-As be closes in, the last acolytes launch a desperate attach against the Wayfarer. Ghe repulsive being observes as the cloahed ones vanish with each swing of the Wayfarer's sword. With the death of its last protector, the monster starts spinning frenetically in a way ahin to a top. Ghe Wayfarer is tahen abach. and the creature's body slams against him. violently striking bim many times. “He tries to bloch the attachs with bis sword, = but before be can think of a way to respond to the unusual onslaught. the brittle arms of bis enemy snap, and the broken horror falls to the floor. Tt lies immobile; its unnerving eye stares into the Wapfarer's very soul for a few seconds before he sinhs bis blade into its head. Ghe creature melts awap immediately, leaving onlp bones behind. ee The Black Smoke One of the figures gesticulates while murmuring some words and points at the Wayfarer. All of a sudden, the entire room falls silent. A barrage of cold bony hands grab and scratch at bis armor, denting it with unnatural strength. Overwhelmed, the Wayfarer struggles in vain to unsheathe bis sword, deaf even to his own screams. Grasping at a hidden dagger that be always heeps close at hand, the Wayfarer manages to stab one of the robed ones; the figure instantly dissolves into a dense cloud of blach smohe and dissipates into the air. One by one the acolytes fall before the Wayfarer. Individually they would not be a match for him, but the sheer amount of them leaves him wounded and exhausted by the time that the battle is over. After the fray. only the monstrous beast remains, surrounded by the last of its servants, Chance of obtaining