A rest is fine; but maybe we can acquire an official pass or something, granting us access. Heck, doesn't even have to be from someone official.
A goblin approaches you and walks alongside while whispering. "Hey you folks looking for some fun? Knockout tourney, drink, gambling. The works."
Jimjar's eyes bulge out of his sockets but he doesn't say anything.
"Let us fill ar bellies en rest ar heads! Never know when ell get another chance eh?" Cyrus cheers.
Yeah, I agree. Let's do some R&R. If you wanna go gambling, be my guest. I'll be in the in taking notes.
You head back to your room, paying for another use of it, and try to fall asleep. It's a bit harder as the constant pounding and grinding of machinery is more noticeable when you're not dead tired. The facecloths make the air much easier to breathe and you all wake rested.
Refreshed, Galinndan does his best to keep a low profile.
Back at the inn, Galenus spends his time to cast Find Familiar. He's not sure what he'll get, being in Gracklstugh. What kind of animals live here? As he summons it, a small critter climbs in through the window.
Of course it would be that, Gale is thinks to himself. Do I get a Raven who can talk? Do I get a hawk who can scout? No. I get a freaking trash panda.
And there it is. A raccoon.
I think 'e likes da way you smell, Eddrikk laughs at his fellow Dwarf, Wait, what's a coon doin down 'ere?
The creature sidles up to Galenus, waddling along and sniffing. Then it curls up at his feet, very comfortable with the scent.
Galenus shrugs, Well, it is a heavily polluted city. Where else would you find them?
"Never laid eyes on one of dos. Can we eat it?" Cyrus asks.
As you try to move quietly through the city, you can't help but draw attention to yourselves. A guard yells "Halt!" to you and begins approaching. Just then, the rhythmic hammering of the city’s forges is drowned for a second by a thundering roar and the sound of crumbling rock. Duergar and visitors alike turn to look as a two-headed, gray-skinned giant bursts through a gate, howling madly and lashing out left and right, littering the plaza with rock and stone debris. As he bellows, one of his swings connects with a duergar soldier, whose broken body flies through the air and crashes near you with a sickening crunch. The soldiers who were approaching you begin rushing toward the rampaging giant.
The giant is crazed and terrified. The two heads are not normal and are not working together.
" 'E is mad wit terror! Fin away ta calm 'em down!"
Eddrikk shouts to any who would listen then moves in the path of the rampaging giant trying to draw its attention.
Kanzen pulls a leather pouch from his belt and flings its contents directly in front of the charging giant. Hundreds of tiny metal balls skitter onto the ground, bouncing madly.
"Two heads are abnormal and these ones are terrified! Escape its path!"
Galinndan readies himself to assist or push others out of the way of the giants' rampage.
That thing is causing a massive amount of damage! We have to stop it!
Galenus pours through his notes, and then says, I got it!
He pulls out his crystal and uses it to focus the light onto the two-headed giant, while saying some enchanted words.
Remarkably, Galenus' spell manages to affect the giant! The huge stone man shrinks down until he is only about the size of an ogre. His apparent confusion only multiplies!
"How de hell am I spose ta do that?" Cyrus asks.
The giant steps forward and swings at Eddrikk but the dwarf was ready for the blow and sidesteps the still-massive club. The Duergar guards rush forward, striking at the crazed monster before he can do more harm, landing a few solid blows.
Galenus sees Cyrus readying his rope looking for a place to tie it off. He runs over to him to offer help.
Irdril fires her duo of Eldritch Blast/Magic Stone at the creature.
Irdril's force blasts powerfully into the stone giant but her small stone can't get past his thick, rocky skin! His second head howls in pain and rage while his first head whimpers in confusion.
Galinndan launches an arrow at the maddened creature.
Eddrikk continues to bob and weave to distract the giant.
With Galenus help Cyrus attempts to ensnare the giant.
There! No, there! Cyrus commands Galenus, showing him where to work the ropes for the most effect.
Don't you worry none, friend, I get what your saying, Galenus responds, wrapping the rope here and tying a knot there.
With a final effort, Cyrus has directed them to create a snare that uses their own strength with the reinforcement of the buildings to capture the giant.
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Not sure of the creature's intentions or state of mind, and thus not sure he should attempt to injure it, Kanzen leaps forward, attempting to climb on the two-headed giant's back.
Kanzen climbs up onto the giant's back. In confusion and anger, it doesn't try to get up yet but flails at him and Eddrikk.
It doesn't manage to land a blow on either one of them! The guards keep hacking at its thick skin, making a little progress. Both heads roar in pain!
Kanzen starts beating on the giant's heads with his sword hilt, attempting to knock it out rather than cause it serious damage.
Irdril casts Hideous Laughter at the creature. DC 13 wisdom to save.
"They say two heads are better than one! Wait, who says that?"
The giant, who is being attacked and driven mad, doesn't get the joke.
Once the giant is tripped, Galenus follows Cyrus' lead in tying it up.
Eddrikk jumps in to hold the giant down.
Eddrikk goes to grab the massive opponent and, thanks to Galenus' spell, manages to get a hold of him and keep him down!
Galinndan moves in to help the others pin down the giant.
Cyrus moves in with the rope trying to hog tie the two-headed giant.
Kanzen hangs on to the giant, doing his best to assist his companions in restraining the maddened creature.
Cyrus manages to loop some rope over the giant, who then roars in anger and breaks Eddrikk's grip with a heave of his mighty arms. But the rope keeps him from standing up just yet. The guards keep slashing at him.
Galenus keeps ahold of the rope with both hands, doing his best to help Cyrus entangle the giant so they can subdue him without further harm and without the giant harming any one or any thing else.
Damn this bugger ain't going down easy, is he?
Irdril fires another eldritch blast at the giant in hopes of knocking it unconscious.