The Hellknights are numerous and there is almost certainly at least one of us on whom that would work, yes. Against this particular set, though, simply being effectively immune to cold-iron weaponry works rather better.

The first wave of them goes down rather easily. The second one too. The third wave... includes rather a lot of different-coloured gargoyles and That's Bad. 

Appearing in the rear like that, with no convenient hulks of muscle between them and Nenio - makes the gargoyles the first good target we've seen for Nenio's new trick.

Lightning Bolt.

Right so you checked that we don't have Energy Resistance against that, but did you remember to check for spell resistance?

This combat system has too many variables! How is a scientist supposed to keep track of all the confounding factors?

Otolmens will add this COMPLAINT to Her next REPORT to Pharasma. There must be SOME amount of them which will MOVE the Creator.

The scales of sorting are not moved by mass alone.

A fourth wave is getting on for unfair!

Regill is fairly sure he did mention that the situation is moderately exigent!

(Also wow Regill is a halfling? Or possibly gnome? I had no idea!)

Not only that, he is in rapid succession immune to energy drain, blindness, and black adder venom!

That's good, because in the end, all tactics boil down to "keep them busy long enough for Lann to kill".

There is much to be said for this approach, if the fire element is sufficiently powerful. And speaking of expendable blocking elements - Regill would like to acquire what's left of the Sunrise Sword knights.

Hum. For once the writers have managed to come up with three aligned options that are not actively stupid.

1. (Good) Take over the Sunrise knights for the main Crusader army, "I don't treat my soldiers as expendable".

2. (Chaotic) Let them decide who they follow.

3. (Lawful) Give them to Regill, but demand his support in return.

The main Crusade can always use more soldiers, to be sure; but... soldiers are expendable. If expending them achieves some goal more valuable than their lives. That's what command is for, to decide what is achievable and what costs are worth paying. And these people have already decided to join the war, to be men under command; presumably they did not do so with the intention of electing warlords by acclamation. There is, actually, a regular chain of command in this war, even if the table of ranks is a bit more informal than what Abramo is used to.

And... the Hellknights' weapons didn't bite on the gargoyles any more than the Sunknights' did; but they did duty as blocking elements, while Lann finished the fight, in an extremely disciplined manner. The Sunknights' archery was much less useful.

Very well, then. The scales come down on alliance and quid-pro-quo, as they so often do: It is worth putting some soldiers of Sarenrae under a much harsher discipline, to gain Regill's aid.

Then Regill will join the party, gain a mythic rank, and observe in a conversation about the law that "We cannot call it law just because some foolish local prince thought it up or a council of demented elders deems it wise, now can we?"

A gnome after Abramo's own heart! He would plainly extract a pound of flesh from anyone, if it was lawfully owed. 

We can do some more skirmishes, and then the Nameless Ruins.

They're full of undead. How disappointing - undead are neither novel, nor any sort of puzzle.

Ah, but there are statues that ask questions! Much more interesting!

Oh, feh, a mere revelation of true forms? Nenio's true form, social role, gender, and passion is scientist. Human or kitsune, who cares?

Still, the quest for knowledge continues. The entity must evidently know some things, or it could not so casually reveal truths Nenio had forgotten. Tear my mask off and place it at my feet; hmm...

The march on Drezen continues.

Indeed? How about if the road gets a new valley across it, and the valley is full of ...rolls dice... locusts?

Otolmens is CONFUSED. It appears that every entry on the TABLE Deskari is using is, in fact, LOCUSTS. This entirely OBVIATES the PURPOSE of using a lookup table in the first place.

It's a LOCUST thing which Otolmens is too LOCUST, excuse me, LAWFUL, to get.

At least LOCUST would make a change from the constant cry of FLESH from the Abyssal advocates.