Will +1 v. Charms and compulsions
COLORS!
Will:
Block 1: Penith, Atajay, Domeric and Trevor
Block 2: The Keeper
Block 3: Senn
So block 1 your actions
Atajay waits to see if there is a diplomatic way out of this, or if a hail of arrows is the only answer.
Trevor is dazed so he babbles
Domeric begins his song and casts Haste on the party.
Penith shakes in the worry of What Was That. She gets out a good rock, one with lots of jagged bits, with a decent helf, to make sure it never makes that sound again.
But Atajay is hesitating and his hands aren't in the least bit shaking, so she pauses as well.
The archon flies forward and attacks Trevor
Senn sends Bitey running in.
Despite a series of blows, Bitey only manages to hit the creature twice for hardly any damage.
The archer makes his arrows Bane and fires away.
Attack with rapid shot and PBS, IC, Haste, and Bane
Damage plus
Bane
Attack with rapid shot and PBS, IC, Haste, and Bane
Damage plus
bane
Iterative Attack with rapid shot, and PBS, IC, Haste and Bane
Damage plus
bane
Haste attack with bonuses
Damage plus
bane
All of Atajay's arrows miss the target
The flaming longsword answers the question as to whether to attack or not, so Penith follows suit mentally shooting her perfect rock at the bad thing.
The creature manages to easily avoid Penith's rock
Trevor snaps out of his daze and unleashes massive damage on the creature.
Haste attack
Crit check
Trevor deals the creature a series of blows, but not all of the damage gets through.
Domeric moves up and attacks.
Attack:
Damage:
[i]Domeric manages to hit the creature, but none of the damage gets through.
In retaliation the creature attacks Trevor.
Senn will cast align weapon evil on Trevor's weapon.
Bitey will try to get a meager amount of damage through
Bitey goes into a series of attacks, however very little of the damage gets through.
Trevor uses his Pugnacious trait to increase the size of his weapon by one step.
With three mighty blows Trevor does some serious damage to the creature.
As her perfect rock misses completely, she frowns. A waste she thinks.
The archer keeps his arrows Bane and fires away.
Attack with rapid shot and PBS, IC, Haste, and Bane
Damage plus
Bane
Attack with rapid shot and PBS, IC, Haste, and Bane
Damage plus
bane
Iterative Attack with rapid shot, and PBS, IC, Haste and Bane
Damage plus
bane
Haste attack with bonuses
Damage plus
bane
Penith's rock strikes the creature, not all of the damage gets through.
The last of Atajay's arrows finishes it off.
As the creature falls you see a vision in your minds of Lowls tearing the Necronomicon from its stand and pulling a scroll from his coat. He casts a spell from the scroll and vanishes in a flash of magical energy. As he disappears, the scene shifts briefly to allow a glimpse of a steep-walled, cylindrical building brimming with gnolls and topped with a lush garden.
You hear a tired voice say "Come. He may have the tome but it is not too late. Come now!"
Trevor looks around for stuff to loot
Senn will do a thorough sweep of the room.
The only thing you find in the room is:
+3 flaming longsword
"Let's take Lythiin’s body to Thyrr and see what he has to say. Lowl's is clearly gone but be might be able to help us find useful information."
[i]You leave the Soul after reactivating the wards. As you do so it seems as if an aura of calm has descended on the Mysterium.
Elder Thrynn thanks you for your help and pays you a reward of 5000gp.
A few hours later Elder Lythinn has been resurrected and he visits you to offer his thanks. He is mortified that the Necronomicon has been stolen. He implores you that it can't fall into the wrong hands and needs to be returned to the Mysterium.
He knows very little of Lowls but he is aware that the count had a great hunger and knowledge, and seemed affected by some external forces. His hired guards talked about a gnoll slaver in Okeno called Biting Lash.[/i[
Looks like another road trip. Hmm..I'm sure i can sell these books in another city.
"We are not familiar with these lands can you tell us about Okeno, how to get there, what dangers may lie between here and there? Also, how powerful is Biting Lash, does he have a big organization?"
"Okeno is on the southern side of Stonespine Island, about 450 miles away. It would take between 1 and 2 weeks by ship, however as a reward for resolving our problems we will teleport you there directly.
The fleshfairs of Okeno-as the slave markets are known- are the largest in the Inner Sea region, and at any given time almost half the population of the pirate city is made up of slavers and their merchandise.
Far from being outcasts, gnoll slavers are welcome and are considered to be the most professional of their ilk. They even have their own slave market known as the Laughing Fleshfair-on account of the way the bidding is done with laughing cries and barks-where, at least in theory, gnolls are the only traders allowed.
Although openly welcome in the city, the gnoll slavers are despised by many other humanoids that work the trade. This is often a case of simple professional jealousy, but it's sometimes from a sense of loathing at how they treat their merchandise. The gnolls are paranoid about security, and operate in a web of deceit. Many take pseudonyms, and keep their slave pits veiled in mystery. Many of the gnoll slavers keep their merchandise in different locations, and keep their most prized possessions in fortified structures away from the fleshfairs.
One of the most successful and civilised gnoll traders is Hyena Princess Njano, a lady of great intelligence and influence. She is so powerful that she operates openly at the Laughing Fleshfair, and she knows every powerful gnoll in the city.
I am afraid I do not know anything about Biting Lash's organisation although I suspect from what the guards were saying that it is quite a powerful one.
Stepping through the teleportation effect you find yourselves in a corner of a bustling city. It seems to be a mass of alleyways and streets overlooking a large bay. In the distance you can see signs to the fleshfairs but there are large ordinary markets full of numerous merchant stalls. It seems that almost everything can be bought here.
"there... are too many people" Penith frets, hands in her skirts, objects quivering around her as her fear settles in her bones. "I don't like it." she shakes her head back and forth, but she knows there is no choice in the matter and will follow her friends into the sea of bodies, hiding behind Senn whenever possible.
”Ah, we’ll be fine,” Domeric said pleasantly as he looked around the place, ”Now, I believe we have someone we ought to be looking for, yes?”
This is one very strange place and I really don't like being in slaver city. I hope we can leave as soon as we can.
"Is it wierd I always liked Gnolls. They are as evil as everyone else but they are straight forward. Let walk around and keep an ear out for a bit."
Gm can we do a local or diplomacy check to gather info?
Trevor tries to find someone who is interested in some books of ancient lore and doesn't ask questions.
Trevor, you can find someone who will buy books of ancient lore.