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Alrighty, Kua's equipment has been changed up to represent 2nd level starting wealth and I've added a final paragraph to his background to represent his new circumstances. I took a few liberties there, so let me know if there are any problems and I can change it. Edit: Just want to let you know that I am going out of town on Sunday-Wednesday. The place I'm staying is supposed to have wi-fi, so it shouldn't be a big deal, but I wanted to warn you just in case.
Hi DM Bigrin, this is Kua. He was part of a party that got about halfway through Natalya's hideout before the game died off. He also fought his way through the God's Mouth Ossuary before his trip to Magnimar, so he's got some extra equipment. I'd be happy to pare all of it down though, if you wanted to consider him for your game. I believe the rest of his sheet should be in order for you creation rules though.
Kua mutters a few curses under his breath and leaps up to give it another shot.
Once Kua reaches the ledge leading into the other room, he jumps up to grab a rafter and pulls himself above the wrecked floor.
Once up, Kua will move across the rafters to try to get a "drop" on the goblins.
"I'm probably the best suited to get across there and behind their cover. If you see a green head that isn't mine, shoot it." If everyone agrees... Kua runs out axe first towards the goblins and crates.
Kua dumps his water skin over his head and armor in an attempt to get some of the muck off. "Okay, we can stash these goods inside the door and sell it later. We've got to deal with those goblins though. They're behind cover in the other room an there is a big gap in front of them. The little buggers seem to be wielding human sized crossbows, so they hurt." Kua gestures at the wound on his side. "If one of us covers with ranged fire, we could get across the gap and hack them to bits behind their crates."
Kua steps out of the doorway covered in feces, broken glass and blood. "No." the orc responds with a grimace. "I am not. There are more goblins in there. Behind cover, with a twenty foot gap in front of them."
With his adrenaline pumping and furious from the pain from his arrow wound, Kua attempts to jump up, grab the make shift bridge, pull himself up then take a running leap (axe first of course) at the two goblins across the gap in the next room.
Acrobatics:
After cleaving through the poo slinging goblin's head, Kua resets his axe an lunges forward at the runt attacking the beam.
Oops, Damage should be at -2 as well.
Sick of being caught in a cross fire, Kua drops his bow, pulls his axe and leaps into the pit in one motion. Allowing his momentum to carry him, he attempts to bury his axe in the poo flinging goblin.
Kua growls in pain and turns his back on the poo flinging goblins. "More of the little runts over this way!!" Kua spots the goblin with the crossbow and lets an arrow fly at its yapping mouth.
Kua spits into the pit at the goblins, afraid some of the filth may have dripped into his mouth. "Blegh! How could I miss such a big head?!"
Damage:
Kua moves the rest of the way across the board while pulling his bow from his shoulder. "Call me ugly, call me a freak, then you throw s+@& at me. Natalya, your questioning is gong to be painful!" the half orc yells out while choking back bile, hoping their quarry can hear. Kua then turns his head back to the goblins and fires an arrow at on of their over sized heads. To hit: Damage:
Kua pulls out his bundle of rope, ties off an end to a sturdy looking pillar near him and tosses the bundle over to the other side. "If you tie off this other side, you can make a hand rail for yourself Yang."
"Smells worse than the Warren in here. This thing doesn't seem too stable, maybe we should go one at a time here." Kua puts his arms out to the side to balance himself as he carefully traverses the wooden plank.
Not understanding the local language, Kua stands back keeping a watchful eye as Sister Mara negotiates.
Kua slowly draws his bow (if it wasn't out already) and locks his gaze on the one that called him ugly. "We are just here to talk to Natalya. Peacefully." Kua emphasizes the word "peacefully", but his stare lets the thug know that he's willing to entertain other avenues.
Kua nods to Oren. "Agreed. Perhaps sister Mara and I should scout around the buildings first. Probably shouldn't approach from the front."
Kua waits for his companions to file out of the partially-collapsed warehouse. Once they've gotten ahead by a few feet, he turns back and flicks another gold coin to Fenster. "Thanks." he adds with a nod before catching up. Hopefully that's enough to stop him from tipping anyone off.
Kua studies Fenster's face as he speaks. Looking for any hint of deception.
"How much prettier Fenster?" Kua lets a bit of anger into his tone.
Kua tightens his fist as he considers trouncing the old man, but then thinks better of it, figuring he should play nice with the locals for now. The orc reaches into his pouch and produces two more gold, dropping them into the plate. "Better?" Kua adds with a heavy eye roll.
"As Auron says, maybe we'll find something out from this Fenster or one of the tower girls. Anyone know what to expect from these Szcarni? Are the generally reasonable or should we just skip diplomacy right off the bat?"
Once outside, the half orc gives a skeptical look to his companions. "Anyone else find that business with the kidnappings a little strange?"
"Fair enough. Thank you for your time Sergeant, this has been helpful." Kua makes a few notes on the directions to the warehouse and makes his way out of the office.
Kua raises an eyebrow in surprise. "The victims were found immediately in every case? Why were these people thoght to be missing at all?"
Kua nods to Yang and steps up to the desk allowing his Dusk Warden insignia to show clearly. "Sargent, you say that these kidnappings are confirmed to be rumors? What do the supposed victims have to say about the matter?"
Kua keeps his seat watching Svetlana use her charm, Oren use his sincerity and um.. whatever it was that Auron was using. This should be fun.
"Sounds like we've got a good plan. I wouldn't mind putting an arrow or two into a slaver. What is Magnimars stance on slavery, Lady Heidmarch?"
"Does Natalya have any known associates that we may question?"
Kua nods at Auron and looks back to Hellion. "Same here. The four of us were sent invitations, but as far as I know, none of us reached out. Also, I understand the Pathfinder society to be a group of explorers so I figure that's what we'll be doing." Oh! Kua adds, remembering his manners. "My name is Kua." The half orc extends a hand out to the icy woman.
Kua takes a seat on an overly stuffed plush chair, pushing it's back firmly against the wall. He's happy to be back indoors, all of the open air had made the journey excruciating. How could you anticipate from any direction? How could you take a defensive position with no walls around you? Shaking those thoughts off, Kua looks to his traveling companions. "Does anyone know anything about this Sheila Heidmarch?"
Kua shakes the dwarf's hand with a nod. "Thank you warden for all that you've done for me. I'll be back to resume my duties once this is all done." Kua turns to Mara. "If there is money to be gained in traveling to Magnimar, you can safely bet that Auron will be around. To the Warrens then."
Kua allows his tusks to show through a wide grin. "Mara! You received an invitation too? It seems the Pathfinders are attempting to reassemble our group from the ossuary. We should probably seek Auron and Yang out before we depart. It sounds like you've been to Magnimar before."
"Warden. First, I've completed all of the details and labeling of the tunnel section under the Ardoc place." Kua passes a large map tube to the dwarf with a feeling of satisfaction. It seemed like it wasn't long ago that the Duskwardens were teaching him to read and write; now he was becoming one of the best cartographers in the organization. "Second, I received this from a messenger today." The orc says as he draws the slip from his cloak and slides it across the table. "It's an invitation from a Venture Captain of the Pathfinder society. She wishes to commission me for some task in Magnimar. I've read of the place in our library. The City of Monuments, they call it. I've no doubt that we could learn much and more from the city itself, and these Pathfinders." Kua scratches the stubble on his cheek anxiously for a moment. "I realize that we are a bit short handed at the moment, but I mean to go. What would you have me do warden?"
Fellow dungeon delvers: So I've never played an archer character before. I bought 40 arrows to start Kua out with. Does that seem like enough? I'm sure I'll have time to pick some more up once we're running around Magnimar, but I'm not sure if I should bother.
Kua clears off his drawing board as he finishes his most recent map. A section of tunnels just beneath an Ardoc workshop. The craftsmen seemed very cross about the damage done to their constructs by all of those giant centipedes. It seemed strange to the half orc. It wasn't like they had lost any of their brothers that night. Kua had lost two of his fellow Duskwardens to the insects before the nest was located and eliminated. Ink and quill stashed away, map safely rolled up into it's tube, Kua pulls out the letter delivered to him an hour ago. "Hmmm.." Reading it over, his mind began to wander. Kua's place was with the wardens, but what could be learned in the dungeons of Magnimar and what secrets might be gleaned from the Pathfinders themselves? Intrigued and now excited by the offer, the Duskwarden slips the invitation into his cloak pocket and heads to the office of Warden Hammerfell. It seems he would have to make haste if he wanted to cross Varisia and check out Magnimar before his rendezvous.
Cool, sorry for the late change. Kua is totally ready to shoot some arrows at stuff!
One last minute swap that I thought I already did: Just want to take point blank shot instead of deadly aim. If that's not cool for whatever reason, let me know and I'll change it back.
Pretty sure Kua is done. Let me know if you see anything goofy.
Also, I'm going to be out of town from Thursday afternoon until Sunday evening. I'll try to check in with my phone if things get started before then. |