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*grumble* *grumble*
Now that we are in a tunnel that is relatively quiet you can hear my stomach grumbling.
"I like where y'alls heads are at with this strike quickly and helping out, but I think I forgot to eat breakfast. Is there anywhere we can stop for a bit and get some planning going and eat a little snack?"
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The doctor seems a little distressed at the current state of things, yet another Pathfinder they were unable to save from Adril's rampage.
"Adril was a big man, if this woman was carrying him, she might be a fellow Ulfen Guardsman loyal to him. And they must have someone able to perform the rituals needed to bring him back from the Boneyard, as well. A cleric of some sort, most likely." He shrugs slightly. "Though at this point, it seems we're so many steps behind here, its hard to say.
"What happened to Odrian's remains?" He asks. "Seems like we should return those at least."
"As to these Crimson Forums, what are those? Some sort of combat arena? And is your sister complicit in all of this? Or an unwilling participant?"
"My sister had not part in the murdering of her husband or Adril's take over. As much as I hated the man, I knew they had love for each other."
@ Lavode "Oh, I know where he is. That is we are headed. However, he is guarded. Do not worry I have a plan"
@ Dr Strang "You are correct. It is an arena where we show our prowess in combat."
"As for the female, I know nothing about her. She was a stranger to us."
Kol Voss stops suddenly. What at first seems to be just another wall in the slave passage is a secret door, one that Kol Voss expertly opens. Inside are a series of linked chambers that may have once held animals of some sort. In the center of the main chamber is an open double door of reddish steel revealing a 20-foot-by-20- foot room inside. Outside this room await a dozen men and women dressed like Kol Voss, but wielding a variety of weapons—some familiar and some quite alien.
Kol Voss calls out to them in the same language as before.
[spoiler=Azlanti]"Do not mind them. They are with me. I believe they are allies. But, that is about to be put to the test"
Voss turns to the PC's, "We will speak more in here. In private"
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We need to know more than just the fact you know where he is. There are magics that several of us can use to prepare. Since you still haven't said where we are going, we can't prepare properly.
This man has a history of escaping by means magical and mundane. We need to know about the location where he is and the surrounding areas. Again, how many people does he have with him and what has been observed about their abilities.
I also don't see how you could already have a plan. You know nothing about us or our own capabilities. How could you chance to make a plan that takes proper advantage of what we can do while minimizing the threats to our weaknesses or those of any hostages.
If you want to help us succeed, provide actual information.
"I do not care about your abilities nor why you want him. I do know he sits above us and this is our chance, here and now, to get to him." He says pointing to the top of the room he is standing in. "Above us in the Crimson Forum , King Adril himself is about to watch as several of my closest friends are torn apart by monsters. He likely has my sister at his side in chains. Together we will free my friends and then challenge Adril to combat in the arena. He must possess Odrian’s symbol of power—the mighty Starsword—so I will swear the oaths of my ancient tribe and challenge him for the weapon. Should he refuse, the entire city will turn against him. Together we will slay him in combat, take the blade, and free the city and my sister from his tyranny."
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That isn't really a plan, it is barely an intention. Why challenge him? Just take him by surprise. Otherwise he might just flee again taking your precious Starsword and possibly your sister with him. I don't think he even cares about ruling here. As you said, he is just amusing himself. I'm quite sure his goal was stealing the Starsword.
Again, do you have any information at all? Has anyone seen any of them do anything? Has anyone even counted their numbers?
"You would not understand. If I challenge him and he refuses, the entirety of the city will turn on him. He came through with another man and the thin woman. And whatever beast he may have on hand here. Will not know for sure until we get up there." He then looks above, "He also has my men up there, most likely chained and waiting for death."
Boswick joins Kol Voss in the room. He gives the paladin a nod and bangs a closed fist on the Boswick shoulder, signalling his gratitude.
As the rest of you enter the small chamber, you look up and notice a bright light coming from above.
With that last, dire warning, Kol Voss pulls his shield from his back, draws his bastard sword, and looks up. The light above grows brighter, the crowd grows louder, and suddenly the ceiling crashes open and the cacophony of the crowd washes over you.
The PC's rise into a large Colosseum which can easily fit 10.000 souls. Looking around you notice many humans, as well as rat men, lizardfolk,12-foot-tall, four-armed humanoids, and a few incredibly strange floating and pulsating brain-like creatures.
In the northern end of the arena, in the luxury box, is Adril Hestram. Next to him, sitting on a short chair, is a female in royal dress.
The crowd goes silent when they notice the new group of people. Several monsters are free and moving to the west of the PCs, headed toward three large poles. Five men are chained to each pole by the wrists and they huddle together behind their meager prison, shying away from the monsters. All are injured, weak, and sick, and none are ready to fight.
Adril leaps from his throne, knocking it over in his rush to stand. His face bulges in surprise, his cheeks red and angry. “My friends!” he shouts unnaturally loud, “I’m sorry to see you alive.” He crams two fingers into his mouth and performs what can only be a magically enhanced, ear-splitting whistle. The monsters stop menacing the prisoners and turn to face Adril. “King Adril, your god, wishes you to destroy these fools! Kill them all!” The crowd roars with approval.
The giant raises his arm in the air and murmurs a few words. The earth around him swirls and a long arm slams down in front of the PC's.
The fist reaches out and slams down on LT.
Two of the ape creatures walk on air above the PC's and shake loose their fur, coating the entire area in dust.
Round 1-Yellow and Green circles work as Obscuring Mist for the vision and seeing aspect.
Bold May Act
Giant
Yellow
Green
LT
Theodric
Kol Voss
Orange
Red
Dr Strang
Lavode
Boswick
Voros
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Theodric unleashes steel upon the creature adorned with green paint.
plus Bull Rush using attack roll vs. opponent CMD
Theodric lands two solid blows. The ape is forced up 5 more feet higher and 10ft back.
Round 1-Yellow and Green circles work as Obscuring Mist for the vision and seeing aspect.
Bold May Act
Giant
Yellow
Green
LT
Theodric
Kol Voss
Orange
Red
Dr Strang
Lavode
Boswick
Voros
Green: 60/112
Kali moves towards the other end where the big guys aren't.
Kol Voss roars in rage and charges out of the sand storm and next to one of the huge creature.
Orange slams a claw into Voss and then delivers a savage bite.
Red moves around and unleashes a stream of high pressured sand through the cloud impacting Dr Strang, Voros and Boswick.
Round 1-Yellow and Green circles work as Obscuring Mist for the vision and seeing aspect.
Bold May Act
Giant
Yellow
Green
LT
Theodric
Kol Voss
Orange
Red
Dr Strang
Lavode
Boswick
Voros
Green: 60/112
Kol Voss: 96/129 Rage 1/31
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Two of the bralani swing wildly at the stone fist in front of them.
, if hits,
The other 2 bralani fly over to the side and send lightning washing over the ape (orange) and giant.
Lavode flies up 60' and over to the other side of the arena. Then cast a spell. a hole opens in the ground under the giant.
CG Medium outsider (azata, chaotic, extraplanar, good, shapechanger) Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+4 Dex, +6 natural) hp 80(7d10+42) Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +6 DR 10/cold iron or evil; Immune electricity, petrification; Resist cold 10, fire 10;SR 17
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., fly 100 ft. (perfect) Melee +1 scimitar +16/+11 (1d6+10/18–20) or slam +15 (1d6+9) Ranged +1 composite longbow +13/+8 (1d8+6/×3) Special Attacks whirlwind blast Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th) At Will—blur, charm person (DC 13), gust of wind (DC 14), mirror image, wind wall 2/day—lightning bolt (DC 15), cure serious wounds
STATISTICS
Str 24, Dex 18, Con 23, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 15 Base Atk +7; CMB +14; CMD 29 Feats Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Bluff +12, Fly +22, Handle Animal +12, Perception +15, Ride +14, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +14 Languages Celestial, Draconic, Infernal; truespeech SQ wind form
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Whirlwind Blast (Su)
When in wind form, a bralani can attack with a scouring blast of wind, dealing 3d6 points of damage in a 20-foot line (Reflex DC 17 half). The save DC is Constitution-based.
Wind Form (Su)
A bralani can shift between its humanoid body and a body made of wind and mist as a standard action. In humanoid form, it cannot fly or use its whirlwind blast. In wind form, it functions as if under the effects of a wind walk spell. It can make slam attacks and use spell-like abilities in either form. A bralani remains in one form until it chooses to assume its other form. A change in form cannot be dispelled, nor does the bralani revert to any particular form when killed (both shapes are its true form). A true seeing spell reveals both forms simultaneously.
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Floating invisibly, just above the rest, as they come up into the arena, the doctor eyes the grandiose affair with a frown. This level of barbarism was not really his thing, though he was well aware that it was quite common in many places. He was impressed by the vast array of spectators though... the few species he had never seen before especially.
His eyes fall on the injured prisoners chained to the poles first, his natural medical instincts kicking in. Of course, there are far more worrisome things to be worrying about, two of which walk up into the air, and over their heads before they are even fully in the arena, dropping some sort of strange dust from their fur, that obscures vision in all directions!
He manages to shield his eyes before it can impede his sight, as he attempts to determine just what these creatures were from his brief glimpse... not to mention the giant he saw on the far side.
He has never seen whatever type of giant is here, but the four-armed ape creatures he recognizes!
"Clearly some sort of offshoot of the girallons common to the Expanse." He says, trying not to cough on the dust. "I only got a brief look, but these ones seem more elementally inclined." He goes on to espouse the differences.
As he's pondering the safest way out of the dust, he is hit but a sudden stream of sand from a source to his left!
He has no chance to dodge out of the way, but his protective spell soaks up the damage it would have caused, leaving him unscathed.
He flies invisibly away from the blast, moving up just over the head of the nearest simian he can just make out through the dust. Concentrating, he calls on the might of Anubis, as dark energy forms around his hand. He then reaches out, and touches the ape-like creature on the shoulder.
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Not blinded, but caught up in the swirling sand he dodges some on the large chunks of rock; Boswick watches as the strange apes rise out of his reach. Boswick touches his armor and it glows with sacred light.
He caught a glimpse of Hestram, AH! The Inheritors righteous judgment on you Adril. He shouts, but it is drowned out by the sounds of battle and the roar of the crowd.
Time to move on to targets on the ground.
He hastily racing across the arena toward the red ape and swinging mightily, attempting to slice to vitally strike a major leg artery.
The one bralani's weapon collides with the fist, but it rebounds.
The other bralini circle around and zap the orange ape.
Dr Strang recalls that these are similar to the Girallon's back home.
Strang moves up overhead of the ape and sucks the life force from yellow.
Boswick charges strait ahead, dodging the apes slam, before cutting open its leg.
Voros vanishes.
Lavode may change is spell choice.
Orange: 76/112
Green: 60/112
Yellow: 52/112
Red: 76/112
Kol Voss: 96/129 Rage 1/31
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Lavode casts a spell and golden chains attempt to wrap around the giant.
Source Champions of Purity pg. 29
School conjuration (creation) [good]; Level arcanist 6, cleric 6, inquisitor 5, oracle 6, paladin 4, sorcerer 6, warpriest 6, wizard 6
Casting
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (a length of fine golden chain)
Effect
Range short (25 ft. + 5 ft./level)
Target one creature
Duration 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw Reflex negates; Spell Resistance no
Description
A creature targeted by this spell is held immobile by glowing golden chains composed of pure light. The creature is paralyzed and held in place, but may attempt a new saving throw each round to end the effect. While held by the golden chains, a creature cannot use any sort of extradimensional travel, such as astral projection, blink, dimension door, ethereal jaunt, etherealness, gate, maze, plane shift, shadow walk, teleport, and similar spells and spell-like abilities. The spell does not affect creatures that are already in ethereal or astral form when the spell is cast.
The giant sways out of the way of the golden chain. He then pulls his greatsword out and waits.
The stone fist slams into the Green Bralani.
Yellow moves around and attacks Theodric. The claw misses.
Green moves back down and flanks Theodric. Miss
Bold May Act
Giant
Yellow
Green
LT
Theodric
Kol Voss
Orange
Red
Dr Strang
Lavode
Boswick
Voros
Orange: 76/112
Green: 60/112
Yellow: 52/112
Red: 76/112
Fist: 65/65 Duration 2/20
Kol Voss: 96/129 Rage 1/31
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Free action vs. DC20
Full attack Yellow.
Using a +3 adaptive seeking veering darkwood composite longbow with cold iron durable arrows, deadly aim, clustered shot, precise shot, rapid shot, point blank
miss
Haste
Full attack yellow.
If a hit:
If a hit:
Haste
If a hit:
If a create pit spell pops in under any creature that fits in said pit (Large or smaller), that creature has to make the initial save to not fall in regardless of how many squares of its space are synonymous with the pit's squares.
LT dismounts and fires a volley the beast recoils and then goes limp in mid air. Its body slowly falls to the ground. The crowd goes wild as the new comer drops the beast.
Theo moves just under the big green one and attacks ferociously. He drops this beast as well.
Kali double moves around the arena (along the south wall, down on the map) to get to the other end (plenty of movement speed with Haste).
Kol Voss moves into a guarded stance and then swings again at the Orange Girallon. He fails to connect.
The Orange Girallon rips into Kol Voss once more. Landing three blows.
Red manuevers around Boswick (5-foot step) and attacks. Boswick's armor absorbs all of the damage.
Round 2-Bold May Act
Giant
LT
Theodric
Kol Voss
Orange
Red
Dr Strang
Lavode
Boswick
Voros
Orange: 76/112
Green: 60/112
Yellow: 52/112
Red: 76/112
Fist: 65/65 Duration 2/20
Kol Voss: 46/129 Rage 2/31 Guarded Stance Active