Brominate has a strange dream where a voice in his head calls out to him in song, and he can perform great feats of icy magic. He's also wearing a dress for some reason...
Porablum looks at Easlis and says,
”Cast a spell or something to help!”
Pulling out her crossbow, she fires at the swordswoman.
Creating just enough distance between himself and the swordswoman, Grimgisli finds himself forced to deal with the closer threat.
The first arrow finds a path into the swordswoman, but the second . . ..
Getting hit several times by his opponents proves to anger the not so large man even more.
That is how you want it huh. When I am done with her....
His ax comes across the sword women's chest...
He screams in anger as his blade connects...
He turns his head calmly towards the bard...
...you...are...next...
...and steps closer to the woman.
Hjorleaf finally finds his footing and plants his axe in the woman's chest, dropping her.
seeing her go down, Grim turns to the atomie that has been harassing the group and hits it with one accurate shot, pinning its dead body to the wall. his second shot misses the bard
Easlis, Mierul, Porablum, Grim, Hjorleaf, Brominate
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Grimgisli HP: 3/28 - AC: 16/14/12 Status:
Porablum HP: 14/24 - AC: 17/13/15 Status:
Easlis: HP: 0/23 - AC: 16/11/15 Status: staggered, prone
Brominate HP: -5/26 - AC: 17/14/13 Status: unconscious/stable
Hjorleaf HP: 7/31 - AC: 15/11/14 Status: smallNPCS:
Yellow Atomie HP: -12 | AC: <20 | dead
Green Atomie HP: -16 | AC: 18 | dead
Mierul HP: -21 | AC: 17 | bardic performance
Hestrig HP: -51 | AC: 17 | dead
The half-elf looks down somehow ashamed that he could not bring any help in this fight.
The half-elf takes a step next to Mierul and with a final desperate attack he slashes at her.
with one last push, Easlis steps in and swings at the Forlarren woman. as he swings, his body gives out on him, and his body falls on top of Mierul both of them go down in a heap and they are both bleeding out.
End of combat
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Grimgisli HP: 3/28 - AC: 16/14/12 Status:
Porablum HP: 14/24 - AC: 17/13/15 Status:
Easlis: HP: -1/23 - AC: 16/11/15 Status: dying
Brominate HP: -5/26 - AC: 17/14/13 Status: unconscious/stable
Hjorleaf HP: 7/31 - AC: 15/11/14 Status: smallNPCS:
Yellow Atomie HP: -12 | AC: <20 | dead
Green Atomie HP: -16 | AC: 18 | dead
Mierul HP: -29 | AC: 17 | dead
Hestrig HP: -51 | AC: 17 | dead
Porablum runs forward and pokes Easlis with the wand again before running into the room to get Brominate.
Porablum runs forward and pokes Easlis with the wand again before running into the room to get Brominate.
[dice=CLW, Easlis]1d8+1
[dice=CLW, Brominate]1d8+1
[dice=CLW, Brom 2]1d8+1
Brominate stirs, his eyes flutter, he bolts up into a sitting position yelling/singing "INTO THE UN....wha... oh. Hey Plum, I take it we won? Or, at least, didn't all die? Wait, are we dead?"
He pulls hair out from his chin, feels the sharpness of the momentary pain. "Alive, then. phew."
Standing, he holds his hand out to Plum, a seriousness in his face and tone,
"Thank you, friend, for saving meh life. Did we... did we lose anyone?"
"No, we made it through okay. It was a near thing with you and Easlis, though. I wasn't sure I could get to you in time - the lady with the sword made getting into the room hard. My dad always said the best way to get past someone with a sword was by tumbling, but I've never been very good at it. We're pretty beat up, though."
Turning to the others, she said, "How badly hurt is everyone?"
Raising from the ground for the third time in the last couple of minutes, Easlis looks around for any sign of danger then begins inspecting his ripped and charred garments.
"Looks like we made it. But from the looks of it, the fight could have gone either way. It sure would have been simpler if we would have locked her or just let her go." The magus says reproachfully pushing the lifeless body of the fey with his boot to ensure that she's really dead.
"I think I had enough reviving for one day, thank you, young miss, for ensuring I get to see another dawn. Let us find a defendable place where we can take a rest."
"Thank you, friend, for saving meh life. Did we... did we lose anyone?"
Looking to Brominate as he gets up.
Good to see you up and about. You fought well.He turns to looks at the magus.
No was lost...
unfortunately.
"How badly hurt is everyone?"
Just a scratch or two.
He smiles at the little gnome and looks down at the many wounds across his body.
"Looks like we made it. But from the looks of it, the fight could have gone either way. It sure would have been simpler if we would have locked her or just let her go."
Utterly a waste. We are just out of combat and he goes right back to complaining. Enough of this shit.
Shaking his head in utter disgust at the magus.We made the correct decision. If you can not handle that...go home. That...would be simpler, would it not?
Now if you are done complaining, we have work yet to do. Recovering is a must but the tower needs to be secure before we rest.
Without waiting for an answer, Hjorleaf goes about searching the dead.
[b]Brominate...care to give me a hand. You seem to have better luck at finding things than I do.
"EVERY fight could go either way. If you don't believe that before it starts, you'll get dead. This group worked together well that time. We may be starting to figure out how to support each other instead of fight as individuals. That will make winning easier."
Back to just shaking his head, the hunter gives a quick scan of the room before moving to help with finding valuables. As he starts that effort, though, he does speak up again.
"Hjorleaf is right, of course, we can't hole up anywhere at this point, we need to get through this tower as quickly as possible. Mistress is out, but will be coming home. You think that last fight was tough? Wait for her."
Looking at the blood on the clothing of the group, he looks to Porablum. "Little one? You may have to drain that new stick to keep us combat ready, but that's where we need to be. Even the dress-wearer, whether he thinks he wants the help or not. Him soaking up attacks was useful in this fight."
After the attempt to claim anything useful, Grimgisli will go about the process of retrieving the arrows that he can.
Porablum goes around to everyone, trying to heal them.
Porablum uses the magic of the wand to heal everyone up a bit.
After some arguing, the rest of the group picks through the remains of the enemies.
the new room you entered during the fight appears to be a pretty well-stocked library. the books cover a pretty wide range of topics which could be studied if you had the time. there are a number of books off of the shelves at different tables or desks. one pile of books appears to be focused on the history and nobility of Taldor. the other is a history of this region and a book that contains information about dragons.
on her body, the swordswoman has:
3 potions,
a mwk greatsword
a mwk dagger
a magical cloak
a mundane key
another ice teleporter key with slightly different glyphs than the first one
65 gp
Mierul has:
2 potions
a light crossbow
ice floe elixer
an opal necklace worth 500gp
in the time it takes to search the room and heal up, Hjorleaf feels a warm tingling as his body returns to its normal size.
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Grimgisli HP: 28/28 - AC: 16/14/12 Status:
Porablum HP: 21/24 - AC: 17/13/15 Status:
Easlis: HP: 23/23 - AC: 16/11/15 Status:
Brominate HP: 22/26 - AC: 17/14/13 Status:
Hjorleaf HP: 26/31 - AC: 15/11/14 Status:NPCS:
Yellow Atomie HP: -12 | AC: <20 | dead
Green Atomie HP: -16 | AC: 18 | dead
Mierul HP: -29 | AC: 17 | dead
Hestrig HP: -51 | AC: 17 | dead
Porablum uses the wand to heal up some people who are still a little injured before stowing the wand and saying, "We should take a look at those potions. We're gonna run out of healing, at this rate."
Looking to Brominate as he gets up."Good to see you up and about. You fought well."
"Brominate...care to give me a hand. You seem to have better luck at finding things than I do."
Porablum uses the magic of the wand to heal everyone up a bit.
After some arguing, the rest of the group picks through the remains of the enemies.
the new room you entered during the fight appears to be a pretty well-stocked library. the books cover a pretty wide range of topics which could be studied if you had the time. there are a number of books off of the shelves at different tables or desks. one pile of books appears to be focused on the history and nobility of Taldor. the other is a history of this region and a book that contains information about dragons.
on her body, the swordswoman has:
3 potions,
a mwk greatsword
a mwk dagger
a magical cloak
a mundane key
another ice teleporter key with slightly different glyphs than the first one
65 gpMierul has:
2 potions
a light crossbow
ice floe elixer
an opal necklace worth 500gpin the time it takes to search the room and heal up, Hjorleaf feels a warm tingling as his body returns to its normal size.
"Mighty kind of you, Hjorleaf, and I appreciate the compliment. But I ain't any luckier than the rest of you, you just gotta know where to look for the things one prefers to keep hidden. However, I'd say these here are picked clean. Way I see things - say, anybody mind if I claim this dagger? - Anyway, way I see things, best bet is to get in, get out, get back, and rest once we're safe. Ain't no way we'll be able to sleep soundly in this freezing fortress. And since we're already in, we just to need to finish up, and get the heck out of here."
After thanking Porablum once again for restoring his strength Easlis stretches and appears even in good mood. The magus goes over the title of the books on the table shaking his head up and down. "Looks like somebody is doing their homework. They are really taking this invasion very serious. Oh and look and they're even preparing for dragons. Well at least with this the joke's on them."
Easlis's eyes fall on the cloak while checking the items retrieved from their adversaries. He starts comparing it to his own.
"Doesn't look as pretty. Let's see if it's any good."
Easlis is able to identify all of the magical gear after some time spent studying them (the ones you rolled low on happened to be duplicates of ones you ID'd so I'll make it easy and give them all to you)
Mierul:
2 potions of undetectable alignment
Hestrig:
2 potions of cure moderate wounds
elixer of fire breath
cloak of resistance +1
even with the massive amount of noise caused by your fight and the time spent in the library, nothing else has come in to your room and Brominate does not hear anything else happening nearby.
What do you do next?
Thank you little Nisse. I appreciate your healing.
Looking around the room.
There is much we have not seen in this tower. We need to clear it before we leave or we will never get back in. Pick a direction and let us get moving.
He looks down at the sword woman and kneels beside her. His voice is soft and gentle.
Animals die, friends die, and I shall die, but one thing never dies, and that is the reputation we leave behind at our death. I shall sing of your bravery in battle...your warrior spirit. May your horn be over flowing with mead.
He rolls the woman onto her back, crossing her arms across her chest. He takes his fingers and closes her eye lids for the final time.
One day...I will meet you again if the all father deems me worthy. You have earned the honor of his halls...go now. Fight well, drink deep and eat much.
"Should we give the cloak to the little one? She has earned more than her share so far!"
"Makes sense. Let's keep going this way. As good as any other for now." Grim points to the door on the other side of the library from their entry.
Easlis gives to Brominate a potion of undetectable alignment and a healing potion, keeps one for himself and hands to Porablum the remaining potions and the cape. After explaining what each one of them does Easlis opens the door right in front of him.
"Anybody home?"
Walking to stand beside Grimgisli, Hjorleaf nods at him.
Good fight.
He turns to watch the magus open the door and waits.
I guess he is good for something then...that and dividing up the spoils of war...
Easlis opens the next door which is unlocked. the door is made of solid ice but opens quietly. the room that it opens into is very well decorated. a long red carpet leads up three small steps to another ice teleporter platform. flanking these stairs are two ice sculptures of dryads holding spears forming an archway between them.
Not yet leaving the room, but noticing the door to the south and the small adjacent room to the east which probably connects to wherever Easlis just entered, Brominate comments,
"Why do all these rooms have these giant mirrors in them? I have serious doubts that this witch is so vain and self-conscious about her appearance that she needs one in every room."
"Maybe she is. We don't know who she is or what she's like, so she could be like that. Is there a magical purpose to them?"
Technically she could to keep an eye on what's happening in the tower during her absence, but I'd rather not find out if this is the case. Let's go through all the rooms and find the staircase and hope we don't have to use one of these contraptions ever again. Easlis showed to the group the newly discovered teleporter key and stashed it quickly in his sack before opening another set of doors.
"I thought she said we would have to use one to go deeper into the tower. But let us see what we can see."
Easlis opens another door, revealing a conservatory of some sort. several tables sit in the corners of the room, each covered with flowering plants and small figurines. the room is very brightly lit and a surprising splash of color and life after so much time spent in an icy wilderness. A large mirror hangs on the northwestern wall while double doors lead further to the north.
to the right on the floor is a large tangle of plant matter, roots and leaves. it is the only vegetation not neatly kept in pots. there is a chain leading from the ice wall into the tanlge of plants
looks like something has been pulling on that chain, and hard! the ice on the wall is looking weakened
Poking her head into the room, Porablum looked at all the plants.
"Oh, wow, this is a pretty room. I didn't expect to find something like this in a tower made of ice. How do you think they keep them alive?"
Hjorleaf keeps his head moving around the room looking for more enemies.
Brominate, still feeling unsure about the giant mirrors, goes to see what room everyone has ventured to, knowing that staying together is the best chance they have for survival.
"Looks like someone has a love for plantlife and vivid colours, no wonder they're invading Taldor. My guess is that it's sustained by some form of magic. I know Mierul said we have to use the icy teleporter to go deeper. And I thought our trust issues with her have been resolved with arrows, swords and axes." Easlis ignores the plants and the ominous presence of the mirror as much as he could, and opened the double doors.
Easlis walks right through the room and opens the next door. it reveals a short hallway leading back towards the ornate room with the red carpet. in a small alcove in this hallway is another ice teleporter in front of a window looking out over the icy landscape
another smaller door leads off from the hallway to the north
Porablum says, "We can check the other doors we haven't opened yet, but I don't think we're going to find any stairs. We'll probably have to use the ice teleporter."
"Fine I guess..." Easlis relented "... but now we are at a predicament. There are at least two teleporters here. Judging from the carpet the one next to the dryads should be the official one. They are going to expect us to appear wherever it leads. This one... might be a side entrance used by servants and guards. " Easlis waits until the group gathers around one teleporter before joining them with the key that would activate it.
Looking from Grimgisli to Brom to Porablum...
I think the little Nisse has a good idea. We should search the rest of this floor before moving to a new level.
"Alrighty, then. I'm on it."
Brominate begins a quick yet careful search of the remaining rooms.
you hear something going on on the toher side of this door. it sounds like someone is cooking inside, there is a lot of clattering of pans and someone talking, possibly to themselves as you only hear one voice.
does anyone else want to do anything while Brominate listens at doorways?
Hjorleaf moves to give Brominate cover as he explores. Keeping his distance as to not give the thief away.
Brominate silently steps away and motions for everyone he can see to come over, gesturing that he hears someone on the other side of this door. Once Grim has a bolt aimed or Hjorleaf is in position with an ax raised and ready, He'll stand to the side, and fling the door open.
Hjorleaf nods his readiness and grips his axe.
Porablum waves Easlis over with her as well, pulls out her crossbow and sights in.
Seeing Porablum waving and drawing the crossbow but the magus in alert and joined the others looking around for any signs of danger. He draws the scimitar as quietly as he could and whispers: "What have you spotted?"
Brominate waits until everyone is ready then opens the door. on the other side is a crammed kitchen in an oddly shaped triangular room jutting off of the main tower. inside is a small creature with grayish skin. it looks almost like an ugly, scrawny gnome.
he looks up as the door opens and yells
"I said no more interruptions! dinner will be ready when it's ready! I don't care how hungry that witch's apprentice is, he can wait the same as anyone! wait... who'r all you?
"We're people, obviously. Who are you?"
A scrawny, grey thing that looked vaguely gnomish - Porablum was instantly agitated. What if he was a Bleachling? No longer able to experience joy, yet still walking - it was a terrible fate! She hoped that wouldn't be her!
Hjorleaf looks from the little creature to Porablum and back again.
Mierul sent us. We are here to make sure the food arrives safely. There has been some problems. It is all above my pay grade and I am just here to do as ordered. So is the food ready and were is it going.
Hearing Hjorleaf speaking so comfortably about he witch's spy made Easlis to reflexively look back to ensure Mierul's lifeless body was still there.