The crowds continue to build on the lawn, you can hear heavy applause, and you assume the speeches have begun...
The guards are still present, but far fewer.
322 looks around the group with her usual expressionless face before the faintest hint of a smile seems to appear. "I was once only an elf. Now I belong to....much more. Chaos is what I feed off....madness. And The Darkness is home. It is time....to bring some chaos to the light."
The faint swirling shadows engulfing 322 get darker and she articulates her had in a most unnatural way.
The crowd continues to cheer and applause is audible. 322 utters some alien phrase, and for a while nothing appears to happen.
There is more applause on the lawns, then you hear the crowd whoop and cheer at something, as though witnessing something amazing - then there is a hubbub of uncertainty... and then screaming, wild screaming. The screams then begin from the menagerie as something happens there - the roar of rampaging beasts adding a horrifying tone over it all...
People start streaming away from the lawns and the menagerie - the whole place is in chaos.
The guards check the door is locked and run from their post to assist the crowds...
Pushing forward, you start heading towards the vaults for your first vital piece of intelligence. Reading the notes from Arminaldi, you do your best to use them in plotting how to best avoid patrols. The noise from outside is working in your favour, bith because of a rampaging statue, and a crazed pack of beasts running riot.
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Good, good all accounted for it seems. Rataji will take the time to find an out of the way spot while waiting for the chaos to begin, and take the chance to change his appearance to something a bit more average for the area. He starts by casting Disguise self and becomes a bit shorter and lightens up his skin tone to look less like a Garundi man and more like a tanned adventurer. When the ruckus begins, and it appears it is a good time for us to go in now. He then makes sure to get re-cast message so that the team may communicate less obtrusively if needed.
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Good, good all accounted for it seems. Rataji will take the time to find an out of the way spot while waiting for the chaos to begin, and take the chance to change his appearance to something a bit more average for the area. He starts by casting Disguise self and becomes a bit shorter and lightens up his skin tone to look less like a Garundi man and more like a tanned adventurer. When the ruckus begins, and it appears it is a good time for us to go in now. He then makes sure to get re-cast message so that the team may communicate less obtrusively if needed.
[dice=Disguise Self]1d20+10+2+2-2
Zurnzal will follow the leader.
322 follows the rest of the group towards the vault. She moves with the shadows as if darkness were her home.
While nowhere near as talented in this endeavor, Joliryn is skilled enough to take advantage of it. She shadows the others, hand near her weapon to begin to strike when it comes to that.
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Marnarius nods and quickly follows - crouching a bit and keeping to shadows to remain unnoticed by the panicked crowd. Once away from the crowd, he retrieves his note once again and reads over the final few lines. I gotta get my hands on that weapon... he thinks to himself.
"Lots of useful stuff down in the vaults, I'm sure. If we get a chance, hope I can find somethin' of mine that's stashed around here."
The group of Aspis agents is clever enough to evade the guards with all the help of the earlier work paying off.
The basements descend into subbasements beneath Skyreach, in turn spiraling out like hollow roots to cryptic galleries hidden where few Pathfinders tread.
The hallways leading to this section are typically 10 feet wide, bear fine masonry walls, and are peppered with stout doors of wood, stone, and iron.
The Antarnicus Wing is clearly labeled from the outside by a brass plaque inscribed with large letters, though no further signs indicate what is contained within. The door made of strong wood and is kept closed with a good lock.
[ooc[The door is firmly locked. You believe the key is only the stolen set. It has been about five minutes since you entered.[/ooc]
The Professional doesn't find a trap, but based on the notes and nature of the area is pretty sure there will be, but the key would probably disarm any trap.
You turn the key and it disarms the trap.
As you come through the door there is a the strange feeling of a magical energy washing over you, but nothing seems to happen.
Rows of low shelves laden with scrolls, books, and the odd relic line this well-lit hall. At its far end stands a small fountain that emits a small amount of steam—enough to keep this dry room’s humidity constant. Six decorative columns, each one densely carved with animal imagery and fanciful whorls, stand along the walls, and a pair of lounging lizard statues rest on a dais at the north end of the room.
Zurnzal will look around, careful to keep away from the lizards.
Zurznal moves forward and into the room...
322 follows the others into the room, staying alert. She focuses on the items and statues around the room, trying to sense anything beyond the veil of light.
Joliryn also stays in the back, keeping an eye on her associates. "What are our goals here?" she asks, with one hand on the pommel of her weapon.
A few minutes of investigation hasn't revealed any notes, it may take a more thorough search by the whole party...
Having a few people loitering back seems to pay off though, and they shout a warning as part of the statues come to life and reveal themselves a pair of chameleons, and the lizards animate! Too late though, they have the initiative!
Red
attacks The Artist!
Bite vs FF
Damage
Orange
attacks The Experiment!
Bite vs FF
Damage
Yellow
attacks The Professional
Bite vs FF
Damage
Green
attacks the Professional
Bite vs FF
Damage
Their initial onslaught weathered, the party is set to respond..!
R1
Enemy (acted)
Jolyrin
Ambitious
Marnarius
322
Shohiraj
Rataji
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Rataji finally notices the commotion and tries to identify the creatures that are attacking his party.
He will then take advantage of the fact message is running to get as much pertinent information to the party as possible.
It looks like the current board state would allow Rataji to cast a lightning bolt to hit the right lizard and chameleon without hitting any of his companions, if that remains true it is what he'll do otherwise he'll use Ear-piercing scream on the right most thing near him After taking a 5 ft step away from them.
Just in case:
322 doesn't even seem to flinch when the creature bites her, instead she looks at the wound then slowly back at the lizard. Her voice seems different than before when she speaks now, almost demonic, coming from a different place.
322 steps back and gestures with her hand. Inky black tendrils of shadow appear near the creatures head and slither into it's orifices to probe it's brain.
action, 322 can tap into the unthinkable void between
the stars to cause a single living creature within 30 feet to
become confused for 7 rounds (DC 17 Will negates). This is a
mind-affecting compulsion effect.
Zurnzal turns back around and moves to throw a punch at red.
Joliryn bites back a cry of pain, then looks angry at lizards in front of her. As she steps forward, she draws her scimitar, and charges it, first with arcane energy, then with a spell. Then, in an act of rage, she slashes at the one that bit her, murderous gleam in her eyes.
The creatures are Foo versions of their terrestrial counterparts.
Given that, I'll take your first roll as the following os relevant to both:
Defensive Abilities:
Paired protectors, if two are within 30' of each other they get Prot vs Evil.
Stony defense (4/day) - Gain hardness 8 for a round.
DR 5/bludgeoning;
Immune disease, paralysis, poison,
sleep
R1
Enemy (acted)
Jolyrin spell combat!
Ambitious fisticuffs!
Marnarius
322 Madness...
Shohiraj slugs away with a sap!
Rataji ZAP!
Rataji blasts with lightning (I assume he would have called it and people would have allowed him to act)
O
G
Both reptiles get pounded by the cracking lightning!
Sho gets in with a sap, delivering a respectable blow!
Jolyrin gets in with a well placed strike, flames and electricity wash over the creature!
The Ambitious also punches the same creature squarely!
The Experiment curses once more in an alien tongue...
O
But the reptile maintains its sanity.
R 42
O 22
Y 9(nl)
G 22
The creatures weather the storm of the Aspis Agents, and renew their assault.
Their skins all turn a stony grey.
Red
attacks The Artist!
Bite
Damage
Orange
attacks The Experiment!
Bite
Damage
Yellow
attacks The Vengeful
Bite
Damage
Green
attacks The Professional
Bite
Damage
R2
Enemy (acted)
Jolyrin
Ambitious
Marnarius
322
Shohiraj
Rataji
R 42
O 22
Y 18+9(nl)
G 22
Zurnzal keeps punching!
The Professional misses the blow against the creature!
The Ambitious strikes away, but finds although his first blow lands and drops the creature, as he strikes at the other creature the first blow doesn't penetrate the stony hide and the other misses.
R (Dead)
O 22
Y 18+9(nl)
G 22
Seeing the first of the lizard downed, Joliryn shifts over to begin to work on the second lizard.
The strike hits, but only the flames seem to bother it...
O 24
Y 18+9(nl)
G 22
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Again trying to pass on info, Rataji will use message to get some more out, repeating the phrase in Aklo for 322 as well
Blunt Weapons are better
Seeing one of the close lizards go down, Rataji will target the yellow one with some magic missiles, if it goes down he'll switch any remaining to the orange lizard.