Janira smiles and waves enthusiastically at the group as they walk in. With a nod towards Dissa, she say, "Although new, you were all so amazing. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for you.[/b]" She then turns back towards the group and begins telling the tale of the fight with the Minotaur...with a few embellishments.
Heryn looks you over and says, "Follow me please." As she takes you downstairs she relates some of the history of the Wisp and the current condition of the basement. "As you can see the basement is mostly a stonework affair, very sturdy, and actually the foundation was improved by a generous donation of one of you 'Finders. Unfortunately it was for naught because it suffered damage during the quake of '98. Because stonework is so expensive, especially if it requires magical assistance, the owner has decided a temporary measure for the big crevice that's opened up is to throw a board over it. We're planning on stabilizing it soon, but until then you lot should be careful, I'd say only go one at a time and with as little extra weight as possible."
She drops you off at the bottom of some wooden stairs and opens the door to the next area where you can clearly see the board, crevice, and the way to the wine celler across from it. Heryn nimbly crosses the board with the practiced steps of someone who has done this many times before. She waits next to the entrance to the wine cellar and tosses a wink your way. "Come now, I'll point out the bottle to you when you're all over here then you can go back to Dreng."
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Bozmir takes a little interest in the book and some curiosity about the man reading it, but stays with the group.
He's also glad to see Janira again and nods along to any embellishments she makes.
Bozmir wears an expression on his face like do we really have to as he begins by taking off his backpack.
He mutters "I'm really not liking how sturdy that plank looks. Can't we just send one person over? Dibs not."
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"I agree with Jeza, the board is certainly unstable. I may be able to fix it, but then again I could also destroy it completely. If everyone agrees I will try to set it up so no one will have to worry about falling into that crevice."
As Barid is tinkering with the board he pushes something wrong and the entire thing collapses on its rotten core. Looking particularly red in the face he turns to his companions, "My apologies, I thought my skills were greater than they appear to be." Turning to Heryn he takes a running leap across the gap and lands before her. "My apologies, I'll have to get a new board for your establishment."
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Heryn looks on with amusement as the party dithers around the board. Her eyes widen in surprise as the board collapses into the crevice.
"You sure will," she says to Barid as her eyes narrow into a pointed stare. "Now, if you all are done messing around, let's get down to business."
She leads everyone into the cellar proper and points out the particular bottle that Dreng wants, a fine Taldan vintage bottle circa 4319.
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"Bozmir, be a pal and grab the other end of my Fauchard, would you?" he calls to the strongest of his companions.
Dissa makes a go of it, pretty sure he will need some help.
A +2 from Bozmir should do it.
Dissa knows Bozmir is not technically the strongest, but he can sing the ancient Ulfen song 'Pull Your Friend from a Hole' if necessary.
Dissa, with the rope, successfully climbs out of the pit. Now that this adventure is out of the way, the group continues on...
Heryn, not bothering to hide her amused smile, once again, "Alright now that y'all are over here lets get your captain his 'special package'." She emphasizes her words with quotation marks and a slight roll of the eyes while grinning. She leads everyone into the cellar proper and points out the particular bottle that Dreng wants, a fine Taldan vintage bottle circa 4319.
When Heryn the bottle on the rack there is a distinctive click and the entire shelf moves aside revealing a small entrance. A sturdy silver chain jutting from the ceiling ends in a glowing orb that radiates yellow light across the rectangular room. A simple desk of polished wood, stacked with documents and scattered notes, shelters a pair of wooden chests against the south wall. A series of cracks along the eastern and western walls form makeshift entrances into exposed caverns.
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Within the room itself are two extremely large and bothered looking scorpions. They hiss and clack as the air from the cellar comes whooshing in.
Map slide 2 if it doesn't automatically pop up
Dulomak and Kontha are up!
Baddies
Dissa
Bozmir
Barid
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Jeza mutters - loudly, .
He moves into the trap disguised as a crack in the hall and tries to empale the scorpion with his longspear. He also searches his memory to identify the critter at the end of his spear. Finally he scans the critter filled trap to see if there is anything here that is important to notice.
Jeza is sure to allow his friends to pass by unimpeded, while he is not in melee, and will look for openings to take an opportunity for a free attack.
If he knows anything special about them, he will take a second to mention the important data.
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When you contribute more than just piety, cleric, then you can critique others. Kontha took blows that others might have taken, yourself included, as you so nicely block any tactical advantage
The scorpion 5 foot stepped. You can attack through Barid but there will be partial cover penalty (I'll apply to the roll).
Also forgot to mention in post above but Dissa needs to make a Fort DC 12 save.
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Barid sucks in a breath as the scorpions claw comes up scoring on the junction between his neck and shoulder. If that were a little higher it would have hit the carotid and I'd be a bleeding mess on the floor...
The scorpions still being active, Barid rolls around the side of the scorpion to the south of him. His slower movement allows him to more carefully study the scorpions and hopefully avoid their attack.
Having Dulomak on the other side of the scorpion allows Barid to look for weaknesses in the chitin that will let his blade through. His lunge is completely mistimed and the creature scuttles away causing Barid to dig his sword-point into the unyielding rock.
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Bozmir knocks down the scorpion pretty good while Dulomak strikes the killing blow.
Jezakay finishes off the last scorpion.
Looking through the files properly you see that they chronicle the exploits of Selmius Foster, a famous name you recognize from your training. Most of his exploits are here in some detail, but it is clear from his later works he was looking into another investigation before he died. He was looking into the lost records of Pathfinder Agent Eylysia.
There are two slides so make sure you check out both.
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Dissa squints in the dimly lit cave at the faded script. "It seems as though we have three to five options:
1) Go to the gravesight of the Stonemason Fimbruk
2) Find the wizard Fimbruk
3) Investigate the three names Elysia placed on the wall: Dougliner Cocktail, Hollis "Evil Chin" Thorns, or Karina Clamp."
He looks at his companions and states "Personally I would like to start with Fimbruk. We know less about the names on the wall and the grave isn't going anywhere. What say you?"