As Kass charged aerially, the four constructs all began galloping over (or perhaps, under) the underside of the pyramid; the further pair kept along its north and south edges rather than taking the shortest diagonal to the mindflayer or the attackers -  perhaps so they could keep an eye over the edges of it for a moment, in case anyone else materialized into the vicinity of the pyramid.<br/><br/>The nearer two also kept along its edge, their shortest path anyway. Soulless eyes glared at Aria, and innate magics sought to paralyze her mind, but her holy symbol's cast-each-dawn magic held (and so kept her from<em>being</em>held).<br/><br/>The staggered mindflayer in between them also managed to get off a spell before Kass closed; lightning shot from its hand at Aria, lighting up the sky for an instant with white light. The tiefling dodged, and a narrower bolt arced out from its terminus towards Kass.<br/><br/>The crystalline tip of the pyramid glowed suddenly, shining like the sun itself as if gathering or stealing the sun's very energy. Aria gasped as a beam of sun-like light lasered down at a shallower angle than the side of the pyramid right towards her. She spun aerially out of the way, flying under the pyramid and hopeful safety from the pyramid tip.<br/><br/>She felt gravity abruptly reverse as she went under - now over? - the edge of the pyramid's underside. The tiefling corkscrewed in flight, watching the world spin around her. She touched 'down' in an inverted stand like the mindflayer's on the underside of the pyramid, and activated her blink ring as she watched the constructs racing to converge.<br/><br/>The mindflayer staggered back as Kass's sword struck across it, rending open an ichor-spewing slash. It reeled back and turned partway, eyes glaring and face-tentacled writhing as it mentally blasted at Aria, who blinked out. The nearer two constructs turned their own glares from Aria to Kass, willing holding magic upon her.<br/><br/><br/>Mindflayer: casts chain lightning at Aria (58 elec) and Kass (29 elec), reflex DC 24 half<br/>Aria:  reflex 37+4r, evasion<br/><br/>SW construct (upper left on the map, which is west-up)<br/>move 35' north (towards the mindflayer), spa (spell-like ability) Hold Monster at Aria, DC 17<br/>Aria: mind blank<br/><br/>NW construct<br/>move 35' south (towards the mindflayer), spa (spell-like ability) Hold Monster at Aria, DC 17<br/>Aria: mind blank<br/><br/>SE construct<br/>moves 105' west (i.e. closer, along the edge of the pyramid)<br/><br/>NE construct<br/>moves 105' west<br/><br/>Pyramid tip: sunbeam effect at Aria; reflex DC 20<br/>Aria: reflex 37+5r, evasion<br/><br/>End of round 1; pyramid moves<br/><br/>Kass: charges mindflayer (now 40' away) and hits for 35<br/>(mindflayer is on edge of pyramid and charges are always to the closest possible square, so Kass is near edge, the 'k' in map below)<br/><br/>Aria: fly 60', touch down on pyramid surface, activate blink ring<br/><br/>NW and SW constructs: move another 35' inward, both cast Hold Monster at Kass (DC 17 again)<br/>NE and SE constructs: both continue running, diagonally inward<br/><br/>Mindflayer: 5' s, use Mind Blast on Aria; Will DC 22 or stunned<br/>miss due to blink<br/><br/>End of round 2; pyramid moves (Aria and npcs move with it)<br/><br/>lower case a, c, k, m give previous positions for reference, capital letters are current.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><br/><br/><br/> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/><span class="bbc_u">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span> . . . . . . . . . . . .<br/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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