Calin also steps into the room and looks to the north.
Calin, you see a long cooridor that takes a left turn, you can't see much with the torchlight but you do see a large stone basin filled with water.
You don't see anyone hiding in the corridor waiting to ambush you.
Sorry long work day. Am I correct that there is nothing else to be found in this room?
In the sump pump room? Nothing on the floors, no. But you're searching by torchlight. So there's a limit to what you can see - and you've only searched what you can see.
Rameth sets his ion torch about him, then he lights several torches and tosses them about the room to light it up
Calin walks around and collects 4 pebbles. He casts "light" on each of them and tosses them into the wells one at a time to see if he can see anything within them.
Rameth, as you open the door you find a short stone hallway that has a door to the north which ends in a large room. Four stone wells fill much of this otherwise unremarkable room. Disassembled mechanical remains lie scattered around plumbing connections in the southeast corner.
Dwalindor, there are four stone wells in the room (the circular parts) - as you look at the well in the southeast and Calin drops a pebble with the light spell into that well you see a Garundi man bound and gagged struggling at the well's bottom - the well is 30 feet deep.
Calin takes the rope, knots it, and attaches it to the grappling hook he retrieved from Tobbs' saddle bags. He then hands the rope back to Dwalindor.
"That should do the trick."
Dwalindor, the Climb DC is 10 to get to the bottom of the well.
Don't worry we will find a way to help you
Albus checks the other wells to see if they also have prisioners inside. So, do you guys suppose this place is a makeshift prison? Why would someone need one...kidnapping rig?
Dwalindor easily scrambles down the well and (I assume) ungags the poor man at the bottom of the well.
The Garundi man's voice cracks as if he's been without water for a while.
Thank you, very much. My name is Ptemnib, I don't suppose it's too much to hope that the Grand Mausoleum sent you?
He pauses for a moment to collect himself.
We must hurry, we don't have much time before the bastard realizes you all are not merely his men returning from a patrol. Please untie me.
Rameth waits till Dwalindor gets him back to the top.
I assume you are the man the strange little bird told us to come find.
After you pull him The man looks at you surprised.
Little bird? You mean Nosoi brought you?
In spite of his condition, he's rather happy to hear that. Calin, please roll a DC 10 Intelligence check.
Calin, even through the filth and abuse suffered by the man, you recognize him as the man you tried to get Tobbs to chase when the auction house was invaded by zombies.
"This guy was at the auction house, and took off right before the dead hands started showing up."
"You need to start talking. Tell us what's going on."
Rameth swears loudly
I am getting tired of this. I'm already in a bad mood. You don't want it to be worse!
He looks a bit startled at your fury.
Yes, I was at the Canny Jackal - I have been investigating the Silver Chain's activities including grave robbing and smuggling of various artifacts in the city. When the zombies attacked I had to follow Silver Chain's representative, he seemed to know something about the attack and the adventurers had the situation in hand.
SM
Rameth, he appears to be telling the truth.
I'm a cleric with the Grand Mausoleum and I was working with my friend Nosoi, who found you apparently. And I would expect that if you haven't cleared every possible room then there are more here or returning, from what I've overheard this is their main hideout!
A voice sounds out from the door to the east.
Roll Perception for me.
You turn around and find several men have come out of the last door as you've been talking.
They're led by a tall, muscular Osiriani man with a golden funerary mask on. Through the mask you hear a deep voice issue.
It's true I'm afraid, this is our "main hideout." Or it was anyway, after today we'll be relocating I'm sure.
He and his crew have their weapons out but they're not moving to attack you.
I'm afraid Ptemnib was following our men and we were worried he had something to do with the interruption in our business and the death of one of our colleagues transporting valuable cargo. We've been persuaded he was not the cause and were about to release him, so please, take him and go with our blessings.
He seems like he's almost amused.
We'll chalk up our losses to a simple misunderstanding.
Rameth takes a hit of whiskey then passes it to the prisoner.
Then he pulls out his fire breath and downs that
wow that burns.
sure you leave all your gear and treasure and I don't beat you senseless
"I take it that this means you are the ones responsible for the slaughter at the Canny Jackal?"
"What mask are you looking for?"
You hear a sigh.
Ah, I wish you hadn't said that.
He beckons with his sword to
Kill them.
The thugs move to surround you.
The first one moves to the south and casts burning hands which hits Albus and Rameth.
The second advances to AC39 and casts burning hands which hits Rameth, Audia, Albus, Tobbs, and Calin.
A third advances to AD37 and attacks Audia with a short sword, which fails to penetrate Audia's armor.
The fourth moves to AD 40 and drives his sword deep into Rameth's side.
Finally their boss moves in and attempts to AD38 and attempts to put Rameth down for his rudeness. His khopesh misses but his kukri strikes true, gouging yet more flesh from Rameth's side.
Shocker they wanna kill us!
Rameth burps and a huge gout of flame covers his foes
patch me up!
Then he will thrust his spear to assist Dwalindors attack
aid
missed one ref save
"I didn't figure this would end peacefully either."
Calin casts aggressive thundercloud on the guy at AD40.
Tobbs moves out along the wall and positions himself at AC36. He then takes a bite out of crime, err bad guy.
Rameth, there isn't a way to step such as to hit all of them unless you moved to AB39, in which case you'd provoke 3 attacks of opportunity, and hit Albus.
If you don't move you can hit four of them, but since it's still a "cast" I think you will provoke two attacks of opportunity the same way a wizard/sorcerer/bloodrager/magus would if casting - it's still a standard action to use an extract even if you've downed it ahead of time unless you're using a magic item like a sipping jacket.
Let me know if that affects your plan.
Dm I don't think it provokes I took it earlier it just says as a standard it doesn't mention it provokes
Rameth, the reason I believe it provokes is that "casting" the spell is a standard action - and casting a spell (and the equivalent action for an alchemist) in melee range provokes an attack of opportunity.
The thug at AC41 screams as the hammer whistle down and crushes him to the floor.
Everyone but Dwalindor feels a bit disquieted by the dwarf's incredible blow which appears to have driven the man's skull into his chest cavity.