Ragnir huffs and puffs as he climbs to reach the battle on the stairs.
Anga darts up the stairs
Ulfgard moves in and attacks the leader.
Round Eight
Now surrounded Uruthash tries to take out the over-sized dragon-like humanoid that is in his way. But none of the big Stone Giant's attacks strike Kaos.
Kaos tries to return the favor, but with the same results. None of Kaos' attacks were effective against this over-powered Stone Giant.
Leira and her Lantern Archon head up the stairs. The Lantern Archon fires a beam that strikes the Stone Giant. But Leira's precise attack bounces off the Stone Giant's skin. Leira will recognize that this Stone Giant's skin has a magical covering making him even harder to hit.
Anga, Haskyll and Ragnir all double-time it up the stairs.
Ulfgard moves up and attacks. He lands a solid blow against the Stone Giant with Agrimmosh. Ulfgard will note that the blow should have caused more damage than it did.
Droja tries to hold the Stone Giant, but her attempt was unsuccessful.
Round Nine
Uruthash changes his tact and tries to simply hit the dragon-like humanoid in his way. Kaos was able to hastily dodge the Stone Giant's next blow. But the big Stone Giant was able to hit Kaos on its next, but misses the rebound.
"I can do try Kaos!" Leira follows Kaos lead and starts conjuring some dispel magic to maybe destroy some of the giants magics. She uses some of her arcanist reservoir to heighten her own casting ability.
Sighing Ulfgard rakes his hammer and starts in earnest.
Puffing as he finally catches up to the Melee.
In Torags name, you will come down to our size.
Only to miss sticking the giant, and scraping the blade against the far wall, before recovering.
"Last one," Droja say as she tries to hold Urathash.
Anga moves up behind the group, and magic missiles the giant.
Round Nine
Urathash lands a single blow against Kaos within a flurry of attacks.
Kaos was not able to reciprocate as none of his strikes caused the large Stone Giant harm.
Leira tries to Dispel Urathash's protections. Urathash loses a spell, but Leira can't really tell what it was.
Anga hits the massive Stone Giant with a Magic Missile. Those seem to always work.
Haskyll, with Heartspit stabs at the Stone Giant only to miss his thrust.
Ulfgard lands a pair of solid blows against Urathash with Agrimmosh.
Droja tries to Hold the Stone Giant, but it continues to resist the attempt.
Ragnir directs his Spiritual Weapon up the stairs.
Round Ten
Urathash spouts off non-sense about the glory and greatness of Stone Giants as he lands a solid blow against Kaos. But only one blow did damage to the Dragon Disciple, and was not enough to clear the way.
"That did not really work out, did it?" Leira puffs, but persists, calling forward for more of the innate power in her half-orc heritage blood.
Round Ten and Complete
Urathash strikes the big Dragon Disciple with one of his blows.
Kaos waits for Leira.
Leira dispels Urathash's Stoneskin Spell.
Kaos gives it his all. His bite misses, as does his next attacks. But he gets a near critical strike, and now without the added protection, was enough to knock Urathash unconscious.
The big Stone Giant slumps on the stairs.
Victory!
Damn Laddie, that was impressive.
Haskyll looks at those who are hurt.
Give me some time, and I should be able to help you.
Haskyll sits down to rest, and then starts preparing for some cures.
Anga pauses to catch her breath.
That fight was certainly mobile She gasps out.
Leira takes respite as the Giant leader fells. The young girl smiles cherished by Haskyll words "Urathash was a real, strong commander. We have fought many giants, but this was the most scary although epic combat in my life"
Leira gives some time for Haskyll to offer his prayers to Torag while she studies the giant and his gear with detect magic.
Once the group is ready to continue, she carefully studies the stairs ahead and stealthily pears into the top room the giant was heading to.
Getting smaller Ulfgard gives a toothy smile to the others.
[b]"That was a worthy fight. And a mighty foe vanquished. But we should find a place to hide and gather strength again. Moving from every giant he has hurt Ulfgard takes a long lock of beard or other hair (From the head, just to make this clear!!!), collecting them in a sack.
Anga catches her breath.
Then casts detect magic and examines the rooms for anything interesting
Aye, finding a place to huddle up for healing and rest, would not be amiss
he then pulls out the wand.
Leira smiles as once more Haskyll takes care of her wounds "Thanks Haskyll. How did you became a devote of Torag?"
I do me best lad, but the maker is the one that I properly thank when I get the time. After all, it is him through me that you get your healing.
He then looks over at Liera.
Lass, that is a long tale, We can go over it when we camp, but right now, we just do not have the time right now
Leira and the party will note that Urathash's large warhammer radiated magic. The Stone Giant had a large bag at his side that also radiated magic. And then under his breastplate the giant Inquisitor wore a large sash that also radiated magic.
There were many things in the level below that will get the party's attention. But it is the level above that will take priority.
Leira carefully advances up the stairs. She does not see any traps. When she gets to the next level, she sees carved into center of the floor of this chamber the symbol of a mountain and a giant anvil. Mystic runes painted with a fine, glittering dust sprinkled over what appears to be blood encircle the carving. Six iron cages stand in a circle around the floor carving, interspersed with stone braziers burning small coke fires scented with smoldering pine cones. A few tables holding a variety of iron implements stand against the walls nearby. The walls are windowless and covered with lines of carved text. Staircases at opposite ends of the room lead to floors above and below. The smell of death is strong in the room.
Three of the cages contain gaunt and mutilated humans, each one curled into a fetal position. Long strips of flesh and muscle have been torn from the corpses. Three of the cages still contain living people all humans. Two seem to be conscious. The other is breathing but unconscious.
Previously, Leira was able to see that the warhammer is magic, but a weak magic. It is a large +1 Warhammer.
She will also be able to identify the bag. It is vast and weighs 200 lbs.
BOULDER BAG
SLOT none CL 9th
AURA moderate conjuration
This immense bag is always full of hefty, good-sized rocks and can be carried over the shoulder or on the belt of a large or larger creature, though doing so does not take up an item slot. On command as a swift action, a large or larger creature wearing the boulder bag can reach into the bag and pull out a rock two size categories smaller than itself that is suitable for use of the rock throwing ability (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 303). No matter how many rocks are taken out, the bag never empties.
Neither Leira or Kaos was able to identify the sash.
Ulfgard chuckles and smiles. "What a crappy item. For a logface useful, but for someone sensible useless!"
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I will hold on to the hammer for now if that's okay. But the bag well it would be good for someone that could become large on command. Anga would you like to take a look at this sash.
Kaos looks around the room [B]Oh my[/b) He rushes over to one of the conscious people and ask if there alright while trying to open the cage.
Leira rushes up over the humans with Kaos "Are you injured? Who are you? Where were you taken?"
The young girl focuses on first opening the jail of the most injured human so the dwarves can save him. She then moves on from one jail to the other.
Leira opens the locked cages.
One of the humans look at Leira, "Thank you. I thought we were dead. Need water. I am a prospector. Name is Rufus. Rufus Jonbat."
The conscious one looks at Leira, "Yes. Thank you. I too am a prospector. I was panning for gold when the dragon swooped down and took me. Tamas Bergald's the name. The other..." He tries to collect his thoughts while point to the unconscious one, "The other was out when the put him in the cage. Villager by the looks."
Both of them will relay that they hadn't had any food or water for many days. They are both near unconsciousness, and then shortly after, death would have taken them. They both would have been dead within a day.
Rufus Jonbat looks at Kaos as he drinks some water, "I was captured near Shimmerman's Fortune, along with several others. We were brought here too by the dragon. He pauses and points up, "It is at the top of the tower." Rufus takes another drink of water and continues, "But why we are here, I don't know. It is madness. It is as if the giants were ridding the region of anything not giant. We have been tortured. The big Stone Giant asked us where the human villages were located. Where there may be Dwarven settlements or even Elves, Gnomes, any that are not giant-kind. Those that died from the torture were fed to these hideous two-headed vultures. I thought I was next."
"We have more food and water outside" Leira is happy to discover the group was able to safe some of the prisoners, but her face grimes as the conversation advances "A dragon?! Wait! What are the color of its scales?"
Tamas looks at Leira, "It is a red."
Leira gets unnerved "Fire. Plenty of fire..." and looking to Haskyll "Given some minutes to prepare, I can give all of us some resistance to its breath, or I can make one dwarf to fly, I do not know if Torag can grant some extra protection in this case"
I am thinking that we will need a bit of time to rest, but I got just the thing.
Haskyll quickly stabilizes the injured, then offers both food and water. Then he roots in his bag and finds a scroll.
Ah yes, this is the one that I prepared a while ago for these reasons, but protection from the red, Lass, Torag, can provide protections, so do not stress yourself.
Now, where can we rest for a couple of hours that we can close off and be safe ?
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I was thinking we loot this level and the one below. Then head to the Under Forge. I was also thinking about all thoughts giants out side. You know Stone giants are normal not evil I wonder if we heal one up just enough so he can leave and tell everyone that the leader is dead and strongly suggest they leave. What would happen?
Haskyll takes a quick look at the sash and everything else after he helps out those that were in the cages.
Anga provides water and some rations to the humans.
feed them only slowly. Otherwise, they'll just sick it up.
On hearing of the dragon, she says Ah'm a wee bit low on spells, but can fight once more. But a red dragon. Don't know if ye noticed but most of my spells are fire. I've used up my other spells, mostly.
Haskyll will be able to determine the qualities of the sash.
There was nothing of value in the Inquisition Room of the tower.
In addition to the magic found on Urathash you find a large masterworks breastplate, a cold iron dagger, a plain steel dagger, a silver dagger, a set of masterworks artisan’s tools (armor and weapons), a spell component pouch, a stone unholy symbol of Minderhal, and 10 gp.
Two of the Stone Giants are unconscious, as is the Dire Bear. You will find on the Stone Giants the following:
105 pp, 240 gp, 180 sp
Various small Gems
Azurite (12 gp)
Bloodstone (50 gp)
Chrysoprase (50 gp)
Chrysoprase (55 gp)
Obsidian (12 gp)
Pyrite (10 gp)
Rock Quartz (9 gp)
Rock Quartz (10 gp)
Rock Quartz (13 gp)
In Urathash's chamber there are three stone coffers. Two hold mostly clothing and other personal affects that will be of no real value. However, a third stone coffer is locked.
Droja asks for some help dragging the Urathash's body to the center of the Inquisition Room.
She then cuts off Urathash's head. After the head is drained of blood, she will then drive her spear into the head from the center of the exposed neck.
The head is now impaled on her spear. She looks at the party, "We still have enemies in our midst. They need proof that their leader is dead."
Ulfgard would like to have the bane baldric, if no one objects!
Ulfgard will send the person to the eternal sleep.
Leira observes Droja's crafting "Well... I am quite impressed myself Droja!"
"Ok, so we rest Haskyll. Good idea about that scroll you prepared! We can probably be ready before a full alarm has been raised" the girl looks at her own magical energies "We can go back to Etana's rooms, they can probably cover us there if we hide in a rope trick for the quick rest"
Leira will prepare fly instead of dispel magic or communal resist energy to help the group face the dragon.
"I know some electric bolt spell Anga, perhaps you can ready it from my spellbook if you are worried about facing the dragon with only fire"
Haskyll blushes a bit from Leiras praise.
I prepared it on our last visit to a town. I guess now is a good as time as any to use it.
He then tosses the Baldric to Ulfgard.
I think it will be best used by you.
Haskyll then passes on the info on how to use it.
He applauds Djora's handiwork.
Aye, this is proof, but we might need the dragons head as well. I will provide bare healing to one of them, but only one. Leira, you can choose one of them to survive.
Liera, if you could be so kind as to unlock that coffer?