Into the Mists-The Condemnation of Strahd

The eladrin ponders just how she arrived in the strange place she found herself but can't quite place the events exactly, her head fuzzy. She bumps into the back of the group as the mimic springs to life. Seeing the events already unfolded, Ban rushes into action. She pushes past the party and races to the fallen member and places her hands on Tio's shoulder caringly. In an instant, both Ban and Tio vanish to an unoccupied space 30ft back the way we came. In their place, two large handfuls of colorful leaves of different kinds fall to the ground. 

Upon reappearing in a light bed of leaves, the eladrin checks for breathing and makes a Medicine check. Visibly concerned at losing someone, she's frantically moving through the steps.

Medicine: 21

OOC: Read movement, racial bonus Misty Step, then Medicine check. 

Seeing her friend fall in battle almost breaks something inside Gillain, and the newfound swirling ball of light- and dark- energy within her expands to almost bursting, “NOOOO!!.....”, she screams. She can’t tell whether this new power comes from a place of love, sadness, anger, or something else... but a look of pure wrath comes over her face.

She vaguely registers that their new Eladrin friend is tending to Tio, and somehow gets her away, but her only focus is on the creature that did this...

She dashes across the room to close the distance between it and her and stabs at it with all her hate:

Attack action: Attack: 14 Damage: 7 (piercing damage)

Bonus attack (polearm master): Attack: 13 Damage: 8 (bludgeoning damage)

((meta: if the first attack ‘sticks’ just disregard the 2nd))

DM: had to restructure the initiative order-had it wrong on the post. :P

Bob cries out in anguish at seeing Tio be taken down by the suddenly appearing mimic. Halfway through the sound morphs into a howl. Bob-wolf lunges at the creature, fangs bared.

Bite Attack (dc 11 Str check or knocked prone): 23 Damage: 5 

Crying out in alarm, Gimble casts his spell.  
Mimic Saving Throw: 16 and the creature seems to shake off the effects of the spell.

Ban rushes forward and grabs Toi while she is in the clutches of the beast. Light Blue and white swirl around both Ban and Toi and the two disappear and the air around where they had been is suddenly filled with bright Orange and Golden leaves. There is a slight noise behind the party as Ban and Toi appear behind them, Ban works furiously to stop Toi from passing to the next realm. Though Ban has little to no experience with Warforge, she is able to figure things out and Toi is stablized.

Again Bob takes the form of a wolf and lunges at the creature. Bob-Wolf's fangs sink deep into the Mimics flesh and he starts dragging the creature. Unfortunately Bob realizes his attempt to "knock the creature prone" doesn't work.
(Mimics have a condition Immunity of being knocked prone)

Gillain rushes forward, Spear in hand and thrusts at the creature. The spear sinks deep into the flesh of the creature. Gillain spins her spear to strike the creature with the shaft but her strike goes wide and she misses.

Farris stands to the side and fires his crossbow. The bolt flies true, striking the Mimic. It screams out a gurgling sound as its body quivers in pain. 

The Mimic, writhing in pain but still controlled by its hunger lashes out at one of the two closest targets :(Even Bob, Odd Gillan)
d6: 5
The psuedopod from the creature strikes out at Gillan. 15 but the creature misses.

Round 2 actions (Mimic has already gone)
Gimble: 9
Ban: 9
Bob: 8
Gillain: 7
Farris:7
Toi: 6 Toi is stabilized but may not act. 

Gimble:

Changing tactics as the creature resisted his ice, Gimble worries he might inadvertently strike an ally if he fires his crossbow into the melee.  Instead, he forms a trio of glowing darts with his off hand and hurls them at the mimic, where they inerrantly strike in flashes of arcane force! 

Magic Missile force damage:  11

Gillain’s hands, on her spear, seem to be faintly glowing, whilst also almost seeming to become wreathed in a kind of black smoke. A look of pure hatred on her face. In a kind of frenzy she stabs and bashes... again... and again...

Attack: Attack: 22 Damage: 9 (piercing damage)

Bonus attack (polearm master): Attack: 10 Damage: 6 (bludgeoning damage)

Even as a wolf Bob was clever enough to stop attacking the door-creature's writhing lower appendages in an attempt to trip it. His instincts had taken over at first but now he abandoned the attempt to simply chomp his jaws onto whatever bit of "flesh" he could find.

Bite Attack: 24 Damage: 12

Ban is worried, the masked lady was cold to the touch, but Ban does sigh in relief as it seems she's alive. The eladrin calls out, "Your companion lives." She looks to the mimic and quickly grabs a dagger from a belted sheath. Taking aim in a kneeled position over Tio, she throws a dagger at the mimic. With plenty more where that came from, Ban unsheathes another dagger. 

Attack: 15 Damage: 6

Sneak attack: 7

A trio of glowing darts fly from Gimble's outstretched hand and strike the Mimic. The darts strike the creature and it screams in pain.

Ban Launches a dagger from her position. The dagger flies true, striking the creature between its eyes. The creature's mouth gaps open and acidic saliva drips from its mouth and strikes the floor. Whiffs of smoke come up from the floor and the creature falls over, dead.

End of combat.

Actions?

Gillain sees the monster die before her and turns to see her friends. Then she remembers Tio and dashes over. She asks Ban, “Is she okay?... Is she okay?!....”. But without waiting for an answer she drops her weapons and kneels beside her friend. She grabs up Tio’s hand and touches it to her cheek. She closes her eyes and a faint glow surrounds their interlocking hands...

((Gillain uses her class feature, Lay on Hands, to revive Tio for 1hp.))

Coming conscious Tio gently squeezes Gillain’s hand “I am fine my friend just need to rest for a moment.”

The attack almost cost one in the party their life. This thought crosses everyone's mind for a moment. After a short reprieve, the party stands in this area, the body of the creature laying on the floor.
What are the party's next moves?

As soon as Farris mentions finding a way out the chanting, different and darker, echoes throughout the tunnels of this basement. The chanting appears to be coming from back the way the party had come but seems a bit distant as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3bfeK7_zoE

Gimble:

"I suppose after all this trouble we should check and see what is in the room behind the mimic," says Gimble, "assuming you are ready to continue, Tio."

Bob pads over to Tio and nuzzles her face for a moment with his snout before sitting back on his haunches and barking happily when Gillain brings her back to life.

He points his muzzle toward the source of the haunting chanting, fur around his neck bristling. He snarls and points his body back the way they came like an arrow loaded on a spring. His tail stuck out behind him like a bottle brush. 

The eladrin nods, and starts to respond until it didn't matter anymore. Ban smiles at the care one can show another. It then slowly dawns on her that she doesn't recall where she is or why she's here and how serious the situation is. Then with the chanting, strange depictions on the walls, and creatures on top of it all, she stands up abruptly. Ban puts her hands over her sides and then into the air.

Ban loudly inquires, "What the ****?! You're just going to go through that door and/or to some frankly cultish sounding chanting? Turn around the corner and undead. Open a door," she mimics air quotes to punctuate the word, "and it's a mimic." Confused, she runs her hands through her hair. "Where exactly are we? I don't even know how I got here or why I'm here exactly..."