Capes and Crowns, Fight For the Future of Kelovar!

Game Master Flinnfurious

Corruptions are on the rise and it is your duty as Branded to defeat them.



In the south tenement district, otherwise known as the Bootknifes, trouble is brewing. Sounds of distress announce a terrible calamity. Screams, along with smoke from over a dozen fires, blanket the sky. People are charging through the street, the smallest getting trampled. The Raven Guard are trying to keep order and failing.
Wait! One rubbery black tentacle grasping the side of building reveals this foe. It’s one terrible eye focuses on the emerging heroes. It begins to cast, calling down buffeting winds. Several heavily armed fighters rush forward, no doubt thralls to the enslaving aberrations.

*This entire fight is taking place inside the Bootknife district. Make a local knowledge check to find out about it, though a DC 10 will tell that it's ruled by various gangs and is one of the poorest in the city. Which might explain the lack of a guard presence.
http://imgur.com/UJIK3Pd
This is a quick workup of the area. There are Aboleths on each of the buildings, with fourteen thralls in the streets. Two Raven Guard squads and a Stag squad (four members each) are trying to push their way through the crowd to reach the Aboleths. Running through the crowd puts a 1/2 penalty on movement.
The thralls are moving from the center of the street and are attacking anyone who gets in their way. Tall and brutish, they carry an assortment of axes and swords.*


So where are we?

Edit: Knowledge (Local), (Dungeoneering): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 221d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16


Reference Image Cleric (Herald Caller) 1 | Max HP 9 | AC 14 T:10 F:14 | F+4 R+0 W+5 | Per+6 | Init+0 | CMD 9
skills:
Appraise* +4, Diplomacy +7, Intimidate +4, Knowledge (religion) +4, Perception +4, Profession (Merchant)* +7, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4

Do we know each other yet? Or are we all just happening on the same disaster?

know (local): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
know (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 >> Seems like I haven't heard of aboleths before...


[HP 74/74 + 100/100temp | AC25, FF21, T14, CMD20 (22 vs trip; +4 vs bull rush/trip on ground), Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5 | Init+7 | F+6 R+7 W+6 | Perc+10, Darkvision 60ft, Blindsense 30ft - can't see beyond 60ft :( ]
Tracking:
Oracle L1 8/8, L2 7/7, L3 6/7, L4 6/6, L5 4/4 | E.Glide 10/10min, CrystSight 10/10rnd | ArcanePool(7/7; +2), BB Pool(2/2; +2d,e), Conc(+4) 1/1 | Glitterdust 1/1 | Wand 50/50 | PoP1 1/1 | Silent Rod, less 3/3 | MnemVest 1/1
Diamond Musetouched Aasimar Magus 6/Oracle of Stone 10 | [Diplo +20 | Halo (Light at will)]

dungeoneering: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
local, untrained: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Ha! I no nothing about the town. Aboleths, though-- fascinating stuff!!


[HP 74/74 + 100/100temp | AC25, FF21, T14, CMD20 (22 vs trip; +4 vs bull rush/trip on ground), Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5 | Init+7 | F+6 R+7 W+6 | Perc+10, Darkvision 60ft, Blindsense 30ft - can't see beyond 60ft :( ]
Tracking:
Oracle L1 8/8, L2 7/7, L3 6/7, L4 6/6, L5 4/4 | E.Glide 10/10min, CrystSight 10/10rnd | ArcanePool(7/7; +2), BB Pool(2/2; +2d,e), Conc(+4) 1/1 | Glitterdust 1/1 | Wand 50/50 | PoP1 1/1 | Silent Rod, less 3/3 | MnemVest 1/1
Diamond Musetouched Aasimar Magus 6/Oracle of Stone 10 | [Diplo +20 | Halo (Light at will)]

This was supposed to be an edit on the last post, but the forums kicked me :( No harm though

Talla emerges from the alley, frustration and exhaustion evident on her face. It was just supposed to be a relaxing walk (apparently unaware she was in one of the roughest neighborhoods in town); some fresh air to clear her head after everything that happened these past few weeks. Then there was screaming, smoke, and fire. 'Ugh! Not what I had in mind,' she thinks to herself.

"People, please! Don't panic! You're trampling the youn--" It's at that moment Talla spots the tentacle around the building, soon revealing the full body of a grown Aboleth. "What the--?! THIS IS NOT HOW MY DAY WAS SUPPOSED TO GO!!" She yells in obvious irritation.

She spots a few squads of guards and others fighting the flow of the fleeing crowds to reach the attackers and sighs in relief. 'I've no idea how or why Aboleths are here, but at least I'm not alone'. She shakes her right hand a few times and grunts in annoyance, eventually producing a black crystal blade from a gash in her palm that quickly closes. "Let's see how well you actually work then." She pauses a moment, looking at the blade. "Yeah yeah, I know, the song. Let's just get out there and help these people, ok?" She says under her breath, moving into the street.

Not sure if you wanted to go right into initiative or not, actions can be taken when allowed, just wanted to get this in here :)


[HP 74/74 + 100/100temp | AC25, FF21, T14, CMD20 (22 vs trip; +4 vs bull rush/trip on ground), Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5 | Init+7 | F+6 R+7 W+6 | Perc+10, Darkvision 60ft, Blindsense 30ft - can't see beyond 60ft :( ]
Tracking:
Oracle L1 8/8, L2 7/7, L3 6/7, L4 6/6, L5 4/4 | E.Glide 10/10min, CrystSight 10/10rnd | ArcanePool(7/7; +2), BB Pool(2/2; +2d,e), Conc(+4) 1/1 | Glitterdust 1/1 | Wand 50/50 | PoP1 1/1 | Silent Rod, less 3/3 | MnemVest 1/1
Diamond Musetouched Aasimar Magus 6/Oracle of Stone 10 | [Diplo +20 | Halo (Light at will)]

I suppose I might not be able to see everything. I'm going to keep forgetting that I'm half-blind :P

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