"Intruders, my queen." said the ghost. "And powerful ones at that. Permit me the use of a puppet, and I will dispose of them--"<br/><br/>And then Kisara was right in front of him. The smile dropped away as he dodged back, his substance seeming to melt away and reform just outside range of her swing. nevertheless, the fear was plain to see in his eyes.<br/><br/>"My queen--!"<br/><br/>The Queen extended one hand as she glided down the aisle, and under where her lieutenant stood, the ground seemed to cave in, a sudden sinkhole forming in the ground that dropped him out of sight. The impression could have been that she had punished him rather than granting his request.<br/><br/>A moment later, however, the moonlight glinted off slick grey flesh as something began to stir in the hole, which seemed to have fallen into a hidden basement of some sort. A thashing serpentine tail waved in the air, a rotting hand pulled the mass up, to reveal....<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">....this.</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/5McmqRK.png)</div></div><br/><br/>Whatever sea creatures or great mutants the massive monster has been originally, now it was something else entirely, a horrific chimera that even apart from its repulsive appearance and foul smell, had an aura of instinctive wrongness, being something that shouldn't be able to even move. But the crocodilian jaws were snapping, the great humanlike hand was pulling it out of the ground, and the intelligence that gleamed its eyes was entirely murderous. The Queen floated to the entrance, watching with dull interest but not intervening.<br/><br/><br/><em>OOC: (edit) Kisara's attack total is 19, missing.<br/><br/>Battle is joined! If anyone wants to start the fight with Gifts active, you can do so.<br/><br/>PC's act first (in any order, so order of posting in this format, unless you specify you're delaying), then NPC's.<br/><br/><br/>Stitched Abomination: AC 3, Damage 0/12, Effort 0/4 Saves 10+, Morale 12<br/><br/>Drowned Queen: AC 5, Damage 0, Effort 0/6, Saves 9+, Morale 12<br/><br/>Soldiers (Small Mob): AC 6, Damage 0, Effort 0/1, Saves 15+, Morale 6, Mob (full rolled damage from AOE attacks)</em>