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Zack makes a mental note of the raven as he activates his gloves.
Zach activates his gloves and makes his arrows heavier as he reaches for them.
The earth elemental turns to the newcomers and sinks into the ground, unseen.
Calling on his luck, Jennix draws his morningstar and rapier and readies to attack when the elemental appears.
Odd to see this raven unalarmed by the noise.
Miso will cast mage armor.
Terflynn and Miso armor themselves while Jennix readies his morningstar.
Zack waits for the rock monster to reappear.
The earth elemental reappears in front of Miso and Jennix, Jennix hitting it with his morningstar but seeming to do no damage.
The elemental slams into Jennix in retaliation!
Zack takes a step back and to the side before beginning to pelt the elemental with arrows.
Terflynn heals Jennix and draws an alchemist's fire.
"Oooff! I need to get better armor...." Jennix quips as he strikes out with his weapons.
Zachary puts two arrows into the beast of earth and stone but his arrows don't seem to be hurting it as much. Terflynn heals Jennix, who also strikes the creature but has trouble harming it.
Terflynn recalls that earth elemental of this size usually reduce any physical damage done to them, can glide through the earth, and are better fighters when their foes are standing on the ground.
"You'll never get through that way Jennix! Try fire or magic!"
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Miso will activate Arcane Strike and flurry on the elemental.
Miso tries to punch the elemental but misses. The elemental kicks a pew out of the way and steps to the side, then tries to knock Miso back!
Zack takes another pair of shots before moving.
Terflynn steps to one side and blasts fire from his mittens.
He then draws another alchemist's fire and holds the two out towards Miso and Jennix. "Enough playing!"
Zachary's arrows miss but Terflynn singes it with his flame.
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Jennix takes a step back, grabs the flask from Terflynn and tosses it the creature.
I have not been playing in any way, the monk protests (although not vehemently enough to decline Terflynn's offer of alchemist's fire).
He then takes a five-foot step forward in an effort to protect Terflynn and Zach.
Jennix and Miso hit the elemental with alchemist's fires! The elemental takes its rage out on the two of them.
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Terflynn spouts more fire before producing a potion from his haversack for Miso and stepping back.
"Taking it well, Miso!"
The Kellid reels from the impact of the elemental's blow, knowing that another shot like that is likely to drop him. At the same time, it is his job to protect his companions; while it may not be successful, he must try.
Miso will activate Arcane Strike and flurry on the elemental.
Zack steps back again and continues to attempt to pincushion the moving rock.
Jennix casts a spell and lays a film of grease under the creature.
Terflynn blasts the rock creature with fire again while Miso swings and misses. Zachary's arrows likewise miss the giant earth elemental. Jennix tries to slip it up but the creature keeps its footing.
The earth elemental tries to throw Miso through the doors of the temple.
Cursing the elemental's amazing dexterity, Jennix picks up his rapier, steps forward, and smacks it with his morningstar.
Terflynn shifts to the other side of Zachary and pours more flames on the thing.
Zack keeps out of melee and pelts the creature with more arrows.
Miso will five-foot step back, draw his wand of scorching ray and fire off a charge at the rock star!
Terflynn blasts the elemental with fire and Jennix knocks off a hunk of rock. Zachary then finishes it off with two arrows! The earth monster crumbles to the ground in a pile of rubble!
Jennix moves to the fallen priest, checking him.
Terflynn approaches and examines the priest himself.
"Step aside Jennix, let me."
Jennix smiles at Terflynn's comment, but stands back to let the witch work his voodoo.
The old priest is only slightly wounded but unconscious from falling debris. When revived, he tells you that his name is Yin-Po. "Yes, the rock monster suddenly appeared and attacked my shrine just before you came. I was. . . caught off guard and couldn't stop it. There was a raven across the street-a large one with a blood-red feather. Such a thing is a powerful omen among my people, but I do not know where it went."
When shown the clay chit given to you by Uksahkka, Yin-Po quickly ushers through the rubble into an alley behind the shrine. He guides you to a secret door to the hidden cellar where Uksahkka is hiding, but the door has been battered down and Uksahkka is nowhere to be found.
Yin-Po is sorry to see that your friend is missing and offers his healing services to the party.
"This feather is too large for a raven. And this... is a blowgun dart." Terflynn says, examining the tip. "Tipped with Blue Whinnis. Not unlike what we found among the Corbies, if I remember correctly."
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The question becomes whether our episode with the bird men is somehow related to this disappearance, Miso says thoughtfully. Coincidence seems all too convenient.
Zach begins checking the area around where Uksahkka was supposed to meet them for any tracks leaving the scene.
Zachary finds no further traces in the hiding space behind the temple.
You can ask around town about the feather though:
"Priest, have you a quiet room where I might practice some complex arts whilst my companions move about town for a bit?"
The priest allows Terflynn to use one of the temple's back rooms to brew his potions.
Upon returning from the journey into the city with the ranger, Miso speaks to the party. We should begin our search by investigating the rumors of a certain "Frozen Shadows" guild as referenced by the people on the street. They have risen in power here over the past few years. This feather is their signature.
With a bow to Yin-Po, Miso asks, Is there any wisdom you can impart about this clan?