<strong>The Confrontation </strong><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/Nny2/WhiteNecromancer.jpg)</div>As the scene was unfolding, Shadow Peak just got into range from outside the balcony, and through the eyes of the crow Aleria could see the High Priest cast a spell on the crystal in the middle of the chamber, exploiting the momentary weakness of he girls who were trying their best to oppose his indomitable presence.<br/><br/>"Kneel before me, foolish children. Worship in awe before a god made flesh. I hold the very balance of your world in my hands." he said, the first word of his sentence carrying a strange, unnatural weight to it that made the girls limbs feel heavy as lead, urging their bodies to betray their conviction and lower hemselves before this madman, losing even more valuable time before whatever reinforcements Hagan called for would arrive. His speech was almost like a practised recitation of a holy text, his voice nearly singing it like the church choir sung its praises.<br/><br/>After casting his spell, the white robed man walked back towards his seat where his quarterstaff rested leaning against the side of the almost throne-like stone seat, and took firmly hold of it with one hand.<br/><br/>"Soon, you too will realize that it is useless to resist. You will submit in the end, there is no other possible outcome." he explained calmly as noises of approach could be heard from the hallway outside.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Round 2</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hagan: ?? hp (uninjured), SR 18, initiative 11<br/><br/>The daze effect is lifted, Aleria joins initiative after Hagan's action, so she can now act normally. The High Priest casts command, turning it into an AoE affecting the entire chamber... meaning Bremorel and Hunter again. He orders them to kneel before him, basically using the 'fall' option of the spell: on a failed will save (DC 18) they drop prone for one round and can't get up, though they can still take actions normally while accepting the penalties for being prone (or in this case, kneeling before their <del>lord and master</del> foe).<br/>If Hagan has noticed Shadow Peak's approach, he showed no sign of it.</div></div>