The Jigsaw shark that Krenn has just stabbed decides to attempt to take another chunk out of Krenn.
attack
Jerin starts to cast his spell and then Curnach casts hide from animals on everyone, making you all impossible to percieve by the animals.
The sea hag points and the shark doesn't quite know why, but it attempts to bite the area that Krenn is in.
handle animal check
attack miss
Yvicca can still see you all and once again leers at Krenn once again.
Fort DC 16
suceed
Round 3
Order:
Krenn Whetstone
Shark (Jigsaw)
Arianna Rothschild
Jerinthian Kos
Curnach Daveck
Yvicca (Sea Hag)
Krenn, stop attacking the shark; you see it can't see you now, its just snapping its jaws where its master says to... Focus on the Hag...
Round 3 Action-
Curnach begins summoning, concentrating as a faint outline of another shark begins to come into being behind the sea hag...
Arianna will keep up with Krenn and again heal him with the CLW wand
CLW:
The hag ponts to krenn for the jigsaw shark to attack the space Krenn is in as it doesn't see him.
handle animal
attack: miss
Jerin's deep slumber effects the two sharks, but no effects on the sea hag.
Will DC 19
Skinshear (jigsaw): zzzzzzzz
summoned shark: zzzzzzz
What's green, smells like fish and is about to die? That would be you my dear!
Cast Hideous laughter at the hag
What's green, smells like fish and is about to die? That would be you my dear!
Cast Hideous laughter at the hag
SR 15
Jerin's caster level
The spell appears to have no effect on her as she stares at Krenn and once again gives him the horrorfying leer for the last time.
Fort Save DC 16
Her eye once again attemps to fill Krenn with increased Dread, but it doesn't work. The shark would attack, but both are currently asleep.
Round 4
Order:
Krenn Whetstone
Shark (Jigsaw) (sleeping)
Arianna Rothschild
Jerinthian Kos
Curnach Daveck
Yvicca (Sea Hag)
Arianna will deliver a coup d'grace on the sleeping shark "Say good-bye to your little pet, b%!%~."
DC: 25 Fort save or die.
Arianna will deliver a coup d'grace on the sleeping shark "Say good-bye to your little pet, b*@*&."
2d6+6
DC: 25 Fort save or die.
Fort DC 25
Fails, dead. Yvicca screams in anger at the death of her companion and the druidic link being severed. The scream muffled by the water, but you can all hear it clearly and tell she's very pissed off.
Round 4 Action-
A fine blow, Arianna... Curnach says, finishing his spellcasting and bringing a shark into the material plane. The shark immediately attacks the Hag with a nasty bite.
The spell cast, Curnach swims over to Krenn and casts once more, laying a hand on the stout Dwarf's shoulder and invoking the spirit of the Bear to bolster him.
Okay I guess you didn't appreciate that one, how about what's got bad teeth, bad breath, and a dead fish for a friend, a sea hag of course!
Cast hideous laughter from my bonded item
Krenn swings for the hag once again.
attack: miss
damage:
Yvicca stabs her shortspear in the direction of Krenn:
attack: and
both attacks completely miss Krenn as she screams in her frustraition.
Round 5
Order:
Krenn Whetstone
Shark (Jigsaw) (sleeping)
Arianna Rothschild
Jerinthian Kos
Curnach Daveck
Yvicca (Sea Hag)
Arianna will use one more charge from the CLW wand on Krenn.
CLW:
Curnach casts Barkskin on Krenn, while his shark takes another bite out of the hag.
Jerin launches his magic missles at the hag,
Yvicca manages to just move out of the way of Krenn's axe, but lands right into the jaws of the shark that's flanking her with Krenn.
Yvicca seems weak now, but in her rage she continues attempint to skewer Krenn, but failing as the short spear simply clangs against his armour, unable to find a opening.
attack: &
Round 6
Order:
Krenn Whetstone
Shark (Jigsaw) (dead)
Arianna Rothschild
Jerinthian Kos
Curnach Daveck
Yvicca (Sea Hag)
Another magic missle coming her way...
Curnach casts Guidance upon Krenn, and the shark attacks once more.
Curnach casts Guidance upon Krenn, and the shark attacks once more.
1d20+9
1d8+7
Arianna will swim around the sea hag, placing it between Curnach and herself, , and stab her from behind.
Attack roll:
Damage:
Yvicca thusts the spear at Arianna as she swims past, hitting her and cruelly twisting the spear point as Arianna appears to grit back the pain and return the coutesy by thrusting out with her rapier.
attack
damage
And with that attack from Arianna, the rapier peices the Hag's heart, forcing her to scream as her body twitches in a death rattle before remaining still and floating in the water.
The summoned and still slumbering shark that was summoned with druidic magic fades away back to where it came from, dissappearing in the same manner than it appeared.
+1 shortspear
bracers of armour +2
finally:
Aura faint necromancy; CL 5th
Slot —; Price 1,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
Typically engraved with numerous skulls, these small metal coffers allow the safe transport of infectious substances of up to Tiny size. Closing the lid seals in the contents and holds them in stasis, rendering them immune to aging or any damage. In addition, any infectious material—such as the body of a creature that died of disease—is preserved for as long as the coffer is closed. A death’s head coffer can potentially hold several Tiny items, having dimensions of approximately 4 inches by 4 inches by 6 inches.
A death’s head coffer can spread infections between items. Any item placed into a coffer with a diseaseridden item (something capable of spreading a disease by contact) becomes infected with the same disease. For 1 week after being removed from the coffer, the newly infected item can spread the same affliction as the disease-ridden item to any creature that touches it. For example, a coin placed into a death’s head coffer with a rat infected with the shakes forces any creature that touches the coin to make a DC 13 Fortitude save or become infected with the shakes as well. After a death’s head coffer is closed and then reopened, its magic dissipates, rendering the box completely mundane.
Some death’s head coffers feature complex locking mechanisms, which require DC 20 Open Lock checks to open.
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, contagion, gentle
repose; Cost 500 gp
This death head's coffer is a small black box, similar to what Brienna Soldado described. The box rattles with the sound of coin and it appears luckily to still be locked as described above the magic aura is removed when opened.
There is a door down the hall to the east which is wide open with what appears to be doctors tools floating about in the water.
That looked painful Arianna... Here, eat these. Curnach says, carefully counting out 8 goodberries and handing them to the Bard, and another 8 to Krenn. If you and Krenn gave further wounds we could spend an hour in this room so I could patch them up with my healers kit; we have many hours left on the Water Breathing spell.
Glancing over at the box, Curnach sighs. Well, we had already established a link between this ship and the disease. This merely confirms what we already thought- these black boxes and their contents contained the deadly disease in Korvosa, no doubt shipped here by the Queen.
I know you think me naive, but I still can't see the logic in the Queen putting a disease into her own city. I still wonder if the good doctor may be behind this without the queens knowledge...although I plan to find out as soon as we have a chance.
Have we checked out this door yet?
What about the Queen's actions suggests she is logical? She may be asecret worshipper of Urgothoa, or the Crimson Thrones curse may be manifesting. I haven't been wrong yet about her... but I can see your argument. No, lets swim on through...
You notice this area looks like a infermiry of sorts with various doctor's tools strewn all over the place. The room swirls with a haze of gore, fish heads, and half-eaten eels chumming the circling waters. There are a few glass cabinets that have shattered and a airtight, darkwood coffer lies nearby.
Lovely... Curnach says, taking the coffer. Let's open this on dry land, the contents may not be waterproof.
Arianna will accept the berries that Curnach gives her and then she will use the wand on herself.
CLW:
You search the rest of this half of the ship and find nothing but more wreckage floating about as well as the occasional fish or two, swimming right past as it doesn't realise any of you are there due to the hide from animals spell still in effect.
You search the second half, seporated by a large undersea rock which the boat smashed itself on when it fell, leaving the smaller front half seporate. You find here there appears to be no obvious items of interest, but in the dark pots and under overturned bunks appear to be these spiney-faced brown eels, commonly known in the region as silt eels. Curnach's knowledge of nature reveals these creatures to be quite aggressive and will attack anyone who they see entering the area.
Curnach
Krenn
Arianna
Jerin
You find this strange, but you notice that both of these areas and the other half of the ship show no evidence of having food or supplies on board. This is strange, especially as this suggests the ship left port with no food or supplies for it's crew members.
I guess no sunken treasure in this ship...oh well, at least we found out about the chest and the connection. We can now take this to Croft. It may be time to use magical pursuasion on the good doctor to find out what they are really up to...
As you exit the water, true to their word the wererats are waiting, reverting back to human form as they help you all out of the water and back into the sewage pipe.
Eries Yelloweyes smiles to you all.
"I'm glad you are all alright. I was afraid something might've happened." she smiles to you all, leading the way back to the streets for you to find your way back to Field Marshall Kroft at the Citadel.
Once there you see more of the guard have contracted the illness and the doctor's physicians are treating the guards with their surgical probing sticks to open up sours and pustiels.
In the office as you enter Cressida Kroft and Dr. Davaulus standing nearby, looking over the Field Marshall's work as they were just discussing something but turn to face you all as you enter.
"I assume you bring back news from investigating the sunken ship?" she asks as she looks over at you and the Doctor appears to look confused.
Noting the doctor's reaction and hoping his companions catch on quick, Curnach replies in an irritated manner- Absolutely nothing i'm afraid Cressida. We were led down a merry chase and into the wrong shipwreck. For our troubles we got wet, and attacked by all manner of sharks. Never again. However, we do have another, unrelated issue to discuss with you- in private if you please, good doctor...
Yes it has to do with those Lycanthropes we told you about... seeming like he blurts out something he was supposed to keep between Croft and the group...
"I see." she nods and turns to the doctor. "Do you mind leaving us?"
The doctors bows, smiling to you all lightly.
"Of course." as he says this he then walks out of the office, leaving you alone with the Field Marshall who looks back to the group
"So...what did you find down there? Something to do with the doctors?" she raises her eyebrow not seeming too surprised.
Arianna removes the mask and the unholy symbol from her pack, tossing them on the commander's desk. "We found these onboard the ship, along with the broken remains of several of the coffers that had washed up on shore." She picks up the mask "I find it interesting that this mask, specifically keyed to protect the wearer against the Blood Veil, should be found on the ship before the outbreak of the disease."
"Also we discovered that the ship was completely devoid of supplies and foodstuffs for the crew. Either that ship was launched from a port near enough that supplies were not needed, or that the crew abandonded ship before it sailed into the harbor leaving the poor soul we found alone to sail it as best he could."
The Field Marshall looks over these items as Arianna reveals these items, the mask looking exactly like the doctor's mask and magically made to be immune to the very disease that hasn't yet infected the city. She looks at the unholy item, recognising it and nodding.
"This is all very suspecious. A mask just like the other doctors and the unholy symbol of Urgathoa, goddess of disease from what I've heard. The presance of this unholy symbol is disturbing as is the mask and the ship being devoid of supplies." she looks back to the group with a serious look and a nod. "I'll take a closer look at this doctor and his activities. If I find anything else I will inform you all. Was there anything else you found below?" she asks looking over the group, staring back at the unholy symbol in disgust.
One of the black boxes that carries the disease inside, unopened. It is magical and I have studied it, briefly. I believe it loses its magic once opened, but objects held inside can carry the disease indefiniteiy. Also... Curnach continues, gesturing to Krenn we found this darkwood coffer. We have not opened it, but it may contain valuable information. Lets open it now...