If Mindy hadn't turned to the others to issue orders, she wouldn't have seen it coming.<span style="font-style: italic">"Is that...?</span>She thinks as she spots the figures in the skies above.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"SCREEEEEE!!!!!" comes a sudden noise from above--joined an instant later by four other voices striking precisely the same note, all with the same fearsome volume.<br/></div></blockquote><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~Harpies!~</span>is all she can send out before one of the feathered women singled her out and dove in the the kill.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Initiative Check (DC 15) (1d20 + 1): 6 + 1 = 7. Fail. Mindy is Flat-Footed.<br/>To resist being ingested by harpy(DC 20).  (1d20 + 4): 17 + 4 = 21. Pass! Mindy resists ingest.(O_o wow. I made it!)</div></div></div><br/>With little time to react, Mindy holds out her arms in defense as the harpies mouth surrounds her field of vision. The elf feels teeth sink into her flesh as everything goes dark and wet, and for a moment, wonders if her fate lies ahead of her in the warm darkness of her attackers body.<br/><br/>Fighting these thoughts aside, Mindy gathers all the strength her weakframe can muster, and pushes out with her arms. Barely, just barely, the telepath's upper body manages to force open the predator's jawbone enough for her to slip out.<br/><br/>Light comes back to Mindy's world as she gains a moment's freedom. But looking into the harpy's eyes confirms that it was luck alone that Mindy isn't already her latest in-flight meal. It wouldn't happen next time.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">[Concentration check to manifest a level 4 power without a display (DC 19) (1d20 + 24): 15 + 24 = 39, Pass![<br/>[Concentration check to manifest a level 4 power Defensively (DC 19) (1d20 + 24): 18 + 24 = 42, Pass![<br/>[Expending Psionic Focus to use Greater Psionic Endowment, increasing the Sace DC of  Mindy's next power by two]<br/>[Spending 9 Power Points to manifest <a class="postlink" href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/dominatePsionic.htm">Psionic Dominate</a> on Harpy D, Augmented by 2 points so this power can affect animals, fey, giants, magical beasts, and monstrous humanoids(note: This increases the Save DC by 1).]<br/>[Harpy D must make a DC 26(10 + 4 + 8 Int + 2 for G.P.E. + 1 for augmenting + 1 for her Psionatrix) Will save or be Dominated]</div></div></div><br/>However, Mindy didn't plan on giving her that next time. Maintaining her gaze into the harpies eyes, she begins tearing away at the avian woman's defenses. If Mindy has her way, the only thing on this predators menu will be poultry.