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Tolvar takes out the door’s lock as a small mob moves into the corridor, staying away from Alzar, but keeping him from fleeing. This is a small entry chamber, with a comfortable chairs, couches, and such. Pashtun leads folks in and opens the door on the far end, and finds a dining room, quite swank, with wealthy accoutrements of value. The mage apparently teleported back here and warned the priest, Xanathon. They have begun to set up defenses, overturning a table, and such. The mage cast protection from normal missiles and Xanathon has just cast Striking on his mace.
Xanathon moves in, lead by a glowing mace. He is a tall, gaunt, balding man in his early 40s. He is really enjoying the personal combat. A gold chalice is secured by the invisible Volcifar while the others move in to attack.
The mage casts polymorph other on Pashtun and it works, and Pashtun is now a bunny rabbit. Meanwhile, Volcifar has slipped behind the mage and backstabs him invisibly. His dagger of venom hits and does 14 damage via backstab. No poison comes out though (only on a natural 20 roll will it). The mage cries out in pain and Volcifar is now revealed. Attacks hit the cleric, but nothing damages him.
Alzar is closing on the battle after seeing it in Gilded Ears’ eyes. Alzar sees the damage get shrugged off and suspects a potion of invulnerability on the other side. He shouts down the hallway for Volcifar to use the Ring’s Dispel Magic on the cleric, but he doesn’t hear, and instead stabs the mage again for 3 damage. This time he actually rolls a 20! But the wizard rolls the save and….makes it. Ah well.
The mage is clearly scared for his life. He stands and runs back into the room behind him. Which is Xanathon’s chambers, and Volcifar follows. Meanwhile Locinda takes 11 damage from our good cleric. Tolvar’s Acid Arrow does nothing.
Alzar arrives this round and sees the crowd coming for him. He casts Dispel Magic at the cleric and it works. But the enchantment stands, and the acid from the arrow from last turn still does hurt him, and neither do the magic missiles that follow. A few more weapons bounce off the cleric. The mage in the back is grabbing a potion from the pack he packed up and Volcifar has followed him. His dagger hits the wizard a third time and kills him with 4 more damage. Dead mage. He grabs the vial and backpack the mage had and comes back to the battle room.
Alzar orders Locinda to grab the bunny rabbit and fight a retreat. Tolvar pulls out too. Alzar moves in front to take the hits from Xanathon who is more than happy to switch targets, but his mace bounces off Alzar’s invulnerability.
Mad he demands questions of Alzar. How does this pagan enjoy the same blessing that he gets from his goddess? Is his spirit also removed from his body? This wizard trick won’t stand for long! Alzar orders Volcifar to Dispel the polymorph since it didn’t work on the cleric instead of answering. Locinda drops the bunny and Pashtun is back.
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