"We're looking for a half-elf," Kafir says matter-of-factly in his soldiery tone.
"I believe you may be confusing the situation, Mr. Kafir," the Razmiran states, approaching the bespectacled man. "We are acquainted with the former adventuring part of Dern Fosimuth, and they wish to see him for their reunion. One of their membership is a half-elf, which means he may have already checked him out and is taking him to the meeting as we speak. Where, perhaps is the check-out sheet for the residents, and may I see it?"
Your easygoing demeanor allows you to sometimes recover from potentially awkward social situations or even condemnatory faux pas. Once per day when you fail a Diplomacy check by 5 or more and would cause an NPC’s attitude toward you to worsen, you can immediately attempt another Diplomacy check against the same DC as a free action. If you succeed at this second Diplomacy check, the character’s attitude doesn’t change, as though you had failed the original check by 4 or less.
Moving into the office, Kafir and Algonso address the administrators. The man continues looking down his nose at the party and says. "Um, yeah. I am afraid visiting hours aren't until this evening. You'll have to return later. We are very busy at the moment. Good day." He says icily, then motions to the two nurses and the three exit and turn north down the hall.
Akaash whispers to his companions. "We should venture in these halls unseen. The half-elf may be our man, especially since he appeared to make research on a process to stop or slow aging for mortals. We can't let that chance pass."
He then tries to hide as much as he can while roaming the halls of that sinister place. The mindchemist opens the first door on his left.
"Okay." Roger and Roo follow Akaash.
"I prefer a direct approach but I will defer to you in this instance."
"I think we should find some kind of evidence of what's really happening here first, don't you think?"
Seeing that Kafir and 'Roo/Roger aren't very qualified for stealth either, he sighs and nods at Kafir.
"I suppose you're right, sneaking doesn't seem to be down our alley."
"Yes, but if the 'direct method' means what I think it means, I'd prefer to avoid that." Algonzo notes. "Give me an hour; hiding in plain sight is far easier than going unseen."
Algonzo will find a place to buy whatever caretaker clothing is in Golarion and use that to disguise himself (unmasked and redressed.) Going for an Assistant Nurse disguise (or whatever equivalent.)
His disguise check right now is +12 (thanks to the alchemist halving my damage with his extract.)
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Everyone begins to sneak out into the hall, while Algonso starts thinking about a disguise. Before the Razmiran can get out the door, the party is accosted, bt the hospital staff!
The two staff members move menacingly toward the party!
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Algonzo will move (provoking) NW-W-W and cast a DC 17 Calm Emotions that hits all bads and (unfortunately) Akaash (though in the hilarious event that only he fails, he can defend himself.)
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Algonso casts a spell, and both kukri wielding staffer's hand lower, as they look at the party with a placid expression.
The two stare idly at the party, glancing at their blades in confusion.
"You should not have pulled those kukria. . . kukrae. . . kukmata. . . kukres. . . F*@&! You just shouldn't have done it!"
"Know your blades' intention be untrue. What is going on here?" Alg asks knowing his spell worked... "Or we'll just be the ones that swung first..."
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"Yea, you big meanies." Roger attempts to take the kukri away.
"Hey, why are you hurting these people? They only wanted to see our credentials. There's no need to be violent."
"We're not hurting anyone. I'm just taking away their mean weapons."
Kafir trips one of the staff, while Roger! takes away the others kukri.
The two continue to look around with a confused, yet placid look on their faces.
Roger and Roo will disarm the other kukri wielder.
Khafir continues to knock them to the ground.
Akaash continues to watch unbridled violence unfold under his sorry eyes.
Algonzo will be concentrating for all 4 rounds.
Roger! disarms the other staffer, while Kafir trips the one still standing!
Akaash looks on in disgust, while Algosno concentrates.
Eventually the two staffers come to and reach out toward Roger! and Kafir.
Both staffer's hands become charged with a dark energy and the southern one touches Kafir, inflicting wounds!
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"Bah! Foul energy from the foul gods, I'm sure of it!"
Akaash throws a bomb at the man fighting Roger!, aiming at the wall so that Roger! and Roo aren't affected by his bomb.
"That is not very nice."
Roger will punch a staffer.
Kafir chops into one of the prone staffers!
Akaash drops a bomb on the other, nearly killing it outright!
Roger! and Roo attack the bombed staffer, and Roger! is able to land a swift punch to the head, knocking it unconscious!
Only the man who refuses his healing hurt, Algonzo calls to these (what will be attributed to demons for future "It's Groteus' fault" shenanigans.) "Demons! You personally make a foe of him without faith, but your actions against mankind draw the ire of the true god!"
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Algonso inspires his companions!
The prone staffer makes a movement (provoking from Kafir) and the area is bathed in darkness!
Kafir hears the staffer stand and step away.
"They're Dark Slayers, in disguise, they can cast negative energy spells!" he warns his companions before lobbing a bomb on the last slayer.
Akaash, able to see through the darkness, tosses a bomb, hitting the remaining staffer. The creature screams as it burns, then collapses!
Kafir makes sure they are truly dead before turning to his companions. "We should hurry then. Something strange is going on. Either they've got our half-elf or he's doing some dark business with them. We need to find out."
The Rahadoumi moves to another door and yanks it open!
Roo kicks the staffers one last time before the pair follow Kafir. "Meanies."
"I agree, we need to act quickly, but not without rational thinking. More haste, less speed. In the meantime, please drink this Roger! It shall fortify your skin."
"Right! Akaash, please use that wand I gave you."
"Ok, now let's stride boldly forward ."
"Of course, Kafir. Don't move - there, you're all good to go."
"Okay!" Roger drinks the contents without asking anymore questions.
Searching the bodies of the staffers, you find they each carried a disguise kit, a wand of alter self with 12 charges, and 75 gp.
Moving to the next room to the northwest, you open the door to find a nurses station. This small office holds a bed and chair for patient examination and treatment that can’t be performed in a patient’s room. Three cabinets sit against the far wall.
Second Cabinet: Three doses of meditation tea, 1 dose of padzahr, 12 doses of indigo dreams poison, two potions of cure light wounds, and one potion of lesser restoration.
Third Cabinet: One dose of antiplague, 1 dose of antitoxin, 1 dose of twitch tonic, and 8 doses of smelling salts.
Kafir opens up his backpack and begins swiping everything into it.
"Be at rest, Kafir, most of those remedies are of alchemical origin, none of them are divine or even magical. Roger will take the two restorative potions, and the third will be useful right away to Algonso. His mirth has been somehow lessened of late - this should help."
He then hands the smelling salts to everyone. "Use this should any of us fall into a comatose state, it will rouse their senses."
Roger will gladly take the stuff handed to him, stuffing it into his pockets.
Moving into the rear hall, the party checks the next door to the south, entering a storage room. Like everything else, the storage room suffers from neglect. Precious few medical and custodial supplies remain. There are no vials of medicine as there were in the nursing station, only ratty bandages, moth-eaten sets of spare clothes for the patients, and basic disinfectants.
Continuing the methodical search, the party searches the next room. The room appears empty, save for two beds. Suddenly, two child-like horrors with bloody, tooth-filled mouths that look almost like a horrific gashes gasping in the necks, rise up from under the sheets and attack!
The creature's stab and bite Kafir and Roger!, stabbing Kafir once, and Roger! twice!
"Bah! What the hell?"
Kafir swings and strikes one of the creatures, but it seems to resist some of the damage!