head wavers as the attack passes right through it!
An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

Seomanthe changes her tune, adding a new element to her song…
Seomanthe skillfully begins to weave another verse into her harmony.
As Seomanthe sings, a squall of wind briefly swirls around you. You
feel yourself moving a bit more smoothly and quickly than before!

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

Snowrok lets out a loud snarling growl and goes berserk!

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at an inky black
shadow champion!
The shadow champion evades the attack by inches!

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

You make a precise attempt to kick an inky black shadow champion!
You have decent positioning against an inky black shadow champion.
UAF: 539 vs UDF: 705 = 0.764 * MM: 30 + d100: 36 = 58
A close miss!

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.

Taverkin, Dreuntar, Snowrok, Olgretien, Metadi, Vilorcasdra, and
Geijon engage furiously with focused strikes and area effect attacks.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Seomanthe!
AS: +429 vs DS: +621 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +58 = -96
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Dreuntar!
AS: +455 vs DS: +605 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +66 = -40
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Sovine!
AS: +445 vs DS: +623 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +70 = -70
A clean miss.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 506 = 1.687 * MM: 113 + d100: 24 = 214
… and hit for 8 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the right calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Greganth!
AS: +449 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +11 = +185
… and hits for 21 points of damage!
Stomach shot lands with a hollow *thump*.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at you!
AS: +445 vs DS: +277 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +32 = +229
… and hits for 22 points of damage!
Slash to your left leg hits high!
Kinda makes your knees weak, huh?

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Karibeth!
AS: +445 vs DS: +517 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +48 = +14
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Syberus!
AS: +435 vs DS: +669 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +20 = -170
A clean miss.

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +349 vs DS: +262 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +96 = +216
… and hits for 25 points of damage!
Quick blow to the belly causes the shadow champion to drift
backwards slightly.

** Mylenna’s mithril falchion sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

… 10 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the left leg, viciously assaulting the air!

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +550 vs DS: +262 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +52 = +370
… and hits for 71 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 433 = 1.972 * MM: 108 + d100: 99 = 312
… and hit for 17 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow champion’s back sends it drifting forward!

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against an inky
black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 516 = 1.655 * MM: 98 + d100: 82 = 244
… and hit for 13 points of damage!
Powerful hit to the shadow champion’s neck leaves trails of vapor in its wake!

Benkueh quickly pivots again and follows up with another jab against
an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 599 = 1.425 * MM: 98 + d100: 87 = 226
… and hit for 8 points of damage!
Direct assault cleaves straight through the breastbone.
Alas, it mends before you can make a wish.

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow champion.
CS: +500 – TD: +417 + CvA: -19 + d100: +97 == +161
Warding failed!
A powerful hit.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Mylenna swings a faenor-hilted mithril falchion at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +349 vs DS: +282 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +51 = +151
… and hits for 9 points of damage!
Did that even connect?
Nope, that was just wind damage.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +595 vs DS: +273 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +69 = +442
… and hits for 124 points of damage!
Good hit!
Left shoulder is ripped from its socket then wriggles back into place.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Nouvard swings a pure white steel handaxe at an inky black shadow champion!
Amazingly, the shadow champion manages to parry the attack with her falx!

Dreuntar’s hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his
command…
Dreuntar gestures at an inky black shadow champion.
Dreuntar hurls a hissing stream of acid at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +491 vs DS: +228 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +80 = +369
… and hits for 61 points of damage!
Quick strike rips left arm open!
To your dismay it quickly closes on its own.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 617 = 1.384 * MM: 94 + d100: 63 = 193
… and hit for 7 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the left calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

** Benkueh’s studded leather gloves spray forth a shower of pure water! **

… 15 points of damage!
The shadow champion fades for a second as the blow passes through the chest.

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against an inky
black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 470 = 1.817 * MM: 111 + d100: 99 = 300
… and hit for 17 points of damage!
Smash to the chest!
Good thing there were no ribs there to shatter.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +595 vs DS: +273 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +71 = +444
… and hits for 124 points of damage!
Good hit!
Left shoulder is ripped from its socket then wriggles back into place.

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow champion.
CS: +500 – TD: +417 + CvA: -19 + d100: +69 == +133
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward the shadow champion!
… 47 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You are still a bit winded from your last flurry of attacks, but you
focus to push the strain in your muscles from your mind.
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with
deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +553 vs DS: +289 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +64 = +379
… and hit for 109 points of damage!
Hard shot to the shadow champion’s back sends it drifting forward!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +553 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +68 = +269
… and hit for 64 points of damage!
Hard strike connects with the shadow champion’s back!
A thin arc of mist spews forth, evaporating quickly.
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +553 vs DS: +280 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +14 = +338
… and hit for 101 points of damage!
Deft blow to the spine cuts along the ethereal bones.
Fillet of soul?
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Your flurry of strikes leaves you off-balance and out of position.

Benkueh attempts to kick an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 600 = 1.423 * MM: 102 + d100: 87 = 232
… and hit for 63 points of damage!
Swift strike would have hit more than an ear, if only it were there.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

The starry void envelops Vilorcasdra!
CS: +463 – TD: +335 + CvA: -21 + d100: +39 == +146
Warding failed!
Vilorcasdra is pulled into the void and disappears! She returns
almost instantly, looking confused.

Vertigo effects!

Metadi stares off into the air looking a bit pale.
Benkueh falls flat on the ground!
Karibeth reels and turns green.
Vilorcasdra falls flat on the ground!
Syberus falls flat on the ground!
Zelas looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Seomanthe reels and turns green.
You begin to lose touch with your internal sources of strength.
Dreuntar falls flat on the ground!
Arpelli reels and turns green.
Greganth reels and turns green.
The ground suddenly shifts underneath you!
You fall flat on the ground!

Ziunya suddenly vanishes as a mass of inky black shadows writhe around
her and sink into the ground!

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

Greganth swings a white laen broadsword at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +540 vs DS: +294 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +66 = +342
… and hits for 58 points of damage!
Direct assault cleaves straight through the breastbone.
Alas, it mends before you can make a wish.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +611 vs DS: +294 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +13 = +381
… and hits for 119 points of damage!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.

Sovine gestures.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.
A calm washes over an inky black shadow champion.

Dreuntar’s hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his
command…
Dreuntar gestures at an inky black shadow champion.
An inky black shadow champion is enraged by Dreuntar’s attack!
Dreuntar hurls a hissing stream of acid at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +491 vs DS: +264 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +34 = +287
… and hits for 44 points of damage!
Hard blow to the right hand sends fingers flying.
Alas, they reform soundlessly from thin air.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow champion.
An inky black shadow champion is enraged by Syberus’s attack!
CS: +500 – TD: +417 + CvA: -19 + d100: +59 == +123
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward the shadow champion!
… 30 points of damage!
… 10 points of damage!
Large gash to the left arm seals as strike passes through.
… 9 points of damage!
Various bits of the shadow champion melt away!

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow champion.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow champion! Several of the thorns jab into the
champion!
… hits for 35 points of damage!
… 25 points of damage!
Quick strike to the left leg!
The shadow champion makes no bones about it.
… hits for 23 points of damage!
… 25 points of damage!
Quick strike to the right leg!
The shadow champion makes no bones about it.
… hits for 21 points of damage!
… 20 points of damage!
A fine strike pins the right leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.

Arpelli changes her tune, adding a new element to her song…
Arpelli skillfully weaves another verse into her harmony, directing
the sound of her voice at an inky black shadow champion.
CS: +397 – TD: +388 + CvA: -19 + d100: +65 == +55
Warded off!
Arpelli focuses her voice on the shadow champion, she is unaffected.

Karibeth gestures while summoning the spirits of nature to her aid…
Karibeth gestures at an inky black shadow champion.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath an
inky black shadow champion! Several of the thorns jab into the
champion!
… hits for 19 points of damage!
… 30 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
… hits for 31 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

You say, “Maintain your focus.”

Inky black shadows writhe violently along the ground and Ziunya
suddenly appears within their flailing tendrils!

The starry void envelops Benkueh!
CS: +463 – TD: +406 + CvA: +25 + d100: +24 == +106
Warding failed!
Benkueh is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.

Vertigo!

Metadi is pulled into the void and disappears! He returns almost
instantly, looking confused.
Olgretien falls flat on the ground!
Sovine falls flat on the ground!
Metadi falls flat on the ground!
Snowrok falls flat on the ground!
Karibeth reels and turns green.
Vilorcasdra reels and turns green.
Mylenna looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Dreuntar falls flat on the ground!
Greganth looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Benkueh stares off into the air looking a bit pale.
Nouvard looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Zelas looks dizzy and hugs the ground!
Seomanthe reels and turns green.
Arpelli looks dizzy and falls to the ground!
Taverkin reels and turns green.
You feel horribly dizzy and suddenly squeamish!

Ziunya appears to focus inward as she raises a hand and murmurs quietly…

Syberus swears under his breath.

Seomanthe moans.

Out of thin air, a shadowy figure takes shape before your eyes and
materializes into an inky black shadow master!

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus gestures at Ziunya.
The air around Ziunya glows brightly for a moment, consuming the
magical energy directed at her.

Out of thin air, a shadowy figure takes shape before your eyes and
materializes into an inky black shadow master!

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of her blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above her head.

An inky black shadow champion emerges from the surrounding shadows,
the tip of his blade drawing through the ground before being raised
high above his head.

Taverkin intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands…
Taverkin gestures at Ziunya.
Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +555 vs DS: +348 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +49 = +301
… and hits for 99 points of damage!
Strong hit rips arm from wrist to elbow.
The wound vanishes as the ethereal flesh swirls around in chaotic patterns.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +555 vs DS: +369 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +43 = +274
… and hits for 102 points of damage!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +555 vs DS: +314 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +14 = +300
… and hits for 139 points of damage!
Hard strike to the abdomen.
Ethereal entrails seem to spill from the shadow champion’s mangled substance,
vanishing into misty tendrils as they strike the ground.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +555 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +74 = +328
… and hits for 121 points of damage!
Smash to the chest!
Good thing there were no ribs there to shatter.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +555 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +35 = +289
… and hits for 99 points of damage!
Good hit!
Right shoulder is ripped from its socket, then wriggles back into place.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +555 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +67 = +321
… and hits for 108 points of damage!
Quick strike sinks deep into the right eye socket.

Taverkin hurls a powerful lightning bolt at an inky black shadow master!
AS: +555 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +67 = +321
… and hits for 108 points of damage!
Strong hit rips arm from wrist to elbow.
The wound vanishes as the ethereal flesh swirls around in chaotic patterns.

Metadi stands up.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
AS: +611 vs DS: +341 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +98 = +419
… and hits for 116 points of damage!
Good hit!
Left shoulder is ripped from its socket then wriggles back into place.

Ziunya appears to focus inward as she raises a hand and murmurs quietly…

Sovine stands up.

The master howls vengefully!

All of a sudden, Olgretien rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Olgretien!
AS: +447 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +19 = +191
… and hits for 12 points of damage!
Blow leaves an imprint on Olgretien’s chest!
The master howls vengefully!

An inky black shadow master draws slowly inward!
An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Sovine!
AS: +447 vs DS: +739 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +22 = -230
A clean miss.

The master howls vengefully!

An inky black shadow master draws slowly inward!

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 525 = 1.626 * MM: 108 + d100: 86 = 261
… and hit for 11 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The shadow champion looks miffed.

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against an inky
black shadow master!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 554 = 1.541 * MM: 104 + d100: 83 = 243
… and hit for 12 points of damage!
Powerful hit to the shadow master’s neck leaves trails of vapor in its wake!

Benkueh quickly pivots again and follows up with another jab against
an inky black shadow master!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 554 = 1.541 * MM: 102 + d100: 89 = 246
… and hit for 8 points of damage!
Quick strike rips left arm open!
To your dismay it quickly closes on its own.

Syberus narrows his eyes.

Ziunya gestures at Taverkin.
A crackling whip of energy lashes out at Taverkin!
CS: +463 – TD: +347 + CvA: +14 + d100: +84 == +214
Warding failed!
… 55 points of damage!
Arm grappled, almost ripped from the socket!
He is knocked to the ground!
He is stunned!
The residual psychic energy from the attack surrounds Taverkin.

Dreuntar gestures at Ziunya.
Dreuntar hurls a hissing stream of acid at Ziunya!
Ziunya evades the bolt by inches!

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Taverkin!
AS: +455 vs DS: +432 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +27 = +94
A clean miss.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Mylenna!
AS: +445 vs DS: +332 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +15 = +166
… and hits for 35 points of damage!
Smooth slash to Mylenna’s hip!
Nice crunching sound.

All of a sudden, Greganth rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Greganth!
AS: +435 vs DS: +291 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +18 = +202
… and hits for 25 points of damage!
Hesitant slash to Greganth’s upper right arm!
Just a scratch.

Ziunya suddenly vanishes as a mass of inky black shadows writhe around
her and sink into the ground!

Arpelli grumbles.

You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +593 vs DS: +294 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +69 = +419
… and hit for 116 points of damage!
Strong smash to the right hand!
The shadow champion quails and sinks momentarily as its right hand
reforms before your eyes.

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
The shadow champion barely dodges the attack!

You swing a gleaming rune-scribed maul at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +593 vs DS: +273 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +44 = +415
… and hit for 135 points of damage!
A massive blow to the right shoulder hoists the shadow champion
high into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.

Greganth quietly says, “Must be some way to fight this effect.”

Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow master!
AS: +524 vs DS: +307 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +60 = +306
… and hits for 67 points of damage!
Smoky tendrils rise from the shadow master’s neck as the attack
sweeps through.

Benkueh attempts to jab an inky black shadow master!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 507 = 1.684 * MM: 116 + d100: 4 = 199
… and hit for 12 points of damage!
Quick strike sinks deep into the left eye socket.

Benkueh quickly pivots away and follows up with a jab against an inky
black shadow master!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 540 = 1.581 * MM: 113 + d100: 89 = 267
… and hit for 17 points of damage!
Hard strike shatters arm into vapor.
The arm reforms before your eyes!

** Benkueh’s studded leather gloves spray forth a shower of pure water! **

… 20 points of damage!
Strike swipes cleanly through the abdomen, but seals up a moment later!

Benkueh quickly pivots again and follows up with another jab against
an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 470 = 1.817 * MM: 109 + d100: 43 = 241
… and hit for 9 points of damage!
A strong blow bursts the right calf open in a spray of vapor.
New muscle erupts from the middle of the wound, consuming the injured tissue.

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow master.
CS: +510 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +51 == +124
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward the shadow master!
… 33 points of damage!
… 12 points of damage!
Direct assault cleaves straight through the breastbone.
Alas, it mends before you can make a wish.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

Seomanthe pulls Taverkin to his feet.

Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
AS: +611 vs DS: +307 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +62 = +405
… and hits for 132 points of damage!
A massive blow to the right shoulder hoists the shadow master high
into the air.
It hangs there a moment, suspended, before falling forward.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

The master howls vengefully!

An inky black shadow master swings a blackened flail at Greganth!
AS: +447 vs DS: +257 with AvD: +43 + d100 roll: +11 = +244
… and hits for 29 points of damage!
Large gash to the left arm, several muscles torn.
He is stunned!
An inky black shadow master draws slowly inward!

Snowrok swings a vaalorn twohanded sword at an inky black shadow champion!
AS: +537 vs DS: +451 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +52 = +179
… and hits for 32 points of damage!
Wild attack passes through the right leg, viciously assaulting the air!

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow champion.
CS: +510 – TD: +417 + CvA: -19 + d100: +28 == +102
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward the shadow champion!
… 17 points of damage!
… 5 points of damage!
Weak blow leaves a brief imprint on the shadow champion’s chest!
… 4 points of damage!
Various bits of the shadow champion melt away!

Syberus gestures while calling upon the lesser spirits for aid…
Syberus gestures at Greganth.
The glazed look leaves Greganth.

An inky black shadow champion swings a blackened falx at Mylenna!
AS: +445 vs DS: +368 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +84 = +199
… and hits for 42 points of damage!
Large gash to the left arm, several muscles torn.
She is stunned!

Benkueh attempts to grapple an inky black shadow champion!
UAF: 854 vs UDF: 556 = 1.535 * MM: 103 + d100: 44 = 202
… and hit for 36 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!

Syberus gestures while calling upon the lesser spirits for aid…
Syberus gestures at Mylenna.
The glazed look leaves Mylenna.

Metadi looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Metadi whirls
in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
A hit!
Smash to the cheek deforms right eye socket.
Vapor swirls as the ethereal bones reform.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow champion’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
Growling lowly, the shadow champion falls to one knee, then collapses
to the ground.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow champion!
A hit!
Huge strike vaporizes the right thigh.
The shadow champion convulses, falling inward upon itself while the
leg mends.
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
A hit!
Attack whistles right through the chest!
It’s like fighting fog!
Metadi swings a perfect rolaren-capped sledgehammer at an inky black
shadow master!
A hit!
Painful attack flays the leg from thigh to calf.
New skin lies, snakelike, beneath the old.

Syberus traces a sign that contorts in the air while he forcefully
incants a dark invocation…
Syberus channels at an inky black shadow master.
CS: +510 – TD: +462 + CvA: +25 + d100: +39 == +112
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward the shadow master!
… 29 points of damage!
… 5 points of damage!
Weak blow leaves a brief imprint on the shadow master’s chest!
… 6 points of damage!
Various bits of the shadow master melt away!
Olgretien swings a wood-hilted vultite greatsword at an inky black
shadow master!
AS: +524 vs DS: +308 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +83 = +328
… and hits for 83 points of damage!
The shadow master wails eerily as the blow passes through its vocal cords.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself
from the shadow master’s body as it rises, disappearing into the
heavens.
The shadow master slowly settles to the ground and begins to dissipate.

An inky black shadow champion glances about grimacing and steps
several feet back.

An inky black shadow champion stalks west.

You quickly roll backward, then spring to your feet, ready again for action!

Seomanthe says, “Whew.”

Metadi asks, “E’eryone all right?”

Metadi pulls Greganth to his feet.

Zelas says, “Ouch.”

Dreuntar gestures at Mylenna.

Metadi pulls Arpelli to her feet.

Greganth quietly says, “Need some healing.”

Zelas says, “Me too.”

Taverkin [General]: “There be any healers about? I is sorely wounded!”

Metadi says, “Moving back tae Voln.”

Taverkin [General]: “Barely escapes with me life!”

Syberus whispers to the group, “I guess it helps when they’re immune to magic.”

Sovine whispers to the group, “Try dispel on em.”

Sir Metadi’s group just went north.

[Voln Forecourt]
Several cast iron park benches back against a swiftly moving stream
that reflects the moonlight as it flows along one side of the
courtyard. A cobbled walkway extends through the courtyard’s center
and continues over a small bridge which spans the moat, connecting the
forecourt to the gated entryway of a large fortress. Opposite the
flowing water lies a narrow knot garden with a meadow beyond. You
also see a pile of tanned leather boots, a pile of tanned leather
gloves, a long-tailed small bat that is flying around, a plain steel
chest, a polished granite block with some stuff on it and a robed
guard.
Also here: Karibeth, Olgretien, Dreuntar, Greganth, Arpelli, Sovine,
Seomanthe, Zelas, Lord Syberus, Squire Legionnaire Nouvard, Snowrok,
High Lady Vilorcasdra, Master Benkueh, Sir Metadi, Mylenna, Karuna who
is sitting, Godefroy, Lady Erosophe, Arnylon
Obvious paths: south

Karibeth walks over to the benches and settles down.

Speaking to Benkueh, Karibeth says, “These new fighting moves are
going to take a bit of getting used to using.”

Tatsui [General]: “Unless you have one with you.. There’s barely
anyone in town.”

Speaking to Godefroy, Metadi says, “Servants and champions, and a
she-monk named Ziunya or something close.”

Speaking to Metadi, Godefroy says, “Ziunyaorsumthingklos? I’d be angry, too.”

Metadi begins chuckling at Godefroy!

Metadi says, “Heal up.”

Olgretien nods at Salltos.

Greganth quietly says, “Must be some way to fight those effects from the void.”

Salltos asks, “Anyone need healing?”

Speaking to Salltos, Erosophe says, “Yes.”

Speaking to Salltos, Erosophe says, “Thank you.”

You say, “My back, but I’ll live.”

Dreuntar says, “I killed that lady twice, both times she returned.”

Speaking to Dreuntar, you say, “Master Benkueh explained that. They
reform from th’ shadows.”

Syberus whispers to the group, “It just seemed to shrug off all magic
directed towards it, not even a chance to effect it.”

Godefroy asks, “Who needs Purify Air?”

Metadi says, “We all do.”

Speaking to Godefroy, Metadi says, “Should help with the starry voids,
I’m hoping.”

Metadi says, “We’ve got a healer now, people.”

Zelas exclaims, “We have a healer!”

Speaking to Salltos, Karibeth says, “Thank you for coming.”

Speaking to Salltos, Arpelli says, “Thank you for … yes, what she said.”

Godefroy gestures at you.
You begin to breathe more deeply.

Dreuntar says, “So what we have are rather angry undead and a shadow
woman who won’t stay down. Sounds like a typical day.”

Benkueh quietly says, “We must seek guidance, and be granted the favor
of Liabo.”

Benkueh quietly says, “It is our only hope to survive the night
against these foes.”

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