The creature moves up and quickly attempts to strike Amigail. The creature anticipates Amigail move before she can duck under the strike and you watch as the claw rakes her. Almost immediately her clothes catch fire. It then turns it flame enshrouded head towards the Elliana and glares at her as if drawn to the paladin.
vs Amigail
Lanarial will check the contents of the satchel and any other items...perhaps these will help to explain the haunts! Or contain something useful...either way!
Amigail you move to roll back away from the wraith heading for the stairs while Elliana watches on. As nimble as you are the wraith proves to be just as fast and it rakes at you once again but you dive out of the way and make it to the stairs.
When they are ready, he will look into the room to the south. If he sees nothing, or can't see at all, he will summon his dancing lights again and send them into the room.
"I'll be back after I get a touch of healing from the wand!" Amigail says to Elliana as she tumbles to the stairs and then scrambles down them, heading for Dargoroth and asking for a bit of healing.
Elliana follows down the stair's, slowly determined to try and find how far it's willing to follow.
Dargorath uses the wand on Amigail.
As he looks at the burns on her body, he asks, "Is it really worth it, playing as wriath bait? Do you think it really made a difference?"
Lanarial tells the Halfling about the potions, keeping one potion of spider climbing and giving the other two to his partner. He then examines the dagger and ring to determine their properties. Finally, he will be ready to enter the next room, longsword in one hand and the wand of burning hands tucked into his belt and ready to grab.
Amigail smiles and shrugs at the cleric. "I guess that depends on whether or not Alledueces and Lanarial can rescue the missing boy. I couldn't live with myself if we just abandoned a child to his death. Thank you for the healing. Hopefully Alledueces will be a little more understanding if we succeed in rescuing the child and agree to a bit of rest before proceeding."
"Do you think distracting the wraith helped? Elliana, is the wraith attacking you now?"Dargorath asks.
"I still think it is a foolish plan. He went up on an unstable building, not knowing what he would face above. If he ran into something he couldn't handle, would he be able to get to the rope in time? Furthermore, the stairs are blocked by the wraith, so he has no safe avenue of retreat, and we cannot get to his aid easily. Nor would we know he even ran into trouble. Stupid halfling. If things go wrong, there will be two more bodies in this house." Dargorath curses vehemently. "Attempting to slay the wraith, or at least getting the right tools to slay the wriath would make more sense."
Thank you Lanarial for coming. I would have come alone if I had too... but I'm glad I didn't have to...
Elliana, Amigail and Dargorath stand about halfway down the steps and look up. You watch as the wraith floats a the top of the landing watching you vehemently. It stays there for a little bit and then drifts back out of view.
As Lanarial examine the magic items, Alledueces watches out around them watching for trouble or a child in need of help.
Yes i do believe it helped, even if it didn't look like much now. Information was gained, this monster has a range limit, and we now know what part of that limit is...Also he can climb out how he went in no? that is why he brought a rope? there is no need for him to come down this way. Ellliana explains maintaining a calm while talking to the Dwarf Though we can discuss your willingness to abandon a child later, right now there is work to tend to
"He could, if whatever he ran into didnt block him from getting to the rope. Also, I would have no issue trying to rescue the child, but for a more workable scheme, like slaying the wriath first. All of you decided to retreat from the wriath."
While Lanarial begins to examine the ring and the dagger Alledueces you turn around but are too slow to act as a dark shadow rushes you. The creature resembles a fire-blackened, emaciated child wearing a cloak of dusty cobwebs. Where its head should be you instead see a half-dozen tiny floating rat skulls. All of sudden you are both surrounded in aura of unnerving childlike whimpers, songs, and sobs.
As the creature barrels into you Alledueces you feel one of its miniature rat skulls bite into you.
On the main floor Elliana, Amigail and Dargorath continue their discussion on what to do next. With the wraith no longer there and three of you at bottom of the stairs you begin to wonder how Alledueces and Lanarial are doing.
ROUND 1
The creature bites at Alledueces again and one of the little rat heads tears through Alledueces clothing finding it's mark.
Alledueces AC is 13, unless it was a touch attack, I think the ??? would have missed with an 11.
It takes Alledueces a little time to register just exactly what this thing is but he recognizes it from an old nursery rhyme Whispers in the Attic used to scare the children from wandering about. The creature is called an attic whisperer. It can steal a person's voice and mimic it. Also it's bites will drain you causing you to eventually fall asleep. Once asleep you stay like that until the creature feeds off of you or the creature is killed. You also know the creature is undead.
Lanarial's fan of flames barely nips the dusty cloak of the creature.
Alledueces steps away from the Attic Whisperer and throws his roof tile into the shadows through the doorway and peers into the now lit room looking for evidence of the missing child. But being panicked by the circumstances is barely able to get more than a glance that way.
I think it might be time to make our retreat...
The creature steps forward and stretches out a feeble bony hand at hits Lanarial.
Lanarial decides he may have a better chance to hurt the creature with his sword, and swings at it after it bites him...
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Alledueces steps away and takes out his Lute and begins to play a song for the Whisperer hoping to confuse, or at least draw it away from Lanarial...
A long time ago under the sun shining bright...
A long time ago with the wind blowing in the trees...
A long time ago we played until the coming of the night...
A long time ago It was upon the cliff above the sea...
Just a short time ago the saddest of days came...
Just a short time ago when my dearest friend fell...
Just a short time ago it was time for the end of the game...
Just a short time ago came the tolling of the old church bell...
Now it is time to change into our sleeping clothes...
Now it is time to prepare for to get into bed...
Now it is time to put aside all the days woes...
Now it is time to lay down your weary head...
Alledueces continues to keep the attic whisperer engaged and distracted... He cheerfully addresses the small many rat-headed undead child. So you want to play Tag... I can play tag...
Alledueces steps even further away from Lanarial's rope dodging the whisperer and retrieves the potion of spider climb.
From above Dargorath hears several feet stomping about and the sound of someone singing.
"Sounds like they're having a party out there."Dargorath points upwards and rolls his eyes. "We'll probably need to gatecrash, and pull the revellers down. Why, again, do I have to deal with problems people get themselves into? It wouldn't have happened in the first place if that foolish halfling hadn't decided to go haring off on his own. Lanarial should have more sense to follow." Dargorath curses as he heads out.
He also taps Amigail with the wand once for good measure.
Hearing the sounds of something happening on the attic floor, Dargorath leads the way to the rope leading to the top of the house. not seeing the halfling nor the elf he begins to ascend the rope climbing slowly.
"Amigail, Elliana, coming along? I think the halfling might have run into trouble up there." He points at the roof.
i will climb last, my climbing skills are not the best
"Just be careful." Dargorath cautions.