Zilibar manages to jam the portcullis so it cant be lowered.
Alright, one trap down, who knows how many more to go? Krafnik smiles and gives Zilibar a congraulatory smile before once more following the group along eyes scanning and bow at the ready with arrow.
A graceful tower rises out of the keep’s central courtyard, now overgrown with bushes, undergrowth, and several sizable trees. Like the outer walls, the tower is draped with vines and creepers, and several small plants have taken up residence on ledges and in cracks along its sides.
At each "corner" of the wall there is a smaller tower with a closed wooden door.
The central tower is 60 feet hight and the smaller ones are 20 feet high.
"Well then. Seems like this here fortress is in fairly good shape, all things considered. A good foundation for maintaining control of the countryside. Let's explore each of the towers first, before moving into the main keep."
"Sound plan" She says staying sharp unsure of what dangers they may face.
"As for it being well built I agree, this could make for a good foundation for another city. One that our fey friends can help us maintain balance." She says ready to send Maidens' Hammer crashing down on her enemies.
Sounds good, let us keep our voices down and let me take point. I say we keep it simple..clockwise around the outside and...like Hrungnir said, we move on the center then.
Before moving off to his left, he quietly cast a spell on himself to help protect him from danger.
He starts off to his left.
Alexander follows silently.
Krafnik gives silent prayer for protection of he and his allies as they enter the tower and then readies for the business at hand, casting light on a coin and tossing it out ahead and then picking it up to repeat the process.
Ionnia nods and readies her self following her small companion having faith in him that he is the best at what he does.
You open the closest tower G3 and when you open the door you see hundreds if not thousands of rats they hiss angrily and make for the door in 2 swarms.
If you beat them in init you can try to close the door and hold it shut.
You notice that the room with the rats has several corpses inside.
Caught completely by surprise, Hrungnir barely had time to lift his hammer...
S!+%, ummm I need some help here....
Zilybar tries to close the door and looks back at the others.
Help hold this closed while I try to lock it.
Ionnia tries to get up and move but instead feels the weight of her armor and sighs.
Krafnik blinks for a moment looking at the mass of rats not reacting quickly enough
Aurora help's Zilybar with the door.
You managed to close the door and bar it before the rats can get out.
"Well that was a lot of rats. I shall have to get a spell or two that handles that sort of problem to be sure, or at least some alchemists fire."
Krafnik says with a shake of his head and then looking to the group saying:
"what now?"
Alexander couldn't help but smile, ..fells trees with one hit, but a couple rats...unbeatable!
"To the next tower I suppose."
Thank you for the assistance. I am not sure I would have been able to hold them back by myself.
He nods at Aurora...
Ok so where to next...that tower over there?
"Take note we need to figure out a way to get rid of these little beasties. Maybe have someone teleport them to the Orcs? I think it would be humorous, just teleporting a group of angry thrashing rats down on fierce orc warriors!" She said with a slight chuckle before she whirled her club around and nodded.
"Yes to the next tower"THough ready for an attack she smiled as it was a bit exciting to be out adventuring again and not hearing the lamentations of the burgeoning missionaries seeking to make their home here. Which she was in charge of.
As you head to the next tower you notice the ground and walls here are covered in thick vines. Anyone with knowledge nature?
Krafnik recognises that the area around the next tower is home to 2 assassins vines hiding among the normal vegetation.
be careful, there are assassin vines in that vegetation. We may wish to burn the vines from distance if it won't hurt the tower.
Alexand raises an eyebrow and looks to Zilybar.
Is it possible to move around and let them be until we are ready to deal with them....If not I have a spell that may or may not work on plants. I would conjure an image of something harmful to the plants that surrounds it. If my spell is strong enough to take hold of them then they will feel the pain of the illusion as if it were real. It is a long shot at best but I have nothing that will do physical harm to them.
Alexand smiles and turns to Hrungnir, "Well, I mean, if tree-bane here can reach it..."
this is the second time this tower is bringing a thing that must be burned. I do think I need some spells and items that will do this task. Krafnik says frowning.
Hrungnir nodded, and began praying. First, he prayed for Adabar to harden his skin and to shield him from harm . He then marched confidently up to the vines.
The vines cast Entangle dc 15 reflex to negate in the courtyard when they Sense Hrungir. (filling basically the entire courtyard with the effect, they are immune to it themselves)
Roll init and post your actions for round 1. They are currently hanging on the walls 10 feet of the ground but will come down on their turn.
The vines shot out, entangling Hrungnir. The dwarf growled as he struggled against them...only barely ripping his way free from their grasp.
Alex maintains his smirk as he draws the bowstring tight, readying an arrow for the first moving plant he sees.
Krafnik will also shoot the plant backing up with a 5 feet step.
Starting bard song as a move action.
Ionnia is overrun by the local flora and sighs as she looks at the others.
"Well isn't this just peachy"
Thankfully with her determination and armor, she managed to pull herself free.
After that, she shifts into an attack formation.
"My lady," Alex yells over the sounds of combat, "now might not be the time to anticipate fruit production from this vegetation!"
Zilybar Casts a spell on himself and then moves to place himself in a advantageous position with Hrungnir. He draws forth his rapier and prepares for battle.
"Tis an expression Alexand!" She says before looking at them and then uttering.
"Cover your ears!"
Alex smiles and winks at Ionia as he covers his ears.
Aurora goes to give Lady Ionnia Orlovsky a hand with the nasty plants
The assasin vines come down and start to wrap around Hrungnir and Aurora looking to squeeze the life out of you.
Your go again. At the beginning of your turn you make a new reflex save vs entangle as it is an ongoing effect.
Roll a perception on your next turn as well as your action.
Avoiding the vines, Hrungnir brought his hammer down. It wasn’t the weapon of choice by any stretch of the imagination, but it was what he had.
Krafnik notices that something humanoid with grey skin is watching the fight from above and it's making it's way out of the tower and along the wall moving to get behind the group.
Knowledge nature check to identify the creature.
The grimstalker or banaan (as they prefer to call themselves) is a fey creatures that does not share the beauty and goodness of its kin. Whereas other fey creatures have come to represent the beautiful of mischievous side of nature, the grimstalker most certainly reflect nature at its worst. They are dark creatures, their hearts tainted with the foulest of evil. Unfortunate souls that wander into the a forest guarded by grimstalkers are never seen again–except for their skulls, which the grimstalkers hang from the trees as a warning to those that would dare trespass into their domain.
Long thought to be a form of intelligent plant because of their many plant-like features, grimstalkers sulk among the trees of the darkest forests. Even among sylvan communities of elves the grimstalkers are legendary as natural born assassins. Grimstalkers sometimes work together with other evil fey such as redcaps; though such alliances are short and rare, especially with the malevolent and untrustworthy redcap.
It is rumored that powerful evil druids often summon grimstalkers for nefarious purposes.
Grimstalkers strike from ambush if possible, hiding among the trees and dropping on interlopers into their forest. A troupe of grimstalkers that set up an ambush point make ample use of the terrain, using nets woven from living vines, snares, and pit traps. Grimstalkers are also known to employ trained plant creatures such as assassin vines and scythe trees. In melee they are capable of fighting with their claws or with weapons–their favorite weapons being a sort of spiked quarterstaff and longbows knocked with poisoned arrows.
She doesn't avoid the grass again but does see something
Feeling the plants to wrap around her body she growls and resists the encroaching greenery!
Dc to spot the grimstalker is 28 so Ionnia does spot him.
Also noticed hrungir forgot his reflex save.