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They cannot find McAlister anywhere. Alzar and Vix use Dust of Disappearance and slip out of the palace unnoticed.
Night has just fallen. They arrive back at the library. The library is closed. Alzar detects some traps and removes them, and then picks the lock and slowly slides the door open and they slip in and close the door behind them.
In the entrance, the Star of Mo-Pilar detects two traps as well as well as a secret door. They are disarmed and the door down. There is a stair down here, and then two levels of library, this main level and stairs up to the rest of the library.
Alzar heads down first, as it was behind a secret passage, and maybe there would be something hidden. It’s a jail, and down here is the webbed body of McAlister with some giant spider eggs on him. Alzar and Vix free him and Alzar heals him to rejuvenate him. They look around the jail and dungeon, and an exit leads to a holding area, and there are 50 giant crab spiders here that leap to attack!
He recognizes them with his religion proficiency. These are the progeny of the Night Spider. They are the same people he saw earlier in the library, and Brother Spider, for example, is one of the Crab Spiders leading the charge. They can shapechange from human to spider form, so these are the librarians. They are immune to normal weapons, poison, etc.
Alzar casts Time Stop.
Alzar casts Teleport Other and removes McAlister from the battle, Skulltrap and Evard’s Black Tentacles. Just 8 die. These are very strong foes. Too bad he used Wail of the Banshee today already.
Battle begins. They have based Vix and Alzar with a ton of their people already. Vix has put on her War Mask that gives her regeneration.
8 vs 9
Alzar will be more effective with his doubling damage axe on some wounded spiders. Correct. He slays two in melee, and Vix another two. Vix takes 14, and Alzar 0.
12 dead spiders
Vix – 137/152
Alzar – 92/92
4 vs 2
They bite into Vix for 22, the first hit on Alzar is dodged by Avoidance, and he takes 16 from two more hits. They poison heavily on every single bite, but Vix is immune and Alzar has items that immunize him. 5 die this turn (wounded ones with Barrier, and remember VIx/Alzar each get three attacks every other turn with their main weapon).
17 dead spiders
Vix – 118/152
Alzar – 76/92
6 vs 7
Alzar/Vix slay another four and then take 21 and 21 respectively.
21 dead spiders
Vix – 97/152
Alzar – 55/92
6 vs 7
Alzar/Vix slay four more and then take 12 and 15.
25 dead spiders
Vix – 87/152
Alzar – 40/92
9 vs 7
Alzar/Vix take 19 and 20. Vix kills just 1 this round and Alzar casts Heal spell on himself.
26 dead spiders
Vix – 71/152
Alzar – 92/92
3 vs 5
Vix/Alzar 5 more dead. They take 20 and 11.
31 dead spiders
53/152
81/92
The spiders make a morale check and success indicates they will keep fighting
6 vs 2
Vix/Alzar take 9 and 23. They slay 3 more
34 dead spiders
Vix – 46/152
Alzar – 58/92
7 vs 4
Vix/Alzar take 16 and 12. Vix kills two and Alzar fully Heals her.
36 dead spiders
Vix – 263/152
Alzar – 46/92
4 vs 5
They kill four more, Vix takes 11. Alzar is only hit once and uses Avoidance successfully
40 dead spiders
Vix – 142/152
Alzar – 46/92
5 vs 7
They kill another three, and take 7 and 15.
43 dead spiders
Vix – 137/152
Alzar – 25/92
8 vs 2
They take 11 and 7. Alzar uses Heal on himself, and Vix takes out 2 more
45 dead spiders
Vix – 128/152
Alzar – 92/92
4 vs 7
They finish battle without any more damage.
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