<br/><br/>The tentacles slap against the sides of the carriage and grab the wheels, but sensing nothing alive, they go back to flailing around in search of some sort of creature to grab onto.<br/><br/>{Give me a Strength check for the tentacles, +4 because the tentacles have a Strength of 19, to see if they begin to tear the carriage apart in their flailing.}<br/><br/>Around the corner comes a woman in black, leading two horses. She's wearing thin, black armless robes that contrast with her pale skin. Her hair is jet black, and she wears a black velvet glove on her left arm that reaches up to her shoulder. She takes one look at the situation, sees Adrian on his bats and the tentacles battering the sides of the carriage, and scowls at him fiercely.<br/><br/>She raises her gloved hand, points it at Adrian and the bats, and waves of darkness pass over them and through them. Adrian feels icy hands around his heart and the energy draining out of his body. He feels incredibly exhausted, and he notices that he's not only having trouble staying awake, but that his limbs feel weaker and he's fumbling at his hold on the bat.<br/><br/>[Adrian is now exhausted. An exhausted character moves at half speed and takes a -6 penalty to Strength and Dexterity. After 1 hour of complete rest, an exhausted character becomes fatigued.]<br/><br/>{Give me a Spell Resistance roll for each fiendish dire bat (SR 9) to see if it was able to overcome her casting, and a Ride roll (don't forget -6 to Dex first) to see if Adrian can hold onto the bat.}