Shaeda ponders how best to clear the house of zombies.
"Try to sober up while we are gone," Shaeda directs.
As your group heads towards the stairs, Searok happens to look up in time to see a crossbow being aimed from above by a blonde figure. He gets out a warning in time, and the bolt thunks into the floor, as the figure vanishes from view. The area of the floor where the bolt hit sizzles and melts slightly.
Clearly someone is now aware that you are here, and they were able to perceive you, so they aren't undead.
”If we fight that one, the spell breaks, but if we’re upstairs, where no zombies can see us, then that’s ok.” Shaeda rushes up the steps towards their adversary.
Shaeda looks back over her shoulder and asks, ”coming?”
Nodding and moving towards the stairs. This is insane.
You don't have to ask Searok twice! He follows up the stairs as fast as his little legs take him!
This isn’t going to end well. “Agree!! PURSUE!!
You charge up the stairs, reaching the top to find a large landing with a few bedrooms to the north. Most of the landing also serves as an art gallery of sorts; the walls are covered with paintings that were probably once quite valuable. But now they've mostly got mustaches and glasses painted on the figures, along with crude dockside slang that could almost make Shaeda blush (almost). A number of corpses have been stationed around the room, posed like contemplative critics admiring the artwork.
Jolistina is there, fleeing into one of the rooms while drawing a potion from her belt. She cackles shrilly when she sees you.
"More party guests! You're late, but don't worry! Everyone else is now too!"
Are we in combat? No zombies in view from here?
If so, who's up?
Shaeda prepares for a fight!
Turn Order will be:
Emma
Jolistina
Shaeda
Searok
Tronar
Emma's up.
Shaeda sees the corpses and observes, "one less thing to worry about."
Pointing a finger at the woman.
Jolistina was not expecting the spell and falls prey to its effects. However, she rallies and manages to fight it off.
Shaeda casts Bull’s Strength on Searok. ”Go get her stud!”
Then she moves up to what she expects will be a decent bodyguard position.
Shaeda points at Jolistina, and looks at Searok.
Thanks!
Searok goes up and attempts to hit her with his hammer.
Searok's blow glances off the elf's armor.
Tronar boldly steps forward with his longspear in hand but does not strike right away.
Shaeda looks forward to seeing just what Tronar can do in combat!
"What do you figure, maybe twenty zombies downstairs?"
"If we take this lass down, does that make the zombie problem go away downstairs""
"If anything, I would think killing her might release those zombies from their current tasking, which might make for an even bigger mess, but here we are."
Don't matter ta me! I'll punch 'em in tha nose either way!
Emma casts Shadow Trap on the elf (DC 13)
But she turns out to be extremely agile, and sidesteps the spell.
"Nice shot, these corpses could barely have dodged that one!"
She twirls in place like a ballerina, and cartwheels away from you, stopping mid-handstand to fire a ray toward Searok.
Tronar's spell takes effect as soon as Jolistina moves, and she lands with a shadowy whip wrapped around her neck.
Shaeda will cast hold person on her.
Shaeda shakes her fist after the enemy resists the spell.
Shaeda has high hopes for Searok's attack!
Searok feels strangely weakened, What in Torag's fiery furnace! he curses.
Despite his weakened state, Searok gets in a solid blow with his second strike.
The whips continues to such the life out of the target and she takes additional str, dex, and con damage.
The elf isn't taking the effects of Tronar's spell very well, she's looking rather weak.