Some casual talking is going on between early-bird patrons enjoying their breakfast.
The dwarven woman from earlier is walking around, before poking Grint in the side.
"Hey lad, a lack of sleep? I've got something for that."
She turns her head towards the bar. "Bax! Bring a mug of the special morning brew!"
A moment later, the barkeep comes over with a big mug.
It looks like an average ale....."Drink up lad, it'll help you."
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Burdock thanks Sivar for the hearty meal. "We need to drop this off.", showing the strange book. "I hope someone can explain its origins to us. But we have some other tasks we need to take care of, too. I'm thinking the warehouse that's seeing trouble or the tunnels to look for a diamond for lass Tessa's return."
The sooner we divest ourselves of this book the better Elsa says, dabbing at her mouth's edge after she has eaten.
Thorn perks up at the coming plans, " L-Lady Tessa has b-been secured s-safely we should c-check the warehouse t-then check the t-tunnels. W-with the attack last night. T-They might be all r-related. "
The group ventures forth through the streets of Janderhoff, occasionally getting a quick glance, as the majority of the humans currently walking around in Janderhoff are at the docks.
From time to time, you notice you are being watched, the dwarfs leaving quickly when you look their way. It happens about 5 times.
The warehouse is a single floor, but has a 20 feet high roof.
Its double doors are of solid wood and look very firm, proof of dwarven sturdy design.
Thorn holds his axe over his shoulder and looks forward at the doors, then around the area before back at the party.
Sivar approaches the warehouse aware for lookouts and such.
Grint walks along, bow in hand but no arrows nocked yet.
"With all our luck, they might just be all related. I wouldn't be surprised to find more cultists even here in Janderhoff."
"Don't even joke about that.", Burdock sighing at the grim possibility. "Looks like nothing out of the ordinary out here...", the dwarf moving to open the doors when the others are ready.
Thorn takes a quick look at the surroundings.
The general public is pretty occupied with their daily business and haven't given attention to the group yet.
The sound of something metal falling onto the floor can be heard in the distance, along with a vaguer frantic talking.
"I can try to open this, although I think I'm better off supporting you there, Thorn."
Thorn sighs as nothing seemed out of the ordinary. he leveled his weapon comfortably and lifted though he had no confidence in it. " D-Don't be surprised if I f-fail. It seems heavy. "
Grint looks at the door and listens.
"Hmm, there might be nothing on the door. Wait. Did you hear that? Something made of metal fell onto the floor inside."
Sivar throws himself into helping Thorn
"Almost there Thorn, together!"
"Hark I heard ...The sound of something metal falling onto the floor can be heard in the distance, along with a vaguer frantic talking."
Thorn seems to be fully into the lifting to hear much.
From within, something slams hard against the door, with a dwarfen scream ensuing.
Two more slams follow.
Some red liquid seeps from underneath the door, expanding slowly.
The forcing of the door would have worked, had it not been for the forceful slams exactly at that time from within.
A few seconds later, you open the door, to see nobody in it.
Though not as bright as outside, it is bright enough for humans to see clearly.
There are barrels and crates stacked and a workbench is on the other side.
Some coils of rope lie scattered on the floor.
One also lies close to the door.
A dusty old pot stands upon the workbench.
The coils have the very vague shape of a humanoid.
The coils seem to take more humanoid shape, the longer you stare at them.
The one at the door looks like dwarf.
There's a series of ropes and pulleys along the ceiling, with a weighted ballast system supporting a lifting crane.
"Look there is a dusty old pot on the workbench, The coils have the very vague shape of a humanoid and that really looks to me like its a dwarf, what's going on here?"
"I wonder if it could be something caused by an undead or extra-planar being"
To your knowledge, no outsider is known to mask dead bodies as objects.
" S-Something is l-likely invisibly t-tossing people. "
Thorn step forward with his axe drawn looking around at any sudden/slight movements.
Thorn sees what is spoilered above and now.
You very vaguely see and hear an irregularity near the crates to the SE.
The sound of....an angry voice? Somewhere in what you reckon the grey marked area.
Concerning the sight:
Thorn simply points, " T-There... "
Sivar casts Iron skins and then moves to stand beside Thorn his Fauchard before him looking in the direction Thorn is pointing
Grint nocks an arrow to his bow and moves towards behind the others, backing up against the wall.
He readies an arrow to shoot at any obviously dangerous creature.
Grint looks around the room and checks the ceiling and floor for any signs of traps or things that might be dangerous.
Burdock, getting an uneasy feeling, casts Protection from Evil: Communal, buffing himself, Thorn, Sivar, and Grint.
"What in Torag's beard is going on?", he asks quietly.
Elsa says Grint what is happening? and she casts Light on something nearby.
"Not sure, can't seem to see or hear anything in here. It's very quiet."
Between the talking of the group, a heavily wounded dwarf stumbles forward onto the ground, popping up as if from invisibility.
"Accursed monsters....what are those things..."
..before he passes out.
From somewhere in the empty warehouse, two sprays of icky liquid fly towards Sivar and Thorn.
The sources briefly showed a creature only seen in the darker corners of the mind, before disappearing.
Humanoid in shape, 1 very muscular arm and several eyes looking in all directions.
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Thorn & Grint
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Things
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Elsa & Father Burdock
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Someone
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Sivar
Grint fires two shots at the blue creature.
Thorn placed his axe in front to block it but was unable to fully grasp the situation.
They are indeed invisible.
I put them on the map as location from where the shots came from.
One can't react to everything, popping out of invisibility and remaining visible is much more likely than disappearing right after they spat it.
I'm going to say no on this.
They hit you guys FF, since there was no combat 'yet' and you did not know what was in here. Yes, you do get that +2 against these things.
This is their surprise round, as they noticed you via some good perception rolls.
Grint, you're rolling for hit % btw.
They vaguely remind you of lore on a thing called a Gibbermouth.
Aberrations with many eyes and mouths.
What you saw, however, was something unknown entirely.
Grint shoots at where he saw a creature
Thorn
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Things
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Elsa & Father Burdock
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Someone
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Sivar
Thorn thinks hard before being confused and disgusted, " Gibbers... but they tend not to have.. arms. "
He chokes up from his space but does not move readying himself.
"Guys, you saw those outlines yeah? Can we make them or their steps visible?"
Grint manages to shoot an arrow into, well, something.
Thorn activates his divine healing.
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Things
Both move somewhere in the warehouse...but where.
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Elsa & Father Burdock
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Someone
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Sivar
"I can create a fog cloud, even the playing field for us?