<div class="floatright">(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/064/7/c/7c496429774b2f17f79b6744947f0795.jpg)</div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Status</div><div class="spoiler_body">AC 19 (touch 15, flat-footed 14, -2 against improvised weapons), HP 105<br/>Profane Gift (Telepathic link to Ishtar, +2 Dex)<br/>Effects: Haste and Protection from Energy (Fire) both on her and Dixon, Light on cloak, Abundant Ammunition, Shield<br/><br/>Spells remaining: 5 of 7 1st, 4 of 6 2nd, 3 of 4 3rd, 0 of 1 from bonded object.  Uses of bow left: 2 of 3.<br/>Quiver: 10 common arrows, 10 silvered, 9 cold iron, 2 Tangleshot, 5 adamantine arrows, 2 greater hushing arrows, 11 +1 Dragon Bane, 1 Rayne's Resumption, 10 Holy<br/>     (pack: 25 common, 5 silvered, 9 cold iron, 1 tangleshot, 5 adamantine, 5 +1 Dragon Bane, 8 Holy arrows)<br/></div></div><br/>The way the Shadow moved was so... strange, so impossible, that its charge through the silvery bolts was eerie and unnerving - with the deep immersion Rayne experienced in EHO, it was only because she had faced numerous other onrushing perils that she was able to keep her composure, and twist to bring Dixon just out of reach of those claws.  Composure or not, she gave out a yell that carried some of the nervousness one might expect from the actual Rae-lynne at the same time.<br/><br/>All that, however, wasn't enough to prevent her from glancing to the ground, where the bizarre fungal "nymph" was up to no good... a specific "no good" that Rayne's fairly practiced eye was able to identify as a serious threat.  Even as she made this assessment, she felt that annoying, but helpfully reminding, ache in her eyes - fortunately she and Dixon were deliberately maintaining a safe distance from the horrid, yet oddly beautiful, thing.<br/><br/>"Dixon, leave it." Rayne commanded in her ex-dog-owner's voice, urging the griffon to eschew combat in favour of safe flight.  Dixon banked away from the shadow, wonderfully swift, then began a long arc as far from the Shadow as the clearing permitted - it was small enough that range was not an issue for the adept young archer.  She was mindful to keep sufficiently clear of the nymph - flying high made that easy enough.  And as to that nymph - Rayne was not well-equipped to handle swarms, so her first (common) arrow sped down toward that target, sparkling with the shock effect of Rayne's arcana, and trailing the glowing stream of her Starbow's effect.  It was quite pretty... though it just barely found its target at the end.  Still, Rayne hoped that would suffice, confident her bow's magic would overcome the "nymph"'s protections, and turning her attention to the pursuing Shadow for her remaining two shafts.<br/><br/>She attempted to compensate for the whistling wind around them as Dixon banked powerfully.  She grinned to see the uncanny Shadow sheathed in a patchy blue glow where the previous attack had connected, though the glow did nothing to improve her aim.  Indeed, it seemed more a distraction, as she failed what should have been an easy shot for someone of her talent.<br/><br/>Her last shot, also meant for the Shadow, at least was properly in line, though it was somewhat unsatisfying how it tore through the insubstantial thing.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC &amp; Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Spellcraft: 1d20a12 DC: 17 Result: 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83353) <strong>Success</strong><br/>Standard ride check to permit tricky bowplay while hanging on with her knees: 1d20a10 DC: 5 Result: 27 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83362)<br/><br/>(below include -4 from zippy Dixon)<br/>Full attack 1 (nymph): 1d20a14 DC: 23 Result: 23 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83354) and I forgot +2 from Haste and boosted Dex, so 25.  <strong>Hit</strong><br/>  Damage: Regular: 1d8a5 Result: 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83357) + Imbued arrow (shock): 1d6 Result: 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83359) = <strong>16</strong> <br/>Full attack 2 (shadow): 1d20a11 DC: 18 Result: 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83355)  <strong>Miss... "fumble", alas!</strong><br/>Hasted attack (shadow): 1d20a16 DC: 18 Result: 30 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83356)  <strong>Hit</strong><br/>  Damage: Regular: 1d8a5 (divided by 2, incorporeal) Result: 13 / 2 = 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83358) + Shock: 1d6 Result: 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83360) = <strong>12</strong><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ride check to avoid hit on Dixon, in case</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2015-12-20 13:24:40, victoria4 (uid: 37138) rolls: 1d20a10 Result: <strong>22</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83361)</div></div></div></div>