John's Fault

ZhuGuan, half-elf

Move: Move from DJ-58 to DK-60
Standard: reserved
Minor: Grab glaive.

Kiwk get's an OA if he wants to take it.

ZhuGuan Yu, Half-Elf Slayer (Dune Trader Theme)
Init +3 HP tracker/34 Bloodied 17 Healing Surge 8 (tracker used /10)
AC 19 Fort 17 Reflex 14 Will 16 Speed 5
Str 16 (+3) Con 13 (+1) Dex 15 (+2) Int 12 (+1) Wis 15 (+2) Cha 8 (-1)

Far Hearing At-Will * Minor Personal Keyword: Psionic Choose one square that you can see that is within' 10 squares of you. Until the end of your next turn, you can hear as though you occupied that square.

Far Hearing,

Berserker's Charge Your skill with a glaive shows when you charge. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the Berserker's Charge stance. Until the stance ends you gain +2 to speed and +2 power bonus to attacks when charging.

Berserker's Charge,

Mobile Blade The force of your weapon attack lets you spring away from your foe. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the mobile blade stance. Until the stance ends, whenever you hit an enemy with a basic attack using a weapon, you can move a number of squares up to your Dexterity modifier as a free action.

Mobile Blade,

Slick Negotiator You've spent a lot of time not speaking and dreamed about what you would say in every circumstance and now you get to talk all you want. Encounter * Free Action Close Burst 5 Target: triggering creature Keyword: Martial Trigger: You or an ally in burst makes a Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Streetwise check and dislike the result. Effect: If you are the target, gain +3 power bonus to the skill check result. If an ally is the target, the ally can reroll the skill check using either result. Prereq: Dune Trader (theme)

Slick Negotiator,

Quick Formation Encounter * Standard Action Melee or Ranged Weapon Target: One Creature Keywords: Martial, Weapon Attack: Primary Ability vs. AC Hit: 1[w] + ability modifier damage, and either you shift 4 squares or each ally within 5 squares of you can shift 2 squares as a free action.

Quick Formation,

Power Strike By pushing yourself beyond your normal limits, you unleash your full wrath against a foe. Encounter * Martial, Weapon No Action Special Trigger: You hit an enemy with a melee basic attack using a weapon. Target: The enemy you hit Effect: The target takes extra damage from the triggering attack. Level 01: 1[W] extra damage Level 17: 2[W] extra damage. Level 27: 3[W] extra damage.

Power Strike,

The Raven Queen's Shroud Power (Encounter): Minor Action. Choose a target within 10 squares of you. That target gains the mark of the Raven Queen until the end of the encounter. On your turn, you can reroll the result of one damage die against that target. This reroll does not alter the damage for other targets hit by an area or close attack. Power (Daily * Teleportation): Minor Action. You teleport adjacent to the target that bears the mark of the Raven Queen.

The Raven Queen's Shroud,

Second Wind STANDARD ACTION Spend a healing surge to regain hit points. You gain a +2 bonus to all defenses until the start of your next turn.

Second Wind,

Unraveling Dart Gray, smoky darts leap from your fingertips to strike at your foes where they are weakest. Encounter * Arcane, Implement, Nethermancy, Shadow Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One or two creatures Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d4 + Intelligence modifier damage. If the target has vulnerability to any damage types, the damage is of those types. If the target has no vulnerabilities, you gain a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Wisdom modifier. Level 21: 2d4 + Intelligence modifier damage.

Unraveling Dart,

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord In exchange for your services the Cat Lord has offered you a boon... Encounter * Free Action Trigger: You are the target of a critical hit Effect: Change the hit into a normal hit. Critical hit damage/effects still apply to any other targets of the critical hit.

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord, 'Action Point',

Plasma Cutter Plasma Cutter +1 Level 5 (Rare) Lvl 5 +1 1,000 gp Lvl 20 +4 125,000 gp Lvl 10 +2 5,000 gp Lvl 25 +5 625,000 gp Lvl 15 +3 25,000 gp Lvl 30 +6 3,125,000 gp Weapon: Crossbow Enhancement Bonus: Attack rolls and damage rolls Critical: +1d6 damage per plus Properties: This weapon requires no ammunition and cannot use ammunition. Malfunction: When you roll a 1 on an attack roll with this weapon, you instead attack a random target (including yourself) within 5 squares of you. You are not subject to further Fumble rolls when using this weapon. Attack Power (Radiant) At-Will (Standard Action) Attack: Ranged 20 (one creature); weapon’s level + 3 vs. Reflex Hit: 2d8 Radiant damage. Level 15 or 20: 3d8 fire damage. Level 25 or 30: 4d8 fire damage.

Plasma Cutter,

Demonskin Tattoo Property: When you spend an action point to take an extra action, choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. You gain resist 5 to the chosen damage type until the end of the encounter.

Demonskin Tattoo,

Vanguard Glaive+1 Critical: +1d8 damage Property: Deal +1d8 damage on any successful charge. Power (Daily): Minor Action. Use this power when you make a charge attack. If you hit with your charge attack, all allies within 10 squares of you gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and gain your Charisma bonus as a bonus to damage rolls until the start of your next turn.

Vanguard Glaive+1,

Potion of Healing Consumable Minor Action Effect: Drink this potion and spend a healing surge. You don't get the normal benefits of a healing surge. Instead, you regain 10 hp.

Potion of Healing,

Second Chance +2 Bonus After you roll a natural 1 on a skill check in a skill challenge, use this card to reroll the die.

Second Chance +2 Bonus ,

That'll Do +1 Bonus When you fail a skill check, use this card to treat the number rolled on the die as a natural 10; apply modifiers as normal.

That'll Do +1 Bonus,

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus After you kill at least two enemies with the undead keyword during an encounter, use this card to spend a healing surge and regain hit points equal to your healing surge value +1d8. This use does not use your second wind for the encounter.

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus
Notes

• Resistances: 5 Fire; 5 Necrotic
  
• Low-light vision
  
• Save Daze and Stun at start of turn. (Superior Will).
  
• +2 to weapon attack rolls (Master At Arms and Class Weapon Talent)
  
• +2 bonus to weapon damage (Heroic Slayer)
  
• Grants +1 to Diplomacy to all allies within' 10 squares.
  
• A spellscarred creature knows when an area of Spellplague, or a plaguechanged or spellscarred creature, is within' 5 squares of him.
  
• -2 penalty to all defenses and saving throws against the Spellplague, plaguechanged and spellscarred creatures.
  
• Unless otherwise stated ZhuGuan is always in the mobile blade stance.
  
• Does not provoke on charges (Badge of the Beserker)
  
• +2dmg vs bloodied (Gauntlet's of Blood)
  
• Trained: Athletics, Endurance, Intimidate
  

ZhuGuan has had enough of Kiwk and wants nothing to do with him. He decides walking away may not be the best option at this point and he decides to test his theory.

"I think," he says to John, "your new friend may need a better lesson." There's a menace in his voice as the half-elf walks toward the wall to retrieve his glaive. He keeps a wary but aggressive stance as he walks to the wall.

John glares at Kwik and raises his hand "Come to me Πάγος μαχαίρι" and with that the ice sword appears in his hand. John smiles as he clutches the sword "So after you betrayed the Orcs you were thinking of killing your friend to weren't you? Your nothing but a coward." John said with a calm hiss.

Call sword to hand

Mark Kwik

Vicky's attack seems to have no effect on Kiwk. He continues to seem invulnerable to their attacks. The primal forces at play warp, perhaps as a result of this strange dungeon. The primal energies zip and zag through the room before swirling around Allyria. Her skin begins to tingle, and she can see small bruises and scratches begin to heal away. Her body hardens a bit, becoming just a hair more resilient.

Kiwk ignores Guan. His rage seems to be aimed directly at John, and to a lesser extent (for the moment at least) Jared. Apparently whatever these two have said to him has really upset the kobold.

The damage from the critical hit, and the mark of thunder didn't seem to hurt the kobold.

I want to give eastc a chance to finish his turn before advancing.

ZhuGuan, half-elf

Standard:

Insight:
Dice Roll: 1d20+5
d20 Results: 20 (Total = 25)
These dice were omitted, altered, or moved: 1d20+4
Original Dice: 1d20+4

Insight Does it seem like Kiwk did bad things?

ZhuGuan Yu, Half-Elf Slayer (Dune Trader Theme)
Init +3 HP tracker/34 Bloodied 17 Healing Surge 8 (tracker used /10)
AC 19 Fort 17 Reflex 14 Will 16 Speed 5
Str 16 (+3) Con 13 (+1) Dex 15 (+2) Int 12 (+1) Wis 15 (+2) Cha 8 (-1)

Far Hearing At-Will * Minor Personal Keyword: Psionic Choose one square that you can see that is within' 10 squares of you. Until the end of your next turn, you can hear as though you occupied that square.

Far Hearing,

Berserker's Charge Your skill with a glaive shows when you charge. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the Berserker's Charge stance. Until the stance ends you gain +2 to speed and +2 power bonus to attacks when charging.

Berserker's Charge,

Mobile Blade The force of your weapon attack lets you spring away from your foe. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the mobile blade stance. Until the stance ends, whenever you hit an enemy with a basic attack using a weapon, you can move a number of squares up to your Dexterity modifier as a free action.

Mobile Blade,

Slick Negotiator You've spent a lot of time not speaking and dreamed about what you would say in every circumstance and now you get to talk all you want. Encounter * Free Action Close Burst 5 Target: triggering creature Keyword: Martial Trigger: You or an ally in burst makes a Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Streetwise check and dislike the result. Effect: If you are the target, gain +3 power bonus to the skill check result. If an ally is the target, the ally can reroll the skill check using either result. Prereq: Dune Trader (theme)

Slick Negotiator,

Quick Formation Encounter * Standard Action Melee or Ranged Weapon Target: One Creature Keywords: Martial, Weapon Attack: Primary Ability vs. AC Hit: 1[w] + ability modifier damage, and either you shift 4 squares or each ally within 5 squares of you can shift 2 squares as a free action.

Quick Formation,

Power Strike By pushing yourself beyond your normal limits, you unleash your full wrath against a foe. Encounter * Martial, Weapon No Action Special Trigger: You hit an enemy with a melee basic attack using a weapon. Target: The enemy you hit Effect: The target takes extra damage from the triggering attack. Level 01: 1[W] extra damage Level 17: 2[W] extra damage. Level 27: 3[W] extra damage.

Power Strike,

The Raven Queen's Shroud Power (Encounter): Minor Action. Choose a target within 10 squares of you. That target gains the mark of the Raven Queen until the end of the encounter. On your turn, you can reroll the result of one damage die against that target. This reroll does not alter the damage for other targets hit by an area or close attack. Power (Daily * Teleportation): Minor Action. You teleport adjacent to the target that bears the mark of the Raven Queen.

The Raven Queen's Shroud,

Second Wind STANDARD ACTION Spend a healing surge to regain hit points. You gain a +2 bonus to all defenses until the start of your next turn.

Second Wind,

Unraveling Dart Gray, smoky darts leap from your fingertips to strike at your foes where they are weakest. Encounter * Arcane, Implement, Nethermancy, Shadow Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One or two creatures Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d4 + Intelligence modifier damage. If the target has vulnerability to any damage types, the damage is of those types. If the target has no vulnerabilities, you gain a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Wisdom modifier. Level 21: 2d4 + Intelligence modifier damage.

Unraveling Dart,

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord In exchange for your services the Cat Lord has offered you a boon... Encounter * Free Action Trigger: You are the target of a critical hit Effect: Change the hit into a normal hit. Critical hit damage/effects still apply to any other targets of the critical hit.

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord, 'Action Point',

Plasma Cutter Plasma Cutter +1 Level 5 (Rare) Lvl 5 +1 1,000 gp Lvl 20 +4 125,000 gp Lvl 10 +2 5,000 gp Lvl 25 +5 625,000 gp Lvl 15 +3 25,000 gp Lvl 30 +6 3,125,000 gp Weapon: Crossbow Enhancement Bonus: Attack rolls and damage rolls Critical: +1d6 damage per plus Properties: This weapon requires no ammunition and cannot use ammunition. Malfunction: When you roll a 1 on an attack roll with this weapon, you instead attack a random target (including yourself) within 5 squares of you. You are not subject to further Fumble rolls when using this weapon. Attack Power (Radiant) At-Will (Standard Action) Attack: Ranged 20 (one creature); weapon’s level + 3 vs. Reflex Hit: 2d8 Radiant damage. Level 15 or 20: 3d8 fire damage. Level 25 or 30: 4d8 fire damage.

Plasma Cutter,

Demonskin Tattoo Property: When you spend an action point to take an extra action, choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. You gain resist 5 to the chosen damage type until the end of the encounter.

Demonskin Tattoo,

Vanguard Glaive+1 Critical: +1d8 damage Property: Deal +1d8 damage on any successful charge. Power (Daily): Minor Action. Use this power when you make a charge attack. If you hit with your charge attack, all allies within 10 squares of you gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and gain your Charisma bonus as a bonus to damage rolls until the start of your next turn.

Vanguard Glaive+1,

Potion of Healing Consumable Minor Action Effect: Drink this potion and spend a healing surge. You don't get the normal benefits of a healing surge. Instead, you regain 10 hp.

Potion of Healing,

Second Chance +2 Bonus After you roll a natural 1 on a skill check in a skill challenge, use this card to reroll the die.

Second Chance +2 Bonus ,

That'll Do +1 Bonus When you fail a skill check, use this card to treat the number rolled on the die as a natural 10; apply modifiers as normal.

That'll Do +1 Bonus,

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus After you kill at least two enemies with the undead keyword during an encounter, use this card to spend a healing surge and regain hit points equal to your healing surge value +1d8. This use does not use your second wind for the encounter.

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus
Notes

• Resistances: 5 Fire; 5 Necrotic
  
• Low-light vision
  
• Save Daze and Stun at start of turn. (Superior Will).
  
• +2 to weapon attack rolls (Master At Arms and Class Weapon Talent)
  
• +2 bonus to weapon damage (Heroic Slayer)
  
• Grants +1 to Diplomacy to all allies within' 10 squares.
  
• A spellscarred creature knows when an area of Spellplague, or a plaguechanged or spellscarred creature, is within' 5 squares of him.
  
• -2 penalty to all defenses and saving throws against the Spellplague, plaguechanged and spellscarred creatures.
  
• Unless otherwise stated ZhuGuan is always in the mobile blade stance.
  
• Does not provoke on charges (Badge of the Beserker)
  
• +2dmg vs bloodied (Gauntlet's of Blood)
  
• Trained: Athletics, Endurance, Intimidate
  

ZhuGuan raises a curious eyebrow when he hears what John says. He decides to stay where he is for now.

Vicky

Vicky Larissa, Human Animist Shaman
Init +1 HP 29/29 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /8)
AC 17 Fort 16 Reflex 15 Will 19 Speed 6
Str 8 (-1) Con 12 (+1) Dex 10 (0) Int 16 (+3) Wis 18 (+4) Cha 12 (+1)

Spirit Infusion At-Will; Primal, Spirit Standard Action, Melee spirit 1 Target: One ally Effect: Your spirit companion disappears, and the target makes a basic attack with a +2 power bonus to the attack roll and a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Int Mod. Spirit's Step: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion before it disappears can shift 1 square as a free action.

Spirit Infusion,

Spirit of the Tempest At-Will; Implement, Primal, Thunder Standard Action, Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier thunder damage. Effect: One ally within 2 squares of either you or your spirit companion can make a saving throw.

Spirit of the Tempest,

Spirit's Wrath At-will; Implement, Primal, Spirit Opportunity Action, Melee Spirit 1 Target: The triggering enemy. Trigger: An enemy leaves a space adjacent to the SC w/o shifting. Wis vs. Ref: 1d6 + Wis Mod damage, and the target grants Combat Advantage until the end of your next turn.

Spirit's Wrath,

Call Spirit Companion At-Will; Conjuration, Primal Minor Action, Close Burst 20 Effect: You conjure your spirit companion in an unoccupied square in the burst. The spirit lasts until you fall unconscious or until you dismiss it as a minor action. The spirit occupies 1 square and enemies cannot move through though allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks, although it lacks hit points. If a single melee or ranged attack deals damage 10+one-half your level or higher to the spirit, it disappears and you take 5+one-half your level damage. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack. Spirit's Vigor: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion when it appears gains 3 Temporary Hit Points.

Call Spirit Companion,

Thought Projection At-Will; Psionic Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: One or more allies in burst Effect: You convey either an image or a message of 10 words or fewer to each target.

Thought Projection,

Shield of Devotion Encounter; Divine, Healing Immediate Reaction, Close burst 5 Trigger: An ally within 5 squares of you takes damage from an enemy attack. Target: The triggering ally Effect: The target regains hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier. Until the end of your next turn, you gain a +2 power bonus to your next attack roll against the enemy that damaged the target. Mark of Healing: The target also makes a saving throw.

Shield of Devotion,

Twin Panthers Encounter; Implement, Primal Standard Action, Ranged 5 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Until the end of your next turn, you and your allies have combat advantage against any enemy adjacent to your spirit companion. Effect: Make the attack one more time against the same target or a different one.

Twin Panthers,

Second Wind Encounter; Standard Action, Personal Effect: You spend a healing surge and regain hit points as well as gain 2 bonus to all defenses until the start of the next turn.

Second Wind,

Spirit's Sacrifice Encounter; Primal, Spirit Minor Action, Close burst spirit 5 Target: You or one ally in burst. Effect: You dismiss the spirit companion and the target makes a saving throw or gains temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Spirit's Sacrifice,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Speak with Spirits Encounter; Primal Minor Action, Personal Effect: During this turn, you gain a bonus to your next skill check equal to your Wis modifier.

Speak with Spirits,

Heroic Effort Encounter No Action, Personal Trigger: You miss an attack or fail a saving throw. Effect: You gain +4 to the roll.

Heroic Effort,

Haunted Veteran Encounter No action, Personal Trigger: You fail a saving throw against a fear effect. Effect: Reroll the saving throw.

Haunted Veteran,

Spirits of the Healing Flood Daily; Healing, Implement, Primal Standard Action, Close burst 5 Target: Each enemy in burst Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Miss: Half damage. Effect: Until the end of the encounter, you and each ally in the burst gain regeneration 2 while bloodied. As a minor action, a character can end this effect on himself or herself to regain 10 hit points. Mark of Healing: All allies targeted by this power can make a saving throw.

Spirits of the Healing Flood,

Acrobat Boots At-will Minor Action Effect: Stand up from prone.

Acrobat Boots,

Leather Battle Harness +1 At-will Minor Action Effect: Retrieve or store an item that you can hold in one hand and that you are carrying.

Leather Battle Harness +1,

The Winds of Change Body Slot: Off-Hand Property: +2 to Fortitude and Willpower. Property: Cannot be identified correctly. Property: Wild Magic Sorcerers and Chaos Magic Sorcerers can use this item as a +2 implement (+4 paragon/+5 epic). Gains +2d6 on a Critical Hit. Power (At-Will; Arcane): Free action. Change the type of damage dealt by a weapon or power to another random damage type for the round. Roll a d10. 1) Fire; 2) Cold; 3) Thunder; 4) Acid; 5) Radiant; 6) Necrotic; 7) Force; 8)Psychic; 9) Lightning; 10) Poison. Power (Encounter; Arcane): Immediate Interrupt. The wildmage or chaos sorcerer can roll a second effect for their wildmage power and choose between the two random elements. Power (Daily; Arcane): Standard Action. You unstop the Winds of Change and inhale deeply. It's trans-formative vapors take hold of you, altering you in every possible way. Roll a d6: 1 - You rebuild your character from the ground up in a manner of your choosing. 2-5 - Completely Random Character Generation 6 - The GM rebuilds your character based on his own whims. Special: Once a day you can use this item as a focus for the Transfer Enchantment, Simbul’s Conversion, Hand of Fate, Enhance Vessel and Elemental Transference rituals in place of the components cost. Goals of The Winds of Change: To inspire chaos To institute change Concordance: Starting Score 5 Owner gains a level +1d10 Owner is a Chaos Sorcerer or Wild Magic Sorcerer +1 Owner gets a critical hit or critical fumble with effects from the random tables +1 Owner worships a god of Order -1 Owner or an ally attacks a Wild Mage or Chaos Sorcerer (max 1/encounter) -2 Owner does not use a power of the Winds of Change (max 1/day) -2

The Winds of Change,

Potion of Healing Consumable Minor Action Effect: Drink this potion and spend a healing surge. You don't get the normal benefits of a healing surge. Instead, you regain 10 hp.

Potion of Healing,

Snap out of it +1 When you would become dazed, use this card to end that condition.

Snap out of it +1,

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus When you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll with an encounter power, use this card to re-roll the attack roll, keeping the second result.

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus,

Scramble To Safety When you become bloodied, use this card as an immediate reaction to shift half of your speed. You must end this shift adjacent to no enemies.

Scramble To Safety
Notes

• Allies adjacent to companion gain +2 to saving throws.
  
• The spirit companion dissipates on any attack that deals more than 11 damage.

Vicky notes to her frustration that the punches don't get through whatever is protecting Kiwk. While she'd rather have Boyikt help them, she's at least thankful that he doesn't attack them.

She looks at John, a tad confused as he speaks of the betrayal -- how can he have learned something the others haven't? She wants to believe that he's doing it for a reason, but doesn't know him too well yet. Could he just be saying it to further enrage him? Whether that is his plan or not, it seems to be working fine.

She decides that her best chance is to try to grapple Kiwk and hope that the others won't stab him while they have the chance. If they get the chance.

No time to do a new turn tonight, so Guan will get the results of his Insight check tomorrow when I do the new turn.

Round 4 coming soon.

Getting out here quickly sounds like a plan,' Vicky thinks to herself. She quickly picks up her sword. However, Kiwk looks hellbent on killing someone, and this time she can actually do something to stop it. She takes a step closer, but dare not move too close, to avoid provoking him.

"We will leave now," she lets the two kobolds know. "I hope we'll meet in better circumstances next time. I want to repay my debt," she says, more to Boyikt than to Kiwk.

All the time she is talking, her attention is focused on Kiwk. She fears -- probably with good reason -- that he is not ready to just let them go. "Please don't attack us any more," she pleads him. At the same time she readies herself, should he not abide that suggestion.

Kiwk either doesn't understand or doesn't care. He moves forward, ignoring the damage done to him by Jared's power. Despite his rage, he misses his target. Vicky let's loose with a powerful clap of thunder. Vicky's attack seems to have no effect on Kiwk. He continues to seem invulnerable to their attacks. The primal forces at play warp, perhaps as a result of this strange dungeon. The primal energies zip and zag through the room before swirling around Allyria. Her skin begins to tingle, and she can see small bruises and scratches begin to heal away. Her body hardens a bit, becoming just a hair more resilient. Vicky notes to her frustration that the punches don't get through whatever is protecting Kiwk. While she'd rather have Boyikt help them, she's at least thankful that he doesn't attack them.

ZhuGuan has had enough of Kiwk and wants nothing to do with him. He decides walking away may not be the best option at this point and he decides to test his theory.

"I think," he says to John, "your new friend may need a better lesson."

There's a menace in his voice as the half-elf walks toward the wall to retrieve his glaive. He keeps a wary but aggressive stance as he walks to the wall. Kiwk ignores Guan. His rage seems to be aimed directly at John, and to a lesser extent (for the moment at least) Jared. Apparently whatever these two have said to him has really upset the kobold.

John glares at Kwik and raises his hand. "Come to me Πάγος μαχαίρι" and with that the ice sword appears in his hand. John smiles as he clutches the sword. "So after you betrayed the orcs you were thinking of killing your friend too weren't you? You're nothing but a coward." John says with a calm hiss.

"Io fist cleast eost ost plauttist frullea ist eiust ast ast ia daut!" the kobold rants in reply. Drops of spittle spring forward as his rage increases.

ZhuGuan raises a curious eyebrow when he hears what John says. He decides to stay where he is for now. Guan watches Kiwk closely. Watches the unfolding battle closely. He starts analyzing what is happening, trying to figure out just what is really going on here.Vicky looks at John, a tad confused as he speaks of the betrayal -- how can he have learned something the others haven't? She wants to believe that he's doing it for a reason, but doesn't know him too well yet. Could he just be saying it to further enrage him? Whether that is his plan or not, it seems to be working fine.

Vicky decides that her best chance is to try to grapple Kiwk and hope that the others won't stab him while they have the chance. If they get the chance. The shadows that had been around Kiwk, flow back towards the kobold. However as they begin circling him again they seem to lighten and become less threatening.

Jared shakes his head and snaps "Reiast'st dust fist e, Dist. Plae e spust feiast frae bitta. Fa'da dist frae botta, ist e rgaublist ost iffeiast ast aullui crist frae ust ast ausqa fua."

"I'm lost..." states Allyria. "Now he betrayed the orcs? He told you this John?"

"NO!" screams Boyikt. "He lie! Vampire lie! I save Kiwk!" Not willing to watch his companion killed because of something he knows is untrue, Boyikt decides to step into the battle to put an end to John's lie-spreading.

The kobold wizard speeds a blue energy bolt towards John. It slams into him surprisingly hard. Kiwk smiles when he sees his leader finally coming around to realize that these traitorous fiends can be trusted no better than the orcs could be.

"Crap..." mutters Allyria when she sees Boyikt spring into the fight. Allyria moves up the pile of rocks, and then turns her attention towards her bird-friend. "Vicky?" The one word speaks volumes. It is obvious by her tone that she is asking Vicky what she should do - how she should help.

Vicky - 16
Kiwk - 15
John - 13.1
ZhuGuan - 13.2
Jared - 11
Boyikt - 5.1
Allyria - 5.2

Combat Tracker



Kiwk has used up the critical hit for the enemies. Vicky has used up the critical hit for the heroes.

The initiative order changed a bit based on held actions, etc...

The Skill Challenge is complete.

Next, since this is PvP apparently (at least as far as Vicky is concerned), We'll do initiative differently. You can post your actions in whatever order you like, BUT actions will be resolved in the actual initiative order. This does require more editing on my part since I have to try to interpret your actions when everything is done. So you may want to consider giving me alternate plans, just in case you can't do what you wanted to originally.

Also, since it is PvP, there will be no Fortune Cards used in this battle.

The following squares are the only ones that are NOT difficult terrain:

• DK: 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60
• DJ: 48, 49, 59, 60
• DI: 49, 60
• DH: 51, 52, 53, 55, 56
• DG: 52, 56, 58
• DF: 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

John's things are in DJ59; Vicky's weapon is in DJ55

Vicky

Vicky Larissa, Human Animist Shaman
Init +1 HP 29/29 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /8)
AC 17 Fort 16 Reflex 15 Will 19 Speed 6
Str 8 (-1) Con 12 (+1) Dex 10 (0) Int 16 (+3) Wis 18 (+4) Cha 12 (+1)

Spirit Infusion At-Will; Primal, Spirit Standard Action, Melee spirit 1 Target: One ally Effect: Your spirit companion disappears, and the target makes a basic attack with a +2 power bonus to the attack roll and a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Int Mod. Spirit's Step: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion before it disappears can shift 1 square as a free action.

Spirit Infusion,

Spirit of the Tempest At-Will; Implement, Primal, Thunder Standard Action, Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier thunder damage. Effect: One ally within 2 squares of either you or your spirit companion can make a saving throw.

Spirit of the Tempest,

Spirit's Wrath At-will; Implement, Primal, Spirit Opportunity Action, Melee Spirit 1 Target: The triggering enemy. Trigger: An enemy leaves a space adjacent to the SC w/o shifting. Wis vs. Ref: 1d6 + Wis Mod damage, and the target grants Combat Advantage until the end of your next turn.

Spirit's Wrath,

Call Spirit Companion At-Will; Conjuration, Primal Minor Action, Close Burst 20 Effect: You conjure your spirit companion in an unoccupied square in the burst. The spirit lasts until you fall unconscious or until you dismiss it as a minor action. The spirit occupies 1 square and enemies cannot move through though allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks, although it lacks hit points. If a single melee or ranged attack deals damage 10+one-half your level or higher to the spirit, it disappears and you take 5+one-half your level damage. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack. Spirit's Vigor: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion when it appears gains 3 Temporary Hit Points.

Call Spirit Companion,

Thought Projection At-Will; Psionic Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: One or more allies in burst Effect: You convey either an image or a message of 10 words or fewer to each target.

Thought Projection,

Shield of Devotion Encounter; Divine, Healing Immediate Reaction, Close burst 5 Trigger: An ally within 5 squares of you takes damage from an enemy attack. Target: The triggering ally Effect: The target regains hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier. Until the end of your next turn, you gain a +2 power bonus to your next attack roll against the enemy that damaged the target. Mark of Healing: The target also makes a saving throw.

Shield of Devotion,

Twin Panthers Encounter; Implement, Primal Standard Action, Ranged 5 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Until the end of your next turn, you and your allies have combat advantage against any enemy adjacent to your spirit companion. Effect: Make the attack one more time against the same target or a different one.

Twin Panthers,

Second Wind Encounter; Standard Action, Personal Effect: You spend a healing surge and regain hit points as well as gain 2 bonus to all defenses until the start of the next turn.

Second Wind,

Spirit's Sacrifice Encounter; Primal, Spirit Minor Action, Close burst spirit 5 Target: You or one ally in burst. Effect: You dismiss the spirit companion and the target makes a saving throw or gains temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Spirit's Sacrifice,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Speak with Spirits Encounter; Primal Minor Action, Personal Effect: During this turn, you gain a bonus to your next skill check equal to your Wis modifier.

Speak with Spirits,

Heroic Effort Encounter No Action, Personal Trigger: You miss an attack or fail a saving throw. Effect: You gain +4 to the roll.

Heroic Effort,

Haunted Veteran Encounter No action, Personal Trigger: You fail a saving throw against a fear effect. Effect: Reroll the saving throw.

Haunted Veteran,

Spirits of the Healing Flood Daily; Healing, Implement, Primal Standard Action, Close burst 5 Target: Each enemy in burst Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Miss: Half damage. Effect: Until the end of the encounter, you and each ally in the burst gain regeneration 2 while bloodied. As a minor action, a character can end this effect on himself or herself to regain 10 hit points. Mark of Healing: All allies targeted by this power can make a saving throw.

Spirits of the Healing Flood,

Acrobat Boots At-will Minor Action Effect: Stand up from prone.

Acrobat Boots,

Leather Battle Harness +1 At-will Minor Action Effect: Retrieve or store an item that you can hold in one hand and that you are carrying.

Leather Battle Harness +1,

The Winds of Change Body Slot: Off-Hand Property: +2 to Fortitude and Willpower. Property: Cannot be identified correctly. Property: Wild Magic Sorcerers and Chaos Magic Sorcerers can use this item as a +2 implement (+4 paragon/+5 epic). Gains +2d6 on a Critical Hit. Power (At-Will; Arcane): Free action. Change the type of damage dealt by a weapon or power to another random damage type for the round. Roll a d10. 1) Fire; 2) Cold; 3) Thunder; 4) Acid; 5) Radiant; 6) Necrotic; 7) Force; 8)Psychic; 9) Lightning; 10) Poison. Power (Encounter; Arcane): Immediate Interrupt. The wildmage or chaos sorcerer can roll a second effect for their wildmage power and choose between the two random elements. Power (Daily; Arcane): Standard Action. You unstop the Winds of Change and inhale deeply. It's trans-formative vapors take hold of you, altering you in every possible way. Roll a d6: 1 - You rebuild your character from the ground up in a manner of your choosing. 2-5 - Completely Random Character Generation 6 - The GM rebuilds your character based on his own whims. Special: Once a day you can use this item as a focus for the Transfer Enchantment, Simbul’s Conversion, Hand of Fate, Enhance Vessel and Elemental Transference rituals in place of the components cost. Goals of The Winds of Change: To inspire chaos To institute change Concordance: Starting Score 5 Owner gains a level +1d10 Owner is a Chaos Sorcerer or Wild Magic Sorcerer +1 Owner gets a critical hit or critical fumble with effects from the random tables +1 Owner worships a god of Order -1 Owner or an ally attacks a Wild Mage or Chaos Sorcerer (max 1/encounter) -2 Owner does not use a power of the Winds of Change (max 1/day) -2

The Winds of Change,

Potion of Healing Consumable Minor Action Effect: Drink this potion and spend a healing surge. You don't get the normal benefits of a healing surge. Instead, you regain 10 hp.

Potion of Healing,

Snap out of it +1 When you would become dazed, use this card to end that condition.

Snap out of it +1,

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus When you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll with an encounter power, use this card to re-roll the attack roll, keeping the second result.

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus,

Scramble To Safety When you become bloodied, use this card as an immediate reaction to shift half of your speed. You must end this shift adjacent to no enemies.

Scramble To Safety
Notes

• Allies adjacent to companion gain +2 to saving throws.
  
• The spirit companion dissipates on any attack that deals more than 11 damage.

Vicky moved to DI59 in her last post.

Move: DI59 to DJ56, provoking OAs from John, Kiwk and Boyikt.

Minor: Pick up her sword.

Standard: Ready a move south and out of the room -- once it seems like all but John is on their way out of the room, she'll follow them. Preferably John too, of course. She wants to be "tail guard" in this case.

Vicky returns Allyria's questioning look. 'This is getting worse by the moment,' she thinks to herself when Boyikt joins the fray.

She tries to think rationally -- or at least, as rationally as she's capable of at the moment.

'John is saying things I have no way to confirm about the kobold,' she notes. 'But even if he knows for sure, he could just have told us in private.'.

She looks towards the twice-dead elf. 'depending on his personality, of course.' she adds. 'But unless he's extremely bad at human interaction, he must know he's provoking the kobold, so it might be intentional.'

Looking at Kiwk, she quickly figures that he isn't going to give up anytime soon. And the major problem at the moment is that she likes Boyikt... she don't want to kill, much less be killed by the only ally in this place.

She finally reaches a decision -- if John wants so badly to provoke and kill or be killed by the kobold, she can't really stop him.

"Boyikt," she calls to the wizard. "I am very sorry about this. At least I need not participate in this madness. Please let us leave peacefully." She bows as she says the final sentence.

With that, she walks away from the fight without adding anything more to it. "John, please abandon this stupidity and leave with us," she pleads him one final time.

"Allyria," she calls out to her friend, "Pick up Jack, and let's get out of here."

Unable to stop it, a tear emerges from her eye. It hurts her so much to reach this decision, yet she could see no better alternative.

ZhuGuan, half-elf

Nothing about the the little kobolds behavior was endearing. ZhuGuan did know one thing though, as long as the antagonists were in the room nothing good would come of it.

"John! Jared! Out! Now!" The half-elf directed pointing toward the door. "Vicky," he said in a much calmer tone, "you may be the only person who can still talk to them. If you're interested, I'll wait just outside. Jared, grab Jack's things by the door. John, get Jack out of here. We need to give him a proper burial in this place." He looks about the ceiling and is again reminded about it's flimsy state.

"I'll grab John's stuff. Boyikt, try to calm Kiwk."

I'll do my move after Kiwk goes.