Thame is able to get a spell off that weakens the larger sahuagin.
Lara is able ot hit it with her longsword, though the water makes it harder to get her weight behind the swing
the big sahuagin gets covered in ink, but still lashes out at Trieste and Lara
the spear is unable to hit Trieste
the creature bites Lara, dealing a bit of damage, but leaving her barely functional
the second sahuagin moves to attack Trieste, drawing a trident as he swims at her.
He is not quite able to find her in the ink cloud, and his stab goes wide.
The whole party may act
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: 3/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status: protection from evil
Thame HP: 2/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: mirror image (2 images)
Lara: HP: 1/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: mirror image (1 images) protection from evil
Kragg HP: 15/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: protection from evil, shield
Trieste HP: 25/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: protection from evilNPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: -12 | AC: 20 |
Red sahuagin HP: -18 |AC: 20 | status: -5 Str
Thame stared at the ink cloud behind him with concern as he hurriedly swam away, then stopped, waiting to see if the others were going to retreat or stand and fight. Kragg looked like he was getting Kaldan back on his feet, so the illusionist prepared to make his way back to the boat (or beach, whichever is closer), unsure of his next action.
Lara beats a hasty retreat while she's still conscious, latching on to a passing dolphin if she can.
Kragg grabs Kaldan and then gladly takes the aid Joubert offers as the sahuagin are distracted and travels quickly to the boat or shore.
Kaldan will aid Kragg in swimming away, but is still keeping an eye on who is still in danger. He will head back if Trieste is in trouble.
Everyone swims as quickly as possible towards the waiting boat. Kragg and Kaldan get some help from Triest's companion, Lara is dragged by a dolphin, while Thame and Trieste make use of the spells they have used giving them the ability to swim quickly unassisted.
One of the Sahuagin swims out of the ink cloud towards the fleeing group, but is hit by a blinding ray of light from Thame. it shrieks in anger and moves back towards its shipwreck.
Trieste helps the others on the boat as they head as fast as they can for shore. "Well, that could have gone better," she says. "I think we may need to rest up a bit before we attempt anything like that again. How about we go talk with the strix instead?"
Thankful to be alive, Lara breathes a sigh of relief after the party is safely away. "Whatever we do, I suggest it wait until tomorrow--and that we put a little bit of distance between ourselves and the sahuagin, in case they decide to pursue us further."
Indeed Lara. Lets us get an hour away from here and make camp. We could all use a good night's sleep and some rest. In the morning I will pray to Abadar for his miracles in order to heal us all. Then once we are refreshed and ready we can discuss what our next step is.
A fire gets in his eyes though as his face hardens. I do not know what or who that shrine was to but I know I did not like the looks of it. A large part of me wants to spend another day and return and finish what we started. We know what they are capable of even if they gather help in the form of another 3 or 4 sahuagin reinforcements. Let them. With Triests summoning dolphins to attack and take some of the blows away from us we should be able to carry on and defeat that creature.
Thame if you could make it so you have 2 or 3 of those swim spells available for yourself, Kaldan and Lara that would remove the home field advantage they have. I can prepare the water breathing miracles like I did for today. We blitz them hard and quick and finish this before they come back after us or our colony!
Thame flopped into the boat, his breathing hard and fast, his hand going to the sizable wound still in his side. That had been too close. He nodded vigorously at Trieste's and Lara's words even as he grabbed at an oar to help guide the craft away, a first for the wizard.
Thame was already looking forward to the healing of Abadar the following morning, but he didn't necessarily like the look on Kragg's face when he spoke of planning another assault on the sea devils the next day. The priest did have a point, though...with better planning and preparation, combined with better luck, the fight would certainly be more even. He let out a deep breath, then nodded. "I can prepare the spells, yes. I can also create a ward against their crossbows, should anyone like it." His eyes drifted to Kaldan, who had taken a rather painful shot from one of the crossbows of the sea devils.
Kaldan is silent for some time before speaking. Still carrying severe wounds he eyes the waters with a degree of frustration and anger. "I agree. Lets prepare and return when we're fit again. We've lost one fight and let problems slip away. We can't let that happen again!"
As they reach the shore, Trieste casts a healing spell on Thame and Lara. "Sorry guys, I didn't have a chance to do this earlier."
She also hands Kragg and Kaldan each a "goodberry" (+1 HP each). Despite their loss, she has a gleam in her eye. She tosses a coin into the waves as she looks back into the ocean. "We should also be careful in case these creatures have called in more support. We don't know how many of them might be living off the shore."
Kragg watches Trieste heal the others and smiles wanly at her. Thank you for healing them. I am too tired right now and out of Abadar's miracles to do much healing at the moment. A good night's rest though will do me wonders.
Thame smiled thankfully at Trieste for the healing, glad the gaping hole in his side was now a smaller, much more manageable hole. It might even leave a nice scar with which to woo a young lady one day. He might have to work on a tan, though, if that was an approach he wanted to take...food for thought. Hearing the others in favor of regrouping back at the colony, the wizard agreed wholeheartedly. "Yes, let's report back and perhaps see if there have been any developments while we were away."
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Sounds like the best idea." Kaldan agrees to returning. "Hopefully they set a watch and waste their time waiting." He adds with petty spite. :)
the group returns to the colony by way of the rowboat, and find things ot be relatively calm in the village this evening. Romana is eager to hear a report on what the group has found about the fish-men that they set out to locate, and invites one or more of you to come talk to her as soon as you are unloaded from your foray.
Carver also approaches each of you individually to hear what you have found and to see if you have had time yet to visit any of the sites he is interested in as a Pathfinder. He is very friendly and outgoing, and wants to know more of your backgrounds and what brought you here. he seems very interested in you, and definitely hints strongly that you would make good Pathfinders and that assuming things go well here (which he clearly assumes they will), he would be happy to personally sponsor your applications to the Society.
Trieste says to Ramona, a bit sheepishly, "Well, we did have some problem with the sahaugin... because of their numbers. BUT we dealt them a substantial blow. And now that we have an idea of what we're dealing with, we're pretty confident we can finish these off." After talking with the others on the way back, she admits, "Of course, there may be more of these things. We'll need to keep a sharp eye to make sure that they are truly dealt with."
She relaxes a little later when talking with Carver. The alcohol probably helps. Still, she remains a little cagey about her background. She will chat about her father though, and how she grew up around sailors. "Pathfinders, huh? Guess I never really thought about it. What do you gain from belonging?"
"Alas, we only come ashore this island but on occasion. You see there are some rather fine root vegetables that our people find to be a delicacy, so we like to space out our visits to give them proper time to grow.
Pilgrims, well I wish we had met the earlier group then. Its been a very long time since we've had any friendly surface dwellers. I am Koloshkora, of the Okoloro. This temporary settlement is a migratory hunting camp. When we last came ashore here we saw buildings to the south but no signs of people, though we had brought things to trade with the new settlers. Perhaps we can establish trade with your people then?"
Kragg fills Ramona in quickly but thoroughly on the first meetaing with the Locathah. They seem like a civilized and peaceful group. However, they, like most peaceful folk, seem beset upon by more aggressive races. They have a dispute with the Stryx and with the sahuagin. Should we find a way to deal with both problems I think we would have a strong relationship with them both in terms of trade and peaceful sharing of information. With them being natives I am sure they know many things about the island that could prove invaluable to our survival and viability here.
As Trieste informed them already about the sahuagin threat he did not feel that it was necessary to belabor that point any further.
As they had not made any headway on Carver’s requests nor did he feel like joining the pathfinderskragg paid his respects but them left to check on how his tavern, breweryand bar were coming along.
The Taldan makes sure to fill her fellow Pathfinder in on all of the events of the past trip into the wilderness. She likewise keeps Ramona fully informed, but otherwise spends her time in the colony brooding. Just what sort of threat are we dealing with here? That was an altar to Dagon--are demon worshipers the cause of the previous colony's troubles, too?
Thame listened to the others fill in Ramona on their travels about the island, only offering bits and pieces to fill in the gaps that might be left. "From what I gathered from the locathah, they seem to have more of a grievance with the Stryx, while they have a violent issue with the sea devils. Maybe we can patch things up between them and the bird-folk."
Feeling personally validated as Carver inquires about him and their successes (or lack thereof) around the island, Thame is happy to explain his start as a scribe and the series of events that led him to the island. While not particularly interested in becoming a Pathfinder, the group did have some rather learned members and insane amounts of resources, so getting in good with them would be a boon.
Later, when they had left Carver and Ramona behind. "Maybe we can try to explore some of the places this Carver was looking at next? Or perhaps talk to the Stryx? Letting the sea devils think we won't be coming back might throw them off guard."
Kaldan stays quiet as the others tell of what has happened, and what they have found. He is still feeling he performed poorly in the last fight and so once the talk is finished he heads to Kraggs tavern to ponder the matter over an ale or two.
He is polite but terse with Carver. Not really talking much of his past. He has little knowledge of the Pathfinders, and feels little need to join them either.
Carver seems to rather enjoy spending time with each of you, and even the shorter replies from Kragg and Kaldan don't seem to put him off his mood.
Carver listens closely as you describe what you're willing to reveal about your father and background
You have had a very full life already! your experience with the sea will come in quite handy exploring these islands. the creature that follows you around is probably a big help as well!
The society asks very little from its members. we are a large organization full of people from all walks of life. the only requirement is a love for learning and willingness to explore. the society does very little to govern your day to day work, they simply ask that you send back reports of any discoveries made. In return you gain access to Pathfinder resources and lodges, and the potential of fame and glory if you uncover a big find!
Carver just smiles and waves to you as you say your farewells. Looking forward to sampling some of your wares when they are ready!
Carver spends a long time talking with Lara, asking for her impressions so far of the team, and wanting to know more about both of the tribes the party has encountered. He seems very interested in how the battle went down, and what happened to cause you to leave and how you got out without any casualties.
I think some of your companions would make excellent pathfinders. They are not very interested right now, and I know you are trying to keep low-key. however, some encouragement from you along the way may gain our Society some wonderful new members!
You all have been doing good work in trying to open relations with these local Locathahs, but I must admit I am more excited about the possibilities of what you might find in the ruins around the island. I do hope we'll get to hear more about those soon!
Carver seems very interested in what you have to say, and he does his best to make you feel at home. as he fills your glass again, he asks more about how the encounter with the Sahuagin went and how things fell apart. he does his best to encourage you to seek out the Azlanti ruins soon, appealing to your own background as an academic to explain why he is so interested in retracing the steps of the famous Pathfinder of the past.
Carver isn't pushy and lets you get on with your night. he tries to encourage you about what just happened, telling a story of some amazing creature he fought at one point that he and his group had to flee from. the story sounds partially if not entirely made up, but you can see he is trying to be friendly.
In the morning, both Carver and Ramona come to see you off. Ramona encourages you to do what you can to open up trading relationships with the Locathahs, while carver tries to encourage investigation of one of the ruins nearby. Both make it clear that they want to leave the decision to you, but their preferences are clear.
Later in the evening, Trieste grabs Kaldan an extra drink and sidles up to him. "Don't take it so hard, big guy. We're all alive and that's a start. And nobody got fire-blasted in the face," she says with a snicker, as she points out the half of her hair she's still regrowing.
In the morning, Trieste asks the others where they'd like to go today. "If we're going back in the water, I want to prep a few more swimming spells."
Kragg good naturedly puts on a hurt look on his face. Why Carver you know as well as everyone else that the bar and brewery have been up and running now for a good couple of weeks. Give it another 5 days and the construction on the commons room will be ready. Drop on by tonight to have some refreshments. However you know the rules...no drinks if you are to be on watch tonight and even if you are not on watch you are limited to only 3 drinks maximum. I will not let it be said that I promoted public intoxication in this colony.
The next day Kragg meets with the others as they are about to head out. I think we should finish with the sahuagin and finish the threat before it gets worse. Then we can look at what is closest...the ruins or the Stryx.
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Thame happily imbibed some more of the proffered drink, the opportunity to relax in the company of a fellow academic a nice reprieve from traipsing about the island. As the Pathfinder inquired about the sahuagin, the wizard shrugged. "Overconfidence, likely. We had just dispatched their fellows with relative ease, and the two fellows remaining were apparently much better equipped. They hit hard, and we were ill-prepared spell-wise to deal with them. A mistake we'll not make again." When the man gently pushed for the group to explore the ruins, Thame nodded, though added somberly, "I suspect my companions will want to revisit the sea devils before continuing on, but I'll do my best to get them on track with exploration once that particular threat is dealt with."
Hearing Kragg mention going back and finishing their fight with the sahuagin, Thame reluctantly nodded his head, having prepared for such an eventuality while studying his spellbook the night before. "I like the idea of the ruins, after. Ruins don't have neighbor problems."
Kaldan cheers up a bit under Trieste's gentle prodding. He finishes his ale with a more relaxed look.
In the morning when matters are being discussed he gives his opinion. "Exploring ruins is nice, but lets make sure the locals aren't going to jump us first."
after some healing and a good night's rest the group is feeling much better in the morning. knowing what they are getting into, they choose to go back to the shipwreck and try again.
you take the canoe out and around the calm waters bordering the island and make your way back to the spot of the last fight. looking down into the water you see the shadowy shape of a shark circling the shipwreck.
Thame nervously eyed the shadowy figure circling about the shipwreck below, lips pursing as he watched. "Anyone here know about these sea devils? They consort with sharks, or is it a possibility that this shark just did our dirty work for us?" The wizard looked at the others hopefully as he awaited a reply.
Lara frowns. " Pretty sure that's a vain hope there, Thame."
In the morning Kragg thanks the healers for tending to their wounds so they could recover quicker. May Abadar bless you this wonderful day!
Getting ready for the day though he prepares his spells to counter the sahuagin threat. He wanted to save some channels as yesterday he spent too much time moving between the group trying to heal them when he could have used his channels instead. Yet he knew it was also the best way to heal the group. For that reason he channeled once to and then took stock of how the rest were doing.
channel once
know local lol
At the shipwreck Kragg looked at the shark and shook his head. I have no idea but this would be too easy to have the shark do the dirty work for us. My guess is that we will have to go through it to reach the sahuagin. Whenever we are ready I will start casting the spells for us to encounter the shark and then the sahuagin.
"Nope. That's their watch dog at a guess!" Kaldan says, looking at the shark below them grimly. "Still, not too bright. We could draw it a way and get rid of it before the Sahuagin know?"
Thame looks down into the water, trying to guage the size of the shark. it looks to be about 15 feet long. (huge creature)
Kaldan, with his favored enemy, would know that Sahuagin have the ability to speak with sharks, and often use them as pets/bodyguards.
Kragg starts to prepare a number of spells to prepare the crew for a dive.
"That's a BIG shark, folks...maybe we should rethink this idea." If everyone is still on board with the hunt, Thame agrees that drawing the creature away seems like the best strategy...they already had a tough enough time with the 2 sea devils...adding a ginormous shark to the mix seemed insurmountable.
Resigning himself to the task at hand, Thame grumpily began casting spells, starting with a rather simple but effective adjuration that would protect Kaldan from the dangerous bolts of their sea devil opponents. That done, he would begin filling in where Trieste missed with spells that would enable the group to operate much more effectively under the waves, nodding to the others when he was ready.
Tentacles slide out of Trieste's shoulder blades. They reach out and touch Kaldan and Kragg as she casts touch of the sea on all three of them. When the shadow of the shark passes heading away from them, she and Jobert silently slide into the water.
Spells are cast and Trieste is the first one into the water, along with her companion. the shark is making a long lazy turn around the shipwreck and has not noticed you yet.
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: 29/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status: AirBubble, Enlarge, Bull, ToTS, Protection
Thame HP: 21/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS
Kragg HP: 31/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTSNPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: | AC: 20 |
Red sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Shark HP: |AC: 20 |
Kaldan slips off his boots and slips into the waters.
everyone slips out of the boat into the water, all moving naturally in the water. the shark notices them almost immediately and starts making its way over.
bold may act: Kaldan, Lara, Thame, Trieste sahuagin, Kragg
you see one sahuagin that swims from the lip of the ship when the shark starts moving. there aren't a y others in sight right now
Thame eyed the shark nervously as it stopped its motions and started to approach. One of the previous sea devils also seemed to be awake and aware, adding to the tension. Trusting that yesterday was just a fluke, the wizard again cast a spell to create duplicates of himself, edging away from where he assumed the main melee would be occurring so he could shoot or cast from relative safety.
Lara makes sure her water-adapted crossbow is loaded, then casts a spell. Multiple copies of her appear around her, mimicking her movements.
Jobert dives down quickly, disappearing behind a piece of wreckage along the seabed.
Trieste moves her arms as she begins to weave her summoning spell. At this point, her head remains just out of the water.
Kaldan uses his new mobility in the water to attack with a charge straight at the shark.
the spellcasters cast some more buffs and get into the water, Kaldan goes right for the action by charging right at the snout of the beast but failing to hit.
the sahuagin swims wide, and fires at Trieste, knowing she is casting some sort of spell (and having a decent guess what it might be from the last time you showed up...)
the bolt goes wide and the spell continues.
Kragg may act
The shark bites at Kaldan, its huge mouth opening to rows of teeth.
the creature takes a bite out of Kaldan, and blood seeps from jagged cuts made by the teeth.
Trieste, Kaldan, Thame, Lara may act.
Global Condition: None |
Global Condition:
Kaldan HP: 21/33 - AC: 16/12/14 Status: Bleeding(1d6) AirBubble, Enlarge, Bull, ToTS, Protection from arrows
Thame HP: 22/22 - AC: 12/12/10 Status: AirBubble, ToTS, 3 mirror images
Lara: HP: 28/28 - AC: 17/12/15 Status: ToTS, 3 mirror images
Kragg HP: 31/31 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: AirBubble, Shield, ToTS
Trieste HP: 30/30 - AC: 19/10/19 Status: ToTSNPCS:
Green sahuagin HP: | AC: 20 |
Red sahuagin HP: |AC: 20 |
Shark HP: |AC: 20 |
Kragg forgoes casting any spells till the dolphins appear. Instead he moves up next to a Kaldan and attacks with the longspear.
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