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Amiri misses completely with an attack that could have chopped a horse in half! The dog misses the spellcaster as well, but Enzo cleanly jabs the goblin in the eye, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious.
The goblin in the red dress shrieks as his pal falls to the ground. With nowhere to go he stabs at the fox thing behind him, cutting a big line across her tummy!
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Mr. Ice
Bunny Paras
Paras
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Mr. Ice sends an arrow plunging into the shoulder of the halfling spellcaster, causing her to howl in pain. Paras and Bunny Paras gang up on the goblin in the red dress, sending him hurtling to the pavement, unconscious! Seeing all of her goblin minions have fallen, the spellcaster steps around the corner, pulls out a scroll and reads from it. Suddenly a burst of bright rainbows flashes in Bunny Paras' face!
COMBAT TRACKER - Round 5 - Bold may act!
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Amiri
Enzo
Dog
Mr. Ice
Bunny Paras
Paras
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Working together, the Pathfinders easily take down the halfling! Dog bites her and Amiri literally chops her in half! It makes a horrible mess in the road and the remaining spectators scream before running off.
Soon the streets are empty.
Just the Pathfinders, the mess, and the dead remain.
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Enzo finds that the goblins have nothing magical on them. The beggar, however, has plenty. He finds one potion with a conjuration aura, one scroll with a conjuration aura, one scroll with an illusion aura, one scroll with a transmutation aura, and one scroll with an enchantment aura. While searching her he also finds a light crossbow, ten bolts, and a quarterstaff. The potion you've found has an odd symbol on its glass bottle that looks rather familiar: a man on his knees with his arms outstretched to the sun, as if in prayer. This is the same symbol that appeared on the goblin's magical potions you found a few days earlier.
Meanwhile, Amiri quickly loots the goblin corpses, but finds nothing more valuable than dogslicers, daggers, swords, an tattered armour.
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Enzo grabs what he can and leads the group away from the scene of the street brawl. "Time to go."
Once they're safely away he ducks into a deserted alley and further inspects the magical objects.
If he fails to identify anything he examines it with object reading, taking his time as he handles the objects to read the psychic impressions left upon them.
Enzo holds up the potion vial to the others. "This vial bears the same image as the ones the goblins back in the tunnels had. If there was any doubt they are allies it is now dispelled. It looks like Dakar is right. The Shadow Lodge was behind this from the beginning. ...But what does that symbol mean?"
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Bunny Paras wakes up confused and sore. "What happened?" she asks. She cuddles Paras. "We're both wounded? Aww.. Are you okay, my cutie?"
Bunny Paras pulls out her healing wand and uses it on everyone who is hurt, starting with Paras, then herself.
When they are all feeling better, Bunny Paras is ready to go to the Naderi Theatre.
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Before you stands a run-down, wooden facade with the words “Naderi Theater” painted across the top in faded letters. The painting of a young, pretty woman soaked to the bone with water and carrying a tiny dagger in one fist splashes across the front of the theater beneath the sign, though this mural is as faded as the lettering above. The ticket window is boarded up, the walls are covered in graffiti, and the doors are chained shut and have a sign that reads “Closed for renovation” nailed across them.
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Working together the group discovers that the front door of the theatre has seen a lot of recent use. In fact, closer inspection reveals that the door only appears to be chained and boarded shut! There's actually a claver latch behind the board that, when unhooked, allows the door to swing right open, chains, boards, and all!
Having discovered a simple way inside, the group prepares to enter.
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Just inside the doors of the Naderi Theateris a small hallway that runs left and right. Across the hall is another set of double doors that leads deeper into the theatre. There's a pair of stairways that lead upstairs on each hallway.
The floor here is covered in filty, old, red carpet. Wall sconces on the wall hold flickering torches, casting the entire hall in shifting, shadowy light. The air is thick with dust, and the air smells quite musty.
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Both of the stairwells curve as they rise and soon the Pathfinders pass out of sight of one another...
The stairs lead into a carpeted hallway lit by flicking torches. It's quiet here, and your every step makes a the floor beneath the carpet groan and creak. Three dusty statues of sad, soaking wet women line the left side of the hallway. The torchlight casts their features in deep, shifting shadows. On the right side of the hallway are two tattered curtains, once thick red velvet, they're now a filthy brown. It's difficult to tell in this light if they were once stained by dirt or by blood...
You see no sign of Amiri or Mr. Ice, nor can you hear them. In the distance you can hear the faint sound of music... Perhaps a piano?
The stairs opens into a carpeted hallway lit by flicking torches. It's quiet here, and your every step makes a the floor beneath the carpet groan and creak. Three dusty statues of sad, soaking wet women line the right side of the hallway. The torchlight casts their features in deep, shifting shadows. On the left side of the hallway are two tattered curtains, once thick red velvet, they're now a filthy brown. It's difficult to tell in this light if they were once stained by dirt or by blood...
You see no sign of Bunny Paras, Paras, or Enzo, nor can you hear them. In the distance you can hear the faint sound of music... Perhaps a piano?
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"Amiri. Get away from the statues. They might attack us. And you don't want to get hurt." He looks down the hallway, suspiciously. "You take the first curtain. I'll take the second. Ready? Let's go."
Mr. Ice goes to the second curtain, crouches down, and crawls under the curtain quietly.
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Both you and Amiri find yourselves on a small balcony along with two old red chairs. Below you is a once-grand theatre, now dusty and falling apart. Birds flap around in the rafters, and the fallen remnants of nests can be seen all about the red velvet chairs of the seating area. On the stage is a piano where a man sits, playing a complicated but beautiful song. There's also a table on the stage where piles of paper sit neatly stacked.
The man on the stage is tall and handsome, with gray-white hair and a fine clothes. As he plays he smiles. "Vadoma failed to killed you, I see. I’ll have to take over." He nods his head at the pair of you. "Go on, then."
A quartet of massive glowing beetles flutter their wings, fly off the stage and begin to fly towards you!
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While Bunny Paras and Paras head over to the first curtain Enzo heads over to the second, whips open the curtain and looks around...
Both of you find yourselves on a small balcony along with two old red chairs. Below you is a once-grand theatre, now dusty and falling apart. Birds flap around in the rafters, and the fallen remnants of nests can be seen all about the red velvet chairs of the seating area. On the stage is a piano where a man sits, playing a complicated but beautiful song. There's also a table on the stage where piles of paper sit neatly stacked.
The man on the stage is tall and handsome, with gray-white hair and a fine clothes. As he plays he smiles. "Vadoma failed to killed you, I see. I’ll have to take over." He nods his head at the pair of you. "Go on, then."
A quartet of massive glowing beetles flutter their wings, fly off the stage and begin to fly towards you!
Everyone can see each other on the balconies across the theatre. The massive glowing beetles fly up to all of you, one beetle targeting each of the Pathfinders. Meanwhile, the man sits playing the beautiful music...
COMBAT TRACKER - Round 1 - Bold may act!
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Enzo
Mr. Ice
Amiri
Bunny Paras
Paras
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"Wymund Pratt! It is time for you to surrender!"
Enzo strokes the magical statuette in his pocket, causing his minion to appear on the ground floor of the theatre. The dog growls and lopes off after Wymund Pratt who still sits playing the piano. He races across the theatre, leaps atop the piano and growls loudly.