[IC] Chapter 2-5: You're whirling 'round...

[DM Surranó]

OOC @Toot - yeah that's fine.
OOC @Torin - clever! Assuming Merri took the lead...

The stranger stands up as Torin approaches.
However, as Torin is about to step just about within arm's reach to him, he rebounds from some invisible force that gives off orange sparks.
The momentary flash of orange light looks like a kind of force cage to those familiar in the ways of the arcane (Spellcraft DC10, will mark the perimeter of the "cage" on the map):

Something like this:

but without the town portal of course...

Torin recoils from the pain (-10hp nonlethal damage).