Kurgu is out for 1d4+1 minutes so he's out for the fight.
I feel like were missing a couple people.
As she approaches the sniper skulk, she shouts, You not going to get any luck with these skulks, they a bunch of murderous thieves.
The sniper drops his blowpipe switching to a dagger. He attack falvastar
The other skulks and move in to attack tried to get the drop on you from the shadows.
One goes for Phineas not realizing he had seen him coming. (since they don understand you)
Your go again.
Falv will swing his axe.
He swings a bit wide. Hearing they are skulks and seeing as they have not responded to common, he will try undercommon with the cave dwellers.
"I'm not sure if you can understand me, but we'd much prefer to pass through here with out any unnecessary bloodshed." He'll say in undercommon.
"The machine demands we bring you to it, alive is better. Surrender and we will take you." says the skulk in front of Falvastar.
Phineas decided that the best way to handle the skulk in front of him was with the business end of his sword. So he thrust it at the skulk.
Mira manages to drop one of the skulks.
The remaining ones continues to attack using a dagger in each hand.
your go again.
Falv has little trouble fending of the attacking skulk between his armor and shield. He continues to swing his axe at the skulk in front of him.
Round 3
She curses at missing the slippery little one before her and swings her scythe with more determination to decapitate on next swing.
Gal manages to take down another one of the skulks.
Utilizing scraps of material scavenged from the corners of their cell, Ibarra is fiddling with the lock. He glances over his shoulder at the half-orc.
"You try opening this damned lock with these." He shakes the bits and bobs he has in his hands. With a growl of frustration Ibarra returns to working at the lock, silently cursing his decision to venture out here alone.
[dice=Disable Device (improvised tools)]1d20+11-2[/dice]
Waiting on Mira and Phineas
Phineas continues his attack. He flourishes his Short Sword to attack.
Sorry for the delay lets end this combat here and get the ball moving again.
Another skulk goes down and the others retreat. Ibarra manages to get the door open.
[dice=Disable Device (improvised tools)]1d20+11-2[/dice]
Ibarra mutters under his breath, "Its a poor craftsman that blames his tools."
He steps aside to let the bruiser of a half-orc through the door ahead of him.
It looks like things have quieted down, but how can you tell with those things? They were damned near invisible.
Ibarra cautiously follows Kul'Theraka out of the cell.
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"Would you look at that, they all ran!" Kul'Theraka roars as he walks out the door.
He then begins searching each nook and cranny going out from the door,
"Say, Ibarra, you're pretty good at finding stuff. If you were a skulking color changer, where would you hide someone's gear?"
Then he looks over at the others, "What are you guys doing here? We had this handled you know. Just got the drop on me with those stupid darts."
She places one foot onto the skulk before her, directly on the wound she made. With a spin of her scythe she swings the blade through the neck before raising the blood dripping blade up so the scythe was standing on the ground while holding it upright.
She looks about to see any skulks decide to return, before deciding to search the body.
Hearing the new comers, she stands up, Well I am here to find out why the Torch went out.
In answer to Kul'Theraka's querry Ibarra points to a nearby barrel.
Ibarra raises and eyebrow at the... elf?'s... brutality.
Bloodthirsty, aren't we?
He clears is throat. "So did I and my muscly friend. These horrible little monsters jumped us and locked us up in there."
He jerks a thumb back over his shoulder to indicate the cell.
Falv will drag Kurgu over to the metal wall and puts him into a more comfortable sitting position. He over hears Kul say he got hit with a dart and seemed fine, so he figures the effect will wear off eventually. He moves over to the new comers. "Were you part of Khonnir's last team or know where he is at?"
She decides to explore the cavern, by spreading her wings to glide from one spot to another trying to spot anything useful or any clue.
Kurgu comes around.
"Urgh, what happened? Who are they?", he asks, getting up and turning to face the newcomers.
"The names' Ibarra. The big guy here is Kul'Theraka."
His voice takes on a hard edge. "What happened to Khonnir?"
Ibarra and Kul find their eqipment tossed in a bin near the airlock door.
The skulks carry almost no gear since their gear doesn't blend like they do.
They only carry leather straps and daggers with black blades.
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Kul'Theraka starts to pull his stuff out and buckle it on, "We got separated from Khonnir. Since you're here, I take it he didn't make it back. I thought you might have been a rescue party sent in for us. Embarrassing, that would have been."
Once he gets his gear back on, "As much as I'd like to end their miserable lives, I think it would be a waste of time to track down those human chameleons. I think we should try to get through the other door in the metal room."
"I am Kurgu, of the Kellid. I seek Khonnir also. I agree about the door. How strong is it?"
"Someone search those bodies. They might have a way to get through the door like a keycard or something. I'll take a look at this door while you search."
Falv walks up to the door with his tools and starts taking a look at the door.
You search the camp and indeed find a keycard with a black stripe on it. You use it on the airlock door and it opens revealing a small room.
The northern wall of this otherwise empty metal room is a tangle of what look to have once been strange cages of some sort. Tangled amid the metal ribs of these cages are ribs of a more organic nature—the ancient bones of some sort of alien creature. Smaller mounds of rubble lie against the opposite wall. Beyond this room is another door you open it. At first glance, this cold cavern presents a strange and disconcerting vista—that of a desert valley under a starless, night sky. A stretch of sand covers the ground, a vista broken here and there by bits of strange, spiky shells or contorted, dead fronds that look like branches.
(time wise it should be around noon now)
Ibarra gives the half orc his room and spends his time staring at the 'night sky' looking for familiar constellations.
He also bends his ear in an attempt to catch wind of trouble before it catches wind of him.
[dice=Perception]1d20+7[/dice]
Kurgu also keeps his eyes open for tracks, assisting Kul'Thereka in his efforts.
She follows the group, checking behind for the skulks until the door is closed behind them, hoping there was only one of those strange cards that opens doors.
She looks at the strange skeletons that appear in the room before entering the next door, which seems to open into the wilderness, Night time already... Strange no stars shining either! Very weird.
She spreads her wings and takes flight to fly upwards to get a better view of the desert before them.
Kurgu looks up at the sky, clearly baffled.
"The ways are strange here. Be ready for attacks."
Kurgu can see drag marks and strange footprints trough this are most are several days old.
Gal flies up about twenty feet and slams into and invisible ceiling. Looking down however she does see what appears several four armed skeletons converging on the group.
There no stars in the night sky it's just pure blackness.
Kurgu stands up.
"Days old tracks. Drag marks and footprints that I cannot identify. let us press on."
Readying is rapier Ibarra goes into a defensive crouch and whispers,
"It sounds like we have company. Can anybody make a light?"
Kurgu pulls out a torch and lights it, throwing it ten feet out in the open from the group before going back to his large hammer.
Falv marvels at the self contained environment. Before he can really contemplate what he is seeing, he sees Gal smack into the roof followed by Ibarra whispering about incoming. He prepares his shield and axe in a defensive stance.
She lets out a curse in her native strix after colliding with invisible barrier above her. She pokes the barrier with her hand, before residing to the fact she definitely can't go higher.
Seeing the skeletons approaching, There are 4 armed skeletons moving in.
She flies over to the other side of the skeletons, while preparing her sling with a bullet.