Round 4
Silvio and Dargon can't find the mark with their attacks, but Kayle's claw and beak do a share of damage, as does Dargon's axe, which drops his foe.
The last of the creatures in the atrium swings its club at Kayle, but misses.
Kyson hustles to the manor.
I hope I get to save the damsel!
Khaz races up the wall with her fancy climbing slippers until she can get a decent shot without one of her companions being in the way, shooting an acidic ray at the frog man.
Sekathral lopes into the mansion, looking around him at the gore and entrails spattered all over its genteel interior.
"F**k me bow-legged, we can't leave you bastards alone for a second, can we? What's going on?"
Dargon makes gestures to signal to the elf to quiet down, then stands motionless, obviously listening for something...
Pleased to have yet another enemy fallen beneath his feet Silvio gifts the atrium with another pearly smile. But knowing the situation that's about all the time he wastes before heroically scaling the stairs that lead to the upper floor. "There must be more of those creatures. To the Vanderboren bedroom!" he announces and darts towards the bedroom of Lavinia Vanderboren, stopping for nothing on the way.
Dargon, you can hear what sounds like barking coming from the south, likely the three mastiffs you've all run into before at the manor.
Racing up the stairs, Silvio kicks the door open, fortunately not using his full strength so it doesn't bounce back off the wall.
None have you been in Lavinia's room before, but tall windows overlook the city of Eleder to the west and south from the spacious room, which features a large, four-poster bed made with frilly, lacy sheets and heaped with pillows.
Several of the sheets and pillows lie scattered across the floor, and a bloody handprint with webbed fingers mars the wall near the door; additional bloodstains and muddy footprints stain the carpet in places. A dead frogman lies slumped against a desk in the northwest corner of the room.
Kyson arrives at the manor and yells for Liviana, his voice cracking with concern after seeing the frogpeople massacre.
Finally catching up to Silvio, Kyson regains some of his cool.
Okay...now I just need to follow him. Perfect.
Kyson aids in the search for Liviana.
Dargon’s senses heighten at the apparent tragedy as he looks for clues as to what happened to Lavinia.
Sekathral helps Dargon inspect the room.
Obviously there was a battle, but it's hard to make out the details -- you see a lot of muddy footprints coming and going as well as several signs of swords at play. Clearly, Lavinia was not captured easily, but you think she was alive when she was taken from the room.
"I think she's in the basement! Who thinks she's in the basement!?" Kyson grasps at straws, trying to help.
"Maybe we should start from the bottom and work our way up? Or top down?"
Zstelian opens the door to the kennels, revealing the three mastiffs -- Leshton, Ealia and Kurz -- who growl furiously at the site. Their hackles up, they seem surprised as the Varisian growls back in a way they can understand, but it doesn't seem as if they're ready to trust this stranger.
"The basement? Actually that isn't a bad idea. The basement may be damp. Don't frogs like damp?"
While talking, Khaz helps the other looks for clues in the room first.
"That's probably where the buggers came in, unless some t*t let them in the front door. There's sod all in here, anyway, so we might as well try elsewhere."
The dogs settle as they realize who's at the door. However, they prove to be of little help, especially as Tosh keeps looking out from his perch on the Varisian's shoulder.
Bark woof growl -- ROOF! -- whine woof woof grrr -- ROOF! -- snarl arooo whine -- ROOF!
Is Food girl in -- FERRET! -- trouble. We smell stinky frogs -- FERRET! -- but were stuck in sleeping place and couldn't help -- FERRET!
The dogs cast about for a bit, but Lavinia's scent covers far too much of the house for them to hone in on a trail. They seem eager to accompany you, though, if you can find her.
Kayle seemed frustrated at the question, as if she doesn't know how to get to where she saw Lavinia from the bedroom you were in.
The frogmen tracks cover far too much, going into all the upstairs rooms, to figure out exactly what order they were made in, but you do see some spots of blood on the other bedroom doors.
Kyson, frustrated with not finding Lavinia, decides that *his* plan is the best...and runs to the basement.
"I bet she's down there...we used to hide in the basement of the monastery all the time."
"Well, Kyson, we sure aren't making any pro...Kyson, where are you going???" Khaz runs after Kyson, catching up as they reach the basement.
"Oi! Come back 'ere!"
Sekathral yells at Kyson in an attempt to stop him running off.
"I bet this place is crawling with bleeding frogmen. Somebody fetch that lad back before he ends up filling out some croaker's slimy belly"
Sekathral will stay with Zstelian until the ranger's worked out what's what, occupying himself by making an infernal device out of a flask of alchemist's fire, a thunderstone and some caltrops, all held together with strips of cloth from the curtains. However, if needed to help search, he'll do that instead
Kyson continues to the basement, his excitement overriding his fear.
Sekathral glowers in the direction of Kyson's retreating footsteps, still putting together his home-made bomb.
"Has he just been caught short, or what? Zstelian - those look like pure-bred cleric hounds. Can't you send one of them off to round him up and bring him back, or are we going to have to go after him?"
Silvio looks in surprise as Kyson sprints away. "Silvio admires the young boy's enthusiasm. You try and find out where the giant frogs are keeping the lady Vanderboren, and Silvio will go and fetch Kyson", he says to Zstelian and darts after Kyson.
"I always say, when in doubt trust the priest." Dargon states as he goes after Kyson.
As Sekathral and Zstelian return to the top floor, the rest of the group follows Kyson toward the basement.
Silvio reacts quickly, but Kyson is perhaps surprisingly even faster as he races toward the basement entrance, with Dargon and Khazmia following behind them both.
They catch up as the young priest opens the door to the trophy hall, which features many hunting prizes, all well-preserved by taxidermy. Great saber-toothed cats, a crouching deinonychus, a bloated toad the size of a pony, and a strange badger-like creature with golden fur and eight legs round out a menagerie of more mundane leopards, wolves and bears. The carpet in this room is terribly stained with mud, especially around a door in the northeast corner of the room.
Kyson stops short as he notices three more frog-like creatures hiding behind the huge toad, and a strange "blourp" noise precedes three thrown axes.
Kyson Initiative:
Silvio Initiative:
Kyson Perception:
Silvio Perception:
INITIATIVES
Dargon:
Khazmia:
Frogmen:
Round Surprise!
Kyson lets out a *little* yelp of surprise at the sight of the unexpected frogs.
"They're here!!"
Kyson will slam the doors shut with his surprise action.
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Round 1
"They're right there, Silvio! Sarenrae's blessings upon you!"
Kyson will hastily cast Shield of Faith on Silvio and the move back behind the table in Room 12 (which is where I assume was are).
Round 1, Init 5?
"I'll draw their fire." Dargon suggest to Silvio.
Silvio looks at Kyson with a stunned look of surprise. "What are you doing?", he asks the cleric and gestures wildly. "Why did you close the door? Now the enemies are shut inside. How are they supposed to be defeated by Silvio in there?"
The chelaxian shoves Kyson aside, places himself in the doorway and opens the door, ready to face whatever the frogmen can throw at him.
"Oh Thank you, Silvio. Always the gentleman...." Khaz catches up (hopefully) with just enough time to see Silvio open the door, with enough expeditiousy retreatness left over to get close enough to color spray(DC15) a bunch of frogmen.
When Kyson thinks about it, he realizes Silvio is correct.
Yeah. How *are* they supposed to be defeated by Silvio if the door is closed. Can't argue with that logic.
Kyson continues to hide out of sight from thrown axes.
"Attic? Another bedroom? On the roof?"
Sekathral's trying to help.
"Maybe we could walk about a bit and she can tell us if we're getting warm or cold?"