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Unsure of whether or not storming in is the right solution, Edmund considers other options.
"Before we do it this way, might I remind ya's that we already have guards showing up unannounced. The more violence against this... regime... the more violence will be returned. Will this small victory make the larger goal harder than it already is?"
"Mind you, I ain't got another option- I'm just thinking, is all. If you guys are set on it, I'll find a cozy place and use my bow."
As red advances, chest puffed, the militia thugs arm themselves.
Initiative [bold may go]
SK2
Edmund [shield of faith]
Andor [reduce person, ant haul]
Red
Roldala
Thugs & Dogs
One of the militiamen raise his mace towards Andor, and gets rewarded with a rapier in the heart. That man falls in the pond, bleeding out.
Two men move towards Red to intercept his swim before he comes out of the water: [one hit for dmg.]
One of the dogs attack Andor: [miss]
The other dog double moves to Edmund, with its master lagging far behind...
Round 2 [bold may go]
SK2
Edmund [shield of faith]
Andor [reduce person, ant haul]
Red -4
Roldala
Thugs & Dogs
SK2 delays, waiting to see if Edmund's much quieter bow can finish the dog (a blow from his firearm would alert all guards in a one mile radius!)
Andor pokes the incoming mastiff with his rapier. The large dog replies with a bite attempt: [miss: Andor easily parries and then ripostes with an accurate strike to the dog's flank; the dog falls in the pond, bleeding out.]
Roldala moves on the island and decimates brown; Red destroys yellow; Edmun nearly impale his incoming dog but the canine is still up, but retreats, whining. His master (black token) sees the situation and leaves, dog in tow.
COMBAT OVER
Guard had disappeared in the bushes so no line of sight...
COMBAT OVER
The prisoner is pretty banged up.
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"Let puny run...Rrr... Fear rebellion..Raarrr!!" Roars Red in the direction of the fleeing militia. Red then turns his eyes towards any pesky onlookers and chases them off! "Get outta here.. RRaaarrr!!"
Once the crowd has dispersed, the werecrocodilekin turns to the prisoner to assist him in getting him on his feet and providing the man some water from taking out a mangled looking waterskin. "You come us safe place...Rrrr."
Upon rounding the bushes, Edmund surprises a whole wedding party. They gasp in horror upon seeing his drawn bow!
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Seeing the wedding party, Edmund lowers his bow and retreats back to the main location.
"The guard got away. I think this might bring a little more attention down on the rebellion though. Dead guards are hard to ignore"
For the first time, he looks over the man that is rescued. Pulling a wand, Edmund relieves some of the man's injuries.
"Lets go. I think we have over stayed our welcome already"
With your combined might, stealth and guile, you manage to return the bloated, punctured and bruised man to Laria's. With proper care and bed rest, his swelling goes down over the next few hours, and you finally recognize the man as Clenchjaw! his face was so swollen you hadn't noticed. He tells you they came in his bar unannounced and just grabbed him. He floored one, but at 5 to 1 the thugs got the best of him...
In the next days, word of your daring rescue spreads out amidst the Milani worshippers hanging at Clenchjaw's...
A few days go by uneventfully... Please state which projects or leads you want to look into! let me know if some of you gather info or help Rexus decoding the documents - requires diplomacy or linguistics check, respectively.
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As soon as Clenchjaw is recognised Andor will rush to see how he is faring. When he sees that is in such a poor condition he will go to Clenchjaw’s bar and help the staff to organise things and will also try to find out what happened!
As soon as Clenchjaw is awake and feels better Andor will try to speak to him.
”Oh my god Clenchjaw! This is so horrible?! For what reason were you incarcerated??“ Andor says shocked.
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Red wanders with Andor careful not to leave the kitsune alone should he encounter some dangers, especially guards. He tries to help out in the conversation where he can but is socially challenge in these kind of things.
"Err.. what happen? We help.."
However, he does sound sincere in his plea to help out the community.
"This was not an arrest... this was unsanctioned brutality by Thrune sympathizers. This Chelish Citizens Group is taking liberties... and I don't see the dottari rushing to correct their mistakes. I'm a business owner! I pay taxes! no one lifted a finger to arrest these goons. Without you I might have lost an eye, a finger... or worse... this is unacceptable. I'm not gonna wait for change to happen. Something has to be done. There's a few people frequenting my bar that I'll need to talk to. Perhaps... it's time for you to also meet them, seeing that you have no fear to take action."
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Edmund spends some time around the Long Road, attempting to get to know the patrons and facilities better.
Good of a place as any to toss my hat in. Just wish I could be a bit more useful. He takes advantage of the time with Kissan- disappointed in the circumstances preventing her company while out and about with him.
"Its ok girl, I won't keep you cooped up forever. I promise"
And, with a fresh set of eyes- he starts to look over the documents and finds from the Sliver Ravens.
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Andor is glad that the team wants to protect each other and thanks Red personally that he wants to accompany him to the bar and will also try to take the time to introduce Edmund to Clenchjaw as well as the staff at Clenchjaw’s and some of the more interesting guests at the bar!
”This polluted atmosphere of aggression has to end because otherwise the face and heart of this city will not be the same in one year if we allow this dictator to continue his actions!“ Andor says after Clenchjaw explains what happened.
”Clenchjaw, believe us that we would very much like to meet the people that frequent your bar and have views that make us allies against Thrune. We had heard that followers of Milani moved their meeting place to your bar but so far we were unable to locate or identify anybody from this group!“
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With some time remaining he will also help Rexus.
”Rexus, these documents are really very very hard to decode! Edmund and Roldala are supporting as well. But you are doing a fantastic job Rexus! Did you have any luck with this strange page that we found? Anyway, let me also support you a little bit if you allow.“
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"Thanks for showing me around, Andor. I appreciate you taking the time to catch me up, so to speak."
Turning to Clenchaw and the others present:
"It appears we have reached a cross-roads. Are our causes aligned, or do we go our own directions. If I'm being honest, we could use more eyes about the city- most of our own progress seems to have stalled"
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"Of course Edmund! We are really thankful that you are here! We really have to find a solution so that Kissan can come along when we go on mission. Any ideas?"
"Oh by the way Edmund, of course you know that my goddess Chaldira and Desna are best buddies, right? Usually Chaldira has to get Desna out of trouble but here on Golarion it will probably be you who has to save me!" Andor says smiling.
"Talking about religion ... Red, Roldala and Slitheren Kid 2, which god do you guys worship?!"
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"During the roughest times, I aint gonna leave her here- don't you worry. She's saved me too many times to not know that I need her around. The daily stuff, Im not to sure about. Seems a jaguar will always look like a jaguar. I suppose I could take her armor off, but even still I'm thinking she'd draw at least some attention."
He glances over at the cat who is currently stretched out, asleep in front of a fire.
"Don't let her fool ya. She'll complain about not being outside, or being stuck around humans... but I think she loves the 'niceties' more than she is willing to admit."
On cue, the jaguar lifts her head and looks at Edmund- giving him an annoyed huff, before returning her focus back to the fire.
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As the focus shifts to deities, Edmund closes his eyes and a bright burst of purple moths overwhelms his vision... as it always does when he reflects on Desna. Unconsciously his hand goes to one of the starknife's on his side. It takes a moment for his vision to clear before he responds.
"I figure it's her leading that brought me here. Longest I have been in one place for quiet a bit a time. She's the constant itch to keep moving. To keep explore'n. Figure I have spent most of my life drifting place to place, and everywhere I appear there seems to be someones who need freeing. Here ain't no different. "
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Edmund chuckles to himself at his party responses to the deities.
I remember when I believed as they do. And then I met her... HIs vision flashes purple again at the memory, but quickly recovers.
"I did not choose Desna, rather- she chose me. What choice do you have against a God?"
"Desna does have a but of a reputation for fighting..." he laughs. "But only against darkness and imprisonment. She's picked a fight or two in her history and I am sure more will come soon, as long as places like Cheliax continue to exist. Perhaps, Red, you might find welcome amongst the followers of Cayden Cailean? His places of worship are more tavern than temple."
And what freedoms she has granted me!
Clenchjaw tells Andor to feel free to drop by and introduce himself to the rebellious crowd at his bar. He warns that the place is no doubt watched by the dottari or perhaps even secret agents of Thrune at this point though. He also adds that 'Roldala already met some of the most stout Milanites' a few weeks back when you worked there.
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As you rest at Laria's and help Rexus in the next few days, you all manage to help Rexus finalize his notes on the Silver Ravens documents:
[i]• The Silver Ravens were established in 4606 ar in
the wake of the chaos that swept over Cheliax after
Aroden’s death to help protect the city of Kintargo
from oppression.
• The woman who founded the Silver Ravens was a
mysterious elf known only as “Jackdaw,” a figure who,
before the advent of the Age of Lost Omens, built
herself into a sort of Kintargan folk hero who fought
for the rights of the city’s downtrodden.
• Many of the Silver Ravens were adventurers or
worshipers of Milani. Jackdaw, a swashbuckler, was
the most powerful and influential of them all, but
others who rose to particular prominence among
the Silver Ravens were Amyreid (a female half-elf
cleric of Milani), Ba (a male halfling enchanter), Kyda
(a female human rogue/bard), and Brakisi (a male
human urban ranger).
The Silver Ravens defended Kintargo from being
conquered no fewer than a dozen times during the
Chelish Civil War: five times from power-hungry noble
families, four times from agents of Thrune, once from
an invasion of skum from the sea, once from a cabal
of Nidalese vampires, and once from a blue dragon
named Rivozair.
• The Silver Ravens maintained their main headquarters
in and below the Kintargo Opera House; unfortunately,
no information in the documents indicates any other
safe houses the group may have maintained.
• The Silver Ravens were said to be able to use something
called the “Song of Silver” to defend Kintargo when
it was attacked by enemies, but sadly, no additional
information as to what this mysterious song was can
be found in these notes. Rexus implores you all to
keep an eye out for further clues as to this intriguing
notation.
• The last section translated speaks of how the leaders
of the Silver Ravens had seen the proverbial writing
on the wall—they knew House Thrune was likely to
seize control, and had come to the difficult decision
to surrender should this event come to pass, hoping
to prevent Thrune from razing Kintargo. Indications
exist that the cache of treasure and documents hidden
in the Fair Fortune were intended to serve as a sort of
time capsule, should Kintargo forget the Silver Ravens
with the passage of time.
Development: Perhaps the most important resources
to be gained from translating the documents are
pages upon pages of information about tactics for
defending Kintargo. Once the translation is complete,
the information found within grants the rebellion a
definite advantage going forward.
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Andor is very excited about the findings and immediately wants to arrange a meeting with the whole team as well as Laria, Clenchjaw and Rexus!
”Rexus, I cannot believe what kind of information you have uncovered! Clenchjaw and Laria ... the team has studied these documents and this is going to help us so much when we prepare our network of supporters in the city!“
Andor is very excited during the discussion and wants to know what Laria, Clenchjaw and Rexus think.
”Especially, the tactics that Rexus revealed are super valuable! Can I assume that you all will use these details to brief all the supporters that we have gained so far and that you will also help us to leverage these insights for our rebellion!?“ Andor asks.
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Red continues to scratch his head, "what god like fight?...Rrrr.. Desna like fight?"
Andor takes a lot of time together with Red to inform him about the different dieties in this world! After some time she says:
”To be honest I believe that Gorum would fit well to you. He is a god of battle above all other pursuits; it is said that he would rust away into nothingness if there is ever a time with no more conflicts to be fought. The church of Gorum proclaims faith in strength and power over spirituality or intellect. High priests are great warriors who attain their position through battle. Gorum is worshiped by mercenaries and barbarians all across the world, but are most commonly found in lands where conflict and battle are common.“
He then waits to see if this resonates with him.
”So what do you think about Gorum and all the other gods that I told you about?“
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"How much value is there in the Opera house? Seems to me that'll be a high risk, high reward type operation. We could find 'nother cache of supplies, or leads to other safehouses that might still be intact."
Edmund shifts his conversation over to Clencjaw.
"Seem the Milani folks were a big part of the ravens too. We best get to making headway with these other movements- the more the merrier at this point. These here followers might even have some text or histories that'll help ups out."
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Being exposed to religion for the first time, Red considers it with interest. "Gorum like fight? Red like fight..RRrr.. Red like Golum..."
Regarding the documents, Red makes head nor tails of it's content but listen in with intrigue as the mysteries of the city start to unveil. "We go where fight?..RRrr..Opera House?"