Hello! I am Thorrpe and this is my partner Shad, though Lindy over here refuses to give him his cut cause he is a big meanie pants...what do you do? Thorrpe asks Ibrahim
Ibrahim looks utterly nonplussed when Thorrpe introduces his shadow and you can't be sure - not positively sure - but you think Ibrahim's shadow bows its head to Shad independently of Ibrahim.
I am a...merchant here in Wati and I...assssssisssssst adventurersss who need sssuppliesss and other...sssundriesss.
He'll smile showing suspiciously white teeth to Takara.
No need to...whisssper my dear, my hearing worksss quite...well ssso I'm happy to addressssss you my...ssself.
He flutters a hand and a large man will bring an umbrella out to shade Ibrahim.
You all look bedraggled, maybe I can...help?
"Perhaps you can." Takara states slowly. "What did you have in mind?"
Thorpe sets out stuff to be sold conferences with Shad about splitting loot
I am happy to...purchase whatever you want to sssell for a...fair market price, or sssell sssomething you might need; and perhapsss I can give you a...sssmall token of my esssteem if you'd like it?
Thorrpe cocks his head and looks at Ibrahim like a confused puppy
A merchant and our middle man. He sells the stuff we find at the markets. Funny fellow if... Albus whispers back to Takara before being cut short by Ibrain himself.
"Hmm... I would be honored to receive a gift from someone of your esteem and respect." Takara states deferentially to the merchant.
Ibrahim will turn those too-white teeth on to Takara and smile.
Excellent, you are mossst...wissse to accept my help.
He'll retrieve a cyprus box and inside is a beautifully made, weathered wand.
Thisss is a...preciousss memento but giving it to you is the leassst I could do for sssuch...brave heroesss asss yourssselvesss. It isss a wand that usssesss energy from the sssun to charge itssself even if it isssn't a...large number of chargesss.
Your right Shad. Definitely right
Takara grasps the wand and feels the warmth of the wood. "Thank you, Master Ibrahim. This will aid us greatly." she states with a bow before stowing the wand in her pack.
"Does anyone need anything else or shall we be on our way?" Takara asks the party.
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Dwalindor will seek out the temple for Sebti (or Nakht).
"Sebti, we be back...we have some stuff to report, but not the full story. We found a few friendlies as well. This here lady is Takara and this...um guy is Thorpe. They have joined our crew after losing Rameth and Cal.
But hey, can you help us with supplies...and what about removing mummy diseases curses? I seem to have picked up one or two of those. Anything else there Albus?"
Albus relays what they have learned so far from their exploration of the necropolis. After some minutes of conversation:
... and to say that there are some dead rising from their graves is an understatement. The necropolis is crawling with the walking undead. And not just those wimpy zombies. We bumped into two mummies yesterday... it was a close call.
After it Albus will buy a lesser restoration spell for himself in the temple and enjoy a good night rest.
And not pictured here is Shad. Lindy hop here has something against him. Thorrpe pipes in
Takara will follow the men as they walk into the temple of Pharasma. She seems unmoved by the prostrate worshipers around her as it seems a devotion is being given to the Boneyard.
What nonsense. Everyone knows that Anubis guards over the dead until Osiris takes them to fulfill their higher calling. she thinks to herself.
The woman patiently waits until she is introduced and shakes hands with the Priestess. "It is a pleasure, truly." she states plainly and with no reverence.
Takara waits for her compatriots to finish their activities in the church.
Sebti is quite grave as she listens to you, although unsurprised at the fact that mummies are wandering.
Of course we can remove diseases from the undead here, fortunately things have slowed down enough for us to be able to do so. There is of course the matter of the donation to the temple...
Very well. I hope you will be ready to go back soon to the Necropolis.
"We can rest if you'd like, but I still have most of my power left. Should we head back, explore the rest of the mummies' tomb and then retire to our great beenfactor's after delivering his requested errands?" Takara suggests.
I agree
As you return to the Pyramid, the sun is setting and you find three cultists standing outside with weapons drawn.
They see you approach and turn to attack.
Thorrpe has a 24 on stealth on the way back
The three cultists charge hard across the pavement towards you, swinging their shortwords.
While the last one moves towards you, extends his hands and a blaze of fire rips outwards (hits Takara, Dwalindor, Albus).
Takara takes the gout of flame to the face and scowls the arcane offenders. "Blasted cultists," she yells in response as she sees that they are relatively weak creatures. She blasts them with acid magic in response.
Thorrpe sends a bolt at the foe at AB 10 then moves to AE 8 to hide again next round
for he is also hampered.
As Thorrpe moves off to hide he says She Shad I told you! always aim for the groin, now he can't move so easily anymore!
Where does these fools keep comin' from? Did my people completetly lost their marbles?!
Albus thinks just before being engulfed by the flames. He tries to cut down the man in front of him but the smoke and the pain set his swings wide off mark.
Hilariously that doesn't matter, as Albus's sturm und drang puts on a great, but ineffective, show.
Thorrpe however strikes true - the bolt cuts deep and the thug wavers, but it's Takara's acid ball that causes that thug to collapse, dying.
There's a sickening crack and squishing sound like a ripe melon bursting open on a cobblestone street as Dwalindor's hammer cracks the skull of the thug in front of Albus open. He drops like a marionette with its strings cut.
The last thug is hurt badly by Dwalindor as well, and takes a step back.
BURN INTERLOPERS! SOON THE FORGOTTEN PHARAOH WILL RISE!
Thorrpe stealths then moves to AC 9
stealth
Takara conjures another globule of acid and launches it at the exposed cultist from AB 10.