Rissada - Session 57

As the dawn rises in the day, the party heads out, meeting with the army in preparation for their planned mission. As hostilities begin and armies clash, the party makes their way into the heart of the invading Valesians, aiming to strike at their head.

Engir: "The White Warden is in sight! Rally on, champions!"
Engir releases an enchantment through his words, bolstering the morale of his comrades. [Good Hope]

Anarod: "Don't get caught off guard! There's still a lot of soldiers..."
Anarod draws a circle in front of him, and a translucent blue disk materializes in front of him. [Shield]
Anarod: "Nalzij, you know the plan! Everyone else, mind your positionning."
Nalzij: "Right!"

Astrid: "Gespenst, cover me!"
Astrid conjures a flaming ethereal shield in front of Gespenst, stepping closer towards Nalzij. [Shield]
Gespenst meanwhile follows Astrid's movements, brandishing his claws as he snarls at the oncoming soldiers. [Readying Action]

Nalzij chants a prayer, infusing Lux with energy as the gryphon bolts forward, trampling past the Valesians. [Linebreaker, Smite Evil vs Arie]
[Overrun: 32]
The knight Lux charges at attempts to hold his ground, but fails, getting bowled over by the gryphon.

Na'nabi runs forwards, at the first knight she sees, burying one of her swords in his armour.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack: 22, Damage: 9 + 5 SA + 4 Neg]
The blade strikes against the knight's shield, offering a resounding clank.

Moving to support the party, a portion of the Rissadan army charges forward.
[Rissadan Knight : Longsword
Attack: 20, Damage: 10
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear
Attack: 11, Damage: 9
Rissadan Cavalry : Lance
Attack: 14, Damage: 32
Rissadan Archer : Longbow
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 6, Damage: 8
Attack: 11, Damage: 8]
Unfortunately, none of their attacks seem to make an impact against Valesian armor.

Valesian soldiers close in on the party and other soldiers, seeking to carry out their crusade.
[Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Archer)
Attack: 18, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Archer)
Attack: 24, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Engir)
Attack: 8, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 27, Crit Confirm: 11
Damage: 11, Crit Damage +4
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 12, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 25, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Soldier)
Attack: 10, Damage: 5
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Rissadan Soldier)
Attack: 9, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 24, Damage: 4
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 26, Damage: 6
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 24, Damage: 8
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 11, Damage: 5
Attack: 14, Damage: 12
Nalzij : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 31, Crit Confirm: 16
Damage: 6, Crit Damage +8
Lux : Bite Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 14, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 20, Damage: 5]
The nearby Valesian cleric casts a spell, imbuing nearby soldiers with a holy energy, as one of the Valesian arcanists begins preparing a spell.

Engir raises his voice, to an overwhelming degree.
Engir: "Champions of Rissada, this is your time to shine!" [Inspire Courage]

Astrid slams her staff into the ground as a stream of shadow slithers along the ground towards the nearby enemy soldiers, erupting into a pool of grease beneath their feet. [Grease, DC 17]
[Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 16
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 18]
Astrid's conjuration causes one of the soldiers to lose his footing, his heavy armor clanging against the ground.
Astrid: "Bring down that horse, Gespenst!"
Gespenst nods, bounding towards the cavalier at a fast pace, pouncing at the horse.
[Gespenst : Bite
Attack: 30, Damage: 18 + 2 Fire]
The attack sears the horseman's armor, breaking pieces off and dealing heavy damage.

Anarod: "Got to clear frontlines a bit..."
Anarod fires an glowing ice crystal behind the frontlines, which explodes in a cascade of freezing energy.
[Icesplosion, Cold Damage: 25, Reflex DC 20]
[Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 10
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 16
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 8
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 21
Valesian Priest : Reflex Save: 17]
The blast of freezing ice scours the field, freezing the enemy soldiers and leaving a coating of frost on the ground.

Lux dashes forward to maul one of the enemy archers.
[Lux : Charge!
Attack (Bite): 18, Damage: 10
Attack (Talon): 24, Damage: 7
Attack (Talon): 27, Damage: 11
Attack (Rake): 18, Damage: 7
Attack (Rake): 23, Damage: 9]
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 16, Damage: 6
Valesian Knight : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 6, Damage: 9
Valesian Knight : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 12, Damage: 10]
In a fury of fangs and claws, Lux shreds the archer viciously, causing him to collapse.
Nalzij rests a hand on the gryphon, healing him. [Lay on Hands: 14]
Nalzij: "Valesians! Do you truly wish to die here, fighting your own countrymen!"
Nalzij turns to glare at the mounted knight nearby. [Intimidate: 19]

Na'nabi darts around the knight, attacking, her arms an indiscriminate blur of metal and flesh.
Na'nabi suddenly reduces in size before her strikes connect, with an aura of red surrounding her. [Quickened Reduce Person]
Na'nabi: "I am your angel of death!"
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 26, Damage: 16 + 5 SA + 1 Neg
Attack (Off): 23, Damage: 15 + 7 SA + 2 Neg
Attack (Main): 35, Crit Confirm: 16
Damage: 14 + 4 SA + 3 Neg, Crit Damage +15
Rend: 17 Neg]
In a flurry of blades, Na'nabi cuts down the first knight, her twin swords cutting into and unleashing dark energy into the second to fell them both.

The Rissadan army continues to provide backup, assisting the party.
[Rissadan Cleric: Casting Prayer]
[Rissadan Cavalry : Lance
Attack: 9, Damage: 10
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear
Attack: 18, Damage: 7
Rissadan Knight : Longsword
Attack: 15, Damage: 9]
With a soldier striking a distant archer, the Rissadan's own archer readies an arrow, aiming for the distant mage.
[Rissadan Archer : Longbow
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 14, Damage: 7
Attack: 13, Damage: 9]
Both arrows fail to connect, however, being repelled by a magical field.

The arcanist finishes her incantation, a blast of lightning searing across the field.
[Valesian Arcanist : Lightning Bolt
Damage: 19, Save: Reflex DC 15]
[Rissadan Knight : Reflex Save: 10
Rissadan Soldier : Reflex Save: 22
Na'nabi : Reflex Save: 33]
[Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Archer)
Attack: 14, Damage: 6
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Engir)
Attack: 10, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Engir)
Attack: 21, Damage: 11
Valesian Cavalry : Lance (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 25, Damage: 15
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 16, Damage: 7
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 10, Damage: 11
Attack: 5, Damage: 6
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 10, Damage: 10
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 15, Damage: 8
Attack: 6, Damage: 6
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 10, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 23, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 10, Damage: 11
Valesian Cavalry : Lance (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 13, Damage: 15
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 9, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 24, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 22, Damage: 6
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 14, Damage: 12
Valesian Priest : Cure Moderate Wounds: 14 (self)]
Two of the Valesian arcanists begin to cast spells again.

A massive explosion is heard in the distance. It appears the dwarven cannon is in use...

Engir continues his speech, as energy from his quill causes his body to develop an otherworldly shimmer. As it progresses, his voice takes on a heavenly echo
Engir: "Not only do you fight for your kin's future..."
[Valesian Cavalry : Will Save: 9
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 8
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 11
Valesian Knight : Will Save: 7]
Engir waves his hand as his speech continues, pulling chains of ink around the nearer mage. [Hold Person, DC 17]
[Valesian Arcanist : Will Save: 12]
The arcanist's spell is interrupted, the ink binding her movements.

Astrid twists round, using her momentum to hurl a flurry of flaming motes at the soldiers nearby Gespenst. [Glitterdust, DC 18 Will]
[Valesian Cavalry : Will Save: 13
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 12]
The wisps of fire sear the knights' eyes, disrupting their vision.
Gespenst roars ferociously, burying his claws and teeth in the adjacent soldiers.
[Gespenst : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 30, Damage: 16 + 3 Fire
Attack (Claw): 31, Damage: 15 + 5 Fire
Attack (Claw): 26, Damage: 18 + 1 Fire]
Gespenst attacks the blinded knights ferociously, shattering steel with his every swipe.

Anarod notices enemies closing in on Nalzij.
Anarod: "Incoming!"
Anarod launches a glowing ice pellet that flies straight towards the Paladin, engulfing her, her mount and all the knights surrounding her.
[Icesplosion, Cold Damage: 30, Reflex Save DC: 20]
[Nalzij : Reflex Save: 7
Lux : Reflex Save: 27
Valesian Cavalry : Reflex Save: 11
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 21
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 12
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 12
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 8
Valesian Cavalry : Reflex Save: 9
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 21
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 18]
When the icy blast fades, both Nalzij and her steed look unscathed, while the soldiers are barely able to stand.

Nalzij tries to cut a path back through the wounded knights.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 29, Damage: 10
Attack: 19, Damage: 7]
Nalzij's sword cuts into the soldier, the man maintaining his stance but looking visibly weakened.
Lux glances around at the surrounding enemies, lashing out at them.
[Lux : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 11, Damage: 11
Attack (Talon): 12, Damage: 8
Attack (Talon): 14, Damage: 7]

Na'nabi takes a deep breath, before yelling and shredding the two knights in front of her.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 37, Damage: 14 + 3 SA + 4 Neg
Attack (Off): 33, Damage: 14 + 4 SA + 4 Neg
Attack (Main): 32, Damage: 15 + 8 SA + 4 Neg
Rend: 17 Neg]
Na'nabi's attacks cut into the knight, and as the shadow from the blades end the man's knight, she swipes a second blade at the nearby soldier, cutting him down as well.
Na'nabi: "Who wants to fall next?!"
"Fight on, knights!"

Motivated by Na'nabi's attack, Rissadan forces move forward in conjunction.
[Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Soldier)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 12, Damage: 11
Attack: 9, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 21, Damage: 8
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear (vs Valesian Archer)
Attack: 15, Damage: 8
Rissadan Cavalry : Lance (vs Valesian Archer)
Attack: 14, Damage: 17
Rissadan Knight : Longsword (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 9, Damage: 6]
The Rissadan Cleric, meanwhile, moves to treat Gespenst's wounds, before looking hesitant on if touching the werewolf is really all that good of an idea. [Rissadan Cleric : Cure Moderate Wounds: 18]

The White Warden appears to shout something, but it cannot be overheard by the party over the din of battle.
[Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Archer)
Attack: 9, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Archer)
Attack: 22, Damage: 4
 Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 10 (vs Glitterdust)
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 9, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 12, Damage: 7
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 7, Damage: 10
Attack: 16, Damage: 5
Valesian Archer : Longbow  (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 7, Damage: 11
Attack: 23, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive  (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 15, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 14, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 18, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 19, Damage: 4
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 25, Damage: 9
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 5, Damage: 8
Attack: 17, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 19, Damage: 12
Valesian Cavalry : Lance (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 14, Damage: 26
Valesian Arcanist : Hold Person (vs Nalzij)
Save: Will DC 15]
[Nalzij : Will Save: 23]
The arcanist, dismayed by her unsuccessful spell, backs up, attempting a different tactic with her magic while the nearby clerics watch the party.

Engir's speech continues.
Engir: "...you also honour your first king, Aritus Rissada!"
Engir glares at the blinded glaive soldier, firing a pair of golden rays at them.
[Engir : Ray
Attack: 13, Damage: 8
Attack: 17, Damage: 6]
The blasts sear the soldier, piercing his armor.

Astrid moves to protect the cleric, imbuing her with a little magic. [Guidance]
Gespenst meanwhile twists round, bounding towards the soldiers harassing the allied archer.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 8, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 13, Damage: 9]
[Gespenst : Bite
Attack: 21, Damage: 19 + 5 Fire]
Gespenst's bite cleaves its way through the soldier's armor, leaving savage marks on the man in his fiery rage.

Lux continues to try to fight off the surrounding soldiers.
[Lux : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 13, Damage: 10
Attack (Talon): 16, Damage: 9
Attack (Talon): 20, Damage: 8]
With his attacks, Lux knocks the knight down with a series of swipes.
Nalzij hacks at the nearby glaive fighters, as Lux backs away from the other enemies.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 29, Damage: 6
Attack: 22, Damage: 10]
Nalzij's sword lands two decisive slashes, felling both knights during her retreat.

Na'nabi tears her swords into the knight atop the horse.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 36, Damage: 17 + 4 SA + 1 Neg
Attack (Off): 33, Damage: 17 + 8 SA + 3 Neg
Attack (Main): 26, Damage: 17 + 7 SA + 2 Neg
Rend: 19 Neg]
With a series of slashes, Na'nabi delivers a shadow-infused cut that slices across the cavalry horizontally, wounding the soldier next to him as well.


Anarod decides to support the front row, unleashing a pair of freezing beams at nearby foes.
[Anarod : Arctic Beam
Attack: 25, Damage: 21
Attack: 25, Damage: 16]
[Valesian Priest : CL Check: 27]
As Anarod attempts to conjure a blast of ice at the army, the nearby Valesian priest utters a countermagic, dispelling the magic before it harms any soldiers.

The Rissadan army continues their combat support, striking at nearby targets.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 13, Damage: 10
Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Soldier)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 19, Damage: 7
Attack: 20, Damage: 10]
Landing two solid arrows, the archer fells the lancer decisively.
[Rissadan Soldier : Longspear (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 19, Damage: 6
Rissadan Knight : Longsword (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 17, Damage: 10]
Two soldiers, pairing up, deliver decisive strikes to a lancer, weakening him.
[Rissadan Cavalry : Lance (vs Valesian Cavalry)
Attack: 17, Damage: 26]
One of the cavalry knights charges at an opposing cavalry, his lance splintering the enemy's armor and piercing straight through the knight.
The allied cleric issues a magical command to the nearby soldier, causing him to drop his weapon immediately.
[Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 10]

Stepping back, the disarmed lancer enters a defensive stance, while an ally moves up to strike at Astrid.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Astrid)
Attack: 19, Damage: 8
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 11, Damage: 5
Attack: 11, Damage: 10
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 5, Damage: 8
Attack: 16, Damage: 6
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 12, Damage: 7
Attack: 21, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 22, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 17, Damage: 4
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 29, Crit Confirm: 18
Damage: 11, Crit Damage +6
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 17, Damage: 12
Attack: 11, Damage: 7
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 11, Damage: 8
Attack: 16, Damage: 12]
One of the mages finishes her incantation, a burst of fire splitting up into three small, humanoid shapes.
[Valesian Arcanist : Will Save: 11 (vs Hold Person)]
One of the priests continues preparing magic in case of the party, while the other braves the lance in order to head towards Nalzij.
[Rissadan Cavalry : Lance Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 22, Damage: 17]
Before he can reach his target, however, he is skewered by the cavalry lance, collapsing bleeding on the ground.

Another explosive crash is heard in the distance, far to the west of the party.

[Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 21]
Engir notes the newfound space in the battlefield, and begins a conjuration spell as his speech continues. [Summon Monster IV]
Engir: "Against all odds, Aritus beat overwhelming numbers."

Astrid flicks a sharp knife out from her sleeve, brandishing it threateningly at the lancer in front of her as she conjures a protective aura around her body. [Shield]
Gespenst unleashes a bestial roar as he buries his claws and teeth into the soldier in front of him.
[Gespenst : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 16, Damage: 19 + 1 Fire
Attack (Claw): 31, Damage: 14 + 1 Fire
Attack (Claw): 19, Damage: 18 + 5 Fire]
While most of Gespenst's fury is blocked by the knight's shield, one claw does get through, delivering a strong slash into the man's armor.

Nalzij surveys the battlefield, tending to Lux's injuries and her own before gesturing toward a new target. [Lay on Hands: Lux - 11, Nalzij - 19]
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 24, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 11, Damage: 10
Valesian Knight : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 14, Damage: 6]
Lux jumps over the pile of bodies to finish off the paralyzed mage.
[Lux : Charge!
Attack (Bite): 25, Damage: 8
Attack (Talon): 29, Damage: 6
Attack (Talon): 30, Damage: 8
Attack (Rake): 14, Damage: 11
Attack (Rake): 23, Damage: 9]
Unable to defend herself with the restrictive bindings of ink, the arcanist collapses under a vicious barrage of fang and claw.

Na'nabi runs past the bodies, slashing her shortsword at an archer in the middle of the field.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack: 36, Damage: 12 + 7 SA + 6 Neg]
Her attack cuts into the soldier, scarring him.

Anarod: "Not yet..."
Anarod moves forward and surveys the battlefield, and quickly seems to split into multiple copies. [Mirror Image: 3]

Leaving the knights to the werewolf, the Rissadan archer backs away, firing a quick arrow at an enemy archer.
[Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Archer)
Attack: 9, Damage: 11
Rissadan Knight : Longsword (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 12, Damage: 7
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 20, Damage: 4]
Moving to protect Astrid, two of the soldiers strike at her harried lancer, delivering a wound to the man.
The cavalier, meanwhile, attempts to navigate his horse around the corpses, striking at an archer with his lance.
[Rissadan Cavalry : Lance (vs Valesian Archer)
Attack: 11, Damage: 13]
[Rissadan Cleric : Cure Moderate Wounds: 8 - Rissadan Archer]

The White Warden says something in the distance, and while it cannot be heard over the roars of battle, it seems to motivate the army near her, the troops beginning to advance.
[Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 15, Damage: 11
Rissadan Knight : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 10, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Astrid)
Attack: 11, Damage: 5
Astrid : Dagger Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 11, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Astrid)
Attack: 8, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 8, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 21, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Lux)
Attack: 14, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Lux)
Attack: 8, Damage: 5
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 21, Damage: 9
Attack: 24, Crit Confirm: 22
Damage: 8, Crit Damage +11
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Engir)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 23, Damage: 7
Attack: 8, Damage: 10
Engir : Concentration Check: 19 (Luck Points expended)
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Engir)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 9, Damage: 11
Attack: 7, Damage: 6]
Backing away from Nalzij, the Valesian priest incants a spell, causing her sword to heat rapidly.
[Burning Disarm, Reflex DC 15, Damage: 15]
The nearest arcanist to Nalzij begins to focus on a spell, while the other one finishes her own incantation, infusing the fire elementals with sudden alacrity.
[Fire Elemental : Slam Attack (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 20, Crit Confirm: 4
Damage: 3, Crit Damage +3
[Na'nabi : Reflex Save: 26]
Fire Elemental : Slam Attack (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 3, Damage: 1
Fire Elemental : Slam Attack (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 18, Damage: 4]

Engir finishes his spell, conjuring a battle-ready Archon, as his speech persists.
Engir: "...and now it is our time to follow the legend!"
Hound Archon moves in on the Archer.
[Hound Archon : Full Attack
Attack (Greatsword): 29, Crit Confirm: 23
Damage: 15, Crit Damage +8
Attack (Greatsword): 8, Damage: 8
Attack (Bite): 10, Damage: 6]
With a confident overhead swing, the archon delivers a heavy slash to the archer, knocking him down with a vicious wound.

Engir projects a ray of grey energy at the other archer, near Na'nabi.
[Engir : Admonishing Ray
Attack: 24, Damage: 9 Nonlethal
Attack: 22, Damage: 18 Nonlethal]
The blasts strike the archer with considerable force, knocking him across the grass.

Gespenst continues his frenzied assault, slashing furiously at the weakened soldier.
[Gespenst : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 33, Crit Confirm: 22
Damage: 21 + 1 Fire, Crit Damage +14
Attack (Claw): 20, Damage: 15 + 5 Fire
Attack (Claw): 24, Damage: 20 + 6 Fire]
Knocking aside the man's shield with a claw, Gespenst claws into the Valesian knight, leaving horrible injuries the man will never get back up from.
Astrid circles around the lancer, slashing at his neck from behind.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 16, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 12, Damage: 4
Astrid : Dagger
Attack: 15, Damage: 6]
Astrid's dagger meets only the steel of the man's helmet, despite her risky maneuver.

Lux advances on the Valesians, tearing into the enemies surrounding him.
[Lux : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 16, Damage: 7
Attack (Talon): 27, Damage: 9
Attack (Talon): 25, Damage: 11]
With a ferocious assault, Lux manages to fell the Valesian priest.
Nalzij glances toward Arie, before bringing her sword down on the nearby knight's helmet.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 19, Damage: 6
Attack: 23, Damage: 9]

Na'nabi once again shreds her foes to ribbons in a storm of blades.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 31, Damage: 12 + 8 SA + 5 Neg
Attack (Off): 29, Damage: 14 + 6 SA + 3 Neg
Attack (Main): 25, Damage: 11 + 6 SA + 3 Neg
Rend: 15 Neg]
The fire elementals fade as Na'nabi cuts through them effortlessly, their presence not even slowing her down.
Na'nabi lets loose a battle-yell, stepping closer to one of the other knights

Anarod: "I think the last blast scared them, they're not rushing Nalzij as much."
Anarod fires a couple of arctic beams at the enemy soldiers close to Na'nabi.
[Anarod : Arctic Beam
Attack: 25, Damage: 13
Attack: 11, Damage: 17]
Distracted from the combat, Anarod's spell fails to meet its marks, one of them only barely striking the enemy lancer.

Continuing their support of Astrid, the Rissadan soldiers strike at the Valesians threatening her.
[Rissadan Knight : Longsword (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 23, Damage: 12
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 22, Damage: 9
Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Soldier)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 6, Damage: 7
Attack: 16, Damage: 5]
Their combined effort taking the soldiers down, the cleric moves to treat more wounds, as the cavalier supports Na'nabi.
[Rissadan Cleric : Cure Light Wounds: 8 - Rissadan Archer
Rissadan Cavalry : Lance (vs Valesian Cavalry)
Attack: 21, Damage: 15]

Continuing their advancement, the Valesian soldiers push the attack.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 9, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 17, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 23, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 23, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 18, Damage: 11]
The Valesian arcanists seem to be falling back to support Arie's advance, though one conjures a blast of lightning to cut through enemy lines before her departure.
[Valesian Arcanist : Lightning Bolt
Damage: 13, Reflex DC 15]
[Rissadan Cavalry : Reflex Save: 22
Na'nabi : Reflex: 15
Astrid : Reflex: 26]

Another explosion sounds from the west, though louder and somewhat different than before.

Engir's speech carries on, full of zeal.
Engir: "Their greater numbers mean nothing compared to our soul!"
Hound Archon charges one of the Glaive-Wielders, aiding Lady Nalzij.
[Valesian Archer : Will Save: 2
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 22
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 12
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 15
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 4]
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 8, Damage: 8
Hound Archon : Greatsword
Attack: 14, Damage: 14]
Engir steps forward, and with a magical voice, beckons the soldier unaffected by the aura to flee. [Command: Flee, DC 17]
[Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 8]

Lux bites at the hapless archer, before moving to assist the archon.
[Lux : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 28, Damage: 10
Attack (Talon): 17, Damage: 8
Attack (Talon): 11, Damage: 7]
Lux's attacks cut into the archer, just barely managing to land enough decisive strikes to down him.
Nalzij hacks at one of the knights, taking advantage of the archon's distraction.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 29, Damage: 10
Attack: 23, Damage: 5]
Striking true, Nalzij's blade cuts the lancer down, removing his presence from the combat.

Astrid slips another wand from her sleeve, applying pressure to her own wounds as she advances, before calling out to the cavalier. [Use Magic Device: 37, Cure Light Wounds: 8]
Astrid: "Hold back so I can treat your wounds, soldier! Don't throw away your life!"

Gespenst pauses for a moment as a wave of black fire courses through his fur, as he erupts forwards in a sudden burst of speed across the field, lunging at the far lancer.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 11, Damage: 6
Gespenst : Bite
Attack: 24, Damage: 14 + 2 Fire]
Lunging at a lancer, Gespenst shatters the man's pauldron with his ferocious maw, dealing sizable damage.

[Na'nabi : Acrobatics Check: 26]
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack: 33, Damage: 11 + 7 SA + 2 Neg]
Catching the lancer off-guard, Na'nabi slips her shortsword into a gap exposed by Gespenst's attack, delivering enough of a wound to cause him to collapse in pain.
Na'nabi: "Hey, Nalzij, holding up okay?"
Nalzij: "I've been better!"
Lux screeches in agreement.
Na'nabi: "Well I'm just peachy!"

Anarod moves to regroup with the rest as he tries to pinch a group on the north of the field with a blast.
[Icesplosion, Cold Damage: 28, Reflex DC 20]
[Valesian Arcanist : Reflex Save: 4
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 10
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 13
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 16
Valesian Archer : Reflex Save: 21
Valesian Cavalry : Reflex Save: 10
Valesian Archer : Reflex Save: 13
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 6]
As the freezing blast clears, most of the soldiers look severely damaged, with the mage among them knocked down onto the ground.

[Rissadan Cleric : Cure Light Wounds: 9 - Rissadan Cavalry]
[Rissadan Soldier, Knight, and Archer advancing, Rissadan Cavalier falling back]

Continuing their attacks despite the setbacks, the Valesian army maintain their advance, striking at what enemies they can.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 21, Damage: 4
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Anarod)
Attack: 24, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 15, Damage: 4
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 19, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Nalzij)
Attack: 12, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 22
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 5
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Anarod)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 14, Damage: 8
Attack: 20, Damage: 9
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Na'nabi)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 21, Damage: 6
Attack: 15, Damage: 6
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Nalzij)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 22, Damage: 6
Attack: 7, Damage: 5]
The clerics and mages, convening around the White Warden, begin to cast spells in preparation.
Na'nabi: "Anarod! They're protecting the leader from the elements, focus on the rest first!"

Engir persists his speech, approaching its climax.
Engir: "...and their tyrannical fist shall move no farther!"
Engir points his Quill at Nalzij and her Gryphon, projecting a dense beam of positive energy.
[Reach Cure Critical Wounds: 33]
The spell's energy illuminates Lux briefly, patching wounds and replenishing feathers.
Lux: "-squawk!-"
Hound Archon steps forward, approaching the glaive-armed soldiers fearlessly.
[Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 8]
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 14, Damage: 9
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 20, Damage: 11
Hound Archon : Greatsword
Attack: 17, Damage: 7]
The lancer repels the archon's attack with his glaive, preparing to counterattack.

Lux weaves through the melee to chase down another soldier.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 18, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 16, Damage: 8
Lux : Bite
Attack: 14, Damage: 8]
Nalzij slashes at the same soldier, watching the archers carefully.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 27, Damage: 4
Attack: 25, Damage: 7]
Cutting through the lancer's armor, Nalzij delivers strong strikes to the soldier.

Astrid backs up behind the horseman, channeling curative magic into his wounds through her wand. [Cure Light Wounds: 9]
Rissadan Cavalry: "My thanks, lass!"
Astrid: "Stay strong, and don't get too far ahead!"
Gespenst continues his lightning assault, crunching down his jaw at the far glaive wielder near Nalzij.
[Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 17, Damage: 2
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 15, Damage: 3
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 23, Damage: 7
Valesian Knight : Longsword Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 25, Damage: 5
Gespenst : Bite
Attack: 24, Damage: 17 + 5 Fire]
Tearing into the lancer, Gespenst rips off the man's vambrace, leaving him exposed.

Na'nabi steps up, shredding the knight next to her.
[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 32 Damage: 14 + 8 SA + 1 Neg
Attack (Off): 30, Damage: 13 + 9 SA + 1 Neg
Attack (Main): 26, Damage: 11 + 10 SA + 4 Neg
Rend: 14 Neg]
Cutting through the man with unexpected levels of energy, Na'nabi cuts the lancer down thoroughly enough that not even a corpse remains.
Na'nabi: "Who's next?!"

Anarod: "Engir, you'll want to yank those protections Na'nabi mentionned when they get close!"

Continuing their push to aid, the Rissadan supporters focus on protecting the party's flanks.
[Rissadan Soldier : Longspear (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 9, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 17, Damage: 6
Rissadan Knight : Longsword (vs Valesian Soldier)
Attack: 25, Damage: 8
Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Knight)
Attack: 8, Damage: 12]

Pushing their assault, the Valesian army begins to close in on the party, the White Warden continuing to lead them.
[Valesian Cavalry : Lance (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 8, Damage: 29
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 17, Damage: 8
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 18, Damage: 12
Attack: 21, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 23, Damage: 6
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 23, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 15, Damage: 9
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 15, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Lux)
Attack: 22, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Hound Archon)
Attack: 25, Damage: 7
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Hound Archon)
Attack: 13, Damage: 4
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Nalzij)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 23, Damage: 5
Attack: 10, Damage: 11
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Lux)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 15, Damage: 8
Attack: 18, Damage: 8]
A Valesian cleric incants another spell onto the White Warden, as the other casts a spell that covers her and the nearby archers with a silvery sheen.
Empowered by the magic, the archers let loose a volley of arrows, striking at those they deem to be mages.
[Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Astrid)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 22, Damage: 9
Attack: 12, Damage: 6
Attack: 19, Damage: 5
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Anarod)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 13, Damage: 6
Attack: 19, Damage: 11
Attack: 23, Damage: 10
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Engir)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 13, Damage: 8
Attack: 24, Damage: 10
Attack: 27, Crit Confirm: 17
Damage: 5, Crit Damage +22]
The White Warden dashes into battle with sudden speed, swinging a sword viciously at Nalzij.
[The White Warden : Longsword
Attack: 34, Damage: 19
+2 attack/damage vs Path of Justice
+2 attack/+14 damage vs bane target
Intimidate: 32]

Engir bellows at the top of his magically empowered lungs, concluding his speech.
Engir: "VICTORY FOR RISSADA!!"
Nalzij: "Rrgh! I've been waiting for this for some time, Warden. Everyone, to me!"
Na'nabi: "I'm on my way!"
The White Warden: "You half-breeds have to stick together, right? Makes it easier for me to cut you down!"
Na'nabi: "Let me just turn the rest of these worthless soldiers into a fine red mist!"
Na'nabi glares at the soldiers in front of her menacingly.
Nalzij: "Just try it, then."
Hound Archon advances into the melee, unafraid of the mortal-forged blades.
[Valesian Cavalry : Lance Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 13, Damage: 12
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 18, Damage: 11
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 19, Damage: 8
Valesian Soldier : Glaive Attack of Opportunity
Attack: 6, Damage: 4]
[Valesian Cavalry : Will Save: 21
Valesian Knight : Will Save: 3
Valesian Soldier : Will Save: 17
Valesian Cavalry : Will Save: 5
Valesian Knight : Will Save: 3
Valesian Archer : Will Save: 15
Valesian Archer : Will Save: 6
Valesian Knight : Will Save: 8
The White Warden : Will Save: 32]
[Hound Archon : Greatsword
Attack: 10, Damage: 11]

Engir conjures a spectral chain of force, assisting Nalzij.
Chains of Perdition attempt to grab onto Arie's feet. [Trip: 28]
The White Warden sidesteps the chains, resisting their pull.

Nalzij presses a hand to the wound left by Arie's sword, bringing her own weapon down in an arc of light. [Lay on Hands: 22]
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 25, Damage: 6
Attack: 8, Damage: 9
Smite Evil: +5 Attack, +8 Damage]
The White Warden recoils from the sword, its power cutting into her with a glowing sheen.
Lux screeches a war cry, battering away at the white-armored woman.
[Lux : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 16, Damage: 10
Attack (Talon): 22, Damage: 6
Attack (Talon): 27, Damage: 10]
The White Warden deflects most of the gryphon's attacks, one of its claws getting through and worsening the wound Nalzij left.

Astrid retrieves the scroll they purchased from her jacket, beginning to mutter its incantation.
As Astrid invokes the scroll's magic, a wall of swords erupts out of the ground all across the battlefield, threatening to skewer Valesians in the path.
[Blade Barrier, DC 18, Damage: 41]
[Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 18
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 6
The White Warden : Reflex Save: 18
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 17
Valesian Knight : Reflex Save: 17]
While the White Warden and one of her soldiers narrowly make it away from the erupting blades, those left behind are painfully skewered, being cleanly cut in half.

Gespenst unleashes a piercing roar as another wave of fire courses through his fur, burying his claws and jaw at the nearby soldier in a frenzy.
[Gespenst : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 26, Damage: 14 + 3 Fire
Attack (Claw): 18, Damage: 18 + 5 Fire
Attack (Claw): 34, Damage: 14 + 2 Fire]
Doing his best to withstand the werewolf's vicious assault, the knight near the White Warden somehow manages to be remaining upright, though his armor is in tatters.

Anarod: "Engir, your friend is kiiiinda in the middle of the pack?"
Engir: "He can handle it!"
Anarod: "Well tell him to brace himself then!"
"Watch out, incoming!"
Anarod focuses and unleashes a shining ice prism, which explodes in curving ribbons of deep frost that curve around the archon, Nalzij and her mount, but pierce through the Valesian forces.
[Selective Icesplosion, Cold Damage: 22, Reflex DC 20, reducing immunity]
[Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 21
The White Warden : Reflex Save: 24
Valesian Archer : Reflex Save: 24
Valesian Archer : Reflex Save: 21
Valesian Cavalry : Reflex Save: 22
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 5
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 8
Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 22]
As the ribbons of frost fade, many of the soldiers seem to have been incapacitated, though many others still seem to be solidly standing.

[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 36, Damage: 12 + 10 SA + 3 Neg
Attack (Off): 34, Damage: 14 + 6 SA + 6 Neg
Attack (Main): 27, Damage: 11 + 3 SA + 2 Neg
Rend: 16 Neg]
Cutting a nearby knight from his mount, Na'nabi eviscerates the man clearly, leaving him as a corpse and thoroughly scaring his horse away.
Na'nabi: "Who else wants some?!"

Looking vaguely concerned at Na'nabi's level of violence, the Rissadan supporters nevertheless attempt to move and support the party.
[Rissadan Archer : Longbow (vs Valesian Knight)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 11, Damage: 5
Attack: 12, Damage: 5]
[Rissadan Cleric : Cure Moderate Wounds: 18 - Rissadan Cavalry]
Applying a healing spell on the fallen cavalier, the cleric helps him back up onto his feet where, opting against retrieving his steed or lance, he instead draws a longsword to cut at the nearby knight.
[Rissadan Cavalry : Longsword
Attack: 14, Damage: 14]

Moving to support Arie, the Valesian soldiers on the party's side of the wall of blades strike at their enemies.
[Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Lux)
Attack: 26, Crit Confirm: 15
Damage: 4, Crit Damage +3
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Lux)
Attack: 24, Damage: 10
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Na'nabi)
Attack: 10, Damage: 11
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Rissadan Cavalry)
Attack: 17, Damage: 8
Valesian Knight : Longsword (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 11, Damage: 5
Valesian Soldier : Glaive (vs Gespenst)
Attack: 26, Damage: 6]
The troops on the other side of the wall, meanwhile, attempt to do what they can to support their own allies.
[Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Engir)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 4, Damage: 10
Attack: 16, Damage: 9
Attack: 22, Crit Confirm: 17
Damage: 10, Crit Damage +17
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Anarod)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 9, Damage: 4
Attack: 1, Damage: 4
Attack: 7, Damage: 6
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Nalzij)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 8, Damage: 9
Attack: 18, Damage: 12
Valesian Archer : Longbow (vs Nalzij)
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 11, Damage: 11
Attack: 14, Damage: 12]
The mages and clerics on the other side of the wall seem to ready themselves in case of party actions.
The White Warden glares at Nalzij, cutting at her and her gryphon with incredible force.
[The White Warden : Longsword (vs Nalzij)
[Wild Flanking]
Attack: 24, Damage: 17
Attack: 27, Damage: 23
+2 attack/damage vs Path of Justice
+2 attack/+10 damage vs bane target
+6 damage vs target and abettor
The White Warden : Longsword (vs Lux)
[Wild Flanking]
Attack: 28, Damage: 22
+2 attack/damage vs Path of Justice
+2 attack/+8 damage vs bane target
+6 damage vs target and abettor]
Nalzij screams in pain, barely clinging to Lux as a golden aura envelops her. [Hero's Defiance: 24]
The White Warden smirks, before resting the hand her light shield is on to the wound Nalzij left, radiating an energy as the injury closes up. [The White Warden : Lay on Hands: 13]

Engir: "Nalzij!"
Engir steps forward, channelling a burst of energy towards Nalzij through his quill.
[Reach Cure Critical Wounds: 36]
Hound Archon steps forward, attacking the Knight supporting the White Warden.
[Hound Archon : Greatsword
Attack: 22, Damage: 14]
The sword cuts into the intimidated knight, causing him to collapse on the ground.
Chains of Perdition attempts to whip around the White Warden's feet once more.
[Trip: 30 (Luck Points expended)]
Lashing itself around her legs, the magical chain drags the White Warden onto the ground into a vulnerable position.

Nalzij musters the strength for a last assault on Arie, before directing Lux away.
[Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 19, Damage: 8
Attack: 23, Damage: 5
Smite Evil: +5 Attack, +8 Damage]
Attempting to parry the attacks from her disadvantageous position, Arie deflects one of the swords, the other cutting into her shoulder with a brilliant glow.

Gespenst rips claw and teeth into the the knight to his south, attempting to incapacitate him.
[Gespenst : Full Attack
Attack (Bite): 29, Damage: 21 + 5 Fire
Attack (Claw): 32, Damage: 20 + 1 Fire
Attack (Claw): 27, Damage: 15 + 1 Fire]
Clawing into the knight with savage fury, Gespenst knocks him onto the ground with shredded armor, before lashing out at the vulnerable White Warden, though that attack connected with momentarily lignified flesh.
Astrid carves a rift in the air in front her, as the space around Gespenst begins to distort, before vanishing and returning to her side. [Maker's Call]

Anarod bolts to the south and fires a pair of piercing cold rays at Arie as she's recovering.
[Anarod : Arctic Beam, reducing immunity
Attack: 22, Damage: 25
Attack: 20, Damage: 19]
Both blasts of ice strike the White Warden solidly, piercing her armor and magical defenses.
A nimbus of light surrounds her as she attempts to endure, patching up her wounds. [The White Warden : Hero's Defiance: 25]

[Na'nabi : Shortsword
Attack (Main): 28, Damage: 13 + 10 SA + 3 Neg
Attack (Off): 34, Crit Confirm: 34
Damage: 13 + 7 SA + 6 Neg, Crit Damage +13
Attack (Main): 18, Damage: 12 + 6 SA + 4 Neg
Rend: 16 Neg]
In a flurry of her shortswords, Na'nabi reduces the man to a pile of shattered armor and bones.

Unnerved by the display of violence, the Rissadan allies focus on the knight near their cavalryman.
[Rissadan Cavalry : Longsword
Attack: 22, Damage: 9
Rissadan Knight : Longsword
Attack: 8, Damage: 7
Rissadan Soldier : Longspear
Attack: 17, Damage: 8
Rissadan Archer : Longbow
[Rapid Shot]
Attack: 21, Damage: 7
Attack: 20, Damage: 5]
With concentrated attacks, they are able to get past the man's armor, while the cleric goes to tend to Nalzij.
[Rissadan Cleric : Cure Moderate Wounds: 16]
Nalzij nods in thanks to the cleric, before turning her attention back to Arie as she recovers.

Observing the battle cautiously, the last soldier on the party's side of the wall backs away nervously, before trying his luck to get past the sword barrier.
[Valesian Soldier : Reflex Save: 19]
[Blade Barrier: 22 Damage]
Making his way across, the soldier takes a few steps, before collapsing to his injuries.
The remaining arcanist tries her hand at disabling the magical chain of perdition, while the clerics move to treat the wounded.
[Valesian Arcanist : Dispel Magic, CL Check: 19]
[Valesian Priest : Cure Moderate Wounds: 19
Valesian Priest : Cure Moderate Wounds: 13]

The White Warden climbs to her feet, stubbornly moving to slash at the Archon.
[The White Warden : Longsword
Attack: 22, Damage: 17
+2 attack/damage vs Path of Justice
+2 attack/+10 damage vs bane target
Intimidate: 27]
The White Warden glares at the party through her helmet, moving to treat her ongoing wounds. [The White Warden : Lay on Hands: 19]

Engir lays a hand on Nalzij, transferring a little more positive energy. [Cure Light Wounds: 10]
Hound Archon holds his ground against the White Warden, despite being unsettled by her violence.
[Hound Archon : Full Attack
Attack (Greatsword): 19, Damage: 6
Attack (Greatsword): 8, Damage: 10
Attack (Bite): 9, Damage: 6]
The White Warden endures the strikes, them resounding against her white armor.

Nalzij returns back to the fray, attacking Arie again.
[Lux : Bite
Attack: 25, Damage: 6
Nalzij : Longsword
Attack: 23, Damage: 7
Attack: 10, Damage: 7
Smite Evil: +5 Attack, +8 Damage]
Attempting to deflect the attacks, Arie is caught off-guard by the brilliantly shining blade, recoiling back from the twin injuries from mount and rider.

Anarod repositions through the battlefield and summons copies of himself again as he hustles. [Mirror Image: 3]

Astrid lays her wand on Gespenst's deep wounds, attempting to seal them up a little. [Cure Light Wounds: 4]

Na'nabi moves forwards, casting a spell, her arms growing longer and longer. [Long Arm]

Maintaining their defensive posture, the party's Rissadan allies move to defend the party against potential flankers.

Backing up from the wall of blades, the Valesian army looks apprehensive about the state of battle.

Valesian Archer: "Commander! We need to fall back and wait for reinforcements!"
The White Warden: "You... don't you dare tell me what to do! I will see these half-breeds dead on my blade!"
The White Warden attacks Nalzij fiercely, her blade glowing with an unearthly shimmer. [Activating Bane: Orc]
[The White Warden : Longsword
Attack: 35, Damage: 17
Attack: 25, Damage: 19
+2 attack/damage vs Path of Justice
+2 attack/+10 damage vs bane target]
The White Warden glares at Nalzij fiercely, the white nimbus around her continuing to tend to her wounds. [The White Warden : Lay on Hands: 14]
Nalzij cries out in pain, glaring back as holy light heals her own wounds. [Hero's Defiance: 28]
The White Warden: "And you, elfling, don't think your disguise will save you from my wrath either!"
Nalzij: "...I'll see you dead first..."
Engir: "You won't have any wrath left to show, White Warden."

Engir raises his quill, firing a pair of grey rays in her direction.
[Engir : Admonishing Ray
Attack: 19, Damage: 22
Attack: 26, Damage: 22]
Struck by a full force of the blasts, Arie is knocked back onto the ground, her body landing only inches from the towering wall of swords.
Engir: [Celestial] "Thank you, Archon brother. We shall take it from here."
Na'nabi: "That's finally over..."

Nalzij wordlessly shouts in triumph, Lux screeching in agreement, and strikes her sword into the fallen commander. [Coup de Grace, 21 damage]
Piercing her armor, Nalzij plunges her sword solidly into the White Warden's heart.
Na'nabi: "That's one down!"
Engir announces to the army.
Engir: "The brutal White Warden has been slain! Take heart, Rissada!"
Witnessing their commander's death, the remnants of the White Warden's group begin to show signs of retreating, fleeing the battlefield.
Astrid looks around at the allied soldiers worriedly, checking for any wounded.
Na'nabi: "Ha... it's almost like I'm getting hope."
[Astrid : Cure Light Wounds - x3 Gespenst: 16, x2 Astrid: 7]
Nalzij looks around wearily, trying to see what's become of the rest of the armies in the distance.
As the Valesians retreat from the battle, some of them are struck down from an unexpected, unseen foe, catching them off-guard.
Engir: "Is that..."
Na'nabi: "It might be our reluctant ally."
Nalzij: "...what's going on over there?"
[Engir : Cure Light Wounds - x3 Nalzij: 27, x2 Engir: 17, x2 Na'nabi: 16]
Nalzij: "...We don't have time for it. Regroup with the main force!"
Engir: "Good point."
Nalzij nods to Engir, before turning to the south to return to the battle.
Engir follows Nalzij as she leads the charge south.
Astrid rushes along with the other troops, clinging to her staff.
Na'nabi follows, raring herself for more combat, battle yelling.
Leaving the mystery of the mystery assailant behind them, the party moves around the army to the south, where they expect to meet with the Black Warden.