Seidr moves to the right and peers in the southeast window.
Seidr:
This room appears to be a library or study of some kind. You see an elderly gnome, perusing the tome-laden shelves that line its walls.
Pasha moves to the left and peers in the southwest window.
Pasha:
You see an elderly gnome asleep in the large bed at the center of what is obviously a bedroom. Two musclebound men stand guard.
Gneau decides to do the polite thing and knock at the door. Sadly, his courtesy is not rewarded by any response. Seeing this, Kyun goes to work on the lock while Suna keeps watch, receiving a satisfying *click* as it quickly yields to his skill.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Oh! Hello! Seidr raps sharply on the window to get the gnome's attention.
Seeing the guards, Pasha nods to herself and returns to the others, reporting, "He was sleeping under guard - there were two men, fairly sturdy looking." She paused, taking in what she was seeing. "This works, too." She swapped hands with the longspear, letting it settle into her dominant hand. Better safe than sorry, after all, especially if they were, uh... entering (though happily not breaking).
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Wait, you saw him too? I just saw him in the other room.
Something's not right, we should be very careful.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Hey, what kind of wizard is Fimbrik anyways? I don't want to assume just because he's a gnome, but...
The back of a couch, awkwardly placed right in front of the door, meets your view when you peek in. Beyond that lie tables and chairs, and grandiose statues of gnomes stand tall in the corners. On the far wall are two sets of stairs, one leading up and the other down. One the eastern wall are two doors approximately 15ft apart; on the western wall is a large set of double doors. You see no movement inside.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
I don't know, maybe? Seidr looks around the interior of the room more suspiciously.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
It's actually quite clean in here. No newspapers to be found.
Kyun looks around suspiciously but misses the old summoning circle under the couch. As he, Seidr, and Gneau move into the room, three creatures pop into existence and prepare to attack!
The creatures look like glowing beetles the size of a small dog. One of them (outlined in green) reacts quickly to its new situation and scuttles over to Seidr:
bite:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21 damage:1d4 ⇒ 4
The creature's pincers snap shut on Seidr's arm before she can react, leaving a gash as it pulls away.
In a flash of movement, Kyun's blades neatly slice through the beetle's carapace, felling the creature in one blow. Gneau takes the opposite, but equally effective, approach of crushing the hard surface of the creature's head, felling the beetle in front of him as well.
Pasha attacks the beetle that appears besides Seidr. It was interesting that they'd popped up so suddenly - and a bit disconcerting. Bugs were interesting little creatures, but perhaps not the most helpful or convenient to squash.
Attack w/Longspear:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7Reach Damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
As her apparent attempt would very well exemplify.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Seidr is quite startled by the beetle, but she reminds herself, My armor is thick, my shield broad. It won't catch me off guard next time.
She hunkers down behind her shield and steps in front of Pasha. I'll try to keep it focused on me!
Pasha pokes at the beetle, causing it to shift position. Seidr hunkers behind her shield and further funnels the creature right into the path of Suna's attack, which quickly fells the beast.
As the last slain beetle winks out of existence the house returns to the calm stillness that had enveloped it just a moment before.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Seidr heals herself using her wand minimum roll of 4.
That is a rather dangerous welcome mat. Something's clearly cleaning up in here, and I doubt it's the beetles. We should be cautious while we look around.
She then suits action to words and heads over to the study where she saw Fimbrik.
Pasha nods in agreement and then pauses to examine the papers on the table, curious to see what they had to say. Not sure if they're papers or a book or something else?
"Take care and call out if something else appears," she cautions.
You open the door to the study and see the gnome perusing the books, much the way you saw him through the window. He does not react to your entry into the room.
Pasha sees nothing of any real interest in this main entry room. Those papers on the tables in the main room are not actually there, they're an artifact of the map pack used in this scenario.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Unless he responds to her, Seidr will attempt to ignore the gnome, and will instead examine his papers. Maybe she kept the chronicles with him?
Satisfied with her not-findings, Pasha checks the next room - seeing as the one she'd seen had some scary people in them. Carefully, she attempts to ease the door open.
You peruse the books. They seem old but in decent shape. There's nothing of much particular interest. As you look at them, the gnome brushes up against you, and in fact his arm goes right through you! He appears to be an illusion.
suna:
You see Seidr perusing the books in this room, and you see the gnome brush up against her as he does the same. Your eyes may be playing tricks on you, but something looked off in the way their bodies interacted. Give me a will save
Kyun:
You see nothing of interest. The statues of gnomes in the corners are of high quality, if a little over the top. No one comes in or out of any of the doors other than your party. Sounds good.
I think everyone has at least played this one, so I'm trying to balance the opportunity to roleplay with keeping the game moving.
Feel free to act to move things along if you feel like it's dragging too much.
Pasha:
You open the door quietly and peer in. You see an unoccupied room with enough chairs, pillows, and desks to accommodate at least six visitors. You see a table in the corner with a piece of paper on it.
Gneau watches the others work with a little scowl on his face... it all seems a bit weird to him, the multiple images of Fimbrik in different rooms, and the non-responsiveness of them... "You know, we gnomes have reputations with illusions... perhaps this is all one big programmed illusory jest? He's probably off somewhere having a grand old time, but it looks, based on the papers outside, that no one's actually been here in a very long time."
Pasha carefully steps forward to examine the piece of paper. She's a bit nervous since this Fimbrik might be an illusionist of some sorts...
Perception:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Seidr shudders slightly at Fimbrik's 'touch'. Has anyone found anything? These illusions are quite disturbing.
She'll continue to search rooms, moving one to the north.
@Pasha: The paper on the table is a note (on the "Maps & Handouts" document) with a name scrawled on the back. It feels real enough, even after you pick it up, that you think it's not an illusion. Looking around the room a little more, you also find two dusty potions on the window sill.
Pleased to have found something, Pasha snags the note as well as the two potions and returns to the larger room, gesturing to those she sees. "I've found something," and then sharing the note as well as the potions. As the others examine the note, she checks each potion to see what it is. Alchemists can ID by touch. c:
N Human Ninja 1 - HP: 7/9 - AC: 17, FF: 13: T: 14 - Fort/Ref/Will: +1/+6/+0 (+2 Will vs charm and compulsion effects) - CMD: 14 - Perception: +5 - Initiative: +4
Kyun reads the note with great care as to not miss a single clue.
"I guess we're off to the Wall of Names, then. First Adolphus and now Fimbrik have referred to 'Doulgonlir Caskmail', so it must be the next part of the puzzle."
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
I'm not familiar with him myself. Hopefully the Wall has more information.
Pasha picks up and examines the two dusty potions. The first one seems similar to other potions she's seen, but it's exact identity eludes her (DC 15+spell level). The second one is more familiar, and she recognizes it as a potion of lesser restoration.
Suna can't shake the feeling that something is odd about that gnome, and based on what her allies are saying, she knows it must be an illusion. Still, her eyes are telling another story.
It sounds like you're ready to move on, so we'll head to the wall of names. If there's something else you would have liked to have done before leaving, let me know.
Traveling to the Wall of Names, you arrive at a curving wall of black glass that stands atop a small hill at the western edge of the lodge’s grounds. Trees surround the hill, providing ample shade and privacy
for those visiting the wall to remember fallen comrades. Carved into the wall are countless names and dates, which you know to be the name and date of death of every Pathfinder killed in the course of duty since the wall’s construction. Most entries also include a sentence or two summarizing either the agent’s greatest accomplishments or how she died.
Before they leave, Pasha announces, "This is a potion of lesser restoration, as far as I'm aware. I'm not sure about this other one." She holds the two potions up for the others to examine and sort and guess at.
Female Human (Ulfen/Tien) FINALIZE BEFORE PLAYING Pei Zin Practitioner 2 (Life Oracle) | LG | HP 19/19 | AC 19, T 11, FF 18 CMD 10 | Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2 | Init +1 | Perc -1 | Healer's Way: 6/6 | Level 1 Spells 4/6
Seidr spends a moment reflecting on the names on this wall. Gods willing I can keep from having to add to this.
Shen then moves along, looking for Doulgonlir. Perception:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
Gneau notes the similarities to potions of cure light wounds that he has tasted before, as well as the relative intensity of tingling on his tongue, and comes to the conclusion that this is a potion of cure moderate wounds.
