Chapter 5: Blingdenstone

Cemos heals Heartboiler with a suffusion of golden light as a shimmery beard of light flows across her face momentarily. Unfortunately, the glowing light sets her swings off just a bit and she can't quite make contact with the big rockboi. Bildaweer's missiles don't have such difficulty though as they slam into its body. Dustin takes advantage of the moment and manages to chip away bits of rock with a solid strike. Georges swings and can't quite make contact with the first, but the second connects for another small chip of damage.

The rock turns on Dustin, swinging heftily at him twice. The first slams into the elf, rocking his body with a wave of force. (23 vs AC, 17 damage.) The second misses miserably as it pounds into the ground, sending a shudder through the cavern.

PCs up!

Cemos and Heartboiler each leap at the stony creature, each landing a single solid blow against the creature, sending tiny cracks across its frame and knocking one small piece of granite off. Thunder peals through the chamber when Cloudstrike lands. Bildaweer's missiles streak out, causing the creature to stumble slightly, though not nearly as powerfully as it did in the past. Dustin wastes no time paying the creature back for the attack against him with a wicked stab of his short sword, lopping off a large chunk of stone (Crit! He hit for 33 damage!) Georges manages to land a single blow himself, dealing a solid hit, but it doesn't seem to affect the creature nearly as much. Dustin, seeing a chance to escape backs 35 feet away, dancing nimbly to avoid getting hit (Cunning Action to Disengage).

The creature is enraged by the damage done by the elf and moves towards him, stopping 10 feet away and winds up to strike him twice as Heartboiler's trio of ghostly protectors swarm over the rock monster. Georges swings and manages to catch the creature slightly once again as it moves away.

Cemos and Heartboiler can choose to use their reaction to take an Opportunity attack against the creature. Heartboiler, you can also choose to use your reaction to use your "Ancestral Shield" ability to give Dustin your Damage Resistance for this turn. It would keep him conscious. Up to you.

It manages, even with Heartboiler's swarming ghosts, to make contact with Dustin twice, knocking the elf to the ground unconscious! (W/ Disadvantage, it got a 23 and 24 to hit for 14 and 13 damage respectively. Dustin is unconscious.

Combat! PCs are up!

Another goliath leaps forward out of Heartboiler, a pair of heavy braids dangling on each side of his head. A ghostly copy of Cloudstrike sits in his hand as he leaps towards Dustin, sword blurring in a large circle, impossibly a dull thud resonates from the apparition as it absorbs some of the blow, stopping some of the damage from hitting Dustin. As soon as the blows are absorbed, the apparition howls KALAGIANO!

Her spirit full of vigor, Heartboiler leaps for the rock creature, bringing the actual Cloudstrike to bear on the rock creature. Her first blow lands solidly enough to knock a slab of granite off of the elemental's torso, revealing a powdery sand core underneath. It would seem she's manage to open up its defenses! Her second strike slips in easily, sending a cloud of dust flying around. The weakness gives Cemos a chance to land two strikes of his own! All of these slamming strikes send the creature staggering backwards a half step, opening the pathway for Bildaweer's unerring magical missiles.

Dustin, shaking off the near-deadly blows of the earth elemental grits his teeth and steps up, slipping his slender shortsword into the gap Heartboiler created. As Heartboiler's thunder echoes through the cavern, a second louder crack pierces the air and the creature explodes into a cloud of dust.

Near the menhir, a third guardian creature climbs up out of the ground. They pivot to face the menhir, raising their heads to the cavern ceiling as a blinding white light fills the room from the stone spire. In a moment, it fades to a dull pulse.

Cemos, you get the sensation of wrongs righted deep in your mind as the figures turn to you and nod their heads briefly before they impossibly turn into common boulders circled around the menhir.

Combat Over!

As Dustin drinks the slightly sweet beverage, his wounds knit closed and the bruises from the big rock creature fade away. Your group dusts themselves off a bit and begins to head back down the passages towards the staging area. However, as you come around the bend in the passageway, whoever is in the lead spots a large shimmering yellow slime in front of you, dripping down from the ceiling, meanwhile, an ominous squelching sound behind you reveals a second yellowish ooze closing off your path of retreat as it flows out of rubble you just passed by.

Combat! PCs are up.
Yellowish Slime in front
PCs
Yellowish Slime in back