The crazy old man dashes off to find the corpse of the erstwhile flyer, hoping for both items of power and perhaps something like a diary.
Once back from that, he stares are the hut for an unreasonable amount of time.
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Apsu's wrath will have to be felt again in the future. Edward lowers his bow, and strides towards Ali. Not sure if the winter witch will return quickly or not Ed lays his hand on Vojtek instantly recovering him from his rage exhaustion.
Davosh I have their wounds taken care of, Kappi go with him. Your keen eyes and trusty axe' will keep him safe.
Switching his life link to Ali, he verifies that she will be ok, then he rests, recovering his life force.
Hell of a fight huh? So Ali there's the hut. There is what we were tasked to free. It's shackles are removed, but how do we get it out of here?
Vojtek hurls his axe into the hard frozen ground in frustration and bellows his rage at the foe's disappearance. His chest heaves and his breath comes in huge clouds of vapor as he leans heavily on the haft of the axe sticking up from the half-buried head.
Davosh I have their wounds taken care of, Kappi go with him. Your keen eyes and trusty axe' will keep him safe.
The lad nods and trots off after Davosh.
Kappi's keen eyes assist in searching for clues and looting the dead corpse.
Perception
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On the broken, mangled corpse of Radosek, Davosh and Kappi find an amulet of natural armor +1, a cloak of resistance +1, a ring of protection +1, a scroll of animate object, two potions of cure moderate wounds, and an icicle wand. They also locate a locket with a painted portrait of Nazhena in it, but it has been marred more than once by something sharp, evidently in one or more fits of anger.
With Nazhena gone and the shackles removed by Edward's quick thinking, you all feel the burden of the Black Rider ease somewhat as the Hut turns toward you and then lowers itself to the ground, seeming to roost on its chicken legs.
Whoa! Thats some good loot!
Ali sways at the abrupt end of combat, but keeps her feet. She gives Edward a broad smile & a nod of thanks as her wounds knit with his holy magic.
She sheathes her sword, then goes over to Vojtek, putting a hand on his corded shoulder. We'll get her--next time, she's dead.
As Davosh and Kappi return with the spoils, her eyes widen. Wow, nice!
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Davosh may or may not come back waving the icicle around making vrrrummmmm wwwwwummmm sounds.
An icicle wand's primary purpose is clearly to chill tasty beverages. Let's be honest here.
Vojtek voices interest in the amulet and/or the ring.
Indeed, it's on the Witch spell list, Davosh would love to have it.
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Nodding his head as he listens to Ali and Davosh describe the loot, Edward keeps his thoughts to himself letting Ali, Kappi, and Vojtek claim whichever protection items they covet. He then lets out a chuckle at Vojtek's comment and Davosh's shocked but mad cackle concerning the use of such a valuable magic item.
Well I would have loved if Apsu guided us to freeing Whitethrone from that Winter Witch, but I'm sure another would have taken her place, and she might have been worse. Now lets see what this Dancing Hut has to offer other than kicking the crap out of whatever that creature was. I sure do hope I live through this and have children and grandchildren. They will never believe that there is a building on chicken legs that moves, heck I'm not sure I believe it.
Ali, is there someway you can send a message magically to Solveig and the Heralds. I would like to inform her that we have the hut, but Nazhena has survived. Let her get ready for any reprisals, or to mount an attack to overthrow her in her weakened state.
The Hut appears to be a crude, simple hovel some 15 feet tall and 15 feet square, wholly unremarkable were it not normally sitting atop a pair of gigantic chicken legs. A single door without lock or handle can be seen to access the building, along with a trio or small, circular windows on the remaining sides. Its rickety porch wraps about the whole of the building.
We happen to have a way to contact them.... She pulls out one of the Feather Tokens and a paper & quill, and sets to writing a message
Kappi stares at the Hut with wonder. He walks right up and looks at the legs. He pokes at the scaly chicken legs and ponders for a moment about his mother's fried chicken. He wonders how many families could be fed by one of these big legs.
The lad gives the leg a friendly pat then he springs up on the porch and starts exploring everything.
Perception
Vojtek gives the lad a leg up.
Ali pens a letter while Kappi checks out the Hut. He peeks through each of the small, circular windows to see a simple and cozy room that, strangely, appears to be a bit bigger than the hut itself.
The lone door has no handle, windows, or any sort of locking mechanism. Kappi doesn't see any way to open it.
With time to think, Davosh looks each party member in the eye with his Not Big Eye. "We've done tremendous work here. Never forget that each time we fell a foe and undo a wrong, we become more and more immortal. The ancestors hold wisdom it is true, but it's not every ancestor, it's the great ones we heed. Now, lemme strudy this thing..."
Davosh gives it a close look (with a magic detection spell too.)
Can we push on the door? Kappi tries
Or can the lad squeeze thru the window?
When Kappi touches the door, he feels the tingle of the Black Rider's Mantle run down the back of his neck as the door swings wide.
Inside is strangely pitch black, however.
Davosh gives a raised eyebrow, then tries to send in some dancing lights.
Vojtek scrambles up to join Kappi.
Davosh's dancing lights enter the darkness but do not illuminate it; in another instant, the Warlock feels his spell end.
A pocket dimension?
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Kappi walks into the darkness. Hello? Is it me your looking for...
The lad feels around for a light switch. Then strikes a sunrod
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Davosh whispers, "I can see it in your eyes..."
Kappi steps in to discover a comfortable-looking room with bundles of dried herbs hanging from the rafters, while along the walls are numerous shelves holding a bewildering variety of glass jars, bottles, and vials containing all manner of strange magical components and alchemical ingredients. A massive cauldron sits in the middle of the room; no fire burns under it, but the liquid within bubbles and churns, and white fumes rise and lap over the brim. A large stove, writing desk, bookcase, and fireplace complete the room, along with a number of crates, barrels, and sacks. A short flight of steps leads up to a set of double doors in the far wall, and a small ladder climbs to a trap door in the ceiling to the far right hand corner.
It is immediately apparent that this room is a fair bit larger than the Hut's exterior walls should allow. Nevertheless, the room looks cozy and well-kept, if somewhat disheveled.
Vojtek pokes around the area looking for some possible way this room can be larger inside than it could be outside.
Davosh looks about, "It's bigger on the inside."
Davosh casts his Eye of Magical Detection about the room...
Kappi looks around the room while humming a strange tune.
Perception
With a little help from Davosh, the lad points out what he believes is a hidden door. Kap also asks if anyone knows what this symbol is on the fireplace
"What symbol?"
[Dice=Perception ]1d20+
Vojtek pokes around the area looking for some possible way this room can be larger inside than it could be outside.
A blind man walks into a bar. And a table. And a chair.
"Incredible. Strokes from a land far beyond my ken. I think they speak to the magic of this hut and it's power. We should explore. Kappi, can we go through?"
Kappi checks for traps, and if it's safe, opens the secret door
Yes Kap will try to open door for Davosh
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I know the Black Rider tasked us with retrieving the hut, but now that we have freed it, what is our next move in closing the portals, and saving Golarion from an everlasting winter?
You know it's amazing that ones with so much power as these Winter Witches to want to bring that to the world. Does she lack even the basic common sense to realize they import food to feed the few people that are here in Irrisen. The winter will kill the crops and she won't even be able to feed what few people she has here, let alone any of the population centers. We are the first to try to stop her I think, but I'm very very certain that we are not, or will not be the only ones to try. Once the legendary powers of the world come to grips with the scope of the problem they will mobilize.
Heck, remember the tales about the Heroes of The Upturned Cup in Korvosa? If they knew the danger this posed, they might be roused to leave the Keg & Eagle.
Davosh casts his Eye of Magical Detection about the room...
The cauldron radiates magic with the same mind-numbing intensity as the Hut itself. Taking 10 on Spellcraft, Davosh concludes it is probably part of the Hut and not a separate item.
Beyond the secret door lies a chamber in which tall bookcases stretch from floor to ceiling, flanking a row of tables standing in the center aisle. Numerous books are strewn upon the tables, along with blotters, vials of ink, sheets of vellum, and abundant quills. A fire burns merrily in a fireplace built into the eastern wall.
Dovsh handles the various things. "Hold a moment boy. First, don't forget what happened to the Upturned Cup at the very end of their adventure! Second, we have some things here. See this bead? The next time a Winter Witch turns you into a hippity hoppity fluffly little bunny rabbit, this thing will stop it. This little elixir will make someone fall in love with you. This goop will fix you up faster than Keoghtom himself! That goop will make your stuff resist the ravages of time. This one over here will unstick ANYTHING."
He looks the doll over, "This creepy little thing will make you weak to any witch's hex. You can turn it to your favor if you stuff it with their hair, but even carrying it around until then makes you a target..."
"Incredible. Strokes from a land far beyond my ken. I think they speak to the magic of this hut and it's power. We should explore. Kappi, can we go through?"
Kappi checks for traps, and if it's safe, opens the secret door [dice=Perception]d20+15
Unless someone stops him, Kap will open this door.
Davosh pokes the doll with a stick, but doesn't take it. The places the rest in his Seven Demon Bag, and follows the lad.
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Vojtek takes offense at the suggestion that winter weather spells doom, and might object to the mission entirely if he realizes that all this trouble is simply to prevent this muggy, humid, sh!thole of a region from acquiring the characteristics of a reasonable climate.
Unless someone stops him, Kap will open this door."Incredible. Strokes from a land far beyond my ken. I think they speak to the magic of this hut and it's power. We should explore. Kappi, can we go through?"
Kappi checks for traps, and if it's safe, opens the secret door [dice=Perception]d20+15
Done.
"Lovely! I like this place!" Davosh stands in place, casting a Detect Magic. "Go ahead lad, I'll be right behind you, and Vojtek.... and Edward."
The curious Varisian lad scopes out the room. He casually tosses his short sword from hand to hand.
Perception
Vojtek nods at Davosh's invitation, shoulders past him carefully while trying to avoid actually touching the strange man, he-who-speaks-with-the-ancestors.
With a grin, Vojtek joins his friend Kappi at the front and advances into the unknown.
The library contains books in a variety of languages on nearly every topic imaginable. The knowledge contained herein must be vast!
A particularly large book on one of the tables contains a partial index of the library's contents; though the tome is voluminous, it appears to immediately transform into the language one thinks of when reading a page. It also contains a detailed painting of the library room on its center spread.
Davosh reels a bit from casting his spell. After a moment he returns to reality. As if he mentally dove into the multicultural aspect of the room, he begins to mutter to himself in nearly 10 different languages. He finally returns to Taldane, "These glasses should help. By the Ancestors, I could spend a lifetime in here reading! Surely there is a kingdom's worth of knowledge here! Come, let us make note of this room and explore the rest of this place."
After wandering around in the library for a few minutes while Davosh looks around, the lad is ready to go somewhere else.
He goes back to the doors on the north wall in the first room
Kappi takes a moment to listen and then he opens the doors
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