Setesh shrugs.
"Well, there is only one way to find out; we will have to investigate ourselves! Come, let us discover what awaits us within..."
With that, Setesh begins to purposefully make his way towards the entrance, his morningstar gripped tightly in his right hand...
As Setesh approaches the arch, a tiny dog-like creature pops up then turns tail and runs. As he runs he starts screaming "Bigguns, bigguns is here"
Jaru starts in astonishment, "What in all of Golarion was that?"
Official Bestiary description: "As if the world's most revolting lapdog had somehow learned to walk on its back legs"
Setesh sighs in annoyance.
"Well, it looks as if all of the residents of the outer region will know we are here... Let's go to meet them..."
He then hurries forward...
Noor draws her sword and approaches the entrance.
As you approach the entrance, you can see that the interior is filthy. There is food debris and rubble strewn across the floor. The entrance goes back about 40ft before meeting a wall. There are ten foot wide corridors at the extending on each side of the end. The dog-like creature is nowhere in sight.
"Hold! There is a line stretched across our path. Low, near the floor."
Seeing the potential trap stirs something inside her. Noor sees the shimmer of a phantom scale-covered shield appear before her for a moment, then it fades away.
If convinced this is the only wire she will enter the tunnel.
perception
"We should be able to easily step over this alarm. Which way do you think the little beast went?"
"Well, we have two options. Perhaps we should flip a coin?"
"Why not?"
Setesh then pulls out a coin, and flips it.
"We should probably keep an eye out for more traps, though..."
Moving forward through the filthy entryway, the party enters the left corridor, to find that it is a twin of the other - merely bending around in a half-circle before entering another chamber beyond. Obviously the first wall is some kind of wind wall aiming to keep the worst of the desert storms from entering the structure proper.
The second chamber is slightly larger than the first, and has a number of small lean-to shelters against the wall. A stone statue graces the center of the room, though it has been defaced and chipped down to a nub that does not suggest what it originally looked like.
There looks to be a few side-chambers sequestered by doors further into the room. The fleeing creature is not yet visible.
Setesh scans the room.
"Well, if we are going to be methodical about it, we should clear-out each room as we come across it..."
He then begins the task of gingerly sifting through the room.
Jaru glances at the seriously defaced statue, "It certainly doesn't appear that they appreciate art whatever they are." He starts flipping over lean-tos looking for where they little nippers went.
As you investigate the room you uncover countless treasures.... well the way they were hidden makes it seem like they were that to the owners. A collection of insect corpses, some twigs and even a cache of buttons were found in the lean-tos, but no signs of the creature yet.
percetion
Jaru is busy knocking over the little homes and finding buttons.
Setesh is too busy going over the room to notice anything out of the ordinary...
Noor stands by the entrance as the others ransack the little structures. This is beneath us. Where did the little runt go?
Surprise Round:
With a now noticeable sound of tiny feet skitting across the stone floor, a number of small creatures burst into the room at the far end. A couple resemble the dog-like creature that fled from you initially; there are two insectoids with crab like heads wielding hammers, three bat eared creatures with pointed teeth and one larger than the rest hunchbacked with three eyes and most of it's body covered by oil-slick foul hair.
The larger one yells at the party "Bigguns is here and Boss says Bigguns need be make dead!" as it gesticulates crudely at the group.
Jaru
Setesh
Noor
Tarik
Creatures
Action Tracker: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
Round 1: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
The oily haired hunchback skitters forward a bit and waves its hands in the air and mutters in a guttural language. The air shimmers around Setesh and Noor as a spell attempts to take hold.
The two insectoids move up to flank the hunchback as though bodyguards.
The dog creatures take potshots at Jaru and Tarik with their miniature bows.
Jaru shot: for 1 damage
Tarik shot: for 1 damage
The three bat eared critters hang back towards the rear of their group.
Spellcraft
Will save
Jaru shouts a warning, "Be careful not to touch metal, it will burn you." and fires his bolt at the hunchback.
PB crossbow
damage
Tarik shouts in surprise as the strange creatures suddenly attack, interrupting his search for the errant Bazil. Ripping his sword from its sheath, Tarik tries to identify these strange creatures.
The dog-like one is a Pugwampi, friend to gnoll and bringer of bad luck to all those close to them.
The bat eared ones are Jinkin, they slink and slither striking from shadow, and can disappear to reappear close by.
The insectoid are Vexgit, experts at disassembling technology.
The hunchback is a Nuglub, and clearly the most dangerous. It can call forth magical forces and unnatural strength in its limbs allow it to trip and grapple creatures much larger than itself.
Both the Vexgit and the Nuglub are partially impervious to normal weaponry.
Gremlin are not known for their bravery, so perhaps if you were able to kill some the rest would turn tail and run.
Noor looks at Jaru quizzically. "Why should I drop my sword when I can do this. She runs up along one side of the room to the hairy one. Coming at it, so that only one crab might attack her freely.
And with a yell seeks to cleave the hunchback in twain.
"The insect and the hunchback are not easily hurt by our weapons! Concentrate on the dog and the bat eared one!"
Setesh looks at Jaru incredulously.
"You must be joking. I can't help touching metal!"
He then downs his mutagen, and moves-up to engage the insectoids.
Round 2: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
The dog eared critters fire their bows again
Jaru shot: for 1 damage
Tarik shot: for 1 damage
The bat gremlins grin maliciously, winking out of existence and appearing next to Jaru and Tarik.
The insectoid move underneath your feet and swing their little hammers upwards toward your nethers.
Setesh attack: for damage
Noor attack: for damage - Crit conf roll
The hunchback reaches out with it's wicked claws and tries to trip Noor.
Trip CMB:
Jaru takes a step back , reloads, and fires at the nearest bat-eared creature.
PB crossbow
damage
As the tiny insect with the overlarge hammer moves into position at Noor's feet, a heavy backhand catches it across the midsection. Although it doesn't take as much damage as the strength of the blow it still reels in anguish as it's lifeblood starts to leak onto the floor.
The claw of the oily hunchback snags on Noor's heel, sending her crashing to the floor.
Round 1 AoO:
Round 2:
Setesh snarls, 5' steps away from the insect and goes for the insect at his feet!
Round 2: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
Jaru's crossbow bolt goes wide of the mark and skitters off the floor into one of the lean-tos.
Setesh steps away from the insect like creature at his feet and promptly tears it to pieces. His claws and teeth meet significant resistance as they contact the creature, but her alchemically enhanced strength drives them through. However his breastplate starts to get uncomfortably hot
Damage Tracker:
Remaining foes: two dog-eared, three bat-eared and the hunchback.
Casualties: both Insectoid fey are dead.
"The dog creature causes luck to falter! Hit it from range!"
Tarik slides a finger over his blade, shimmering light appearing over it. He slashes viciously at the creature next to him, attaching a spell to his second strike.
Noor gets back up. No graceful way to do it in front of the creature
or
Both Jaru and Tarik's attacks are wide of the mark, though Tarik's hand still sparkles with arcane power. The hunchback bites at Noor as she attempts to stand.
Hunchback AoO: for
Round 3: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
Two of the bat-eared gremlin move into Jaru and Tarik's space and stab at them with miniature swords. The third hesitates however, seeing two gremlins killed already, crying out
Bat Eared #1 at Jaru: for 1 damage
Bat Eared #2 at Tarik: for 1 damage
The two dog-eared bowmen fire at Setesh after seeing him tear one of their companions limb from limb.
Dog-eared @ Setesh x2: and for 1 damage
The hunchback barks back at the bat-eared
for and for
Heeding Tarik's call, Jaru reloads and fires at one of the dog things.
PB crossbow
damage
Round 3:
Grimacing in pain as his armor begins to heat-up, Setesh snarls, and lopes forward, and takes a swipe at one of the dog-eared bowmen...
ROUND 3:
Noor too decides to try to end this ugly dog influence. She knows something is wrong, it is like the opposite of whatever is inside of her, helping her. This new force seeks to hinder.
She shoulders past the hunchback and bares on on the other runt.
or
Tarik's sword blow connects with the gremlin, though it's skin is left unmarked. His hand still crackling with the electrical energy also misses, leaving the charge remaining for another turn.
Setesh swipes a pugwampi across the face, leaving a bloodied corpse in her wake - while the attacks of Jaru and Noor both miss the other unlucky creature.
Setesh's breastplate continues to heat up - starting to glow a dull red as it burns him - damage.
Round 4: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
Seeing another of their number fall, two of the jinkin [bat-eared] look at each other worryingly - not willing to re-engage the party. The third strikes at Tarik once more.
for 1 damage.
The last remaining pugwampi cowers in place trying to hide it's frame with the bow-shaft .
The nuglub (hunchback) continues to bellow insults in Undercommon at the other gremlin as he moves to Setesh, attempting to trip him.
CMB:
Remaining Foes: one dog-eared, three bat-eared, one hunchback
Alarmed at the radiant heat from Setesh's arnor, Jaru calls another warning, "Quickly, remove your armor Setesh or you'll be roasted like a goat in the pit!"
Jaru then attempts to make his way to Setesh smacking any errant gremlins that get in his way.
cane
damage
Round 4:
Heeding Jaru's words, Setesh 5' steps away from the brute, (ideally, whilst keeping himself adjacent to the Pugwampi), and quickly sheds his breastplate onto the floor, before turning with a snarl on the remaining Pugwampi...
Round 4
Noor shifts to keep the Pugish creature between her and Setesh. She tries to clear her mind as she brings her blade down in a precise swing.
or
She grinds her teeth in frustration, as the blade misses the pitiful creature...again.
AC 20, HP 19/20, CMD 14
Spell touch: for - his spell goes off with a crackle, singing the jinkin's arm.
Longsword attack: for
Jaru's cane connects with a jinkin, but bounces from the midget's head leaving it giggling in glee.
The remaining pugwampi moves into Noor's space to attempt an attack (AoO or ) striking at her legs - for 1 damage
Seeing an exit open up behind the party, the jinkin decide discretion is the better part of valour and run - drawing insults and derision from the nuglub.
The nuglub steps up to Setesh and tries to tear him apart with his claws.
for
for
Round 5: Creatures, Tarik, Setesh, Noor, Jaru
Avoiding the discarded burning armor and nuglub, Jaru will convert a spell to cast cure light wounds on Setesh.
Slashing at the creature, Tarik carves the beast up.
Round 5:
Nodding his thanks to Jaru, Setesh takes full advantage of the flank that Noor is providing, and, ignoring the Nuglub, turns his fury on the remaining Pugwampi!