Favoring her shield at the moment, the gnome gets ready in case something comes out to attack her. Under her breath she curses while waiting for the inevitable.
"Great, we're slagged, I'm getting my shield and mace ready. Maybe a spell if I need it."
The half orcs remain in formation, not moving to Linpul and Lendaro's hiding spot. A few minutes pass. The half orcs shift a little restlessly.
Dr Lendaro sends another telepathic message to Thera. "Eight melee to your left from the doorway."
He steels his nerves, and devotes his focus to aiming true.
After moving a few paces, he fires an entangling shot at the leader.
With his free hand he taps his defensive tattoo, and waits for the incoming charge.
Thera informs the rest of the party about the enemies in the next room.
1. Solaria, Thera, Uran, Sarainy,
2. Enemies
3. Linpul, Tetsuda, Lendaro, Rakdon
"You are outnumbered and out skilled. We killed twice your number, and Helskarg just moments ago," yells Sarainy from the stairs. "Surely you do not wish to die today, for a cruel master who sends you to your deaths. Lay down your weapons, and return to your families."
Thera doesn't wast time with words, or asking for surrender, opening the door and charging into the fray.
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Uran moves from the stairwell into the room and fires at one of the half-orcs threatening his friends.
Attack-ranged touch:
Damage:
Solaria waits inside the door waiting to jump in and heal, if necessary.
Thera moves in and strikes one of the enemies but the half orc knocks away her fist with her spiked gauntlet.
Uran blasts one of the half orcs and knocks her down.
"My God has commanded you to die. You must be punished for not believing in Him. If He wishes us to perish in order to serve him, then we shall do so." The boss cleric speaks and raises his hands up.
The acolytes move in close, swinging their spiked gauntlets at the heroes. Nalakai, the leader of the half orcs, does the same.
Reeling from the spiked gauntlet hitting her chest, Sarainy takes a sharp breath.
"Hellion is no god, he is but a fiend of the pit. You've had your opportunity, if you truly wish to die in his name then so be it!"
Whirling backwards with a flick of her cloak, bow in hand, Sarainy fires off two quick shots at the half-orc who hit her.
|
|
Dr Lendaro wills another round into his pistol as he scoots away from the orc in charge. At Sarainy's side, he draws his rapier, and fires a disruptive shot at the orc leader.
"Ha! Because we don't believe in him. No Orc God would give two dwarf droppings for our beliefs."
Quickly moving forward, the tiny gnome covers herself with the faint outline of an exoskeleton before it vanishes. Drawing her mace she prepares for a defensive maneuver favoring her shield to her weapon.
"Tetsuda, defend me!"
-----Tetsuda-----
Tetsuda lunges forward, happy to hear his master again.
Rakdon blasts one of the acolytes with his magic. The bolts of energy strike her to the ground.
Sarainy's shots pierce though the chest and stomach of the acolyte, who tries futilely to catch her arrows.
Lendaro shoots the leader orc. Blood drips from his chest but the cleric continues to stand proudly.
Thera continues her (poor) attempt at crippling an opponent.
With the 'clunk' of the turning barrels, Uran takes aim and fires at another of the half-orc warriors.
Attack-ranged-touch:
Damage:
Solaria comes round the stairs, to support her friends and bring her hatred of the Hellion cult to bear, she moves to the top of the stairs praying for Desna to bless her comrades.
Linpul dances to the side of the half orc, a quick spin lining up her mace to backhand the man's knee.
"Careful around here Tetsuda, but I want you to flank with me on this one. Uran, careful now that you are in the open. Once we're done here we have to help Thera. By the way, are you doing alright on your end Thera?"
Her sentence ends with a grunt as she adjusts the trajectory of her mace towards the half orcs face. Any of his cries of pain would soon be muffled by more cries of pain as the beetle proceeded to flank and strike at the man. Her shield still raised in case either of the men retaliated against her.
-----Tetsuda-----
Thera strikes down the nearest orc, slamming down its head to the ground with a two hit combination.
Uran leaves a gaping wound in the stomach of one of the acolytes.
Linpul's mace slaps the half orc leader across the face. Reeling from the blow, Nalakai swings a fist at Tetsuda but misses. The beetle rips off the cleric's foot. He falls down and dies.
The acolytes laugh as soon as Nalakai dies, their voices maniacal. Moving around Thera, they begin to channel negative energy in the room.
The enemies all fall apart from the divine onslaught of negative energy.
Solaria shakes off most of the damage from the acolytes power from Hellion. "Well done everyone, Linpul can you do your trick and get rid of the talking picture panel? We'll stay back whilst you do it, last time it caused a great deal of pain. Do you think that Hellion can see us through those pictures?" she muses. "The thing seemed to know we were here and direct its followers to us, despite your quiet approach." as she leads the way back up the stairs, out of the range of the evil powers in the panel.
Once the panel is disabled, she returns to the room again, "Gather round friends and gain Desna's blessing." ensuring that her healing power does not aid her enemies.
"Now lets search this place and see what we can find, anything on those bodies of any interest."
Once they have completed the search, Solaria asks, "If you can check that the doors are safe and not rigged with death and pain, then I can look through and see what we face." pointing to the doors to the east.
2+2+1+1=6 damage taken in total.
She took 5 damage before that channel, for 11 HP lost, and is healed to full thanks to the healing.
Will save: -2hp
Will save: -2hp
Will save: -1hp
Will save: -1hp
I think Solaria has the right of it...
"It does seem that Hellion is very much aware of our movements. I guess it was pretty obvious we might come down here, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he was scrying on us too. Or perhaps these viewing mirrors work both ways?"
"Either way, definitely glad you are getting rid of them Linpul!"
Once everyone has had a moment to heal up and reorganise, Sarainy thinks perhaps now is a good time to make a move.
"We are pushing our luck a bit... Rakdon is out of spellcasting, we used a lot on Helskarg. Perhaps now is a good opportunity to head back to our base and rest up. This Hellion is far too overconfident in his abilities to possibly try and run. Say, did we ever decide on that gang name?"
Releasing her beetle like aspect, the tiny gnome puts her shield away, and pulls out Tetsuda's leash. Wrapping the leash around his abdomen, Linpul hands the leash to Uran.
She heads over to the viewing screen and plops herself down before digging through her backpack for the right tools when it dawns on her.
"But... but what if we can use said screen? Can't we just loot it like we would from any other dangerous creature's lair? If we can find or purchase a generator I'm sure we could use it on our own and figure out how these things work. Taking them apart can only tell us so much, like what makes it tick, but not how it ticks. And even if we can't use it we can probably sell it for either scrap or to someone who can use it for quite a bit."
Thinking back to going to town Linpul nods, her hair bobbing as she rummages through her backpack.
"Now where was that wrench? I know I put it in here somewhere. Maybe the good Dr. can check the door while I take this thing apart, or steal it. There's always some money to be made on these kinds of trips."
Solaria waits for Linpul and the Dr to remove and disable the panel, before continuing, "Lets clear this area first, maybe we can set up camp here. Save us venturing out and maybe we can glean some more information. I still have healing power, and a few scrolls, so let's make the most of our effort here."
"Solid point, Linpul. The panel from our last encounter with Hellion was two-way communication." Dr Lendaro strokes the faint tattooed lines on his fingers with his thumb until tools extend from his fingertips. Two fingers fuse together for the necessary hex wrench.
"We could rest here. I could always seal the doors with Ion Tape until we are ready to continue. If we continue, Rakdon does have a wand."
The north eastern room:
The eastern portion of this room is a shambles of twisted metal and debris, leaving the western portion to serve as a combination bedroom and personal shrine.
The eastern room:
The north wall of this room is a tangle of ruins and debris, while in the center of the room stand four tall pillars with glowing bands of pale purple light pulsing along their sides.
There are two robots made of different parts standing still in the center of the room. Both of them have rotary saws for arms (just one each). A monitor is on the northern wall of this room.
The south eastern room:
The walls of this room are decorated with images of mechanical claws reaching toward the sky. Several simple bedrolls, eight in all, lie on the floor here.
Lendaro disables the video screen. It flickers with static, flashing for an instant with the image of a red fiend, and then blackness.
Solaria describes her visions to the company of heroes. . She warns her friends that there are robots in the middle room, they look like the only dangers. "Let's neutralise the danger we can see, if it is one, before we explore the other rooms. I can get ready to use a scroll of protection from technology on one of you, if those robots activate when we enter." she explains.
Uran will search the bodies of the half-orcs
Once this room is cleared and secure, Sarainy agrees with Solaria and the Doctor.
[b]"Let's find out what these robots are up to... then bed ourselves in here. That seems like the best course of action.
Dr Lendaro nods to Solaria acknowledging her insight. "Excellent."
He holsters his flintlock, and draws the EMP pistol from his bandoleer.
7 chain shirts
7 light steel shields
7 spiked gauntlets
140 silverdisks
scroll with black sunburst
breastplate
heavy steel shield
+1 spiked gauntlet
gray access card
unholy symbol
You open the door and see the robots Solaria described and the strange machines. The video screen is black. The robots don't move.
Seeing the panel, Solaria calls over to Linpul, "Best break that screen before you look at the remains in here, perhaps there's something you can do to get those robots working for us."
"Yes, let us deal with the screen quickly. Perhaps these machines merely wait for instruction from them. If we can disable it before Hellion appears maybe we can bypass these foes entirely."
While Dr. Lendaro and Linpul work on the screen, Sarainy takes a moment to try and identify a few pieces of loot.
With the scroll of protection from technology in her hands, Solaria opens the door and looks into the room again, holding the door open for Linpul and the Dr to enter. "Thera, Sarainy be ready for anything that might stop our friends in their task." She scours the room once more for any threats.
She reminds Linpul, "There is plenty of techno equipment in this place, you won't miss the panels, really." in a quiet voice as she passes into the chamber.
Uran pats the giant beetle on its shell as he waits for the others to get back to him.
"It's ok Tetsuda...Linpul and the others will be back soon...I hope!"
Linpul, Solaria and Lendaro enter the room with the twin robots and the panel and the humming machines in the center of the room. As they approach the black panel, the robots twitch to alertness and stare at the three intruders.
Following in behind Rakdon, and being unsure whether the machines are able to speak, Sarainy tries to assist Rakdon with a more social method of convincing them we are friendly.
"Machines, report. What is your current status?
Following in behind Rakdon, and being unsure whether the machines are able to speak, Sarainy tries to assist Rakdon with a more social method of convincing them we are friendly.
"Machines, report. What is your current status?
The robots do not seem to move based on your (Sarainy and Linpul's) words. Rakdon examines the robots to find some kind of command protocol, but doesn't find anything with an examination of the bots. The nature of their composite forms seems to be an almost random stitching of electronic parts.
Lendaro (and Linpul) work on disabling the monitor screen. The robots don't do anything but stare at you.