[The sound of Nathan's grenade echoes throughout the countryside, sending a dizzying display of bats into flight overhead. It's not quite dusk, yet, but this country seems to be perpetually dipped in shadow. As the smoke clears, there is a vibrant shock of red running from the knight and his raven. The creatures he is battling appear completely unharmed. (Spot Check DC15: The shrapnel harmlessly passed through the ghost-like figures. Knowledge Religion DC:13 to Identify these creatures.)]

Alchemical weapons like that are powerless against these creatures! [The knight shouts at the strangely-dressed travelers. He then raises high his raven holy symbol] Be gone, servants of darkness! I call upon what petty scrap of attention the gods afford this accursed land to banish you! Begone! [A wave of holy energy surges forth, and two of the shadowy creatures are instantly annihilated. Two converge on the knight, while the one near the gallows goes for that pesky one with the ice beams...]

[The creatures reach out slowly, yet their ice-cold grasp cuts through all armor and defenses. One strikes a critical blow against the Knight, it's icy grasp clawing at his heart. He stumbles, his face goes pallid and blank, and his mouth hangs open dumbly. The creatures seem to be sapping his very being. Against Aurelius, A melee touch attack of 16 for 2 Wisdom damage.]