Segang |
Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Tiring of this woman Segang takes her down hard. She is insane and will do us no good alive. he says as he swings his mighty hammer.
MW Earth Breaker, power attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 282d6 + 13 ⇒ (2, 4) + 13 = 19
Confirm: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 234d6 + 26 ⇒ (5, 2, 4, 5) + 26 = 42
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
B'bye.
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Segang |
Segang's rages fates from him and he adds Perhaps she is not totally insane. to his friends. To the woman he commands all you weapons and spell components on the ground now! The barbarian stays ready over the woman. And call off your undead dogs!
Melianthe Ssulissien |
"We'll tie her up; Segang, perhaps you can keep killing zombies? You're very good at it..."
Melianthe will aim Misfortune at the zombie closest to Segang, and look for something to restrain Jolistina with.
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"Grab her by the hair and have her take care of the zombies. Sure she'll figure it out when they're trying to eat her. "
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Absinthe Mooneyes |
"She will talk," Absinthe says as she delicately puts the tip of her scimitar under Jolistina's chin. "Either alive, or after we have practised her own arts upon her, she - will - tell - all."
There is a terrible, bowel-quaking certainty in that statement...
Intimidate 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Segang |
Segang adds to the threat, his earthbreaker looming over the woman.
Intimidate assist: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
We seek a young man who came here as an entertainer. Where is he? And are you responsible for the creation of these undead? Did you murder all these people to begin with?
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
Post 4538 has the description of his outfit, black suit with white frill and 2 silver earrings.
"We may want to check the zombies since it seems she turned all her guests. See if anyone matches the sisters description "
Seren starts doing just that.
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DM NomadSage |
Jolistina flinches away, lower lip trembling and eyes wide with fear... then her facade cracks and she breaks into a cackling laugh. "Oooh, are you going to hurt me if I don't comply? Please, please tell what horrors you will inflict on me?" The elf's solid azure eyes glitter and she shivers with excitement.
Cherias the Kitling |
Cherias says, "Probably best to turn her over to the Marshall, I think." He joins Seren in examining the zombies to see if any resemble the description. "I hope we don't have to bring -- what was her name again -- the sister here to identify the body. That would be traumatic for her."
Absinthe Mooneyes |
"One will take you to a quiet, dark place," Absinthe says, "and there wrap you in linnen. Layer upon layer of linnen, like a spider's web. You will not move. You will not see. You will not hear. You will be fed bland porridge and watered with unseasoned gruel and cleaned, but you will hear nothing, see nothing, smell nothing and feel nothing for the rest of your long, long life. You will be alone in your head for the rest of forever. No pain. No joy. Nothing but the empty darkness and silence within. You will not even hear your own screams. And in the end, you will not even feel the beating of your own heart anymore."
The tiefling's eyes bore into the Elf's, their purple depths devoid of pity, and she speaks a single, sibilant word:
Segang |
No. She does not get to surrender and then not answer our questions. I will end her life now if she will not talk. Segang lifts his hammer intent on his action and not at all bluffing but giving the woman a single last chance to tell what she knows. If she does not speak and no one in the party interferes he kills her. [ooc]Like I said before, she is crazy and likely not going to be of help. A 22 intimidate did not impress her so I do not think your continued threats Ab are going to do more.[/b]
DM NomadSage |
As Absinthe pours on the vivid details, Jolistina's mad grin slowly fades, leaving only a half-worried, half-confused look on her face. "That's just... strange. You might want to get counseling or something. They have places for people like you." She shakes her head, sadly. She glances at Segang and sighs, "So serious! You people are not fun."
"Anyway, if you must know, my darling Rolth sent me here to kill of some rich bastards. I don't know why, but probably something his new employers wanted. Rolth wouldn't have known anyone here; not his type. This party worked perfectly because there were so many of them here." She giggles a bit, smiling again. "When he came to see, he was so impressed, he gave me a few scrolls to make a zombie playhouse! But then you had to come in and ruin things." The elf pouts.
***
Seren, Cherias and Melianthe check all of the corpses, but find none that fit Ruan's description. All of them are costumed nobles, and a handful of servants.
The rest of the manor is empty, but you find a sturdy, locked door in the basement wine cellar.
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"She's a damaged mind, Segang. She needs help from a healer or sanitarium, not a large blunt object to the head. Let's turn her over and be done with her. Abby, come help.me with this locked door. Still a chance we may find live people here if you all stop screwing around with the whack a doo." Seren calls up over his shoulder.
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Cherias the Kitling |
"There's a door down here that's locked! Is there a key on her?"
Cherias tugs ineffectually on the door for a moment, but obviously can't do anything to get it open.
Segang |
Once the woman speaks up Segang lowers his weapon but is doubtful of Seren's solution. She also is a murderer and creator of undead. Better for all if she is put down. But I give her keeping over to you and Mel. And he walks away from the prisoner and towards the door without a further thought of her.
Absinthe Mooneyes |
"See if you can find out more about this Rolth from the ki no kurutta onna," Absinthe suggests to Melianthe and Cherias as she moves away to assist Seren.
"A stout portal," the tiefling muses as she carefully scrutinizes the latest challenge. With quick, economic movements, she unrolls her thief's tools.
Perception to find traps: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
If no traps are found, Disable device to open the door: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"Yeah, I recall Rolth ... we went looking for the stolen Shoanti body in his lab and found those derro and his carrion creation, but he was a no show."
"Jo-jo, where's your beau now? We've been looking for him for a while."
Cherias the Kitling |
Cherias moves quietly into the room, whispers a prayer to Arshea for guidance, and whispers to Jolistina, "Why don't you make this easier? You know someone will get the truth out of you sooner or later, even if they have to kill you and use a spell to speak with your corpse. It's horrible, but I know it can be done."
Diplomacy with guidance: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 1 = 23
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
Disable: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19,
Seren curses, unable to do better than Absinthe. "Segang! We need your lockpicks!"
"Unless there's a key somewhere ..." the half-elf mutters, looking around under vases and carpets.
Perception Take 20: 20 + 9 = 29
DM NomadSage |
Jolistina arches an eye at Cherias, a bemused look on her face. "Sounds titillating... will you cast it?" she whispers back, winking. To Seren, she adds "You lot were the ones who trashed my darling's lab? He was most displeased with that bit of vandalism. I think he'd be finding you soon, if he weren't so busy with his project."
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"Yeah, that'll be exciting to meet him. You want to tell us more about his project ... you know, so we have something to talk about when we meet him ... over tea."
Segang |
Sageness' ears perk up at the mention of the project. I'd guess its this plague going around. he says in a way to try to get Jolistina to keep talking.
Absinthe Mooneyes |
While the others question Jolistina, Absonthe keeps working on the door.
I'll take 10 or 20, whatever is needed.
DM NomadSage |
Upstairs
Jolistina giggles. "I have no idea what Rolthie is working on, but I know it'll be wonderful! He told me to set aside some Varisians, if any were at the party. I got a couple, a page boy and a handsome minstrel... Rolth and his friend picked them up last night."
***
Downstairs
Working slow and deliberate, Absinthe successfully picks the complex lock.
As the door opens, you see a middle-aged man in a ragged costume scuffle to his feet. He brandishes a paint knife defensively. "No, get back!"
The room is a makeshift studio, with a wooden easel and small rack of paint pots and brushes, a tawdry-looking divan, a small shrine to Shelyn, and several scandalous portraits of the man and his wife. (You recognize the woman as the elaborately-costumed queen from upstairs.)
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"Handsome minstrel ... there it is ... damn it. We're too late."
Cherias the Kitling |
"Oh yes, that'd be quite the story, wouldn't it? You seem to appreciate stories. So wouldn't it be best for you to tell us where Rolth is so we can go confront him dramatically? That's how these stories go, after all. The rag-tag band of heroes captures the villain's chief lieutenant and convinces her to give away the big bad evil person's lair?" Cherias tries to turn his entreaties into the language that Jolistina seems to be speaking.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Absinthe Mooneyes |
"One assures you," Absinthe says as she rises and fussily tucks away her tools, "that one is most emphatically NOT in league with the insane Elf and her meat-puppets. If you, however, are..."
The tiefling meaningfully glances from the prisoner's knife to her own scimitar. "Surely you are familiar with the old saying about bringing a knife to a swordfight. Now: who are you and why are you caged here while upstairs all walked about undead until we laid them to rest?"
DM NomadSage |
Upstairs
Jolistina continues to chuckle as she replies to Cherias. "I like your flair for the dramatic. Sadly, I don't know where he is, so I can't help you." She puts on a sad face.
***
Downstairs
The man frowns, Absinthe's demeanor giving him a little backbone. "I am Ausio Carowyn, and this is my house. May I ask who you are and why you are trespassing here?"
Absinthe Mooneyes |
"Absinthe Mooneyes," Absinthe replies as she casually walks into the studio. "One's comrades were alerted to a missing persons case at this address and responded with alacrity. We encountered the walking dead and, as one said, have laid them to rest - and captured the madwoman controlling them. Can you, as homeowner, provide us with more information as to what happened here for our report to the City Guard?"
Absinthe stops to look at one of the paintings.
"One is also a student of the arts, though one's media are wood and metal, rather than paint and canvas. But these are good work. They show vitality and capture a good likeness. Your own work?"
DM NomadSage |
Downstairs
Ausio sighs in partial relief, "Thank the gods, then! We were greeting the Westerkiers when a stranger burst in, quite uninvited, dressed as something of a harlot-harlequin. She opened fire on my guests with her crossbow, laughing all the while in the most frightful, shrill way." He shakes his head, as if trying to comprehend the madness. "Those struck sickened and collapsed with shocking rapidity -- whatever venom she coating those bolts with can only be Blood Veil!"
He looks up, his eyes guarded. "Did you find any other survivors? My... my wife, Olauren?"
Melianthe Ssulissien |
"...she did not make it, Ser Carowyn," says Melianthe, her head bowing.
"I am Melianthe Ssulissien, and I work with Absinthe and our other companions. We have not found any survivors, I fear, and we do not know what means she employed to bring about the deaths of...the others...and their subsequent rise to undeath. It is not within our power or means to bring them back to life, but their spirits are at rest. I am truly sorry."
Seren Dypethe |
- Active spells: Mage Armor, Veil
- Spells remaining: Clr Spry x2, Frcd Quiet. M Arm, vent, laugh, det tht, create pit, stone disc, invis, hyp pat, twi haze, dispel, major image, haste, fly, Sh Ench, DD, Shad Conj, PK, Sh Inv ,
Sh Evoc x2, Br Ench, Teleport - Binding Darkness: 9/9, Veil Pool: 7/10, Pearl: 1/1, Extend Rod: 3/3
- ***HARROW POINTS***: 4
"Wait, are you suggesting the plague is a poison?"
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