[PFS]DM Elanmorin's The Silverhex Chronicles (Inactive)

Game Master Rogar Valertis

I think its pretty safe to assume we're all traveling together... not at posting speeds.

GenCon has me tied up: apologies for the brevity. Zadim would stay with the group.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

@Kyra: let's assume you have come together although you just spread out searching the cemetery

Kyra and Zadim spot an horse and a well dressed woman behind the mausoleum.

Seelah can still roll perception

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Good afternoon madam. I apologize if we are disturbing you in your grief, but it seems a murder has been committed, and you may be able to help us solve it.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

"Ah, Seelah, " Zadim begins then thinks better of it.

The well dressed woman steps out from behind the mausoleum and approaches you:"My name is Rhiannon Sarvio. I was here, praying at my own family’s tomb. I believe I heard something unpleasant just as you showed up. What's the meaning of this intrusion? Explain yourselves!"

I am Seelah, a knight in service to the Inheritor. Could you describe this unpleasantness?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Kyra ponders why someone would be praying behind the family crypt instead of in front of it. She eyes the woman speculatively.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

The woman, you realize she's still quite young, shruggs as Seelah asks her question:"I'm afraind can't. I heard some strange sounds as if someone was dragging something heavy and... some sort of gurgle? Then nothing else. I almost lost concentration but I wasn't finished praying. When I got out of the mausoleum to see what happened I saw you and I thought you caused those strange noises yourselves..." she says.

"Gurgle? Might be some sort of undead creature..." Valeros grips his swords tighter...

"Dying men gurgle," Zadim says to Valeros, "I've stabbed enough of them in the neck to know."

He lowers his hand to the hilt of his blade and says pointedly to the paladin and clearly enough for the stranger to hear, "The problem, Seelah, is that we followed the tracks--man and horse--from the murdered man to this mausoleum."

Seelah's eyes narrow. I see. Do you have any explanation for this?

"Explanation? You demand an EXPLANATION of ME??!?!? Do you even know who I am, foreigners? I am Lady Rhiannon Sarvio, my family's history goes back thousands of years! We founded Galt! We founded Gralton! And you dare ask questions and doubt MY word? I don't know what happened, I just heard some noise. Or Perhaps I saw a man slaughtered by a pack of tomb raiders, dressed identically to yourselves. The testimony of a Sarvio would outrank your version of events, you know?" Rhiannon says shifting from irate to sweet but somehow menacing in the same tirade...

Intimidate: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"I am not impressed," Zadim says dryly as he draws his small blade, the edge rasping along the sheath. "Your evasion confirms your guilt in my eyes, but I will defer my judgement to Seelah and Kyra."

Rhiannon. That is not an explanation. Please tell us the truth, you will find us more sympathetic than the guards you attempt to deceive. The word of a templar of Iomedae is not often questioned in matters such as this.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Seelah concentrates on Rhiannon, hoping not to find the taint of evil on one so young Detect Evil

Kyra merely watches, unsure what the woman's problem is... other then being insufferable... certainly not cowed in any way however.

Valeros, not very good with questioning, eyes the young lady, trying to notice if she carries a sword...

"So that's how you want to play this? I guess you really are just a bunch of bloodthirsty tomb robbers!Triumph! Zephyr! To me!" she shouts as she goes for her horse's saddled back.

Seelah's magic detects a deeply black aura surrounding Rhiannon. The sign of a person whose character was corrupted by evil!

Round 1 - Bold may post

Triumph

Valeros
Zadim

Zephyr

Kyra

Rhiannon

Seelah

Triumph the horse waits patiently for his mistress to mount him, once she does so they'll act during the same turn

Valeros will move 30' SE, drawing both swords and going total defense...

Zadim moves to guard the way past Seelah and studies the noble with an assassin's eye.

Zadim hears a screetch and the next thing he sees is a flurry of white feathers and some sort of bird clawing at his eyes!

Attack roll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 -> Damage roll: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Fortunately he's able to avoid the talons before they can cause any harm.

Round 1 - Bold may post

Triumph

Valeros
Zadim

Zephyr

Kyra

Rhiannon

Seelah

Kyra instinctively ducks as suddenly there's a bird diving towards them, even if it is not diving towards here.

"Well, that answers things a little more definitely." She mutters.

She reaches for her holy symbol, and says a prayer to the Dawnflower to bless her companion efforts against the murdering woman.

Casting Bless, which hit all her companions.
Everyone now has a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls!

She then moves closer to the mausoleum, a little concerned about the horse, should its rider get mounted.

Zadim fends the hawk away from his eyes with his blade.

AoO, Kukri: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 Tiny creatures must enter target's square to attack with melee weapons.

Zadim slashes at the raptor but misses it while Kyra empowers the rest of the pathfinders with the belssing of Sarenrae.

Cursing under her breath Rhiannon mounts her horse and prepares to strike whoever comes near.

From next round Triumph and Rhiannon will act at the same time

Round 1 - Bold may post

Triumph
Rhiannon

Valeros
Zadim

Zephyr

Kyra
Seelah

Seelah rushes forward on the other side of the crypt, hoping to prevent Rhiannon from escaping if her courage should fail. Double move

"You DARE stand in MY way??? Fools! You shall pay the price for your arrogance in full!" screams Rhiannon spurring her steed to attack Valeros!

Attack roll (Rhiannon vs Valeros): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 -> Damage roll: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Attack roll (Triumph vs Valeros): 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 = 7 -> Damage roll: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Round 2 - Bold may post

Triumph
Rhiannon

Valeros
Zadim

Zephyr

Kyra
Seelah

Zadim slices at the hawk before it can fly away and make another pass. He then hustles towards their mounted enemy.

Valeros will delay until Seelah (hopefully) gets into flanking position and will swing both swords at the murderous woman...

"Zephyr, NOOOOOO! You will be avenged!!!" screams Rhiannon as Zadim cuts the white hawk down.

Round 2 - Bold may post

Triumph
Rhiannon

Valeros
Zadim
Kyra
Seelah

Kyra will duck in behind Valeros, and call on Sarenrae to protect him from the unpleasant woman on the horse.

Shield of Faith on Valeros... +2 deflection bonus to his AC

Hardly the words of repentance I'd hoped to hear.

Seelah rounds the crypt and strikes for the young noble.

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Seelah's sword pierces Rhiannon's armor causing her to curse for the sudden pain and she furiously slashes at the paladin...

Attack roll (Rhiannon vs Seelah): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 -> Damage roll: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Attack roll (Triumph vs Seelah): 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12 -> Damage roll: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Round 3 - Bold may post

Triumph
Rhiannon -11hp

Valeros Shield of Faith
Zadim
Kyra
Seelah

"You're welcome to cease this foolishness." Kyra offers, as she draws her scimitar.

She steps around beside Valeris, and jabs at the woman to accentuate her point.

Melee: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 1 = 23, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 damage.
confirm?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9, for an additional 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 plus 2 fire damage.

Did my delayed attack hit?

Valeros again goes at her with both swords...

Longsword: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 2 = 15

Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Shortsword: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 2 = 19

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Seelah hunkers down behind her shield, fending off Rhiannon's strikes before sliding into a flanking position.

Bravery is a virtue when properly applied. This is mere foolishness.

Longsword: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 = 25
Slashing: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Zadim moves with grim purpose toward the battle and slashes at the woman with his blade.

Thanks to their well trained battle instincts Kyra, Valeros and Seelah surround the noble girl and make short work of her despite her heavy armor. As Seelah's sword hits her the girl falls bleeding on the ground while her horse runs away.

Stabilize check: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (9) - 4 = 5

Rhiannon Sarvio keeps bleeding, death quickly approaching.

Out of combat - Rhiannon -5hp

Kyra reaches down and touches the woman gently, saying a small prayer to the Dawnflower, and the bleeding stops.

Using Rebuke Death domain power to restore her 1d4 ⇒ 4 hps
Enough to stop the bleeding, anyway.

She glances up at the others. "I can bring her around, I think... but she does not seem particularly cooperative... so might be better to wait. She'll be fine here for the moment."

She moves the woman so she's resting a little more comfortably.

Valeros will stand guard, swords still drawn, while awaiting the murderous young woman to awake...

Kyra wasn't waking her, just making sure she didn't die =)

Though I *can* wake her if we want... I doubt she'll do much but be indignant though. heh.

Nobly done, Kyra. There is wisdom in allowing her a chance to mitigate her crimes should that prove appropriate.

Any thoughts on what else we should do except wait til sunset?

"Yes," Zadim agrees, "No need for more death."

Maybe wake her and question her? She may be more amenable to answer us now than she was before...

"Perhaps she has something on her that might clarify things?" Kyra offers hopefully, as she searches the woman.

Shrug, one never knows!

She also takes a moment to utter a spell and examine her that way as well.

detect magic

"Perhaps the saddle bags on the horse have information?" She adds thoughtfully. "Can anyone chase it down?"

Searching the still unconscious but stable Rhiannon Kyra finds a really well forged breastplate, a dagger, a state of the art long sword, the noble's outfit, a signet ring and no less than 253 gp.

Nothing magical

After it's clear the woman has no secret documents or anything else hinting at a nefarious plan Kyra decides to wake her up after taking away her weapons.
Rhiannon's reaction isn't pretty at first as she's enraged by her hawk's death:"Zephyr! You killed Zephyr! That bird was the last of a long line of renowned hunters! He was worth more than all of your lives put together, peasants! Do you relize the magnitude of what you have done???"

Then she realizes her circumstances don't really allow her to threaten the band of heroes, so she changes her tune, slightly:"I see you thugs have taken away my weapons and hold me prisoner. Very well. Kidnap me if you dare. My family will surely ransom me back!"

"They'll have to ransom you back from the authorities." Kyra adds with a slight chuckle. "They might not be as understanding."

"Why did you kill the young man?" Zadim asks simply.

"Good! Bring me to the town guard... I'm sure the magistrates will show some leniency for you turning yourselves in... Need I remind you I didn't kill anyone? You did.... and I'll see that you pay for your crimes!!!" Rhiannon spits back at Zadim and Kyra full of anger despite her precarious condition...

She's not going to help you unless you persuade her somehow...

You have several options here: try to convince her to talk or just tie er up and explore the mausoleum near here. And of course, you can always wait for dusk to arrive.

Seelah isn't too troubled by simply leaving her tied up until they turn her over to the town guard, but since she thinks that the best course of action is to await dusk, she occupies the time by speaking with Rhiannon.

She speaks of choices, and of those who have found their way back from the darkest of places. She speaks of failures, and those who rise above them. She speaks of the chance to right ones wrongs.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20