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Quint spits in the water and says, Awful creature that! Good job my scaled friend! Pavo how are you holding up? noticing the dampness is starting to creep up to the higher half of his robes Quint says Now lets get out of this filthy water! Quint keeps his gun high above the water his powder secure in their horns as he wades through the water until he reaches the end.
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John congratulates his teammate, "excellent swordsmanship Yelek!"
He picks up his dropped sack and the end of the rope, offering to hold it steady again for his allies as they move to dry land. Afterwards he will coil it up as he walks up to where the grapple is secured and returns the whole set to Pavo. As he walks past the body he squints at it, "anyone know what that thing was?"
When he gets near the dry area he casts detect magic, scanning the other half of the room for auras.
As you travel to the dry region of the room, nothing else attacks you. John begins scanning the region for magical auras and finds something glowing in the roots near the ceiling. There's a faint aura coming from a satchel caught about 15ft up.
Contained within is a weathered parchment with a hastily scrawled note. In common, it reads "“We lost Gavreth, Kehm, and Nars in the Hall of the Flesh Eaters. Before he died, the wizard claimed the horror is a work of necromancy. I know it at least responded to holy water, so that means we should be able to—“
The rest of the note is smeared with a mix of blood and ink. It's illegible. A pair of sandals rest underneath the note.
Listening at the next door, Yelek hears something, but can't quite make out what it is. He's simply able to make out a slurping sound.
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John focuses on the sandals, trying to figure out how the magic works. He shrugs, "I honestly don't know what these do. They could boost some attribute or turn you into a frog. Anyone want to take a look?"
If no one wants to look or wear them he will drop the satchel with sandals into his sack and file the note into his scroll box. He steps up into his spot in the order and stands ready with his dagger.
Whirrr.Click.Shhhp
A panel opens in the wall, and a clay abomination slips out into the hallway. Eyeing the scaled man, the creature turns to the closed door. Glancing back to you, it reaches out and pushes the door open.
With a bow, the entity slips back into the hidden panel from whence it came.
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This cathedral-like hall has a vaulted ceiling supported by eight square pillars. Dominating the middle of the hall is a huge mound of undulating gray-green flesh covered with weeping scarlet boils. The entire mass stinks of a weeks-old corpse.
Several abominations stand near the mass, slurping the fluid weeping from the boils. Glancing towards Yelek, one of the things grunt. An opening in the southern part of the west wall is choked off with debris and unpassable. To the northend another closed door beckons you.
Four of the creatures have long, sharp teeth. Their pallid flesh stretches tightly over their starved frames.
The other two creatures are hideously malformed, hairless, pustule-covered corpses. Standing on all fours, they seem more like undead hounds than men.
Festrogs: Undead Traits
Special Attacks: Charging Trip --> On successful bite after a charge get a free trip attempt that doesn't provoke with +4 bonus
Diseased Pustules --> When struck with a piercing or slicing weapon, some of its boils rupture causing diseased fluid to contact with the attacker. fort save vs disease (necrotic boils)
Feed --> Each successful bite gives the festrogs gain 5 temporary HP as it consumes part of the victim
Ghouls: Undead Traits
Specail Attacks: Paralysis --> on any successful hit, victim needs Fort save vs paralysis for 1d4+1 round. Elves are immune
Disease: On successful bite, victim needs Fort save vs Ghoul Fever
Necrotic Polyp --> If you actually make this DC, ask a question
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"Resuming Assumption Protocol Yelek"
As requested, the scaled man steps back from the hallway, preparing for his blade to taste rotting flesh.
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Egg steps into the hallway and sites in two of the foes. Firing a barrage of arrows, both find their marks. His first victim's head explodes on impact, like an over-ripe watermelon. The second victim slumps over, mouth still attached to the mass.
Quint sets up to fire when the foes get closer, suggesting a tactical advantage to the others.
Yelek slips back into the previous room.
The remaining undead pry their mouths free of the succulent mass and turn towards the door.
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"Be careful!" Pavo cautions. "They're festrogs. Hideous undead with an addition to human flesh. They're diseased and spill their putrid bile when cut."
He takes a step back from the doorway and braces his bardiche, ready to attach whatever creature emerges first. "The smaller ones are undead, too. The necrotic mass in the room... ah... it--"
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John quickly draws a large circle in the air between the enemies and himself and says, "Shield!"
He moves over to the wall, watching the ambush point intently. As Pavo explains the festrog disease spray he asks, "how do they handle electricity?"
John casts a spell and prepares for the battle.
Pavo eyes the beasts and tries to figure out what they can do, recognizing all of them...including the polyp mass. Setting up to capitalize on their superior tactics, he waits.
Egg fires another arrow, missing by inches, and moves away.
The pistol weirder holds his ground, sure this tactic will work favorably.
Yelek too eagerly awaits their opponents.
The ghouls scurry towards you, funneling into the cramped hallway. Quint pops off a shot, blowing apart of cinderblock. Pavo tries to capitalize on his extended reach, but his blade catches the corner of the wall. Ready for the foul creature, Yelek slashes it, dropping the first through the door way.
The two ghouls in tow skid to a stop and slip behind the doorway. Meanwhile the festrog nods to the mass in the middle of the room and dodges behind a pillar.
For clarification, your readied action was to brace if they charged, yes?
Ref the necrotic polyp - Any living creature that touches it takes negative energy damage & any creature that dies within a mile of it rises in a matter of days as
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"--It's some sort of necrotic polyp. Don't touch it; it will drain your life force," Pavo finished his warning. "Also, don't die. It will raise you as a ghoul."
He stands ready to attack ghoulish enemies, confident that he is more patient than flesh-hungry undead.
John and Pavo hold to their tactical, certain the foes will tire before they do.
Egg moves forward, but holds back in the hallway. Not wanting to give them easy access, he readies an arrow to shoot the first mobile undead that comes into site.
Reloading Quint prepares to prove himself vs the undead beasts.
Yelek proves the nagaji's infamous lack of patience as he rushes forward and cuts down another ghoul.
The remaining ghoul lashes out at the scaled man in a sea of gnashing teeth and ripping claws. Though its claws bounce off his tough skin, the pointy teeth find their mark.
Charging forward, the festrog tries to taste the mans flesh. Just as it reaches Yelek, an arrow flies of the nagaji's shoulder and impales the beast. "RAWggrrr" screams the undead. One of it's boils explodes all over Yelek as it buries its teeth deep into the man.
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Hearing the snapping of jaws and unmistakable sound of flesh being rended John springs into action. He concentrates energy into his palm as he chants 'shock-ing' over and over. Electricity pops and crackles around his hand and he rushes into the room past allies and enemies. Skidding to a stop he reaches out to release the charge into the rotting flesh of the enemy.
As John rushes past his allies and unto the room, both undead taste his flesh. Spinning around, he discharges a blue light into the rotting thing with a ZzzT.
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Quint moves quickly into the room with the undead to assist his scaled friend. He tries to avoid snapping jaws and reaching claws as he navigates into firing position. When satisfied he's reached a good spot he levels his gun and fires. As his gun clicks only a small click can be heard and a small puff of smoke comes out of Quint's barrel.Gods be damned ! Misfire!
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Quint looks down the barrel of his gun, on a whim, and finds a shard of metal obstructing the barrel. Goodness the last bullet I fired must have fractured! It's fortunate that I checked or, I might have miss-fired on the next shot! By the heavens it sticks of the dead in here! And what is that grotesque monstrosity of living flesh over there? Disgusting ..but, fascinating. Despite being against his better judgment, Quint wordless walks toward the gray flesh mound with the red boils..fascinated, by the absolute revolting nature of such a thing. His gun as always, leading his way and his eyes darting to every shadow for ambush.
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I say Pavo, have you ever seen it's like in your days...or ever studied about such horrid things? I mean it's flesh is rotting and dead... Quint plugs his noise to emphasize the point. But the mass still squirms...something undead? Do you have any idea?
Quint examines the collapsed passage and says, Well I'm no engineer but that looks like it's going to take some time to dig through! I imagine this is one of the collapsed passages that Captain Bennary spoke about. Quint un-ties the pick from his backpack. After hefting it on his shoulder he says, Seeing how this is the only way forward..and we've only three days to complete our mission...best to get started.. With that Quint sets down his pack holsters his gun and sets to work on clearing the passage.
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Quint pulls out his pick and starts whacking at the debris. Meanwhile the others take a quick look around the room. Yelek, Pavo, and John suddenly notice some sigils on the wall. A crack near the floor shows some flickering light from behind it.
Egg's arrows land in the goo, but don't seem to do as much damage as he expected.
Pavo zaps it with his stick and the thing quivers under its touch.
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John looks at the options available and shrugs, "I think we should certainly kill this thing first." Then he looks at the large chunks of flesh missing from his body and thinks, I should definitely ask Pavo to help me out after this thing is dead.
As Pavo runs up to touch it his brow furrows, "didn't you say not to touch it? Was that to protect us or are you just trying to take all the glory? He says this last part with an obvious sarcastic glee then casts a quick spell and points at the blob, a dollop of acid zipping towards it.
As the globule of acid connects with the creature, it emits a strange gutral noise and tremble. The place Johns spell connects leaves a red, raised area twice the size of the ball that hit it.
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