The Stalker is freed. Nothing else here. Alzar kills the occasional deadly grass or vampire thorns over here. He arrives at the bridge on the west side of the pond, and has the Stalker head on over. There is a door that heads down to an underwater viewing area:
As he nears it, a creature moves to strike from the water at Alzar suddenly out of nowhere!
This creature lands on the bridge and cuts Alzar off from heading that way. It can attack with the four tentacles and the giant tongue as well. It’s huge, around 20 feet tall! Battle begins!
5 vs 6. Alzar casts Time Stop. Then he casts Finger of Death and and Flesh to Stone and….that’s it. Do they work? 13 for FtS and…11 for FOD. Nope, it’s still here.
1 vs 5. Alzar does this the melee way as his Invisible Stalker arrive. AC4 for its body. 17, 2, and 10, it hits three times for 41 damage. The Stalker misses. It’s immune to the cloak and nails Alzar three times for 23 damage.
Alzar – 34/78
6 vs 2. The creature nails him for another 19. Alzar casts Vampiric Touch and drains 21 from it.
Alzar - 37/78
Unknown – 62
5 vs 4. The creature hits him for another 17 damage. Alzar uses his Pearl of Power to recall that spell and casts it again, Vampiric Touch on it for….bad rolls - 11 damage. The Stalker finally hits for 8.
Alzar 32/78
Unknown – 81
4 vs 7. Alzar carves into it with his axe twice and drops the shield. He hits twice for 33 damage. Then he grabs an extra healing metal vial from his belt and heals 25. He lashes out and hits him for 20.
Alzar 38/78
Unknown 114
5 vs 2. Alzar is carved twice more for 15 damage, and then his axes lights into it once for 17 and then again for 20 damage and it dies. Whew!
24/78