Bethany's strike seems to ripple through the strange creature's flesh. It seems to dislike the strike. Likely damaged it.
Round 1
Creature
Brynn(Confused 1 round, Blind 3 rounds), Grilnik (confused 1 round), Bethany, Vors
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I did so on the assuming he'd get yet another unlucky break with a trap.
Vors rushes to attack the many-mouthed monster, ducking out of the way of the magus's arrow path, and drawing the magical rapier in route.
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Vor's blade seeps to pierce the skin of the creature, though it does not seem to notice at all as the blade goes in and then back out of its fleshy skin. But the fire licking around the rapier seems to burn the flesh a little.
As the creature recoins to the fire a bit it reaches out with many of its chittering mouths.
Both Brynn and Girlnik seem to snap out of their strange confusion. Seem to get used to the strange noise this creature is making.
It suddenly reaches out and attemps to bite both Bethany and Vors with multiple mouths.
One of the creature's mouths bites down on Vors holding him in place. He can feel strange leach like organs clamping down on his body.
More mouths reach out and bite Bethany.
It does not try to grab onto Bethany, but does multiple quick bites onto her flesh.
Just as the bites finish there is a jet of black goo that flies out at Grilnik.
The strange goo gets stuck to the dwarves eyes.
Round 2
Creature
Brynn(Blind 2 rounds), Grilnik (Blind 3 rounds), Bethany, <- Here
Brynn gives her head a shake. Blind, but no longer confused, she listens to the strange gibbering. "I can't see! CALL OUT!" she orders her companions so she can get a bead on their location.
As soon as everyone's given a shout she circles around to what she thinks is a safe position , then fires off an arrow at the muttering thing, trying to avoid the sounds of her allies.
"Argh, it got my eyes!" Grilnik moves east blindly, helped by some divine power.
I think that Vors and Beth were between me and the goo...
He follows the edge of the outcrop right past his allies.
"What is this bitey little bastard!"
As bite after bite connects the red haze washes over Bethany and her muscles buldge as the hammmer comes around.
Round 2
Creature
Brynn(Blind 2 rounds), Grilnik (Blind 3 rounds), Bethany, Vors <- Here
"Arrgh!" Vors reacts as his arm is clenched in one of the monster's jaws, with the strange sensation of being drained. The half-orc will try to break the grapple.
Brynn's arrow strikes true, but seems to go straight through the creature. Through its flesh but somehow avoiding all "organs" or anything vital
Bethany walks up to it and swings her hammer, and even with Vors in its mouth it shifts the weight of its blubbery body in such a way for the hammer to miss.
The mouth attached to Vors seems to start draining blood away from the Rogue-cleric.
With Vors in one of its many mouths it opens up and surounds the half orc.
Vors gets completed engulfed by the creature.
Another jet of bile flies out of the creature, this time at Brynn again.
This time resisting the additional gross in her eyes.
Round 3
Creature
Brynn(Blind 1 round), Grilnik (Blind 2 rounds), Bethany, Vors (swallowed whole. Grappled) <- Here
The half-orc gives a shout of frustration and pin as the aberration begins to drain his blood.
Grilnik grits his teeth through the pain of half of Vors's wounds.
The fire from that rapier looked like it burned the creature... maybe I can get something else that burns...
Grilnik shakes his goo covered face before he begins chanting in order to cast Summon Monster II.
Still blind, Brynn has no idea her arrow didn't really hurt the foul creature. She keeps listening as best as she can, takes a few careful steps forward to adjust her positioning, then fires another arrow at the mouthy thing.
"Let go of our orc you blasted booger!"
Still raging Bethany again brings the hammer around putting all her stregnth into it.
Vors is able to find a seam between different mouths from inside the creature. A clean push at the right place and prushes out of the creature.
Grilnik starts to focus his divine energies on a spell.
Bethany's slam crushes into the creature. It seems to recoil from the strike.
Turning its attention to Bethany
Another jet of spittle flies out at Vors.
Round 4
Creature
Brynn, Grilnik (Blind 1 round), Bethany, Vors(Blind 4 rounds) <- Here
Finally able to see again, Brynn lets out a sigh of relief. Then she sees the disgusting creature and it's slobbering mouths. And it was... eating Bethany? Oh, dear.
Brynn focuses her magic into her bow . She casts a spell and channels it into her first arrow, then takes aim at the monster and fires a pair of arrows at it.
Thrashing and kicking Bethany attempts to bust out of the grasp as her temporary hit points are removed.
"Let go of me ya booger!"
Hearing the squealing of the creature somewhere to his left, Grilnik designates the ground 5' away in that same direction to summon a small fire elemental.
Grilnik then puts away his longhammer and draws a vial of lamp oil, while he tries to blink his eyes clear.
Grilnik shouts in frustration "let's kill it with fire!"
A Small Fire Elemental appears between Vors and Grilnik, magically sensing that only the blob is Grilnik's foe, it steps closer and attempts to burn the noisy blob.
As Brynn's arrow bursts into flame, becoming a firely bolt of red streaking through the air. I hits the creature and lands straight into one of the mouths. The arrow itself seems to be resisted a little by the flesh, but the fire itself flares outward and burns the creature.
It is continuing to move slightly, but suddenly another arrow hits, its flesh seems to push back mostly, but the arrow tip gets pushed into the flesh, causing just enough damage to pop. The fleshy bag of the creature bobs ouward, releasing its grip on Bethany.
As the fire elemental appears and starts to beat on the body of the creature, burning its corpse in the swampy land.
The area goes quiet. Then you can hear a shrill strange shriek far in the distance, a reminder that there are things in the air, those strange flying bat creatures. None seems to be close at all, but you can occasionally hear them.
Brynn grins to see the beast destroyed by her magic. She hurries over to Bethany. "Are you alright, dear?"
The half-orc picks himself up and dusts himself off.
"It's okay, Brynn. I'm fine, too. Thanks for asking", Vors said deadpan.
The cleric of Caydn Cailean looks to the sky. "Well, with that ruckus, everyone within 5 miles should know where we are."
Vors walks over and helps the dwarf up. "How ya doing there, Grilnik?"
"I thought the blasted screaming would never stop, but I think I can see again." Grilnik wipes his face with his free hand.
"How about you, Vors? You sure you're okay? You look a bit pale."
Grilnik surveys the area, still blinking now and then.
I guess the fire elemental was overkill...
After he puts away his lamp oil, Grilnik channels healing energy.
Noticing something is still not quite right, Grilnik tries something different. "Hold still a few moments, Vors."
Grilnik casts Lesser Restoration, taking long enough that the fire elemental disappears before he's done.
Vors blinked as his self-perception was readjusted. Without realizing it, the half-orc felt back to normal.
"Oh! Thanks Grilnik. I feel better. Thanks."
As things settle. You all look around, tucked under the bones of the giant beast is a door. A quick look at the door shows a fantastically complicated lock. Even a first glance shows that even on your best day, Vors could not pick this.
But you do have Bessy's key.
Inside is a hardened worked stone. A small 5 foot alcove into the wall. There is a shaft going down. A quick darkvision glance or dropping a light is about 30 feet down.
Vors begins to set up his climber's kit for a downward descent, and makes it down first, assisting the others as they climb.
When the creature dies Bethany, as is tradition, leans on her hammer breathing hard for about a minute. " [/b]
Grilnik walks up to a panting Bethany. He places a hand on her shoulder and she feels her fatigue melt away as he asks "still got that rope, Beth?"
As you all get your way down. You exit into a dark chamber, needing light for those of you without light.
This oval chamber has two large alcoves, each containing two child-sized stone sarcophagi. In the east end of the room, a shaft opens above a marble statue of a rearing warhouse. There seems to be no more exit to this room.
There seems to be a secret door in the wall to the west
While Grilnik tends to Vors, Brynn uses one of her oils of keen edge on her arrows . While she waits for someone to get the rope ready she casts a spell, making magical lanterns appear in front of her. With a nod of her head she sends the lanterns floating down the shaft to check it's depth. She waits a few moments, to see if anything dangerous is uncovered in the glow of the dancing lights... If nothing seems amiss she makes the descent after Vors.
'Safely' at the bottom of the shaft she looks around.
[dice=Perception]1d20+4[/ooc]
Seeing Brynn cast her illumination magic, Grilnik remembers that he prepared an orison. He casts Light on Bethany's breast plate, so she can see too.
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After descending and having a look around, Grilnik turns towards the west wall
"Hey, something's off about this stonework over here..."
He feels around, searching for an easy way to move the piece of false wall.
Grilnik moves to the wall and presses in and shifts the wall to the side, opening up a small chamber with a spiral staircase that goes downward.
Once inside, Vors carefully looks around the room.
Once Vors gives the all clear, Brynn follows him into the secret chamber, being sure to walk near the back of the group, as always.
Grilnik steps up to the stairwell and peers down.
"Looks like there's just one way to go..."
Using his longhammer like a walking stick, Grilnik slowly makes his way down the stairwell first, making sure that he doesn't accidentally get too far ahead of Vors.
As the group descend down the stairs you see a larger room. A huge mosaic of a red dragon decorates the floor of this large chamber. To the north lie three circular alcoves, each with a singular pillar of black marble in its center. To the south, in a single large alcove, a spiral staircase desends to a deeper level of the crypt. Four stone sarcophagi sit on the floor on the south side of the main room, two on each side of the alcove entrance.
Vors looks around the room.
"Damn!" The half-orc swore, impressed. "As crypts go, this one is pretty swank!"
Pointing to the sarcophagi, the roguish cleric frowns. "Hmm. 4 dead people guarding the way down. Feeling like a sentient bear-rug-situation to me."
Vors walked into room and looked around a bit.
Round 1
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn
Grilnik walks over to the nearer pair of sarcophagi first.
"Well, as long as nothing pops out of these, I'm fine with the resemblence."
He brushes them off while hoping to find a legible inscription.
Brynn approaches the nearest column alcove and peeks inside.
Grilnik looks at the sarcophagi and sees very subtle names inscribed on them. All of them with the surname of Tula on them.
Brynn peaks into the alcove. There is a black pillar with small alcoves throughout the entire thing. With small urns placed in each alcove.
Brynn also quickly sees, out of the corner of her eyes, some sort of writing on the floor in the middle of the main room. Right under Vors' feet.
Red Azramo—Give the Dragon Her Due.
Round 1
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn
Keeping her eyes open Bethany move to the closest sarcophagi and puts a hand on it. Kind of leaning, waiting for the others to come up with the next plan. Porbably just a path to the next level.
With the writing on the floor, and the names on the sarcophagi.
Round 2
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn
Brynn heads inside and examines the pillar.
Grilnik starts moving towards the middle pillar alcove, but stops short.
"Uh, the floors in these rooms look a bit different..."
Could it be gold, silver, and copper? I wonder if we need to drop a few coins...
Oh split ends, what an awful thought.
Bethany crosses to the far side of the room rapping her hand on each sarcophagi as she moves. Clearly she does not have a great deal of reverence for these items, or she is just board.
Just moving forward a little.
Brynn looks at the pillar. It looks to be filled with small cubbies. Each holding a small urn. Dozens of nitches. By the look of the black pillar. Each of these might have a bound Fire elemental inside.
There is a loud roaring sound and spirals of fire lance and blast through the room. Hitting everyone who is standing on the dragon outline.
Bethany and Grilnik get hit with the fire, but are able to jump out of the way. (5 damage). Vors fully dodges the fire.
As this happens each of the pillars seems to birth a small bout of fire. A creature exits each one.
The middle fire creature steps forward and swings toward Grilnik.
Round 1
A2
Brynn <-- Here
A1
Vors, Bethany
A3
Grilnik
Shocked at the burning creature suddenly appearing and striking him, Grilnik quickly pats down his beard.