Call of the Wardens (Inactive)

Game Master Roshan

Charon puts the all the items but the personal affects in her haversack. She tosses a few coppers the mayors pocket and then moves toward the small desk in the corner. Noticing Nera through the door Charon says, "Nera, mayor is dead. With that cry we need to be quick, before we get more attention then we may want. I killed the shadow check out the mayor and see what you can find. I'll check the desk and see what I can find. We should try to get out quick though before townsfolk come."

Sleight of hand(slipping coppers): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Bluff: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Perception(desk): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

I'm assuming Nera is in the same room as Charon so I've peeked at her previous spoilers. Feel free to Retcon anything that isn't plausible.

Perception check to notice Charon pocketing the coins;
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4 (Walter)

Neither Nera nor Walter has high enough sense motive to see past her bluff so they take her word as fact.

Noticing that the shadow monster hasn't been effected by the daylight the gears in Nera's head turn. "Ah... yes well this is an opportunity I don't think we should pass up!" she stumbles "Quickly find me a bottle, jar, or anything that might hold that black ictor before more light fills the room and it burns away!" she quickly replies "If anyone wants to stop us from rummaging through the mayors effects they'll first have to stop us, but capturing some of that ictor might prove enlightening"

Nera fully intendeds to trap the ictor in a container and wrap it in cloth to block out the light. Later she will subject it to experiments involving varying degrees of light, spells, fire, cold, acid, and holy water, and drop a few bugs into the goo. To try and analyze the substance for any potential weaknesses/resistances.

Searching for some sort of container
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (11) - 2 = 9 (Walter)

It is my assumption that we are headed to the closest door, most likely the front.

I'm assuming Nera is in the same room as Charon so I've peeked at her previous spoilers. Feel free to Retcon anything that isn't plausible.

You were out front when it happened, as you mentioned that you were going around through the window completely ignoring the door you'd have had to circle around the house. You'd see the same things coming into the room but Charon would have a full round till you got there, you'll still see the same room but the things happening within while you're on your way in you don't.

Nera fully intendeds to trap the ictor in a container and wrap it in cloth to block out the light. Later she will subject it to experiments involving varying degrees of light, spells, fire, cold, acid, and holy water, and drop a few bugs into the goo. To try and analyze the substance for any potential weaknesses/resistances.

That's going to be a little bit of a problem, if you don't have anything on hand I can't imagine there's going to be something perfect for this situation, there's an inkwell on the desk but those have narrow necks. If you do use the inkwell (pretty much the only container in this room) how do you get the ichor inside?

Perception(desk): 1d20 + 4

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Digging through the desk you find a number of papers, most of them filed under various sections divided by littler markers. Complaints and Grievances, Taxes and Trade, Events and Holidays, and Town Registry. Leafing through these you find nothing out of the ordinary, closing that drawer you pull on the next one down and find it locked.

@Nera & Charon You hear footsteps outside the front door leading out into the town.

It is my assumption that we are headed to the closest door, most likely the front.

You're at the front door.

That's going to be a little bit of a problem, if you don't have anything on hand I can't imagine there's going to be something perfect for this situation, there's an inkwell on the desk but those have narrow necks. If you do use the inkwell (pretty much the only container in this room) how do you get the ichor inside?

Ah no wine bottles, mugs, or jars with pereserved food?

Nera will grab whatever container she can find (pour our the conentents) then place it near the ichor on it's side. She then speaks in Draconic activating her ioun torch while still clutching it in her hand. She then opens her hand slightly to allow a beam of light and directs it in a sweeping motion towards the ichor leaving few places for it to go besides towards the open inkwell.

If it merely burns away or it doesn't work she'll take out a non-magical dagger and attempt to scape it into the inkwell if the ichor sticks to it she'll dangle the dagger above the inkwell before casting light on the dagger in hopes that it will slide off like Teflon and into the inkwell. If she recognizes that it slid off her magic weapon like teflon rather than having anything to do with light she can as a swift action make her non-magic dagger magically enhanced by burning up an AP while the ichor is stuck to it having a similar effect.

If the effort seems futile she'll gather up what she can on the body in the room and head for the office to see what Charon's discovered/flee from anyone who might be coming in the front door (i.e. she'll close the door to the office behind her).

Ah no wine bottles, mugs, or jars with pereserved food?

Nope, happens to be an office. You'll manage to scrape up a portion of it, using the light to help you gather the black stuff is like trying to move around a piece of butter with a hot knife, it'll move you'll just lose a good portion of it getting it where want to go, as you close the stopper to the inkwell you swear the Ichor is bubbling angrily at you.

Nera will take a quick 10 on her search check to grab up any items that remain on the dead body she found before rushing to Charon in the next room.

10 + 7 = 17

She closes the door behind her and then scans the room for anything heavy to wedge against the door (Bookshelf or another desk?) fearful of being caught breaking and entering. If the door has a simple looking lock she'll attempt to jam it with any writing utensils that may be near by if it the lock looks very complex or there isn't one she'll forgo that option.

Jaming a Lock; (Disable device)
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Perception Checks;
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1 (Walter)

"Ummmmm I found a few of the of the poor mans effects, but are we quite done trespassing here miss Charon?" Nera says quietly a look of fear in her eyes.

OOC @Charon: With masterwork thieves tools you can simply take a 10 on your disable device check as it takes the same amount of time as one skill check and it should pop a lock of a DC 25 or lower. It might be safer than rolling for it as a DC 25+ is likely to mathematically occur and a 25 covers both standard and simple locks.

Lugdro will open the door once they arrive allowing Dolelan and Legiald a chance to get into defensive positions before he does, provided it's not locked.

Lugdro will open the door once they arrive allowing Dolelan and Legiald a chance to get into defensive positions before he does, provided it's not locked.

Okay, sorry Charon, I seem to have forgotten that ribcage is above the waist...meant below the neck.

In fact it is not locked, bursting through the door you see a dead man on the floor. His body below the NECK looks like he played the all you can eat buffet to some beastie. Small chunks of meat lay scattered on the floor around the corpse while a pool of thick red blood covers most the room's center. In your right hand corner as you enter the building you see one corpse that looks familiar, it seems to be another one of those animals after it has been slain and the black ichor has drained away.

Charon quickly picks the lock on the desk to examine what is inside. To Nera, "Just a moment, I need to check what's in this desk."

Disable device(lock): Take a 10+13+2=25

Charon quickly picks the lock on the desk to examine what is inside. To Nera, "Just a moment, I need to check what's in this desk."

Disable device(lock): Take a 10+13+2=25

Charon sleight of hands the fat cloth sack and reveals papers to Nera.

Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Charon says to Nera, "Lets get out of here so we can see what's in these papers and before we catch too much notice. Let's use window just incase the person at front door is someone we don't know. Also, we're not trespassing. We're just concerned citizens, I heard a scream and had to kill the dog. He left that window open and these doors and desk unlocked as well. It's probably how the dog got in."

You tricksy trickys rogue! :O

Perception; (Hopefully there are some unknown negative modifiers for the 'fat cloth sack' due to size or the speed at which we're preforming these tasks <_<)
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4 (Walter)

Nera nods understanding before hopping out the window with Charon.

You tricksy trickys rogue! :O

Perception; (Hopefully there are some unknown negative modifiers for the 'fat cloth sack' due to size or the speed at which we're preforming these tasks <_<)
d20+7 (Nera)
d20-2 (Walter)

Nera nods understanding before hopping out the window with Charon.

So Nera and Charon hop out through the window, the three of you see them take flight and you're left standing there with the corpses of both a Shadow Creature and a man who is most likely the mayor.

"Guards, guards! Come quick! It's the Mayor!"

"Erm... are there any guards left?"

Knowledge (local) 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31: How is the town organized? Who is in charge with the mayor dead? Is there an assistant mayor? City council? Captain of the Guard?

@Nera Charon is very tricky!

Charon darts out the window and motions for Nera to follow her away from building. She moves to closest non-busy area and then ruffles through her haversack. Charon seeming flustered says, "Give me just a moment I know it was here." After a few minutes of ruffling Charon pulls and envelope out of her bag and states casually, "I found some papers, not sure if they're worth looking at. But, I'd rather do so with someone like minded. Also, lets keep this to ourselves. I'm not liking Dolelan's reaction to the scene, I doubt he'll think fondly on how we came acrossed this... It's likely he'll get us both in trouble the next time."

@rosh When Charon is ruffling through her haversack, she'll quickly inspect what's in:(These items she will not share knowledge about unless she thinks it's important.)
1. A leather envelope (not sure envelope is the right word, think something like a bank bag with a small string and a nub to wrap it around and tie it closed)
2. A pouch about the size of your hand that's jingling.
and
3.fat cloth sack

(Leather envelope from desk she will willing give knowledge about to Nera.)

Noticing the mayor's body had a odd lack of valuables on his person and a lack of finding the "big bag of gold" promised by the call for mercenaries. "Surely this couldn't be all you found?..... It's so very...odd....that a man of such stature wouldn't even carry around a coin-purse." (Working that 18 intelligence, the lack of a coin purse on the body being particularly strange.)

OOC: Fishing for a bluff check/sense motive roll here ;)

Sense motive; (to notice Charon's hiding something about what she found)
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2 (Walter)

"Guards, guards! Come quick! It's the Mayor!"

"Erm... are there any guards left?"

Knowledge (local) 1d20+14: How is the town organized? Who is in charge with the mayor dead? Is there an assistant mayor? City council? Captain of the Guard?

The city really isn't big enough to warrant a chain of command, there are a number of assistants that could step up and take his position but in the aftermath of the battle, everything is kind of scrambled, no one knows who survived and who perished.

@rosh When Charon is ruffling through her haversack, she'll quickly inspect what's in:(These items she will not share knowledge about unless she thinks it's important.)

1. A leather envelope (not sure envelope is the right word, think something like a bank bag with a small string and a nub to wrap it around and tie it closed)
2. A pouch about the size of your hand that's jingling.
and
3.fat cloth sack

(Leather envelope from desk she will willing give knowledge about to Nera.)

1.

2. Peeking inside it's a good amount of gold coins. (if you count it out it's about 187 gold coins, this is most likely the town's payroll.

3. Glitter and shine the same color as silver but with a chrome sheen. There's a number of platinum coins in this sack and it feels heavier than the gold pouch.

** spoiler omitted **

"Guards, guards! Come quick! It's the Mayor!"

"Erm... are there any guards left?"

After a few moments several of the people you recognize from the day before as adventurers wearily draw weapons and start off towards the house at a hustle.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

In the lack of any formal chain of command Dolelan will try to take control of the situation, "The mayor is dead, it looks like one of those beasts got in there with him. You two guard his office, make sure nobody goes in or out. The rest of you come with me. Without leadership the townsfolk don't stand a chance of being ready for sunset!"

Dolelan's going to try to rally the people of Bosh and get them to work with purpose. He'll try to organize teams to go house to house and bring survivors and supplies to the town center, prepare to build up a bonfire for tonight, and find someone competent to lead the people in the mayor's absence.

If the mules he bought yesterday are still alive, Dolelan will collect them and plan to set off for Jackal's Folly with the other adventurers who fought the shadows with him.

With Dolelan attempting to direct the armed individuals, Legiald chimes in. "There may be more hiding in the buildings, cowering from the sun. The mayor won't be the only one to be found with the shadow creatures lingering near them!"

Legiald looks to the 'guards', grim in expression and giving aid to Dolelan as he can as they move (assuming they get them to cooperate).

Quickly going through the building you think there might have been a struggle here, several drawers are pulled out and some are even overturned. A couple things are knocked over in the back office but the reception area is where most of the damage is, the body of the mayor is cold on the ground and there looks to be a fresh beast corpse in the corner. They carry the mayors body out to the street and bring him to the place where they're laying out the dead, a young woman has a basket of white sheets and is tearing them in half and draping them over the dead like funeral shrouds.

Looking around the three of you notice (Nera and Charon are off doing something else) that the people still alive and walking around are mostly the village-folk, the weapons they carry look to have been taken from the fallen heroes that helped defend the town and while they don't lack bravery, you can tell by the simple way that they hold the weapons that they wouldn't be much good in a real fight. Nonetheless they go door to door, collecting the wounded and taking account of who remains.

A couple hours into it no additional beasts are found, though there are reports of loud squealing from several buildings and alleyways as the sun rose higher into the sky. During this time one of the mayor's Aides is found, he was at home with his family and it seems that the shadows weren't able to get into his house, he seems like a mousey fellow however and doesn't seem like the kind of guy you'd want to follow in a catastrophe, he does provide a lot of insight however and any other measures you take to aid the town will be just a bit easier with his input and advise.

@Nera: (sense motive check)You get a strong hint that Charon wouldn't give you the truth, even if she wanted too. At least, the full truth.

Frowning at Nera's accusations, "Your right. It is not all I found. I did find a coin purse with some gold and a envelope. The envelope tells of the mayor asking for money and help. I guess that money is being sent by a courier. Honestly, I hope to find the courier before he found out mayor was dead." Charon shrugs. " Perhaps we could find him and convince him to benefit us. Or at least release him of the bounty. "

@Charon: Well that's distressing here's one more attempt at meta-gaming the rogue doesn't get a giant bag of platinum all to herself before I relatively wash my hands of it.

Nera's eyes narrow a bit at her confession of with holding the coin-purse found. "Well I...ummm...gathered some of that nasty black goo into a vial...and well I plan on running a few experiments on it later"

She takes a look at the notes and correspondence deducing what she can from the dates and Charon's behavior. "Are you sure you...didn't find...anything else?"

If Charon continues to with hold;

"You think that's appropriate" she whispers seemingly talking to her sword. "I....uhhhh....I...don't know....that could cause trouble." she continues seemingly talking to herself like a crazy person. "I know, I know I have to be more assertive..your right your right...fine but I won't like it.

Nera then grabs a pinch of dust from her spell component pouch and casts daze on Charon before thoroughly frisking her. (DC 14 will save negates)

As she continues to frisk Charon she mumbles in a panicked voice "Sorry, sorry it wasn't my idea."

I'll let the DM/Charon decide what Nera finds or roll for it if needed.

Perception(glowing marks): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Charon's frown turns into an angry glare. Charon looks Nera in the eye and states, "If you wish to push the issue, one of us could get hurt."
Intimidate: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 (Dc is 10+4+wis mod of Nera=14)
Sense motive: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
@roshan: Failing both checks Charon will sleight of hand a dagger, defensively only. She would have no intention to us it unless she had to.
Sleight of Hand(dagger): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Charon glare reverts to the frown she had before. With the mark getting quite warm and seeming to be glowing on both their persons. Charon sleight of hands a dagger just in case of something going wrong. Charon doesn't give off the vibe that she's looking for a fight, although she does seem tense. She can't get a good read on this unpredictable woman, Charon bluffs, "I'll be happy to split the gold with you. Other then that. I've shown you all the stuff I managed to gain from his office. I'll be off now to find that courier. With or without you. I have a feeling we would be better to work together. It could be very profitable for both of us."
Bluff(office stuff): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
@rosh & nera: Provided we are allowed to get this far. So far interaction is fun.
Will Save: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Also, just to double check. Daze prevents me from taking a action, but it's not a stunned affect. I'm not flat-footed. So, I'd get my ac and dex or cmb for grabbing my haversack? Not sure how it works for items. Also, without knowing what to look for in haversack, not sure how to make a check for that.

Seeing the townsfolk grasp swords and polearms with more desperation than competence, Dolelan spreads the word that their weapons will be torches. Everyone should work on building up supplies for the bonfires tonight and use everything from cooking oil to roofing tar to make enough torches to go around. If everyone has a torch ready to hand tonight and stays within a secured building or the light of a fire, Bosh might survive another night.

Is there a row of warehouses or other large buildings that might be sturdy enough to keep the shadows out while sheltering most or all of the townsfolk?

Perception on the slight of hand; (for the concealed dagger)
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 (Nera)
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3 (Walter)

Noticing Charon's voice becoming angry and and her slipping concealed dagger into her reach. Nera becomes even more curious. She does however decided to keep wWlter at a low level for now indicating she has no intention of harming Charon. (@Charon: your sense motive reveals Nera doesn't seem to wish to harm you in any way, but is quite suspicious of you due to owning up to your previous deception)

She worriedly starts to babble at noticing charon slip a dagger into her palm, "Come now Miss Charon...... I know it might be impolite to mention it seeing as you went through so much trouble to decieve me with your quick fingers.....but ummmm why are you angling for a dagger I assure you I have no intention of harming you... though I am curious as to why you find it necessary.....are you sure you're not hiding anything....anything you might stab a elf with a dagger over?" she continues slightly frazzled.

Sense motive (on Charon's bluff walter auto fails);
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 (Nera)

Nera believes you, but still thinks she should frisk you just to be sure. Since there's no harm in knowing. Plus drawing a dagger and the only locked drawer only containing some papers that may or may not indicate the bag-o-platinum should have already arrived is into the unlikely/far-fetched category of negative modifiers for a bluff check and I'm not sure if fessing up to a previous deception qualifiers for the additional -10 for further deceptions checks, though.

*See my last post where I daze Charon and frisk her*

Search check on Charon; (While she's dazed) unless GM interjects or I don't need to make the roll.
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

While Nera frisks Charon she continuously apologizes [*see above]. During brief moments where her frisking nears more intimate areas Nera's hand quickly jerks away as she quickly retorts seemingly to no one in particular "Shut up! Shut up! that's not funny!"

@Nera and Roshan(frisking): I'm cool with searching, just by time you'd search my person and then find the haversack. Daze should be up. Also, You'd still have to be grabbed or attacked to search my person. Daze just makes you loose your action for that round. I'd still get my ac or cmd. It isn't a stunned affect, which would make me defenseless to it.
@Nera: Lol, I don't blame you. I'd be doing same if my character was that way.
Btw bag of gold is out, as with, the envelope.

Is there a row of warehouses or other large buildings that might be sturdy enough to keep the shadows out while sheltering most or all of the townsfolk?

You'd get a good idea of the basic layout of the town after the couple hours you and the people who answered your call spend searching for more shadow creatures. There are a couple warehouses near the river but none the size required to hold the amount of people you have in townsquare at the moment. You could fit about 50 people into each of them if you lay the wounded down onto the ground but that's cramming people into there. There are about 200 people in townsquare right now counting wounded and able-bodied.

@rosh & nera: Provided we are allowed to get this far. So far interaction is fun.

Will Save: 1d20

Nothings stopping you, if the guards were all up and at em' they might have stumbled upon you but most everyone's otherwise preoccupied at the moment.

Also, just to double check. Daze prevents me from taking a action, but it's not a stunned affect. I'm not flat-footed. So, I'd get my ac and dex or cmb for grabbing my haversack? Not sure how it works for items. Also, without knowing what to look for in haversack, not sure how to make a check for that.

Yea, it doesn't completely paralyze you, it just prevents you from taking any active action. It's kinda like walking into a room and then forgetting why you came into that room. You can still defend yourself though.

Search check on Charon; (While she's dazed) unless GM interjects or I don't need to make the roll.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

The search roll is fine but daze doesn't completely prevent her from defending herself, she'll seem a bit confused and unaware but if you get close and try to put your hands on her she'll still be able to vaguely get a notion that somethings wrong and push you away. (i.e grapple check to basically get a handle on her enough to do a quick search)

Arrrg a grapple check? *Checks Charons CMD, 90% failure rate* >_<

Grapple Check;
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

*Assuming Failure or Charon doesn't simply let Nera frisk her*

Nera looks dejected, "Sorry about that ummmmhhmm.... Miss Charon... anyways would you mind letting me frisk you....... or um check your magical backpack (Detect Magic earlier should have revealed it)... just to be sure about such matters.....I'll gladly allow you to do the same if you wish."

Diplomacy;
1d20 - 2 ⇒ (15) - 2 = 13

*upon hearing Charon's comments*

Walter cracks with arcane power seeming to scoff at the threat while the subities of Charons words fly completely over Nera's head. (She's a little dense)

Looking confused "Why I'm no fool.... I mean I'd like to think I'm pretty smart....hmmmmm....nope I'm smart... you must be mistaken miss Charon." again quite puzzled she stammers "I hardly see how it would be my last spell cast.....I'm pretty good at casting spells" she continues cheerily.

*Assuming Charon declines a search*

She continues rambling "Yes I do think we should find out what the others are up to....but I don't think you have anything to fear of me killing you or something.....you're not a monster are you? Nera does a quick inspection. "Nope not a monster no need for killing" she replies quite seriously.

After a single minute passes while they walk Nera will cast daze a 2nd time and attempt to search Charon again.

OOC: in fact Nera will continue to do so every minute seeing as she can do this indefinitely. I think take a 20 applies in this situation, unless Charon decides to attack or something. So unless combat ensues or something changes Nera will follow Charon like a timid squirrel dazing, grapple+search+apologizing, then repeating the task unless allowed an opportunity to put the matter to rest (via a search check; which she'll take a 20 on).

Quick Math: If repeated enough times it should take roughly 5 hours to on average daze Charon, pass a grapple check, and roll a 20 on a search check. It's till early in the morning and Nera doesn't have anything to do till lunch.

Arrrg a grapple check? *Checks Charons CMD, 90% failure rate* >_<

Grapple Check;
d20+3

*Assuming Failure or Charon doesn't simply let Nera frisk her*

As you close in on her to search her person she pushes your hands away.

Nera looks dejected, "Sorry about that ummmmhhmm.... Miss Charon... anyways would you mind letting me frisk you....... or um check your magical backpack (Detect Magic earlier should have revealed it)... just to be sure about such matters.....I'll gladly allow you to do the same if you wish."

I don't recall you mentioning a Detect Magic for a while, at least not since the night before. It requires you to maintain concentration when using it. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)

After a single minute passes while they walk Nera will cast daze a 2nd time and attempt to search Charon again.

OOC: in fact Nera will continue to do so every minute seeing as she can do this indefinitely. I think take a 20 applies in this situation, unless Charon decides to attack or something. So unless combat ensues or something changes Nera will follow Charon like a timid squirrel dazing, grapple+search+apologizing, then repeating the task unless allowed an opportunity to put the matter to rest...

I don't think Charon would put up with it enough for you to roll 20 times though that's up to her, lets see how she responds.

Diplomacy check would be: 30(Charon is unfriendly, secrete knowledge)
Sense motive(Nera): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Perception(sword crackling):1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7(assuming I seen it)

Charon scowls at the mere request to allow Nera to frisk her. Charon looks Nera in the eyes to get a read on her intentions. Charon doesn't trust Nera. At the mere mention of frisking each other, after she cast that spell, Charon is almost enraged. Either way, this will end here.

Charon almost growls as swings the blades coldly at Nera.

Assuming she's flatfooted. Nera's ac is 17 if not 22.
First Strike(magical rapier): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 (mod changed for light off hand)
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6+(1d6 ⇒ 3) only use second die if flatfooted.
Second strike(dagger): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Init for next round if needed:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

With blood on her blade, Charon states, "If you continue this pursuit, I will end your life Nera. Surely, Walter can see the problem in that. I am a monster and I will kill if I must."

Charon will use combat reflexes to attack if Nera casts. If Nera uses sense motive: 1. Charon doesn't look like she wants to fight, just protect her possessions. 2. Blow was most likely a warning. 3. She doesn't like Walter.
>_< Scary enough bag of platinum not even cause of this. Haversack is what Charon is protective about. Although funny as hell we just walked away from 97 gold back there on the ground.

ugh, I was in the middle of posting and now theres a bunch of new posts. It's getting late so I'll go through them when I get up in the morning.

Lacking the cool battle description thats a few rounds out of touch, what basicly happens is as you continue your hostilities towards each other it eventually gets to the point where the burning beneath your neck becomes absolutely unbearable, it sears the flesh and your mind shudders as it remembers the sigil being inscribed into your skin.

Hah! I was enjoying the fight to be perfectly honest. Nothing a wand of infernal healing can't fix. If the mark becomes unbearable enough to stop the fight that's fine, but personally I'm interested in letting it play out if that's alright :P. I just need to know what round that occurs so I can fix my Spells expended/AP/HP list if you rule that it ends prematurely.

The whole event will likely intrigue Nera to the point where she's sure Charon is hiding a big-bag-o-money. So this event could easily happen over and over again I'd prefer to just get it out of the way currently rather than deal with the hassle of the possibility of it ever coming up again.

In any case here's Nera's next actions in the fight if it continues (I do believe it would bring the fight to a close unless Charon does something completely out of character ripe with meta-gaming and decides to go for a grapple check (Provokes AoO), which would be weird or somehow manages to crit with both attacks and knock Nera unconscious (Charon killing her outright is impossible even with two crits and max damage, and highly statistically improbable for her to even knock her unconscious.)

Personally I'd prefer if it ended as above. It solves the issue of the bag-o-platinum so it'll never come up again and allows both of our characters to have a fun little duel which was referenced to probably occurring at the start of the game. Otherwise this missing bag-o-platinum will become a re-occurring theme that honestly I'm not really interested in wasting a whole lot of time over.

It should work out to define Nera an Charon's relationship a little better as well. Plus Nera wins and the party gets to split whatever loot evenly, which is always nice.

Future encounters of the same nature can easily be resolved with investing in a wand of knock and avoiding letting the rogue near shiny things.

Charon staggers at the shock delivered from the sword. Feeling if her legs don't want to move between the shock and burning in her neck is too much to bare. Sadly still seeing 4 Nera's and perhaps a few more. Charon knows she's losing this.
Charon seeing her lack of options tumbles past Nera and runs around the corner of the building. Using the concealment of the corner and items around the building, Charon tries to hide herself.

Acrobatics Check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 (well past nera's cmd)
Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
@Nera: I wish you would of waited to post last part. Charon's odds of hitting the actually you are 25%. Provided fact that you are more then half(I think) and just blasted her face off. Charon character would run and try to catch you later. She's not interested in dying over a argument nor taking another blast like that.(Although it would make her really want Walter)
Although you still have chance to catch me and do the same.
@Rosh: If marks stop us before hand at any point let us know when.
on another note:
I'm interested to see parties interaction with the town when they find out what happen. Should have an interesting dynamic. Or if they find out. I'm unsure of Charon's reactions. Anyhow off to work, I'll try to keep up post while I'm there.

@Rosh: If marks stop us before hand at any point let us know when.

They don't stop you from acting in the literal sense, it'll just require a DC 12 fortitude save to continue Hostile Action to push back the intense pain.

Personally, I don't like pvp, I've had some really bad experiences with it and the only time it's come up is where rl issues leak into the game. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just that it makes me uncomfortable. Though do not mistake the marks for me trying to cut in on your action, I'm trying to be your storyteller not your mediator, I had planned a number of things that the marks do and this happened to be one of them.

Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 for mark.

Fort Save:
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Really? So it doesn't end >_< *head-desks*

You're not considered hidden until you move around the corner of the building. So Nera can blatantly see you run around a corner, but you're really stealth-ed up till she gets to the other side of the corner, in which case you lose your concealment and your stealth check doesn't count for anything (unless you had Hide In Plain Sight).

You should get a surprise round (1 Standard action) as Nera comes around the corner Nera won't carelessly move to where Charon will be able to attack outright without Charon needing to charge in the surprise round to get to her. So she get's one attack at +2 plus her standard act after the surprise round is over. Nera shouldn't be considered flat-footed since she's still considers herself to be in combat. I'm pretty sure this trick won't work more than once, though. (Otherwise mechanically Charon would be able to kill Balor, by simply playing ring around the rosey.)

(Total Defense +4 to AC) Standard Action

Move around the corner where Charon is. (Move Action)

Talk (Free Action)

Nera readies her blade in a defensive posture as she follows Charon. As she's moving she calls out, "Miss Charon please don't leave.... I promise not to hurt you if you stop trying to kill me....we'll call the duel a draw.....I will however continue my efforts to search you, I promise not to take anything that is yours."

Nera should see you after she rounds the corner. If combat continues simply refer to my last post for resolve of combat. Unless something changes.

I'm not inherently opposed to pvp I'd prefer advancing the story over a continuous struggle over a bag-o-platinum (either through combat or constant skill checks and investigation), but far too much has occurred over the issue for Nera in character not to be insatiably curious of what Charon is hiding. She won't initiate pvp, but she's chaotic and doesn't really observe bounds of personal space or comfort when it comes to eliminating possibilities via scientific method, she's not immoral or anything just socially aloof.