Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

...but cannot.

Everyone may act.

Nightblade:

Seeing the last cultist taking cover in the room beyond, Nightblade calls down holy fire that fills the space occupied by the enemy!

Sacred Flame (upgraded):  DC 15 Dexterity to Negate:  15 radiant Damage (ignores cover).

(Edited to force roll)

Boona continues carrying the old man all the way to his sons.

Since it's too dark for her to see in the next room, Bryony follows Boona to make sure Ontharyx doesn't try to escape again.

Nightblade chases the last cultist into the pillared Procession Hall, where his keen darkvision spots the mutated figure at the far end of the room, peering out of a pair of partially-open doors leading south into another chamber. The mildly-wounded cultist tries to dodge Nightblade's holy flames. DC15 DEX Save: 18

Boona carries the paralyzed, manacled, bound old figure of Ontharyx all the way into the old Librarian's Room, where the drow brothers begin to speak with him in a language Boona cannot understand. "Can he talk?" one of them finally asks Boona in Common upon noticing their father's paralyzed condition.

Bryony races to keep up with Boona. She makes it as far as the hallway door.

Quinn, Jorzu, and Jurgen may act!

Boona shrugged.

Jorzu 

Jorzu follows along behind Boona. When questioned whether Ontharyx can talk Jorzu responds with; "I can't release just his head, it's all or nothing." He directs his next sentence at Boona. "Make sure you hold him tight. Yes, tight but not enough to suffocate the poor man" and with that he drops concentration on his spell.

Boona nods.

Jorzu drops his spell. Ontharyx immediately begins speaking to his sons with a hard tone, in a language none of you understand. He is still held by Boona, manacled, and bound with vines (up to a minute, with Boona's concentration.)

Nightblade watches as the mutate cultist disappears through the double doors leading south from the Procession Hall.

Everyone may act!

Nightblade:

”The last one got away—I expect we will have company soon,” warns Nightblade to his companions behind him.  Rather than go further into the room, he casts a Dancing Lights spell and causes the four globes to appear behind the columns with the hope that any enemies coming from the room beyond might be fooled into thinking there are enemies with light sources taking cover behind the columns.

”We should regroup and prepare to be attacked,” he suggests.  He then takes cover behind a fifth column with his moon touched sword out to add to the deception.

Boona keeps hold of the old man until told otherwise......when Nighblade speaks she looks torn as to what she should do and settles for telling Karst to go assist them.

The drow brothers continue to argue with their father in Undercommon. Bryony and Thialia join Boona and the other drow. Seeing the brothers and their father together, you can plainly see that Ontharyx has mutated into something clearly beyond drow, starting with his sticky, insect-like wings.

Karst joins Nightblade, hiding behind a column. (Karst cannot hide here.) (Does Nightblade still have his mirror image up?)

The missing cultist pops its head through the southern doors for a moment. Nightblade cannot see it, but Karst turns to look. "It's okay now. It's safe," hisses the injured mutate. "All is at peace. Join us and pay respects," it asks of Karst, who just snorts.

Everyone may act.

Nightblade:

His images still up (last for a minute, no concentration needed), Nightblade hears the cultist and adjusts his position to see the doorway should it open again.  He cares not what the cultists says, cynically expecting it to be a ruse.  He continues to concentrate on the lights, hoping the extra illumination is beneficial even if it doesn’t fool the enemies.

Once in place, he readies another Sacred Flame should an enemy make an appearance.

Sacred Flame DC 15 Dexterity:  19