"Let's try that building to the north."
Ace casts detect magic along the way, scanning the area around the group.
A horrendous stench emanates from B5, and you can hear a skittering, insectoid sound from inside.
"Can we at least set this, and whatever is in this, on fire."
"Once we know it burns, maybe." Daliya scanned the area, trying to work out what was causing the problem.
Daliya can't tell, whatever's inside the building is blocked from view by the walls.
You think maybe 4, but could be 5.
"You want to use your fire magic, Ace? Go right ahead." Jrahk shoves the magus toward the building.
This seems short-sighted. Should one of us not liberate any items of value first, then burn the building down to the ground? I could go if you'd like.
"Don't be ridiculous. Jrahk can handle whatever's in there.
Jrahk kicks the door down.
"Oh good, we're hoping the bug has money." Sighing, Daliya followed Jrahk in.
The creatures get a little handsy.
BECAUSE THEY'RE HANDS
Four giant crawling hands leap out of the darkness, and gang up on Jrahk!
All the hands delay their Init, so you're all up!
Jrahk casts Mirror Image and moves to the side of the room so that Giant Daliya can get in.
"I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE SET IT ON FIRE, I TOLD YOU!"
Ace, worried about accidentally hitting his captain this time, lets fly with a few magic missiles.
Startled, Daliya muttered, "What the hell?" With a grunt she shifted into her fighting stance, and brought a huge fist down on the weird hand monsters. Who the hell called attack hands?
attack them all, create a distraction.
Oh, look at these! Heh heh...
It's like shooting baby seals in a barrel.
Assuming only one person is between Gremory and any of the hands, she unloads on one, if it dies, she moves on.
@Ixrul: These are giant variants of the fairly standard "Crawling Hand" undead. They're simple creatures that like to grab and rend their opponents. While having no eyes, they can see quite well, and ca even sense invisible things and others hiding from sight nearby them (Blindsense 30 ft.).
Their most unique abilities are that each is able to attune to a certain Quarry and track them to the ends of the earth with an effect similar to a Locate Creature spell, and when hit with Piercing or Slashing weapons they burst open and spray Pus on their attacker.
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Ace blasts each of the hands with a bolt, and gives the first one a second whapping for good measure!
Daliya slams the first, and Gremory finishes it off with two quick shots, then blasts a third for good measure!
Jrahk crushes the hands with his claws and teeth.
Jrahk crushes the second hand!
Ixrul backs the hell up.
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"Whats the matter, you don't want this to be a hands on experience?" Ace questions Ixrul
The hands gribble grabble at Jrahk.
But they fail to latch on.
You easily crush them afterwards.
Combat over.
The other two rooms are a storeroom, bare of anything useful to you, and a forge: The tools still intact! And originally of very fine make, though many are broken. Repairing them would restore a set of Masterwork blacksmithing tools.
Daliya looked the tools over, trying to work out if it was worth preparing Mending in the morning or if the spell wasn't sufficient to repair them.
Nope.
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"Whats the matter, you don't want this to be a hands on experience?" Ace questions Ixrul
"I was sure you all had it well in hand."
Oh, I nearly let the opportunity for a play on words slip through my fingers. Do you think these tools could lend us a hand, dear Captain?
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"Get a grip, everyone. Enough puns."
"Shut up, all of you." Jrahk grumbles, completely unamused.
"And what the hell would we ever need blacksmith tools for?"
"Sell them if we want," Daliya said with a shrug, "Or if we want to start making things. It might save on our cost for supplying the iron work for the ship and crew from our own forge, and it won't hurt to give them the best tools."
Ixrul has a listen.
B9 is the chapel. The Phase Spider corpses are still here.
"Should I animate these spiders? We could always use more guards for this place."
B16 is a pair of outbuildings that contain nothing but stockades, and the bleached skeletons of several occupants.
Gremory will keep an eye out on the way to B16 in case things get out of hand again.
I don't see why not. Money is hardly an obstacle if you know where to look.
Nothing here I'm afraid.
The tower interior has an earthen floor, but seems sturdy. A single ladder leads up.
Daliya gave the ladder an experimental tug, making sure it would take her weight.
It will.
"Why not send one of the zompys up to take a look, unless they are too stupid to tell us whats going on?"
Ixrul pulls a small eyeball out of his pocket and sends it up to have a peek.
These seem to be empty observation platforms, and provide an excellent view of the jungle, sea, and other surrounding areas, giving you excellent visibility should any threats approach.
Jrahk climbs the ladder and uses his normal eyes to look around.
"Good to know we have a lookout post once we take this place," Daliya murmured.