My lady has indeed brought me here to fulfill purpose...
Jirani simply stands and waits, idly wondering if the others found a way into the building from another route.
When the man is almost at the door Venator touches Jirani in the shoulder. "Luck favors the Righteous."
Lia tenses even more when she sees Venator cast something on Jirani.
Oh boy... I wish they'd just come back already. The waiting is killing me.
Aerodus continues to wait in his spot, waiting for a signal, bow and arrow at the ready.
Lia nods at the man as he brings the child in.
Her discomfort is incredibly obvious to anyone paying attention.
"I'll have to admit, I wasn't expecting children, sir."
Nethys' blood... they use CHILDREN?!
She clears her throat. "If you would be so kind as to bring out the rest, we can see about making a proper offer."
Although Lia asked to see the others, Venator wants to guarantee this child is safe first.
The priest keeps a cold face and speaks to the merchant. "How well trained are them?" Instead of waiting for an answer, he demands of the child with an authoritive voice: "Hey, come here, now!"
Andando leans against the barricade next to Aerodus, his knives in hand ready to swoop in and let the killing begin.
That was it. Beating children... that was the last straw.
"The boy looks well enough, sir. Now, I believe we should discuss payment." Lia says as she walks toward the man.
She stops in front of him. Her uncomfortable smile turns into a cold glare.
Then her sword lashes out.
"Your blood, slaver."
Hearing the action, Aerodus moves and rams through the door.
Andando rushes behind Aerodus and stabs the dog before it has a chance to get up.
Venator makes a few gestures and uses some kind of magic on the dog!
"Murderous Command!"
Jirani grunts at the sudden shift but conceded to himself it was inevitable the moment he saw the child A perversion of life if I ever saw one...
Lakcing the speed of more combat oriented folks Jirani is forced to pause a moment to pull his bow but hopefully is fast enough.
Lunging toward the man nearest the dog. Andando flourishes his kukri.
Venator lifts his crossbow and shots an arrow before the man has a chance to react!
!
Lia's face shows no emotion as Blondie falls over with a bolt in his chest.
She turns to the others. "Get ready. Someone will have heard that."
She looks over to the boy, walking over and kneeling before him. "It'll be alright. We'll get you and your friends out of here, safe and sound. Is there anything we should look out for?"
Part of her cringes inside. Perhaps attacking a man in front of a child wasn't the best idea.
Seeing the child has been cared for, Venator takes a peek at the corridor, searching for possible threats.
Aerodus scowls at the dead man, not liking the fact that the ranger didn't kill him. He moves to the door and checks it and the corridor.
Andando looks at his blade in disbelief, that slash should have taken the man's head clean off. "How's that bolt feel there iron neck?" he asks the corpse sarcastically.
Jirani keeps his bow at the ready and looks to the others to see if they note anything...
Venator asks the boy to just follow them, since if he were to wander around the corrupt streets of Sandpoint there could be trouble.
Aerodus prepares his bow and arrow, ready to follow Venator into the room.
Aerodus takes the time to search the body and then prepares his bow and arrow again.
Shaking his knives in hand, like come on Andando, he stays alert behind Venator to prepare to try again.
Lia picks up the wand off Blondie's corpse and examines it.
Venator comes to the aid the woman in identifying the wand!
Next, the party moves deeper inside the building.
Lia looks up at Venator, a serious expression on her face.
"It's a wand of acid splash. Odd... normally most mages wouldn't need such a wand. They can cast the spell until the stars gutter out. It's not an especially powerful spell--as is the case with almost all cantrips--but it can be useful for some things..." She trails off, looking back at the boy. Her face pales.
So help me Nethys, if they used acid on innocent children...
She puts the wand in her belt. "Let's go. They have at least three more children in here that we need to save." She moves to open the door Aerodus is standing in front of.
Aerodus snorts at Lia's analysis. "Well, then. If it's a common spell and he needs a wand for it, then there might be a chance that he wasn't a mage. A man pretending to be a mage. Hmph. Now I've seen everything."
As Lia gets into position, Aerodus nods, indicating that he's ready.
Jirani follows wordlessly, bow at the ready.