Marnarius makes his way to the rendezvous point.
When Joliryn spots Arminaldi she lofts an eyebrow, wondering what he is doing here. But when Zurnzal indicates who is really is surreptitiously, she scowls... and makes mental note of the subterfuge. [b]Those are Arminaldi's actual clothes, so there's little chance he's still alive. Someone is out a valuable, if recalcitrant, spy. Too bad.[/i] She says nothing to Zurnzal except giving him a little nod of recognition after wiping the scowl from her face.
Under cover of her conjured darkness, 322 plants the device on the statue's ankle. Once installed, a sentence in Aklo appears on its surface: “The Stars command you, Durvin Gest.”
322 commits the words to memory and says softly to herself, "But not just yet." The music she hums changes in quality to that of a funeral dirge as she traces the cool weight of an item in her pocket. As the speech is about to begin, she begins to slip her way to Skyreach, taking advantage of her shadowy cloak again. She keeps her eyes open for the others of her group and the elusive Master of Scrolls.
322 continues to see no sign of the Master of Scrolls.
Moving under the cover of the festival's keystone event, the party enters Skyreach unmolested and quickly reaches the entrance to the tower's lower levels.
The basements descend into subbasements beneath Skyreach, in turn spiraling out like hollow roots to cryptic galleries hidden where few Pathfinders tread. Here the Society stores countless artifacts, magic items, priceless works of art, and unique texts.
After a little searching the party finds the entrance to the vault containing the Hao Jin Tapestry. Shohiraj approaches the door with her stolen key in hand only to stop when she detects the presence of a trap.
Marnarius prepares to help The Professional with disarming the trap.
Shohiraj skillfully disables the magical runes allowing her to use the stolen key safely.
Moving on, the party enters the first vault.
Rows of low shelves laden with scrolls, books, and the odd relic line this well-lit hall. At its far end stands a small fountain that emits a small amount of steam — enough to keep this dry room’s humidity constant. Six decorative columns, each one densely carved with animal imagery and fanciful whorls, stand along the walls, and a pair of lounging lizard statues rest on a dais at the north end of the room.
Before the party can explore further, four of the carvings animate and attack!
The two further frilled lizard-looking statues clamber up on the walls. The closer chameleon-looking statues flick their tongues at the back rank.
"Arr. It couldn't be so easy all the way.." Zurnzal approaches to the closest lizard and punches it heavily
"Strike with the knuckles the say" Gringo remembers how to increase the strength of a blow.
Despite catching it off guard Zurnzal's fists struggle to overcome the lizard's tough hide.
The giant chameleons chew on the Aspis trapped on their sticky tongues.
The Professional moves up to Green and boops it with her sap.
322 thinks carefully about her options and concentrates as she prepares to cast on the large lizard. She pictures a slime-covered hagfish in her mind as she lays a hand on the chameleon's sticky tongue. The lizard takes on an almost aquatic appearance, it's limbs now resembling tentacles and it's tongue covered now in a slippery slime.
Marnarius quickly glances at the two creatures grappling his fellow agents, in a single glance learning their mannerisms and rhythms. His bow appears in his hands as he steps toward The Artist and sends a pair of arrows at the creature grappling 322.
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Shohiraj cracks one of the lizards on the side of the head with her sap and Marnarius's arrows pepper another. Unfortunately, the slayer's arrows don't seem very effective as his target's skin turns ashen and textured.
322 manages to finish her spell turning the chameleon's tongue flaccid and slippery allowing her to fall back a step.
The frilled lizards snap at those nearby and then whip with their tails.
"You scratched me, filthy beast! !You'd better think of whom to bite" Martial Flexibility: as a swift action Zurnzal gains Dazing Fist
Full attack with Brawler's Flurry using Power Attack and Dazing Fist
The lizard's hide turns gray and stony resisting much of Zurnzal's blows.
Joliryn tries to free herself from the grapple.
If she manages to do so successfully, she draws her sword. As a swift action she spends one point from her eldritch pool to enchant her sword.
Finding its tongue ruined, one chameleon snaps at 322 with its giant jaws. The other flicks its tongue at Joliryn again.
Marnarius drops his bow. He draws his sword and steps closer to the lizard threatening 322, then hacks at it twice in quick succession, both hands firmly on the grip.
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Shohiraj tries to tumble away and then attacks yellow.
The Experiment takes a step away from the now disfigured lizard and steels herself to cast without provoking an attack from the creature. She focuses on sending one beast against another since there are so many.
Components V
EFFECT
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target one living creature
Duration 1 round
Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
You give the target a mental urge to kill its nearest ally, which it obeys to the best of its ability. The target attacks its nearest ally on its next turn with a melee weapon or natural weapon. If necessary, it moves to or charges to the nearest ally in order to make this attack. If it is unable to reach its closest ally on its next turn, the target uses its turn to get as close as possible to the ally.
The lizard's hide turns tough and stony again but Marnarius's fierce blows carve out big chunks regardless. Shohiraj finds her sap turned aside this time.
322 infects one of the lizards with a bit of madness but the beast shakes it off.
The frilled lizards attack again!
Joliryn spends a point from her eldritch pool to give herself the effects of a blur spell for 2 rounds. Then she attacks.
Then she casts defensively, using her spellstrike ability and tries to hit the creature again after casting shocking grasp.
Full attack with Brawler's Flurry using Power Attack
Joliryn's sparking blade badly wounds her reptilian opponent despite its rocky shell. Zurnzal finds his fists turned aside again by the lizard's tough hide.
The chameleons bite/tongue once again.
Marnarius maintains his focus on the big lizard, slashing at it twice more.
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Despite the beast's stony hide the slayer cuts it deeply twice more. With a groan it collapses.
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Shohiraj shifts over and waits for a flank.
322 points her finger at the Chameleon attacking Joliryn. The voices in her head become louder and almost become audible on the outside.
322's seed of madness takes hold and the chameleon's eyes begin to flick about erratically.
The frilled lizards attack again!
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Zurnzal aims a blow with his right hand, but blows with left one.
Joliryn, versed in the ways of magic, waits to see what the creature does under the affects of the magic... IF it doesn't let her go, THEN she'll try to free herself, but she fears her struggle might be taken for an attack and force it's attention on her even while it is confused.
Zurnzal manages to outsmart the giant lizard and punches it hard in the kidney.
The chameleon's madness quickly turns to mindless aggression and it chews on the halfling trapped in its mouth.
Since Zurnzal proved to be too incompetent to even give her a flank, Shohiraji leaves to help Marnarious.
322 steps toward the Slayer and lays her hand on him casting cure serious wounds.
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Marnarius grimaces at his other attacker. He slashes at it back and forth with his sword.
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When Shohiraji changes her target Zurnzal wonders "Why didn't you attack? I'd left it off guard for you "