The door at the top of the walkway leads into an upper storage room. It is extremely dirty and smells of blood and rotting flesh. Three cages are in this chamber, two of them occupied by a tabaxi and an elf. Both appear to be suffering from some type of sickness, bearing dark thick veins and scaled patches all over their bodies.
Nanbu follows Saphina up the stairs, covering her in case of ambush or traps.
Sashah! Come up here quick! We have some people up here in need of attention.
Saphina cautiously looks around the room but doesn’t open the cell until Sashah arrives.
Stay calm, help is on the way.
Without hesitation, Fenri walks up and tries to open the cages.
Fenri easily breaks the chain. The prisoners stumble out.
The elf male is unconscious, but the tabaxi female, can speak, but only barely. "I-I am Shaded M-moon. Poisoned by snake creatures... placed in cell. Pain.. so painful... serpents.. hissing.. poison..." she mutters.
She points towards the door you saw earlier. "Creature... there.. poison.. may h-have... cure..." she says, wheezing.
You can't discern or tell what disease might have caused their condition.
Nanbu carefully checks the door.
Nanbu opens it.
Saphina after hearing about the snake men shakes her head and wishes there were more she could do for the poor souls immediately to ease their suffering. After a quick discussion with Sashah learning that his Magic’s werent strong enough to cure them of the poison Saphina turns to head for the door. Seeing Nanbu heading for the door ahead of her she calls out to the nature lock to wait but it is too late and pulls on the door to throw it open. I hope it’s not trapped She whispers to herself, ...or maybe locked.
OR
Sir Adrian moves to the cages.
Step back. I can neutralize the poison with the blessing of Torm.
Sir Adrian reaches into each cage in turn, and as his hands begin to glow, he touches each of the prisoners to neutralize the poison.
Sir Adrian, then lays his hands upon his own chest to heal himself for 5 hp remaining in the pool.
Fenri gently helps them from their cages and offers them food and water while Adrian calls upon his divine magic.
Unfortunately, Adrian's healing has no effect on the prisoners. It appears to be more similar to a curse than a mere disease.
Nanbu opens the door and sees a room lush with overgrown flora. The land dips slightly into somewhat of a bowl shape. In the center is a circular dais with a gigantic serpent carved into its base. Near the entrance are patches of flowers.
You hear a voice say "Thank you for returning our gift!" The Dreamer's Amulet rises from Sashah's satchel and flies over to a humanoid figure.
"I am Lekhet, and I have been awaiting your arrival! Now kill them!" it says to a group of humanoids that seem to have the same scaly skin as the prisoners you encountered. They charge towards the party. You also hear the sound of slithering snakes.
Initiative:
Using the advantage of not being seen Saphina draws her bow and let’s fly an arrow into the closest enemy.
13 woot.
She then moves out of sight again and uses her bonus action to hide again
Saphina's arrow strikes one of the broodlings, a human with scales all over his body. Her arrow draws blood, and the broodling looks badly hurt.
Three of the creatures divide themselves amongst Adrian, Nanbu and Fenri.
Nanbu feels one of the broodlings bite him for 4 points damage, while Fenri is clawed for 6 points damage. Adrian is clawed for 8 points damage as the broodling Saphina hit strikes out in rage.
"Let's take care of you first!" he says to Sashah. A sickly looking ray strikes the Mage.
Everyone may act. The broodling on Adrian is at -10 hp. They're next to each other.
Nanbu grunts, The land of Chult has never known the winter. Nanbu brought the soul of the winter back from the Sword Coast!
Sir Adrian attempts to return the favor on the enemy that clawed him.
Sashah levels a gaze at Lekhet, his wrinkles seeming more pronounced. "By Mystra might, you vill not keep zat amulet."
Sir Adrian attempts to return the favor on the enemy that clawed him.
[dice=GS Att]1d20+5
[dice=GS Dam]2d6+3
Adrian's wild swing miss the broodling.
The Yuanti yells at Sashah. "Ah.. stronger than I thought! Come and get it!" he says.
Fenri and Saphina to act.
Saphina moves cautiously back and fires another hidden shot at the same broodling.
She then quickly moves out of line of sight again to hide.
Fenri rages and then smashes her axe into the one that hit her.
Fenri's axes cuts deep into the broodling's scaly skin. Red blood pours out.
Saphina's target doesn't see the arrow, and it pierces through his lower chest. He crumples to the ground.
The remaining broodlings strike.
The broodling's attacks fail to strike the warlock.
The broodling sinks its fangs into Fenri's arm.
Lekhet turns to Fenri. "You have seen the power of the snake. Now... show your allies their power!"
Lekhet brandishes the amulet and Fenri feels herself coming under its influence..
A snake crawls out of the undergrowth and strikes at Fenri but fails to strike.
[dice=Arcana?]1d20+5
It's called Crown of Madness, and you realise that the Amulet is granting him many of his current powers.
Nanbu runs past the broodling on him and swings his shillelagh at Lekhet!
Nanbu runs past the broodling on him and swings his shillelagh at Lekhet!
[dice=shillelagh]1d20+6
[dice=damage]1d8+4
It's difficult terrain so you'll move at half speed. You can reach him if you dash. Do you still want to?
Nanbu's whip leaps out and strikes Lekhet, dragging him towards Nanbu. Branches split and break as the Yuan-Ti flies through the air.
He yells in anger and terror but loses focus on his spell.
Fenri is released from the spell, as the crown dissipates.
Nanbu is not amused. The Night Serpent will not return!
"MORE MIND MAGIC!" Fenri roars and then sprints towards Lekhet.
Sir Adrian attacks the remaining broodling.
Just as the snake came out of hiding to attack Fenri, Saph fires from her concealed location.
She then repeats her previous tactic and hides again.
AoO on Nanbu from the Broodling and Snake.
AoO on Fenri from the Broodling.
Adrian's sword cuts one of the broodlings but it still doesn't die.
Fenri's axe smashes into Lekhet.
Sashah walks up to Lekhet with a very unimpressed look on his face.
Sasha steps towards Lekhet. Saphina's arrow strikes the snake just as it is about to take another bite out of Nanbu, killing it.
Lekhet howls in rage and brings up the amulet again.
Nanbu and Fenri crumple to the ground, asleep.
One of the broodlings attacks Adrian. It sinks its jaw into his arm.
The other goes for Saphina, but the halfling is too hard to hit.
Sashah leans down to Nanbu and shakes him awake. "It not your time Nanbu."
Nanbu wakes up and can take his action.
Nanbu blinks up at the old mage, realization dawning, and hops up, bringing his shillelagh-ed club to bear, Awaken friend dwarf, we will need her strength.
It'll take an action to wake Fenri up. Are you doing that or attacking?
Saphina nimbly slips away from the broodling befor it realizes she is out of its reach.
Sir Adrian! I’ll hold this one off. Help the others! After firing her bow, she drops the weapon and draws her sword moving up to the broodling she was adjacent to previously.
Sir Adrian attacks the broodling on him again.
Nanbu activates his shillelaghs and his blow strikes Lekhet.
Adrian cuts down the broodling facing him, but Saphina's arrow fails to strike.
Broodling 3: -11 hp
Lekhet: -19 hp
The last broodling leaps at Saphina, slashing and biting, but the halfling is able to fend off all the blows.
Lekhet draws a scimitar and tries to cut Nanbu down.
Nanbu is slashed once.
Nanbu grunts in pain, but steels himself to swing again. He circles Lekhet, exposing his foe's flank to Saphina then strikes suddenly before Lekhet can consider this move!