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Lynn had continued to back away from the demon spawn but once they were dealt with she quickly went back to the cells opening them with more haste than ever before. "I guess we know what was making that damned sound at least... I hope this isn't infectious."
She ignored her arm for the time being she would heal herself and the others up later. Not much she could do for the malnourished dwarves however.
With one slash, Marius cuts the thing in two ending its existence. As its falls to pieces Selmys air blast cuts the two halves into tinier pieces.
End Combat
As you unlock the doors each metal-on-metal screech. Rakuska Ingardam and her two colleagues, Pechas Domri and Holfist Sendstrom lie manacled in these jail cells. They are bruised and poorly fed, giving each the exhausted condition due to malnourishment and dehydration.
The first of these cells that you open contains Rakuska, who tells the party of the envoys’ ordeal:
" We bypassed Xer only to be waylaid by a faith barge and have all our funds extorted from us before we were captured—though not without a fierce fight. We were brought to this place with hoods over our heads, which our captors removed only when we arrived at the inn’s gate. We have been interrogated twice by a “merciless Razmiri cleric calling herself Holy Ahendile,” which said that we are in the country for some subversive, nefarious purpose. Rosh ("the mute”) has brought us food infrequently, even sneaking in treats from the kitchen on two occasions. We only saw the “smiling old ladies” when we first arrived."she says exhaustingly.
Pechas Domri, a Pahmet dwarf, speaks up. "Thank you for your timely intervention and we wish you the blessings of the Diamond Sage. Can we leave this place now."
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"We should see if there is a exit to somewhere outside the inn, no doubt they are keeping tabs on us and if this ross fwllow was able to sneak in here then I'm sure he has another way in besides the room we rented. Then we should return to our room retrieve our anything we may have lefg and depart fhis place with utmost haste.
Lynn fished through the ring of keys and unshackled the dwarves. She knew her wand wouldnt help with the lack of nutrition and dehydration that the dwarves were suffering fron but she offered her water skins anyway. They would be able to get fed on the ship.
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"There's the trap door in the stables, I bet we can leave usin' that one, right?" Selmy says, eyeing the dwarves with pity.
"I didn't leave anything upstairs, I can stay down here and protect them if you need to go upstairs, but if you want my opinion, I'd say just leave it an' lets get out of here now."
The blonde dwarf looks toward the other door they didn't take previously. "Maybe thats the way we ought to go."
"Thank you."exclaims the dwarf as she drinks from the water skin.
"I don't care what door we leave from as long as it's away from this place."
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"Curze is back in the bath house guarding the trapdoor we used." Marius counters, "Tigers are not known for going up and down ladders and I shall not be leaving him here."
Regardless of which way his allies choose to go, the Crusader moves back towards the ladder they used to get here. Sheathing his large blade Marius begins to climb carefully, listening out to ensure no-one is upstairs with his close companion.
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"Tell your kitty-cat to jump down then. More than likely whomever's in charge of this place has some magical alarm rigged up to let 'em know when someone busts in. Otherwise leave 'em. You can always buy another. And your cat will provide a distraction. I've been in too many situations like this, where some damn fool ran off to take of their stray whatever-it-is, while armies zombies or the like were shambling all around. It never ends well."
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Lynn shook her head at the two as she hefted one of the dwarves onto her back rather effortlessly considering her small frame. "There was a trap at the stables? We should get your companion and hurry off to the other exit if that is the case. I would hate for that kind boy to be caught up in this more than he is already.. perhaps we can even wisk him away to a safer place."
She made sure her grip on the dwarf was well placed before following after Agirran, "The other exit shouldn't be far, just dip up and have him jump down it should be simple if not then perhaps we can lift him down."
Gathering all the dwarves the Pathfinders decide to go out the exit. Marius first grabs his tiger then follows the party out. Hearing nothing at the exit door they climb up and out the exit.
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"Agreed. Getting these poor souls to safety is our utmost concern to accomplish our patrons task." Sulmoro adds in as he also leaves the trap door fanning out to intercept any threats.
"Right you lot." Agirran says addressing the freed prisoners. "Anything about this place we should know before movin' out?"
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"It might be best if we do split and both make it clear. There are only a few old ladies and they be watching both exits or just one. Curze and I will cause a distraction if needed." Marius replies to the surly Ulfen before clambering up the ladder and into the bath house, carefully listening to ensure Curze isn't tearing something-or someone, apart.
Lifting himself into the Bathhouse, Marius pets his companion on the neck and listens to the door to see if anyone is out there.
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Lynn would help the tigers down and then think about getting them back up the ladder, she would slip off her armbands and hand them to ironleaf, "Go ahead put those on, carry your tiger up and then come back for the other, we've got the time right now. But we must move faster than this." She would climb up just before Ironleaf and then retrieve her Muleback cords after the lifting of tigers was complete.
Once everyone was in the stable she would look around."We need to get to the boat quickly"
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We're going to our room via the trap door, getting ironleaf's cat. Then we are going back into the trap door, and out the stables exit.
Is stripes a male or female tiger, and about how bulky, cause Lynn may be able to lift em if they are on the light side, and if not she can quickly trade her muleback cords onto a character with high str and they can carry both up no problem.
Lynn would help the tigers down and then think about getting them back up the ladder, she would slip off her armbands and hand them to ironleaf, "Go ahead put those on, carry your tiger up and then come back for the other, we've got the time right now. But we must move faster than this." She would climb up just before Ironleaf and then retrieve her Muleback cords after the lifting of tigers was complete.
Once everyone was in the stable she would look around."We need to get to the boat quickly"
[dice=perception]1d20+6
"Watch out for the cleric! We came down here right after we got here. We don't know much about this place!" one dwarf speaks up.
Marius goes through the bath house and hears nothing upon exiting the trap door.
Lynn, with caution, states to get their companions and leave quickly.
Agirran, getting frustrated, tells them to bring rabbits next time.
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"Alright Marius, bring 'em all to the back!" Selmy says as the human makes his way back up the ladder to retrieve the tigers.
Once at the stables he points toward the rear of the compound and suggests they go that way.
"We can always circle around back, but ain't it more likely they'll have more eyes at the front? How long should we wait for Marius?"
The Pathfinders make there way out of the stables. Thinking it's clear they try to make it to the back gate.
"In the name of the most holy living god, drop your weapons! I am Holy Ahendile, ordained priest of Razmir and arbiter of your fates. Submit to my authority, and you may well earn more merciful treatment.”
The Razmiri priest is dressed in gray robes, wears an iron mask, and carries an ivory wand as she leans against the courtyard’s well.
She is between two enforcers. They sneer menacingly and slap there weapons against there sides. In addition you notice two thugs perched on the rooftops.
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The Pathfinders make there way out of the stables. Thinking it's clear they try to make it to the back gate.
"In the name of the most holy living god, drop your weapons! I am Holy Ahendile, ordained priest of Razmir and arbiter of your fates. Submit to my authority, and you may well earn more merciful treatment.”
Agirran steps forward . He looks at the former bedraggled prisoners and then back at Ahendile.
"Lady, I don't know if that mask is restricting your field of vision or what, but you obviously haven't noticed that we've got tigers. And if there's one thing you should know about tigers it is that they are the Nine Hells on logistics, and therefore you should never, ever, piss-off anyone who is forced to work with them."
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Lynn would look at the archers on the roof and whisper to her team, "Can anyone deal with them? I can handle the ones here on the ground if they stay grouped up, but I don't have anything for that range."
Lynn would place a hand on her weapon preparing to draw it. She would speak towards the so called priest. "If it is these innocent lives that you wish to claim then you will have to go through our blades and our hearts before you may touch them." Her companions would feel their chests surge with confidence.
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Leading Curze through the Taver area, Marius is glad that it seems deserted at this time of night. Moving back through the main entrance, better to meet up with his allies, Marius sighs as the masked priest waits for them at the well. Eyes narrowing, Marius whistles sharply, the signal for Curze to get ready to attack as he frees his greatsword from its sheath on his back.
"We refuse to surrender curs!
"I told you to submit to me. You shall have your wish." The priest immediately casts Mage armor on herself."ATTACK!"
The red thug fires his crossbow at Marius and just hits his arm opening up a small scratch.
Combat round 1
Everyone may action
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"Stripes, get 'em" Ironleaf states, patting his companion on the head. Stripes moves his full speed of 40' to YELLOW and attempts to bite him.
Ironleaf, on the other hand, moves 20' forward, hugging the wall. He grips his quarterstaff with both hands and readies himself for an incoming attack
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Agirran puts the heels of his palms together and growls out the word of magic while pushing his palms outward. "Kame-hame-"
A short-lived, horizontal geyser erupts from his hands blasting the priestess.
[dice=hydraulic push! (bull rush)]1d20+5[/dice]
Ironleaf sends his companion to attack the thug. Stripes teeth sink into the thug and open up a mouth sized puncture wound. Aggiran tries to push the priest back, but she is against the well and cannot be pushed back. Selmy just misses with her airblast.
The green thug fires at Ironleaf.
The blue thug fires at Sulmoro. The bolt lands solidly in his side opening up a big wound.
The yellow thug moves up and fires at Agirran. The bolt glances off his side leaving him with a small cut.
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Sulmoro sighs as the tiger runs by him so he turns to the other enforcer and calls out a challenge before rushing over to him.
En route he is tagged by his arrow angering the Nagaji.
"Now, now! Put down the bow and face me with a real weapon!" he sneers painfully.
Upon reaching him he strikes a horizontal slash hoping to return the favor of the wound in his side.