[Jean] Chapter 18: Hostilities

[pringerbeam]

     Jean thrust his spear, hoping to lance the nearest dwarf through the chest.

Standard action: Melee attack with Flaming Spear
    Attack

Rolled 1d20+29 : 9 + 29, total 38

Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 2, 6, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3 + 23, total 60

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

You left the dwarven priest near death. But he gritted his teeth.

From the portal behind you, projectiles were fired, either arrows from the knights or spells flung from your companions. A blast of wind took down that dwarven sniper. Likely a spell from Dalina. The dwarf was now dying.

After that, a bolt of lightning struck another one of the dwarves, though it was only injured.

Lili appeared beside you as well, charging towards another one of the snipers, and flanking with you. She brought down her large axe, and you sensed both her gauntlets and axe seem to charge with mana at the strike. This left the dwarf injured as well.

"Murdurr th' hero!" One of the priests yelled, ignoring the others completely as they targetted you. With all your defenses, however, both the winds that encircled you and the fact your skin was now of a metallic hue, only a single bullet managed to wound you further. The rest were either deflected from the winds or completely negated by your now-hardened skin.

At that moment, you heard an explosion coming from through the portal you had been in. Anja, Ash, Karn, Viridio, Olga, Gust, and Charles were caught up in it.

Jean! Lady Anja...!

"Anja!"

Behind you, you heard the flap of dragon wings as Ash took off towards the opposite building.

"Children!" Karn said almost beratingly as the ground in a 20 ft. radius around him began to shield everyone. It resulted in a dome. "It won't last long if they keep attacking. Take care of the child!"

Viridio dashed into the portal to arrive at the building along with you. Roaring green flames then engulfed two dwarves who were trying to escape. They attempted to avoid it, but only one managed to roll out of the way, avoiding it enough to not take the full brunt of the attack.

Gust hurried over to Anja, and though they were covered by a dome, the large bird still stayed defensively around the girl.

Charles knelt down next to Anja, pulling out what looked to be a kit. The captain worked quickly, pulling out bandages and tying them around the girl.

combat

Initiative: Jean, Alyona 20, Dalina 19, Dwarven army, Lili 14, Enemy dwarves, Anja 11, Ash 8, Karn 7, Olga 7, Viridio 6,  Gust 4, Charles 3

Dmg Taken
Sniper 1: Dying
Sniper 2: -21
Sniper 3: -20
Sniper 4: Farther away, -33
Sniper 5: Farther away, -16
Sniper 6: Farther away,
Goldroic: -21
Jean: -67
Anja: -16, dying
Ash: -8
Karn: -8
Viridio: -16
Olga: -8
Gust: -8

[close]

1 dead dwarf. 2 dwarves near. 3 other dwarves 20 ft. away.

Allies are 35. ft back. Ash on Olga are in flight. The rest are in the dome.

Lili is nearby. Dalina and Alyona are through the portal with you about 10 ft behind.

[pringerbeam]

     Jean slid for a better angle on the priests, taking advantage of Lili's flanking and unleashing a hail of thrusts at the two priests.

Full-round action: Full attack with 2 attacks into the dwarf struck by lightning and 1 into the one Lili attacked
    Attack 1 vs Lightning target (+24 base, +6 weight)

Rolled 1d20+30 : 15 + 30, total 45

Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 1 + 23, total 65

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 4, 5, total 9

    Attack 2 vs Lightning target (+19 base, +6 weight)

Rolled 1d20+25 : 1 + 25, total 26

Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 5, 2, 6, 1 + 23, total 57

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 3, 1, total 4

    Attack 3 vs Lili's target (+14 base, +6 weight, +2 flanking)

Rolled 1d20+22 : 16 + 22, total 38

Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 4, 6, 4, 3, 1, 5, 3 + 23, total 65

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 6, 5, total 11

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

Two more dwarves were killed, though no levels were earned.

Alyona charged forward towards one of the other snipers that were farther away, attempted to bite it, but the dwarf's armor got in the way.

A spell was fired from Dalina, but the razor-sharp winds missed the dwarf.

Lili charged towards one of the dwarves hit by Viridio's flame attack, but her attack only glanced on the dwarf, dealing no damage.

Seeing most of their companions dead, rather than fleeing, the dwarves only grit their teeth, stepped back, and fired upon you, rather than your companions who were near them. One of them hit critically, one missed, while the last hit.

There was another explosion behind you, but the dome managed to stay in-tact.

Viridio unleashed another storm of fire, as two separate locations began raining down in fire again. Both of them managed to roll away successfully. However, the one who failed last time, continued to stay alight with fire.

combat

Initiative: Jean, Alyona 20, Dalina 19, Dwarven army, Lili 14, Enemy dwarves, Anja 11, Ash 8, Karn 7, Olga 7, Viridio 6,  Gust 4, Charles 3

Dmg Taken
Sniper 1: Dying, hit by Jean, Dalina
Sniper 2: Dead, hit by Jean, Alyona
Sniper 3: Dead, hit by Jean, Lili
Sniper 4: Farther away, -64, burning, hit by Viridio
Sniper 5: Farther away, -34, hit by Viridio
Sniper 6: Farther away, adjacent with Alyona
Goldroic: -21
Jean: -67
Anja: -16, stabilized
Ash: -8
Karn: -8
Viridio: -16
Olga: -8
Gust: -8

Log
Jean kills Sniper 2, and Sniper 3.

[close]

3 other dwarves 25 ft. away, separate directions.

Jean to take turn.

[pringerbeam]

     "Finish those two off, I'll end the other.  And where are those explosions comming from?"  Commanded Jean as he charged after the unwounded dwarf.

Full-round Action: Charge Sniper 6
    Attack

Rolled 1d20+32 : 11 + 32, total 43

Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 5, 3, 1, 5, 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 3 + 23, total 60

Damage(Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 3, 6, total 9

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

It was Captain Charles who responded through the portal.

"Something shot at us from farther away!" The captain said. "The earthen shield was up before I could see. If I were to guess, perhaps 500 or 600 ft. ahead in the streets."

Alyona in her dragon form followed up your spear attack with a fullest of claws and teeth. Only three of her attacks hit however. But it was still enough to down it.

Lili, Dalina, along with Viridio pelted the remaining two more dwarves, and combined with Lili's axe, Dalina's spell, and another round of fire from Viridio, the remaining two dwarves were downed.

You noticed that when Viridio killed the final dwarf, it counted for your own experience, as you gained a level the moment you saw Viridio's fire engulf the priest.

You levelled up.
You are now level 62. Spend your unallocated points.

The snipers in the other building shot off some rounds as well, but those were already being pushed back from a combined effort from Captain Ash, along with Lord Goldroic and some of his dwarves.

Another explosion occurred, and this time, the earthen dome fully collapsed.

combat

Initiative: Jean, Alyona 20, Dalina 19, Dwarven army, Lili 14, Enemy dwarves, Anja 11, Ash 8, Karn 7, Olga 7, Viridio 6,  Gust 4, Charles 3

Dmg Taken
Sniper 1: Dying, hit by Jean, Dalina
Sniper 2: Dead, hit by Jean, Alyona
Sniper 3: Dead, hit by Jean, Lili
Sniper 4: Dead, hit by Viridio
Sniper 5: Dead, hit by Viridio, Dalina, Lili
Sniper 6: Dead, hit by Jean, Alyona
Goldroic: -21
Jean: -67
Anja: -16, stabilized
Ash: -31
Karn: -8
Viridio: -16
Olga: -16
Gust: -8

[close]

Jean to take turn.

[pringerbeam]

     Jean retreated back through the portal and summoned another tentacle to defend everyone while he tried to get a look at the source of the explosions.

Move action: go back through portal.

Standard action: Summon 200 ft tentacle with Combat Reflexes, Bodyguard, and In Harm's Way for 22 mp

Perception check to identify the source of the explosions.

Rolled 1d20+16 : 8 + 16, total 24

[Throndir]

Perception: 24
Since they were actively firing, you managed to see who the perpetrator was once the dome fully collapsed. You saw two dwarves 600 ft. away in front, on top of a building. They had a long weapon with them, and you also noticed that the second dwarf had another in his hand just like it, though looked like he was about to hand it off to the first dwarf, rather than firing it himself.

Knowledge (technology) to identify it.

Once you spotted it, Viridio seemed to take note as well, as if he had seen it himself. The green-flamed bored made a dash towards you as well back through the portal. Her eyes looking straight at you as the phoenix-like bird dipped its head lower.

Mmm... Viridio has a contract with you, too? Alyona's voice popped in your head, as she too followed quickly right after Viridio. Umm... I can see through your eyes. Like... Viridio?

The others in the building were still looking around the current area, but after seeing you dash back through the portal, Dalina cast a defensive wind spell on herself, while Lili seemed to thicken the pressure she was exuding. Charles was still tending to Anja, and seemed to make it a point to guard her along with Gust. Karn looked to be in the middle of preparing another wall of earth when he noticed the tentacle you summoned and stopped. Instead, Karn used his movement spell to traverse towards the building, heading to the 8th floor of the opposite building you had entered. Presumably to help out both Ash and his dragon Olga who were currently engaged with the dwarves on that side.

As for Goldroic and his crew, they continued to storm into the building as well. You heard mentions of the elevator not being functioning, so you assumed that some of the dwarves took it upon themselves to climb up the 8 floors.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Alyona 20, Dalina 19, Dwarven army, Lili 14, Enemy dwarves, Anja 11, Ash 8, Karn 7, Olga 7, Viridio 6,  Gust 4, Charles 3

Dmg Taken
Goldroic: -21
Jean: -67
Anja: -16, stabilized
Ash: -40
Karn: -8
Viridio: -16
Olga: -36
Gust: -8

[close]

[pringerbeam]

Knowledge (Technology)

Rolled 1d20+14 : 9 + 14, total 23

[pringerbeam]

     Jean looked at the enemies at the end of the street.  His new ability seemed to be limited by his line of sight at least.  "I hope this reaches...  Portal!"  He said, hoping they were in range.

Use Portal to create a portal from Jean's current location to the dwarves with the explosive weapon.

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

The portal was created. You clearly were able to see what the dwarves were doing. One of them was aiming a large launcher-like weapon, while the second dwarf seemed to be in charge of re-arming the weapon. Another split second, and you know they'll realize your presence.

Move action remaining.

[pringerbeam]

     "Weight Control!"  Shouted Jean as he stepped through the portal into melee range of the two dwarves.

Move Action: Move into melee range of the two dwarves.

Immediate Action: Increase weight of the Launcher armed dwarf by 10 steps, denying any bonuses.

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

The dwarf immediately flattened to the ground. His face was in complete shock when he found out that he couldn't move at all.

When you took off, Viridio followed closely behind you. There was something strange as well, as you seemed to see a double vision. Overlayed on top of your own vision was a sight of your own back, as if you were looking at yourself. It took you a moment to realize that was what Viridio was seeing, with the giant green phoenix behind you. With our newfound comprehension since becoming a hero, separating the images was easy, though you imagined it may have been confusing to some.

At that same moment, you felt Alyona's dissatisfaction. When the dwarf you targetted fell to the ground from the weight of gravity, you began seeing a third set of images. This time it looked at both Viridio and yourself through the portal. You realized too that this was what Alyona was seeing.

Sight and perception, can be shared between you and the other two.

A bolt of lightning struck the loader-dwarf, coming from Alyona. Followed by blades of wind from Dalina behind her. Lili jumped through the portal when those two projectiles of energy were flying, and managed to strike the dwarf as well. A second after Lili's axe connected, a column of green flames appeared where the loader-dwarf was standing, engulfing the dwarf completely. Though the dwarf was relatively sturdy, all of those attacks connecting and hitting were enough to take down the dwarf.

The last remaining dwarf glared at you, though he couldn't move at all.

[pringerbeam]

     Jean looked down at the helpless dwarf, a malicious grin on his lips.  The dwarf's helplessness was invigorating as he slowly turned his spear on the priest's lackey before thrusting it into the dwarf's throat.

Full-round action: Coup Des Grace on Launcher Dwarf
   Damage (Pierce)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 4, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1 + 23, total 57

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Inner-City Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Afternoon

You killed the dwarf. The other building was in the process of being cleaned up as well. Ash, Olga, Karn, along with the rest of the dwarves under Golroic's command managed to clear out the other building with no casualties. Though, Ash and Olga looked like they took a couple of direct shots from the snipers.