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Mikail steps to the poolside and spits over the edge onto the corpse of the woman.. something that none of his companions would have ever considered possible from the kitsune. He slams his blade back into its sheath as he turns around. "Lets fish her out. Zolarus, hook her with that spear of yours, and lets see what she has for the taking." he says, a new lift to his upper lip. Not quite a snarl or sneer.. but not a look you have ever seen before either.
The corpse is fished out and several of the bathing infants are knocked from the corpse. The corpse has several items of interest: oil of keen edge, potion of cure moderate wounds, potion of haste, +1 chainmail, +1 kukris x2.
Hoshiko does not detect as evil, but frighteningly enough, Mikail detects as faintly evil!
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Mikail glances at Ferabras as the Tiefling begins muttering and gesturing to himself, but shrugs and returns his attention to the body, rifling through the pockets. He quickly divests the corpse of the armor, before beginning to pack away the odds and ends. Lifting the Kukri', he glances at Zolarus. "These are more your thing, aren't they? Take 'em if you want them.. not like she's going to care!" he finishes with a chuckle.
"Alright.. I'll take the oil, but nothing else here I really want. Fera, Catch!" Mikail tosses the potion of Haste to him, interrupting his glowering and muttering.
As the rest of the loot is distributed, Mikail pours his new oil over his rapier, eyes glittering with malice as the blade visibly sharpens in his hand! This done, he turns towards the tunnel opposite of where the came in at. "Come on, slowpokes! There's more of these cultists to take care of!" he tosses a grin over his shoulder before vanishing from sight and heading down the outbound tunnel.
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Fera stands in stunned silence as Mikail callously distributes the loot from their fallen foe then moves off down the hallway.
"My friends," he says grimly, "something happened to Mika when he fell in that pool. I sense evil in his soul, where I am certain none was to be found before. And I fear it may have affected you as well, Hoshiko, though I do not feel the taint of evil. We must follow him, and find a way to right this wrong."
Blade in hand, Ferabras waits for the kitsune to return, unsure for the first time what his small friend's true intentions might be.
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Invisible, Mikail moves carefully into the room, skirting the wall. He is tempted to end the creature before him, but stays his hand.. its chained to the wall for now. We can deal with it later.. Probably some other spawn of this damned cult..
He takes another look around the room, studying it to be sure to relay it accurately to his companions before moving over to the other tunnel and beginning down that way.
As Mikail sneaks past the bloated thing, it stirs, making a low moaning sound. The tunnel out leads to an L, where a grotesque statue sits to the east, a hideous rendition of a pregnant woman with distinctly canine features and three rows of breasts. To the west, there is a large office to the south and cells for the cultists to the north.
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Mikail passes the weird three breasted creature and moves off into what appears to be an office area or living spaces. With this much room to cover, he decides to return to the rest of the group and bring them forward to help search the rooms.
Reporting back, he stalks from the shadows and addresses everyone. "The next room has something weird going on with it, but the only creature I saw was this pitiful beast with three breasts chained to a wall. After that, the tunnel opens up into some living or office areas, and I figured I needed some more muscle to cover my back.. no telling whats in those rooms. C'mon, lets get this over with!" Mikail tosses the last part over his shoulder as he returns to the tunnels, this time visible.
You hurry into the next chamber. This stark, unfinished chamber is lit only by four candles on the floor, placed at the far corners of the room. Shackled against the southern wall is a... well, It looks like a gnoll crossed with an ogre. It's clearly female, as it is wearing no clothes and has three rows of engorged lactating breasts that ooze black milk. It's the size of a horse and it's breathing deeply and moaning in a disturbing fashion. As you enter, it awakens and lets out a howl of anger!
The things howls and lashes against its chains, but the heroes are up first!
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Fera moves into the room, unsure quite what he's looking at but certain he doesn't want this thing free of it's chains. "Does anyone know what this is?" he calls out to his friends. "Could it be another unfortunate soul warped by the evil of this place?"
Just in case, he holds his blade at the ready in case the monster breaks her chains!
Ferabras moves in as the thing begins to turn red, straining against the chains and something else?
Hosh tumbles to the far side of the bizarre gnoll-giant-thing.
Mikail attacks the creature, while Hoshiko and Ferabras move into place and Soran studies it carefully, with a disgusted look on his face. Suddenly the creature lets out a squeal of pain and vile black fluid explodes from its... well, its womb to be discreet. The fluid splashes 10' around the creature, so violent it's expelled and splashes everyone save Zolarus! The creature continues straining, as if trying to pass something or possibly to birth something...
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Ferabras easily resists the effects of the creature's truly, seriously disgusting attack. He hesitates a moment, pondering aloud, "This thing is chained here, as if it's a prisoner, and I would prefer not to kill it. But even if it was once good, it is no longer - much like the ill-fated priest we freed before he died." With a sigh, Fera raises his blade and bares his teeth, determined to end this as quickly as possible!
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Mikail jumps back from the creature with a squeal of disgust and indignation! "How dare you?!?!"[b] he cries out. [b]"Do you have ANY idea how long its going to take to get that.. crap.. out of my fur?!?!" The kitsune is truly enraged as he rears back for another strike with his rapier.
The creature seems to be acting very defensively and only Ferabras's first strike hits!
Zolarus guidances himself while Hoshiko cuts into the thing. However it seems tougher than your average gnoll as it bleeds, but refuses to die. Suddenly it gives a great heaving grunt and cry and hyenas are born in front of you! They scramble out, ready for battle as the Mother howls and bites at Hoshiko!
for damage and trip if hit vs CMD!
for damage and trip if hit vs CMD!
for damage!
Ferabras' first swipe hits hard and cuts open the chained Mother's side, spilling black blood across the floor. It howls in pain and thrashes!
Mikail's rapier pierces one of the newly-born hyena's eyes, dropping it. Soran tries as well, but trips and misses, while Hoshiko is distracted by the howling thing's gyrations and misses!
Zolarus pauses as the others scramble about with the killing and the stabbing and the VIOLENCE!
The hyena lunges again at Mikail! for damage!
The howling Mother bites again at Hoshiko! for damage!
Ferabras' cutting blows end the Mother's cries!
Only a hyena remains!
And the hyena dies!
The room is suddenly quiet, but reeks of unwashed bodies and fur.
The winding path out of this now empty cave leads back to a much more orderly path. To the west, there is what looks like a series of officers or cells. To the east, there is a strange statue, a hideous rendition of a pregnant woman with distinctly canine features and three rows of breasts.
The cells and offices to the west seem quiet and calm, but there is an odd muffled chanting coming from the statue to the west.
Directions... It's the statue to the east.