Lililinda follows the group, trying not to step in anything too nasty.
You vault over waterway with relative ease, Him. The walkway continues to head east here but also heads south. There is another set of wooden beams laid here that would allow you to cross over to the north side of this eastern channel.
On the opposite corner Merelda and her group pause along the walkway. Innis with her dark vision indicates that this passage ends in a storm water grate and like the previous passage this walkway connects and leads around to the eastern walkway across from you.
Him moves along the walkway to the south seeking to let the light reveal a dead end or illuminate the potential paths.
"Got some corpses in the water here, two of those little blue blighters, and two cultists, probably," Him calls back to the group, "think it is worth fishing them out?"
Merelda ponders out loud.
I may be able to snag something semi-solid with my whip, but I would need help hauling that mass closer
for inspection...and I am NOT swimming in THAT! Would Boros be adept in the water Kirzon? He could look
the mass over for anything useful too.
Liking the boy even more now, Merelda smiles as she puts her rapier and crossbow away and draws her whip.
"Nicias you are smarter than you look. Looks like I tend to underestimate others way too much.
That's a weakness on my part. Yes...we must be cautious. Him? Be ready to strike if something untoward happens."
The whip breaks the surface of the water coiling around one of the fey creatures' neck. Merelda tugs on the whip to make sure she has it secured and begins to drag the body through the sewage towards the walkway.
Him and Nicias look at the surface of the water prepared in case something jumps out
+2 w/Innis boost = 7 total still.
Merelda smiles at the compliment.
"Sometimes skill is merely a lot of time spent doing what you like to do, but thank you Kirzon. I've never
known a dwarf to be so free with compliments as you are on non-dwarves. You really are a rarity Kirzon.
AGGHH! This one is stuck on something! I need more leverage..."
Merelda will help pull the body up on the walkway to examine the body carefully to determine what killed it and extract her whip as well.
+2 for Innis Bonus = 18 total
+2 for Innis Bonus = 20 total
On a whim, Lililinda scans the bodies for magic auras.
Merelda and Kirzon pull the body onto the walkway. Him, Kirzon and Merelda shuffle about to make room for Merelda as she moves closer to examine the body. Uncoiling your whip, Mereleda, you see vicious gashes on the derro's back.
"Any idea what killed them then? I am more than a little surprised it has not proven to be a trap - yet," Him says, eyeing the bodies suspiciously.
"Some sort of sneak attack. Bad assassination attempt or a good working knowledge of humanoid anatomy
would be my guess. Heavy blade of some sort. Could we have a potential friend down here? Or a worse...a distraction
that could kill us?"
"Let us assume the worst, it saves time more often than not," Him says with a sigh,"well if that is all let us press on."
Something is not right about this whole situation you all can feel it. Over the sound of the rushing water, a scream from the back of group causes you all to realize just how bad this situation is.
ROUND 1
Spinning Him races back leaping over Lilindra's head, twisting in midair, and kicking off the wall to land behind her assailant, where he waits for an armed comrade to offer a distraction from the other side, awaiting there attack before slashing out with Nipple Taker!
Lililinda spins around and steps back. "NO! Stop! Please!" she shouts, holding up her hands, as if to ward off another blow. She looks so helpless and harmless!
Merelda will start circling the swirling pool as fast as she can along the path, hooking her whip on her belt hook, and drawing her loaded hand crossbow as she moves.
"Move people! Give me a shot! What is it?"
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Innis gives Lili a peck on the cheek for good luck as the gnome bumps into her. Innis then slowly move across the beam to get away from the commotion and concentrates on the little woman's defense with her divine powers.
As Boros slithers through the creature strikes at the large constrictor and clips it's tail.
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Taking advantage of the creature's shift in attention to Boros Lililinda retreats back to the wooden beam and calls forth her spell.
With a loud guttural roar the creature shakes off the spell's effect, but almost in tandem you watch as Boros strikes from one side and Nipple Taker strikes from the other side easily killing the creature.
Nicias as your arrow falls short of its mark and is claimed by the water. More guttural roars echo through the sewers.
A large axe strikes at you but misses Him. On the opposite walkway coming from the east you spot another of these stone gray humanoids lumbering quickly towards the battle.
ROUND 2
Him'Wazir slashes the new foe, though his trembling arms betray him and it has little power, and then steps back blade raised ready to parry an assault.
Merelda will push her way past Nicias trying to get an angle with her bow, but the movement is just too much
and not enough for her to shoot anything. Hearing the fall of the creature, but also that more were coming,
Merelda begins shouting.
"Back up Him! Fall Back! Regroup!"
"But I want it to attack me, it is fine," Him calls back, winking at the monster as he speaks, "better to keep its pea sized brain focused upon me. Is that not right ugly?"
As soon as she has breath she coughs at Him, bloody mist spraying from her mouth as she overexerts herself.
"Damn you Him...haaackkk...no showboating! We need to work together whether...HAACCkkk...we want to or not!"
"Ehhhhh?! I never agreed not to show my boat! I would not do such a thing, what am I without panache, but a well dressed alcoholic spider? There are two of them see, let the Boros share his!"