Healing of Razor
Ridic will also use a charge on himself
"Does anyone else need healing before we move on?"
Having gotten everyone together back at the temple, the party watches as Val tearfully reunites with her father and Dolga watches on with appreciation clapping each of you on the back and shaking your hands vigorously.
Joram spends some time inspecting the once lost councilman and says some comforting words to Khonnir about his status. He then comes toward you, the dark cloud on his face directly contradicting his just spoken niceties.
He pulls you aside and speaks in a low voice, [smaller]"Look, I can keep at healing his legs and restoring the rest of his mental faculties, but something beyond my knowledge is working against me. I will attempt to remove the disease tomorrow, but I've seen this work before. It is not natural, and my faith magic is a roll of the dice. If it doesn't work, I suggest you entreat with Sanvill Trett before he leaves again and see if he has any advanced technology that will knock this out."
He runs his hand through his hair, "But for now, I think he'd be better served in his own bed. Perhaps one or more of you should stay at the Foundry Tavern to ensure he's OK throughout the night. Val may be ... emotionally compromised if he reverts to his former state."
As the fervor dies down, Dolga follows up with you, "I don't suppose you found any indication of the rest of the other two expeditions. You brought back Parda's body, but did you see sign of the rest of her band or the quartet of Brigh priests? Khonnir mentioned that the others of his party were eviscerated by robots after having destroyed a large patch of russet mold ... apparently what infected Gerrol. The medical robot hauled him off for experimentation. Also, any indication of what shut off the Torch?"
Per our discussion earlier, you can buy any normal item at Core Rulebook price and there's a 75% chance to buy magical or exceptional items of up to 2,400gp (price before your 20% discount). You can sell up to 5,000gp to any individual shop keeper. Specific items for sale that are available are listed in the Torch handout on Roll 20 under their individual shops.[/ooc]
"Disease? Could you be more specific? I was not aware he was infected with anything."
Urgeon looks at Khonnir with concern, "We will do everything possible to help him. We'll talk to Trett and we can certainly watch over him at the Foundry Tavern tonight."
Urgeon shakes his head, "I don't believe we discovered the fate of the other two expeditions yet. We also don't have an answer on Torch's flame. We will try to answer these questions when we return to the ruins tomorrow."
Let's go talk to Sanvill Trett.
Joram ponders Razorend's question, "I use disease because I don't know what else to call it. There's no sign of infection or fever or the other body reactions, but his mind is deteriorating again and it's not early dementia. Something is causing it, I just don't know what. I will attempt to treat it like a disease, but I'm not certain what the efficacy will be."
Razorend nods grimly. "Perhaps we can learn more from the ruins about what that device was doing to him."
"Between this and all the headaches everyone is getting, I likely won't be able to support your trips in any more. Can you make it without water breathing?"
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"Aye, we know the way. We will only need the spell to rescue any others we find in Khonnir's state."
Urgeon leads the party down to find Sanvill Trett. His stall is closed for lunch and a few questions to the other vendors lead you to the Evercandle Inn where Sanvill is apparently staying. You find the man enjoying a plate of steamed vegetables and a glass of cider in the aforementioned accommodation.
He smiles broadly when he sees you, "The intrepid explorers have returned!"
He stands and wipes his mouth with a napkin, "I hear you've rescued our lost Councilman as well! What brings you to visit this peddler?"
Urgeon nods at Sanvill and then gets right to business. "Yes, we rescued Khonnir, but he appears to be infected by a strange disease - something he picked up in the ruins. Do you have any technology that can help him?"
Sanvill leans forward. "Strange disease, you say? " He throws a couple coins on the table and then stands up, brushing crumbs off his lap.
"Come, follow me to my stall. I likely have something. Tell me everything you encountered, though, to be sure we get it right."
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Urgeon will provide Sanvill a detailed account of all the creatures encountered in the ruins. "We rescued Khonnir from some sort of robot that had been experimenting on him. Prior to that we fought vegepygmies, automotons, a ghelarn and four armed skeletons."
"There is something very wrong down there, very wrong. The technology, is haunting! We must destroy all that we can while we are down there, it is bringing this world further into darkness."
Then Ridic quiets down and keeps to himself.
Sanvill listens intently as you regale him with your stories, nodding every once and a while and even repeating unfamiliar words that you mention.
As you arrive at his stall, he rummages through his locked chest and states "Yes, I think you are correct, a cureall should do it. I have a couple here. Either can be yours for 1,400 gold ... minus your discount, of course."
He holds up a tiny rounded cylinder, about a 1/2 inch long and bluish-green in color.
Urgeon nods and turns to the others, "We have to do this for Khonnir."
Unless there's any dissent, Urgeon pays Sanvill.
He then turns back to the tech dealer, "How do we apply the cureall?"
"If you have a medlance, you can inject it directly into his blood stream. Good for unconscious victims or for administering chems quickly in combat. However, if he is upright, just have him swallow it whole."
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As the party works with Sanvill trading stories and discussing gear, Kovax runs over to visit Dolga to see if the council can aid with the cure. After listening to Kovax's request, Dolga sighs and waves her hand, "Look, we had that scroll of resurrection to use in case he died. It wasn't really part of the reward. Sell or trade that and you have the money you need to bring him up to snuff. Honestly, if I knew he was damaged to begin with, I would have done it myself. Regardless, all the coin I have left to spare is to be used as reward for turning the Torch back on. Beyond that, the coffers are reserved for running the town."
Urgeon will immediately return back to Khonnir and will give him the dose. "How are you feeling old friend?"
"Lets try and recoup some of this money from the town, but if they are not going to pay, I will kick in more. He is a good guy and a personal friend of mine"
Ridic ... local ties trait, link here for reference, but you pulled it out of the Iron Gods Players Guide.
"You mean, ask for handouts? That's gonna take a lot of time, and I think finding the purple-haired lady and solving the Torch mystery are a bit more urgent right now. I say we pay for the cure and then get back to the alien place."
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I guess so....it doesn't appear that I have many beneficial armor options available
I guess so....it doesn't appear that I have many beneficial armor options available
You could grab a buckler, and you could also swap your starting feats (which are unusable at this level) and pick up dodge and shield focus. That will.give you 3 AC with a slight penalty to hit with the buckler. You can swap the feats out later once you get magic armor.
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You can use a buckler with a 2 handed weapon. You just incur a small (-1, I think) attack penalty.
, yes.
Urgeon will take the silver holy symbols of Brigh to several of the local merchants for appraisal. He also will research if a wand of grease is a available (). He will use his split to purchase.
The next day Urgeon will attempt again to identify the magical ring and the magical cloak.
Urgeon will take the retractable wire device and the two silverdisks that glow blue to Sanville to see if he can identify the tech.
Ridic will buy another wand of CLWs.
Razorend will collect his masterwork kukri, but will wait until we can identify the magic items before buying anything else.
Khonnir and Val have moved to the foundry. Khonnir is asleep, but Val wakes him up to take the pill. He swallows it and then shakes his head, but then he gives a little start and coughs up a glob of grayish goo.
"Huh, feel better already." He then yawns and mutter something before he passes out, "Need to fill you in on what I learned .... morning ..."
"These are batteries like the last ones you brought me. No charge to ID those. This, however, is fascinating. Let me spend a few moments with it ... I'll jot down a few notes as to what I think it does."
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The holy symbols appraise as jewelry items at 25gp each although the appraiser looks askance at you for a moment, "Hey, these seem familiar ... naaah, can't place em." before he shakes his head and takes them off your hands.
"Yes, yes ... I see now. These "leads" here are for connection to the door pads you've been seeing or other similar receptacles for the pass cards. This device can be used to open one of those without a pass card, if you have the requisite understanding of the schematics of this device and the internal workings of those doors. The color on the box seems to indicate its complexity and how well it will aid you in getting through."
Ridic will just relax for the evening and help watch over Khonnir before make plans in the morning
Razorend arrives at the foundry a few hours later, carrying a small duffel bag of his few worldly possessions. He finds a dry corner of the foundry loft and lays out his bed.
A bit of an improvement from the last place... and fewer rats.
Kovax will set up in the room in the SW corner of the bar.
What craft check is needed? I have Weapons and Alchemy, assuming neither of those will work.
Do we know of any smiths in town other than the weapon smith?
I'd allow a craft weapons check.
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Craft Weapons -
Ridic will find a place at the tavern.....food and booze readily available, is enticing for any adventurer.
Kovax is able to easily hammer the conduit back into shape with the help of a lit forge and some available smelting materials. While not pretty, it looks like it should be effective.
I am assuming that the door to the outside locks in the area I am setting up, if not, I will work on rigging something that will
Yes, all 3 buildings lock.
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Urgeon will join Ridic and Kovax in the tavern. After setting up his gear, he finds a bottle under the bar and pours shots for the group. "My friends, here's to successfully bringing Khonnir back! Tomorrow we return to the ruins, but tonight, we drink."
Taking his mask off around trusted friends, Razorend responds with a grim smile as he raises the glass.