Chapter 3.5: The Temple of Merikka

Round three, continued...

Aanbo steps up next to Ember, thrusting with the staff and following up with a series of kicks. Mok is able to dodge all of these moves, but while he is thus occupied, the Earthshaker dwarf touches the human rogue and healing ki flows into her body.
Ember regains 5 HP.

Hoping the distraction from Aanbo will help him land his blow, Chase thrusts at Mok with his short sword, but the Windreaper monk seems to have eyes in the back of his head, and evades the blow. Chase sheathes his weapon and steps into the room, pulling his bow from where it is slung across his chest. As he does so, Mok jumps and kicks at him. The Windreaper style seems to favor head strikes; the monk's foot connects with Chase's head, leaving his ears ringing.
Chase takes 6 bludgeoning damage!

With one opponent incapacitated, Chon turns his attention fully on Myrtha, kicking and punching like a spinning top, the blows sounding out like a drum roll!
Myrtha takes 14 bludgeoning damage!

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21 - Look Dead
20 - Morton (15/15)
18 - Aanbo (25/27)
13 - Chase (6/17)
13 - Chon (-5)
12 - Ember (7/12)
12- Acolyte Asleep, Sanctuary, Mocked (-1)
11 - Mok (-14)
10 - Lyrel (6/13) Mage armor
9 - Myrtha (15/30)
6 - Arya (0/19) Dying
6 - Ferranzo (8/8)
5 - Eugenios (8/8)

Round three, continued...

Ember turns on her heel and stabs with her rapier at Mok, but the Windreaper monk twists out of the way.

Mok spins, Disengaging to whirl around Ember to get Aanbo between him and Chase, then he attacks Lyrel with a kick and aims another punch at Aanbo. Lyrel steps out of the way of the kick, but the punch manages to hit Aanbo as he's turning.
Aanbo takes 6 bludgeoning damage!

Lyrel slashes and stabs at Mok with her sword wreathed in green flames, but the monk manages to dodge the blows.

Myrtha takes her beating stoically: she knows from Aanbo how dangerous monks can be. She attacks methodically, hoping to beat the monk’s weaving pattern of movement and impale him. Myrtha manages to whack Chon with the butt of her spear and then, while he's slightly off-balance, she flips the spear around and plunges the point into his thigh.
Chon takes 8 piercing damage!
Myrtha exhales and inhales slowly and steadily while she fights, filling her lungs and holding it to oxygenate her blood and slow her heart rate.
Myrtha regains 8 HP using Second Wind!

Arya lolls, insensate, in Morton's arms.

"You there! Warthead!" Ferranzo lambasts Chon, "How many children did you scare today? Or are you forced to wear a hood and mask outside so people don’t think you’re a zombie? I bet your ancestors hate what you’ve become. You’ll find out soon enough!"
Chon takes another 1 psychic damage and will have DISADV on the next attack he makes!

Eugenios stands over the sleeping acolyte, fingering a bared dagger in one hand. With the other, he summons another glove of deathly frost and flings it at Chon. Despite his wound, Chon manages to step out of the path of the spell.

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21 - Look Dead
20 - Morton (15/15)
18 - Aanbo (19/27)
13 - Chase (6/17)
13 - Chon (-14) Mocked
12 - Ember (7/12)
12- Acolyte Asleep, Sanctuary (-1)
11 - Mok (-14)
10 - Lyrel (6/13) Mage armor
9 - Myrtha (23/30)
6 - Arya (0/19) Stable
6 - Ferranzo (8/8)
5 - Eugenios (8/8)

Round Four
(this is preceded by round three)

Morton reluctantly sets the unconscious Arya down again, then stands up, moving away from his crush while glaring at the Merikkan monk Chon. His rage boils over into another call to the Fiend, sending another concussion at the man. "Die, you scud!" He gestures mockingly to the monk. "Take me!"
Chon takes 15 force damage.

Aanbo clobbers Mok with his staff, but the Windreaper monk avoids his kicks.
Mok takes 7 non-lethal bludgeoning damage!

Chase pulls, nocks, draws, and looses another arrow, but Mok ducks down and the arrow whistles past everyone and shatters on the granite wall beyond them.

Chon smiles at Myrtha, gives a little bow and spins away, Disengaging and blurring toward Morton. "Thank you for the invitation!" he quips as his foot speeds at the warlock's head. But Ferranzo's words still stick in his head, and his kick is short of Morton's temple; the wind of the blow ruffles his hair. Chon follows up with a second kick which kicks into Morton's ribs.
Morton takes 7 bludgeoning damage!
As he is struck, Morton releases a gout of flame as a Hellish Rebuke, searing Chon!
Chon takes 3 fire damage!

As Mok sways from that hit, Ember stabs him again with a swift rapier strike.
Mok takes 11 piercing damage!
As the blood sprays, Aanbo rolls his eyes and sighs; is no one listening to him?

Mok staggers, but continues to be focused on Lyrel with her flaming sword. Her teeth clack together as a punch connects with her chin.
Lyrel takes 4 bludgeoning damage!

Lyrel continues her dance of the flaming blade with Mok. It sure looks impressive how the green flames draw a curtain of flame before Mok's face. It doesn't hit him, but it continues to draw his attention.

Myrtha follows Chon, worried that Morton is taking a big risk by drawing the monk's ire but grateful that the warlock has occupied the monk's attention long enough for her to plunge her spear into his back.
Chon takes 7 piercing damage and dies impaled on Myrtha's magic spear.

Arya remains slumped on the tiles, her formerly-flawless olive skin pale in the lamplight.


"Stinky!" Ferranzo directs his scorn at Mok. "I hear they call you the ‘the skunky monk.’ They have to fumigate the temple every time you leave it. You’re known for your odor, not your order. Your foul trail is so strong you worry about tripping over it. Watch those stained feet of yours."
Mok is concerned; nothing She ever said involved his odor. He has always taken great pains on maintaining his personal hygiene; were people really talking about him behind his back?
Mok takes 2 psychic damage.

Eugenios forms another hand chill with the cold from the grave. It's been his go-to spell for apprehending suspects for years; when he sees the opening, he forms the hand almost automatically. The hand flies across the sanctuary and clutches onto the back of Mok's neck, immediately draining the life from him. Whoops!
Mok takes 3 necrotic damage and falls to the ground, shriveled and dead.

For having survived the fight with the cultists in the sanctuary of the Temple of Merikka, each PC gains 85 XP.

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21 - Look Dead
20 - Morton (8/15)
18 - Aanbo (19/27)
13 - Chase (6/17)
13 - Chon Dead
12 - Ember (7/12)
12- Acolyte Asleep, Sanctuary (-1)
11 - Mok (Dead)
10 - Lyrel (2/13) Mage armor
9 - Myrtha (23/30)
6 - Arya (0/19) Stable
6 - Ferranzo (8/8)
5 - Eugenios (8/8)