Through their many enquiries the piratical Pathfinders uncover a few leads.
"Though the dockside Wharf District was once one of the most prosperous parts of Riddleport, in recent years the district has declined into a state of shabbiness, and crime is rampant throughout many of the run-down shops and warehouses" bemoans a local dockside tavern owner who clearly had better days before the money moved to the other districts.
A completely diresputable street urchin, lubricated by the shine of a silver and a warm meal shares an observation "Shady folk have been paying locals in the Wharf District to keep quiet about anything they might see or hear, and some mercenary dockhands have found work hauling oddly-shaped cargo to what was thought to be a derelict building."
As you get to nightfall and are considering turning in for the night, a chance discussion with a few sellswords reveals the best lead of the day, "Recently, some pirates paid dockworkers to look the other way as they led a gagged and blindfolded person from a large crate into a derelict warehouse on the edge of the Wharf District." They give you a rough description of what to look out for. You are confident you could track that down.
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A completely diresputable street urchin, lubricated by the shine of a silver and a warm meal shares an observation "Shady folk have been paying locals in the Wharf District to keep quiet about anything they might see or hear, and some mercenary dockhands have found work hauling oddly-shaped cargo to what was thought to be a derelict building."
"That was good, kid." Aquavius ruffles his hair. "Keep your head down, tonight. But tomorrow keep your chin up."
As you get to nightfall and are considering turning in for the night, a chance discussion with a few sellswords reveals the best lead of the day, "Recently, some pirates paid dockworkers to look the other way as they led a gagged and blindfolded person from a large crate into a derelict warehouse on the edge of the Wharf District." They give you a rough description of what to look out for. You are confident you could track that down.
"Now that's what I'm talking about. We got a lead, boys. And lady." She winks at Azura. "I'm ready when you are- we should move before they ship their cargo."
When it's time to move, Aquavius carefully stalks the warehouse and tries to scope the place.
The foul, mucky weather is enough to make any possible source of refuge look at least a little more hospitable, but the tattered sides of this rundown building have clearly seen better days. The waterlogged boards that hold it up have numerous holes that have been boarded over with newer planks. The warehouse’s few windows are high off the ground and intermittently broken; those still intact are far too grimy to see through anyway. While the building itself hardly looks like a viable base of operations, a flicker of light can be seen from within. The east and west loading doors are closed, as well as the narrower south door, which has a sliding peep hole built into it at eye level.
The loading doors are large and heavy and would require some brute force to open, the side door looks a fair bit easier, however it has an obvious lock.
The side door manages to withstand the bluster of the buccaneer and stands defiant against his display of force...!
The door splits and cracks under the further assault, Necalli and Aquavius dump the shattered wood onto the street... the warehouse opens up before them.
It is dim and full of deep shadows, lit by candles placed here and there.
Aqua makes her way in quietly... she gets to the corner and can see that a hasty barricade has been assembled (stinks of ambush!), but sees no people...
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Aquavius draws her rapier, waits for everyone else to arrive, and then tries to climb on the boxes, up and over the barricade.
She still tries to be quiet, hoping the less graceful will provide a good distraction.
She instead knocks over a candle, which hits a barrel, which falls over and spills a bunch of smuggled silverware across the warehouse floor.
Aquavius starts climbing as Tetchy moves in and looks at the crates.
they extend just short of the ceiling...
Aquavius loses some footing making a noise - which triggers a pile of crates being forcefully pushed onto her!
Aqua - Reflex 14 or damage and end up prone!
As the boxes fall you see one piratical rogue who was the one who clearly pushed the boxes!
Aquavius
Azura
Juan
Necalli
Qillian
Uncle-T
Pirates!
R1
Qillian
Azura
Uncle-T
Necalli
Juan
ENEMY
Aqua
Qillan is vexed by boxes and cant't get a whip into play.
Juan moves in.
Nacalli threatens the visible freebooter...
SM
He looks quite concerned about the idea (I'll say he's shaken to Necalli) "They've got a wizard down there, put him down!"
R1
Qillian - whip it!
Azura
Uncle-T
Necalli - Cajoling and threats.
Juan - movement
ENEMY
Aqua
Uncle-T moves in and looks mean and angry, which makes sense, because he IS mean and angry!
Azura moves in and casts Grease on top of the boxes near the thug who pushed the crates down on Aqua!
The man looses his footing and falls!
Back/Forward
Damage
He disappears behind the crate wall with a lot of crashing and cursing.
Enemy:
The fallen man gets up to his feet, battered by the fall.
he then moves back behind the hasty barricade before Uncle-T can get to him!
Two more pirates reveal themselves as they lob things in Necalli and Azura's general direction!
Attack vs DC5
BANG! BANG! go the report of the Thunderstones!
R1
Aqua
R2
Qillian !
Azura
Uncle-T
Necalli
Juan
ENEMY
R:3
O:
Y:
Tetchy advances menacingly!
Necalli lobs a weapon back, but it thuds into a crate.
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Aquavius climbs along the boxes to back up Qillian, but instead she gets a front row seat to his savage cut. "I love me a good melee. Qillian, remind me to stay on your good side."
Aquavius lunges to finish him off.
Aquavius steps over the orange pirate's body to engage the yellow pirate.
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Juan was trying to be nice. While he isn't finishing last, it's obvious that being nice is no longer in the cards.
If he does get to the top unmolested and there's no one immediately there, he's going to block the passage with a moderately sized box.
R1
Aqua moved
R2
Qillian CHOP!
Azura /delay
Uncle-T Rarrr!
Necalli throw
Juan climbed, starts locking in the enemy.
Qillan scrabbles up the boxes and manages a brilliant strike on the roguish fellow up top - who is knocked down be the blow, spilling his claret all over the crates!
Aqua moves into position
Juan gets up the boxes, can't see anyone other than the two (still fighting) pirates.
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The first pirate throws a bag at Tetchy!
Throw
But it misses!
The other pirate takes a swing at Aqua!
Attack
But cant find good footing to manage a strike!
R2
Aqua
R3
Qillian
Azura
Uncle-T
Necalli
Juan
R:3
O: Toast
Y:
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Aquavius moves over and lunges at yellow.
She barely manages to maintain her footing. "Hmpf! These cargo don't like me. Wonder what I did to them!"
Aquavius draws upon her panache and prepares for a riposte.
Aquavius spends 1 point of panache and her Attack of Opportunity to parry the attack. She must beat the attacker's attack roll.
If she did beat the attack roll, she takes no damage. She gets a counterattack as an immediate action.
It looks fancy, but Aquavius fails to land a solid blow.
Aquavius has the same problem the thug just had - shoddy footing on uneven crates.
Uncle Tetchy simply barges through the barricade and hastily assembled junk and thuds his heavy blade into the annoying little man who kept throwing things at him. The man goes from covered in grease to covered in blood and simply croaks on the floor.
The last fellow is looking less than confident about the current state of affairs.
R2
Aqua attack!
R3
Qillian
Azura
Uncle-T Attack!
Necalli
Juan
R: Cactus
O: Toast
Y:
Juan will carefully hop down to cover the other possible escape route for the remaining active fellow, grinning broadly in a very toothy smile (and yes, he has all his teeth in great condition!)
The last thug looks even more concerned.