After failing to revive Daedeloth Variel opines:It appears I should ask the Fire Father for some healing moving forward for these types of eventualities. His wounds are not fatal, but he will need some time to recover being tossed about in the witch's creation. While we wait for him to recover, why don't we more thoroughly search this stench riddled hut?
With that he pulls Daedeloth's body out of the hut to receive better air; placing his still form in as comfortable a position as possible.
The group spends the next hour going through the various items in the apparently now abandoned home of Ulizmila finding:
A matched set of statuettes embedded with some colorful stones worth 30 GP total.
A pouch containing essential salts useful in summoning a familiar; these decrease the rite's cost by 1/2.
The previously mentioned shrunken head which is distinctly magical.
Nothing else in the hut is of particular value to anyone but a witch or someone of their ilk.
Knowledge check on skull please....
Knowledge check on skull please....
To Variel: How is Daedlloth doing? Does the Ranger need to slap him to wake him up now? Can I attempt a heal skill on him? I am glad you are able to heal us when we are gravely injured.
Variel chuckles softly to himself I appreciate your kind words friend Azzakan, but my healing skills are not very strong even with a kit. Without one I am afraid I can not do much more than stabilize our companion and make sure he is comfortable. We should let him rest a little more; he will soon wake on his own.~pauses as Daedeloth slowly starts to rise~In fact, I believe he has returned to the land of the conscious as we spoke.
what the hell happened? did I get eaten by a cauldron?
To Daed: Glad you are back at full strength! We have the moss and the rat tail. Lets move on to our next mission.
To DM: I do one more check to make sure I am not missing anything of importance to me in the hut.
To party: anyone need heals?
DM: what hp am I at?
To Daedloth VIA DM.........READ THE POSTS!!!
To Daedloth VIA DM.........READ THE POSTS!!!
Boo-yah biznatches! D=1 HP
Oops sorry....you were playing your dead/unconscious character wondering what happened.
what the hell happened? did I get eaten by a cauldron?
Eaten friend Daedeloth, but not consumed. Jalriel pulled you out before the witch's kettle could perform its dark task. If Desna is willing, I know I could use some healing; I believe friend Jalriel is wounded as well.
To Daed: Glad you are back at full strength! We have the moss and the rat tail. Lets move on to our next mission.
To DM: I do one more check to make sure I am not missing anything of importance to me in the hut.
Unless you are contemplating warlock-hood you can't imagine what else in the hut would be of use to you.
To group: Are we resting for the night? I could build a huge fire using the witch's hut as tinder. Or do we push ?
Dear Azz: I have read the posts. I know that Daed took at least 12 points of damage from the cauldron, some lethal, some non-lethal, perhaps even more if you count -1 per round until stabilized. Not sure if/when DM ruled I stabilized. Now I am conscious, which means I must have at least 0 hp, but maybe the DM ruled I have more, not sure, which is why I ask how many hp I am supposed to have.
Channel energy x2. exclude the cauldron
Dear Azz: I have read the posts. I know that Daed took at least 12 points of damage from the cauldron, some lethal, some non-lethal, perhaps even more if you count -1 per round until stabilized. Not sure if/when DM ruled I stabilized. Now I am conscious, which means I must have at least 0 hp, but maybe the DM ruled I have more, not sure, which is why I ask how many hp I am supposed to have.
Channel energy x2. exclude the cauldron
[dice=channel]2d6
[ooce]Variel will still be a little down but good to go.[/ooc]
Channel energy 1 more time. exclude the cauldron
1d6[/dice]
let's try that again
and fourth channel of the day, exclude cauldron
that should put everyone back at full HP
Azz: Exactly, I was just trying to imagine what Daed would say when he woke up and was like WTF happened?
Oops sorry....you were playing your dead/unconscious character wondering what happened.
To Daedlloth: trying to give DM a hard time not you. After I sent "read the Posts" I sent this.
Are we resting now to make sure Daedloth recovers from all of his channeling? We will need that if we continue quickly.
I have 3 more channels today
Then lets move out. I still have items to use.
To Valriel: where do we go next?
Ummm....read...the...posts....
Brahahahahahahaha!
We continue East and as we near the edge of Droskar's Crag we should find the ruins of a Dwarven monastery. If ever there were to be a place that Ironblooms would grow that would be it.
I am ready for a monastic search of blooming iron.
Hey RangerbDanger! Can you scout ahead?
Consider it done friend Azz I scout ahead.
We continue East and as we near the edge of Droskar's Crag we should find the ruins of a Dwarven monastery. If ever there were to be a place that Ironblooms would grow that would be it.
After several more hours of travel you make camp, greatful for an opportunity to rest and take a meal. The consecutive hard days of travel through the wilderness have taken much more of a toll on the group than your relatively leisurely journey to Falcon's Hollow. Yet you can't help but feel at least a little excited to have come so far so fast with only one last ingredient to find before returning to the town and hopefully curing all of the sick.
You wake again in the early morning, once more setting off in hopes of finding the destination marked by Milon, only now realizing how much time the seasoned forester must have spent in these woods. After a few hours travel and a little time searching the area:
Sitting squat at the foot of an imposing mountain, a ruined monastery comes into view between ancient gnarled trees. Made of simple stone blocks, worn smooth with the passage of time, the stout building is falling apart. Sections of the slanted shale roof have collapsed and portions of the outer wall have crumbled. Weeds and wild thorn plants run rampant across the field leading up to the place, leaving only the slightest indication of a path that ends at the ruined front doors. Beyond, an overgrown yard sits in shadow.
To DM: I look to see if there is anything amiss here. Writing on walls, nasty big animal tracks....lots of Uncursed magical items laying around...
Let go get the blooming onion. I move cautiously forward towards the building.
I look around.
I look around.
[dice=perception]1d20+12
To party: be wary, razorcrows on the roof, and does anyone recognize these paw prints ( pointing them out)?
Flame and ash! Those must be really BIG wolves!
Are the razor row within range of my crossbow? Extract ready
Are the razor row within range of my crossbow? Extract ready
You will have to get a lot closer than you are now.
The last razorcrows may only have attacked because they were pets, maybe these will let us alone? Variel and Jalriel are animal experts, what do you think? And what about wolves, will they let us be?
I agree, let's see what the Druid and ranger think. If they do not know, then we may have to go in anyways.
Variel views Daedeloth with a surprised look about him, You have learned much about the natural world in a short period of time, friend Daedeloth. I'm not sure I will ever understand the cities that you grew up in similarly. He smiles and continues Yes, if we leave those razorcrows alone they are likely to ignore us outside of some baleful chirps. ~pauses and looking more grim~ Wolves are another matter, however. If they are hungry, defending cubs or lair they will be fierce beasts. Worse yet these tracks would lead me to believe at least one of their pack is actually a worg and will certainly be the alpha of the group. I have the ability to turn a hostile beast friendly. Sometimes the creature hears the reason of nature and will follow me....sometimes not.
To Variel: I will follow your lead and be prepared to assist in any way.
Thanks Variel, I agree with Azz, we will follow your lead in regard to these wild animals. Lets enter the compound and find those ironbloom shrooms so we can head back to the village.
The group cautiously makes its way down towards the shattered gates under the baleful gaze of the razorclaws. Before entering the yard, the path passes between a pair of old stone statues. One of them is little more than rubble, the other is relatively intact. The 5-foot tall statue is incredibly worn but it can still be made out as a dwarf holding aloft a great stone hammer. Moss and creeper vines cover most of its surface. The yard of the monastarey lies ahead through the broken gates.
Examine the statue more closely and cast detect magic on it.