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She yelps as Cain slashes across her back, then darts around the corner, deftly avoiding an opportunistic strike from Cain!
He follows got on her heels while the rest of the party recovers.The next room she flees into contains a sarcophagus and another for on the far side. The rat dives over the stone barrier and is through the far door in the blink of an eye!
Kayla feels the effect of the powder, cursing (in Tien) for getting caught off guard.
she manages to catch her prey in a blurry vision through the dust, with the vision, she mentally marks her target.
she struggles and starts after her her slower movement may prove to be a detriment, but she pushes forward despite her weakened condition.
Grelthe tries to push the sarcophagus out of the way, but can't gain traction on the dusty floor.
The fast reactions of the Catfolk saves him again, as he closes his eyes and covers the face with both arms as he got the first glimpse of the rat lady tossing the bag.
Blind, relying totally on his superior scent, he follows the rat-thing until he is well clear of the mysterious cloud, he had no intention to find out what it would have done to a poor Catfolk like him.
Seeing Cain leading the way, he falls to all fours and runs after him, taking on a faint green fur-color along his legs as he takes a wide jump over the obstacle.
Sensing Simons discomfort and defensive behavior as the sack is thrown at them, Emily gets out of the way in time as well, then immediately follows her master, chasing down their assailant.
She too makes the jump over the impeding rock-thingy and is hard on the heels of the evil-smelling she-rat.
with the cat man rushing past her, Kayla calls out to those in front, realizing they will most likely reach her prey first.
Take her alive, she is needed for questioning.
Huh, so she knows her ...?
Vuzi tries to jump over the sarcophagus but trips over it falling behind.
While untrained in any sort of acrobatic excercise, Cain is more than dexterous enough to leap over the simple obstacles
Zadira, coughing and choking, attempts to follow the party over the sarcophagus, but unfortunately falls flat on her face onto (or into?) it instead.
The rat darts around a corner with Cain hot on her heels, Kayla and the cats just behind him, and the rest following a couple seconds behind!
You dash down a short hall and around another corner to see the rat flying! No, Jumping! Crap! There an old pit trap Right There! It's mostly filed in with debris that you don't have the split second to analyze...
Zadira finds the stepping stones in the midst of the rubble and makes up some time after stumbling earlier.
Having just jumped over an old, battered sarcophagus
- why would you want to rod inside an ugly shaped stone rather than be buried in the woods such that a tree will blossom above you? -
as the next obstacle is already ahead!
Without thinking about it, he takes to a long jump over the pit, using all fours to propel him up and forwards .
The very long jump carries the Catfolk over the pit without loosing any of his speed.
Mid jump he calls out a short warning for the others following behind.
"Piih-iii-iiht!"
Leaping afterher companion, Emilys jump is on the shorter side of things.
On the very short side of things in fact.
She barely makes the jump, only the magic that protects her while she stays at Simons side ensuring that she does not slip down the pit after all!
Simon's call helped her prepare for the jump, so she runs to get enough speed to handily make the leap, even in her armor.
Kayla is totally caught by surprise, it slows her down some but she tries to make up time.
Cain effortlessly keeps up with her, the pit proving no obstacle to him, bone spikes forming on his arm, ready to attempt to trip her up at a crucial moment
Vuzi keeps moving and tries to avoid falling into the pit as she makes a leap. She looks actually graceful as she flies over the obstacle in front of her.
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As the rat lady rounds the next corner, you hear an odd rumbling noise.
The next room is thin, about 7 feet wide, and long, about 25 feet. The right side of the hall is covered in brown mold. The rat lady is getting progressively smaller as she goes and Cain is sounding the corner behind her when a spiked stone ball 5 feet across rolls from overhead and shoots down the hall at high speed!
The rat is clobbered as she attempts to squeeze by on the right and she falls into the path of the ball!
Cain activates the magic in his quick runner shirt and blasts through the hallway, deftly ducking under the pinball of doom with psionicly enhanced awareness, grabbing the target and leaving the hallway
Turning the corner in full sprint, Simon struggles to get to a halt in time, seeing the dangers ahead and Marco trying to get back out with their prey over the shoulder.
Deciding that he can be of no real help to get into that room of death, he remains at the border and calls out warnings to Marco, hoping to help him getting out without getting bruised or smashed to a pulp.
"To the left, the left-meow!
Another is coming from behind, take care!
Yeah, like that, you can do it Marco-purr!"
With the aid of his magic shirt Cain is in and out in a flash!
The rat is unconscious.
Clapping Marcos shoulder Simon calls out the the others following behind.
"Cool down girls, Cain got her-purrrurr.
Emily: Guard her."
As soon as Kayla arrives, Simon will ask her:
"So now that we got her, even saved her ...
What do you want from her-miii?
Is she a friend of yours-meowi?"
The big black feline sits down directly in front of the tiny frame of the ratling, the slid-eyes trained on their prey and every muscle ready to lunge at the target should it try to get away.
Zadira casts detect magic and deprives the ratfolk of anything magical, as well as any weapons while she is unconscious. (She doesn't break her teeth or claws or anything... just manufactured weapons.)
The rat is carrying a rapier, two potions of healing, a potion of Cats Grace, and an oil of magic weapon. She's also carrying several empty vials and odd chemical reagents.
She also carries a hand drawn map of the local rat tunnels.
Zadira asks if anyone wants any of the loot, and hands the map to Grelthe.
Kayla catches up with the others. she takes a moment to catch her breath, then stoops to take a look at the captured rat lady.
she answers Simon, without taking her eyes off the rat lady, not a friend, an enemy actually, but also a wanted enemy. I have a benefactor that has tasked me to bring her to him, alive. Though I must admit, I never expected this chase to be so dangerous. the risks you took, are appreciated.
Kayla takes steps to keep her "quarry" alive,
She is very much alive, and wounded. The stone didn't do all the damage either. She sends to be healing from several fresh wounds.
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"Do ve need to take her back fight avay? Can de twins watch her for vu?" Vuzi asks Kayla.
Is the woman conscious now?
If so, Zadira asks her to tell her story.
No. She'll be out for a while unless she gets some healing.
Grelthe quickly glances over the map. Squiggly lines never did mean much to me. Then hands it back to Zadira. Maybe you could use this to supplement your own map?
Turning her attention to the rat lady, she asks Kayla "how dangerous is she? We can strip her belongings and bind her, but were can't stop her from transforming back into a rat and getting away."
She is stable
Cain looks her over “what was she wanted for anyway?
Zadira nods to Grelthe, and copies the map into her own notes.
trying to explain about her mission, Kayla really is trying to not divulge too much. mostly to keep the mystery of her abilities, but also cause its the way of her organization.
I am just to retrieve the bounty. honor a debt that I promised. and receive the payment that I was promised.
referring to the shape changing, I don't think we will have to worry about that, I have something for that, once I was aware of the nature of my quarry. of course to capture alive is not the normal protocol but I have my orders.
how long will this ratbane stuff work? I am assuming it will prevent her from shapechanging. maybe lock her in some sort of human form? I think I only have two doses.