The floor and walls of this musty-smelling chamber are covered with matted, wiry fur. Well-gnawed bones lie scattered about the floor, and a dozen wooden stakes have been driven into the ground near the walls. Sleeping while bound to their posts lie four goblin dogs.
Furnok whispers back. I got your back.
Cleo tells you see has a calm animals spell to make them docile. If it starts to go badly.
Furnok creeps as well.
Cleo waits with Aggah, patting her on the back to hopefully ease any fear or anxiety she might be feeling.
So sneaky is Maria, that the goblin dogs (if the term "dog" truly applies to these mangy rat-dog creatures) don't notice at all. Furnok also creeps forth, and although a few dogs stir, none wake up.
Grunyar perks up, eager to stave off the boredom. "Couldn't tell ya lad, don't think either of us have been here before, eh?" He looks up at Shalelu for an answer, and she shakes her head. "It's too dangerous to scout this place by one's self," she responds. "There's no maneuverability here, and the goblins can potentially come from any direction. This is the reason why the Thistletop goblins are always the most powerful tribe. They've made their stronghold nearly unassailable. There is no goblin tribe capable of overrunning the place, since they can only go in one at a time. The only ones who might be able to are the Licktoad tribe with their magic and alchemy, but they're on the complete opposite side of Sandpoint."
Furnok engages in animal abuse.
Roll over and play dead.
All of the goblin dogs have been killed in their sleep without making any noise. Where would you like to scout from here?
East than north
From what Maria can see of C6:
- A cloying musky scent lies heavy in the air here. A matted nest of red and black hair sits to the east.
C9:
- A good 60 feet in the distance, Maria makes out what she thinks is a rope bridge! Could this be the exit?
Furnok taps Maria and points to the nest.
No change
As Maria gets closer, she is alerted by a low, rumbling snarl. The pile of black and red fur moves, and she makes out two yellow eyes and sharp fangs. It looks feline, like a tiger or a panther, and ready to pounce.
Ohhh boy!
If Cleo has time and actually notices this she will cast calm animal.
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/spells/calmAnimals.html
If Cleo has time and actually notices this she will cast calm animal.
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/spells/calmAnimals.html
Maria successfully backs out of the creature's "den" or "lair". Now that she knows exactly where it is, all she can focus on are the two yellow eyes that follow her wherever she goes.
furnok backs up as well.
"Uhhhhhh Goblins?" replies Grunyar.
Shalelu shakes her head. "In this part of the Nettlewood, just about anything could live here, though it would have to be small enough to fit through the tunnels. Honestly, even humans could live here. Think about it, you have very good protection from the elements, a secure environment to stay safe from most predators, and plenty of territory for both hunting and fishing. What's more, anyone who wanted to attack you either has to scurry through the tunnels, or climb up the cliff side. So right now it might belong to goblins, but as circumstances change we could see hermits, druids, bandits, boars, cougars, wolves, gnolls, kobolds, and much more. When you can live several human generations, nothing really seems permanent."
Here, let me do that. Skinnen takes some care so you don't drench the place in gore.
Furnok successfully (butchers?) (skins?) the goblin dog(s).
Furnok gets some prime cutlets for whatever lies ahead.
Ali yawns and begins to pare his nails with his dagger, staring down the caverns in a bored manner. "Hope one of em isn't dead."
1. Shalelu
2. ??
3. Everyone else
Just North from Vandra is a thorny vine that looks different from any other. It has leaves shaped like hands, and slithers like a snake.
Just as Ali says that, all the thorny vines (including the ones above) spring into action and try to scoop up the entire group! Ali and Jeaux are lifted up into the ceiling above while Helgarr is pulled back into the wall!
Shalelu flip over the grasping vines and looks around for the perpetrator. She points over to just North of Vandra and yells "Weird snake or vine thing!" She draws and fires an arrow, but nearly shoots Vandra! Speaking of which, the vine thing lashes out at Vandra and nearly whips his face!
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Turning and twisting wildly, Vandra was barely able to escape the grasping thorn vines before an arrow whipped by his face. "What? Where?!" he asked in panicked confusion as his mother and others were hoisted onto various surfaces. Unsure what to do, he cast the first spell that came to mind. With a burst of energy, Shalelu, Grunyar, and Helgarr found their bodies moving with surprising speed.
Jeaux, feeling herself pulled upwards and the thorns digging into her flesh, started struggling to escape the trap.
As Vandra casts his magic, another vine whips out at him. Fortunately, it misses.
Best back up, Maria.
Jeaux wiggles her way to freedom, albeit with some thorns along the way.
Furnok tries charming the critter with some nice meat.
It was a good idea, but not quite good enough. The feline gets up and roars at Furnok, getting ready to protect it's domain.
Furnok backs up and readies an attack if the critter charges.