Bulvi nods offering a hand to Sakitu as she stands up. "It's dead at least, the whole point of me going up front is so they'll attack me, hopefully they'll start co operating soon. Does anyone know if these kind of things are in league with Fey? Or perhaps if it was mystically compelled?"
He checks the area to make sure the tatzylwyrm didn't have any friends or that the remains of it's previous meals didn't leave anything useful.
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Quasit actually lets go of her sword and steps back a couple of paces away from the now limp monster, panting a bit more from the excitement than the exertion. She just stares at the monster that she moments ago helped in killing, then flops down on her butt shaking her head in bewilderment.
"Snow lizards??? Really??? I thought lizards were all about basking in the sun to stay warm, not burrowed down into the blasted snow!" she says, clearly annoyed at the universe. "I did NOT see that one coming. Cayden's ass! What in blazes is next?"
Not really expecting an answer to her rant, she just falls back on her elbows, still shaking her head, her mouth screwed into a scowl.
"Friggin' snow lizards..." she repeats to herself, as if still trying to believe it.
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"Are you sure you're ok now, Sakitu?"
This snaps Quasit back to her surroundings, and she scrambles to her feet, and comes over to Sakitu.
"Oh my gosh!! Foxy! Are you sure you're ok?" she says, her voice obviously full of real concern. "Don't mind me, I'm an idiot. If you need to lean on me while you walk or something, go right ahead, ok? I'm so sorry I didn't spot that thing, I was too busy thinking about half-orc stableboys or something. Totally on me. You REALLY sure you're ok?"
She kneels down and examines the wound as Findurel employs the wand, watching as the magic knits the kitsune's sinews. "Magical healing is the best," she says to no one in particular, stating the obvious. She manages to stay silent for a few moments, before adding. "I don't suppose anyone brought snow lizard repellent? Or what did you call them Ibona? Tickle-worms? I think snow lizards is a better name, actually. Hey Foxy, if it makes you feel better, if I was an evil tickle-worm, I'd go for the sexy fox girl too. Unless I was drunk. Err... shut up Quasit."
She purses her lips, trying to regain control of her wayward mouth, then looks back up at Sakitu. "Are you really really sure you're ok?"
"Snow lizard versus a magical fueled fox woman, didn't stand a chance. Would never even have gotten near you if it hadn't gotten the drop on you right?" He shakes his head at Quasit "I think you are in more danger from Quasit now, she's rambling on about half-orc stableboys again, now if one of those pops out I wouldn't get between her and them."
"If we weren't pressed for time and presuming they aren't intelligent I'd be half thinking about turning it's hide into a cloak. I think I'd be rather fetching in it, but you are right Ibona we need to keep pressing ahead." After walking a few steps he speaks up again. "If anyone spots something watching us and wants to let the group know with alerting them we should use a phrase. Perhaps asking about a book on Tatzylwyrm... I doubt it's something we will likely have the option to acquire."
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He shakes his head at Quasit "I think you are in more danger from Quasit now, she's rambling on about half-orc stableboys again, now if one of those pops out I wouldn't get between her and them."
Quasit looks sideways up at Bulvi, a sly smirk playing on her lips. Then she sticks her tongue out at him.
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"If anyone spots something watching us and wants to let the group know with alerting them we should use a phrase. Perhaps asking about a book on Tatzylwyrm... I doubt it's something we will likely have the option to acquire."
"A safe-word. I know about those. Always a good idea."agrees Quasit. She stands up again, pats Sakitu on the arm. "Seriously Foxy, if you need help walking or anything..." and then she nods. Then she goes and yanks her sword out of the snow lizard (with some difficulty), cleans it off, and sheathes it. "And for the record? That thing would make a terrible cloak. Too stiff and scaly. Boots now... or maybe a doublet, now you're talking."
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a little disappointed that there was nothing to be found, the group continues to console Sakitu as they travel on, its some time as they travel down the path until they see something a bit unusual...
A human-sized snowman stands in the middle of the trail
before a frozen stream. A crude wooden sign leans against it
and bears the words “Trespassers Turn Back.”
Watching carefully for traps and ambushers Bulvi advances his mind racing as he looks for tripwires and pitfall traps. "Great now the locals are trying to get us too." He grunted over his shoulder.
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Watching carefully for traps and ambushers Bulvi advances his mind racing as he looks for tripwires and pitfall traps. "Great now the locals are trying to get us too." He grunted over his shoulder.
"That may be true, but if they can do this, they can be reasoned with, talked to. And, we aren't trespassers, not really. We are just searching for the kidnapped. Wouldn't be be more a brute squad? Or search and rescue?" Once again, Ibona sheathes her weapon, opens her journal, and begins to take notes.
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Sakitu blushes a little as people make a fuss about her. But she smiles at them too. "You guys are too nice," she says as she accepts Bulvi's hand to stand up. The emotion of the ordeal catches up to her and she starts to tear up. "I've never had friends as nice as you. Most of the time people don't want to be around me. They say I'm weird." Before she becomes overwhelmed Quasit starts talking again, making jokes about half-orcs. Sakitu laughs as the banter lightens her mood.
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Sakitu shies away from the snowman. She notices Findurêl's caution too. "Is that going to come to life?"
Bulvi chuckled at Sakitu "You meat all sorts of people in the society from many places. I like to think it opens the mind a bit to new things. I knew a Priest of Apsu, he was Naji? Big lizard person, nice person, very funny and whittled carvings. You are a fox woman who turns to look like a human. Or a human woman who turns to look like a fox woman. Compared to him you are almost as boring as me and I am almost entirely human... if you go back far enough someone has to have slept with something exotic!"
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Bulvi gives Sakitu a reassuring smile. "I see no traps before it but I will pass it first. Traps may come after it if we do not heed the warning, which is fair." He proceeded to trudge past it, wary of Sakitu's concern but kept his eyes peeled for traps and ambushes as they moved past it.
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Sakitu blushes a little as people make a fuss about her. But she smiles at them too. "You guys are too nice," she says as she accepts Bulvi's hand to stand up. The emotion of the ordeal catches up to her and she starts to tear up. "I've never had friends as nice as you. Most of the time people don't want to be around me. They say I'm weird." Before she becomes overwhelmed Quasit starts talking again, making jokes about half-orcs. Sakitu laughs as the banter lightens her mood.
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Sakitu shies away from the snowman. She notices Findurêl's caution too. "Is that going to come to life?"
"Quasit, Sakitu, keep flirting with each other and I might just have to chip in some coin for your room the next time we are at an Inn. Who knows," Ibona says, glancing at both of them with a slight hint of a smile on her face, "I might even join you, for research purposes."
Bulvi raised his shield hoping to ward off whatever was happening with the Snowman. "This is a horrible forest and I will not miss it when we're done saving this blasted woman."
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The emotion of the ordeal catches up to her and she starts to tear up. "I've never had friends as nice as you. Most of the time people don't want to be around me. They say I'm weird."
"Don't want to be around you?" says Quasit, who is clearly surprised at this. "Oh. my. Gosh. What kind of jerks have YOU been hanging around with?"
"Quasit, Sakitu, keep flirting with each other and I might just have to chip in some coin for your room the next time we are at an Inn. Who knows," Ibona says, glancing at both of them with a slight hint of a smile on her face, "I might even join you, for research purposes."
"Was I flirting? I wasn't trying to, honest. I'm sorry." says Quasit, whose cheeks get even redder than the cold was already making them. She runs her hand through her tousled hair and rubs vigorously. "This is getting weird. Tatzelwyrm."
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as bulvi approaches next to it, a very unpleasant sound is released
"Ow!" She konks at her ears. "Just great, now everyone knows we're coming! This is turning into an amazing day. What's next? A pit with a snow tiger in it? Or shall we just jump straight to the snow dragon? Arrgh. Why couldn't this lady have just stayed down south and married the guy?"
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At Bulvi's 'flirting' comment Sakitu's eyes grow wide. She looks at Quasit with a shocked and perplexed looked. Her cheeks grow as red as Quasit's then she bursts out laughing. "Flirting? Ha. That's funny. I think not. She is just becoming like a sister to me." With that Sakitu jumps over to Quasit and wraps her in a big hug.
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Immunity to Cold, bleed, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.
Not subject to critical hits or flanking. Does not take additional damage from precision-based attacks, such as sneak attack.
Elementals do not breathe, eat, or sleep.
it has a slam attack that does cold damage
Ice Glide (Su)
A burrowing ice elemental can pass through nonmagical ice and snow as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other sign of its presence. A control water spell cast on an area containing a burrowing ice elemental flings the elemental back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.
Icewalking (Ex)
This ability works like the spider climb spell, but the surfaces the elemental climbs must be icy. The elemental can move across icy surfaces without penalty and does not need to make Acrobatics checks to run or charge on ice.
Numbing Cold (su)
When an ice elemental deals cold damage to a creature, that creature must succeed on a Fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round.
Snow Vision (Ex)
An ice elemental can see perfectly well in snowy conditions and does not take any penalties on Perception checks while in snow.
the Ice Elemental will move over, and slam into Ibona
Ibona I need a Fort Save
~Round 1~
Alexia
Findurel
Bulvi
Quasit
Sakitu
Ibona
Ice Elemental
Bulvi blinked as his senses came back to him. His ears still ringing he trudged past Sakitu muttering an apology and swung his sword in an arc pointing at the other side of the elemental. "Quasit."
He then promptly brought the blade down again as he slashed with a downward cut at the elemental.
Bulvi checks over the area "The magic done here might leave some form of clue or valuable to fuel it we could claim but it'll likely be more bloody snow and aggravation." He sneers and wipes away a small trickle of blood from his ear.
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Still holding her ear and squinting uncomfortably, Quasit manages to whip out her sword as the final combatant goes down. She staggers a step forward and nearly falls.
"Wha... hold on... did we just get attacked by icicles?" she says, her voice full of irritation. "Whatever that councilwoman back in town is paying us, it ain't enough. This is crazy!"
Frustrated, she jabs her short sword into the snow man up to the hilt.
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"Well, ok then. Quasit, you are right, we ain't getting paid enough for this mission. However, we did accept the mission, so we will do it. At least, I will."
As usual Ibona puts her weapon away, this time unused in the combat, and get out her often seen journal to start to document the encounter and sketch the ice elementals.
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Quasit starting to get worked up, stabs Mr. Frosty, and when she pulls the blade back out its covered in frozen snowman guts, the red snow on the inside is apparent, and the snowman collapses
Alexia looking around to see if there was anything else that could let her make heads or tails, but unfortunately she detects nothing but the faint aura of the magic snowman trap.
continuing on after restoring the snow doesn't seem to get any shallower, or any deeper