I keep my guard up, in case anything comes around the corner. If anything comes around the corner in an aggressive manner, I will cast Reduce Person again.
At the correction I sigh. "Sorry Marasu" I continue to follow the group keeping a wary eye for trouble.
"Masaru," he corrected again, irritated. "Not Masada, not Marasu -- Masaru. Ma-Sa-Ru!" He huffed at her steeled his resolve, staring straight ahead after closing his eyes. Women...
right. Girls your both pretty. Can we go? with that Godfrey becomes silent at the sound of the hissing.
Slightly confused about the conversation that had taken place, I remain on Masaru's shoulders not making a sound. Once the hissing does not stop, I remain perfectly still too, almost as if frozen in place.
Still wary and a little scared of the hissing I call out, "H...h...hello? I...i...is anyone th...th...there?"
I look down to Masaru, "I think we should go check it out ... those thuds were rather worrying and there's also all the hissing. Maybe we should stop the hissing and try calling out again, in case they can't hear us over it all?"
Masaru wordlessly moves around to the side of the house, his sword drawn with sharp eyes narrowed. Once out of earshot of the others, he whispers, "Hold on, I don't know what to expect..."
"I think we will just find a few snakes, but it would be best to have your sword ready, just in case something more fearsome comes. Would you like me to get down now? I don't want to make you ache from carrying me such a long way."
"Lovely," Masaru says, a shiver rolling down his spine. "I don't like snakes... And there are more here than I'm comfortable with..." He frowns, his posture hesitant which is immediately recognizable by Kerri as she is perched on his shoulders. His knuckles tighten around the sword brandished before him as he takes slow, methodical steps forward. He avoids the two larger snakes and waves the rest of the party over.
Godfrey puts his hand on masaru's shoulder. When he looks he merely shakes his head. Taking a nonthreatening posture he steps forward slowly as if trying to get the snakes used to his presence.
I feel Masaru tense up, "Don't worry as long as we don't do anything to provoke them, we should be ..." I stop mid-sentence as I watch Godfrey carelessly walk into the pen of snakes. "... fine. What are you doing Godfrey?! You are going to upset them and make them attack us!"
That's not going to work, he thought, pausing as Godfrey touched his shoulder and approached the snakes. He gulped and his grip tightened that much more on his sword, one hand over the other. He focused on the snakes and Godfrey, nearly jumping when Kerri spoke. He nearly forget she was there from his tension.
Okay I must be doing this wrong, hunker down and keep eye contact with them
I stand by watching as the others move towards the shack. I then make my move steathily to the door.
Stealth:
Once I reach the door I check to see if it is locked.
"There's somebody in the cage," he commented quietly.
"So I see, should we try and get to the body? That would mean going around the snakes or through them. I would rather go around, I don't want to aggravate them and become their dinner. Maybe Godfrey will fill them up so if it came to me they wouldn't be hungry?"
Shh! Godfrey says to the rest of the group. Trying to focus his mind and keeping eyes on the constrictor in front of him
"Don't worry, nothing is going to eat you," he assured the halfling. He steeled his resolve and approached Godfrey, wanting to move so he could flank the snake if it was prepared to strike them.
To use wild empathy, the druid and the animal must be within 30 feet of one another under normal conditions. Generally, influencing an animal in this way takes 1 minute but, as with influencing people, it might take more or less time.
A druid can also use this ability to influence a magical beast with an Intelligence score of 1 or 2, but she takes a –4 penalty on the check.
Remaining silent, I continue to hold my readied action.
Masaru leaps forward and he flashes his katana in a powerful stroke, driving the blade down upon the snake without a word.
okay that didn't work, plan B
Godfrey grips his club tightly and strikes at the serpent
He swung his sword again but stumbled partially during the swing, his blade missing and nicking the ground. "Damn it," he cursed, taking a step back and readying his blade.
I start to whisper some words in a foreign tongue again, "zezhuanth iri, nar vhira nomenoi wioti, xurwk sia hatob nar astahi vis!" and begin to breath in. Then all of a sudden my eyes, skin and finger nails start turn to an icy blue colour, then I spit a small perfectly spherical ball of solid ice at the approaching snake, there seems to be a cold air around me, but once I have fired the ball of ice the cold air dissipates and my eyes, skin and finger nails all revert back to their original colour.
I start to whisper some words in a foreign tongue again, "zezhuanth iri, nar vhira nomenoi wioti, xurwk sia hatob nar astahi vis!" and performing some complex hand gestures. Then all of a sudden my eyes, skin and finger nails start turn to an icy blue colour, in the palm of my hand a small perfectly spherical ball of solid ice forms. Once the ball is about an inch in diameter I throw it at the snake that is trying to bite Godfrey. Also Masaru you will notice that while I am doing this, there seems to be a cold air around me, but once I have thrown the ball of ice the cold air dissipates and my eyes, skin and finger nails all revert back to their original colour.
"Ancient Ones, strike down these foes, make my dart strike them true!"
I look for a window. If I find one I move in though it stealthily
Sneak:
If I can't get through the window I will try the door lock.
Disable Device:
I will climb down and search the body. "Masaru, do you want to keep an eye on the snake? I really don't want to be its dinner."
I straighten up and approach. Giving my most charming girly smile I greet him. "Hello my name is Tanimoto. I have heard of your trade and have come to ask a few questions and maybe see a master at work."
Diplomacy: +1 more if he finds me charming.
Masaru nods, keeping an eye on the snakes and is poised to strike if Kerri is in any immediate danger. He is watchful, breathing slowly as his grip tightens on the sword in hand.
I look around to Masaru and Godfrey quickly, "Can either of you treat injuries? This man is alive, but has been cut by a knife or something similar." I look bad at the man, "Don't worry, we will try to stop the pain." I speak quietly to myself, "I have a bad feeling about this."
Masaru appears cautious, moving closer to Kerri while maintaining eye contact on the other large snake. "I'm sorry," he said. "I only know very basic first aide. I could tear up my shirt for bandages if need be, however."
I glance up at Masaru, "I think this is the man who we came to see, I feel it in my gut."