Steeling himself, Nyx also stands ready to help

Activating Mind Block

Kalista seats herself in a folded leg position, near the entities but not touching them. Then the psychic war began.

14:22, Today: Kalista rolled 13 using 1d100.  of 56% return entity to non-earth deminsion.
14:22, Today: Kalista rolled 67 using 1d100.  of 68% dispel entity.

Kalista is there any way we can help you ?
Polk will put up Mind Block when she begins.

After reading up, I think exorcisms are a one on one dual with the entity. Unless you have exorcism your probably just an observer. Sorry. =-(

Doc waits, hands on his pistols.

Though he knows nothing about psychic phenomena, Ethan stays close in case one or more of his companions should be injured in this attempt to 'exercise' whatever psyhic energy creatures may be inhabiting the strange weapons. "And," he thinks to himself, "should one of them become possessed by whatever is inside those weapons, I can at least restrain them without hurting them." Hopefully it would be only temporary.

After a full half hour of preparation, the first exorcism proceeds quite smoothly. The large double-bladed axe laid out before Lady Kalista twitches as her force of will pries the energy creature from its physical host. The Syphon Entity realizes too late what it happening and lashes out with success. It vanishes from the Earth. To any who are not psychic, there was basically nothing to see except the twitch and a look of relief on Kalitsa's face when the battle was completed.

The full half hour of preparation is not necessary before moving onto the next weapon but another 10 ISP and dice roll is required. Kalista simply shifts her attention to the next fake weapon, a hatchet made of some dull gray metal like pewter or brushed steel.

In response to what happened to the axe, the other weapons rise and begin floating in the air. The entity inside of the hatchet speaks to the cyberknight telepathically, whispering words of comfort in her mind's ear. It says, "You look so tired, Kalista. You do not need to fight us any further. I am your servant and your friend. You need only carry me with you. I can weaken and confuse your enemies, even turn them against each other, just as I aided the bandits against those soldiers. Although my runes are not magic, I am. With me in your hand, you could finally drive back the monsters of this world. Let me unlock your potential, and you everyone else will finally see you for the heroine that I know you to be."

Kalista, you are being hit with both Empathic Transmission: Trust and Hypnotic Suggestion. You will need to make a Saving Throw vs Psi against each. If Kalista believes that aiding a Syphon Entity violates her alignment or principles, you get a second chance at making the saving throw against the Empathic Transmission. After those saving throws are resolved, you may immediately roll your percentile to execute a second exorcism.

Polk and Nyx both feel something pressing against their Mind Blocks. Ethan begins to feel a kinship with the weapons settling over him. Ethan, please make a Save vs Psi to block this attack of Empathic Transmission. Doc and Sam don't feel a thing yet, but they do see the weapons floating in the air and can perceive a look of strain on Kalista's face.

Remaining targets: grey hatchet, large brass mace, small black iron mace, large wood and steel axe, and large polished steel morning star

Distracted by aiding the cyberknight, Nyx realised his mistake too late, "Doc! Get Ethan and Samuel out of hear now!" If they fail to act immediately he turns to the dragon, "Polk, take them outside - Sam first!"

Doc nodded, "Sam, Ethan, on me now!" he will grab them both and begin moving them to the doors. Magic, dammit.

08:14, Today: Kalista rolled 92 using 1d100.  of 63% Remove entity.
08:12, Today: Kalista rolled 12 using 1d20+2.  Sv v Psi #2.
08:12, Today: Kalista rolled 10 using 1d20+2.  Sv v Psi #1.

Kalista's body breaks out in a sweat and her face is a grimace. Do you really think I have not heard such temptations before, and by better wordsmiths than you. You only delay the inevitable I will banish you. Though her words might ring a bit hallow since she cannot even dislodge it from it's current home.

Polkitain looks at the floating weapons his jaw drops.

"Uhmn that can't be good."

Hearing the shouted order Polkitain attempts to grab Samuel and run off with him.

Ethan stood by and watched as the Cyber-Knight performed her ritual, "or whatever it is she is doing," he thought to himself, for a good twenty minutes. Then he decided to take a seat. Another ten minutes by and then Kalista moved on to the next weapon. "I guess that one is 'cured' or 'exercised'," he thought, watching her go to work on the next one.

That was where things went wrong. The axe began the float in the air and since that didn't happen with the previous weapon, it could only mean something was wrong. Ethan stood up quickly, ready to erect a forcefield around any of his companions that became threatened but that was as far as he got before a voice he had never heard before entered his mind.

Since his arrival he had heard of and even read some details on psychic communication but never had he experienced it before. It felt...odd to say the least for someone only familiar with actually hearing voices through his ears rather than having them just appear in his mind without any warning whatsoever. Once over his initial shock he decided it wasn't so bad. "Not really all that different," he supposed.

Then came the strangest feeling that somehow he and those weapons were...alike. It confused Ethan for a moment, so much so that he was unaware of one of the elves, Doc, a distant corner of his mind realized, was shouting at him and laying hands on him. That was a secondary concern at best though, the source of the feeling mattered more to Ethan than anything else. "Alike..." he wondered, "I suppose, we are both strangers or at least different but wait...I'm not some psychotic blood thirsty weapon! Damn, this is one of those psychic attacks I've heard about!"

Once Ethan had identified the source of the feeling of kinship as coming from outside himself, he concentrated and found he could push back against that feeling, driving it out from his mind. Then he activated a personal force field around himself. "I've got no idea if it will stop those attacks but it can't hurt."


OOC: Ethan made his save against psychic attack. After saving he activated a personal force field. He hasn't really moved much. I am waiting for the next round of responses before I take any more actions.

Mind Blocks do prevent the use of other psi powers. I will allow, however, you guys to drop and raise Mind Block at will so you don't have to burn up melee actions doing that.

Following Doc's lead, the others watched from a safer distance outside of the weapons' range.

The organized attempt of the weapons to psychically seduce the party failed. Yet again, the minds of the adventurers proved too resilient to be easily influenced. Kalista and the weapons had entered into a stalemate with her temporarily unable to exorcise and them unable to breach her defenses. Some more attempts at seizing control through Biomanipulation and through Empathic Transmission followed, but the weary mortals shut out these further attempts. Nyx was even able to push the weapons back down to the ground with his Telekinesis. He was also able to collect latent energy from the nearby ley line and feed it to Kalista to keep her in the fight.

With a few more attempts, Kalista managed to wrench every Syphon Entity from its host weapon. She felt exhausted from the effort but pleased by the result.

After the ordeal she needed rest. She stood, a bit shaky, and went to her things. "I need rest. If you need I can catch up with you all in a few hours."

Polkitain releases Samuel, "Sorry was just following orders."

He sprinted back and when Lady Kalista said she needed rest Polkitain offered to stay and help guard her.

Kalista nodded and thanked the kind dragon.

Once Sam is back near Kallista,

"Is there some reason that you can't rest in the Behemoth as it trots along? Even your horse will fit in there if Polk isn't using his 'room'. Did you need to stay close to the Line?"

She shrugged "I do not enjoy enclosed places"

"Sunbathing on the roof with Polk then, not that the lounge is exactly small....?"

Once it was clear the danger had passed and Kalista was successful in her efforts to 'exercise' the spirits "or whatever they were", Ethan thought to himself, he lowered his personal  force field. At hearing Kalista express a desire to stay behind, near the ley-line, he speaks up. "If you are planning on staying, I will keep you company." He shrugs, "I don't know anything about spirits or psychic entities and what not but I am good a healing. If you want company that is."

Kalista shook her head at Samuel, "I won't be long. I prefer to rest here. Go on ahead I will catch up." She nodded at Ethan, "Your company would be appreciated, as would Polk's"

Polk smiled, "I can run fast too, and the Behemoth is kind of easy to follow."

Ethan nods his head, offering Polk and Kalista a small smile. "Its settled then," he says. "I'll grab a couple things from my room and be ready to go." Then he will turn to leave the conference room.

It takes him only a handful of moments to retrieve his field pack from his room and his laser rifle. Then he will meet up with Kalista and Polk,

Doc chuckles, "Suit yerself's... Nyx, you wanna stay with the mystic mumbo jumbo crew?"

"Psychic mumbo jumbo crew Doc." Polk gave a grin.