Knowledge: Nature
Bryson waits for word from Annie to kill this vile woman.
Annie looked around, her gaze quickly settling on the woman in the room. She kept her face as blandly interested as possible at the woman's offer, hoping to find some information on Vanthus Vanderboren for Miss Lavinia, despite her anger at the bribe.
"We have to at least complete our current mission from Miss Vanderboren," Annie countered, doing her best to make her accent and tone more like those of well to do gentry instead of the more rough and ready Shadowshore residents she'd known the last few years. Her ill fitting bandit clothing and undoubtedly bedraggled appearance probably didn't help her image any, but she did her best to treat her state as an inconvenience to be simply ignored. "...and find the location of her dear brother. Do you know where young Mr. Vanthus might be?" She looked down at her torn fingernails with a studied air of nonchalance. "Unfinished contracts and loose ends grate on the nerves so, don't you agree?" She allowed herself a visibly sly smile at this. She and her friends had been such loose ends for this woman, and everyone here knew it.
"You accept? Yay!" She gives a sardonic little clap.
"I thought you might have some kind of moral compunction to reject my more than generous offer. As to sweet Vanthus; no need to sweat! He's off on a little project of his own right now. He'll turn up later though; like a very bad penny."
She puts her hand to her chin in thought.
"Of course, before actually joining the power and prestige of the Lotus Dragons, we need a little proof of your loyalty. Nothing beyond your clear skill and power. We need to make sure Lavinia is in no position to threaten us anymore. I want you to take a cask of a powerful poison that we're cooking up right now and dose the banquet the Mayor is giving and frame Lavinia for the crime. Two birds with one stone!"
Annie spread her hands, doing her best to continue her ruse, though she wasn't sure how much longer she could stand it before she spit in the woman's face. "Now, really, we can't just betray our current employer with a contract left unfinished. I think it's very unfair to ask that of us - it will do irrepairable harm to our reputation. How would you ever trust us if we couldn't remain honest enough to fulfill our prior agreement?" Annie tried to negotiate with the woman. "Lavinia didn't hire us to harm you personally - there's no reason we can't part amiably - but it's just good business to remain reliable while one is hired. Surely you understand that obligations must be met? If you can tell us where Vanthus is, we can let her know and fulfill our obligation to her. If he is away on errands, all the better, as we can fulfill the contract and not inconvenience you at all. Then you will have perfectly placed allies for what you plan. And we - we will be good businessmen with an impeccable reputation for staying loyal to our employer - while employed. I think that sounds like a most fair trade, don't you?"
Bryson stands there confused. He looks totally dumbfounded at what Annie is saying.
The womans eyes turn flint hard, and the blasting pistole appears like magic in her hand, the hole pointing towards you looks enormous.
"I think you are going to obey me. There is no turning back, now that you've seen my face.
The womans eyes turn flint hard, and the blasting pistole appears like magic in her hand, the hole pointing towards you looks enormous.
"I think you are going to obey me. There is no turning back, now that you've seen my face.
"Oi've got two of them, an moine be big'r lass.". As he readies his musket.
Annie moved quickly into the room, circling as near the wall as she could as she kept a wary on the woman. "Well, that's too bad. We already destroyed your poison. Good luck brewing another batch anytime soon without your little kobold minion!"
As the woman and Annie converse, she gets more and more suspicious until she pulls an alchemical pistole and Annie dives for cover...
You could swear you have seen her somewhere before...
She's Rowyn Kellani! Eldest daughter of Duke Kellani is running a criminal empire! No wonder she couldn't let you leave seeing her face.
Initiative order:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
The woman, angered at Annies words, at first aims at Annie but seeing Bindlplotz' weapon fires at him.
Ranged touch: Hit! Dealing points damage.
She whistles sharply as she drops the pistole and draws her rapier and swordbreaker dagger.
"Gut Tugger! Shredder! Spot! Get them!"
The felldrake next to her lunges towards Bryson, leaping easily over the low furniture to attack him with it's shark-like teeth.
Bite attack: for a possible points damage.
Crit confirm? No.
Two more charge out of the door to the south to attack Annie and Bindlplotz.
Bite attack against Annie: for a possible points damage.
Crit confirm? Yes! for an extra points damage.
Bite attack against Bindlplotz: Miss.
Bryson is jolted out of his confusion by the bite of the felldrake. He retaliates with a slash of his trusty scimitar.
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
Bindlplotz grimaces as the shot tears through his shoulder. Then grins, and attempts to tumble past the felldrakes. to N14
[acrobatics +4-2=+2]
If that succeeds then he'll shoot her...
Ranged Touch: +2 vs. humans 18 total
Damage: +2 vs. humans 8 total
Dgrim will wait until Bindlplotz and Annie move out of the way, then move in to attack the closest henchman.
Ghirrak comes bursting in a dagger in each hand as he sends one tumbling end over end towards the woman.
Initiative order, Round 1:
Enemy-----24
Went
Dgrim-----20
Steps up and attacks, hitting and wounding Felldrake 5.
Bryson----19
Bryson is jolted out of his confusion by the bite of the felldrake. He retaliates with a slash of his trusty scimitar, wounding Felldrake #3.
(npc)Ravtahl---18
Steps up, mutters under his breath, blows a pinch of sand and casts Sleep on 1, 3 and 5.
Save #1 auto saves.
Save #3 immune
Save #5 immune
Realizing what happend, Ravtahl swears in orcish, singing the ears of anyone able to understand him.
Bindlplotz--14
Bindlplotz grimaces as the shot tears through his shoulder. Then grins and tumbles to N14
He then shoots his musket at #1, which, since she's human just hits, but just grazes her in the ribs. She staggers, wounded though.
Ghirrak---11
Ghirrak comes bursting in a dagger in each hand as he sends one tumbling end over end towards the woman, but misses as she stumbles.
Spinnaker Jon--7
Sings an encouraging sea shanty.
>Inspire Courage: All allies gain +1 to saves vs charm and fear, and +1 competence bonus to attack and weapon damage rolls.
Annie-----3
Steps to L-13 (5' step) and channel positive energy, excluding the two enemies from the healing wave that are hurt the most.
Channel Positive Energy for 3 points healing.
Initiative order for round 2:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
The woman recovers from being shot by Bindlplotz, and runs into the musket cloud to get at him.
Rapier thrust: Lost in the cloud, she misses.
Felldrake #3 vs Bryson: Hit! for points damage.
Felldrake #5 vs Dgrim: Hit! for points damage.
Felldrake #7 vs Annie: Hit! for points damage.
Bryson strikes back!
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
I'll step to K9
Annie, bleeding profusely and on the brink of passing out from her wounds, gasps out another call for healing from Cayden Cailean excluding Felldrakes 3 and 5 (as they're the injured enemies she can see).
Bolstered enough to stay standing by the strength of the healing Cayden Cailean grants, Annie stumbles five feet into the corner (K-14)
"Hold on, girl!" Dgrim takes a 5'-step to (K-12). He faces felldrake #7, swinging his large axe around and over his head and slashing downward, hoping to save Annie from a grisly fate.
Seeing Annie nearly drop, Bindlplotz rushes away from the Lotus lass and stabs the felldrake in the with his bayonet
Charge
Unfortunately he stumbles over The Lotus' foot as he leaving and it's all he can do to keep from falling on his face.
Round 2
Enemy-----24
Went.
Dgrim-----20
"Hold on, girl!" Dgrim takes a 5'-step to (K-12). He faces felldrake #7, swinging his large axe around and over his head and
slashing downward, giving a nasty wound to the creature.
Bryson----19
Bryson strikes back, wounding #3 again, then steps to K9.
Ravtahl---18
With burning eyes, he breaks out a scroll, reads an arcane incantation and points his hand, a wave of brilliant clashing colors rolls over #3 and #5
#3 Will save DC 15: Saves and shakes it off.
#5 Will save DC 15: Fails. Is Blinded and Stunned for rounds.
Bindlplotz--14
Seeing Annie nearly drop, Bindlplotz rushes away from the Lotus lass and stabs the felldrake in the with his bayonet
Unfortunately he stumbles over The Lotus' foot as he leaving and it's all he can do to keep from falling on his face.
Fumble confirm? No, just a miss.
Ghirrak---11
Charges #5 and kills it with a flurry of blows.
Spinnaker Jon--7
Tumbles into the room, points his finger and fires an lightning spark at #7.
Ranged touch attack: Hit! For points electric damage.
Annie-----3
Annie, bleeding profusely and on the brink of passing out from her wounds, gasps out another call for healing from Cayden Cailean
excluding Felldrakes 3 and 5 (as they're the injured enemies she can see).
Channel Positive Energy for 4 points healing.
Bolstered enough to stay standing by the strength of the healing Cayden Cailean grants, Annie stumbles five feet into the corner
(K-14) still on total defense.
Initiative order round 3:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
The woman swings around hunting for Bindlplotz, and eventually finds her way out of the gunpowder cloud. Spotting Blindlplotz again, she readies to charge him.
Felldrake #3 vs Bryson: Miss.
Felldrake #7 vs Dgrim: Miss.
Bryson sees Annie in trouble and the distraction causes him to miss his strike against the fell drake. He steps to L10
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
Dgrim lifts his axe and slashes at the felldrake again.
Annie grits her teeth and attacks the creature in front of her - removing the danger will allow her to heal her friends.
If the felldrake is down, I'll set for charge
If the felldrake is still up, I'll attack it.
+2 vs. humans
dbl dmg for set
so if he gets to set for charge, that should do 12 (7+3+2) dmg to her
if not then 7 dmg to felldrake
"Two barrels, I need t'make one o'these with two barrels..." Bindlplotz mutters
Round 3:
Enemy-----24
Went.
Dgrim-----20
Dgrim lifts his axe and slashes at the felldrake again, critically wounding it.
Bryson----19
Bryson sees Annie in trouble and the distraction causes him to miss his strike against the fell drake. He steps to L10
[npc]Ravtahl---18
Rips out a scroll, mutters some words, the sigels on the scroll light up as he points at Bryson as he casts
Enlarge on him. Bryson grows to twice his height and he brushes his head against the chandelier.
Bindlplotz--14
Winds up and bayonets the Felldrake in the back as Dgrim slashes it in the front. It collapses dead.
"Two barrels, I need t'make one o'these with two barrels..." Bindlplotz mutters
[npc]Ghirrak---11
Runs at the woman, hurdling the couch and using it as a springboard as he launches a flying kick.
Unarmed attack: But misses as she ducks aside.
Spinnaker Jon--7
Jon grows hoarse and he stops singing.
Points his finger and shoots a lightning spark at the woman.
Ranged touch attack: Hit! for points electric damage.
Annie-----3
Annie will coup de grace the felldrake to make sure it's dead so her healing doesn't bring it back up to fight.
This is a full round action.
Initiative order round 4:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
Felldrake #3 vs Bryson: Miss!
The woman steps to M-13 and spins in a whirlwind attack against Ghirrak and Bindlplotz!
Whirlwind attack vs. Ghirrak: Hit! for points damage.
Whirlwind attack vs. Bindlplotz: Miss!
She shouts; "Wingripper! Spot! RISE!"
With a faint tinkling pop, an onyx gemstone mounted on the collars of the felldrakes [#5 & #7] shatters in a pulse of violet and black energy that washes over the corpses. Their limbs twitch, and they stagger to their feet in an frightning unnatural silence, their eyes glowing red.
The spell effect is of an Animate Dead, probably triggered by a verbal command and enchanted into a one shot item on each collar on the Felldrakes.
Looks like the Felldrakes have arisen as Zombies, they're going to be hard to kill unless you have edged weapons.
The woman calls out; "And one of you kill that healer!"
The act of standing up will make Zombie Felldrake #7 eligable for Attacks of Opportunity from Dgrim, Annie and Bindlplotz.
The act of standing up will make Zombie Felldrake #5 eligable for Attacks of Opportunity from Dgrim, Bryson, Spinnaker Jon and Ghirrak.
AoO
gRITTING HIS TEETH AS THE BLADE BITES IN gHIRRAK LAUNCHES A DUO OF QUICK ATTACKS AT THE WOMAN, TRYING TO LAND A PUNCH AMIDST THE WHIRLING BLADEWORK.
Bryson continues to fight against his animalistic foe.
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
Attack of Opportunity
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
Dgrim gasps. "By Brightmantle!" Dgrim restarts his assault against felldrake #7.
Attack:
Damage:
"The collar around their necks allowed them to do that!" Annie called out. "When you take down the other, remove the collar or it'll likely do the same." Annie sets her jaw and grimly attacks the foul creature rising before her.
Seeing Ghirrak injured again, Annie calls out one last time for healing from Cayden Cailean, excluding the live felldrake and the woman from the healing energy.
"Bah! Unholy magic...Die wench!"
5' step away from the zombie. Draw and fire my flintlock pistol while I hold the musket with the other hand
+2 vs human
+2 vs human
oh and stab the zomdrake for the AoO, though the bayonet does no noticeable damage.
What?! When did that happen? Oh well. BRYSON SMASH!
Round 4:
Enemy-----24
Went.
Dgrim-----20
Dgrim gasps. "By Brightmantle!" as #7 rises again slashes it, then Dgrim restarts his assault against felldrake #7. Again critically wounding it, though no blood flows now...
Bryson----19
Bryson continues to fight against his animalistic foe but misses. As #5 rises again, Bryson slashes at it, catching it with some nasty cutting damage as he realizes that he has been Enlarged.
"What?! When did that happen? Oh well. BRYSON SMASH!"
[npc]Ravtahl---18
Whips out another scroll, reads an arcane phrase, points his finger and casts Enlarge Person on Dgrim!
Bindlplotz--14
Stabs the Felldrake #7 as it rises, but does no noticable damage
"Bah! Unholy magic...Die wench!"
5' step away from the zombie. Draws and fires his flintlock pistol while he holds the musket with the other hand. The woman takes another hit and she winces in pain, but doesn't go down.
Ghirrak---11
Gritting his teeth as the blade bites in, Ghirrak launces a duo of quick attacks at the woman, trying to land a punch amid the whirling bladework.
But clearly something has cursed him as he misses wildly with every move he made.
Spinnaker Jon--7
Misses cutting #5 as it stands, but takes a step back and casts Grease on the woman's sword. She curses as it becomes slippery, but retains control of her blade, at least for now.
Annie-----3
"The collar around their necks allowed them to do that!" Annie called out. "When you take down the other,
remove the collar or it'll likely do the same." Annie sets her jaw and grimly attacks the foul creature rising before her.
Only to realize that the wound she gave did no damage!
Seeing Ghirrak injured again, Annie calls out one last time for healing from Cayden Cailean, excluding the
live felldrake and the woman from the healing energy.
Channel Positive Energy (healing): 6
End round 4
Initiative order round 5:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
Enemy turn-
Felldrake #3 vs Bryson: Miss!
Zombie Felldrake #5 vs Dgrim: Hit! for bite damage.
Zombie Felldrake #7 vs Annie: Hit!
Critical confirm? No. For bite damage.
The woman steps to L-13 and spins in a whirlwind attack against Dgrim, Ghirrak, Bindlplotz, and Annie in particular.
Whirlwind attack vs. Dgrim: Miss!
Whirlwind attack vs. Ghirrak: Miss!
Whirlwind attack vs. Bindlplotz: Hit!
Critical confirm? Yes.
Kidney pierced for damage and sickend for rounds (Fort save DC15 to negate sickened condition).
Whirlwind attack vs. Annie: Miss!
"Ugghh..."
Fort Save:
Bindlplotz is
Trapped in a corner and without many other options, Annie hacks at the woman.
Bryson brings his scimitar down in a vicious slash, destroying a chair that's close by in his efforts to finish off his foe.
Scimitar: to hit
Scimitar: damage
Dgrim attempts to finish off the felldrake.
Round 5:
Enemy-----24
Went.
Dgrim-----20
Dgrim attempts to finish off the felldrake, but can't connect with his swing.
Bryson----19
Bryson brings his scimitar down in a vicious slash, destroying a chair that's close by in his efforts to finish off his foe;
but like Dgrim can't quite hit.
Ravtahl---18
Curses, spots Annie in trouble and hurls his greataxe at #7.
Hand of the apprentice attack: Hit! for damage. #7 drops, finally and permanently dead.
Bindlplotz--14
"Ugghh..." Bindlplotz stumbles, sickened by a strike to the kidneys, nevertheless he lunges forward to bayonet his target again.
[npc attack] Bayonet attack: Miss!
[npc]Ghirrak---11
Frustrated by his run of bad luck (or curse), Ghirrak lunges forward to Grapple the woman.
Grapple attack: Miss! Ghirraks curse continues.
Spinnaker Jon--7
Fires a lighting spark at the woman; fumbles the spell and a purple octarine energy flows from Spinnaker Jon to the woman.
Some spell has been sucked out of Jon and into the woman, who can cast it now.
Ranged touch:
Annie-----3
Trapped in a corner and without many other options, Annie hacks at the woman; wounding her lightly.
End round 5
Initiative order round 6:
Enemy-----24
Dgrim-----20
Bryson----19
Ravtahl---18
Bindlplotz--14
Ghirrak---11
Spinnaker Jon--7
Annie-----3
Enemy turn-
Felldrake #3 vs Bryson: Miss!
Zombie Felldrake #5 vs Dgrim: . Hit! for bite damage.
The woman snarls; "Why won't you DIE! Spins in a whirlwind attack against Dgrim, Ghirrak, Bindlplotz, and Annie in particular again.
Whirlwind attack vs Dgrim: Miss!
Whirlwind attack vs Ghirrak: Hit! for points damage.
Whirlwind attack vs Bindlplotz: Hit! for points damage.
Whirlwind attack vs Annie: Just misses due to her defensive stance.