"Would've been too easy," Garrus sighs. "Alright, it looks like there's exits to the north, south, and east... east first? It's the only one we didn't have on the last floor."

"I guess that's as good a way to check as any. Might be more drow around looking for the last bit though. - bring the bits we have so they don't sneak around us with the last one and go."

Deekin nods, detaches the existing chains, and puts them in his bag.

They head east, where there is indeed a door. It's leaning open, and there's a trail of blood leading in, suggesting the dragging of a corpse.

"Doom, doom, doom..." Deekin mutters.

Blood still wet?

Tacky, not yet fully dry.

"Got an invisibility," she murmurs.

"I believe I'd be the stealthiest member of our party," Jojo whispers back. "Invisibility on me, I sneak in and see if the final chain is visible and steal it if so?"

She nods. She casts it.

There's a moment of silence. Then, Jojo's voice whispers "It's a nest of rakshasa - five in total, tiger-headed. I didn't see a chain. They were feasting on some drow, so I don't think they noticed me. There was a door past them, but I don't think I can sneak past something that can hear my thoughts. Sorry."

"Ugh, hate mindreaders. I'm probably not smart enough to stun them even with the headband. And me without my dispel."

"Well, at least it was put to a noble end. If Jojo engages them we can stay out of mindreading range, at least."

"Unless one of them gets past me - there are five of them, and only one of me. I'm not complaining, just reminding you of the facts of the situation."

"Deekin's song only reach 30 feet," Deekin adds. "So keeping out of range of rakshasas not really best option. Killing rakshasas as fast as possible better option, Deekin be thinking."

"Yeah. Ugh."

"Shall I cast Shield Other on you again?" Jojo asks. "In case the rakshasa bypass me."

"Yes please."

He takes the staff, does so, and hands back the staff. "Any other spells before the short-term ones? I think we should prepare for this as a major battle."

Belmarniss puts on a shield and mage armor from the staff, sticks a Fox's on Garrus again, grabs her quicken rod, and says, "See if you can place them for a Diamond Spray or a Lightning Bolt."

Jojo nods. "Feel free to cast through me, if that's a concern; I'm very good at avoiding spell effects."

"Haste."

"Righteous Vigor."

And Jojo runs in.

The rakshasa are, as he mentioned, feasting on some drow, and they don't notice him until he starts laying into the one closest to the door and becomes visible again. His fists leave burns instead of bruises, but it looks like the outsider doesn't like them any better for it. It yowls and slashes at him with its kukri, but misses as Jojo dodges and weaves.

She gets in range, gritting her teeth. "Quickened Diamond Spray. Steal Breath," she adds, aiming it at whoever among the rakshasas looks like they'd be trying spells.

Her diamonds shred through most of the rakshasa, but only tatter the robes of the most important-looking one.

Her Steal Breath sucks a vortex of air from the most important-looking one's lungs, causing him to look highly affronted.

Deekin runs in, humming his fight song, and positions himself between Jojo and Belmarniss so as to cover both of them with the song's effect. He casts Glitterdust over the rakshasa's position, but the flakes dissipate as they touch their skin.

Garrus positions himself by the door, and shoots several arrows at the important-looking one. They sink into his flesh, annoying him even further.

Two of the rakshasa cast Lightning Bolt almost simultaneously; the first lances towards Deekin, the second towards Belmarniss and Garrus.