"He was a human then...maybe silver doesn't do anything to them when they're like that?"
"....... He bluffed me. When he took the axe, he cut himself on purpose to mask the reaction to the silver."
"I wonder what the odds are that he has actually left the area? We made out intentions fairly well known to him. Do you all think he may have stuck around the area to see if we would kill off his creations?"
"I guess that he left. He has thoroughly destroyed Faelstaff, and I fear what else he may do in the realm. But we don't need to guess, if we can find his tracks. It is only one night, with no rain. Possible."
Bryce looks confident in his abilities.
"Can you track him even if he shifts form?"
"Can you track him even if he shifts form?"
"Owen can track by scent if the trail is fresh enough."
"We shouldn't go after him until we've checked out everything here right? Like the graveyard?"
"The sooner we go, the better chance we have of finding a clear trail? What do you hope to find at the graveyard?" Bryce thinks for a moment, and then adds in a doubtful tone, "We could consider splitting up."
Kayla shakes her head no. "I do not want to split up and risk still being seperated at moonrise. Especially since we do not know for sure about Shinami yet. Which also reminds me to raise the question of restraining Shinami tonight, just in case."
Turning to Shinami, she adds apologetically: "I hope you don't take offense to me wanting to restrain you tonight, but it would be safer for both you and us. I really do think we got the dosage right on the Wolfsbane, but I would hate to be wrong."
"Oooo restraints, Kayla? I didn't peg you for the type."Shinami winked at Kayla. "But really, for the safety of all, I agree. We can't take any risks until we know for sure I've been cured."
"Oooo restraints, Kayla? I didn't peg you for the type."Shinami winked at Kayla. "But really, for the safety of all, I agree. We can't take any risks until we know for sure I've been cured."
Cecil begins to rummage through Owen's pack. "I usually keep a pair of manacles in here, though I may not have gotten them back last time I had to use them." Cecil looks up from his pack having had no luck finding manacles. "Don't look at me like that. You'd be suprised how often they are useful. Now, for instance. Regardless I no longer have them. Constable must not have had them returned to me."
Teasing back, Kayla replies: "Behave yourself and maybe you'll get find out just what type I am. Though I will go ahead and assure you now that tall, dark and furry is most definitely not my type. Bryce, do you still have your manacles? If so can we put them on Shinami tonight for a non-recreational purpose?"
"Now, moving back on the original topic, where are we going? Are there any other bad wolves left in this area still or did they all die in the fight in town? If there are still more do we take care of them first before going after their maker?"
Teasing back, Kayla replies: "Behave yourself and maybe you'll get find out just what type I am. Though I will go ahead and assure you now that tall, dark and furry is most definitely not my type. Bryce, do you still have your manacles? If so can we put them on Shinami tonight for a non-recreational purpose?"
"Now, moving back on the original topic, where are we going? Are there any other bad wolves left in this area still or did they all die in the fight in town? If there are still more do we take care of them first before going after their maker?"
"I'm still of the opinion that backtrackign from the grave would be insightful and that is my vote."
"The gravesite might contain useful clues. Let's try there."
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Cecil is able to lead you to the grave sight with Owen's help.
You see a large pit dug from the earth in a small clearing. It seems that the hole was created by one or more creatures using claws, not shovels. Moreover, the grave is full of mutilated, half-eaten corpses. There is no sign of movement.
Looking a bit ill as she looks in and around the pit, Kayla asks: "Anyone see any recent tracks?"
"I always have manacles," Bryce replies with a slight bow. "Now, what do we have here?"
The ranger scours the area around the gravesite.
Cecil is able to lead you to the grave sight with Owen's help.
You see a large pit dug from the earth in a small clearing. It seems that the hole was created by one or more creatures using claws, not shovels. Moreover, the grave is full of mutilated, half-eaten corpses. There is no sign of movement.
Owen sniffs around for tracks, etc.
Survivalis my body still there?
"perhaps we should burn there for good measure. If the wolves worship an evil diety these bodies are an army waiting to be turned against us.
Owen and Bryce manage to find new tracks cleverly hidden in old ones. Whoever was here, wore heavy soled shoes and knew this site intimately.
** spoiler omitted **
Kayla sighs at Cecil. "You do have a thing for fire, don't you?"
Kayla sighs at Cecil. "You do have a thing for fire, don't you?"
"It has its uses." Cecil snarks
Gagging a bit, Osslend sets to work looking for anything he can find.
Survival:
"Burn the bodies. I feel as if we'd be in a bit of trouble if we were around this gravesite tonight. I don't know anything about necromancy, but with the werewolves and full moon, I don't even want to risk it."
Does anyone have any oil?
"I really should have burned these before my mysterious necromancer "walked away." Damn. Damn. Damn."
Shaking her head no, Kayla remarks: "For our next mission, I can assure you that I will be bringing plenty of oil and my own set of manacles."
"Might as well start gathering kindling and such for the fire since we don't have oil." Shinami said as he bent down and started scooping dead leaves and dried up sticks and tossing them down into the grave.
Shinami peaks in at the corpses trying to discern anyting.
Cecil casts the same spell twice (Unseen servant) and says to the air
"Wedge the dry wood under the bodies"
Invisible hands seem to be dragging sticks and wood from the surrounding forest and dragging them into the pit and placing under bodies. moving bodies as necessary.
Edit: Poe (with mule back chord) and Owen assist, though they just drop wood into the pit. They don't get down in it.
The two servants work to put wood under the bodies in the pit more than gathering.
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Some of these bodies have blood under their nails and up their forearms, but none are werewolf bodies. Most are human, however there are a few dwarves, one elf for sure, and some halflings...unless those are children...
Everyone tenses up as the bodies start to move aside and wood moves around seemingly on its own. Cecil quickly assures everyone that there is nothing to fear, and that the movement is a result of his "servants" working.
However, a chorus of long, low moaning groans put you right back on edge as the bodies start crawling up the sides of the pit!
** spoiler omitted **
Everyone tenses up as the bodies start to move aside and wood moves around seemingly on its own. Cecil quickly assures everyone that there is nothing to fear, and that the movement is a result of his "servants" working.
However, a chorus of long, low moaning groans put you right back on edge as the bodies start crawling up the sides of the pit!
"I hate being right sometimes."
Cecil cast a spell and a ten foot section of the pit between the group and the undead is covered in a think oil-like substance.
Owen flied down and stands ready to attack anything that comes out of the pit. (readied action)
Grease
School: conjuration (creation)
Level: bard 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, summoner 1, magus 1
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Components: V, S, M (butter)
Range: close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets: one object or 10-ft. square
Duration: 1 min./level (D)
Saving Throw: see text
Spell Resistance: no
A grease spell covers a solid surface with a layer of slippery grease. Any creature in the area when the spell is cast must make a successful Reflex save or fall. A creature can walk within or through the area of grease at half normal speed with a DC 10 Acrobatics check. Failure means it can't move that round (and must then make a Reflex save or fall), while failure by 5 or more means it falls (see the Acrobatics skill for details). Creatures that do not move on their turn do not need to make this check and are not considered flat-footed.
The spell can also be used to create a greasy coating on an item.
Material objects not in use are always affected by this spell, while an object wielded or employed by a creature requires its bearer to make a Reflex saving throw to avoid the effect. If the initial saving throw fails, the creature immediately drops the item. A saving throw must be made in each round that the creature attempts to pick up or use the greased item. A creature wearing greased armor or clothing gains a +10 circumstance bonus on Escape Artist checks and combat maneuver checks made to escape a grapple, and to their CMD to avoid being grappled.
Drawing his greatsword from his back, Brynn steps up to swat some of the corpses back down. After Cecil casts a spell Brynn has seen at least a couple times before, he suddenly realizes something. "That's the oil spell, right? Fire. Cast fire on that!"
Shinami grabs his one throwing axe and chucks it at the closest corpse, hoping to slow them down for the others to light the substance that Cecil had just conjured.
Osslend's face first wrinkles in surprise, then scowls in frustration as he steps forward to stand next to Brynn and prepares for the onslaught. With a few hand signals, he orders his hounds to guard his companions.
Ready to attack first target.
Attack:
Damage:
Raleigh will guard Kayla, Virgil will guard Cecil. This means that they basically have readied attacks for anything that threatens either of those people.
Virgil:
Attack:
Damage:
Raleigh:
Attack:
Damage:
I did take the -4. My normal ranged attack is +8.
"Oh eewww.....this is not good." A bit freaked out by the sudden movement of the half-eaten corpses, Kayla throws a fireball into the pit, hoping that the edge of the fireball's radius will also set the grease on fire.
Perception checks to see if any of the zombies or bodies are they guy we threw in there. Cecil quietly asks his pets to look. I suspect he got eaten, so also looking for him in the chewed corpses.
Cecil
Poe
Owen
** spoiler omitted **
Once the bodies are sufficiently dust I'll do a detect magic to snoop around the pit instructing the unseen servants to move things around as needed. As he searches Cecil absently minded says
"This may or may not have had anything to do with the wolves. We have no evidence either way."