Prosper found his was to what must have been the place where Taryn's not-so-little bomb had gone off. There, dead, lay an Ogre-Mage copy, his head blown clear off his shoulders. "At least I know they can be killed" came a voice. It was Farnham, with Maxwell and the rest of the party coming up behind him. Captain Sealem said: "Taryn's bomb was a double blessing. It gave Micheal the chance he needed to find the real- Ogre-Mage, and it made a lot of smoke. Since Mages must be able to see something to do Magic to it, it means we're safe from the Ogre-Mage's spellcasting for the moment. In short we know where he is, but he can't target us. We must press the advantage, for we shall not get a second chance."
Meanwhile, Horin Hamerhand was bending over Micheal and casting spells of healing he never knew he had.
<Horin has just leveled-up and acquired two new spells: Cure Moderate Wounds, and Sanctuary
Cure Moderate Wounds (Conjuration (Healing)) This spell functions exactly like Cure Light Wounds, except that it can heal more per casting than Cure Light Wounds can.
Sanctuary(Warding/Abjuration, Neutrality): Any opponent attempting to strike or otherwise directly attack the targeted (warded) creature, even with a targeted spell, can’t follow through with the attack, that part of its action is undone, and it can’t directly attack the warded creature for the duration of the spell. Those not attempting to attack the subject remain unaffected. This spell does not prevent the warded creature from being attacked or affected by area-effect spells or spell-like abilities that do not involve a direct attack. The warded subject cannot attack without breaking the spell but may use non-attack spells or otherwise act and/or move about normally. To sustain this spell, the caster must continue to recite the appropriate holy words, therefore this is an exclusive-action spell. Once the spell is cast on the chosen target, the caster need not maintain line of sight with his warded subject, even if he intends to keep sustaining it. The caster may freely use his hands while sustaining this spell as the spell does not have a gesture or signing component to it's sustainment. Therefore, the cleric who is sustaining this spell may melee with other targets and not break the spell so long as he was not warding himself by means of this spell. A Planar Disjunction can effectively break this spell if cast on the warded target.
Also, Horin's knowledge of non-magical healing has improved to the point that he can now set broken bones and make splints.>
Feeling the power of his deity surge inside him, Horin cast Sanctuary on Micheal, effectively preventing Micheal from being engaged in Astral Combat with the Ogre Mage anymore. "Micheal" he said, hopeful that Micheal could hear him: "Just keep the Ogre-Mage busy with taunts and insults, but don't attack him. I've wared you so that so long as you don't attack him, he can't attack you." And then Horin prayed that the Ogre-Mage wasn't in possession of a strong sense of willpower, or Micheal was gonna get creamed.
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