Somewhat excited about the possibility of sleeping with a roof overhead, Quillin pulls the door open to see what awaits. "Dibbs on the bed!"
Bart sneers at the trees before turning to follow the others inside. He takes one last look over his shoulder after the group has turned their backs on the grove and to the building.
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Quillin opens the door to find the small lodge is stuffed with furniture including a comfortable bed, writing desk, cooking gear, an armoire and several barrels of food. The room stinks of rotting flesh and food with large botflys buzzing about the space.
In the center of the room, just a pace or two off the bed is a hooded corpse, draped in a hodge podge of wrecked sailor clothing. The body hangs from a chain that has been wrapped and is hanging from the center ceiling beam. A grim welcome to what once was a cozy cabin in the woods.
Hassan peers his head around Bart's shoulder and over Quillin's head. "PWAAH! What a stink."
"At least we know the building is unoccupied. What living thing could stand such a smell? A thousand praises and one be upon your head, Bart, if you will see to removing that corpse from our new lodgings, and I will do my best to make this room livable, at least for the evening."
The sorcerer prepares to make liberal use of his Prestidigitation cantrip, to clean and de-stink the room.
Quillin grabs his prodigious nose, "GAW! Yer not kidding! That bed suddenly looks less comfortable!" Quillin glances around for a window to open.
Smudge echoes Hassan, "What a stink! What a stink!"
"Well that was a really good idea[cough] What an incredible smell you've discovered[cough]"
Bart shrugs and drops the chest in the middle of the hut. He moves to the bed and grabs the corpse unceremoniously, lifts it onto his huge shoulders and hauls it outside.
Bart moves to the center of the room and using a nearby stool steps up and "unhooks" the man from the chain. Bart is actually familiar with the set up having been threatened to be thrown in one more than once as it of Chelaxian make; a more "civilized" device designed to ensure a more "proper" hanging than a basic rope.
With his arm around the body the tall brawler lifts the body from the chain and drops it unceremoniously on the floor. Disturbing to everyone is the part where the body doesn't fall but stands completely erect in place, emits a sort of warbling gasping hiss/scream type sound and promptly jumps onto Bart.
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The creature's sudden strike falls thankfully short as Bart is only now too keenly aware that this "person's" hands and nails reek of decay. Probably not a good idea to get touched by them.
Most of the group, still adrenaline primed and wary from the day's earlier activities are caught off guard at the sudden outburst but are ready to act. The sorcerer and wizard however, too overcome by the putrid stench and sudden flurry of activity, fail to find the reserves of energy to spring into action as quickly.
Formerly Hanging Undead [Acted]
Hassan [Surprised]
Mel [Not Surprised]
Quillin [Surprised]
Bart [Not Surprised]
Fjori [Not Surprised]
Ajani [Not Surprised]
"Rovagug's hairy pendulous balls!" exclaims the Qadiran, too surprised to act.
Bart, stunned speechless, simply growls a low animal sound before punching the undead monstrosity in the gut.
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Quillin has his back to the action looking for windows or anything of value until the gasps and grunts erupt.
Fjori wades in swinging his two cutlass.
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Mel shoots at the creature before anyone else can react
However the bolt whizzes past the combat to embed itself in the wall.
Ajani will cast Hydraulic Push against the undead, hoping to either push the thing far enough away from the group that it can't make full use of whatever offensive abilities it may have or, if his allies get first crack, to give them enough room to make full use of their own attack prowess.
Mel and Ajani responds as best they can; MEl's shot goes wide and while Ajani does catch the creature in a spray of water it only moves a few feet pushed against the bed.
The creature surges forward into the gap, this time lashing out with claws at Fjori and Bart as it continue to issue a sort of warbling gurgle noise. You can see that rotting jagged teeth are starting to work at the hood as the creature is struggling to unmask itself while fighting.
Bart is caught by the wicked claws of the creature as a thin gashes rupture on the brawler's skin. Bart can feel a sinister sensation seizing at his limbs to render him paralyzed.
Fjori manages to fend off the wild strike from the creature as it lashes out at the pair.
[Same order, Round 1, no more surprise.]
Not wanting to be drawn within range of either teeth or claws, Hassan summons forth a blast of water, seeking to knock the creature to the ground, then backs away as best he can.
"There is an insect swarm forming! There!" Ajani cries, pointing out the growing collection of mosquito-like insects to the rest of the party.
Fjori again attacks the corpse with both his cutlass, hoping to destroy the foul creature before the swarm could gather strength.
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Quillin spins back to find a hanged man walking and a gathering cloud of blood suckers. Heading back toward the door, Quillin readies an alchy fire for the gathering st(wa)orm.
Fjori savages the creature with cutlass strikes and his blades bite deep into the thing that was surely once a man.
The creature bellows out a hollow moan as the first blade passes easily into the ribs as Fjori practically tears the creature's torso in half. The second cutlass swing strike a clean divot in the creature's forehead, tearing the mask clean off and abruptly ending the creatur's yell. The distorted rotting face of a man gasps a final time and slumps to ground dead.
Safely at the door, Quillin yells "Fire in the hole!" as he throws the vial at the swarm. Smudge lets out a loud squawk when the vial hits.
ranged attack
da BOOM!
Quillin banks the flask off the building and the contents splash in a loud popping whoosh of sudden sputtering flame. The liquid conflagration does not utterly destroy the now significant swarm of creatures but many certain do die from the flame.
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Fjori Ulfsson
Male Human (Ulfen) Ranger (Freebooter) 3
NG Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +5; Senses Perception +7
Aura freebooter's bane +1
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 34 (3d10+9)
Fort +5 (+4 vs. hot or cold environments and to resist damage from suffocation), Ref +4, Will +2
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 Cutlass +4 (1d6+4/18-20/x2) and
. . +1 Spell Storing Cutlass +4 (1d6+2/18-20/x2) and
. . Axe, boarding +6 (1d6+3/x3) and
. . Cutlass +7 (1d6+3/18-20/x2) and
. . Dagger +6 (1d4+3/19-20/x2)
Ranger (Freebooter) Spells Prepared (CL 0):
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 17
Feats Endurance, Improved Initiative, Toughness +3, Two-weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Cutlass)
Traits Armor Expert, Shackles Seafarer
Skills Acrobatics +0, Climb +6, Craft (ships) +6, Escape Artist +0, Fly +0, Handle Animal +6, Heal +6, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (geography) +7 (+9 while in water terrain), Knowledge (nature) +7, Perception +7 (+9 while in water terrain), Profession (sailor) +6, Ride +0, Stealth +6 (+8 while in water terrain), Survival +7 (+9 while in water terrain, +8 to track), Swim +9 (+13 to resist nonlethal damage from exhaustion)
Languages Common, Polyglot, Skald
SQ combat styles (two-weapon combat), favored terrain (water +2), spell storing, track, wild empathy
Other Gear Lamellar (leather) armor, +1 Cutlass, +1 Spell Storing Cutlass, Axe, boarding, Cutlass, Dagger, 67 GP
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Special Abilities
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Armor Expert -1 Armor check penalty.
Endurance +4 to a variety of skill checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Favored Terrain (Water +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Water).
Freebooter's Bane +1 (Ex) +1 to hit & damage versus chosen target.
Shackles Seafarer +1 trait bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Knowledge (geography) checks while on the ocean. You also gain a +1 trait bonus on Swim checks, and Swim is always a class skill for you.
Spell Storing Store a spell of up to 3rd level in weapon.
Track +1 Add the listed bonus to survival checks made to track.
Wild Empathy +4 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
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Mel drops her crossbow and the Aldori Sword hisses from it's sheath as she moves to flank the undead..
Attack
However her attack misses
well no area weapons so.. heres the revision
Mel slings her crossbow and moves to help Bart.. knowing that she won't be able to carry the muscular boxer who must outweigh her by two to one she gestures to Fjori..
"Let's get him out off here"
Mell grabs the Chelaxian and drags the unresponsive man out the door, the smaller woman grunting as she shifts the brawlers wide shoulders and considerable mass.
Finally coalesced to a fog more than the size of a man the screaming buzzing mosquito/fly creatures hum across the room. They swing past Fjori and Hassan (AOO for you both), seemingly moved purely by a need to revenge against that which hurt them. Quillin finds himself harried by the tiny creatures pecking and picking at him.
Init is up, act away.
Fjori will take a swipe at the creature as it buzzes past him
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"Get 'em off!", Quillin runs out the door right behind Smudge who streaks into the sky and safety. Quillin pauses a moment outside the door to pinch an eyelash into gum arabic casting an invisibility spell.
Hassan takes a quick swipe at the swarm with his shortspear as they come barreling past.
Thinking quickly, Hassan pulls from his sash a vial of Alchemist's Fire long secreted there, and waits for Quillin to move clear of the swarm before giving it a heave at the billowing mass of insects.