The water tastes very clean...if not a bit stale, as if it has been in a skin for a very, very long time. It does not seem to have any effect save for wetting your whistle.
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Robyyn also examines the diorama, curious to see what Absalom looked like, and what time it might represent based on what the city looked like.
He then steps back, and voices his agreement with Ravoon. "We should continue. I was hoping that Janira would have joined us by now; hopefully the minotaur isn't causing her too much trouble! We should continue our exploration so we can back outside and help her, if she needs it."
There are two branches going off...one to the East and the other to the West. Robyyn is able to hear something coming from the passage to the west.
A miniature city carved from this same stone occupies nearly the entire surface. Tiny trinkets such as ancient coins, polished semiprecious stones, and ornately braided loops of string are scattered throughout the diorama, and pale cave frogs clamber atop it. The smooth cavern floor is covered in gravel and pebbles along the edge of the pool, and several foot-long centipedes prowl among the gravel in their search for prey.
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Well, I suppose clearing off these insects really quickly wouldn't hurt... Schaka mumbles as he does so, throwing the insects farther back into the cavern, beyond the pool of water. When he looks to have removed them all, he quickly follows his companions down the western tunnel and motioning for Saheilu to follow.
Rawr *lumbers towards Schaka*
A shuffling can be heard as the party moves around a bend.
Miklos, you are up, good sir!
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies everywhere!
The two Northern zombies charge forward to attack Miklos.
One missing and the other hitting Miklos with a vicious blow as Miklos's blade tears into the flesh of the southern most zombie, though it isn't enough to stop it's short step and strike.
As Steinfaust rushes forward, he drops one zombie, allowing his pet to the second, which also causes it a bone crunching blow.
Everyone but Stein is up!
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Robyyn moves past his colleagues in the cramped passageway, just entering the room. He whips his arms in a swinging motion around his head, and the breezes that seem to constantly swirl around him pick up briefly before they drop off entirely as he motions his arms towards one of the zombies, hurling a strong gust of air at the undead creature.
Mateo's blow does nothing but send him whirling about as an arrow whips past him and does barely any damage to the zombie who is whipped by wind but fails to react to it.
Then Miklos obliterates the zombie with a deft blade that removes the creature's head from it's torso, leaving but one zombie to deal with.
Which is followed by a swing from the remaining zombie against Stein's pet.
Though the zombie's assault finds no purchase.
Party up!
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Robyyn whispers a prayer to the winds, then touches Mateo, granting him guidance.
He then moves towards the southern wall.
Miklos continues his relentless assault on zombies and ends the final zombie, ending the combat, as well.
In the corner is a dead body belonging to a dhampir with an unholy symbol that seems clear that he had created the zombies...and perhaps they got away from him. Upon his dead form are two items of note, both of which radiate magic...a longbow +1 and a Ring of Swimming.
Through a crack in the cave's wall, the faint voice can be heard, "As the legendary Gregaro Voth successfully battled the wild beasts in the deepest
reaches of the Mwangi Expanse, so shall I defeat you, foul servant of Lamashtu!” Sounds like she is still in combat and running away from the sound of her voice.
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Schaka makes his way into the cave, looking sheepish about not being able to help in the fight against the zombies. Seeing that Miklos has a fairy nasty gash , Schaka pulls out the wand the party got from Janira and asks, Do you want me to take a look at that, Miklos? Wouldn't want you to get an infection.
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Matéo looks at the Dhampir, than kicks him to make sure it in fact dead, dead.
He than looks around, wondering if the Dhampir came from another pathway.
Mateo spots a crack in the way, and places his hand near the opening.
Hey guys, I feel air coming in through here, as he motions where his hand is.
Maybe..., his sentence stops has he listens closer and recognizes Janira's voice.
Guys, it sounds like Janira is up ahead, the crazy woman ran off before I could smash that overgrown bull to bits. I want my shot at big FUGLY!
Before anyone can interject, or stop him, Matéo begins to head down the side passage, keeping a keen eye out for any trouble. If there was a zombie-loving wack-a-doodle living in the cave, who knows what else could be down here.
There is no way through that can get you to her, her voice coming through a crack, but the direction leads the way you came along a hallway, and through caves. Directions lead you easily along the way.
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The light of the surface world above provides a welcome reprieve from the blue and green fungus of the caverns below, and light illuminates a stream whose water is hastened by runoff from a recent storm further up the mountains. A ledge to the west rises up to the nearby forest canopy.
The PCs emerge from the caverns into a 40-foot clearing at the base of the Kortos Mounts. The full moon above casts provides dim light over the entire area, bright enough to illuminate even the shaded leaf litter beneath the trees. The patches of woodland are also filled with underbrush that behaves as light undergrowth creating difficult terrain and concealment. The trees are only a few decades old and do not completely occupy their respective squares. A creature that shares a space with one or more trees benefits from partial cover. The stream is about 10 feet wide and 5 feet deep in this area, and the water moves downstream from east to west at 30 feet per round. A 3-foot-diameter tree truck spans the width of the river, creating an impromptu bridge.
As you emerge, Janira shouts.
"Let us remember the sacrifice of the fabled Yasmin bint Faroud, favored of the Ten, who gave her life distracting Zythrustianax, draconic scourge of the Society, so dozens of junior agents could survive. Her act of benevolence is the epitome of cooperation within the Society."
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The minotaur swings its mighty axe at Janira. Despite the axe being in bad shape, it connects with Janira, sending her sprawling.
Though she is unable to continue with her speech, the words of inspiration linger in your ears (Lingering Performance).
Still needs to move on the map.
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