Chapter 3.5: The Temple of Merikka

Round four, continued...

Chase pulls the small vial of health elixir from his pack, uncorks it, and swallows it in several restorative gulps.
Chase regains 7 HP!

Morton climbs to his feet, drawing on the seductive, warm, welcoming power of the Fiend to whom he has given so much as he walks to join Ember and Ferranzo by the door; the searing, soothing demonic power flows down his arm and send a concussive blast through the room.
Skeleton 8 takes 4 force damage!
Morton lies down again.

Skeleton 1 pulls, nocks, draws, and looses another arrow at Myrtha in complete silence. The arrow hits the warrior's shield and shatters into pieces.

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20 - Chase (9/17)
19 - Morton (1/15) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-4)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5, Skeleton 6
12 - Myrtha (12/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3, Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)

Round four, continued...

As Morton drops to the ground in front of him, Eugenios flicks another necrotic appendage into the room. This time it impacts with the undead target and clings to its ribcage!
Skeleton 5 takes 3 necrotic damage!

Skeleton 5 and Skeleton 6 mechanically pull arrows, nock, draw, and release, launching missiles at Myrtha and Aanbo! Myrtha throws up her shield, trying to protect the monk standing next to her, and knocks the arrow out of the way! But the arrow aimed at her punches through her armor.
Myrtha takes 3 piercing damage!

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20 - Chase (9/17)
19 - Morton (1/15) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-4)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5 (-3), Skeleton 6
12 - Myrtha (9/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3, Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)

Round four, continued...

Myrtha rushes to the south side of the room, and with the flex of her mighty arms plunges her spear into the undead monster there.
Skeleton 2 takes 6 piercing damage!

Just a half-step behind her comes Aanbo, bringing his staff down on its skull.
Skeleton 2 takes 10 bludgeoning damage and is destroyed!

Smoothly, mechanically, skeletons 3 and 4 loose two more arrows. Four aims at the target immediately in front of it - Aanbo - but the other skeleton chooses to target Chase. Both heroes are able to dodge the missiles.

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20 - Chase (9/17)
19 - Morton (1/15) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-4)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5 (-3), Skeleton 6
12 - Myrtha (9/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3, Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)

Round four, completed.

"Hey Yellowteeth!" Ferranzo pokes his head around the door jamb and taunts another undead corpse. "I thought you stuffed your twisted mouth with stolen gold teeth— now I see the teeth are just moldy! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck!"
Skeleton 3 takes 1 psychic damage!

Ember pulls another arrow, nocks, draws, and then leans around the doorway, aiming between Aanbo and Myrtha to send an arrow flying at skeleton 6.
Skeleton 6 takes 5 piercing damage!

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20 - Chase (9/17)
19 - Morton (1/15) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-4)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5 (-3), Skeleton 6 (-5)
12 - Myrtha (9/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3 (-1), Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)

Round Five
(this is preceded by round four, followed by round six)Chase rushes toward the nearest skeleton, swinging the warlock's greatclub. The balance of the weapon is unfamiliar in his hands, and his swings are too slow to connect.

Morton steps into the room, averting his eyes from the bloody mess that once was Arya Arkon. Stepping into the corner, he directs another fiendish blast at the skeleton furthest away from the heroes.
Skeleton 8 takes 3 force damage!

Unthinking, the magic animating the corpse of Skeleton 8 directs its next arrow at the closest target once again: Chase. Thankfully, this attack also misses.

Focused on the undead beyond Chase, Special Investigator Eugenios forms another hand of doom and sends it flying at the enemy.
Skeleton 5 takes 7 necrotic damage!

Skeleton 5 looses an arrow in Myrtha's direction, but it misses the Maiden of Three Elms completely!

Skeleton 6 tries to perforate Chase again, but when it hits, it doesn't hit hard enough to puncture his magic armor!

Myrtha crosses the room to the closest target, the one that Chase is fighting. Drawing back her spear, she plunges it into the dead body again and again!
Skeleton 3 takes 8 piercing damage!

Aanbo follows close on her heels, striking with his staff! Skeleton 3 turns, dislodging the spear so that it deflects the staff. But this does not stop the monk's punches. He hits it repeatedly, and each blow breaks off more bones, until it falls to pieces.
Skeleton 3 takes 10 bludgeoning damage and is destroyed!



Skeleton 4 looses another arrow in Chase's direction. This time the arrow does pierce his magic armor.
Chase takes 5 piercing damage!

Ferranzo grins mischievously at Eugenios standing in the light and Ember half in darkness, then pops his head around the corner to find the target of his ridicule again. "Hey weakling! Yes you! Sitting all day on bench." The halfling points and hoots at Skeleton 5. "Not strong enough to stand and be a proper guard, or are you too lazy? Admit it — you’ll be a battered pile of bones any second now!" The magic animating the corpse shreds a little further.
Skeleton 5 takes 2 psychic damage!

Ember takes a deep breath, mustering her courage and as Ferranzo swings himself back out of the doorway, she steps into the light, releasing the next arrow at Skeleton 6. The arrow punches into the skull, which flies a couple of paces off of the body. The arrow embeds itself in the jamb of the door and the skull remains there, skewered on the shaft of the arrow. For a second, the magic animating the corpse tries to bring the separate parts of the body together, but it is too far. The body collapses into a trail of bones leading to the door.
Skeleton 6 takes 12 piercing damage and is destroyed!

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20 - Chase (4/17)
19 - Morton (1/15, 5 temp HP) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-7)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5 (-12), Skeleton 6
12 - Myrtha (9/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3, Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)

Round five, continued...

Focused on the undead beyond Chase, Special Investigator Eugenios forms another hand of doom and sends it flying at the enemy.
Skeleton 5 takes 7 necrotic damage!

Skeleton 5 looses an arrow in Myrtha's direction, but it misses the Maiden of Three Elms completely!

Skeleton 6 tries to perforate Chase again, but when it hits, it doesn't hit hard enough to puncture his magic armor!

Myrtha crosses the room to the closest target, the one that Chase is fighting. Drawing back her spear, she plunges it into the dead body again and again!
Skeleton 3 takes 8 piercing damage!

Aanbo follows close on her heels, striking with his staff! Skeleton 3 turns, dislodging the spear so that it deflects the staff. But this does not stop the monk's punches. He hits it repeatedly, and each blow breaks off more bones, until it falls to pieces.
Skeleton 3 takes 10 bludgeoning damage and is destroyed!

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20 - Chase (9/17)
19 - Morton (1/15) Prone
19 - Skeleton 7, Skeleton 8 (-7)
14 - Eugenios (4/8) Mage armor, Cursed
14 - Skeleton 5 (-10), Skeleton 6 (-5)
12 - Myrtha (9/30)
11 - Aanbo (18/27)
11 - Skeleton 1, Skeleton 2, Skeleton 3, Skeleton 4
8 - Ferranzo (8/8)
4 - Ember (7/12)