After poking around in the nest with his shortsword Ivar finally gives up and nods back the way they came, "Shall we make sure there is nothing in the pool before we go back to the lighthouse?"
He then heads to the pool, using the MW longspear they had acquired he, places he stirs the water.
Malok follows the rest. "You look wounded still Barton, here let me help. Caw!"
Poking in the pool has no result.
"Thanks Malok!"
"So what did we learn down here? Something about the mountain being important?"
"Keep away from the currents."
To sum up the previous discoveries, you need to head to the mountain in the SE of the island because there's some ancient gizmo there from Azlanti times set up by the Serpentfolk. It seems to be capable of major big bad mojo.
Well poking in the pool has no effect, I wonder if there is anything in it.' Ivar takes a quick look over the pools edge to see if he can see anything in it, he then returns to the party as the leave to go back to the surface. "We should rest before we head to the mountain, I'm pretty wore out."
Janzadar nods.
"Me too. Lets go back."
"Did we take every possible turn down here? Who knows what they still on. hide here. "
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I guess you didn't check the map. There's a passage leading out of this area to the east.
There's nothing left of consequence down there.
"let's take a rest and visit scaleback Mountain tomorrow! "
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"I could use a nap and a hot dog!"
Heading back to the cave and the lowered rope, Ivar leads the team back to the lighthouse to finish resting for the day so he is fully recuperated for tomorrow. As dusk falls, he asks the team, 'shall we set up our normal watch for tonight and then head east to the mountain in the morning."
"I got a hot dog for yea! Caw!!"
Yes, you can sleep in the lighthouse and you have your devoted NPC lackeys around here. Since the Cannibal tribe used to live here, it's got a reputation with the fauna and nothing much comes near it.
the following morning, after a quick breakfast, Ivar asks the castaways. "Are we ready to go to the mountain and find either the dragon the temple or both?"
Once the team is ready he leads them out, toward the mountain. Keeping a keen eye out for any problems.
You are able to get over there without any issues primarily because your GM is tired on the random encounters here.
You get over to that mountain.
Four stone monoliths appearing as jagged stalagmites of rock protrude from the grass at the edge of this bluff . A weathered, snakelike rune is carved into the inner face of each of these stones, all facing a three-foot-high pyramid-shaped block of stone at the center of the four surrounding spires. The vegetation and soil surrounding this pyramid has been trimmed back and excavated to expose the strange block fully to view. The peak of the central pyramid has a cup-shaped indentation—channels run down the four sides into empty basins at the base of the pyramid.
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"It's time, me hearties, time t'leave our mark on this world!" exclaims the halfling as he draws his rapier and approach the closest runed spire.
If nothing eldritch happens as he gets close, he proceeds to etch "Randy wuz here" in the rock using his rapier, and if nothing spooky happens he adds a fancy moustache to the snakelike figure.
The rocks are rather unnaturally hard, and resist your short tempered graffiti.
"Spread out and search for a way in."
Back in the underground area you had found instructions on how to open up this place.
To Command the Very Tides to Rise Up and Eschew What Lies Below: Empower the Four Sentinel Runes with the Blood of a Thinking
Creature Tempered by the Kiss of a Serpent’s Tongue.
Anoint the Tide Stone with Waters Brought from the Sea in a Vessel of
Purest Metal. Invoke the Lord’s Sacred Name to Wrap His Coils around the Sea Itself
that He Might Lay Bare What Lies Below and Cast Down Your Enemies on the Waves above.
If nothing eldritch happens as he gets close, he proceeds to etch "Randy wuz here" in the rock using his rapier, and if nothing spooky happens he adds a fancy moustache to the snakelike figure.
This seems to be the alter stone where you can summon the wrath of the sea and Ydersius. Unfortunately we lack seawater in a metal flask for the ritual. We could try it though and see what happens. Someone would have to go and fetch the water, i can provide the snake poison, whose blood shall we use?
Her eyes flit over to the halfling.
Ah there´s a brave volunteer!
Ivar scratches his head, looking at the team. "Does the 'vessel' need to be of gold or something? It says 'purest metal' did we find any 'vessels' in the caves or villiage?"
'Perchance any metal will work, Ivar pulls his Spangenhelm turning it over like a large cup. "I shall go fill this with sea water and return."
Going to the nearest spot to gather sea water, Ivar fills his helmet with salt water and returns to Lalali.
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Randy is too busy trying to dent the rocks using his different tools, weapons and toenails to object being the volunteer at first.
Then it dawns on him "Hey, wait a moment!" but the moment he moves his right feet to flee and bunker at the lighthouse he remembers paladins are supposed to be all self sacrifice and s!++ "Should have been a jester like Pa..."
Ivar, sans Jill, heads down the hill to fetch a pail (ok helmet) of water.
He starts to head a across the rope bridge towards Y2, and spies a good sized nest, and what appears to be a winged beast sleeping on it.
oops, the bridge creaks loudly under the weight of his girded loins, and wakes the critter. It roars a challenge.
Init time.
'What's that sleeping in the nest, I wonder if I can sneak up on it...oop's I guess not!'
"What is it?" Barton asks.
It's a flying beasty thingy.
He didn't get ver far away from where you are before he wok the critter and it roared.
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"Be careful!"
Lalali recognizes it as a Chupacabra, however, this is clearly not a normal one since it's red, and has wings. You can get one question relevant to the normal version.
Cast Cat's Grace on himself and study the thing as a move.
OK, critter goes . The beast launches itself off its nest toward Ivar. As it has to fly up, it cannot charge, but can still reach him.
It flies up and bites Ivar, securing a grip on his leg with its jaws.
PCs are up.
Janzadar stands behind Ivar and spontaneously casts Cure Light Wounds on him.
This is a red Chubbie with wings Ivar, be careful! They normaly look different and don´t have wings.
She moves up and begins to cast enlarge person on Ivar.
Chubacabras are legendary Mexican monsters which suck the blood out of goats.
This would be an evil medium magical beast.
Not able to move fast enough to avoid the beast, "Blast" Ivar bellows as it bites and holds fast to his leg. Hearing Janzadar praying and feeling the bones in his leg reknit, He bellows, "Thanks, lets see if I can get loose from this thing." Beginning to rage he attempts to jerk his leg loose and step back.
If Ivar doesn't break free, Barton casts grease on his armor to help next round.
"I call this move the 'Slippery Pig'" he calls out.
Ivar does not break free.