I feel like I should be surprised by this, yet I am not. Iomedae it seems thought of everything in her fortress here at the frontlines of the worldwound. Indeed the crusaders will find use of these things, as might we in this most important mission.
Looking over the secret armory in detail, you find the weapons are gleaming as if polished but moments ago; no sign of corrosion at all. The weapons are solidly built, but all have a Iomedaen symbolic flourish engraved.
Twelve Longswords, three cold iron longswords, a +1 longsword,
Thirteen Shortswords, two cold iron shortswords,
Six heavy crossbows, six composite longbows (+2 Str),
Five Heavy Maces, a masterwork cold iron heavy mace,
Eighteen longspears, two cold iron longspears,
50 cold iron crossbow bolts, 100 cold iron arrows,
5 +1 holy arrows, an arrow of evil outsider slaying.
The armor dummies hold two sets of masterwork chainmail and a +1 breastplate emblazoned with Iomedae’s holy symbol.
The two heavy steel shields are both marked with the holy symbol of Iomedae. One is a masterwork shield, and the other is a +1 blinding shield.
Kankai is very appreciative of the find and would stroke over a cold iron longsword and would pick it up finding its sheath and would strap it to her side. Then grabbing a heavy crossbow she would sling it across her back grabbing 10 of the cold iron bolts.
Looking at the long spears she tested them. It wasn't a blade but...there could be potential but she set it aside to see what others would want.
Thetin whistles after getting a good look at the stash of weapons. "I think we could find a few good uses for these."
"I could use a few of these arrows." Carilain resolves to pester the merchants back at the guardhouse. Someone has got to have a better bow than his simple wood shortbow.
After a quick moment taking everything in the cleric took a long breath then glanced to his companions. His sister in faith at least was carrying a bow. He took the arrows aglow with magical energy and proffered them to her.
Kyra, He began relatively softly. My hand with a bow is... rather lackluster I have faith however that yours is not. please hold onto these, I have no doubt the magic in these arrows might come in handy at some point.
He began before quickly he slipped into the magical glowing breastplate and took up the magical shield. He made sure his Holy Symbol dangled outside alongside and (well in front of at least) the symbols of Iomedae.
we will come back for the rest then when our work here is down.
He began kneeling, offering a quick prayer both to Sarenrae, then even a short one to iomedae, after all it was her followers insight that was provided this aid.
Are we ready?
Taking in the assortment of weapons, Alorah exchanges both her crossbow and mace, replacing her melee weapon with the heavy version made of Cold Iron and taking 20 of the cold iron bolts as well.
Kankai waited til everyone grabbed what they wanted and would pick up the rest of the bolts, and any magical weapons left behind to bring with her. Strapping the magic blade to her side also and grabbing the cold Iron Longspear. Having had to scrounge for things before, she wasn't against taking extra.
"Everyone ready?"
"I'm ready"
Kyra nods. "I will take those arrows, brother Kelden. I am ready to proceed."
When the first of you steps out of the secret doorway, you see a well dressed tiefling looking fellow, wearing a harness with all kinds of devices, grenades, potions, etc. looking over the wreckage and bodies of your battlefield.
You look at each other in surprise for a moment, then he throws a red grenado into the secret doorway.
It explodes in a torrent of flame, dealing fire damage (Ref save DC14 for half) and catch on fire (Ref save DC14 and one move action to put out).
He then lights out for the far end of the chamber.
"Open the door, open the door! OPEN THE DOOR!" He squalled out, panicking.
Reacting quickly Alora avoids the worst of the flames, gritting her teeth from the burn as she focuses on the fleeing man, unleashing a scream of incredible force.
He had a moment to react and in that moment He rushed through the door and straight at thier foe, slashing hard.
Carilain curses in elvish as he slaps the flames out. That fire really hurts. Wary, Carilain sheathes Grimstar and draws his bow. It will be best to take this foe on at range.
Thetin is caught off guard by the sudden explosion of fire. He quickly moves in and strikes at their new assailant."I am not amused." Thetin says coldly as Radiance swings in towards the enemy.
Kankai saw the fire coming and shifted trying to dodge a majority of it.
Snapping her beak she would step out of the room and move forward to get to the door first and perhaps keep it from opening. Or at least stomp him from getting out without a fight.
Kyra dives behind one of the suits of armor when she spots the incoming grenade, avoiding most of the explosion. She then immediately chases after the tiefling with the rest of her comrades!
THE CHASE 1
Alorah_____
Reacting quickly Alora avoids the worst of the flames, gritting her teeth from the burn as she focuses on the fleeing man, unleashing a scream of incredible force.
Kelden Sunblade_____
He had a moment to react and in that moment He rushed through the door and straight at thier foe, slashing hard.
Carilain Riveroak_____
Carilain curses in elvish as he slaps the flames out. That fire really hurts. Wary, Carilain sheathes Grimstar and draws his bow. It will be best to take this foe on at range.
Thetin Dorvas_____
Thetin is caught off guard by the sudden explosion of fire. He quickly moves in and strikes at their new assailant."I am not amused." Thetin says coldly as Radiance swings in towards the enemy.
Kankai the White_____
Snapping her beak she would step out of the room and move forward to get to the door first and perhaps keep it from opening. Or at least stomp him from getting out without a fight.
Kyra Greenstar_____
Kyra dives behind one of the suits of armor when she spots the incoming grenade, avoiding most of the explosion. She then immediately chases after the tiefling with the rest of her comrades!
Enemies__________
The tiefling moved towards the door to the south,
Then turned and threw another grenade at the cluster of heroes that had caught up to him.
It explodes in a torrent of flame, dealing fire damage (Ref save DC14 for half) and catch on fire (Ref save DC14 and one move action to put out) to Kelden, Kyra, Thetin and Kankai.
THE CHASE 2___________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Kankai struck at the opening presented to her knowing they needed to kill this individual quick. The fact he had taken them all by surprise bothered her. On top of that, no honor in his fighting the coward.
She deftly managed to sidestep the brunt of the flame but knew a direct hit like this would take hero out.
Her movements were quick as she caught up with him and slid her blade straight for his ribs with a quick swing.
Damn the blasted bomber was fast, His swing as the man ran away was horribly innept, probably due to the pain from the flames of just sheer bad luck.
He called out to Sarenrae for healing, but not for him, He rushed forward to transfer the light of healing into Kankai, trusting in the Tengu's deft abilities with a blade more than his own right now.
Init+1 Perception+3
Ac19(+1Dex,+5armor,+3shield) Touch 11 Flat-Footed 16
Fort+6 Ref+2 Will+7
Hp: 12/31
Bolts: 10/10
Spells
Cleric spells used: Cure moderate wounds.
Temporary Mods:
Channels 0/6
Chasing after the fleeing tiefling, Alorah unleashes another silent scream that hammers into the enemy.
Carilain moves up, then lets an arrow fly at the tiefling bomber.
Kyra's blade cuts into the tiefling as he runs away; however, before she can react further, the grenade explodes and she collapses to the ground.
Luckily she is stable and does not continue to bleed out any more.
THE CHASE 2___________
Kankai the White_____
Wow, he is covering a large area with those bombs....
I'm guessing these are special bombs? For everyone to take primary damage.
Kankai struck at the opening presented to her knowing they needed to kill this individual quick.
Her movements were quick as she caught up with him and slid her blade straight for his ribs with a quick swing.
Kelden Sunblade_____
cure moderate wounds: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 = 16
He called out to Sarenrae for healing, but not for him, He rushed forward to transfer the light of healing into Kankai, trusting in the Tengu's deft abilities with a blade more than his own right now.
Alorah_____
Chasing after the fleeing tiefling, Alorah unleashes another silent scream that hammers into the enemy.
Carilain Riveroak_____
Carilain moves up, then lets an arrow fly at the tiefling bomber. Moves to E-4.
Kyra Greenstar_____
Kyra's blade cuts into the tiefling as he runs away; however, before she can react further, the grenade explodes and she collapses to the ground. -1 HP
Luckily she is stable and does not continue to bleed out any more.
(npc) Thetin_____
Thetin rumbled into a charge, and his backhand strike with Radiance smacked the dazed tiefling’s head clean off his shoulders and bounced down the desecrated hallway away from you. The rest of him drops where he stood.
This battle is over.
Stopping and listening for a tense minute, you hear no sounds of stampeding feet, shouts or the clangor of alarms. You still remain undiscovered. Probably.
Examining the headless tiefling, you find he wears the same uniform as the tieflings in the vestibule.
He is wearing +1 leather armor, a ring of protection +1, and an alchemical silver dagger.
He was also wearing a Adventurer's Sash with many potions in its various pockets and exterior clips. Therein you find:
*potion of cure light wounds x2,
*potion of cure moderate wounds,
*potion of barkskin,
*potion of invisibility,
*potion of spider climb,
*potion of obscuring mist,
*potion of light
*potion of flare x3
*potion of acid splash x4
*potion of resistance x3
When you advance to the open western door, where you deduce this guy had come out of, you find a thirty by thirty foot chamber that once upon a time served as a priests chambers.
A long table and six chairs have been pushed against the western wall.
On the opposite wall, a tapestry depicting a map of Mendev hangs from a silver rod—
the tapestry has been slashed several times and splashed with filth.
A bedroll sits on the floor, and on the nearby table is an array of alchemical devices and a long wooden sword case wrapped with cords, as
if ready for travel.
The alchemical equipment on the table consists of a masterwork alchemy lab.
Poking about, you find a remarkably compact portable alchemy kit.
You also find, oddly, four silver holy symbols (two of Iomedae, one of Shelyn, and one of Desna).
He’s clearly been spending his time lately trying to devise a formula
for a solution that causes a holy symbol steeped within it to become infested with the demon plague such that it infects any who touch it.
You can praise Desna that he’s a long, long way from success.
Inside the plain-looking sword case you see a beautifully maintained longsword of a somewhat old fashioned designed.
The enchantments laid upon it make it a +1 evil outsider bane longsword.
It bears the Tirabade family crest upon it.
__Lord Staunton,
__I believe you will find the enclosed
weapon to be a singular and familiar delight,
for it once belonged to your old “friend”
Irabeth. She sold it to Kandro Nyserian, of
all people—I’ve no idea why. Kandro’s been
sitting on it for years—still would be,
except his home got smashed by an ulkreth.
Shame. He managed to save the sword and
came here, begging for an escort north to
Drezen, doubtless so he could give you the
sword and weasel some cash to help him set
up a new home. I hope you don’t begrudge a
creativity I took—our friend Nyserian serves
now as a warm suit for a vermlek as punishment
for only revealing the sword now instead of
when he first acquired it. I suspect the blade
will take to your brother’s touch nicely!
__Your loyal servant,
__Othirubo
Kyra spits upon the headless corpse as they strip it of any valuable gear it has. "Disgusting vermin... They are like rats, crawling out of every single crack and crevice. Luckily just like rats, they cannot abide the light of the Dawnflower."
She gathers up the belt and potions before they enter the next room. She doesn't understand the significance of the holy symbols and all the alchemical gear, so she leaves that to others. She does, however, open the sword case and examine the blade and note within. "Lady Irabeth's personal sword? Why would she sell such an heirloom I wonder?"
Withdrawing the wand of cure light wounds, Keldin made sure to administer it healing energies to those he needed it.
I do not know Kyra, perhaps she needed money at some point, Hold still.
Are we ready to end this? He asked pulling out the wand they were to use to touch the wardstone and end the cultists plot. [/b]
"Ah, much better." Carilain sighs as the pain washes away. "You are such a blessing, Kelden."
"I can use one of those bows..." Carilain selects one of the composite longbows. The elf cuts the bottom out of the case for his shortbow, allowing the larger bow to be jammed in. Not ideal, but it will have to make due for now.
Drawing Grimstar, Carilain nods.
"Ready."
Remember we are here to destroy the stone, I was thinking perhaps of uisng that potion of invisibility to get close while you all hold the line. Thoughts?
Kyra nods. "That is a good option, Brother Kelden. Perhaps we should send Kankai up to scout a little so that we have a better idea of what we go to face above?" She glances at the Tengu. "If you are up for it?"
When you decide to approach the door, you see it is heavy iron bound wood and has a thick but relatively simple lock.
"Thank you, Kelden" Alorah sighs in relief as her wounds heal. "As sound a plan as any, I think."
Taking a moment, the sorceress utters a chant in celestial, the image of a shimmering, translucent dress of chainmail appearing over her clothing, before fading into invisibility.
Thetin finally manages to put out the last of the fire in his hair from the bombs. "Before we head up could i get few quick charges from that cure wand" Thetin says, shaking ash out of his hair before putting his helmet back on.
Thetin nods as Kelden lays out his plan. "Well i can't sneak anywhere but i can sure hold a line. Sounds like a good plan to me Kelden." Thetin drinks a potion of protection from evil and pulls out his crowbar. "So who wants to help me open this door"
Kankai would move forward studying the lock before kneeling and pulling out tools.
"How about I see if I can open it." She said. Having been busy putting on the sash and getting it to fit properly over her gear.
The lock is heavy, and would likely be resistant to bashing. But not to Kankai's deft probing. In less than six seconds, the lock clicked open.
When you open the door, you see:
Along one wall of this long room stands a smashed sideboard.
A stone staircase leads upstairs.
A uniformed tiefling (Red 1) is lording it over a cluster of smaller demons; their bloated frames shudder with each heaving step, yet despite their shape, they move with surprising quickness. Dretches, you think.
Surprise!_______________
Players take a single Standard Action in order of posting.
TACTICAL SITUATION
The artwork squares denote ten foot squares, the coordinate lines to the left and top denote five foot increments.
Kyra looks over Kankai's shoulders to spot the demons and the tiefling. "Dretches." she states simply, hoping her companions remember enough about these foul minions that they have previously faced. "We should stick close and make a front-line. Focus on one at a time." She immediately slips into the trance-like battle dance...
Carilain sheathes a complaining Grimstar and draws his bow. Can you change to cold iron? Then shut up. He silently tells his sword. The dretches will die, have no fear. You'll probably get to cut some anyway...
Kankai would stare at them wondering about them as she pulls the longsword they had just acquired. This weapon would be good against them.
Kankai would move in and takes a defensive stance as she draws.
Holding her mace ready, Alorah utters a celestial chant, shimmering sigils appearing around herself, Kyra, Kankai, and Carilan before fading to invisibility.
Dretches! Take care friends minor demons but they are resistant to acid, cold, and fire, and immune to electricity and poisons.
He called out to his friends as he moved to indeed form the battle line and give Caralain some space to shoot. He was mentally kicking himself for not getting a cold iron scimitar... after all being up in the world wound it only made sense.
By the fiery light of Sarenrae fiends you will fall this day! He declared readying to hack into the first creature that closed.
Thetin sighs and puts away his crowbar as Kankai picks the lock. "I never get to use the crowbar."
As the door opens Thetin steps forward beside his comrades and readies an attack. "Come you filth and meet the might of the defenders of Kenabres."
Surprise!_______________
Kyra Greenstar_____
"We should stick close and make a front-line. Focus on one at a time." She immediately slips into the trance-like battle dance...
Move Action - Initiate Battle Dance, -1 BP.
Carilain Riveroak_____
Carilain sheathes a complaining Grimstar and draws his bow. Can you change to cold iron? Then shut up. He silently tells his sword. The dretches will die, have no fear. You'll probably get to cut some anyway...
Kankai the White_____
Kankai would stare at them wondering about them as she pulls the longsword they had just acquired. This weapon would be good against them.
Kankai would move in and takes a defensive stance as she draws. Moves to G5
Alorah_____
Holding her mace ready, Alorah utters a celestial chant, shimmering sigils appearing around herself, Kyra, Kankai, and Carilan before fading to invisibility.
Cast Communal Protection from Evil 1 minute each
Kelden Sunblade_____
Dretches! Take care friends minor demons but they are resistant to acid, cold, and fire, and immune to electricity and poisons. He was mentally kicking himself for not getting a cold iron scimitar... after all being up in the world wound it only made sense.
Moving to H5, readying an attack at the first enemy that comes into range
readied attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Thetin Dorvas_____
As the door opens Thetin steps forward beside his comrades and readies an attack. "Come you filth and meet the might of the defenders of Kenabres."Move to F5, ready attack against first enemy in range
readied attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Round 1_______________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Carilain advances into the room. Then looses a cold iron arrow at one of the dretches.
Lifting the new sword she spoke.
"Ill take the one up front."
Moving quickly up she struck at before it could react. The blade felt light in her hand, but quickly warming up in fury as she neared the dretch.