Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae shrugs her tiny frog shoulders "We're just looking for anything and everything down here. Things are stealing bodies and we're here to stop it." She pauses for a second then adds "Are you hunting bodies to eat?"
"I have had my fill of tassssty morsssssels, little one." Yriz responds, "Youuuuu ssssseek the one who controlsssss the undead who roam thisssss place? I know of a man and hisssss undead sssssservants who lair beyond the Great Pit. Sssssurely you know of what I sssssspeak?"
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
"Oh yes, big pit, had a weird snake but not a snake in it. Then a locked door on the other side right?" Mae uses her hands to describe everything, whether the hissing creature can see her or not.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, we smashed it," Lucina huffs, finding the distinction less important than Damien apparently does. "And yes, we're most definitely seeking out whoever or whatever's controlling the undead down here so we can put an end to it."
And no matter what, now we know that there's someone or some *thing* controlling these shambling corpses. Thanks for the free information!
"Yesssss....I have no doubt you wissssh to sssserve the priestsssss well." The hissing voice rings forth again, "Assss I am an oracle and a myssssstic, I have ssssseen things of thesssse undead...I know where the masssster lurksssss. I would be willing to....sssssell you the information. Surely you have gathered enough trinketssss to sssspare..."
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
"What do you mean by trinkets? We said what we were looking for. What are you looking for?" She taps her foot impatiently.
"Yessss....thisssss wil do nicccccely...the master you seek lies beyond the Great Pit, through a hidden passsssage that he usesssss to avoid being found."
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Ooooh, right....the door the chime didn't work on," Lucina nods, frowning. "Is there a key, you think? Not that I really want to have to scour this place top to bottom but I'd also like to not waste all our charges on the chime trying to get that door open and then be stuck down here."
She thinks on for a moment longer and then sighs. "Sounds like we've got some more rooms to explore, unless you think you can batter the door down."
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae blinks at Lucina "I do not batter down doors. Neither does Sunny." She swirls her nearly empty bufo and sighs, taking another sip as she hopes to soon see trees and the sun. Maybe if I finish this these walls will start to look green like leaves...
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Guess that settles it," Lucina nods. She hefts her pack and moves toward the door, but pauses at the exit to look back over her shoulder. "Um...thanks for the information. Maybe if we have other questions we'll be back...with appropriate compensation, of course."
With that, she hurries from the room and back down the hallway to the western intersection. There she pauses, waiting for the others to catch up. "Let's head down this way next; it's probably the easiest route that we've not taken yet."
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Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae nods along with Lucina and hops along after her, waving at Sunny to get her attention, she too slides her way down the corridor, leaving a nice little slug trail for the others to follow.
Leaving the 'mystic' behind you, Lucina moves to the intersection where you have not explored yet. While the western passage turns south, the eastern one leads to a chamber. A suit of elaborate lacquered armor stands sentinel against the far eastern wall of this octagonal chamber. Silver chains attached to the armor’s neck and chest run across the floor of the room, their ends clutched in the bony hand of a skeleton sprawled on the floor ten feet away.
Knowledge Local DC 15:
The intricate armor is in a style favored by the mysterious men of the Iridian Fold. Enigmatic foreigners, the men of the Iridian Fold are believed to hail from the continent of Casmaron, and always travel in pairs — one in the strange armor, and the other swathed in veils. The skeleton on the floor must be the remains of the other half of the pair.
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"Let's look before we leap."
Uriel detects evil, focusing first on the skeleton and then on the suit of armor. Then the aasimar detects magic, scanning the octagonal room for magical auras.
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
"It seems odd to have an entire skeleton. Usually in the jungle you only find a few bones here and there. And often lots of blood... Maybe this one died here of old age?" She too starts to look around.
Perception:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Sunny stands? Lays? Sits? against the outter wall, her eyestalks recede into her head and drool continues dripping to the floor.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"This is really weird," Lucina frowns as she examines the suit of armor more closely. "And we've seen a lot of weird stuff down here already! Was the armor like, that guy's pet or something?"
As you cautiously move in to examine the suit of armor, Lucina notices it first...a dark spot that slips out of one of the greaves of the pristine armor...which is followed by another...and then several more...
Soon the halfling is able to identify the bugs as cockroaches, rather large ones too...and they just keep swarming out of the suit of armor!
Knowledge Nature DC 12:
These look like a flesh eating variety of cockroach, and definitely is a SWARM!
For every 5 you beat the DC by you may select one of the items from this LIST to get information on.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
K Nature, DC12:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Mae is so excited to see the swarm of bugs that has a compete and total meltdown on exactly what they are.
"Ooooh so cute, so MANY! Woah guys.. woah I say! Stay calm people stay calm!!" She draws a wand and uses it on herself, then quickly starts making some odds clicking sounds and humming noises towards the roaches. Wand of speak with animals/vermin
Roach Speak!:
"We come in peace! Sorry about that, and THAT. You've scared them is all... we can find you something else to eat ok? Ok?"
Mae starts conversing with the roaches to try to calm them down but was intercepted with the attacks, no worries.
Wild Empathy just in case:
Wild Empathy:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Vermin Heart:
Vermin Heart: You have a special bond with things that creep, crawl, skitter, and sting. Prerequisite: Wild empathy class feature. Benefit: You may target vermin with spells and special abilities that only affect animals (although they are still affected by spells targeting vermin as well). You may use wild empathy to influence vermin as easily as you influence animals.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
As the mass of cockroaches gather in front of you, the grippli steps forward and bravely faces the swarm...who stop advancing towards her. While Lady Mae only gets a sensation of pure, primal hunger emanating from the mass of bugs she is able to convey there is another source of food...namely the being who fled from you earlier. The fact that she has no idea where it fled to does not seem to bother the cockroaches as they immediately fly off down the corridor and vanishing out of sight!
COMBAT OVER!
The treat now over you turn your attention to the items left behind. The elaborate armor is a suit of masterwork banded mail. In addition, an exotic masterwork bastard sword lies nearby, and two curved daggers lie beneath the skeleton.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"W-wow..." Lucina breathes as the cockroaches suddenly swarm and skitter past them, down the corridor, and out of sight. "I don't know what you did Lady Mae but that was amazing!"
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"Do we think the Pharasmins will grant us salvage rights?" Uriel wonders as he helps scoop up the loot. "Lady Mae, can you use the cockroaches like hounds, letting them lead us to our hide-and-seek munchkin?"
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae smiles and waves off the accolades "The cockroaches are just hungry and I told them they could find better food that way. I don't know if they will find it or not, I don't know much about their kind. I'm more into spiders..." She helps the others looks through the loots.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Might as well make use of what we find if we can," Lucina remarks. "That armor looks nice if you're into wearing armor."
Once she does a quick check to confirm that the found items are simply nice quality and not magical, she turns and pads around the nearby corner that they haven't checked yet...
Eager to be free of the thought of the swarm devouring your flesh, Lucina leads the way here down the corridor which heads south for a fair distance, branching to the east where it leads back to the Grand Cathedral, before it terminates close to where the various embalming rooms were located.
You also note dirt and rubble surround a hole in the wall of this alcove. Within, a rough-hewn tunnel leads off into darkness. Two picks and a shovel lie on the floor in front of the hole. Finally, you see the corridor heading back to the entrance though a door which you bypassed earlier in the south wall also beckons.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Um...I guess someone tried to dig their own way out?" Lucina muses as she stares at the tunnel. She peers into it and takes a sniff, but doesn't go any further than that.
"Who knows how far it leads? We should probably just leave it for now and keep looking. Oh hey, there's a room we've not checked yet!" she points to the nearby closed door.
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"These tools look sized for big folks or small?" Uriel takes a look. He also looks into the excavated tunnel, peering into its depths with his darkvision.
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
"Maybe they dug in here, not out of here." Ponders Mae out loud. She grants her guidance to the first person to enter the new room.
