Chaos in Sarlona (Inactive)

Game Master 137ben

Pierce will activate the infusion that allows him to detect magic.

"Interesting, the goo itself radiates conjuration magic. Not that I thought this was happenstance but now we know that the creatures were sent after us specifically".

Can Kiana tell the fight is over from where she is?

"Summoned or conjured creatures, eh?" says Atsu.

"Someone better get Kiana, or send her a missive with magic or telepathy."

She can't tell the fight is over, but she can tell that time has passed and that fights don't actually take very much time (only six seconds per round), so she knows it is most likely over by the time she has gotten alchemist fire.

She doesn't have that much gold on her

"No thank you, I'll just find a street thug to rob me, it will feel less like being violated." She answers, and then flies back to the fight area.

"It appears you completed it, I had gone to see if I could find some Alchemist fire, but the creatures who owned the tent wanted 45 gold for 2 bottles." She pauses. "The tent was bigger on the inside than the outside, something obviously that should not be possible. Why would anyone waste such magic on a lowly alchemy tent?"

know(psionics) dc 20: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 wow

"Perhaps such power is easy to afford with their mark up."

"Well, we should get on with the follow-up - finding any clues of who did this and why," says Atsu in his no-nonsense tone.

"I think perhaps they were trying to throw us off of the scent we already had. I believe we should press on with what we were about to do and that will lead us to the very foes who seek to hide from us".

Those gathering information from the talk of the town find

Kiana nods. "Fine with me, then I'll get back to my rooftop and finish my maps so we can get out of here." Kiana sends dust flying with her wing beats, and then stops. "You want to be flown back, or walk?" She asks Atsu dourly, but at least doesn't insult him this time.

"Won't turn down a lift if you're offering one," says the serious warrior.

Kiana's talons clack as she grabs Atsu by the armor straps on his back, and jerks him into the sky with what should be much too much ease. Indeed, her movements with the heavy man might just as well be her hauling a puppy.

Once up on the building again, she drops him sorta easy near the center, then settles down to service her bow before getting back to the maps. Then she pauses, and sighs. "Remind me to buy some more arrows before we leave town." Then back to drawing.

Viktor sighs in pain.
"I fear I need to rest while you guys look about. If it's anything Psionic-related I'm pretty useless, I fear."

gather info: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (15) - 2 = 13

Shatter will try to gather some leads, but is ultimately less than successful on his own.

someone who sucks at diplomacy could try to assist, or could count my roll as an assist to theirs

Getting arrows is not hard for Kiana you can just assume you found them for sale at the listed price, nor is an inn hard to find.

Anything else you want to do before setting off for either Haarzuun territory or Shaaral territory?
You can see either page 34 or page 35 for the info-dump on the Syrk tribes if you need a reminder (you all got mostly the same information in spoiler boxes but at slightly different times.)

Could we get the info dumps added to the Campaign Tab for ease of finding them later?

Diplomacy Aid Another 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11.

Pierce speaks with his companions that stay behind as they begin to walk the town and gather information, "I still think it is prudent to search the tunnels beneath this warehouse before we go anywhere else".

Could we get the info dumps added to the Campaign Tab for ease of finding them later?

Okay.

Cartography: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Kiana finishes up her maps, judges them with a critical eye, and smiles, the unusual expression lighting her face up for a change. "Well now, not bad if I do say so myself. Not my best work, given the conditions, but still darn good!" Her signature is hidden in a few places on the map's lines, and also prominantly on the corner.

She takes the new maps of the coast and the mountains, and hands them to the map shop owner. The she gets the maps of the areas they are going, and heads out, even as the map shop owner is handing a map over to his apprentice to draft a copy of.

Finding everyone else, she tilts her head at the comment she heard as she rejoined them. "What tunnels? I hate tunnels..."

In-character, I believe Pierce, Shatter, and Viktor are the ones who know about the tunnel Pierce is referring to. And Tawk was also there, but he's an NPC now.

"In the warehouse that Pierce was so determined to investigate,"
Tawk responds to Kiana's inquiry,
"The one that we set on fire by accident. The telepath we fought had come out of an underground passage under the warehouse."

"Sounds like it's still an unfinished lead."

"An unfinished lead for the local police, yes? How is it an unfinished lead for our current endeavor? I do not see how this drug smuggling has anything to do with the request from our employer."

Pierce shrugs at Kiana's statement, "It may or it may not. It is a local lead so we should follow it first before it goes cold. At least that is how I handle investigations in Sharn..."

"I concur"

"I agree as well, provided I have a bit of time to heal my wounds."

"So you wish to try again tomorrow morning Viktor?"

"That would be ideal unless we can find a healer"

Pierce shakes his head at Viktor, "Unfortunately my talents lie in repairing not healing".

The night passes uneventfully. Getting back to the charred warehouse isn't hard. Though the walls are visibly charred, the building's foundation is still there. The trap door is closed, but does not appear locked.
Examining the trap door reveals...

If someone tries to open the trap door,

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

"All quiet here. Shall I open it?" asks Atsu as the group reconvenes at the trapdoor.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

"My, what an interesting smell you've discovered."

"What do you see? Refuse?"