[mivayan]

> Greater Otherness can't kill a Starspawn in a
> single attack, and as soon as he takes damage the
> ritual will kick in

I had a starspawn get attacked quite early by a horror: flying, 4 armor-negating attacks with no mr save... nasty! Would ritual of returning have helped? The priest died on the first combat round, but probably survived one or two of the four attacks. the ritual would have to take effect somewhere. Body guards would probably have helped, and maybe a lucky amulet.