With a close inspection the copper banded chest begins to fade into a faint outline and you realize that it is just an illusion.
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Moadis looks at the dead snake with a far away expression on his face. After awhile he mumbles.
I knew a guy who got biten by a demonic viper during a patrol once. In minutes his lower leg turned purple and started to swell like a ballon. We had to amputate it in the field, right in the middle of the worldwound.
Terrible, terrible business.
The jeweled key does not work in the steel cube's lock, but the golden key does turn, opening the chest. Suddenly, a magical trap goes off turning the floor and nearby wall blue, but Aurelia's successfully resists the coloring effect through force of will.
The interior of the chest contains a map of the Salhar burial vaults beneath Sothis and a wand.
It's a wand of knock (CL 3rd, 11 charges).
With no real chests left, the remaining key is probably to the door.
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Mel is duly impressed, "I knew women were stubborn." he says with a grin. "now let's grab that key and get out of here."
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The jeweled scepter key does work on the door, leading you out of the room. The servant who directed you to the room waits outside, nodding to you as you depart, ”You may keep everything you found in the room, except the keys.”
With all the tasks completed and the day nearly at its end, it's time to return to the Grand Lodge.
As the group moves through the Foreign Quarter to make its way to the Grand Lodge, a throng of people blocks the street ahead. A performance art group commandeers the street, drawing graffiti to create a jolly hellscape complete with illusory devils comically dancing around in circles. A few citizens avoiding the crowd slip off-street through a nearby alley, the only egress past the gathering.
Midway through the alley, several of you recognize the face of a human man who seems to be waiting for you. Although rather unremarkable in appearance, he probably is the man who was watching the group earlier in the day. He is accompanied by two human women and a male halfling with a handlebar mustache. Their body language suggests ill intent.
Initiative (Surprise Round - Move or Standard Action only)
Aurelia <=Up
Belroar
Melufiuos (3 dmg) <=Up
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis
Ledford [Halfling]
Halli [Blonde woman]
Ophelia
Valik
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Aurelia scowls darkly at the thugs waiting in ambush down the alleyway. "Excuse me," she spits venomously, "but you are blocking our passage here. Move, or I shall make you move!"
With one simple gesture, a fiery summoning circle featuring the pentacle of Asmodeus appears in the air before the masked woman; Aurelia's hair likewise catches alight, her eyes burning with hellfire. From the circle steps a black-furred rottweiler, its eyes glowing with red malice and its hackles raised in a snarl. A row of bone-spurs arch down its back.
Despite all the people in the way, Melufiuos' arrow strikes the blonde hiding in the back. Aurelia's fiendish dog appears in front of the other group much to their dismay.
The redhead whistles, signaling the others to action. She then attempts to slashing at the dog with her shortsword, but fails to hit.
The average looking human man moves down the alley to become adjacent to the dog.
The Halfling gets a mad look in his eye and rushes forth 5' to also attack Aurelia's summoned dog with his greataxe. He drops the dog with one blow. "Only cowards send pets to fight for them!" He taunts afterwards.
With an incredulous look at the arrow in her shoulder, the blonde woman casts a spell from a scroll. A thick fog fills the alleyway around the woman.
Initiative (Surprise Round - Move or Standard Actions only)
Aurelia
Belroar
Melufiuos (3 dmg)
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia <=Up
Valik <=Up
Ophelia pulls free her morningstar in case she's forced to defend herself.
Initiative (Round 2)
Aurelia <= Up
Belroar <= Up
Melufiuos (3 dmg) <= Up
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia
Valik
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
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Seeing the mist, Mel curses himself for not drawing his wand instead. But he has a bow in hand, so he'll make due with that. He is tempted to fire blindly into the mists, but he restrains himself. Taking a deep breath and letting out the familiar hum associated with using an arcane charge, he waits. If anything comes out (or to the edge) of the fog, he lets fly with an arrow.
(-4 more if it winds up being in melee)
(if concealment or anything like that comes in to play)
(on the very off chance that i actually hit anything)
Valik pulls out his ancestral weapon in preparation for combat.
Belroar calls up Gorum's favor to bless the group in battle.
Melufiuos and Aurelia ready bow and magic respectively for any enemy emerging from the fog.
A female voice drifts out from the mist, her odd words and phrasing indicating a spell.
The human male rushes out of the mist, only to be targeted by an arrow from Melufious, which misses, and a Grease spell from Aurelia which his fast reflexes counter. Attacking Belroar with his rapier, the blade slips between plates of the Inquisitor's scale mail to pierce his side. A couple of inches more might have impaled something important.
Initiative (Round 2)
Aurelia
Belroar (4 dmg)
Melufiuos (3 dmg)
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis <= Up
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia
Valik
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
Bless: +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs. fear effects
Moadis swings his hammer in an arc over Belroar and solidly connects with a crunching sound into the human in front. The man's expression suggests he's beginning to regret his life choices.
The halfling rushes out of the mist only to have his dreams of carnage stopped by his ally in the way. "Out of the way, Larkin! I want to teach that big-mouthed half-breed a lesson!" He growls.
A voice from the mists hisses, "Get back in the mists you fools, you're ruining the plan!"
Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Aurelia <= Up
Belroar (4 dmg) <= Up
Melufiuos (3 dmg) <= Up
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia <= Up
Valik <= Up
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
Bless (9 rounds remaining): +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs. fear effects
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With a grunt of dissatisfaction at the ineffectiveness of her spell, Aurelia brings her arms up to the sky, imploring a familiar friend to return and aid them in the battle. With a loud screech and a burst of fiery heat, back comes her favoured devilish eagle, hovering just above the human man's head. The eagle drags its sharp talons across his face!
Valik attempts to strike Larkin with his sansetsukon, but the corner of the building prevents any of his weapon strikes from landing.
Aurelia summons her fiendish eagle above Larkin and it wastes no time tearing up the man's face with its claws. He screams in pain, but remains standing.
Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Aurelia
Belroar (4 dmg) <= Up
Melufiuos (3 dmg) <= Up
Larkin [Human male]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Moadis
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia <= Up
Valik
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
Bless (9 rounds remaining): +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs. fear effects
With nearly a perfect vertical line, Belroar's greatsword cleaves the man in half. What's left of the corpse collapses in the alleyway.
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Holding the bow taunt for so long for the previous shot aggravated the acid burns on his right hand. This time, he actually winces as he releases, sending his arrow horribly off course. At least that is what he tells himself. Surely it was not the spray of blood or the sight of a man being split in half... Surely....
Melufiuos' arrow goes above the halfling's head and disappears into the fog.
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Ophelia curses the narrow alleyway. He morningstar hangs heavy in her hand, her wooden holy symbol hands lighter at her throat. She runs over the spells she'd prepared - nothing particularly useful. ut Belroar was bleeding, and as he was most likely to be targeted...
She steps up, reaching a hand out to rest againt the large half-orc's wounded side. "Nu în acest an, nu a fost încă," she whispers, and the lavendar light spreads from her fingertips, stitching the wound closed. There's still a trickle of blood from one corner, but at least now it's not likely to pull open further.
Ophelia moves forward and heals most of Belroar's wound with divine magic.
Initiative (Round 3)
Aurelia
Belroar (1 dmg)
Melufiuos (3 dmg)
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask] - Delay
Moadis <= Up
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Ophelia
Valik
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
Bless (8 rounds remaining): +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs. fear effects
The halfling snarls as he charges forth to strike at Belroar.
With a fierce strike, his greataxe lodges in Belroar's chest, ending the Inquisitor's life.
The wounded blonde woman moves to the edge of mist and shoots an acid ray at Aurelia's eagle, but the fiendish bird dodges and the ray hits the side of a building instead.
The redheaded woman also emerges from the mists to stand behind the halfling.
Initiative (Round 3-4)
Aurelia <= Up
Belroar (Deceased)
Melufiuos (3 dmg) <= Up
Moadis <= Up
Ledford [Raging Halfling]
Halli [Wounded Blonde woman]
Deandre [Redheaded woman wearing mask]
Ophelia <= Up
Valik <= Up
Effects
Obscuring Mist beyond the line on the map. (See Above)
Bless (8 rounds remaining): +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs. fear effects
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"NOOOOOO!!!!" shouts a very distraught elf who is fiercely trying to disbelieve what he has just witnessed. He draws yet another arrow and draws it to his cheek, but he cannot aim. His vision has gone blurry from the sudden tears welling in his eyes. He tries to blink them away but cannot. Rage dissolves his patience and he releases the shaft anyway.
(no -4 cause halfling is not in threat range?)
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Valik can only watch as the halfling's blade cuts into Belroar so deep and so quick. Valik, watches as his comrade falls to the ground, lifeless and blood gushing from the wound. He has a tear start to firm, but catches it. I can shed a tear after the vile group is brought down.
Valik, disgusted at the thought, steps over Belroar's fallen body and takes out his anger on the halfling.
AC is 20 right now :)
Melufiuos fires an arrow at the halfling, but it hits the side of a nearby building instead of its intended target. Valik then strikes out at the murderous halfing. His first attack comes nowhere close to hitting him, but the second solidly connects!
Wiping the blood from his face, a crazed smile forms on the halfling's lips, "You're next."