Ears ringing, Garran shakes his head and reloads the crossbow to again fire at the man with the wand.
Unfortunately, the crossbow seems to have jammed, and he must work to clear it.
Mivaela throws a dagger at the man with the wand.
The Oni continues his relentless attack on the Half-orc, hoping to find a weakness in his defenses.
Alistair's weapon punctures the half-orc's thigh, but the furious bandit barely winces. The Oni finds the half-orc unassailable.
Mivaela's dagger hits the stuck man who shrieks in panic as he frantically tries to set himself free but remains glued to the floor.
With grim determination, Edita reloads and fires at the shrieking guy.
Edita's crossbow hits the stuck man, who now seems to be severely wounded.
The half-orc thug follows The Oni down the stairs, swinging his weapon:
, but finds it hard to hit him now that The Oni is less restricted in his movements.
Alistair sees his opening and takes a stab at the orc as he moves to engage the masked man.
Seeing that the Half-Orc has moved to a place they can reach him, Garran drops his crossbow and draws out his sword as he charges towards the other.
Mivaela moves to the corner and tries jumping up to catch the catwalk and pull herself up... and completely fails to reach it.
The Oni continues his attacks with his blade while pulling back, drawing the half-orc into a more favorable position.
The half-orc deftly avoids the first few blows but backs himself up against a wall and the vigilante's wakizashi leaves a deep cut.
The other man remains stuck in the goo, which gradually begins to dry up
The other man remains stuck in the goo, which gradually begins to dry up
Edita shoots again.
Edita's bolt hits again and ends the man's struggles as he collapses on the floor, his precious frock forever ruined by a puddle of goo and blood.
The half-orc sneers: "One less to share the loot with, tee hee!" as he desperately tries to avenge his latest stab wound:
The world suddenly explodes around the Oni as the flail's head meets his.
Alistair sees the mask man go down and the fashion diva also slump to the ground. He attempts to finish it quickly but slips on the blood pouring out of the masked man causing him to miss his mark.
Assuming someone will see to the Oni, Garran steps up and continues striking at the half-orc.
Mivaela smiles and nods in approval at Edita, but then seeing the Oni collapse she curses. She moves over to him and with a few words and waves of her hands stabilizes him. "Anyone have any healing, I can do a bit, but I'm trying to save what blessings from Calistra I've got for Lamm."
"No healing here!" she says in a hurry , takes a short hustle downstairs and throws a bolt of bright light at the seemingly lunatic half-orc with the flail.
Meanwhile, Snorey jumps down from Editas shoulders and scrambles over to the unconscious ugly man.
The Oni's fall fills the half-orc with glee and he begins cackling uncontrollably, lowering his guard for a fraction of a second, which proves enough for Garran to drive the sword deep into his guts.
The half-orc takes a step back and falls down on the stairs, his face frozen in a still mask of sheer surprise. The room goes quiet, save for several snoring children in magic-induced sleep.
Edita wakes the children softly and quietly. “You are safe now. The monsters that abused you are dead now.“
...applaudes akwardly and grins happily. ...then goes to sleep on Edita's shoulders again.
Mivaela heals the Oni with a sigh.
"If Gaedren is here, that will have alerted him, and he may run. We have to move quickly." Looking at the stirring Oni, he says, "If you are not well enough to fight sword to sword, hang back and use a bow - you can use my crossbow if you don't have your own."
Garran then moves for the top of the stairs where the whiney brat with the wand's body was..
Edita follows Garran, a loaded crossbow held ready.
Alistair clears his throat...
I am as eager to see Lamm dealt with as any of you but Edita perhaps you could use that wand Mr. Modern Fashion was using. We might be able to use some of their gear to our benefit....
Mivaela follows the others up the stairs.
“...or at least we could use some money... Allright - let's quickly loot those miscreants before going on. I guess this wand would not help that much as it is probably not much better than the old trusty perforator here...“
The Oni gets up wearily with a nod of thanks to his compatriots. "I must be more careful or I will join my fiance before I'm able to avenge her."
To Garran he says, "Thank you, I appreciate your offer but I have my own. I will be more careful in the future." With that, he sheaths his swords and draws his shortbow before following the rest of the group.
- Gaedren Lamm has done horrible things to all of you. He's the worst.
- You were gathered by a fortune teller named Zellara who was also hurt by him. She knows where he is and wants you all to deal with him.
- You find the place and try to sneak in, but it quickly turns to combat.
- A nasty dog attacks but is killed by Garran.
- A bunch of children are there as slave labor, but Oni knocks one out, Edita puts 2 to sleep, and the 4th begs for his life thinking you are there to kill them all.
- You fight a disturbingly giggly half-orc, and a frumpy guy with acid wand.
- Alistair mocks frumpy guy
- Half-orc almost kills Oni
- Everyone else kills half-orc and frumpy
- Mivaela heals Oni a bit
Here is a map of the location.
Silence falls back over the room except for the whimpering kid who is still hoping not to be slaughtered. Thankfully, he is starting to realize the other kids weren't killed by The Oni and Edita's magic but are simply unconscious.
There are stairs leading up to a door in the southwest. There is a massive water basin next to those stairs that reeks of rotting fish and has pipes from it leading up into the wall. In the southeast corner is a balcony with two doors on it, one of which the now dead frumpy man came out of. Lastly, there is an opening in the floor to the water about 10 feet below. Barrels and crates are haphazardly stacked along the north wall.
You are full of fear and worries. There is no need. I was once like you. Lamm got me hooked on some nasty drug-stuff to control my magic. That is over now. Flee from here and rest. We will give Lamm the reward he has earned.
...jumps up and down and screeches while frantically pointing at the doors south.
He is afraid! Be quiet and ready your arms!
Edita takes cover behind the smaller water basin and aims her loaded crossbow at the south wall. (ready action to shoot at hostiles coming through)
Hearing Edita’s cry, Garran races over to the door, taking up position next to it so he can strike whoever comes through the door.
Following the cues of the rest of the group, the Oni takes up position and readies his bow to fire at anything that enters.
After a few moments, no one has come out of that door. However, being next to the door, Garran can hear whimpering and crying on the other side, possibly from more children.
Unslinging his shield from his back, Garran looks back at the group and whispers, "There may be more children on the other side of this door. Cover me."
Taking a defensive stance, he will try to open the door.
Alistair appears to not hear anything and makes his way to the man that has no fashion sense. He makes sure that that party has taken everything that is of use including the wand.
He then moves to place himself next to Garran and prepares himself for what might come next.
The stink in this room, a mixture of fish and sweat, is enough to make the eyes water. To the east, a large wooden trough holds a hideous mound of half-rancid fish, seaweed, and brine. Filthy river water and fish blood stain the floor around this trough. A pair of wooden chutes lead from this trough through holes in the eastern wall into a larger room beyond. To the west, a desk and chair sit in one corner while a tall cabinet sits in the other.
Five small children in tattered, filthy clothing, huddle against the far wall, oviously terrified.
Alistair takes a long look at the children. He then turns to the others.
There are more children in here, we should let them go free.
He looks back at the others as he enters the room. His voice low and directed at those behind him.
only four children the one in the back is not a child
He turns to the children
Come on, we will get you out of here and to saftey. The half orc and the fashion diva have been dealt with. We are here to put an end to Lamm's evilness. You should flee to safety right away. Please one at a time, the floor is slippery.
He points to the halfling...
you first, come...lets go before it becomes too dangerous for you.
Murmuring to herself: Can't ... hear ... all this ... ringing in my ears...
Edita closes up to the group slowly, Snorey on her back.
Garran nods at Alistair’s whispered warning, then waits to take his cue from the other man.
Still a bit worse for wear, the oni follows in the back, bow drawn ready to strike.
The halfling is startled at first by Alistair singling him out. But Alistair's charm is in full swing and the halfling certainly seems ready to leave the room.
"Why th-thank you, mister. I thought I would die in here! They are so mean and bad!"
He steps past the others, but walks towards the double doors to the west."I think these door lead outside." He then points towards the room you all are coming from. "I'm... I'm scared to go d-down there. This way is faster to be free. Thank you! Thank you!"
Alistair steps closer to the halfling.
Those doors are locked or stuck. We tried them when we fist came this way plus the floor boards are not to stable and will break with too much weight. If you are scared then we will escort you outside.
Alistair moves forward to aid the halfling in moving back toward the group. His blade is pointed down but is ready to act if the need should arise.
You can give up now and live or continue this rather awful act and...die. Anyone that is working with Lamm will see justice. I really do not care if you meet the constable or Pharasma.....I will give you to the count of ten to decide. One...two...ten.
"Faster, but not secured. We have secured this room. Besides, there are other children down there to escape with. Now move this way."
Garran notes the blade hidden beneath the halfling's shirt, and tightens his grip on his bastard sword as he steps into the room and approaches the halfing, staying just out of reach . He puts some bite in his tone and gestures with his head towards the door where the others are.
Edita doesn't really understand what's going on. She just enters the other room and tries to put on a menacing face.