Iobarian horror (Inactive)

Game Master ulgulanoth

Who is in charge of the town?

There was a mayor that was in charge maybe we should find him.

indeed there is a mayor, you'll find him in the town hall

Ian tells Caelash "Follow me" and walks to the town hall.

Caelash and Sprocket follow along. Caelash cracks his knuckles, and Sprocket's ears are back against his head. "We'll see how in charge he really is when I'm done talking to him..."

you find the mayor in his office, it is a small room with a desk, a couple of chairs and a few bunch of paintings hanging from the walls. he is asleep at his desk.

"WAKE UP!!!" Caelash yells, leaning on his staff-bow.

If that doesn't work, Caelash kicks the chair out from under him.

Ian will cast detect magic to make sure the mayor is not magically asleep.

"NRG... whu...what?"

gather information normally takes 1d4 hours and I don't know how that puts Uriel in a time frame with the others. Just looking for some clarification. IF the other two went to the mayor as a result of Uriel's questions, he would have went with them to the mayor's office.

Caelash says sternly, "Listen. You are responsible for the well-being of your town. You are not doing your job, we are. That is not acceptable!" Caelash pounds his fist on the table and continues, "We are here to help, not do everything. People in your town have been murdered, possibly tortured and mentally violated. Some survived. Everyone in your town is not only thankless, but are not doing a blasted thing to help! The way I see it, either you are with us, or with the aboleth fish-demons preying on your people."

Caelash draws his bow and trains it on the mayor, speaking calmly now, "So. Which is it?" Caelash cocks his head, almost imperceptibly to one side as he finishes the last word, and raises an eyebrow.

to not keep you out of the loop will say that Uriel is in the office as well

his entire posture changes into something much more aggresive and impossing "As a stranger who hasn't been here all that long, you don't have the right to tell me what i've done or haven't done for this town"

Bo still trained, Caelash says, "You are napping at your desk while your community walks around like zombies. There is not even panic. Something is not right here. Why are you all acting like this isn't a big deal???"

Can you all see my profile icon? I cannot. I posted a help thread to paizo, and if they cannot fix it, I'll be changing my icon soon. Just a head's up.

ok...

"We can't stop our day to day responsabilities every time someone goes missing"

We are not asking you to stop your day to day activities each and every time someone goes missing. We are telling you to stop your day to day activities when a lot of people go missing and are found.

Uriel pauses to allow the thought time to sink in and then continues...

You do realize that it is most likely that someone or several people within the town are aiding with the abductions, don't you?

Ian says "this apathy towards the kidnapped is not good as several of them may not be saved next time."

It is obvious that Caelash is not satisfied with the mayor's apathetic responses, and his knuckles whiten on his bow. "Not someone! Dozens of people!! Some were already dead and rotting, the ones we rescued may never fully recover from what they experienced."

Caelash shoots the table and knocks his bow again, still aimed at the mayor. "Unless my companions disagree, I hold you responsible, due to apathy and inaction. Make this right, or I will kill you, and we will make it right ourselves."

If the mayor yells for the guards, or shows any sign of resistance, Caelash shoots him, but only if Ian and Uriel do not protest/take the mayor's defense.

"You don't have any idea what i've had to do to keep this town alive, some times there has to be some small sacrifise for the greater good"

Ian asks "Are the sacrifices to the aboleth?" in an angry tone of voice.

"What aboleth?!"

So, for the time being, I will assume you do not know about the aboleth. When confronted with the fact that someone within the town is most likely aiding in the kidnappings. you respond with small sacrifices have to be made. So, be very specific and tell us what those small sacrifices are. Refuse to answer and we will see whether or not my elven friend can fill your body with arrows like a pincushion before I lop off your head. What are those small sacrifices that you spoke of with respect to me mentioning someone in town aiding with the kidnappings? Now!

Uriel studies the mayor for evil despite doubting its presence.

Ian says "The one we found in the cave that took seven prisoner and many more left rotting and dead. Then what were the small sacrifices you made and to whom where the sacrifices made? "

”there are a few individuals that provide essential services for our town, their price is unusual and difficult pay, but it’s something that we must do”

"My arm is getting tired, mayor. Tell us plainly what you mean, without ambiguity."

"I can't help you there, their help is more important than even my life, I won't betray their trust, especially to strangers"

I explicitly asked you to, quote, be very specific and tell us what those small sacrifices are, end quote. You have failed to do so. You have been given the opportunity to make amends and have failed to do so.

The Dawnflower seeks to redeem those who falter and as her servant, I give you one last chance.

But, once it is clear that her words and power are wasted on those who refuse to step into the light, she responds with swift metal and scorching light to cleanse the world of their evil.

As her dutiful servant, I give one final chance to begin to come clean and seek salvation. Otherwise, your death is at hand and you will go to serve in whatever Hell awaits you.

Uriel stands ready with scimitar in hand.

"Obedience, that is the sacrifice, we do what they tell us, that is all"

Uriel isn't playing around here

Moving quickly, Uriel strikes at the mayor.

the mayor falls off the chair, his head smashed, spraying blood all over the desk. he is dying but not dead yet

Ian asks "What do we do with the dying body?" and then uses prestidigitation to clean the blood off the desk.

"Stabilize him and bind him, quickly. We will interrogate him again when he comes to."

Caelash starts searching the room. "Help me look for anything that could give us clues to what he was blathering about."

Perception (+1 vs traps): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 +2 if anyone uses Aid Another.

Uriel uses the special gift of his birth (sacred touch) to stabilize the mayor.

Everyone in the town appears to have taken these abductions matter of factly. Perhaps we should take the remaining children with us and under our wing, leaving this town behind.

After stabilizing the mayor and speaking, Uriel commences to tie up their new captive.

Caelash

"Kidnapping the children, for their good or nor, will not prevent further births. But it is a good last resort." Caelash moves to a painting on the wall, and removes the painting, "There's something behind this..."

Ian cautiously chekcs the area for traps. perception1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Ian

As Caelash removes the painting he reveals a safe that was hidden behind it

Ian says "I do not see any traps let us open it" Then Ian pauses for a second and asks "Is it locked?"

Disable Device (Aid Another from Ian?): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

The lock doesn't hold against Caelash's attempts to open it, inside is a bag of gold coins, a few letters and other documents and a stick, carved to look like a small hand pointing at the end, with a metal handel at the other end.

Ian says "that hand looks wierd any clue what it is? The letters could also provide clues."

Ian then studies the hand to try to find out what it is

knowledge local1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
knowledge religion 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
knowledge nobility1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
knowledge dungonering1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Ian will then read the letters.

• Knowledge (arcana) 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
• Knowledge (history) 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
• Knowledge (local) 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
• Knowledge (nature) 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
• Knowledge (planes) 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
• Knowledge (religion) 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

I will keep watch. I would hate someone to get the drop on us while we sift through this stuff

Ian replies "Uriel that is a good idea."

Ian

Caelash

"It's a wand of some sort. We can identify it later. Leave the gold. What do the papers say?"

most of the papers are forms, laws and declarations of the town, there are a few sealed letters with a wax symbol of a snake around a rose

Ian will try to identify the seal.

knowledge local1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
knowledge religion1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
knowledge nobility1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
knowledge geography1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Ian

Know (history): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Know (nobility, untrained): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Ian says "I do not recognize this symbol it seems to not be from around here."

Caelash