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The pathfinders conflicted to attack the bird or not, watch some of their allies strike the bird with brute force, Bambang strikes the bird with great force leaving it critically wounded, while Sithiss the snake finishes the job by snapping on to the already badly injured wounds, causing the vulture to squeal it's last squeal and fall to it's end.
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Talon watches stoically as the undead bird is shaftered and falls into the water. He waits carefully to make sure it doesn't rise again, then nods to Bambang for his efficient, powerful work on the creature.
He pulls a wand from his gear, activating it to slowly heal his wounds. He holds it up for anyone else's use before putting it away.
As he further investigates the light in the water, he thinks aloud. "The scraps we find seem to reflect the creatures and situations we encounter. Let's see if we can find more scraps. Maybe they will give us an idea of what else we can expect."
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The Pathfinders make their way through the water towards the Taxidermy Storage. On the door, a scroll fragment is pinned, it looks similar to that of the fragments you've collected. A quick nudge on the door informs the opener that there's a force keeping it closed, but the door is unlocked.
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Dax begins shaping water, starting a flow away from the door. Currents begin to draw the water away from the door so that water does not rush into the taxidermy room when opened. Water could potentially damage the contents of such a room more than other rooms, so it would be wise to keep it from flooding in.
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Bambang nods and smiles back at Talon.
He then turns inwards, concentrating on his headband, willing its spirit to open his eyes to magical aura.
Bambang collects the scrolls from Selter, and spends some time communing with the remnant auras left within.
Before the party proceeds to knock down the door, Bambang calls out. "So far, all the bizarre creatures we've met correspond to the scroll fragments that we've found. So we are expecting a crocodile? But what's a lady gorger?"
Bambang steps forward to assist Selter with the door, but he seems pretty much to have it under control.
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Sithiss is too large to fit through the walkways it seems, but if he reduces in size, we'll assume he's at a closer spot to the room when combat starts.
Selter's portable ram, with Talon's help of course, finds itself useful as it pushes the door open with ease. Dax stands by ready to intercept a rush of water into the room, however, to much of her and everyone else's surprise, water rushes out of the room wetting everyone in front of the door, and the water levels in the room start to drop drastically.
A waterfall drops from a grate in the ceiling fifteen feet above, creating a curtain in the doorway to this flooded room. The source of the flooding, the same drain that Hanzo was cleaning up.
Beyond, mounted animal heads glower from virtually every inch of every wall. Stuffed specimens also lurk beneath the dark water, their antlers, horns, and claws breaking the surface here and there. In the eastern corner, a large gilded cage sits mostly submerged, its waters thick with embalmed birds bobbing at the surface.
In the room lie three fey looking creatures, one small green amphibian, who you can assume to be Lady Gormandelle, accompanied by two winged pixie like creatures holding pliers with tooth in them! The pliers are normal in size but looked oversized while they carry it. As the doors open, the "daughters" look at the party with a wide evil looking grin.
Her "daughters" are tooth fairies, known to be quick on their feet, and can cast some nuisances spell like abilities like sleep or paralysis, even becoming invisible. Known only for minor resistivity to cold iron And sometimes explode.
Hanzo,Talon,Ai,Selter,Dax Rya
Lady Gormandelle, Daughters
Bambang
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Talon points at one creature, shouting out information about their foes. "She's a Gormandelle. A nixie. Water creature. Hit her with cold iron, but she'll resist magic." Then he points at the other two, "Tooth fairies. They're quick, can put you to Sleep or Paralysis, can turn invisible, and will explode when killed. Use cold iron on them."
He takes a quick breath, then struggles through the water to hack down on the nearest tooth fairy.
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Ai shoves into the room, stepping up behind Talon and takes in the room. Noting the enemies, then the man in the cage, she waves. "We'll get those teeth fixed! I know some dentists, so I know the drill!" As she talks, she begins staring down the biggest fey and preparing to interrupt her thoughts with pure hilarity.
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The tooth fairies starts to eye on Ai as her teeth glimmer in the heat of battle. They are drawn to Ai's mesmerizing teeth, and they grin nicely at it. Lady Gormandelle immediately starts singing to draw the attention away from her daughers, while the tooth fairies start to nibble on him, however as they try to bite they miss him completely being totally distracted by his perfect teeth.
Active conditions: Pending will saves
Hanzo,Talon,Ai,Selter(delay),Dax Rya
Lady Gormandelle, Daughters
Bambang
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Frustrated with the water everywhere and being caught slow in reaction, Bambang calls on the warrior spirit in his sword to grant him greater speed, allowing him to push into the room to reach the singing creature. Recognising the creatures as fey, he also calls on the same spirit to enchant the sword against such creatures.
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As Talon moves through to big mama, the tooth fairies try to bite him to stop him from getting close, however their bite has no punch as Talon walks them off without feeling a pinch. Talon's strike on Lady Gormandelle was super effective, as she was too slow to avoid it, and it immediately ended her, as well as the singing. Everyone suddenly regains consciousness of what is happening.
Active conditions:
Hanzo ,Talon, Ai, Selter, Dax Rya
Daughters
Bambang
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Ai shoves into the room, stepping up behind Talon and takes in the room. Noting the enemies, then the man in the cage, she waves. "We'll get those teeth fixed! I know some dentists, so I know the drill!" As she talks, she begins staring down the biggest fey and preparing to interrupt her thoughts with pure hilarity.
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Bambang focuses through his headband to look for magical aura. He then studies the magical objects he finds to identify their magical properties.
He glances up as the rest of the party attempts to free the man. "If Virml has been here all this time, that means the Virml we met back in the Lodge is an imposter. Likely this Fox that has escaped from the scroll! Once we've rescued Virml, we need to quickly return to confront him!"
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Hanzo skilfully removes the lock to retrieve from the cage and unconscious but alive Virml. As soon as you heal him, he takes a minute to understand what's going on but he once he does, he shares with you his encounter. "eh..eh.. foc!He states, barely able to enunciate without his teeth. "e fun mi an e ast e pel un mi, e duno wad es up to, ud e rap mi ere."
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Dax, likely having done the healing (give him the burn, but heal him), restates what it is believed the man said. "He found you and cast a spell on you, you don't know what he's up to, but he trapped you here?" It is rather disconcerting, because Dax was under the impression Virml had not come down here, but had been elsewhere. Which would tend to fit the bill, given that Virml said someone had cast a spell on him. But whom?
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You walk into what room is known to be a Cartographium, a place where maps, and charts are kept. The water is deep and a lot of items damaged from the flood. The water’s surface is carpeted with maps made of silk, vellum, birch bark, and sundry other materials.