Hum... 25 paces wide... It seems my [color=blue]Obsidian Wall (As [color=blue]Wall of Protecting Stone, level 20, casting 22 + Aura 3) is long enough to completely block the rushing men's path.
So, I'll first cast one, and, once mariella, the wolfman and I are (hopefully) isolated from his backup, I'll cast on him my [color=blue]Obsidian Daggerspell (Level 10, casting total 22+aura, base damage +10) until he releases mariella. And then some.
As Mariella struggles to get of a spell against the wolf man she is only subjected to more violence. The werewolf knows full and well that allowing wizards to speak in a bad option. Mariellas concentration is broken by the werewolf trying to bite her face as the wrestle around on the floor. She parries the jaws with her lower arm the werewolf bites and a gruesome sound is heard as the jaws close. Agonising pain goes through Mariellas body.
[color=blue]Mariella suffers a medium wound.
Ardath rushes down the stairs and cast the obsidian wall. And in front most of the men a black stone wall is erected. The only one who got past it is the youngest of the men. As he realises that Ardath is a potent threat he rushes up towards her. He is armed with nothing but his fists but even though it is a young lad he is quite sturdy. Ardath will probably get of a spell before the young man tries to knock her teeth out.
Hum... I'd gladly have gone with an attempted [color=blue]Obsidian Encasementbut I fear I may fail in my attempt...
So I'll borrow mariella's idea, I guess, and try a... what did she call it? [color=blue]Trip of the uncoordonated legs? in order to delay things a little more.
ReCo 5 (base 2, + 2 voice, +1 diam, make the target's legs spams uncontrollably), casting total 8+1+2+3+die = (14+die)/2. And my penetration with rego is 2.
I gotta hope that this works, or, failing that, that my wizard's sidestep will protect me (you gotta love this +9 to defense ). And at least, the first attack that hits will be an automatic miss, that's at least that.
Ok
If I don't get an incapacitaing spell of I am dead so
Spontaneous magic won't work the best I can get is about level 15 PeCo which won't work even less if I fast cast
so it has to be another attempt to cast Evisceration
My base casting total is 31 with the aura , -3 for wound penalties, -5 no gestures gives me a total of 23, enougth to guarantee a casting
Concentration is +3 -3 for wound penalties giving me about a 50% chance of getting the spell off if I Live long enougth to cast
Ardath cast the spell upon the charging young man who falls over flat on his face. The falling man distracts for a moment the wolf man trying to bite Mariella’s arm off and the casting attempt made by Mariella succeeds. The werewolf screams as his body erupts with countless bloody marks and his life fluids flows out over both Mariella and the floor.
For the moment both Mariella and Ardath are secure, at least as soon they deal with the young man laying sprawling on the floor. The staircase and the upstairs floor are sealed of from intruders.
Mariella is bleeding from her wounds but it is not lethal for the moment.
Mariella gets to her feet dripping blood and gore and cursing vilely in Italian and Latin
[color=red]That it all those are going to Die , then I find their freinds and family and kill them
She spins around and eviscerates the man who was charging Ardeth
The young man turns into a bloody mess as Mariella cast her spell. Both assaulters will die eventually when their life fluids leave their bodies. Mariella feels a sudden dizziness due to the blood loss. For the moment you are secure, but what is happening to the servant on the floor below? Noises can be heard but as neither Mariella or Ardath understand Pomeranian the words are mere gibberish.
[color=red]I am not quite at my best Ardeth we best get this over with fast I can bind the wounds for a while
Mariella sponts a Bind the wound spell with personal range
cr 3 +co 7 +sta 1 + voice and gesture 2 + aura 3 - 4 wounds = 12 +dice roll and I need level 5
[color=red]Then we bring your wall down, there should only be two left and we can take them. If you can't bring the wall down I can although there may be soem property damage
Still dripping gore she looks angry and determined
[color=red]I think it might be best to go around them, and trap them with another wall, or military force, so we can capture them and interogate them, no?
Another frontal assault could mean more wounds to us, and I don't like being wounded if I can avoid it
We also need to find someone to tend fast to these wolfmen's wounds, lest they die here. If the others manage to escape, they'll be the only ones able to tell us why they attacked.
(That's all, folks. As mentionned on the OOC thread, I'm getting away for a few days. Good luck to you all)
OOC
Is there a quick way we could move around the obsidian wall and reach the people we saw out front?
If there is once she has bound her wounds Mariella will lead Ardeth around that way.
If there is not she will blow a hole in the obsidian barrier with an 'obliteration of the metallic barrier' and then see which enemies she can see
Mariella quickl appraises the situation and having warned Ardeth of her intentions she casts Oblitteration of the metallic barrier upn the obsdian barrier and prepares to eliminate any hostiles she see's
Mariella blasts open the obsidian barrier and sprays the room with shards of black stone wall. As she walks through the opening and into the main hall she see that the werewolves has left the chamber and by deeming of the noises they have entered the room where the magi of Ad Fons usually eat and have their council meetings. The council chamber also holds the covenants library. Mariella can hear the sound of men prying open the book chest, a sudden crack and the chest must be open.
Mariella enters the chamber on her search and destroy mission. In a corner a few servants huddle in fear of the mighty wolf men. As Mariella enters the room the wolf men turns around. And starts charging towards her. Mariella realises that she won’t fell both with a single stroke of magic but targets the older wolf who seems more threatening. As the spell goes of the older of wolf men sinks to the ground but the other cast himself upon Mariella. They are really fast these wolf men. Once again Mariella find herself in a brawl but this time she is hurt and the wolf man so much stronger. It is a matter of time before the fangs of the werewolf will end Mariellas time here on earth. The werewolf wolf manages to strike Mariella in her face so that all that she can see is blood in her eyes and stars dancing across the room.
Then happens what no one expects. A few of the servants who had been covering in a corner with fear has risen behind the werewolf and strikes it heavily over the back with a piece of wooden furniture. The werewolf is forced to act upon the attack and he must throws himself upon his new attacker. The servant girl doesn’t have a fighting chance against the brute and the room is filled with the gruesome sound of the servant girl’s bones snapping as the werewolf’s jaws close.
The attack wasn’t futile as it gives Mariella a chance to recover enough to cast Evisceration of a thousand Knives and the werewolf burst into a mess of bloody wounds. The servant girl screams in horror as she is literary drenched in blood.
Mariella immediatly goes to check the injured serving girls wounds , and casts a spell to bind them to prevent them getting worse, she then rebinds her own wounds .
[color=red]Ardeth , go and find out what is going on outside. If the fighting is over find the commander of our guards and bring him here I want to talk to him, he better have a good explanation
OCC
Actually as binding wounds is diffcult for her if the wounds don't look critical she will get the casting tablet and then bind the wounds of herslelf, the serving girl and the nearby werewolves.
Doh, I managed to completely misread that.
Mariella will try and bind the girls wounds and her own if they seem life threatening but wo't bother with the werewolves as she would become exhausted.
The binding of wounds goes well for the injured servant girl. Her wounds stop bleeding but her arm looks damaged, the injuries looks really bad. Perhaps she won’t be able to use her arm in the same manner that she used to. There can be heard a sound of the front door being slammed open. Justus Felix voice cries out, [color=red] Ardath Mariella are you alive?! She sound of a number of men escorting Justus can be heard.
[color=red]Yes, we're fine. Mariella did a good job dispatching these men. Maybe too good, even.
If someone could stop at least some of them from dying, it would be great. We need to interrogate them. In details.
But first, we need to secure the books, and check the covenant for other intrusions.
Looks at the girl
[color=red]Oh, and this brave girl will need healing skills, too. Justus, do you know of someone who may save her arm?
To the girl
[color=red]You showed great strength of character today, and I'll make sure you won't regret it. What's your name?