Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
Broccan, Alkaid and now Edrukk are close enough to all feel the intense heat of the smithy each taking a single d6 of damage 1d6 ⇒ 41d6 ⇒ 51d6 ⇒ 2 Kythel is still shielded by Alkaid
The giant looks grim and switches up his targets a bit, attacking all three of you
He directs his comment and first blow at Edrukk
"Mighty blows indeed, but not might enough!"
Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
Edrukk continues, grunting as the hammer finally connects. "Yer a tough 'un, n' doubt. T' bad ye weren't fer talkin'."
Actually on a natural 20 I let the crit auto succeed and just double the damage....so 62 points is a good hit!
The fire giant....
"I never said I wanted a fight, I said I didn't have time to talk. I got time for a good tussle. Let me know when your ready to say uncle."
Broccan, Alkaid and now Edrukk are close enough to all feel the intense heat of the smithy each taking a single d6 of damage 1d6 ⇒ 21d6 ⇒ 51d6 ⇒ 4 Kythel is still shielded by Alkaid
The giant looks grim and switches up his targets a bit, attacking all three of you
He directs his comment and first blow at Edrukk
"A mighty blow dwarf!"
Sense motive DC 13
Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
Sense Motive:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
"Yer n' s' bad yerself!"
"Thank ye, lass."
He uses a swift action and a use of fervor to heal himself a bit more, even as he swings again. Heals:2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
The giant looks thoughtful...."How about if you lot manage to save the city I get well paid to remake metal parts such as the gates of Cauldron? Do you have the authority to enter such a contract?"
"That sounds reasonable, and I also have heard of a smithing contest run in the town of torch once a year, Torch lies next to a volcano and uses even uses the heat from it for some of the forges.
And the prize the best smith is awarded is a number of official government contracts for the area with includes a number of other towns in the area for the year."
Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
Edrukk nods and points at Alkaid, "There be yer best bet. Mebbe better 'n what yer doin' today." He looks at the cage, "Speakin' o' that, what 'r ye doin' today? Seems a right fancy birdcage - and big, too!"
Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
Kythel said something to you.....
"I ca *clang* decipher *clang* many *clang* ions do not *clang*sense to *clang*".
Kythel realizes that the the lighting in the room is magical and that the furnace is utilizing magic to burn hotter than a normal forge....
Kythel
Spoiler:
Also some items on the giant radiate magic
Interestingly the strange sarcophagus, though intricately etched with runes and writings most magical in nature the magic has yet to be cast onto it.....
Rogue 2/Cleric of Pharasma 14 | HP = 157/157 | AC = 27 | Initiative +8 | Perception +22 | CMD – 23 | CMB – +11 | F +12 (+14 Spider Poison) | R +13 | W +14 | Channels 12/12 | HP = 2/2 | Cold Resistance 20
Assuming the Giant is out of earshot.
"I do not know what all of that means but it cannot be good. We may well need to destroy these artifacts and the sooner the better! Shall we try to find Alec first or resolve this now?"
Outside of the room, with the door closed and the hammering of the fire giant continuing, it is unlikely that he will hear anything you have to say to each other.....
For future reference I will assume that Kythel made a rubbing of the etchings of the soulcage to look at later on...when he might have access to an NPC or library to help with the task....
Dwarven Warpriest of Gorum| AC 20, T 11, F 19| HP 78/99| F 8 R 4 W 9, +2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities| Init +1| Perc +5| Fervor 6/7| Blessing 7/7| Sacred weapon 7/7| armor 7/7
As you head toward the next area on the map V9 the passageway narrows, winds around and becomes rougher, and the glow of torchlight can be seen up ahead.
Will you be sneaking in charging in or just walking in?
1d2 ⇒ 2
On a 1 the noise is familiar to the occupants of the room, on a 2 it is noticeably different....
Five hulking giants occupy this room, each with two heads. Each head has a porcine face with a shovel jaw and protruding lower canines like a boar’s tusks. The rest of the teeth are large and rotten. Their stringy hair is filthy, just like the rest of them....
Knowledge (Nature)
DC 16
Spoiler:
this two-headed giant is an ettin, a vicious and unpredictable nocturnal hunter. This result reveals all giant traits.
DC 21
Spoiler:
Though not particularly intelligent, ettins are skilled and cunning fighters. They are supremely strong and can fight very effectively with two weapons as each head controls one of its arms. Ettins speak a pidgin language of their own made up of a mix of Orc, Goblin and Giant.
DC 26
Spoiler:
Ettins have good senses and can see well in poor light conditions. They typically use ambushes to initiate combat, but then fight relentlessly until all enemies are dead. Ettins virtually never bathe and their stench is so strong that they almost always ambush from downwind to avoid being detected.
Will you be sneaking through them to the area beyond or going back the way you came?
The ettin voices continue....inside the fog...
Hey I not see....me too...what this?....Does it burn?....I choke....bad gas.....you too slow....stupid man!....next time we see we all throw!"
The ettin voices fade away as you move away from them...just need to know where...
