Vencarlo is found and the party now know where the Senachal is, but something still lurks in the shadows of the labyrinth, hunting them down relentlessly.
HP 133/133, AC 26/14/23 CMD 22, F +13, R +10, W +17, P +22, In +11
I'm here. Pit spell needs to be on the map tbh, especially as remaining on an edge of it means he could fall in. I'll take my round 2 action once others have posted.
Wait for me to go Curnach! Jerin will move up so that the Rakshasa is about 25-30 feet away and emit his aura of Despair
* Aura of Despair (Su):9(r)/Day 8 remaining.
emit a 30 aura that gives all enemies -2 on ability checks, attack, damage, saving throws, and skill checks. Should reduce his CMD as well.
The spirit of whips again lashes out with her whip, this time at the annoying Snake demon.
SR Check: 1d20+9
Attack: 1d20+10
Damage: 1d10+3 <-- this is force, so there should be no DR
Attack: 1d20+5
Damage: 1d10+3
Did I get an AoO? It looks like the Rashaka is still adjacent to me.
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Llyra moves to Z48, allowing her ally to continue to harass the monster.
He did a concentraition check and just got it off.
The first strike of the whip hit's the Rashaka, but the second fails to land.
Krenn keeps a readied action to attack any enemies that approach, either the rashaka if it gets out or any creature it may be able to summon to attack.
Aron, you might want to roll 8 more rounds of crushing and Ally attacks to see if that finishes the Raksi.
I imagine the snakes are pretty much done for?
HP 133/133, AC 26/14/23 CMD 22, F +13, R +10, W +17, P +22, In +11
Curnach created an Aqueous Orb spell and sent it down into the pit.
It gets there next round when he moves it. Plan is that if the Rakshasha fails its reflex save it can be chomped on by the pit and take damage within the orb simultaneously.
Sorry if I wasn't clear, the snakes died in that first round. The first one was wounded by Llyra's spiritual ally and died from falling whilst the second died from being crushed.
4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 3, 3) = 13
4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4, 5) = 17
4d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 3, 1) = 10
4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6, 3) = 16
4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 4) = 17
4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6, 2) = 14
4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6, 5) = 17
4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 3) = 11
The Rashaka, unable to escape the pit is crushed into oblivion along with the remains of his pets. Once the spell goes their bodies are returned to the floor, crushed and smashed from the spell.
Vencarlo shakes his head at the sight
Another evil driven from Korvosa." he states, looking back to Neolandus who, in his state, is just managing to get to his knees, but he is still too weak to walk and Varncarlo spots the boat down at the dock. "I know you all want to stay here for a little longer, but me and my friend are the queen's main targets. If possible, to keep him hidden we'll need a amulet of proof against detection. That way the queen, nor the red mantis will follow." he hands over his gear back to the group "I'm too old to play at hero. I hope you can use these items to help in your endevors."
I cast Detect Magic and scan the Rakshasa and the rest of the room.
Thank you Vencarlo. While I hate to do it, I think that we to will soon have to leave the city. We have seen this faux queen's power, whether it be demonic, infernal or undeath, I do not know. But I assume that it is one of them and until we know what and how to defeat her, we must be wary. For this, your equipment will be appreciated.
Turning to the others. What next. We need to make sure that Neolandus is safely removed from this city. But after that, how do we strike back at those who have harmed our city. If it takes time, that is fine, but I will have revenge on those who would cause pain to my home, my city, my Kovosa.
"I'm afraid the only way to save Korvosa is to leave it." he says solmnly "The crown she wears was in the vaults before Korvosa existed and it was all Shoanti land. The only people who might know anything, are the shoanti tribes, however many shoanti claim this to be their land and will not welcome you with open lands. I have not met many from the tribes. The only one I know of is Thousand Bones and he tries to broker a peace as his tribe only wishes to live in their ancestral lands peacefully. Some however...well many lost their lives when the shoanti acted violently in the past and colouring many people's perceptions." he explains as Neolandus continues to struggle to try and stand and atleast look dignified.
I think we are about ready to leave.
I don't think one more day will add to your danger. This will give us time to gather a few things and then we can escort you to this hidden location that won't be very hidden without the things we are looking to pick up.
Seeing Neolandus still struggling, Llyra walks over and places her hands on him:
May the Savored Sting bless you so that you may bring retribution upon those who have harmed our great town.
Cast CLW in place of Weapons Against Evil: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
The healing has done him some good, but the torture had been going on for weeks. What he really needs is someplace safe to stay for him to rest and be well fed.
so what's the plan? Leave with Vencarlo and Neolandus or try to sell your stuff in this increasingly dangerous city? Also he asked if you have the amulet of proof against detection to keep Neolandus safe.
So they are not willing to wait a day and are going to leave without us? I think our decision depends on theirs a little. As much as I want to grab some stuff protected them would be Jerin's higher priority...
With the amulet given to Neolandus, I would think that would buy us a little time. Can one of us slip into the city for an hour to gauge the condition of the city? If it is already in such a state that regular commerce is shutting down, then we may not be able to buy and sell as we'd like.
you could convince them to wait a day, but with the queen after them who knows what might happen in a day? Grey Maidens, Red Mantis or something else unheard of. you can attempt to walk amungst the people as long as you disguise yourselves. Old Korvosa is shut off from the rest due to the epidemic that hasn't cleared up here yet, but that won't stop anyone who might be searching for you. most of what you know is whispers that the queen as declared martial law so commerce is definantly going ot be difficult.
If Jerin can teleport, it might be just as easy to escape and then teleport to Magnimar or Katapesh or Absalom and just go shopping there. Heck, I could describe some of these towns for him if he needs a place to target for arrival.
Jerin grew up with a father who was a fairly well to do merchant...he may have been to at least magnimar in the past so he should be able to at least go there. I am fine with that plan, let's move things along and just leave town.
So unless AK feels strongly about not going, we'll head out. Krenn will stay close to Neolandus, serving as the ever vigilant bodyguard while we work our way out of the city.
HP 133/133, AC 26/14/23 CMD 22, F +13, R +10, W +17, P +22, In +11
I'm happy with any plan that involves selling the ridiculous amount of stuff (including furniture) that we have looted. It goes without saying we'll be in disguise and with a teleport available while shopping. Bear in mind with at will Alter Self and a ludicrous perception score its nigh impossible to track Curnach without him knowing about it or foiling it anyway.
At this point lets just leave town and go to another major city to seel the good so we don't really have to worry about looking over our shoulders all of he time.
Aron, how much time to plan to give us between chapters roughly?
Should we go ahead and start leveling????
Don't worry i'm terrible with spelling when I decide to make rush posts, just cause at times I feel so guilty for not posting in a while. The AP suspects that you basically jump right into Herse after this and then after that you go on your path trying to find out what could defeat or even negate the Crown of Fangs as you've seen for yourself, she's immortal as long as she wears it.
I'll give you a week at the least. That's the longest possible time it would be for the queen to realise you can't be in the city any longer. What are your plans for Vencarlo and Neolandus though? Vencarlo has a few friends in Harse so we can find a place for them to hide out without attracting attention for themselves. I believe you gained the amulet that he is requesting for Neolandus since he is the only one who has evidence on the queen and you can assume she doesn't know who he might've told.
Plus, who says you'd be safe in another city? Red Mantis have operatives everywhere.
I was referring to the fact that teleporting into a city that they are not sure we might go to would be much more difficult to ambush us. Of course with the two of them tucked away they can take their best shot :)
Plus we can still go in disguise...
So you have the ability to teleport, then that'll be fine. Vencarlo and Neolandus will head to Harse, Vencarlo will keep an eye out for your return. Also you are free to level up.
The plan was to accompany them to Harse and then teleport to Magnimar to buy/sell. Then we can teleport back to them.
Will start to work on my leveling.
Krenn, do you have the cash totals from the treasure?
No worries. Here in the states, it is a national holiday. One where we tend to travel to see family and eat far, far too much. More so than Americans already do. I look forward to seeing the next move when it is comfortable and convenient for you!
ahh yes. Thanksgiving or as one of my many od friends say. Happy Turky Murder Day. Also it's a horrible time to have the holiday. For instance, Doug Walker's music video explains how much of a stress it must be at this time of the year with three holidays all bunched together.
