Ameiko does need healing ... not sure if that was clear for you guys. In rules-speak, she's below 0 hp.
Nicholae draws in his will and then extends his holy symbol, exercising his faith.
Inheritor Heal all who are weary and wounded within the sight of this symbol, he intones.
[Noon, Under Sandpoint Glassworks, Third Day After Goblin Raid]
Ameiko’s eyes flutter open, and she inhales deeply after bathing in the healing glow of Nicholae’s prayer. “Tsuto?” her face darkens at Jubrayl’s question and the tears flow. “I never thought he was capable of such an awful betrayal.
“The raid, father’s murder, the … the dead people upstairs. He let all this happen. He’s in love with some woman encamped within Thistletop, where she rules the goblin tribe there, along with a few other mercenaries. They’re planning something big for the town and it’s not good. Tsuto wanted to me come with him to Thistletop, to escape Sandpoint’s coming slaughter, but I refused and slapped him. And, that really made him angry. He set his goblins on me, and I thought I’d die.
“You’ve got to stop these people. They’ve got a demon ally, here in town, or under it. My brother mentioned her being someplace inside the old smuggling tunnel which lies just down the hall. But, he was raving like a madman by then, and then the goblins were on me.”
Ameiko shudders at the thought and begins to weep once more.
(NOTE: At the mention of the smuggling tunnel, Ameiko is pointing towards the first of the two doors you passed on the way to this storage room. The 2nd door is pretty much the same as this door; I should have mentioned details around this first door earlier. The door is loose, without hinges, and leans up against a wall which was recently burst through, thus the reason for masonry rubble in that corner of the hall. It might be helpful to see this older image again, if my description is lacking:
Jubrayl kneels down next to Ameiko, looking concerned. He's working with a demon? Don't worry, we'll protect the town. You take care of yourself right now, all right? Hakak, Celia, can you take her upstairs and outside? And get someone to call the Father, she may need more mdeical attention. We won't get into much trouble until you get back. Lleidr, Ned, could you check the door, please?
Ned tells Hakak and Celia, "Don't tarry, we'll wait here for you."
He'll listen at the door
Nicholae heads the new tunnel, still with shinning shield and sword raised.
Guys, I left out another somewhat significant detail ... Ameiko's answer to Jub's question.
She pointed to the 2nd door in response. I meant to tell you, "I think he fell asleep in there."
Sorry!
There's no noise at the first door, nor anything else remarkable about it, other than it's not so much a door, but rather like a lid over a hole in the wall.
Nicholas moves the lid.
[Noon, Under Sandpoint Glassworks, Third Day After Goblin Raid]
Beyond the crude entrance recently created by smashing through the bricked wall, you spy a small square chamber, apparently empty. Along it’s back wall is a smooth, well worn-tunnel worming its way through the bedrock underneath Sandpoint. You don’t need Ned’s skill to note dozens of goblin footprints pressed into the dust suggesting travel to and from this room.
As Hakak carries Ameiko upstairs, she asks, “Wait! Do you know if Tsuto has left? He’s very dangerous. You must be more careful than I was.”
(NOTE: I realize the token placement isn’t accurate, since some of you are headed topside, but this is just a quick print-screen.)
Nicholae shakes his head for a moment to clear his thoughts, his burning need for immediate retribution now being overcome with common sense.
Very well, we'll wait for everyone and do this right.
ok, i just had to put in an empty post to get us of the number of the beast. :)
So, guys what's the plan? I know 2 of you are taking Ameiko upstairs, but then what?
Waiting for them to come back before we go into the hole with demons inside.
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When Hakak reaches the fresh air, outside the door he had entered from, he gives a huge sigh of relief. He grabs the first able bodied man he can find and hands him Ameiko saying "Bring her to the church to see the Father, she is badly hurt and needs his help. He'll know what to do. Now hurry, off with you." As soon as the man turns to and runs off Hakak takes a couple deep breaths to settle his nurves and runs back to join the group. "Did I miss anything?"
Well, Nicholae showed his tremendous whole-opening skills.
Hakak brought up to speed, Jubrayl leads the group into the tunnel.
Nic blushes.
The tunnel winds its way north-east for several minutes through the bare rock, well over 1500 feet in length, you'd guess, before coming to a dead-end.
This cant be right... , mumbles Nicholae.
"Maybe there's a concealed door?"
The footprints both come and go from the direction of the blank wall, which cannily hides a door disguised within the rock.
The door leads into a 30' diameter, smooth cave, on the side of a cliff, overlooking the water. The mouth of the cave slopes down to a narrow beach. Scattered all over the cave mouth you see evidence of goblins: bedrolls of their size and revolting remnants of their meals.
On the southern half, there are 2 side tunnels that branch off, one going east and one going west. No one can find evidence of tracks, goblin or otherwise, for either of these side tunnels.
I'm struggling a bit with the description in the text of this tunnel; I don't see how it can possibly be 1500+ feet, so for now, just ignore that. It's not nearly that long.
Here's an image that might be useful for you:
And, it seems impossible that the side branches can be on the south of this beach cave .. they'd have to be on the north side as well. By the way, the western branch appears to have been bricked up at one point, but the masonry has been smashed apart.
What the hells? Where does this lead?, Nicholae moves to examine the area where the masonry is smashed up.
Your divine light pushes the shadows back, revealing a passage that continues to the west, but showing a slight angle to the north towards the end of your light's range.
Guys, please bear with me. I just figured out how the layout for this old tunnel is supposed to run.
The dead-end does run for over 1500 feet, and by your reckoning, spills out onto the Varisian Gulf at a point beyond the North Gate. However, there were 2 branching tunnels on the way; one to the east and one to the west.
And, as stated before, the one to the west was bricked shut sometime in the past, but that masonry has been torn down and smashed apart. So, if you click the link above, right now, you are at the first left-hand turn, peering into the west-ward branch of the tunnel.
Ned will examine the floor of the western tunnel for tracks.
"Seems likely that what we're looking for would be behind the broken down wall eh?"
It stands to reason. Let's hurry.
Aye, Nicholae says and heads in, shield high.
Before we go any further, congratulations, you're all 2nd level. Can you update your character info on the page for your alias?
Go ahead and roll your HP normally, but if the roll is < half, re-roll.
[Mid Afternoon, Under Sandpoint Glassworks, Third Day After Goblin Raid]
As you pass through the tunnel on the left, the passage soon curves from west to north. There’s no evidence of any recent passage through this area, just the occasional goblin track and some kind of unidentifiable footprint. After following the passage’s curve for some distance, you’re aware of two side passages that branch out off the right hand wall.
(NOTE - this may be important later. Is your only light source Nicholae's Light spell cast on his shield? You know in this modern age, what's the first rule of caving? Always, always carry 2 light sources and a back-up. That, and never travel alone.)
Ned has a torch but hasn't lit it.
[Mid Afternoon, Tunnels Under Sandpoint, Third Day After Goblin Raid]
(NOTE: I said let’s pick back up on Saturday, so if you can’t reply to this till this weekend, no worries. If all of you submit an action before then, then I’ll post again before Saturday.)
Bearing a fearsome ranseur, thin lanky arms with a yellowed sickly hue emerge from the surrounding shadows. The weapon smashes into Nicholae, (4 hp damage) and you all react in horror to the open-jawed, gibbering horror blocking your path.
(NOTE: this was a surprise round. I rolled Perception for you guys, but this creature got lucky with an extremely high Stealth roll. I’ll make your initiative rolls for you in the upcoming combat. Just tell me what you want to do. Keep in mind, with the ransuer, this creature has a 10’ reach. KNO Dungeoneering is the most appropriate skill for knowledge about such a creature, but Lleidr is unfamiliar with it.)
(precise shot)
[dice=knowlege dungeneering ]d20+4
Sorry, I didn't realize Ned you had the skill as well. You've heard a small nugget of information about creatures of this appearance. I'll PM you.
Are we in initative yet or still in surprise round? If so re-roll my init twice give me the highest result with my domain ability.
"I think it's a 'sinspawn', a thing of ancient legend, an embodiment of some moral sin.. Old tales relate how they are immune to mind-affecting spells and the like. That's all I know. Let's see if they're allergic to arrows!"
Are we in initative yet or still in surprise round? If so re-roll my init twice give me the highest result with my domain ability.
We were in surprise, but are now in the 1st round of combat. I'll make a note to take your domain ability into account. Thanks for the heads up.
Tunnel, Sinspawn, round 1
It's looking like Lleidr might have a hard time getting a shot immediately, but he'll hold an arrow ready in case the crowd thins a bit and he can move to get line of sight on the monster.
With Hakak and Nicholae in the front, I doubt his movement will carry him into threat range of the polearm, but just in case, Lleidr has Acrobatics to try and avoid attacks of opportunity.
Jubrayl takes a step forward and swings his axe shouting
Whaever it is, it won't last long!