Her mind focussed upon the song of the spheres, Sharae’s prayers are heard…
the Cerebric Fungus continues to attack Ayla
Not thing hurt! Eat not thing!
Ayla swings and misses, but avoids the magical attack launched at her. Creik uses his sling, but misses as Ayla gets in the way. Anody identifies the creature, and sharae, recovered from the shriek, casts bless
Situation
Valai is no longer nauseated.
Ayla has taken another 5hp of damage (13 total)
The party is effected by bless
the creature has taken 12 hp damage
Party is up.
I.. don't know much about this species, just it's name. but based on that alone the Cerebric Fungus seems to be a telepathic plant parasite. Perhaps anything that would be effective against plants would be useful here...
Anody begins a Naturalist performance:
Reaching towards the recovering Valia, Sharae calls upon the twisting strands of fate to guide the warrior’s hands…
+6 so, 18 to hit?
Valia rises and attacks with his sword.
Ayla will try to hit it.
Ayla misses badly.
Watch out for those tentacle things! Anody continues his performance as he tries to ping it with his crossbow.
As does anody
Criek, you're up
Criek moves to try to get a clean shot around Valia and Ayla, firing again -
Crieks bullet strikes the fungus, but only nicks it.
A barbed tendril lashes out at Sharnae, wrapping around her, and dragging her closer. The tendril then releases her.
Not thing did something. What did not thing do? I eat you to discover this.
It then bites at sharnae, lashing its tendrils at Ayla
The fungus's bite misses sharae, but a tendril lashes Ayla for 3hp.
party is up.
The fungus is not looking well.
Ayla gives it a good slice.
Though still clinging to life, the fungus looks on its last legs. It shrieks in your minds incoherently.
Oh, I think my advice isn't needed anymore.
Anody stops his lecture, though the effects of it linger in the air and reloads and fires his crossbow again.
Indignant at the plant for threatening to eat her, Sharae slashes at it with her Starknife, "I would have counselled mercy for you... No longer"
Valia splats the malignant fungi. All falls silent
Anody breathes a sigh of relief Is everyone alright?
He speaks to Genni
landing has scrambled the contents of these records. The bulk of the information and that the bulk of the most recent samples came from a planet “CX-335”, indigenous name “Kasath” The planet is an arid world with little water, violent weather patterns, and with and savage inhabitants of a predominantly hexapodous nature. There is a biodome nearby specifically created to simulate this environment.
A search of the lab reveals three pistol like devices
Anody identifies these as flare guns, somewhat time worn.
Let us move on. There's nothing else here. These guns may be useful to send a signal for long distances. Could be used as a single use weapon in a pinch. Should be worth a fair bit of coin as well. Anody says.
Valia cleans up his battle rattle and prepares to move on
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Looking at the destroyed plant with disdain, ”A shame… it was clearly intelligent and could maybe have provided us with more information as to who has passed through here – a pity that its hunger got the better of it”
”It looks like a very specific area of the floor has been cleaned – almost as if something consumed the spilled blood”, Sharae points at the Fungus, ”Our friend I guess… Regardless, it seems that the trail goes onwards – let us follow it”
Yes on and forward sounds like what we should be doing Sharae.
You open the doors to the south, and find the blood trail continues. It is obvious the fungus you just fought licked the floor clean. In front of you is a ten foot wide corridor. The blood trail leads to a set of double doors on the east side of the corridor, while an open passage heads west opposite it. The corridor continues to another set of doors to the south.
across the device, beds, and floor. An odd, humanoid figure stands in front of you. It is covered in meal, painted white, you think. About 6" tall, it has one ordinary arm, ending in a hand, but the other ends in a combination of scalpels and other tools.
Peering about at the various options, Criek indicates the door to the east, where the trail of blood continues, "...Unless anyone sees a reason we should try the other doors first?
Anody shakes his head. So much violence...
There is a thumping on the door? Are we ready for another fight?
For somewhere that has been buried for so very long, this place is exceptionally active…these 'Lords of Rust' have precipitated something here...
With an air of optimism (misplaced though that may be), Sharae agrees that the blood-stained doors are the way to go, ”Something thumping? Maybe that is Khonnir or one of his allies trying to escape? Do these doors open?”
”Um… Professor? Any chance we can get Genni to communicate with this machine? Or better still, shut it down? I hate to leap to conclusions but all of that blood… and those blades…”
Ah yes Genni, what is this construct and what does it want? Anody says as he blanches at the sight.
You look in at a scene of horror, the room reeks of blood, which is appropriate and it seems to be covered in it.
Genni saysThis is a medi tek 2qIB type robot. A nurse, in your vernacular. Its purpose is to heal and care, supporting medicos...correction doctors in their tasks. It should be no threat. Hmm. It seems to have been busy. she concludes, observing the blood stained beds.
The robot looks up suddenly and says
Then it leaps at anody. It lashes out with extreme speed.
The finger blades hit, and a tube with a needle with them plunges into him.
Fort save, DC 13. Failure -2 to strength
sorted
creik
Sharee to act
nurse robot
valia
ayla
anody
Genni says Of course, I could be incorrect
Nurse Robot
HP taken 0
AC 18, T 14, FF 14
Robot nurse if you want to see what it looks like