Roldare shakes his head, flustered by Nadab's questions.
"Thank you," he says, clutching the sorcerer's hands. "Thank you for bringing her back to me."
Venedictos uses a crossbow.
"Of course," Roldare says, pushing the items into your hands. "Whatever you need. Just save her!"
"Stay safe Roldare, we'll be back." Nadab says trying to inject some confidence he doesn't exactly feel into his voice.
He walks back into the hallway. "Should we head back to the main entrance, or just try to bust one of these doors down?"
This small chamber is mostly empty, save for the body of a villager sprawled in the center. Perched atop the corpse is a man-sized brown and yellow beetle, trying to push the corpse into the corner where a pile of trash and filth awaits. As soon as Zane takes a step into the room, however, it takes an aggressive position and starts to click its pinchers loudly.
There is another wooden door on the northern wall of this chamber.
Venedictos
Beetle
Bern
Zane
Nadab
Electricity sizzles about the beetle, visibly injuring the maddened insect. Clicking and hissing in pain, it skitters across the chamber before unleashing a spray of acid.
Venedictos
Beetle (-5 HP)
Bern
Zane
Nadab
Reflex:
Venedictos cries out and goes down, his face a mass of chemical burns.
Bern rushes forward and attacks for
Nadab follows his companions into the room and, once a safe distance from the raging beetle, unleashes an acid splash at the giant insect.
Both Zane and Nadab connect with their attacks, simultaneously slashing and burning the beetle. Bern's strike, however, goes ever so slightly amiss.
The beetle, enraged by the party's intrusion and aggression toward it, lashes out at Zane with its pincers, but the ranger is able to deftly weave his arm under its frantic attack.
Venedictos
Beetle (-13 HP)
Bern
Zane
Nadab
Stabilization:
Bern strikes but despite taking advantage of the flank he misses.
The beetle becomes even more agitated and desperate when the ranger thrusts his sword into the beast. Focusing on the foe who has caused it most grief, the beetle unleashes a hot cone of acid at Nadab and Zane.
Meanwhile, Venedictos quietly bleeds out.
Venedictos
Beetle (-16 HP)
Bern
Zane
Nadab
Stabilization:
Nadab deftly dodges and avoids the worst of the spray.
" Gods Bern! Hit it! Hit it! " Nadab yells hysterically.
Bern attacks but misses.
Having taken down two of the intruders with its acid spray, the beetle brings its pincers to bear on Bern.
The beetle's bite, however, only harmless pinches down on the fighter's armor.
Venedictos (unconscious, stable)
Beetle (-16 HP)
Bern (unconscious, dying)
Zane
Nadab
Nadab stabs at the beetles back trying to keep calm while his companions are bleeding out before him.
Bern swings at it and misses again.
The beetle lets out a surprisingly loud screeching hiss, thrashing about from Nadab's strike before flipping onto its back. Its legs twitch a few more times before finally curling in to its motionless body.
There is another sturdy wooden door on the north side of the chamber.
Meanwhile, Zane continues to bleed out ...
Nadab runs to Ven's side and taking the potion from his pack he pours it down the mans throat. " Maybe if we can get Ven up he can help Zane! How long do these things take to work? "
Venedictos wakes up as the potion goes down. He looks about and seeing Zane down, lets out a quick note, remembering at the last second to exclude the beetle.
Channel:
Channel:
" Woh, that was quick. " Nadab says offering a hand to help Ven up. " That was a little close. Are you alright Zane? "
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"What? Yeah..yeah, I am fine...thanks..." - very slowly Zane gets up to his feet, shaking his head slowly. He still felt a bit unsecure, but Shelyn's blessing invigorated him. He picks up his weapon, looks at the corpse of the dead beetle and then adds: "So, it would seem that the company of minotaurs that ran over me, simply got away, eh? No worries, we'll get them somehow..."
With a light chuckle, he winks at Nadab, pats Venedictos on his back and asks: "Got anymore of those Lady's blessings padre, cause I feel like...well, I could use some more, let's put it that way."
"I do, but perhaps we should use one of our healing potions. The healing waves are intended for multiple casualties."
Bern opens the door and takes a long look arround
Nadab cranes his neck trying to look over the others shoulders and into the room.
" What's in there " he hisses.
The remains of a small fire smolder in the center of this broad chamber, letting off a plume of oily smoke. Fed by a heap of burning gear, debris, and more than few bones, the fire casts a flickering light across the walls of this room, partially obscured by the veil of smoke.
Venedictos follows Zane, trying to keep the worst of the smoke out of his lungs by breathing through the sleeve of his coat.
As the party enters the smoke-filled room, the smoldering flames cast dim shadows on the walls. Zane calls out that one of the shadows appears to be moving in a manner most sinister toward the party.
Venedictos
Bern
Nadab
Zane
Shadow
Zane - Perception 18
Knowledge (Religion):
Is that even going to be enough to know that it's an undead creature?
The shadow comes screeching across the room, focusing its anger on the man who just fired a bolt its way. It plunges its hand through Zane's armor and into his chest, sending waves of pain throughout his body . When he manages to twist away, his body feels somewhat weaker than it did before.
Venedictos
Bern
Nadab
Zane
Shadow
Venedictos moves to a spot across the firepit from the shadow, and unleashes a blast of lightning.
Touch attack:
Nadab steps to the left to try and get a clear shot at this shadow. He fires a bright blue ray at it.
Bern reaches into his pack for his vial of holy water and will move next to shadow to pour it on the shadow when he can.
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"Argh!" - Zane lets out a scream of pain as he feels the coldness grazing his chest and remaining there, even after the shadowy creature has retracted it's hand.
Surprisingly fast, young man drops his bow and with a flick of the wrist a short sword appears in one hand and Zane plunges it towards the shade.