Sabola will sneak his way in...
+2 in Forests
Vivian follows, her sword ready, her body tense, alert and discreet
As soon as Sabola enters the room, two gaunt, long-limbed quadruped has huge, soulless eyes and a toothy maw. The lean creature moves with a predatory grace suddenly appear!
As soon as one of the creatures is close enough, Vivian will try to stab it with her sword, only to miss
Sonny sees the monsters appear and prays for help and a weapon appears next to the creature and swings at it.
Vivian's blows cause full damage but Sonny's Spiritual weapon misses.
The other hound will look at Sabola!
Pontia ponders the creatures, trying to recognize them and remember if they're vulnerable to anything in particular.
+4 vs hot/cold/suffocation
"These things! They can teleport and turn invisible, and it'll take magic to damage them effectively!" The wizard begins to cast a spell, her voice echoing strangely in the room.
Vivian tries to move so Sabola and her can attack the same strange dog from both side, but her first attack miss completely
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The second attack is more precise, fortunately
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Flanking with vivian, Sabola will open up on the creature...
Vivian misses, but with her assistance Sabola fells the creature!
Sonny has the spiritual weapon move to the remaining creature and attack.
Sonny's Spiritual weapon pounds the hound!
The 2nd Hound will gaze at Sonny!
With the hound seemingly well in hand, Pontia ceases her summoning and launches an acid dart at the creature.
It misses, sizzling into the wall.
Sonny's Spiritual weapon pounds the hound!
The 2nd Hound will gaze at Sonny!
Sabola moves and attacks...
Sabola lands a solid hit!
Sonny has the weapon attack the beast again. He then releases a wave of healing energy that excludes the beasts.
Vivian follows Sabola and attacks the last bad doggy from beyond, taking it in a pincer maneuver
Both Sonny and Vivian land solid blows on the hound.
It will try to bite and claw Vivian.
Sabola full attacks the creature...
With a few swings of his sword, Sabola finishes the hound!
"Well done." Pontia concentrates, murmuring a cantrip and looking for magical auras in the room.
Meanwhile, Vivian searches the room, wary for traps
These dogs weren't normal dogs, to state the obvious, but dogs are used to guard places and folks, so look around, there might be something useful here.
"I do not dispute your assertion, but I ask, if any would be so mad as to use such demon dogs as these for simple guard hounds."
Sabola and Vivian both study the scratches on the headboard wondering what it could mean. Sabola twists his head then smiles.
"Can you see it, if you read the scratches at a certain angle, and with the light just so, it reads 'The Pact ends here, Father.'" Sabola points out the curious writing.
Pontia leans forward, trying to resolve the letters. "Interesting...pact between which parties, and to what end? Or it could just be some child being melodramatic." She pauses, lost in thought.
This small space lies along the edge of the dome and beneath the stairs leading to the cupola. It is cramped and crowded with many boxes of old personal paraphernalia.
A small window looks out over the kitchens and grounds behind the house.
Pontia does her usual check for magical auras and waits for the more larcenously inclined party members to search for other useful things.
While ignoring the implications of the accusation, Sabola does, indeed, make a search of the place: