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Ylosani has drawn his sword up, ready to cut down the undead abomination that sprang from the crypt. He finds it unnecessary as the newcomer easily cuts the creature down with a single blow.
Instead, he turns the sword to the side, laying the blade across his left palm and bows to the man, a show of respect for his skill.
Then, he notices Altovin's glazed look and, grasping his shoulder, gives him a shake.
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 1 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani); Guidance; Sickened
Courage - dmg;
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg;
Ylosani shakes Altovin, and as he does so the sturdy gnome seems to regain his attention to his surroundings, though he still looks pretty queasy.
Everyone may act (Romulus may act twice)
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 2 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani);Guidance;sickened (2/?); Fort save needed;
Courage - dmg;
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 2 WIS dmg; sickened (2/?); Fort save needed;
(Round 1 of 10)
(copied from earlier post:) Altovin sickened: 1d4 ⇒ 4 4 rounds of sickened
Altovin Fort DC 18+4: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 (Round 1 of 8)
(Round 2 of 5)
(Round 2 of 10)
(Round 2 of 8)
(Round 2 of 8)
Ylosani shakes Altovin from his reverie and the others note that Romulus is also now staring out into space, inattentive to the others. To make matters worse, no sooner has Altovin woken up from whatever was occupying his attention, then he once again slips into inattention, staring blankly into space, as if whatever he is seeing is far more interesting than his immediate surroundings! Both of them look distinctly unwell.
Ylosani has no difficulty picking up Altovin and moving him. And the act of doing so seems to shake him out of his fascinated state.
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani);Guidance;sickened (3/?); Fort save needed; fascinated;
Courage - dmg;
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 3 WIS dmg; sickened (3/?); Fort save needed; fascinated;
Yanda pulls Romulus out of the room, which also shakes him out of his stupor, at least temporarily.
Unfortunately, it is not long before both of the heroes are again gazing off into the distance.
(Round 3 of 7)
Fort - (Round 3 of 10)
(Round 3 of 12)
Fort - (Round 3 of 8)
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Yanda feeds Romulus some antitoxin in the hopes that it might help.
"Sorry, I know magic but can't see auras. I should get something that allows me to do that. It would help greatly. Don't they have wayfinders that can do that?"
While she is doing this she is shaking him and making sure he does not lapse back into the stupor.
"Stay with me Romulus."
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani); sickened (4/12);
Courage - dmg;
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 4 WIS dmg; sickened (4/10); Fort save needed; fascinated; antitoxin (1:11);
Yanda gives an antitoxin to Romulus, in hopes of aiding him against this affliction.
Unfortunately, Romulus continues to suffer.
Altovin, however, finally manages to shake himself free of whatever it was that was entrancing him. His sickness lingers on but he is no longer fascinated.
Everyone may act.
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Dasus smiles and starts to say something, likely modest, at the compliments from Yanda in the bow of Ylosani, but then attention is drawn to the others.
He follows them out to the hall, and says, with a very concerned look on his face, "Did anybody see them pick up anything recently, maybe before I got back? Or were they hit in the previous fight? They may have been poisoned." It's a wild and completely uneducated guess, only based on the previous conversation.
Yanda seems to get to the idea before he does, and when he realizes what she's feeding Romulus even as he's saying this, he nods, and says, "I hope that helps."
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"I thought all this madness was induced my that monster before...but things are still happening. This place is foul..." Altovin says trying not to retch but at least able to talk.
He attempts to find a source of evil.
"Courage help him fight his illness please, like you did for me. It is the best we can do at least. I can heal wounds but these afflictions are still beyond me." he asks while Courage flys over to his shoulder and begins urging him on. [ooc]Courage moves and casts Guidance on Romulus.
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani); sickened (5/12);
Courage - dmg; 1 WIS dmg; sickened (1/3); Fort save needed; fascinated; poisoned (1/?);
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 5 WIS dmg; sickened (5/12); Fort save needed; fascinated; antitoxin (1:11); poisoned (5/?);
Altovin tries to find any source of evil in the area but the surroundings seem blandly amoral.
Meanwhile, Romulus struggles with what the group thinks is very likely a poison of some kind, while the Voice of Courage hurries to give him some assistance.
Unfortunately, Romulus continues to be fascinated by his strange hallucinations.
To make things even worse, the small thrush now shows signs of being similarly afflicted. It settles to the ground and stares off into space.
Everyone may act!
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani); sickened (6/12);
Courage - dmg; 2 WIS dmg; sickened (2/4); Fort save needed; fascinated; poisoned (2/?);
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 6 WIS dmg; sickened (6/16); Fort save needed; fascinated; antitoxin (1:11); poisoned (6/?);
The poison continues to work its effects on both Romulus and the bird.
Start of Round 7. Everyone may act. As before, if you have actions you would have done in earlier rounds feel free to post them now and I'll retcon as appropriate. I'm not trying to skip anyone but I want to keep things moving.
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground; Tombs: difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Ylosani);sickened (6/12);
Courage - dmg; 8 WIS dmg;sickened (8/22);
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 10 WIS dmg;sickened (10/31);antitoxin (1:11);
A full minute passes before Romulus finally feels the effects of the poison work their way through his system, and even after that he feels sick to his stomach for two more minutes. Finally, the hallucinations have passed and he no longer feels on the verge of vomiting, but it is clear that he is still not completely well.
Altovin's tiny familiar also remains entranced by the hallucinations for almost a minute, and sickened for quite some time after that. And like Romulus, it's clear that the bird is suffering some prolonged effects from the poison.
What would you like to do?
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"I'd like to take them and shove their fat arses in that room for an hour. Failing that I'm determined to hunt them down and bring them to justice one way or another. Let's go flush them out. But we are going to need to take special care of Romulus. In his condition he might do something very stupid."
Yanda appears quite pissed and just about ready to take them on all by herself if need be.
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Dasus is, normally, one of the least wise of the group. Intelligent and logical, but impulsive and trusting and overconfident, as well as easily distracted. Still, seeing Romulus this way seems to shock him into a moment of more careful consideration. Enough to remember the part of his oath to Apsu about retreating when necessary.
"How many more would you guess there are, based on what you saw earlier? If there are many, we should retreat. We can recover and finish them off. But if there's only a few, Romulus and Altovin can stay back, stay out of danger while we deal with them."
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Ylosani is ready to take Romulus' words as confirmation to move on. But, driven though he may be, he recognizes the value of good reconnaissance. Most of them are suffering some kind of lingering wounds from being down here and continuing on without being at their best is a sure way to face defeat.
He stands, ready to move on when someone has gotten the information they need.
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Dasus);sickened (6/12);
Courage - dmg; 8 WIS dmg;sickened (8/22);
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 10 WIS dmg;sickened (10/31);antitoxin (1:11);
The group returns back the way they came in and finds the two unconscious guards where they left them. The smell of smoke still lingers in the air.
The two now-conscious guards shriek with alarm when they see their tormentors standing menacingly above them.
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Dasus steps up, pulling out his Wand of Cure Light Wounds, tapping each of the prisoners. Then, he holds up his axe in his other hand and growls as only a half-orc can, leaning forward so his sharp tusks are quite visible in front of the guards' faces as he looks at each of them. "You will answer every one of our questions, or you will soon be facing Pharasma's judgement instead of ours. First, how many of you were there, in total?"
They both look suitably scared. "Look, it's hard to find work around here. We just joined the gang for a steady paycheck. Y'know, doncha? I mean, show a little pity... Anyway, if you let us go we'll tell you whatever we can. No honor among thieves, and all that..."
The other one chimes in: "How many? Well, that's hard to say, but besides the guild mistress, Tarrin Dars, there's her lieutenants, Hastenfar and Jaris, and probably about a dozen or so of us soldiers. I think Hastenfar went out on a raid - I'm not sure how many soldiers he took with him - but he should be back soon I'd think."
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"I already saved you from death...even though you attacked us. That should be enough. I don't think I have enough magic left to heal you again if our friend makes good on his threat and I am far too weak to stop him." he says nervously looking at Dasus as he talks to the gang members.
"Maybe they know what is causing the sickness that is getting us."
"Well there's the gas traps by the statues - you have to watch out for those! We avoid them by following the path of rough and smooth stones through them."
The scared guard looks uncertain when the mouther is mentioned but then a look of comprehension crosses his face. "Oh yeah, I heard that some of the men caught some monster the other day and had it locked up. Did it get out?"
Turning to Altovin, the guard shrugs. "I dunno. But if you set off one of the gas traps that could do it for sure."
They both shrug with resignation. "The last thing I remember we were on guard duty and then you invaders showed up!"
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"Well, you sound like OK guys just doing a job. I, at least, don't hold it against you. I'd be careful if I were you though. Your bosses seem like a particularly nasty sort of people, into assassinations and such. If we don't come out of this alive, you may want to make a quick disappearance act."
"So, are the rest of you ready to go on? And I think it better for all concerned if we 'help' poor Romulus make decisions."
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Dasus switches from scowling to smiling at the prisoners — though, that might not be any less intimidating — and says, "Thank you. Find a better job, try protecting people instead of robbing them, you will have a happier life. You have a second chance, but there won't be a third."
Speech given, he looks back to Yanda and says, "Yes, let's go!"
Conditions:
Boxes: DC 10 climb check to enter, difficult terrain, give higher ground;
Altovin - dmg; 1 DEX dmg; 3 WIS dmg; life link (Dasus);
Courage - dmg; 8 WIS dmg;
Dasus - dmg;
Yanda - dmg; mutagen (00:40);
Ylosani - dmg; 0 non-lethal, 4 CON dmg;
Romulus - 1 dmg; 10 WIS dmg; antitoxin (1:11);
The two defeated guards are immensely relieved to escape with their heads. They hustle out the broken front door and back up the stairs to the surface, assuring you that you'll never see them again.
When the pathfinders open the door to the west they see a small armory. Weapon racks and wooden wardrobes line the walls of this room. The dummies in the center of the room wear suits of armor. The racks and arming dummies contain 10 short swords, 12 daggers, four light crossbows, three composite short bows (+2 Str), two suits of leather armor, and three suits of padded armor. The wardrobes contain 15 blood-red ceremonial robes. Twelve masks hang on the wall near the door; each consists of a brass nosepiece with cheek guards, from which a veil of red silk hangs. At the far end of the room, there is a "secret" door back to the stairs, though it is clearly visible from this side.
As the group completes their investigation of this room, everyone but Altovin begins to - once again - see and hear strange hallucinations!
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Yanda immediately dons one of the masks and then a robe, hoping it includes some kind of protection from the gasses.
"Nasty place."
Not interested in the equipment, and unable to detect magic she leaves the room after grabbing a set of disguises for each of them.
"Perhaps if we wore these, we might avoid triggering a trap keyed to not having them."
Ylosani stares into space, the first and only smile anyone here has seen appearing on his face.
When the poison finally fades, he blinks and sees Yanda wearing unfamiliar robes. "Enemy!" he exclaims, lurching at her with his sword before what few wits he has catches up to the situation.
"Good idea," he then says, moving to don a mask and robe, as well.
"Let us move on," when he is disguised.