For the most part it is much ado about nothing as almost everyone misses, though Tram does land a nasty cut.
Scarves whip about again and this time Tram winds up with more gashes to the tune of 10 damage
Tram is looking too much like every other battle, bloodied...time to fight smarter.
Exxor feints against the nearest monkette
Exxor then retrieves a tanglefoot bag
Exxor then joins Sir Barksalot in examining his own life choices
Miro chucks an acid vial at a monk
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Barksalot keeps biting
Turning to face the Monks once again and at same time feeling shame on behalf of the Blood God for invoking his name without success.
Boar Spear Attack
dmg
o/~ Crab people, crab people. Look like crab, talk like people. o/~
One of the monks falls completely impaled by spear and dagger.
The other backs off and flees through to the other room
GO
Miro rushes through the door with the others.
Continuing to question his choices, Exxor rushes after the fleeing assassin....
Miro looks around for battle nuns.
Knowing her familiar, Suki the Cat, has slipped through earlier and is ahead or behind depending on her focus or distraction, Hippa takes a moment to settle her hair down and straighten her clothes. Feeling the last wisp of the Blood God fervor disperse, she notes her lone occupancy in the entry room surrounded by carnage.
Tucking in a last wisp of hair, she gently caresses the Red Rhino token. "Although I am not the most worthy of personal combat, I am honored by your support... "
Hitching up her skirt and a firm grip upon her boar spear, she casts her eye around for some useful bit before following.
Everyone files into the other side and finds the room empty.
Weird huh?
Miro searches for secret doors!
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He took the Halbred from Hippa with a bow.
Thank you Hippa, you would think with how often I have to use this thing that I would be more inclined to keep a hold of it. Another ruined shirt im afraid.
He grumbled following the others frowning at teh bloodied cuts in his shirt. once in the empty room he frowned
She ran into this room right?" He asked like Miro looking about for their foe.
I got a potion of healing here if you need it.
Exxor will scan for some sign of the monks passing, or continued presence, knowing that anything from a secret door, magical invisibility, illusions or weird monk tricks could be at play.
With a slight motherly smirk, she surrenders the hefty halberd to Tram. "Oh Dear. Where could she have gone? She watches Exxor and Miro searching for hidden doors, "hmmm not my bailiwick. I will be examining the fallen monks. Something just doesn't sit right regarding them but I cannot put my finger on it. Do be a dear and let me know your are in pursuit before rushing headlong into the darkness. Speaking of which, who needs a little healing?"
Tram is kinda beat up.
A familiar tugging on the shredded scraps of clothe adorning Tram, clucking like a mother hen and batting Tram's hands away as Hippa brooks no interference as she steps into Tram's personal bubble examining the amount and depth of his wounds. One could say she was getting rather handsy with him if she weren't scolding him about proper defense.
"Well... no avoiding it. You had to rush and go all diplomatic with your halberd. This will hurt. A bit. Calista knew you'd be first in line. Her eyes grow a lttle hooded, and the prayer she invokes make her voice take a husky languid quality. In fact, her handsiness is perhaps a little too invasive...
Casting finished, Hippa realizes where her hands are, blushing and regaining contol of her senses, Harupmph! I, uh, need to examing the the stiff's, I mean, the bodies,in the other room. Last time I take Calista up on this particular blessingg
Excusing herself, she stumbles out the door to the assumed dead female monks.
There are two down Hippa. Each has a MW bladed scarf, and a potion.
Any other doors or such that the monk could have run through?
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There was awkward and then... there was what just happened. He cleared his throat as Hippa wandered off taking a moment to adjust his shirt and his pants.
Yes well... This has been a strange set of circumstances to get into this place.
He began taking the moment to push along the walls looking for anything hidden there.
Tram, maybe have your fox sniff out the trail? Exxor, your Raccoon can help as well.
Setting aside the scarves,interesting but not her bailiwick, She pockets the two potions to investigate as soon as convenient. She takes 10(or 20), depending on how long the guys survey the other room. She investigates easily accessible parts of the monks' bodies for identifying features like tattoos, patterns, familial similarities. Something that she could use to identify them, unlikely but...
Suki sits alongside her, curious and patient, finding the bladed scarves not as comfortable as it would seem. Her ears twitch occasionally to the room as the guys talk and curse the missing monk.
Miro sings about a Starving cat. Or is it a Starvling Cat?
Shadowbeasts fall, everyone dies.
The room appears to be empty, it is obviously used to set up for cremations. There is another door leading to a room in the center of it all.
So let us go through the next door. Miro stealths through.
Exxor goes back into the other room to collect his crossbow.
Those three monks were really tough, glad there weren't more of them.......uh-oh... Exxor has that sudden moment when he realizes they are in real trouble.
Guys, be careful... there must be more than three monks here, get ready! He calls out to Tram and Miro as he ushers Hippa to follow him into the other room and to load his crossbow as they rejoin the others.
Miro readies his crossbow and then remembers the bolt-swatting skills of monks. Let us focus fire on the monks
Exxor, I think the shadowbeasts got Hippa and Tram.
Two monks in various states of disrobe, although weren't they anyways? Two unused potions, or not used timely. No obvious markings to identify from a crowd. Not now Exxor...uh, yeah. focus right. More diplomatic opportunities no doubt.
Making sure to pocket the potions,really should figure these out sooner than later Hippa gathers up her belongings as Suki casually saunters forward with eternal curiosity.
Wis check Obviously still ruminating...
She continues to allow Exxor to herd her following Miro and Tram.
Miro keeps looking, hoping none are clinging tot he ceiling.
Miro reports back after his peak in the room
The walls of this room are lined with shelves holding all manner
of contents—books and clothes and tools and small casks of
food and wine and other supplies. A few small tables and chairs
sit to either side of a flight of spiral stairs leading down.
he has a feeling there are some monkettes waiting in there
"hmmmmmm. Of course it goes down. Anyone want to make a bet it connects to the underground tunnels in some way? And No Miro, I do not want to shake your hand. I know where it has been."
Hippa takes this moment, since everyone above and below knows how the next encounter will happen, to taste test the potion from monk#1.
There are some monks int he enxt room. Exxor, we should concentrate crossbows on a single monk so at least one isn't swatted away. Miro is ready to head in.
Agreed, Miro, I will fire when you do, and at the same target.
Tram, I still have a cure potion...?
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You have my thanks, I suppose there is noting to it but to go down and speak with them again eh?
He asked accepting the potion from exxor and frowning at the idea of year another encounter with those shifty monks. He actually had kinda hoped to speak with them. Ask them why they were so rude as to not answer the door at least. With a shrug he head down the stairs. . .
Considering the imminent actions, Hippa toys with her charm bracelet, speaks a few short indeterminate words and stares intently downward the spiraling staircase seemingly trying to pull information out of thin air.
Our heroes make their way up the steps and find themselves in a dim and empty room
The walls of this room are lined with shelves holding all manner
of contents—books and clothes and tools and small casks of
food and wine and other supplies. A few small tables and chairs
sit to either side of a flight of spiral stairs leading down.
It was an invisibility potions
Down we go. Miro heads down with the others.
Moooooo.
Hippa's cow wanders in.
Hippa waits a few seconds and follows Exxor down the spiral staircase, ignoring a mooing Miro behind her. Her Spear at port arms, she wonders if the monks have scattered or lay in ambush. She suspected the answer yet contiinued downward.