Andrea keeps silent, not wanting to wake the sleeping beast.
Andrea waits outside the cave, being rather unstealthy in her armor.
Othniel quietly creeps into the cave.
Alexander casts invisibility on Radomir. That should help you get closer.
He then makes his way forward with Othniel.
The sleeping beast stirs as he hears intruders in his cavern.
The owlbear's nest is near the water, 45 feet straight south of the entrance you are at.
Alexander casts glitterdust on the creature as it stands up.
Get it! He shouts as he levers his sword towards the creature.
Seeing the beast stir, Othniel dashes forward, trying to circle around behind it.
As it rises, the half-elf strikes again.
Crit?
AAndrea stands with Radomir! Actually somewhat behind him with her longspear because she doesn't want to get swallowed again. :p
Finnegan studies the Owlbear before loosing an arrow at it.
Finnegan unloads several arrows into the beast.
Eduardo will swap out Color Spray for Grease.
Eduardo will cast Grease under the creature, trying to position it outside of likely avenues of approach for allies.
Eduard swaps spells around.
The massive, enraged Owlbear clambers to its feet.
Othniel strikes the beast with his sword, eliciting a hoot of pain.
Radomir advances with his glaive and strikes at the beast.
And further angers the beast as both his blows strike true.
Finnegan studies the beast and then buries an arrow into its shoulder.
Alexander casts Gitterdust on the beast.
The beast hoots in surprise as everything goes dark.
Eduard casts Grease under the beast.
And the Owlbear manages to retain its footing and strikes out at Radomir.
Othniel once again lands blows upon the beast.
Radomir strikes again with his glaive.
And lands both of his blows.
Finnegan sends three arrows into the blinded creature.
Alexander Inspires Courage
Finnegan activates his helm's ability to get insight into the beast's defense, and he again unloads into the beast.
Andrea watches as the big strong men bring down the beast, confidant that they have everything in hand and she won't get swallowed again.
Othniel strikes with his blades again, hoping to finally put the beast down.
Keep it up, it won't be blind forever! Alexander shouts as he lays into the creature.
Round 3
Andrea will attack with her longspear, staying 10' away
Radomir presses the attack and strikes at the beast!
The bloody Owlbear falls beneath your onslaught and lies dead on the floor of its cave. A huge mass of blood, fur and feathers.
In addition, assorted coins worth 112 gp can besalvaged from the owlbear’s nest.
Alexander casts detect magic as he looks over the room.
Andrea carefully shifts through the items. Hmmm He has our settlements marked. I wonder if he might have been a spy for some other city.
”That or from one of the River Kingdoms. Mivon, Daggermark, Pitax - or somewhere else. I imagine that one of them would have coveted this land, and not be too pleased to find us here.”
Finnegan keeps watch while the others search the room.
Alexander points out the magic items, but isn't quite sure what the chain shirt and ring do.
So with the beast dead shall we drag it back to town so the good townsfolk can rebuild? Looks like we have done all that needs to be done.
"I do like the idea of dragging it back, perhaps we could mount its skull in a public place, to show the villeins that we have saved them from the threat, and show travelers how mighty this land's rulers are. But before we leave, we should search the rest of these caverns, so far as we are able. Who knows what else might be lurking herein?"
IT will do much to win the hearts of our people.
"Agreed. Let's secure the rest of the cavern and make sure there aren't any other threats here."
You backtrack into the cavern that contained the already dead Owlbear and look about. The most obvious thing in the cavern is the giant carcass what is likely the body of the owlbear’s mate, slain by what appear to be bandits. Two smaller owlbears,cubs, lay dead beside her and a third owlbear cub, bedraggled, wounded and struggling to live gently nudges it's mother's corpse as it lets out pitiful little hoots. It ignores anyone who approaches is and seems interested only in it's mother.
The corpses of the bandits still wear their gear, consisting of six suits
of studded leather armor, six light wooden shields, six daggers, six longswords, six shortbows, 84 arrows, and a total 96 gp.
Finnegan takes the arrows - always good to have them.
Looking at the cub, he asks the others, "What do we do with it?"
Didn't radomir want a little owlbear for himself?
Agreed, the skull will make a fine trophy.
Entering the next cave, Alexander notes the young owlbear. Before moving in he looks over the gear with detect magic. Once finished he cautiously he approaches the cub.
Eduard will observe the ring and mithril for a few moments as Alexander looks around.
Sorry, was thinking about other things. But that ring is of Animal Friendship, and I believe that the chainmail has a fairly substantial protective enchantment.
"Training the owlbear could be very useful. We could keep it in a pit to feed our enemies"
Kind of like the Staglord perhaps. Or maybe a guard for our jail.
"Exactly
Agreed. It'll make a fine guard. Alexander looks around, Shall we clear out the rest of these caves?
"Let's." Othniel says, as he tests out his new chain shirt and sword. Going to have to figure out a new spell, I guess. No use for Mage Armor while I'm wearing this.
"Ready when you are." Finnegan draws out an arrow and nocks it to his bowstring, ready to draw at a moment's notice.
Healing the cub and offering food and water would be a good first step in getting it bonded. I can spare a curing spell.
The little Owlbear cub seems to respond to Alexander and will toddle after him and the rest of your group when you move on to the next cavern.
Your group goes up the wide tunnel that would have been used by the Owlbear and enters the fungus cavern again. Now you take the remaining unexplored tunnel from this area and look into the cavern it leads too.
Rotting leaves and other vegetation fill this small, irregular cavern. Water drips from slimy vines and roots that hang from the ceiling, collecting into puddles on the uneven floor. Three small openings, little more than wide cracks in the stone, lead to the northwest, southeast, and south.
Shambling mounds are strange creatures, more akin to animate tangles of creeping parasitic vines than single rooted plants. They are omnivorous, able to draw their sustenance from nearly anything, wrapping their creepers around living trees to draw forth the sap, sending rootlets into the soil to absorb raw nutrients, or consuming flesh and bone from crushed prey.
Alexander peers into the cavern. Anything?
Andrea dawwwss over the cub.
Othniel gestures with a sword. "That big heap of vegetation in the middle of the room...was that there before? I could swear it's moved. Like it's aware of us."
Oh no, I am getting a flashback to last time