Thorgull moves into the room and points at the forlarren, shouting at Virgil indications about its weaknesses.
"Virgil! Try to stab it at the knees! When their knees are weak, they can't stomach to fight!"
Utilizing Thorgull's vocal aid, Virgil targets the Forlarren. "Take care of the last atomie, Giri!" he shouts as he brings his cold iron longsword to bear against the bluish creature with the flaming sword. He takes a sweeping swing with the sword, targeting the creature's left knee.
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Virgil rushes into battle, but the forlarren is an elusive opponent, and dodges the duelist's swing.
The fey bard continues to bolster the morale of his invisible companion while he takes a step back and conjures a blade made of pure flame!
Dinner time! - round 4
1. Atomie (inspire courage +1)
2. Zadok, Thorgull, Virgil
3. Forlarren (inspire courage +1)
4. Giri
Giri, trying to rescue his newfound comrades from a fickle fey, takes two gigantic swings with Eruption's Blaze as he tries to swat the creature from the air.
"You had your chance, fey. Now you will end up like your brother!" he bellows as he swings.
Virgil steps up against the blue skinned foe, hoping to quickly get to grips with the heavier weapon.
Once again, Thorgull points at the physical weaknesses of the forlarren.
"Look! Stab here!"
Zadok continues to use his cold-iron arrows against the fey. "Damn fey. And you'd think I'd like their chaotic and mischievous behaviors...."
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Once again, Zadok's skills as an archer don't prove to be fearsome. It even inspires the forlarren with a pique as she strikes Virgil. "You don't need to bow, in fact your courtly etiquette is rather poor, my dear!"
Yet the blade feels strangely cold, to the point that Virgil's muscles start to stiffen.
Dinner time! - round 5
1. Atomie (7, invisible, inspire courage +1)
2. Zadok, Thorgull, Virgil (11)
3. Forlarren (2, inspire courage +1, -1 AC/saves for 1 round)
4. Giri
Giri, waiting for the atomie to reappear, speaks slowly. "Patience is a virtue. Continue your attacks on the Forlarren." he says to Zadok and Thorgull.
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As Giri remains still, patiently waiting for the atomie to strike, his wish comes true. The fey reappears as its tiny rapier was deflected off Virgil's chest armor."Death to the sons of summer!"
Dinner time! - round 6
1. Atomie (7, inspire courage +1)
2. Giri, Zadok, Thorgull, Virgil (11)
3. Forlarren (2, inspire courage +1)
"Interesting name. I think we'll keep it." Zadok tries firing at the tiny atomie after it reappears.
Giri leaps down from the table and walks up to the atomie, bringing down the club in a huge swipe, trying to end the creature's life. "You had your chance." he mutters as he swings.
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Virgil slashes at the forlarren, dealing a grazing wound to the fey bard. It hisses and strikes back at the mighty warrior with his flaming blade. Luckily, the duelist sees the blade coming and dodges it deftly.
Dinner time! - round 6
1. Giri, Zadok, Thorgull, Virgil (11, )
2. Forlarren (6, inspire courage +1)
Virgil steps to the side as he takes a swing with his longsword, trying to cut the forlarren as Giri closes in to strike her with his studded club. "Why do you fight for them?" he asks as he takes a swing, uncertain why the death of her friends has not scared off the forlarren.
However, the pair is very green and can't quite get a rhythm.
"Sons of Summer, hit there!" says Thorgull, trying his best to help in the battle.
Zadok continues to stay back and lay down cover fire as best as he can. He hesitates for a moment when Giri asks a question to see if the fey can give an interesting answer but then lets his arrow fly.
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None of the Sons of Summer are able to hit the Forlarren, who easily dodges every blow despite Thorgull's sound advice. It merely laughs at Giri, content with replying with a swift strike of her flame blade aimed at the Tien warrior. The searing scimitar tears through Giri's flesh, charring it and leaving a terrible subsiding pain in its wake. "You can't stop the everlasting winter from happening, puny mortals. I do not expect you to understand what's at stake here."
Dinner time! - round 7
1. Giri (11), Zadok, Thorgull, Virgil (11, Please bot him)
2. Forlarren (6, inspire courage +1, -1 AC/saves)
Giri feels the pain of the fiery ice blade, but doesn't let up from his assault as Virgil moves into a flanking position with the man.
"Then, you should have no qualm when your head is smashed open like a melon." says the Tienese man.
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As Virgil moves into flank, he wordlessly lashes out with his blade.
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With two potent blows, Giri quickly dispatches the bard, crushing her bones and smashing her skull against the pristine icy walls.
Zadok holds up the healing potion and says, "Heal yourselves. Quickly. Those fey were too loud and obnoxious and we'd already made some noise taking out the guards. This way."
Zadok puts his bow away for the moment to keep his hands free and opens the door to the library.
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Zadok bursts into the library, opening the door without taking even the most basic precautions. Luckily, the door isn't locked or trapped. Beyond the door, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the walls of this sprawling chamber. An ornate wooden table, covered with open texts and lit candles, and six chairs sit in the middle of the room. A massive mirror hangs on the western wall. However, Zadok has little time to pay attention to small details as his attention is drawn to a gigantic sword held by an Ulfen woman of fierce appearance. Fortunately, he heard her casting a spell and isn't surprised - neither are his companions. "You'll find me a more worthy opponent than the fey. Die, intruders!"
The sword slices through the air, aimed at Zadok's head! Luckily, the blade falls short and bouces off the oracle's armor.
A strange librarian - surprise round
1. HO
2. Zadok, Giri (11-), Virgil (11-), Thorgull
"No doubt we will," Zadok responds as he steps away from the door. "And yet I predict you will still not be worthy enough to beat us."
As Zadok steps away, the elf's eyes roll into the back of his head and he taps into the unthinkable void between the stars, sending the madness into the woman rather than into his own mind.
Giri, seeing the bloodshed from his three kills, shrugs. "An offer of surrender was given. If only they had the foresight to accept." he says as he takes the potion from the corpse of the forlarren and quaffs it, healing most of his wounds.
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As the doors open, Giri hoists the tetsubo in his hand defensively, but it appears that the woman is looking to take down the dark one, so he lets Virgil step in and tries to deal with her before she can harm someone. "They were not worthy opponents, but we aren't looking for worthy opponents." he says with a shrug as he sends a bolt of fire at her before Virgil moves in.
"It's rather uncommon to have a giant ulfen as a librarian. I speak as a connoisseur!" states Thorgull before realizing that battle is on.
Thorgull steps back and begins to summon an eagle.
Zadok is pleasantly surprised that the warrior was so taken by the chaos of the dark. He continues to step aside to make room for the martial members of the party as he takes his bow out and fires at her.
Seeing that Virgil is trapped in a fugue state, the Tien man steps forward, gripping Eruption's Blaze in both hands, and takes two massive swings. "I will block the entrance!" he yells.
Thorgull ends his invocation and an eagle appears out of aether to smite the big librarian!
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Zadok chooses to trust his elven roots and shoots an arrow, but he hurts his fingers by doing so, and the arrow lands in a nearby bookshelf. Giri is far more successful, engaging the warrior in melee combat and smacking her twice with his oversized club. Moreover, an eagle appears behind the so-called "librarian" and rakes her twice. The formidable onslaught on her leaves her bloody and almost unconscious. Yet her will to fight is far stronger than anything you've met so far, and she slashes back mightily at Giri! Fortunately, the protector's defenses remain steadfast, denying her the possibility of sending the Tien to the Boneyard.
A strange librarian - round 1
1. HO (36)
2. Zadok, Giri, Thorgull
Giri deftly dodges to the side, barely avoiding the massive blow from the woman's blade. "You are strong, but you are not accurate." he says firmly as he takes two massive swipes with his club.
The eagle attacks thrice again while Thorgull eventually shoots an orb of acid!
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The heroes of summer, uniting their forces, lash out at the large-sized "librarian", causing her already extensive wounds to overcome her. She falls to the ground, her icy blue eyes flaring with anger before revulsing.
A quick search of the warrioress yields a wand of infernal healing , an elixir of fire breath, a masterwork greatsword, 65 Irriseni gold coins, as well as two keys. The first one is mundane, but doesn't open anything in your immediate vicinity. The second one appears to be made of crystal.
The mistress of the tower maintains an expansive library of collected lore here. The books cover such varied topics as Golarion history, the Great Beyond, and bestiaries on dragons, fey, and magical beasts of the icy north. The open tomes on the table all relate to Taldor, its history and its customs.
Zadok thinks about the scroll of animate dead in his pack for only a moment before he shakes his head and says, "Grab the keys, the wand, the elixir, anything else you might need. This library no doubt holds great secrets but we will have to come back for it after we deal with the witch. Quickly, across the hall here."
Once everyone is ready, the dark-haired elf throws open the doors to the next room.
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Several tables, covered in flowering plants and decorative figurines both large and small, occupy the corners of this brightly lit large room. A large mirror hangs on the northwestern wall, while double doors lead north and south. The angles of the ice in the walls and ceiling of this conservatory direct sunlight into the room to feed the collection of plants here. Despite a quick search, you don't find anything of note here.
Giri takes the wand and blesses both himself and Virgil with the demonic healing.
Thorgull looks at the key and casts detect magic.
"Well, I have the feeling that this crystal key could be linked to a crystal teleporter. Maybe it could allow us to use some of them without uttering the pass phrase."
After that, he takes a quick glance at the library.
"Most interesting. If we find some unusual items and cannot identify them, although I highly doubt it, we could come back and try to find some piece of information in here."
Giri moves to this side door and remembers the double doors in the hallway so he calls back to his friends. "Open those pair of doors on three." he yells.
"One!" he yells as he grips the door in one hand and his tetsubo in the other.
"Three!" he shouts, hoping to surprise someone behind the door.
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A long red carpet extends from the western doorway of this mirrored hall between ice sculptures of twin nymphs, ending at an open alcove to the east. Passageways continue north and south, following the contours of the tower’s outer wall, where windows look out over the open courtyard below.
The eastern alcove contains an ice crystal teleporter, but you don't know the pass phrase for it. As Thorgull tries the crystal key, it doesn't appear to work for this specific crystal. However, there might be another key somewhere... or you might learn the passphrase for this teleporter.