The South Face Skirmish took place on the southern face of Kelvin's Cairn in Icewind Dale.
After the party of Lucine, Armamore, Dharwyn, and Falidus narrowly avoided an avalanche and reached the stone outcropping marking the halfway point of the mountain's Southern Ascent, they discovered an injured Garret Velryn, and were ambushed by a pair of Crag Cats. First to notice the approaching creatures, Lucy cast a Shatter spell that injured both animals, after which one of them slashed with its claws at Falidus but missed, and the other bit Lucy through the neck and shoulder, critically wounding her. Falidus responded by flinging psychic blades at the Cats, hitting the one that had failed in its attack on him but missing the one that had injured Lucy, who was subsequently stabilized by Armamore, who restored half of her health by channeling divinity to Preserve Life.
Dharwyn then attempted to attack the creature that had bitten Lucy with his Greatsword, but missed, after which Lucy cast another Shatter spell, injuring the animals even more grievously than she had previously. The Cat that had been struck by Falidus's psychic blade attempted to bite him, but missed, and the Cat that had bitten Lucy attacked Dharwyn, striking him with its claws; Dharwyn reacted by casting Hellish Rebuke, intoning the Infernal incantation to summon a column of hellfire that consumed the creature, killing it. Armamore and Falidus then flanked the remaining Cat, and Falidus successfully struck it with a pair of psychic blades, knocking the animal unconscious at Armamore's request.
The Cleric wanted to interrogate the remaining Cat, believing that he had heard its companion speak Infernal as it died, but Dharwyn explained that he had been the one who spoke Infernal, using the language as the verbal component of his spell that summoned the flames of the Nine Hells to destroy their assailant. With the misunderstanding clarified, Falidus conjured another psychic dagger and stabbed the remaining Crag Cat in the throat, killing it. The party then took a short rest to heal, after which Armamore cast Cure Wounds on Garret, and Dharwyn outfitted the scout with a spare breastplate from his pack before using Lay on Hands to restore the rest of Lucy's health. Rested and recuperated, the party continued their ascent up the mountain to search for Garret's clients.
Order of Battle[]
Falidus | Armamore | Dharwyn | Lucine | Crag Cat #1 | Crag Cat #2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shatter | 7 | 7 | |||
0 | Claw | ||||
20 | Bite | ||||
Psychic blade | 0 | ||||
Psychic blade | 5 | ||||
Preserve Life | (11) | ||||
Greatsword | 0 | ||||
Shatter | 9 | 18 | |||
0 | Bite | ||||
10 | Claw | ||||
Hellish Rebuke | 14 | ||||
Psychic blade | 12 | ||||
Psychic blade | 4 | ||||
Psychic blade | 1 | ||||
0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 39 |
30 damage | 77 damage |
Damage Totals[]
Combatant | Sustained | Inflicted | Kills |
---|---|---|---|
Armamore | 0 | 0 | |
Falidus | 0 | 22 | Crag Cat #1 |
Dharwyn | 10 | 14 | Crag Cat #2 |
Lucine | 20 | 41 | |
TOTAL | 20 | 77 | 2 |