Through their mental link, Rain sends, //Neko, we may need your help. Be careful.// With wings furled tightly against her back, Rain swiftly retracts the pike to normal length and moves forward 35 ft until she reaches the entrance of the hallway. Knowing the guards are probably lying in wait in the doorways, she decides to use acrobatics to try to move past those guards closest to her, hoping she can get nearer to Variel and not leave him alone with all the apothecary's guard around him.
As an immediate action (expending 1 mythic use) Rain will attempt to hinder one melee attack against her.
Neko hearing her mistress' mental call, rushes into the building, mindful of the danger and leaps up onto the counter.
and then waits, going into total defense until the guards show themselves from their hiding places.
Seijiro follows up the passage and uses acrobatics to avoid any aoo's
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Jamba moves to the top of the hallway and prepares to misfortune hex the first enemy who moves into sight.
Since there's no place to stop that isn't flanked, Seijiro will tumble past the guard in one room and in behind him... he'll attack
Variel, you miss with your attack.
Adular moves forward.
Rain moves forward and utilizes sudden block, causing her opponent to fumble and suffer 1 strength bleed per round as he accidentally sliced his femoral artery.
Neko ferociously attacks the counter.
Seijiro, you make it past the AoO's fine with your tumbling, but you will suffer a readied attack which hit an AC of 25 and suffer 16 damage. That said, you do hit but don't crit.
Jamba be doings da voodoos.
Just waiting on Flynn.
Amen-set will move and do a Full Defense as her action to up her AC...
Horatio will step forward and shoot Guard 7 who stands by Rain -
Flynn makes an excellent shot, barely hitting the sliver of flesh he sees between the walls.
You can each describe how you dispatch a guard in as cool a way as you want! After that, you catch your breath for a second but do not hear any more guards coming.
The guards possess, in total:
9 +1 Cutlass's
9 MW Mighty Composite Longbows (+3 str)
9 MW chain shirts
9 potions of cure moderate wounds
180 arrows
Horatio ponders these things for a moment but Amen-set says to leave the gear for the Corbies -
She is seeking the First Officer, instead!
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After having run through the gauntlet of readied and surprise attacks Variel finds that the rest of the combat is little more than a brief exercise in swordplay. The guards were not expert swordsmen and soon variel had his guard up against the wall with his cutlass at his throat. About to give quarter and ask for the man to surrender to find Dhaavan quicker the guard foolishly, or bravely tried to spin aside from the blade. Variel simply pressed forward and the let the man's own momentum slice his throat.
Not pausing long Variel grabbed one of the potions of cure mod and drank it ready to proceed onward to find his first mate.
cure mod wound
Seijiro grabs a couple of the cure potions and downs them, one after the other, then moves on to help find Dhaavan.
Jamba moves down the hallway as the group advances. As the Pirates push forward, he catches a guard attempting to flank them. With a word, he causes the enemy to fall into a deep slumber. Pulling a dagger quickly, he slits the man's throat while he sleeps. "Ya will not be needin' dis now." He opens the man's mouth and cuts out his tongue. He slides the tongue into his components pouch and returns to the group.
After the battle, Jamba pulls out a wand (infernal healing) and casts a spell upon himself. "Needin' ta find ya frien'" He helps the group look for Dhaavan.
Seijiro nods to Jamba. "Aye, we do... mind if I ask what the tongue is for?" he asks curiously. Once upon a time he might have been disgusted by such an act, but now he's merely curious.
"After the battle, Jamba pulls out a wand (infernal healing) and casts a spell upon himself. "Needin' ta find ya frien'" He helps the group look for Dhaavan.
"Aye, pretty fellow by the name of Dhaavan. He's our first mate... say, you're a handy fellow to have around in case we ain't takin time to say. Thanks for the hand."
C3. Container Storage
The shelves of this small storeroom are stacked with flasks,
vials, ampoules, and bottles of various shapes and sizes.
Arranged systematically into groups, these containers,
fashioned from porcelain, metal, glazed pottery, and glass,
appear both clean and empty.
C4. Herbal Pharmacy
This crowded workroom holds a stone bench along the wall
opposite the door and cupboards on both ends. Weighing scales,
a mortar and pestle, and other pharmaceutical paraphernalia are
tidily arranged about the room.
C5. Waiting Room
This plain room holds a simple table and two wooden chairs. A
small oil lamp sits on the table.
C6. Herb Drying Room
Rows of wooden shelving line this chamber. The shelves
contain trays and containers of roots, cuttings, twigs, mosses,
and unprocessed herbs. The fragrance of dried aromatic flora
fills the room.
C8. Rear Hall
A set of stairs leads up to the second story in the northeast
corner. A balustraded gallery winds around the edge of the
upper hall, overlooking the area below.
C9. Private Meeting Room
Two padded reclining chairs and a well-upholstered divan are
set around a low table here. To one side, a cabinet holds crystal
glasses and wine bottles. The large mantled fireplace set with
a bronze fire screen in the corner and the wooden paneling on
the walls add to the room’s cozy atmosphere.
C10. Guard Dormitory
Eight simple beds crowd this room, which is untidy with used
plates, flagons, and clothing strewn around. A bricked-up
fireplace stands in the west wall, and the room smells strongly
of grog and sour sweat.
C11. Kitchen
A small rusty stove stands against the north wall of this dank
and otherwise unfurnished room. A blackened metal chimney
pipe runs diagonally up the wall from the stove into the ceiling. Behind the east door is a damp pantry, its moldy shelves bare.
Let me know where you all want to go. Also let me know who is going first and the marching order and such.
Rain, swiftly extending her pike to full length, finished the guard by the doorway/in the room to her left and watched as the other guards were quickly put down by her companions. Her wounds were not as many as Variel's or some of the others, so she did not take a healing potion. Through their mental link, she instructed Neko, //Come with me, let us proceed together and if there is much danger, leave//, and continued down the hallway, cautiously, with a now retracted pike in hand. Rain followed after Variel, ready in case their leader was set upon She kept her eyes open as she moved, ready for trap or threat or obstacle, feeling Neko behind her.
Neko heeded her mistress' instruction and hopped down from the counter
and moved toward her mistress, using her eyes to look for danger and nose to sniff any suspicious odours/scents.
Seijiro comes out of the side room... and slips in behind the others who are in the hallway... Whispers... "I'm right behind you." to whoever he is behind.
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Variel watches as the others dispatch their foes easily freeing them all up for further exploration. Peaking into each room only to see if Dhaavan is present he leaves them alone to be search fully later. With his defenses still up Variel takes the lead as he ended up in the room with the stairwell. It does not seem like any basement so we only have one path to follow. I do not like this as it seems they are trapped up there. Keep an eye out though for any means they could get behind us.
It does not seem like any basement so we only have one path to follow. I do not like this as it seems they are trapped up there. Keep an eye out though for any means they could get behind us.
Horatio glances at Variel.
"If they are trapped aloft then why not burn them out?"
At this Amen-set stiffens and turns and gives Horatio a look; and he frowns and sighs.
"Alright - maybe we don't burn them out until after finding Dhaa... That is; Lord Dhaavan," he adds and gives Amen-set a glance and she seems to be a bit less annoyed by his cavalier attitude.
Realizing that the company is now ready to advance he cheerfully allows Seijiro to be behind him.
After all, if an enemy comes up behind them secretly to do some knife-work in the back then he can trust Seijiro to be the rearguard.
As he waits for the party to sort the rest of itself out he stoops and picks up the rest of the Healing Potions.
Meanwhile, he is puzzled that guards so heavily armed and armored have no personal effects; no lady's token in the form of a silk scarf or some trinket or locket?
And none of them even have a coin purse, either?
He shrugs and shakes his head.
Eh, I guess maybe they do their mercenary work pro bono...
"of course, Captain-sama." He moves up to the front and searches for traps... and if he finds any, attempts to disable it/them.
Once he's pretty sure of what's what, he'll step back and let Variel take the lead.
You all head up the stairs but do not spot any traps as you go. Up the stairs are three doors and another set of stairs continuing up.
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Oddly, the man winces as he sees you stir, blue eyes following your initial movements on the table. His clothes -- a blue and green coat cut in naval fashion -- are fine, but clearly worn, with several threads sticking out despite obvious attempts to maintain them.
"Calmly, sir. I regret to inform you that you've been captured," he says, voice rough with recent disuse.
How long I been out, Sailor-boy?
The man strapped down is without a doubt the most beautiful man you've ever seen, wearing rather fine clothing, well made and impecabely tailored.
Are there any others in the room?, Guards and such?
Can Dhaavan use his Acid Splash SLA to free his hands?
Can I use spells that only have a Verbal component?
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Not saying a word Variel points to the others to spread out and cover the 3 doors. He heads to the set of double doors himself and waits for the others to get in position. Once everyone is in a position that best suits them and are ready for further conflict Variel opens his door ready to continue the search for Dhaavan.
"Aye, we do... mind if I ask what the tongue is for?"
"It be fah castin' da mojo. Dat jewel be good fah speakin' da different tongues." He holds up the severed tongue.
"Aye, pretty fellow by the name of Dhaavan. He's our first mate... say, you're a handy fellow to have around in case we ain't takin time to say. Thanks for the hand."
No problem. Been lookin' fah a boat fah quite sum time."
Jamba follows the others up the stairs to the door. He gets in position per Captain orders. Whispering, "Knock, knock...Who dere? It be sum bad mofos so ya bedder open up before da pretty lady be pokin' ya wit her long pike!" He laughs to himself at his own joke. "Shut up, Shakka. It be funny, funny."
A crude looking "bird" with a skull for a head and empty eyes appears on Jamba's shoulder. It looks around with its empty eyes as if trying to sense danger.
As per Variel's orders, Rain who had climbed the stairs behind him, with Neko in tow, moved down the other/opposite corridor to the door of the chamber there and quietly positioned herself, pike in hand, ready in case any enemy came out through that door.
Neko following behind her mistress, continues to sniff at the air, hoping to use scent to determine if there is enemy about or the sorcerer ally they were all seeking.
"It's hard to tell down here, but I think not long. Perhaps 30 minutes at most ," Temmer says.
"And I'll thank you to not call me sailor boy," he adds after a moment. "Adistan Temmer, at your service, such as it is."
There are no traps on the doors that Seijiro can see.
Shakka mentions that there are two life forms in the room adjacent, several upstairs on the third floor, three beyond the door to the south.
Let me know if this changes your plans at all.
Do I have my personal effects?
Shakka mentions that there are two life forms in the room adjacent, several upstairs on the third floor, three beyond the door to the south.
Let me know if this changes your plans at all.
Horatio would prefer it if the party moved to each door, scanned the room they see; and then designate as "clear" if there are no enemies or threats inside, then move to the next room until all threats are neutralized.
It may take a bit longer than simply rushing to the most direct threat (which may be above us, for example).
However, when it comes to taking care of potential threats in a building he feels that - short of taking off and nuking the place for orbit - it's the only way to be sure.
However, he does not have point.
For now he shall follow the lead of the point man and provide potential suppressing fire from a cover position should an enemy suddenly appear.
Regarding stairs, he prefers if the party ascends the staircase two at a time with a 10 foot gap between allies. This way, if an enemy above them uses a weapon with a spread effect then it won't hit all the party.
Once the first to people reach the top of the stairs, if they could move forward 10 feet and use Total Defense until the rest of the group is able to move up behind them and offer them potential cover, then that would be great.
Anyhow, that's his suggestion via movement.
From her readied position near the door to the chamber furthest from Variel on the second floor, Rain asks Neko, via her telepathy to ask Variel for further instruction.
Neko reaches into the mind of the Captain, //Mistress Rain asks what you would have her do? Enter the chamber? I will relay all instruction to the others via the mental bond so spoken words will not carry.//
Jamba puts up two fingers and points to the adjacent room. Then puts up three fingers and points to the south door.
"Good to meet you, sir" Temmer says. "I've heard of Tidewater Rock, but never had the pleasure. I am late of The Star of Desna, having recently left her service when she chose to make for Absalom. I'm afraid I'm uncertain how much time I've been here, though."
Horatio says nothing but continues to wait.
As he waits he slowly and somewhat impatiently grinds his teeth and damns the fact that even though it is only few minutes it feels like veritable days before something as simple as dealing with an enemy in the middle of a literal firefight can unfold.
As the fingers on his hand tap the butt of his pistol his heart starts to yearn for the military expertise of a warrior he heard of by reputation alone.
A warrior named Leeroy Jenkins....
For now he will wait a bit longer yet, but has now resolved that if something does not happen very soon he shall follow that courageous - if somewhat foolish - example.
Neko relayed Variel's message to Rain and the pilot nodded her head. Neko returned telepathically to Variel, //Rain opening door and going inside.//
Seeing that none of the other companions were coming to aid her in a room with possibly three guards waiting inside, Rain steeled herself, took a 5ft step forward, reached for the handle and opened the door -pushed it inward, then moving inside the chamber using some acrobatic manoeuvres to waylay any readied attack/s. She will attack any enemy who comes at her.
Neko begins casting at the same time and will teleport herself into the room to back up Rain who was going inside alone.
Seijiro will follow Rain if he can , tumbling behind one of the guards, trying to flank with rain if that's possible.
You're still invisible. Hadn't heard so I moved you and jiro up.