Karg peers around Aakif and Arnthoth at Ash, before glancing back at Sarenrae’s servant. “You not tell Karg you had twin brother, Sooty!”
“Are you two identical?”
"Does anyone know why this troll isn't deadly afraid of open flames?"
The troll pushes out its chest. “Me know why, Sooty’s Twin. But me never tell you it because me Legendary, MYTHIC cavern troll.”
Ash's flaming sphere burns the troll's flesh, but the creature does not seem particularly concerned.
Ali: -7 hp
Volfie: -43 hp
Karg: -57 ✗
Ali continues to heal Volfie.
Karg turns his back on Aakif to address the peanut gallery.
“Look, me don’t think Sooty Crew can kill me BUT me don’t think me can kill Sooty crew. How ‘bout me tell you ‘bout Derwood Fir…
Aakif drives his scimitar through the troll’s back, past its heart and out the front of the creature’s massive chest, ending its chat.
When Aakif withdraws his blade, the troll avalanches to the ground but its wounds continue to heal.
The three centaurs manacled to the eastern wall of the hall call out nervously, “Followers of Sarenrae, help us PLEASE!”
Ali: -7 hp
Volfie: -35 hp
Karg: -69
“Please, Ser.”
One of the centaurs calls out to Ali with tears of relief. “The big Strawberry roan minotaur holds the keys to our chains. Oh, thank-you, Ser!”
“One of our brothers was taken deeper into the mine a while ago to be prepared ‘for the honor of serving Baphomet.’ We feared we were next.”
“Oh, Yes! A HUUUGE albino mino… The troll just flinched!” The centaur stabs the air with an index finger in Karg’s direction.
Roland stows his bow and draws a vial of acid.
The troll moans on the ground at Aakif’s feet. “Yield. Me surrender! Me tells you whats me knows if you let me go …”
Ali: -7 hp
Volfie: -35 hp
Karg: -64 hp ; prone
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"You are safe, centaurs. We will rescue your companion as soon as we resolve our troll issue."
As the troll falls, Aakif raises his scimitar. He nods his thanks to Ali for freeing the centaurs.
"What do you think everyone? Finish the troll or listen to what he has to say? I vote to hear him out, but it shouldn't be my decision alone."
If the group votes for thumbs down, Aakif will coup de grace the troll (before he wakes up, if possible).
I guess if we're in initative, Aakif will delay until the party votes on the troll's fate.
Ali oversees events from where be believes is his rightful place.
Ash’s flaming sphere continues to burn the troll which *whimpers* briefly before again going unconscious.
Roland lobs his acid vial high over Arnthoth and Aakif, where it hits the ceiling of the unfinished hall!
Miraculously, the vessel bounces off at an advantageous angle, raining acid all over the helpless troll!
Getting a clear picture of his companions’ intentions, Aakif swipes his scimitar across the evil creature’s throat, ending its life.
The centaurs hold up their chained wrists to the party which *JANGLE* as the captives continue to tremble in the aftermath of their ordeal.
“Uh, My Spear-Lord?” The bravest one entreats Ali. “… yeah, their leader is a big, white minotaur. When he came for Ed, he had a demon with him.”
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Aakif raises an eyebrow at Ali giving orders, but takes the keys and finishes freeing the centaurs. If the key doesn't remove the chains, an adamantine scimitar should.
Aakif will then cast empowered cure moderate wounds on Volfie.
25 healing with empower
"What can you tell us about the white Minotaur or the demon?"
“About the white minotaur, Ser Bright Blade?”
The centaur bows its head, holding Aakif’s hand to its forehead with reverence. “Not much. It is most definitely big and mean though.”
“As for the demon – it was smallish with sharp fangs and bloodshot eyes!”
“Oh horse cookies, Big Mac!” A shorter centaur pipes up as it rubs its wrists. “It was actually pretty big. But you were lying in the dust trying to hide when it took Ed. It had hoofs for feet, a face-mane streaked with blood and a horn growing out of its head.”
“I was NOT hiding!” The first centaur retorts with a snort.
“Whatever …” The third centaur *rolls* its eyes. “The fiend was dark red … or maybe black? It was dark see. But it had a halo of fire and lightning! I remember that quite distictly.”
“Well I don’t!” Number Two replies tartly. "The reason it was dark was because you had your hands over your eyes!”
“DID NOT!”
“Did too!”
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Trying to hid a smile, Aakif replies "Thank you for your information."
Aakif will use his last channel to heal up Ali and Volfie.
"This is my last channel for the day. Any further healing will need to be delivered by touch, so don't run too far away from me.... or at least be aware of the risk."
Aakif will include the centaurs in the channel, in case they are injured. He will also make sure the troll and minotaurs are not in channel range. That should fully heal up the party. Aakif will then cast detect magic and do a very quick search of the troll and minotaurs - very quick as in, "look for the glow" and that's about it.
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Ali waves his hand at mention of the demon. "Don't fear, my good centaurs! We will banish it, no doubt. But now, my friends: the show must go on!"
Ali leaps from the throne and draws his sword again, which lets out a soft sigh at the magician's antics. Ali hesitates a moment and then says more quietly to the others, "Would one of you like to lead the way?"
"Ayup! Now that we can help you with, good ser!"
The centaur called Big Mac booms confidently. "The minotaurs would not bad-mouth their leader until at least an hour after he had left them."
“The cultists often discussed how sinister it was that to reach the 'white one’s' chamber, one's hooves must steer left at every fork.”
Aakif finds nothing glowing on the minotaurs’ bodies.
However, two old arrows sticking out of the troll’s shoulder shine with moderate evocation magic.
They may each be removed intact by a skilled bowyer or fletcher, taking half a minute for each arrow.
These are a pair of searing arrows
Small piles of rubble cover the floor of this roughly hewn rectangular room. Statues of bull-headed warriors in various stages of completion line the north and south walls, while a double row of polished black stone columns form a path down the center of the chamber.
The ceiling is 30 feet high. The statues that line the walls are 20 feet tall and stand atop 5-foot-tall, 10-foot-square pedestals. One statue on the north wall has 20-foot-tall wooden scaffolding erected around it.
At the eastern end of the room, a massive stone figure with the face of a snarling bull rises from a pit carved into the floor. Flames flicker in the hole, filling the air with the acrid scent of burning grease. The bestial statue clutches an altar at the edge of the pit, posed as though it were trying to wrench the stone pedestal down into the chasm.
Two three-foot-tall, dark-furred humanoids with burning hooves are lashing an unresisting grey-maned male centaur to the altar slab.
A tall alabaster-skinned minotaur rises from a kneeling position before the altar on your approach.
Its speech is calm and considered as it turns towards you. “Your invasion of this holy place was foreseen, infidels. You shall not leave this place unchanged.”
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"Anyone know anything about these creatures? Any resistances? Do they throw fire?
Aakif will cast blessing of fervor on the party.
Blessing of Fervor - At the beginning of your turn, choose one of the following options:
1. Increase your speed by 30 feet.
2. Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
3. Make one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using your highest base attack bonus.
4. Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
5. Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.
Ali begins casting a familiar spell. Aakif does likewise, but with a different spell.
“Do they throw fire?”
The small horned humanoids step forward and address each other with melodic, chiming voices.
आप उसे जवाब देने के लिए करना चाहते हैं
Suddenly fireballs erupt from Aakif’s square, rolling over all of the Pathfinders!
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Always trust your instincts.... I just had this feeling that they threw fire....
"Yeah... thanks Ash.... "
Aakif has fire resistance 10, so that should be 3 from the first and 5 from the second fireball.
Aakif replies in celestial "Who are you? Why are you attacking us? If you speak this language, we are likely on the same side!"
"Who are you? Why are you attacking us? If you speak this language, we are likely on the same side!"
Both creatures look taken aback by Aakif’s words.
प्रतिशोध की जनरल के एजेंटों। आप, मौत का कौन हैं
Aakif: -8 hp
Ali: -10 hp
Ash: -6 hp
Roland: hp
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Aakif looks completely shocked when Ragathiel's title is mentioned.
He responds in celestial (and repeats in Taldane (common) for the party's benefit.)
"Wait! Ragathiel is an agent of good! We should not be fighting each other! I am Aakif and I serve Sarenrae, who was once an empyreal lord herself! Are you acting against your will? If so we will free you. If not, let us cease fighting and save our strength for our common enemies!"
आप हमारी इच्छा के विरुद्ध क्या मतलब है
The pair of short humanoids gesture reverently at the minotaur.
हम स्वेच्छा से, अभिभावक स्वतंत्रता, हमारे प्रभु के मजबूत दक्षिणपंथी की सेवा इस पवित्र स्थान की बुतपरस्त आक्रमणकारियों के खिलाफ
“What do you mean ‘against our will’?”
The pair of short humanoids gesture reverently at the minotaur.
“We willingly serve the Avoral called Freedom, Our Lord’s strong right wing, against unbelievers who invade this holy place.”
Dahruun Firehorn rushes to within 10’ of Volfie.
Aakif: -8 hp
Ali: -10 hp
Arnthoth: hp
Volfie: hp
Ash: -6 hp
Roland: -20 hp
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Aakif again speaks in celestial then translates in Taldane.
"Can this minotaur speak celestial? He has not yet answered in this language. What do you mean by unbelievers? Just because we do not follow the same patron, that does not mean we are enemies. You say that you serve him of your own free will. Does that include striking out at the forces of light? I truly do not wish to harm a celestial being, but this "Freedom" does not seem willing to listen. Will you stop attacking us?"
The red humanoid looks confused. क्या जानवर आप की बात करता है ऐसी कोई प्राणी मौजूद है
स्वागत है भाई तुम्हारा। अच्छे के बलों के साथ गठबंधन नहीं उन नहीं कर रहे हैं
Blue’s expression hardens. दोस्त आप हमें चाल की तलाश? तुम सुना है स्वतंत्रता अजीब नश्वर जीभ में बोलते हैं। जो स्वर्ग की सेवा दूर चेतावनी
“You are welcome, Brother Aakif. Those not a part of the Forces of Good are not.”
Blue’s expression hardens. “Dost you seek to trick us? You have heard Freedom speak in that alien mortal tongue. Doubtlessly warning away those who serve Heaven not.”
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Roland decides that Aakif is confused and the "demons" are really just what the centaurs described them to be.
"Aakif, I do not know what zhey said but I know evil outsiders and zhese sure seem to fit zhe description. "
Roland chooses the extra attack blessing, not delaying any further he unloads cold-iron arrows at the shorter flame creatures first.
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Ash moves and heals Arnthoth a little.
Roland’s first four arrow strikes cause the short, blue-eyed humanoid to dissolve into a cloud of stinking, gray vapor.
The Varisian’s fifth shot also hammers home on the red humanoid, causing its voice to lift an octave as it cries fiery tears.
यह तब होता है जब आप अराजकता के साथ सहयोगी है। उन्हें मनाने के नीचे खड़े करने से पहले यह खराब हो जाता है।
“The Abyss rejoices! Tell them to stand down before the Dark One secures victory here.”
Aakif: -8 hp
Ali: -10 hp
Arnthoth: hp
Volfie: -53 hp
Ash: -6 hp
Roland: -20 hp
Red: -20 hp
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Ali doesn't understand much of what has been said. "So they are evil, right? Well then, bring on the monkeys!" There is much screeching and poo-flinging as the monkeys fill the sanctuary around the minotaur and demon.
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Ali finishes introducing the monkeys with a grand bow as he enters the room . This is all very bland to the minotaur though....
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"I'm not sure Roland.... They haven't attacked since we started talking. If they continue to attack, we will have no choice. The Minotaur has already made his choice."
One last try.... If they are telling the truth, I can't attack a celestial creature....
In celestial and Taldane: "Do not attack us, and we will speak further after the battle is over. If you attack, our archer will likely end your life."
Aakif chooses the extra movement from blessing of fervor to move up to Volfie (but not in front of Ash). He will then cast an empowered cure critical wounds on Volfie.
With the empower, that's 39 healing to Volfie.
Aakif advances towards the front line and heals Volfie.
Ali’s monkeys finally take the stage and swarm Derwood and Red. The monkeys delight in tearing the ivory minotaur's hair and skin but scream and vomit in fear as breaking the short humanoid’s skin causes them to be blasted by spurts of boiling blood and overcome by noxious vapor.
The dark furred creature’s shredded skin quickly reseals.
The monkeys fail to remove Derwood’s greataxe from his stubborn grasp, but do manage to pry Red’s burning longsword away. The sword’s flames go out as the screaming monkeys hold their prize aloft for Ali to see.
Red-eyed from weeping, the short outsider sobs at Aakif.
आप जीव है कि गंदगी के साथ हमारे पवित्र स्थान अपवित्र के लाने की अनुमति है। तुम स्वर्ग के कोई नौकर हैं, झूठी पुजारी
The creature’s weeping melts the flagtones as it moves 30’ to stand amongst the southern line of statues. From there it lifts its eyes sending a gout of bloody, flaming tears into Volfie, Aakif and Ash.
Finally, Dahruun finds nothing boring about the party’s show to date. The minotaur leader grips his greataxe resolutely.
Aakif: -8 hp
Ali: -10 hp
Arnthoth: -31 hp
Volfie: hp
Ash: -6 hp
Roland: -20 hp
Red: -20 hp
DF: -5 hp
Sickened: The character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.