The staff went flying out of the vampire's grasp, landing near Kasmi's feet.  Angrily, the monster lashed out with its claws, making a special effort to dig into Kasumi's vulnurable flesh.  The vampire's raking claws deal 11 points of damage, but fortunately don't cause any energy drain, thanks to the holy ground.  (vampire used an action point)<br/><br/>A second later, the vampire's pet demon filled the room with a horrible miasma, hoping to reduce the intruders to coughing fits while they were cut down.  DC 14 fort save or be sickened for 1d4+1 rounds and lose standard actions.