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With the caster woman still blinded, and floating up near the ceiling, Milo finally has a clear area where he won't be hitting the mob below.
"Twist can't drum herself up there." He growls, his small fists clenched in anger.
Small bits of flame start to flicker around his hands, as he drops into a low arcane chant, the words in draconic, culminating in a glowing bead of fire racing upwards, towards the ceiling in the middle of the senate hall. It explodes in a massive conflagration... bits of charred banners and soot drifting down on the panicking crowds in its wake.
*1.5 = 93 fire damage (DC 22 reflex for half)
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The evil woman falls from the ceiling with a shrill scream before nothing only an ashen corpse thuds on the ground below. The devil is helpless against Eorsten's holy weapon slicing it into ribbons of meat.
A battered and bruised Lady Glorianna Morilla approaches you all. "Praise whichever god it was that sent you on time. It was a terrible sight to behold. Grand Prince Stavian publicly executed the man who was to be the recipient of the exaltation. A man from Breezy Creek Hamlet by the name of Kalbio. He then ordered the death of all those in attendance. The Ulfen Guard, loyal Stavian soldiers, and other less obvious forces took part in the slaughter, and it was only thanks to your timely arrival that the affair didn’t turn into a complete massacre."
"While the you have averted utter disaster, one particular event from the senate slaughter has dire ramifications for Taldor as a whole: a Lion Blade agent within the crowd managed to leap atop the presentation platform shortly after Kalbio’s death and stabbed the Grand Prince through the heart. A magical contingency whisked the grand prince away, but it was clear that the wound was fatal."
"The matter of succession is now widely contested, and while I know that Taldor’s best future lies in the hands of Princess Eutropia, Stavian declared High Strategos Maxillar Pythareus as his heir apparent prior to the ceremony. Civil war is imminent, and I intend to do everything I can do to contain the potentially catastrophic conflict."
Another senator approaches. "Earl Calhadion Vernisant must have been in on this all along as well, for he has taken mount and is now threatening anyone who tries to exit the building. If this immediate crises is to pass, then someone must slay the Earl."
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+1 Human Bane Rapier
+3 Breastplate
4th - Fire Shield, Greater Invisibility, Wall of Ice.
3rd - Fly, Keen Edge, Ray of Exhaustion, Slow, Vampiric Touch.
2nd - Acid Arrow, Bull's Strength, Glitterdust, Invisibility, Mirror Image.
1st - Enlarge Person, Expeditious Retreat, Shield, Shocking Grasp, True Strike.
You all take what time you have to prepare before rushing back into the fray of combat back in the Arcade of Triumph.
Calhadion Vernisant rides around slaying what fleeing terrified people get even near him. Loyalists and innocents alike are not even spared. The man rides on the back of a powerful and fierce lion. Following behind him are some ghostly looking senators who are blabbering.
Light Condition: Normal
Active Buffs: Haste (2 Rounds Left)
Active Penalties: Each Square is 10ft
Giovanni Valdriano(-12,Fine)
Red Ghost(-0,Fine)
Eorsten(-0,Fine)
Morrighan Jennings(-12,Fine)
Milo Flamecursed(-0,Fine)
Gurkagh(-14,1 Str Drain)
Lion Mount(-0,Fine)
Earl Calhadion(-0,Fine)
Blue Ghost(-0,Fine)
Eramos(-0,Fine)
Blabbering Senator - Advanced Allip
CE Medium Undead (Incorporeal)
Dressed in regalia from long past, they appear to be following the mad Earl in his efforts to slaughter innocents.
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Morrighan will cast good hope on everyone and vanish on herself as they approach the fracas. In the last round before we attack she'll start her Raging Song.
Reminder: Raging Song Benefits
Whenever you and an ally who also has this feat are flanking the same creature, your flanking bonus on attack rolls increases to +4. In addition, whenever you score a critical hit against the flanked creature, it provokes an attack of opportunity from your ally.
Whenever you are adjacent to an ally who also has this feat, you receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attacks of opportunity against creatures that you both threaten. Enemies that provoke attacks of opportunity from your ally also provoke attacks of opportunity from you so long as you threaten them (even if the situation or an ability would normally deny you the attack of opportunity). This does not allow you to take more than one attack of opportunity against a creature for a given action.
+2 morale bonus to Strength and +4 morale bonus to Constitution and a +2 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a –1 penalty to AC.
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"You don't deserve your position!" Giovanni WALKS across the battlefield, getting right up in the Earl's (and his lion's) face. Once there, his chain flashes out, attempting to grab the Earl and pull him form the saddle.
Giovanni's chain easily pulls the Earl from his seat, with Giovanni turning to his right as he moves the former Earl to a more submissive location.
"Punish the criminal, please."
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Light Condition: Normal
Active Buffs: Haste (Round 0), Good Hope (Round 0), Raging Song (Round 0)
Active Penalties: Each Square is 10ft
Giovanni Valdriano(-12,Fine)
Red Ghost(-0,Fine)
Eorsten(-0,Fine)
Morrighan Jennings(-12,Fine)
Milo Flamecursed(-0,Fine)
Gurkagh(-8,1 Str Drain)
Lion Mount(-0,Fine)
Earl Calhadion(-0,Fine)
Blue Ghost(-0,Fine)
Eramos(-0,Fine)
Blabbering Senator - Advanced Allip
CE Medium Undead (Incorporeal)
Dressed in regalia from long past, they appear to be following the mad Earl in his efforts to slaughter innocents.
Earl Calhadion goes flying off his mount and lands prone closer to the Pathfinders. He lands on his feet and tries to regain his composure. The red senator ghost flies forward to attack Giovanni. Giovanni feels a cold touch that causes him to feel mentally weary.
What Happened?
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Milo frowns... which is not unusual... then curses colorfully in orcish... also not unusual. Flames begin to flicker along his arms, and over his hands, before channeling through the small blackened rod in his hands. A now familiar bead of fire races across the room, and explodes in a fiery conflagration, engulfing the Earl, his lion mount, both ghostly undead creatures, and Giovanni.
fire damage (DC 22 reflex for half)
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Light Condition: Normal
Active Buffs: Haste (Round 0), Good Hope (Round 0), Raging Song (Round 0)
Active Penalties: Each Square is 10ft
Giovanni Valdriano(-12,Fine)
Red Ghost(-80,Dead)
Eorsten(-0,Fine)
Morrighan Jennings(-12,Fine)
Milo Flamecursed(-0,Fine)
Gurkagh(-8,1 Str Drain)
Lion Mount(-65,Fine)
Earl Calhadion(-117,Fine)
Blue Ghost(-53,Fine)
Eramos(-0,Fine)
The fireball washes over most of the opposition the Pathfinders face here, and when it clears it is seen that the red ghost is obliterated, and the Earl is on his last limbs. The lion seems to have resisted only some of the fireball damage due to its thick hide.
The lion and the Earl are both enraged and furious. The lion unleashes its full assault upon Giovanni, clawing and biting furiously. The Earl shifts up to flank with the lion, as he then shouts out a cry that seems to improve the skill of himself, his mount, and the babbling senator ghost.
Great luck appears to be on Giovanni's side, as even as he is flanked and being assaulted by both the Earl and his lion, they cannot land a single blow against him!
The senator ghost lands a blow against Morrighan and deals some damage to her.
What Happened?
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Light Condition: Normal
Active Buffs: Haste (Round 0), Good Hope (Round 0), Raging Song (Round 0)
Active Penalties: Each Square is 10ft
Giovanni Valdriano(-12,2 Wisdom Damage)
Red Ghost(-80,Dead)
Eorsten(-0,Fine)
Morrighan Jennings(-12,3 Wisdom Damage)
Milo Flamecursed(-0,Fine)
Gurkagh(-8,1 Str Drain)
Lion Mount(-65,Fine)
Earl Calhadion(-117,Fine)
Blue Ghost(-53,Fine)
Eramos(-0,Fine)
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Shaking his head, Giovanni turns his attention to the Earl, for the moment. "Try to survive this. Your embarrassment will be better than your death.
"Yield before my companions kill an unarmed man."
Then he turns his attention to the mount, which he simply pummels.
Once he has finished with this set of attacks, Giovanni will adjust South, taking a 5' step. On my phone, so I can't move me.
Edit: I see Eramos posted while I was typing on my phone. If the Earl was already down before I go, I'll just pummel the mount. If the Earl was still up, then the trip will provoke from Eramos, too.
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Eramos comes in to secure the kill, as his blade slices deeply though the earl's shoulder and splitting him down through his chest. His arm that is disconnected from his head dropping its weapon, and his other arm reaching towards the slice.
"For... S..ta." He grows still.
The force fired from Milo is more than enough; the Allip can't withstand the attack and collapses into itself. It screams in frustration and agony.
All that remains is the lion.
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Light Condition: Normal
Active Buffs: Haste (Round 0), Good Hope (Round 0), Raging Song (Round 0)
Active Penalties: Each Square is 10ft
Giovanni Valdriano(-12,2 Wisdom Damage)
Red Ghost(-80,Dead)
Eorsten(-0,Fine)
Morrighan Jennings(-12,Fine)
Milo Flamecursed(-0,Fine)
Gurkagh(-8,1 Str Drain)
Lion Mount(-86,Fine)
Earl Calhadion(-148,Dead)
Blue Ghost(-78,Dead)
Eramos(-0,Fine)
The lion takes the brunt of Giovanni's weapon, but it looks as though he did not take nearly as much damage. It retaliates in anger against the chain wielding thug. It tries to bite and claw Giovanni, but once again finds that it cannot land a single hit.
What Happened?
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Eramos swings his weapon with such ferocity that the lion can only react by letting loose a failing roar. The lion collapses to the ground.
With the Lion Blades properly convinced of Stavian’s reckless schemes and Calhadion Vernisant defeated, the adventure is complete. Lady Glorianna Morilla meets with you all at Muesello’s lodge to properly relay her gratitude for your actions, and praise your ability.
"Not only were you able to rescue many lives, but you did so while maintaining some semblance of order within Taldor. The next few months will be fraught, for the day’s events have brought Taldor dangerously close to civil war as numerous aristocrats proclaim their right to the crown."
"However, with your help swaying the Lion Blades, I believe believes that Princess Eutropia can triumph and lead Taldor into a new and golden age."
"You should all be wary, however, for such an important victory
might also serve as a beacon for those seeking to defame the Pathfinder Society. Your actions, as well as those other recent endeavors by the Sovreign Court, prove that seasoned Pathfinders working together can be a force for great political change. I believe that it would be in the Society’s best interests to take a reprieve from the Taldan conflict and that more notable Pathfinders should recuse themselves from actively helping Eutropia—at least, for a while."
"There is one last matter. The tragic and unfortunate death of the commoner, Kalbio. Before you arrived, he was killed during his exaltation to rise to baronship by Stavian. Members of the Sovereign Court managed to retrieve Kalbio’s body from the senate floor, but there is uncertainty as to what to do."
"Given that none of the nobles are willing to put resources into a funeral or a means of resurrection, it seems that there are to be no new inductees into the echelons of Taldan nobility this year."
Muesello adds in something in regards to Kalbio. "His parents accepted considerable debt in order to help their son prepare for this honor. It will only be a matter of time before news of his death reaches them. Breezy Creek is likely the first of many places to have casualties in the coming months. What would you think is the best thing to do to honor Kalbio of Breezy Creek?"
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With the debts paid and Kalbio raised from the dead, a grateful and very happy hamlet of Breezy Creek holds their own ceremony to crown you all as champions of their fair place. With Kalbio even leading the ceremony, you are all hailed and welcomed to return if ever you want.
How that will affect your adventure is for you to decide, heroes.
Primary Success
The PCs’ primary goal in this scenario is to put an end to Earl Calhadion Vernisant. So long as the PCs defeat the earl in combat at the end of the scenario, each PC earns 1 Prestige Point. In addition, each PC earns the Glorymane Resplendent boon.
Secondary Success
To fulfill their secondary goals, the PCs must succeed at two of the following four conditions. Doing so earns each PC 1 additional Prestige Point.
• Successfully negotiate with Chamberlain Eckhart to avoid fighting the constructs.
• Retrieve the documents from Calhadion Vernisant’s villa without activating the fail-safe.
• Avoid using an area of effect spell that damages the crowd while battling against Karina Deckland.
• Fulfill the conditions to earn the Always Welcome in Breezy Creek boon.
Faction Notes
This scenario is a capstone for much of the Sovereign Court faction’s activity in Taldor. By defeating Earl Calhadion Vernisant and proving themselves competent while doing so, the PCs showcase the validity of Lady Gloriana Morilla’s organization on a world stage. If the party fulfills the primary and secondary success conditions, Sovereign Court faction PCs each earn the Political Aspirations boon.
Regardless of what befalls you in future adventures, you’re always welcome in the Taldan hamlet of Breezy Creek. Kalbio and his parents save a spot for you at every major observed Taldan holiday, and you can visit them without question. If you ever look to settle down and stop being a Pathfinder field agent, you can permanently settle on a plot of land adjacent to Kalbio’s family farm.
If you have the intelligent shield Glorymane on a Chronicle sheet belonging to any character, that character can upgrade the shield by spending 15,000 gp. This upgrade increases the shield’s enhancement bonus from +2 to +4. In addition, Glorymane gains a +4 bonus on attack rolls with its bite attacks, and the damage dealt increases to 2d10.
Following Grand Prince Stavian III’s murderous scheme, the Taldan senate is fragmented and in need of new leaders more than ever before. You can either maneuver yourself to become one of Taldor’s 222 senators or establish yourself as a clandestine agent who has the ear of Taldor’s elite. Choose one of the two boons below and cross the other off your Chronicle sheet.
Power Broker: Whether it’s due to your heroic deeds or your cunningly masterminded plans, you command the respect of many powerful people. When playing an adventure, you can fulfill and check up to two boxes on your Sovereign Court Faction Journal Card. Once per adventure you can attempt a Knowledge (nobility) check untrained with a bonus equal to 5 plus the number of Sovereign Court Faction Journal Card goals you have completed. Furthermore, once per adventure before attempting an Intelligence-, Wisdom-, or Charisma-based skill check, you can choose to use your Knowledge (nobility) bonus in place of your bonus in that skill; you are considered trained in that skill for this heck.
3 Boxes/3 Boxes Senatorial Candidate: You can select this boon only if you have another boon or vanity that grants you a noble title in Taldor. You can spend your Downtime and 2 Prestige Points in order to check one of the first three boxes that precede this boon, representing your campaigning and maneuvering to gain political support. When you check the third box, you become a hereditary senator of Taldor. You immediately gain 4 Fame, though this cannot increase your Fame total higher than twice your XP. In addition, you can check one or more of the second three boxes when expending Prestige Points to reduce the cost of any purchase by 4 Prestige Points for each box checked (minimum 0).