Round 3 Mage Armor AC 17 "Not gonna happen friend ... think about what you do next and you might get to see another sunrise .."
Missy and Middy move up ... with Middy lunging for another bite ...
Bite:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14 for Piercing:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
... and Missy holding her shot unless the slaver makes good on his threat to kill his hostage.
Middy's jaws clamp shut just shy of the slavers shins, missing.
Grym moves east until he catches sight of one of the Aspis agents (the one with blades in his hands) and lets his arrow fly. The shot finds its mark and buries into the thigh of its target.
The slaver looks and sees everyone closing in on him. He releases the hostage and withdraws back into the inner sanctum with the others.
Injured, Neevindi withdraws a vial and downs the liquid, dropping the vial to the ground when he's done. He looks to Grym and waves him closer, "C'mere and fight me like a man you weasel!"
Saphera pursues the taskmaster to the confines of the round room. Hopping for a little luck, Saphera brings the large blade of her sword into an off handed swing around the corner of the doorway.
(Move action) Move 20’ towards the round room entrance. (Standard action) Attack the yellow boarder guy.
Male Elf Wizard2 | HP14/14 | AC 14(18 Mage Armor),T14, F10(14 Mage Armor)| F+1 R+4 W+3 (special) | Per +4 | Init +12
Nym whispers in elvish "Grym, manka i' situation lava, manka amin bela e'a lle position amin dura amin can hit ilya nelde en' sen yassen amin naur tenkela."
Elvish:
Grym, if the situation allows, if I could move into your position I believe I can hit all 3 of them with my fire spell.
Saphera and Troyst both combine to drop the rogue. He falls to the ground and his blade clatters loudly on the stone floor. The middle-aged half-elf female screams "No!" and with fury she steps up wielding a scroll blade which she slashes into Troyst with amazing skill. 10 Damage
Round 5Magic Armor AC 17 Firing into Melee
Missy repositions for a shot at the half-elf ...
Light Crossbow:1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 3 - 4 = 12 for Piercing:1d8 ⇒ 7
... and Miðgarðsormr strikes at the same target from the side ...
Bite:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 for Piercing:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Missy misses the half-elf but Middy is able to rip a chunk of flesh away from her leg. Grym targets the half-elf and sends an arrow flying that firmly embeds itself in the left eye of the half-elf. The arrow explodes out from behind her head and seems to find a weak spot in the marble column behind her, firmly embedding the dead woman to the column.
Such a demonstration of power causes the slave master to wet his pants as he raises his hands in surrender.
Saphera moves up to the slave master and slowly lowers her sword. ”You will survive this specifically because you chose not to harm that slave.” Saphera disarms the taskmaster then binds the man with a rope from her pack. Once the man is secure she begins searching the area.
Male Half-Elf Investigator 7 | HP: 46/46 | Init. +4 | AC 17/T12/F15 | CMD 18 | Fort +4/Ref +8/Will +8 | Perception +19 | Sense Motive +8 | Inspiration 7/7
Um . . . wow.
As Grym enters the central room, he looks down to the bound slave driver. "You have been shown a mercy you never would have given your chattel. I counsel you to remember that."
The half-elf seems genuinely shocked by the results of his final bowshot. He sighs, "Rușine -- se pare ca marmura bine."
Varisian:
"A pity -- it seems to be quality marble."
Perception, Take 10, with Inspiration:10 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ 10 + 10 + (3) = 23
Male Elf Wizard2 | HP14/14 | AC 14(18 Mage Armor),T14, F10(14 Mage Armor)| F+1 R+4 W+3 (special) | Per +4 | Init +12
When the prisoner is bound Nym beckons the rest of the group to follow him.
When they are out of ear shot of the prisoner he whispers. "Well, this is going to turn into a real mess. If you remember what Aram Zey said; only we can exit the tapestry through our portal. The same goes for him." Nym gestures at the slave master. "Rescuing the slaves will result in the same problem. We can't take them through our exit. We will have to discover where there exit is outside the tapestry."
Saphera listens to Nym and seems to understand the problem at hand. "I can stay with the slaver and slaves while you head back. See if you can get any advice on how the society wants us to proceed. I'm guessing this agent will be valuable if they can obtain any information from him."
The slaver tells you his name is Graetos. He nods to Saphera and Grym, "Yes, yes, of course." Searching him reveals a scroll of lesser restoration, tanglefoot bag, +1 studded leather, masterwork whip, spell component pouch, bronze Aspis Consortium badge, bill of slave purchase.
He identifies the half-elf female as Cathixia Rarikos. She is carrying a scroll of cause fear, scroll of charm person, scroll of false life, scrolls of identify (2), scroll of tongues, spellbook, spell component pouch, silver Aspis Consortium badge, 5 gp.
Lastly the rogue was named Neevindi. He carried an antitoxin, masterwork chain shirt, daggers (3), sap, cold-weather outfit, sunrods (4), bronze Aspis Consortium badge, 17 gp.
Graetos looks towards the desk to his south. "I honestly don't know what a Meeny-shidu is. The half-elf was in charge of the treasures. She was constantly working at that desk, I'd start there."
Searching the desk area the party finds two things of note. First it reveals a false drawer that contains a small golden statuette a many armed and grotesquely tusked seminaked woman that is partially wrapped in straw.
Knowledge Planes DC15:
The statue can be identified as a depiction of a beatific one asura.
Second, a much larger statue has been wrapped in blankets and tied with tough twine, and lies on its side beneath Cathixia’s desk. This statue was likely was brought here from the guardroom area to make room for the cooking fire there.The statue weighs 1,000 pounds.
Knowledge Religion DC15:
This statue, representing Meenashdu, god of charity and almsgiving.
After carfully examining the smaller statue, Saphera turns to the rest of the group. "This looks to be a beatifice of some sort. Although the society will appreciate the fact we recovered these items, it doesn't change the problem of how to return with the captive. In addition to that, i'm not sure how to return these slaves to where they come from. We will likely need guidance from the master of spells on how to resolve this problem."
Male Elf Wizard2 | HP14/14 | AC 14(18 Mage Armor),T14, F10(14 Mage Armor)| F+1 R+4 W+3 (special) | Per +4 | Init +12
Nym will take 10s on Planes and Religion for 18 and 18. Is the asura statue from this temple? Is this the proof Nym needs for the Grand Lodge mission "suspicion that some sort of secret alliance with beings dwelling on the demiplane might be in the offing."
Nym examines the spell book. How is copying spells handled in PFS? When he is finished he tucks it into his backpack. If Missy wants to take a look at it he will give it to her, I don't know if summoners get new spells like wizards?
He then stands up and flips over the desk dramatically.
"If we chop of this desks legs off we can use it as a sled for the statue. With rope and the kind assistance of the freed slaves we should be able to drag the statue back into place. I can even use my nifty grease wand to smooth the desks passage." Nym smiles.
To Saphera he says "We might have to leave the freed slaves with the captive as there prisoner, assuming we could trust them not to harm him. The downside to this is, if any more aspis agents come through there gate, the freed slaves would likely be executed or tortured."
Summoners didn't use a spell book; however, I have no idea what the unchained version requires ... to which I apparently will have to rebuild her as .... grumble
Saphera nods with understanding to the slaves explanation. "You and the other slaves are free. From what I can understand, this place is a manifestation of magic. It is a fabricated world design to preserve great historical artifacts. I could not say how stable the environment is, nor could I guarantee that the men who enslaved you wont come back."
"When entering this magical place you leave behind a shimmering sphere that connects you to the outside. If you can remember where that sphere is, we could help you return to it. If you can't remember where that sphere is, then we could try and find a way for you to return you to our starting location. Your third option would be to forge a life here within this place. Talk it over with the rest and let me know where you would like to go from here."
Male Half-Elf Investigator 7 | HP: 46/46 | Init. +4 | AC 17/T12/F15 | CMD 18 | Fort +4/Ref +8/Will +8 | Perception +19 | Sense Motive +8 | Inspiration 7/7
Grym places his hand to his chin and looks down for a moment, as if in thought. He says, "We may wish to wait until we have secured the entire edifice to relocate the statue."
After another brief reflection on the situation regarding the slaves, he adds, "Might I suggest the cooking area we found earlier as a site for them to take quarterage?"
The slaves take Saphera's news rather grimly. They slowly nod to Saphera and huddle off to begin discussion. Cid volunteers himself to help answer any questions and to watch over the slaves while the party continues working. I will be GMPC'ing Cid for the remainder of this mission.
The statue is no missing pieces. Nym's idea sounded like more of a suggestion then an action, sorry. Who is going to assist in taking the statue back? Where are the others positioned? The slaves are currently in discussions.
Male Half-Elf Investigator 7 | HP: 46/46 | Init. +4 | AC 17/T12/F15 | CMD 18 | Fort +4/Ref +8/Will +8 | Perception +19 | Sense Motive +8 | Inspiration 7/7
Grym shrugs. "If our inclination is to replace the statue now, so be it. However, allow me a moment to check that the Aspis did nothing shifty to their bounty." He checks the statue for traps or anything out of the ordinary.
Perception, with Trapfinding and Inspiration:1d20 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (16) + 11 + (1) = 28
While the discussion about moving the statue is taking place, Grym heads out to check for traps and the such. He doesn't make it very far before he walks into an ambush however. An arrow whizzes past his head as soon as he walks out into the open and slams into the wall behind him. As he looks up he sees a half-orc wielding two kukri's. She is pointing one of them at him and she says, "Consider that your warning shot. Stop right there and lay down on the ground with your hands behind your head or my archers will fill you full of holes. You have three seconds to comply. If you attempt to flee you will not live past your second step."
Grym easily makes out the female half-orc speaking as well as archer perched on top of the room above her to the west, but sees no one else.
