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It's a game of retaliation, and when blue's weapon slices into one of her legs the force of the blow sends blood flying while increasing the momentum of her spinning counter attack.
Seren will take advantage of the presence of her new camel friend to continue her whirlwind of blades at the blue bandana'd sailor. The mist seems more her ally than enemy as her movements drag it into swirling trails about her. With practiced skill she drifts over the fallen green sailor, stepping carefully around his limbs to the beat of Kaylee's amazingly effective cheer.
"Where is the challenge for my unmatched skill!?" A male voice passes her lips, immediately followed by the far more feminine, "Stop being such a peacock! You're going to get all of them swinging at my head!"
Spirit Aura: All allies within 30ft gain a +2 bonus on all non-spell damage rolls.
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Jed glances back at the caster and tries to figure out the incantation. A ringing in his ears prevents him from making out the words.
Turning his attention back to the pirate with a big camel sized chunk missing he tries to take advantage of the enemy's distraction in being surrounded. "Take another big hunk of this one buddy!"
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Jiggo hops forward and wacks his opponent about the head with the walking stick. As Jed and his mount try to polish off their foe. The dwarf and his companion manage to connect with only the mist though.
Kaylee hops forward, as she continues cheering on her companions, and manages to strike a cord in the half-orc. The woman bursts into laughter and begins rolling around in the grass.
Against Seren's wishes, her ghostly presence taunts their foe. Thankfully for the woman, it follows through with its boasting and skewers the pirate before them.
In an effort to aid the mounted dwarf, Korez offers the pirate behind him the misfortune his life warrants. Though the man just manages to shrug off the suggestion.
Seeing his master cackling with glee, and his companions down, the man with the yellow bandana screams "F@*k her boat! This aint worth it!" and throws his blade down. "I surrender! Just don't let her kill me!"
The half-orc looks as though she's about the get control over herself, but looking towards Kaylee, she bursts out laughing again. Tears in her eyes, she cries "Oh, pitiful 'umans. If I'd had my choice...woulda been better races. OOOOhhh...Killed rest meself!""HAHAHAHAHHAAA"
Enemies
Jiggo
Jed
Kaylee
Seren
Korez
Sumil
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Kaylee will end her cheering, though its effects linger with her allies.
"You should TOTALLY surrender! Trust me, we'll make it more than worth your while!" Kaylee winks at [yellow], whispering an incantation that only he can hear, which sounds like a promise of forbidden desires fulfilled to his ears.
Sense Motive Result - You believe Yellow is sincere
Jiggo moves towards the hysterical boss and suggests she surrender. Meanwhile Jed toss a rope to the yellow clad pirate suggesting he prove his intentions.
Kaylee, wanting to ensure cooperation suggest as the pirates' friend, he's making the right choice.
Round 4:
Seren (-8)
Korez
Sumil
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Jiggo
Jed
Kaylee
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"We shall put this one down and restrain her if she survives. She is a confessed honorless murderer." Seren will respect the proper rules of combat and ignore the yellow bandana pirate unless he stops trying to surrender. Instead she glides across the battlefield to where Red is laughing at the carnage. She spins and flourishes as she goes, ending with her blade coming down at the half-orc's shoulder with a shout of effort.
Apparently, despite the more reasonable soul of the girl more than happy to take prisoners, the spirit behind the blow is intent on the killing blow.
Spirit Aura: All allies within 30ft gain a +2 bonus on all non-spell damage rolls.
23 Arrows (3 are magical) a potion, MWK Chainshirt, MWK Composite Longbow (+2 str), MWK Falchion, 26g
3 potions with picture of a bull, 4 White Potions, 3 Potions with a J on vial, 3 studded leather, 3 MWK heavy crossbow, 30 crossbow bolts, 3 MWK scimitar, 3 throwing axes, 20g
Cure Moderate Wounds
Bulls Strength
Cure Light Wounds
Potion of Jump
+1 Flaming
Seeing the woman fall, the remaining pirate sighs in relief as he finishes binding himself with Jed's rope. "Oh, thank you! We were the crew that brought the last team to the island." he spews the information in one long breath.
Looking at the man missing a few toes, he adds, "They were late to the rendezvous so we came in closer and sank the ship. The captain was quickly...retired by the first mate." With a quick motion towards the half-orc he finishes. "She killed any that denied her...that man there is the paladin." Sitting, he awaits his fate.
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"I see...we were too late for her redemption. And maybe too late to help Jaohd."
He turns to the man. "Jaohd, can you hear me? Captain Benarry sent us to find you and the crew. We're also looking for the Orb of the Stars. Any information you have would be useful. We'd like to find it before the spires move out of the way again."
Jiggo tends to the Paladin's immediate wounds to the best of his ability.
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Jed grunts as Seren's blade cuts deep, dropping the giggling half-orc. "Whelp, that is one way to dispatch evil. Excellent work there." He dismounts and takes a quick look over the Paladin, attempting to assist Jiggo.
Jed shrugs and starts looking over the pile of items collected, casting detect magic and attempting to discern if they will be useful.
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Seren's dance ends abruptly with the final strike and she stumbles in place, absently sticking one of her swords into the body of the felled half-orc to hold herself up. "Ummm... I think maybe I overdid it a bit there... sorry." She goes from pale to a vague shade of green, standing very still as she concentrates on the idea of not vomiting while the others rummage through the equipment on the bodies.
"Not so much dispatch evil, just... hitting things that are hitting me, yeah? Didn't mean to kill him, though. I feel a bit bad about that." Once she's feeling a bit better, Seren will snatch one of the white potions out of Sumil's hand like a striking snake. "I got a hole in my leg I need to fix." She tosses the potion back without waiting for further permission.
"Aaahhh, that's better." There are manners being whispered into her ear enough to keep her from burping or anything else horribly uncouth. "I don't think he's dead, but I dunno how to grow back toes." She nudges Mr. Eighttoes with one of her boots.
As you poke and prod at the man, he stirrs suddenly. A blindfold covers his eyes and ropes bind his legs and hands. He nods at the option of a potion.
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Jed takes a close look at the ropes around their captive, making sure they are, in fact, tied. He whispers to the man, "Your fate will most likely be up to our friend there, so I'd be on my best behavior."
As the prone Paladin stirs, Jed moves over and puts his hand on his shoulder. "Hello friend, we are pathfinders and are here to help. The torturers have been dealt with. May I take off the blindfold and start working on these ropes?" If allowed he will remove the blindfold and start untying the ropes binding his hands.
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Seren shakes out the last of her potion bottle and stares at the man with a scrunched up look on her face. "Speak like a normal person, you weirdo!" It's not the most helpful thing she could offer to the situation, and the rest she gives with a shrug for Sumil. "I ain't so good at talking to folks, never bothered learning ways to do it better..." She waves at the side of her head with one of her swords, warding something off. "One of my friends says she could do it, but that'd wear me out pretty fast... those folks ain't so good at drawn out conversations, yeah?"
She leans in close to the man and speaks unnecessarily loudly. "Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?"
The bound pirate nods at Jed. "Thank you. I understand. I promise I'll be no trouble. I fought for the captain...and the other crew...but I have a family! After so many died...I just thought it was the only way I could stay alive." frowning, he stays seated.
Once unbound, the paladin quickly gulps down the offered potion. He proceeds to glare at Seren for a moment, before nodding to Jed. Gingerly climbing to his feet, the man chitters away.
"Այո, ես հասկանում եմ քեզ: Արդյոք այդ մեկը ... անիծված է: Ինչ ... ինչ եղավ "
"Ես հիշում եմ այնտեղ ... ինչ-որ բանի համար ... բայց հետո այդ ցեղը կտրում էր աքցանները: Իրոք, ինչու իմ մատները"
"Բայց դու այստեղ ես, ուստի այժմ անվտանգ է, կարող ենք գնալ"
"I recall going down there...for something...but...then that wretch was cutting off toes! Really?! Why my toes?!"
"But, you're here, so it's safe now. Can we go?"
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"It's good that you understand us, Jaohd." Jiggo continues his emergency care and treatment. "We are looking for plenty of items, like the Orb of Stars and the folding boat the captain used. When you're ready, can you lead us to the closest one here? Or just shrug your shoulders if you don't know where they are."
Jiggo pulls out his journal and inkpen. "If you can write in the common tongue, maybe we can communicate that way. If not, a crude map will still help."
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Seren glares back at the paladin and starts kicking around the campsite looking for any additional clues or tracks leading further in while the party starts playing charades. "It's not my fault he's a weirdo that can't speak like a proper person." She's muttering to the air and waving her swords about randomly, nearly taking off one of her own ears at one point.
"Well, we can't leave without the stone, even if he doesn't know where it is. So we better get ready to go explore this nutso forest. Can he fight still? We can have him stand up front all paladin like and get poked with the sharp things."
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"Without toes, standing is difficult, yes, we may not want him limping before us, an easy target. But if he can draw a map, or point us where to go, that will be enough I think."
Sumil frowns, wishing he'd studied linguistics as a young man along side his paranormal studies. "None of your ghosts can speak this language either Seren? I had hoped they would provide some insight."
The man glares at the strange woman again, before turning to Jiggo. Rubbing his chin, he tries to recall anything useful before ultimately shrugging his shoulders.
"Ցավում եմ, բայց չեմ հիշում: Ես կգնամ ձեզ հետ, բայց պարզապես օգնելու ձեզ ապահով պահել" he answers, looking to Sumil.
"Ես պետք է պարզեմ, թե ինչ է պատահել իմ ընկերներին եւ ինձ" He promptly turns towards the dark mist and motions for you to continue.
"I am sorry, but I can't seem to remember. I will go with you but simply to help keep you safe."
"I must find out what happened to my comrades and myself!"
After a few moments, those that were hear before manage to piece together from memory where the entrance lies.
They lead you passed a gruesome skull - headed effigy, created some months before and point out a large stone monolith from afar. You are just able to make out the structure through the mist, which stands in the middle of a clearing.
The stone creation stands twelve feet in the air with approximately a five foot diameter. The faces of several dozen one-eyed monsters with large mouths agape, as if preparing to appease an unspeakable hunger, are carved into it.
Turning down another break in the trees you find a crack in the earth splits the ground. Most of it is covered in thick weeds and the roots of a huge stranger fig tree. Below the tangled roots is a deep shaft that decend into the gloom below.
Taking your time you manage to make it down the shaft safely, using the prevalent roots as an almost ladder. Obviously nothing has moved into this first level since the last group explored. Before long, you stand before a massive door, recently chopped to pieces from the looks of it. From the splinters, you can just make out what seems to once depict a scowling face. A spiral staircase awaits you beyond the destruction. The darkness below beckons you.
It appears someone used an Adamantine Sword to 'open' the door
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"Ohhh I WISH I understood what he's saying, that language is SOOOO PRETTY! You can talk to me like that any time you want, big boy." Kaylee winks seductively at the paladin.
As the group is entering the shaft, Kaylee says "This is sorta like going down into the sewers of Absalom, but totally not, like, smelly?" She casts light on one of the patches on her scarf to illuminate the path down into the depths.
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"Rest easy and stay up here." Jiggo hands the man his canteen. "We shall return so we can get you home."
Jiggo starts climbing down. "Are the sewers always this...gloomy?" He maintains a light spell on his quarterstaff as they climb down. "I did help console a few unfortunate people who used a drain as refuge. The area was ripe for disease."
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Jed follows along until they come to the shaft. He commands Stark to guard the exit and climbs down with the rest. He pays close attention to the rooms they move through, particularly looking at all the stonework. It looks like a few times he is about to respond to a comment, but does not.
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"His language may be pretty, but he keeps giving me dirty looks!" She mutters and scuffs her foot on the ground as she follows the others. "I ain't done nothing... don't seem very paladiny to me."
To Sumil's question she gets distracted from her own musings staring at the weird monster statues and shrugs. "Oh, I bet Wynn can do it. But she'd have to go in here." Seren taps the side of her head. "To do it, and that's exhausting! We don't talk so well otherwise, and after a few minutes I'd be worn out for the day. Having ghosts and things in ya is hard work."
When they reach the cave she follows suit with the others, giving one of her blades a long, hard stare until it starts to glow with a soft light. "Don't worry Korez, I haven't blinked in at least an hour!"
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Sumil also casts light as the party continues on toward the spiral staircase. He raises and eyebrow as Seren explains how her ghosts work and he shrugs.
"I have studied the lingering effects of the spirit and ghosts on items but I have never met someone constantly afflicted with their presence. " He tries to keep his scholarly interest in check however, made easy by his hatred of the Gloomspires.
"I hope whoever chopped this door down does not want to swing at us, yes?" He says as he creeps forward.
The door itself is wooden - and nothing unusual about the stonework at this point. I will allow the craft check since other items made from adamantine would also bypass the hardness
The paladin frowns at Jiggo's suggestion, shakes his head and quickly climbs down the shaft, following you all closely through the first level. You begin making your decent down the spiral stairs, as lights become produced. After descending what seems like an eternity into darkness, you come upon a closed door. Opening the door, you see horrid shapes forming within the cloying green mist that fills this blood splattered chamber. It pulses sporadically and with seeming voracity.
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Korez
Kaylee
Seren
Jiggo
Paladin
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Jed
Sumil
This is a 'Hungry Mist'
Ooze Traits
Enveloping Mists - Make reflex save to avoid being engulfed or opted to take an AoO instead - any creature that starts its turn within the creature's 15ft radius takes negative energy damage and is staggered
Bewitching Brume Aura: 10ft radius (Beyond creatures 15ft size) DC 8 Will save. At the start of an creatures turn within this radius must make a save vs shaken from the glimpsed shapes of phantoms floating within the fog (mind-affecting fear affect)
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Jiggo nods in acknowledgement as the paladin climbs down. "I understand. We'll solve this mystery as one!"
Within the fog, Jiggo sees a bizarre apparition.
"Gah! What is that?" Jiggo has no time to think about it, however. With some fervor, he protects himself against evil and then moves into the room, blessing one end of his staff.
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Seren muscles her way past the people ahead of her on the stairs, finally stumbling past Sumil to nearly land on her face in the room. This gives her a great view of Jiggo and his new friend as she stands and holds her arms out looking for new scuffs on her clothes. "Oh! That there is a spooky cloud! You can tell cause... it's a cloud and kinda spooky."
She continues to approach while moving to let her and Jiggo surround it. Her feet pick up her pace and begin to pivot until she turns into the whirl of fabric and sharp bits with her frantic dancing. As her face turns pale and her eyes roll back there's no immediate flurry of blows. It seems like the spirit controlling her is waiting for a cue with a grin on her face before lashing out.