Escape from Elturel

Bhuraelea looks after the running drake and then up to the incoming comet.

He shifts his attention back to the devil and fires another ray of frost at it:

• Attack: 18 Damage: 16

The horned Devil takes the tent off his face and is about to retaliate when he looks to the sky in fear.  The ball of light in the sky is now upon you

roll dex checks vrs dc15 on a failed save you are flung 20 feet

then roll 3d8 force damage half if you save

Dramatic pause 😆

DEX roll: 7

 ((yikes! natural one))

Damage: 13

Bhuraelea tries to jump aside and instinctively pulls up his shield for cover (8) but gets blown away 20 feet. Luckily all of the force (10) is absorbed by the protective aura of the crystal in his shield.

Assuming I can use Danger Sense

3 / 8

Damage: 19

the Comet turns into a flash of light in the form of a flock of Unicorn/pegasi collides with the devil lifting it up and it is flung back to Elturel  and it disappears in the hole 

You find Vollis dead and Wellume knocked out divi up 7000xp

I'll give an inspiration point to the group if you figure out the references to past events leading  to this encounter 

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The back draft of force digs a rut further revealing the ruins of an ancient keep and an entrance an acrid smell comes from the stone hatchway

His head ringing loudly enough to muffle out the sounds of the world around him, Jayson pushes himself up and away from the patch of ground his body landed in a heap on.  

On his hands and knees, he squeezes his eyes closed tight, and waits for the ringing in his ears to stop before rising gingerly to his feet.  By now his tattoo has reduced back down to its resting size.  

"D-devil dogs.." he starts to call out horsely, choking out a cough immediately.  

"Bhuraelea! Nea!" He'll call put more clearly to his companions while dusting himself off,  and looking around for his weapons.

Nea's head pops up from piles of debris after being knocked down momentarily by the collision, "What in the nine hells was that!? Anything I need to hit? Am I screaming!?" Upon seeing the entrance to the ancient keep, "That can't be safe to have here!" AS her rage subsides, she knocks her heard like trying to get water out to try and stop the ringing in her ears.

Bhuraelea will get up and run over to Wellum, to cast Cure Wounds on him (12). Check on Vollis and then look around if there are any more injured.

Wellumes tent was far enough away from the others and most have left the area in a wagon train going west so no one was hurt other than the present 

Wellume wakes to the sound of hells bells in his ears looks at the mess of his goods strewn across  and at you shouting uncharacteristically "What!?"

“You ok Wellum? You got attacked by a possessed Vollis. Did she say anything?” Buraelea asks.

"No, all I remember was getting clogged on the head"

(I Left you guys a Segway to the next part of the adventure its up to you to play it out) 

"Better we find one of those holy men or magic men who knows about demons to figure out what the nine hells or abyss is going no where," Nea said as she tries to rotate out some of her joint pains, "We got a dead Vollis. Is their tent still around?" Nea will proceed to search Vollis for items. 

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I'll give an inspiration point to the group if you figure out the references to past events leading  to this encounter 

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The back draft of force digs a rut further revealing the ruins of an ancient keep and an entrance an acrid smell comes from the stone hatchway

 
“Let’s make sure all the people are save and Vollis body is taken to a priest.” With a look to the revealed ruin, Bhuraelea adds: “I am nearly completely spent, i need a rest before i do anything stupid.”

Still assessing his condition after being flung like a ragdoll, specifically the large lump on the back of his head, Jayson makes his way over to the others.  

"Yeah, im gonna need some time to get my feet back under me.  I hit my head pretty hard."  He says rubbing at the lump gently. 

"I'll start trying to find any one who didn't make it far enough away.  Though i'd be more comfortable if someone would keep watch on that creepy doorway.  Make sure nothing comes out, before we're ready to go in."

Investigation check to find any survivors who might need aid :  11

If no other civilian is in danger, we would make sure that Wellum and Vollis remains are save with the other refugees before taking a long rest ( not right on the doorstep, but maybe hidden in the closest treeline, watching the entrance if possible.)

After you find no one hurt Dara pops by "Are you Ombre's ok?"

"We're alive.  Which is way better than i expected!"  

Still pawing at the back of his head, Jayson faces the uncovered entrance into who knows what.  

"It really feels like we should have someone who knows a little about this stuff before we go in, doesn't it?  But so far the only people i know with as much or more experience with devils and the like, are you two!"  He says to Bhur and Nea with a harsh laugh.

"I never thought there'd come a time when i wished the old man had made me spend some time in a monastery.."