Dr Lendaro quickly clears the misfired round from his chamber, and wills another round inside. He fires at the abomination attacking Tetsuda.
Both Lendaro and Rakdon fire at the Rust Risen hovering over Linpul and send it falling backward.
Sarainy continues her magic to inspire the party, and casts another spell on Linpul.
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Uran takes a step forward and fires at one of the clockwork horrors.
"Just like the one's we encountered outside of town, Sarainy!"
Attack-ranged touch:
Damage:
With the robot now right next to her, and her footing secure, Thera feels happy enough to attempt a Round 2, attempting to crush her opponent.
Sarainy's magic washes over Linpul and the gnome's vision returns to her.
Uran's shot pierces through the Rust Risen. It leaks a black fluid from the wound.
Thera pummels the undead in front of her, breaking through its flesh and metal pieces with her fists. It spasms before falling against the northern wall.
Linpul's eyes flicker open.
"Tetsuda, defend Solaria!"
Dropping her mace she holds her shield over herself as she reaches out to heal Tetsuda.
-----Tetsuda-----
Tetsuda lunges forward, full of vigor.
Solaria withdraws from the robots attempting to surround her,moving just outside this terrible room.
Tetsuda rips into the leg of the southern Rust Risen (C) and tears out decayed flesh and machine parts. The robot wobbles slightly, off balance by the attack.
The Rust Risen atop the table strike at Thera and Linpul.
Moving back out of the way of combat, Sarainy responds, "You're right Uran, these are just like the undead we fought outside Torch! Perhaps putting a stop to this necromancer will clear them from these lands."
She continues to let her performance inspire the group as she does so.
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Thera follows up her previous attack on the Rist Risen with a roundhouse kick, before finishing with a swift jab.
Uran takes aim at the undead attacking Linpul, standing on the table (I think).
Attack-ranged touch:
Damage:
Thera trips the undead with her kick (it's on the table) and as it falls downward, she makes a swift jab at its face. Her hand punches through the creature's face, covering her hand with dark ichor.
Uran's rifle shot blasts the robot in its core. It bends backward, bones breaking as its torso falls off its still standing legs.
"Is anyone hurt?" asks Solaria, as she reenters the room and sees the undead robots, lying in ruins.
She starts to look around the grisly laboratory, pointing out any magical emanations. Then goes to Marrow's body to search for anything that needs to be cleansed, after the foul necromancer's touch.
2 red potions
white wand with x's (34 charges)
black wand with skull (18 charges)
red wand with lines (16 charges)
2 gas grenades
4 vials of pink gel (Soothe)
dagger
Magical Cloak
48 gp
"I have no more healing magic either...", Sarainy replies to Rakdon.
Heading over to the corpse of the necromancer she asks "Any indication as to whether she was reporting to someone else?"
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Linpul thanks the others for their healing abilities.
"I've got some more magic to spread around if anybody needs healing? I know Tetsuda took quite a beating... then again, so did I."
"Well, all the gangs gotta listen to the Lords of Rust, or else they'll crush them. But we're all separate gangs. Pretty sure the Steel Hawks and the Raider's are trying to undermine the Lords of Rust but the Smilers were probably okay working with them." Whiskifiss says.
"I think we should scout out the rest of this place." Sarainy says, pondering.
"Not only do we all want these Smilers dealt with for good, but I am worried there may be more trapped souls here. Imagine if we left someone behind... They would die from our negligence."
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Solaria looks at the door, she speaks quietly, "Is the door trapped?" she asks, "I can use my sight to look into the room, without entering, remember Desna's powers. I still have powers to heal, are there still some of you that are injured?" she asks. Looking at the door, she asks their new friend, "Do you know what's in there?"
Solaria, lays her hands on the door, feeling its texture, her hands seem to meld into the door as in her trance-like state, glazed eyes and in a monotone voice, she describes what she sees.
HPs: 27/27
Channel 5 used of 7 today
Door Sight 2 min of 6 mins today
Liberation 0 of 3 rounds
Spells used today:
1st:
2nd: Burst of Radiance
Linpul scrounges through the gear that they found before continuing on, casting a detect magic spell every so often.
"Well, they had a couple of magic sticks? Wands? This one has a skull on it, they also had some kind of magic robe or cloak or something. I can find the magic goods but I am not that good at identifying them, now the tech on the other hand is a different story. Ooh gas grenades! Let's see what these ones do."
Flipping the grenades over and looking over the pin, Linpul examines the grenade and tries to figure out what functions it has.
"I was the only one captured this time, I think. I mean, Marrow probably took other scrappers but I think you saw them already."
Solaria looks through the door and sees:
This chamber combines the comforts of a ccozy bedroom with the horrors of a necromantic laboratory-it’s difficult to tell which pieces of furniture here are meant for relaxation and which ones are intended for torture.
She also a large metal cabinet in the room.
Sarainy moves aside and Sarainy opens the door.
Opening the cabinet you see several more items, including gear marked with a red tooth.
"Oh, hey, there's my stuff!" Whiskifiss pushes past and starts taking studded leather armor, a small shortsword, a magical crossbow and bolts and equips them.
7 batteries
22 silverdisks
a pouch of 12 fire opals
three large garnets
a case of 14 vials of Soothe
three grenades
2 scrolls with a red skull
1 scroll with a white skull
1 scroll with circuitry
In the relative safety of the grisly room, Solaria tries to identify the items showing magical aura.
1. 2 red potions
2. white wand with x's (34 charges)
3. black wand with skull (18 charges)
4. red wand with lines (16 charges)
5. Magical Cloak
6. 2 scrolls with a red skull
7. 1 scroll with a white skull
8. 1 scroll with circuitry
Dr Lendaro takes a look around - inspecting the building... he addresses the fallen necromancer as he works his way through.
"Sorry Marrow, I'm sure this place brought you many happy times, but your boudoir will need to be gutted entirely."
"Whiskifiss... are you aware of any who'd be willing to do menial labor for gold in this settlement? Our new base of operations will require extensive cleaning."
He looks to the others and shrugs almost imperceptibly... unsure himself of the idea.
"I can probably work out a deal with some of the other Raiders. Probably the only gang here you can trust. You want to take over the Smiler base, boss?"
Looking over the PoS area they were in, Linpul holds up the grenades.
"Or we can blow it up. Both viable options. This place needs to be redecorated."
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"The raiders are the only gang we can trust? What of the Steel Hawks, are they not trustworthy?" Sarainy asks the ratman.
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Whiskifiss shrugs. "Uh, we're in competing gangs here. Of course I'm gonna say you can't trust 'em." The ratfolk grins at Sarainy. "Maybe you're friends with them, I don't know."
"Well, let's head to my base. I'll treat you hospitably, with the best slop we got-barely any bugs and dirt in it."
Whiskifiss begins trudging out of the headquarters and waits for you at the entrance.
"I hope your halls are better kept then this evil place." says Solaria without much conviction to Whiskifiss, "and you food is wholesome, for this ridding the world of the Smilers is tiring and gives you an apetite."
"The offer seems as good as any" Thera remarks, slightly tired after punching her way through the complex. "Its certainly been a long day, and I wouldn't mind some food, whatever it is"[/b]
"I am glad we have been able to remove this gang from the land. They were a blight on everyone around!"
Following Whiskifiss out of the Smiler base, you head to the warrens of Redtooth's Raiders.
The tunnels were made for smaller creatures. Linpul, Tetsuda and Uran have no trouble moving through the tunnels, but everyone else has to lower their heads and squeeze to get through the short, narrow passageways.
You pass by several ratfolk, large rats, and a strange insect eating metal. Eventually, you enter a more open area. A ratfolk appears with several technological gadgets attached to her side.
"How many was it this time, little brother? Ten or twenty smilers? You're such an idiot sometimes."
"I took out like three of them, Redtooth. Give me some credit."
"Sure you did, kiddo." The new ratfolk gives Whiskifiss a hug. She then turns towards the rest of you. "Well, you're the ones that saved my brother. Sorry for being so straightforward, but what is it you want?"
"To be honest, food and a place to rest up in safety tonight might be a start. As anyone, we could do with allies in this place to learn the lay of the land and who controls which piece of turf." Solaria continues.
"You can stay here, if you want. Our slop's better than most of the gangs here, 'cause we usually get herbs and bugs from underground, and mush them up, so there's something other than mud flavor." Redtooth says.
"I appreciate the offer. I am in fact looking for laborers for hire - able to clean the filth out of the Smiler Lair. Would you happen to know of anyone who could arrange such a thing?"
"Just out of curiosity... how well do the Raiders get along with the Lords of Rust?"
Looking at the bugs, Linpul grimaces.
"Do you have anything... without beetles in it? I uh, kind of have a friend that I would like to not be a cannibal."
"Well, I'll send some ratfolk down there to clean it up for ya, as part of a thank you for rescuing my silly brother. As for our connection with the Lords of Rust, well, we hate their guts, but they're powerful. Gotta pretend subservience and be good little rats."
"It ain't all beetles. Flies and ants and earthworms and leeches. Ground up real good so you can't feel the texture as it wriggles down your throat. We live in a junkyard, no fancy meat here, lady. Lords of Rust and their minions usually get to any dead animals outside of town first." Whiskifiss adds, a wide smile on his face.
Hearing Linpul's words and not too keen on the idea of eating mud and bugs for the foreseeable future, Sarainy turns to Solaria.
"Are you able to prepare food using your divine powers? My father told me once how his unit survived on cleric made food for months, and how it ultimately put him on the path of devotion."
She pauses, looking over at the Doctor. "Do you intend to set up here then, creating a home base out of the Smiler's digs? I have to admit to not liking the local at all... It's not somewhere I'd like to settle down, at least any longer than we had to..."
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Uran looks around Redtooth base and finally sits down. He cleans and tends to his odd-looking rifle while listening to the others.
When he hears Sarainy speak about the Smiler fort, he grimaces.
"While I would not like to call that place anything remotely like home, I reckon we need someplace to holdup a spell and rest. Unless we can talk one of the other gangs to hosting us, this would seem to be our only other choice."
"Unfortunately Sarainy, Desna has not granted me such powers. However I can ask her to make it taste a little more palatable, if I pray in the morning for such a grace." Solaria answers. "Perhaps if Desna feels the love I have for her, and the devotions I make, she will grant such gifts in the future."
Solaria takes a spoon and pokes the foul smelling lumps floating in the grey liquid. Closing her eyes she tries to swallow some, holding back the muscle spasms in her throat. "We are glad to return your brother, in a better state than we found him. Perhaps you can show any plans you have to remove the Lords of Rust from their position in Scrapwell? Anything would help. But first I think we should make our new home habitable, the ex-Smiler HQ will do just fine, once we have made it more to our liking."
"I guess you're all trustworthy. I mean, you did save my brother. Well, I got one idea. Bombs. Gather a bunch of explosives and take out that receiver array-that big metal dish thing outside. The Lords are using it for something, probably to power some kind of superweapon. But I need some more." Redtooth says. "There might be some in the haunted canyon, but none of my people have checked. Not risking them on such a dangerous mission." She smiles.
"Yeah. Either check out the haunted canyon for goods, or try blowing up the receiver array with what I've got."
"We could investigate the haunted canyon" Thera remarks, before hesitating slightly "I mean, I dont want to speak for my companions and all but I guess I wouldn't mind checking the place out if it would help"
"Agreed, it seems like a good bet. Plus if we are going to strike against them, we would be better off ensuring it works... Rather than using the bombs these people have and finding out there are too few after the explosion!"
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"Agreed! We want to make a "big bang", as it were. Best to make sure we have the needed items to do so."
"Redtooth, what you said is definitely interesting, my friends are interested in helping in this endeavor, we could investigate the haunted canyon as that will help. However, first we should secure the Smiler's HQ as our home, we have to clean it up first." explains Solaria. "Though we need to rest tonight, its been a busy day." she turns to her friends, "We need some rest to replenish our good nature, its so easy to be grumpy when tired."
She takes the group aside, "If you wouldn't mind, I could put the words of Desna's powerful prayers onto parchment, to use when we meet the Lords of Rust, it would boost out arsenal. If I could do that whilst you cleaned our new base, I would appreciate it."