A search of the room also reveals a locked secret door. No trap is detected on it, and no sound is heard behind it.
The rest are from the wand, since Alaric has no more Cures or Channels left.
Rhost gets another
Attatoq gets and a wary look from Alaric.
Melinda gets
Alaric then goes to the door and appears to look through it.
"Youre... probab.. bly right." She manages, between exhaling, between trying to slow her heart down, and keeping herself from rising onto her toes, to make up the distance between you, to keep herself from kissing you, which is something she wants to do very much right now. If your lips meet hers, she cannot guarantee that she'll be able to stop. The expression does not change, except perhaps to become even more vulnerable. She can't find it within herself to move away from you. Her hold on your hands becomes a little tighter.
With what appears to be an incredible effort of will, Shalelu manages not to press her lips against your own. Her eyes still shining with desire, she is just able to get out the words, "S-so ... later?"
Myri gets 2d8+8 and 1d8+7
Myriana picks up her bow. A corner of her mouth twitches slightly upward, "Thank you, Alaric. Though, that...would have been a decidedly better way to die."
She moves to the secret door, glances around the room at the others to make sure this is what they want to do, then picks the lock.
Trapper and Masterwork Tools included
...and then belatedly remembers. "Hey, wait a minute, didn't we find some keys?"
Resist energy (cold) 3x/day
turns into
Resist energy (cold) or Protection from energy (cold), 3x/day in any combination.
Noting Alaric's look, Kalimac teases, "Really, Alaric? After all this time, you're still worried about how Attatoq feels about you? He knows who you are and what you do for us, you know."
Noting Alaric's look, Kalimac teases, "Really, Alaric? After all this time, you're still worried about how Attatoq feels about you? He knows who you are and what you do for us, you know."
Behind Kalimac, Skygni tears strips of flesh from Kimandatsu's cooling corpse with teeth the size of knifeblades, and devours them.
Noting Alaric's look, Kalimac teases, "Really, Alaric? After all this time, you're still worried about how Attatoq feels about you? He knows who you are and what you do for us, you know."
"Oh, I'll just bet he does." Taking a few steps farther away from the wolf, Alaric says, "Anyone need more healing?"
"Room full of treasure on the other side. Another door."
Behind Kalimac, Skygni tears strips of flesh from Kimandatsu's cooling corpse with teeth the size of knifeblades, and devours them.
Alaric gives that giant monster a wide berth. WIDE berth.
Mel steps up next to Alaric, "Just treasure?" her voice disappointed, "No sign of everyone else?"
Quietly, "Maybe we should have gone up first."
Behind the second door is an unlit hallway. Because it is dark, clairvoyance only allows you to see 10' further in as yet.
"Hallway beyond that." Alaric shakes off the reverie, refocusing on Melinda. "Just treasure. The hall beyond is dark."
"Oh, I'll just bet he does." Taking a few steps farther away from the wolf, Alaric says, "Anyone need more healing?"
"We're both still a little frostbitten," says Kalimac. "But I think we're OK for now if others need healing more urgently."
Quietly to Attatoq, Kalimac jokes, "Võibolla peaks kirjutage talle luuletus."
She moves to the secret door, glances around the room at the others to make sure this is what they want to do, then picks the lock.
Boldly ignoring the keys that you found on Kimandatsu's body, Myriana easily picks the lock.
Beyond the door is a veritable treasure trove of valuables gathered into one place. Chests overflow with gold and silver ornaments. Crates hold trade bars of precious metals. Ornate, gilded drinking horns peek out of a burlap sack, and coffers spill forth gold and silver coins in quanities rarely seen in this part of the world.
When you get around to searching it, now or later, you will eventually find:
Copper and silver trade bars worth a total of 3000 gp
Gold and silver brooches and arm-rings worth a total of 4,200 gp
23 gilded drinking horns worth 30 gp each
One auroch-horn drinking horn set with citrines worth 270 gp
Coins worth 2,155 gp
2 fugitive’s grenades
2 potions of vanish
4 masterwork shortbows
4 masterwork sianghams
4 sets of leather armor
4 shinobi shokozus
4 jade raven statuettes worth 100 gp each
4 sets of masterwork thieves’ tools
80 arrows
Deadly Kiss: A Tian-style +1 dagger with a blue metal blade. If the wielder is carrying poison on her person, she can, as a swift action, magically apply the poison to the blade with no chance of exposing herself to the poison. The poison simply disappears from its container and reappears on the blade. This consumes the dose of poison. As with any poisoned weapon, if an attack with the blade results in a natural 1, the wielder exposes herself to the poison unless she has the poison use special ability.
Shozoku of the Night Wind: This black bodysuit is of the type typically worn by ninjas and assassins, but it grants its wearer a +2 armor bonus and a +5 competence bonus on Stealth checks. In addition, if the wearer is in illumination of less than normal light, she can use invisibility, as the spell, once per day. If the wearer is a ninja with the vanishing trick ninja trick, then the wearer can use that ability twice per day without the expenditure of any ki points and regardless of the surrounding light level. (Two notes on this: 1) the Stealth bonus is a magic competence bonus, not a nonmagic circumstance bonus, so it will not stack with other stealth-providing magic items; 2) since this is a wondrous item, not a weapon or suit of armor, it will resize itself to fit any size of humanoid.)
In addition, there is a large pile of unsorted gear, most of which you immediately recognize as belonging to your captured friends.
Another, further door leads on, this one unlocked.
Quietly to Attatoq, Kalimac jokes, "Võibolla peaks kirjutage talle luuletus."
Attatoq nods seriously, and takes on a look of deep thought.
Mel looks back at Kalimac, tries very hard to suppress a chuckle. She leans into Alaric, no doubt for support.
With what appears to be an incredible effort of will, Shalelu manages not to press her lips against your own. Her eyes still shining with desire, she is just able to get out the words, "S-so ... later?"
"I... we, yes. Later." Lio blushes furiously, biting her lip, possibly in frustration so that she may keep herself under control. It's kind of a cute expression. She's still looking into your eyes, still holding on to your hands, but from somewhere, she finds the will to move a fraction of an inch away, so that you no longer feel the heat coming off her body.
Taking a few steps farther away from the wolf, Alaric says, "Anyone need more healing?"
Myri smiles at Alaric, "I'll live. ...at least for now."
Another, further door leads on, this one unlocked.
Unless anyone objects, the girl with darkvision opens the door.
Lio will heal anyone who needs it using the Wand of Cure light wounds.
Noting Alaric's look, Kalimac teases, "Really, Alaric? After all this time, you're still worried about how Attatoq feels about you? He knows who you are and what you do for us, you know."Behind Kalimac, Skygni tears strips of flesh from Kimandatsu's cooling corpse with teeth the size of knifeblades, and devours them.
Lio doesn't make any verbal comment, though her expression reveals that she approves of what Skygni is doing.
Mel looks back at Kalimac, tries very hard to suppress a chuckle. She leans into Alaric, no doubt for support.
Alaric shudders like someone just walked over his grave.
Lio will heal anyone who needs it using the Wand of Cure light wounds.
Wand of cure light:
Another, further door leads on, this one unlocked.Unless anyone objects, the girl with darkvision opens the door.
"Unne moment." Lio takes a look (and a listen) at the door, unless Myri prefers to check it for traps first.
Perception
Lio will heal anyone who needs it using the Wand of Cure light wounds.
"Umm, please?"
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2
3
4
"Thank you."
"I... we, yes. Later." Lio blushes furiously, biting her lip, possibly in frustration so that she may keep herself under control. It's kind of a cute expression. She's still looking into your eyes, still holding on to your hands, but from somewhere, she finds the will to move a fraction of an inch away, so that you no longer feel the heat coming off her body.
Your slight sway back allows Shalelu to regain a bit of her equilibrium. She smiles at you, a promise in her eyes, and then releases one of your hands. Still holding the other, she turns slightly and tilts her head back towards the store.
The further door leads to an unlit hallway, which in turn leads down a winding set of stairs to a locked iron door.
Using his abilities to peer behind the door, the first thing out of Alaric's mouth is that your friends are on the other side.
Lio will heal anyone who needs it using the Wand of Cure light wounds."Umm, please?"
1 1d8+1
2 1d8+1
3 1d8+1
4 1d8+1"Thank you."
Your slight sway back allows Shalelu to regain a bit of her equilibrium. She smiles at you, a promise in her eyes, and then releases one of your hands. Still holding the other, she turns slightly and tilts her head back towards the store.
Lio lets go of the hand you release, she maintains her hold on your other hand. She follows your lead, because really, she'd follow you anywhere. If anything, as you turn your head toward the store, her glance is drawn by the movement of the earrings. She smiles.
The further door leads to an unlit hallway, which in turn leads down a winding set of stairs to a locked iron door.
Using his abilities to peer behind the door, the first thing out of Alaric's mouth is that your friends are on the other side.
Keys from Kimdatsu's body. Mel uses them.
Keys from Kimdatsu's body. Mel uses them.The further door leads to an unlit hallway, which in turn leads down a winding set of stairs to a locked iron door.
Using his abilities to peer behind the door, the first thing out of Alaric's mouth is that your friends are on the other side.
Lio, who was about to do the same thing, defers to the younger woman who is apparently quicker right now. Though she adds, Myri, ken ye check 'e door fer traps, or ef 'e keys dunna worke..." She makes sure she is close enough to Mel that she can push the young human out of the way of any danger, if it comes to it.
Perception: Trapper included
"Don' see none", Myri says.
After Myriana clears the door, Melinda turns the key in the lock. Fire explodes across the group.
DC 17 Reflex saves --
Alaric’s Reflex save:
Xanderghul’s Reflex save:
Melinda’s Reflex save:
Liothonae’s Reflex save:
Kalimac’s Reflex save:
Attatoq’s Reflex save:
Myriana’s Reflex save:
Rhost’s Reflex save:
Hrunndalf’s Reflex save:
Skygni’s Reflex save:
Helgarval’s Reflex save:
Damage without save:
Damage with save: 9
The further door leads to an unlit hallway, which in turn leads down a winding set of stairs to a locked iron door.
Using his abilities to peer behind the door, the first thing out of Alaric's mouth is that your friends are on the other side.
"Are 'ey en celles?" Lio asks.
Checking the area of the effect, Liothonae is able to successfully use her readied action to push Melinda out of the way of the blast. Melinda takes no damage.
This room is filled with equipment that some of you find completely unfamiliar and some of you find horribly recognizable. Machines and apparatus with covered in spikes, screws, chains, and parts for purposes that are difficult to determine.
However, strangely enough, Liothonae is immediately able to see that the equipment has not been recently used.
Piled in one corner is a large pile of opened wooden packing crates, each big enough for a full-sized person, straw still spilling out of them. And chained up against one wall, unconscious, you see:
Ameiko
Koya
Sandru
Shalelu
Reta
Bevelek
Vankar
Spivey
Kelda
Zaiobe
Buttersnips
Uksahkka
And a man you don’t recognize who looks like this.
Those among you with knowledge of healing can tell they have been worked over. There are bruises, cuts, and broken fingers. But they are not as badly off as you would expect. With the exception of the unknown man, their wrists are not even chafed where the manacles are locked around them.
You do not think that the rest have been here for more than an hour.
After Myriana clears the door, Melinda turns the key in the lock. Fire explodes across the group.
Damage without save: 6d6
Damage with save: 9
"Oops. Sorry. Ow." Myri immediately looks to see if those inside were injured by the blast.
More traps? Perception:
The damage of the blast appears to have been entirely confined to the outside of the room.
Myriana does not spot any further traps.
Mel starts to move forward, but catches herself. Looks at Lio. Then at Myri. "Check for traps?"
After Myriana clears the door, Melinda turns the key in the lock. Fire explodes across the group.
Damage without save: 6d6
Damage with save: 9"Oops. Sorry. Ow." Myri immediately looks to see if those inside were injured by the blast.
More traps? Perception: 1d20+8
Lio stops herself from rushing to Shalelu, and doesn't let anyone else pass either, not until Myri makes sure there are no further traps. She takes out the wand of cure light wounds and nods at Mel's question.
Once Myri gives the all clear, Lio goes to Shalelu's side, kneeling down next to her, and uses the wand of cure light on her to hopefully wake her up.
try keys (if there are any first. If not:
take 10 for 24 on Disable Device
Mel waits by Ameiko, for either Myri to unlock the chains and for Lio/Alaric to be done with one of the wands. Patiently even.
None of the keys you have fit the manacle locks, but they prove to be fairly simple locks that Myriana begins picking one by one with ease.
Shalelu's eyes blink open.
None of the keys you have fit the manacle locks, but they prove to be fairly simple locks that Myriana begins picking one by one with ease.
Shalelu's eyes blink open.
Lio holds out the wand for Mel to take. Her eyes focused on Shalelu. "Annwyl?" Her words are soft, quiet.
Alaric rushes to Reta first, calling out her name. He's about to embrace her when he realizes she might be a little... tenderized.
From the wand:
For Reta: and
Zaiobe is next. Alaric puts a hand on her cheek. and
Then Koya. and
Alaric visits everyone else in turn, putting 2 charges into each, leaving Shalelu for Lio to look after.
Mel takes the wand with a quick, probably unheard "Thank you."
She tries to heal Ameiko into consciousness.
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