Ezren watches in horror as his goblin companion hurls destruction in bottled form at the animated statue.
"BE CAREFUL NOT TO DESTROY THE ARCHIVE! We're here as Society representatives, remember!?"
Ezren moves away from the statue to put some distance between himself and the club before unleashing a volley of Magic Missiles into the golem.
Ezren's missiles slam into the construct. The missiles, though robbed of some of their strength due to the contructs hardness, still manage to push through some damage and dent it.
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"BE CAREFUL NOT TO DESTROY THE ARCHIVE! We're here as Society representatives, remember!?"
"Silly, Longshanks. Got to throw bomb at moving statues because moving statues not as easy to hit as other statues. Also, moving statues still tough to break, just like less moving statue are. At least, until cracked." Fumbus explains as his vial of acid flies toward his target.
"See! Book safe! Statue not." the goblin declares as he waves the book about by one of its pages in an effort to show it is presently undamaged.
Fumbus's acid splashes dead center on the statue. The acid seeps into the cracks, and begins to eat away at the moving figurine.
Despite the damage it has taken, the broken statue turns and begins to swing its arm at Merisiel!
It manages to slam itself into one of Merisiel, and with a unyielding hand grabs hold of one of Merisiel's arms, even as the acid dissolves the stone within!.
In addition, Merisiel's troubles just doubled, as another statue makes its way into a flanking position!
Meanwhile, our other two heroes have their own problems to deal with, as each has their own opponents to deal with!
One of the Statues swings at Kaneda with a blunt but still heavy stone blade!
However, thinkiing quickly, Kaneda uses the heavy book he is holding to deflect the statue's attacks!
Meanwhile, the statue Ezren is fighting advances and strikes!
The statue uses its club and lands a glancing blow at Ezren! As Ezren flinches, the statue uses its free hand to latch onto Ezren!
AS1 = 4 damage taken - dent
AS4 = 22 damage taken - broken
Ezren = 39/53 hp - grabbed
Merisiel = 44/56 hp - grabbed
Party is up!
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Merisiel, if she's being honest, is not loving her current position between the two statuettes. And as a born liberator, she enjoys being restrained even less. Her body aches from the blow, but it's not debilitating. After withstanding the body slam, she mutters, "I applaud the effort marble-mouth, but you'll have to do better than that. My name is Merisiel. Prepare to die."
She twists her arms up, and then pulls sharply down and out, in an attempt to escape the stony grip of the statue.
She grins as she breaks free, and she makes a quick thrust with her rapier, attacking the same creature that she previously damaged.
She follows that with a graceful sidestep out from between the two statuettes and makes her way west, past Fumbus, to stand with her back to the west wall. She catches her breath and prepares to survey her current situation.
Perhaps it was her earlier attacks, or perhaps it was because it was because of Fumbus's acid, but Merisiel notices that the statue's toughness is noticeably weaker, as the blow which was slightly off the mark still pierces the stone, inflicting damage.
When Merisiel attempts to move away, the statues don't appear nimble or skilled enough to take advantage of the opening. Well, they are mindless statues after all.
Fumbus moves into a better position to see the two moving statues.
The goblin retrieves a frost vial, which he flings toward the undamaged statue.
Annoyed that the frost did not seem to crack open the moving statue as he had hoped it would, he instead turns his attention to the cracked statue and tosses another vial of acid at it.
The goblin then waves the book in his other hand, pages flapping in the air. "Book still safe, Longshanks! Safer than you!" he calls out to the wizard.
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Merisiel giggles as Fumbus is waving the book around and shouting "I told you so's" and ... encouragement to Ezren. She also appreciates that even though she's in the center of the splash zone, the acid and frost spray barely miss her. She considers that it's the goblin's doing, but ultimately credits her own agility for nimbly avoiding danger.
Fumbus moves into a better position to see the two moving statues.
The goblin retrieves a frost vial, which he flings toward the undamaged statue.
[dice=Strike Ranged (bomb)]1d20+11
[dice=Cold damage]2d6
Annoyed that the frost did not seem to crack open the moving statue as he had hoped it would, he instead turns his attention to the cracked statue and tosses another vial of acid at it.
[dice=Strike Ranged (bomb)]1d20+11-5
The goblin then waves the book in his other hand, pages flapping in the air. "Book still safe, Longshanks! Safer than you!" he calls out to the wizard.
Though the damage didn't actually do any damage, the cold appears to freeze the statue's joints a bit, making it much harder for it to move.
The other bomb, however, manages to detonate in the middle of the other statue. The explosion of ice and frost shatters the statue into chunks of rock and ice!
AS1 = 4 damage taken - dent
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 39/53 hp - grabbed
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
When one of the statues detonates, Fumbus calls out, "One moving statue no longer moving!"
Then, glancing down at the chunks of rock, he adds, "And, Fumbus now notice, no longer statue."
He shrugs, "Fumbus not sure what to call it now."
Having been caught off guard Kaneda drops the book in hand and draws his sword and straps his shield on. "Well I was looking forward to reading that, but it looks like I'll take out this guy first!"
Kaneda swings his sword at his opponent, successfully chipping some of its armor off!
AS1 = 4 damage taken - dent
AS2 = 11 damage taken - dent
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 39/53 hp - grabbed
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
"Um, I could use some assistance here!" Ezren shouts as he struggles in the grip of the statue.
"I take back what I said about your explosive tendencies, Fumbus! Just help me with this please!"
Ezren clutches his quarterstaff with both hands as the statue latches on to him and brings it down with as much force as an old wizard can muster, hoping to crumble his enemy.
Preparing for the worst, Ezren mutters an incantation to protect himself. A small magical barrier appears around him.
"Um, I could use some assistance here!" Ezren shouts as he struggles in the grip of the statue.
"I take back what I said about your explosive tendencies, Fumbus! Just help me with this please!"
Ezren clutches his quarterstaff with both hands as the statue latches on to him and brings it down with as much force as an old wizard can muster, hoping to crumble his enemy.
Ezren desperately tries to smash his way free, but fails to get past the tough outer skin!
*Hit!
*Critical hit!
x2 damage = 20
*MISS
> Reactive Shield! - Hit
*Hit
*Shield Block
*Hit
Ice and frost slow the Statue to half its speed. It lumbers toward Fumbus, and strikes out with its fist. It catches Fumbus in his side, breaking skin and wounding the tissue underneath!
Kaneda's opponent attacks multiple times!. With one hand still grappling Kaneda and the other still grasping its dull but still heavy sword, it continues to pummel into Kaneda, managing to get a significant blow to Kaneda's head. Kaneda reflexively raises his shield, barely warding off another blow to his head!
Ezren struggles to deal with his opponent! It smashes through his hastily conjured shield, repeatedly pummeling him!
Party is up!
AS1 = 4 damage taken - dent
AS2 = 11 damage taken - dent
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 24/53 hp - grabbed
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
Kaneda = 48/78 hp - grabbed
Fumbus = 10/56
"GAHHH! Damned rock almost took my brain from my skull!"
Having been caught off-guard from how hard Kaneda was hit, Kaneda used his momentum from breaking away and slash downward with his sword. "Take that! I'll use you as a door stopper back home when I'm finished with you!!!"
"GAHHH! Damned rock almost took my brain from my skull!"
Having been caught off-guard from how hard Kaneda was hit, Kaneda used his momentum from breaking away and slash downward with his sword. "Take that! I'll use you as a door stopper back home when I'm finished with you!!!"
Kaneda hits his opponent, landing a devastating blow! The statue's tough outer shell barely slow Kaneda's mighty swing down. The upper half of its torso separate from its lower half as stone fragments fly everywhere!
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At the glorious sound of crushed marble across the library, Merisiel approves, "Nicely done, Kaneda!"
Merisiel quickly turns her attention to the statuette on Fumbus. In an effort to gain surprise, she runs up the stairs to her left, sidles along the balcony, and gracefully leaps down to surprise the beast with an attack from above. She taunts, "Pick on someone your own size ... and prepare to die."
Ezren, looking battered, looks back at Kaneda and shouts, "About damned time! Didn't you all learn that letting your elders get pummeled by animate statues is rude?"
Ezren attempts to shove free from the golem grabbing him.
"Aha! I have you now! Ezren gestures with his hand and materializes a floating orb of acid, which he hurls at the statue.
At the glorious sound of crushed marble across the library, Merisiel approves, "Nicely done, Kaneda!"
Merisiel quickly turns her attention to the statuette on Fumbus. In an effort to gain surprise, she runs up the stairs to her left, sidles along the balcony, and gracefully leaps down to surprise the beast with an attack from above. She taunts, "Pick on someone your own size ... and prepare to die."
Mersiel lands on the golem's shoulders, perfectly balancing on them. She noticed a rune on the back of its head. Going with a quick hunch she thrusts her rapier down upon the rune, piercing its protective shell and breaking magical insignia! With the rune destroyed, the statue collapses!
Ezren, looking battered, looks back at Kaneda and shouts, "About damned time! Didn't you all learn that letting your elders get pummeled by animate statues is rude?"
Ezren attempts to shove free from the golem grabbing him.
"Aha! I have you now! Ezren gestures with his hand and materializes a floating orb of acid, which he hurls at the statue.
Ezren conjures a ball of acid, and then shoves it into the statue's chest! It manages to break through its tough shell, leaving a significant gap now making it relatively easy to hit!
AS1 = 5 damage taken - broken
AS2 = destroyed
AS3 = destroyed
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 24/53 hp
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
Kaneda = 48/78 hp
Fumbus = 46/56
Fumbus gives Merisiel a wide, toothy grin as she destroys the animated statue before him. Hearing the old longshanks cry out, he shrugs and heads in the old wizard's direction.
"Coming, Longshanks!" the goblin cries. "Try getting pummeled less until Fumbus gets there!"
Fumbus gives Merisiel a wide, toothy grin as she destroys the animated statue before him. Hearing the old longshanks cry out, he shrugs and heads in the old wizard's direction.
"Coming, Longshanks!" the goblin cries. "Try getting pummeled less until Fumbus gets there!"
Three misses
The broken but still moving statue continues to try pummel the squishy wizard in front of it! Its first attack is a downward smash with its club, and puts a big dent in the railing. It then tries to swing laterally toward Ezren's head, but Ezren ducks just in time to avoid it. It then tries to bite Ezren, and he nimbly dodges away!
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Merisiel deftly lands on her feet as the golem crumbles beneath her. Calculating the quickest way to the action, she runs back up the same stairs, and heads north to the small raised landing. As she's running, she drops her rapier and shouts, "Runes on the backs of their heads. Destroy the rune, destroy the creature!"
From this vantage point, she looks across and downward to see old Ezren dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge to avoid the statuette's blows. She says aloud grinning, "I've been working with him."
With lightning reflexes, she draws her shortbow, knocks an arrow, takes aim at the slow-moving golem ... and fires a volley of 1 arrow.
Merisiel deftly lands on her feet as the golem crumbles beneath her. Calculating the quickest way to the action, she runs back up the same stairs, and heads north to the small raised landing. As she's running, she drops her rapier and shouts, "Runes on the backs of their heads. Destroy the rune, destroy the creature!"
From this vantage point, she looks across and downward to see old Ezren dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge to avoid the statuette's blows. She says aloud grinning, "I've been working with him."
With lightning reflexes, she draws her shortbow, knocks an arrow, takes aim at the slow-moving golem ... and fires a volley of 1 arrow.
[dice=Bow Attack]1d20+14
[dice=Bow Damage]1d6
The arrow flies out, striking one of the statue's limbs. Bits of marble fly off.
AS1 = 8 damage taken - broken
AS2 = destroyed
AS3 = destroyed
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 24/53 hp
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
Kaneda = 48/78 hp
Fumbus = 46/56
"See!" Fumbus shouts, as Ezren dodges repeated blows and thereby avoids getting himself pummeled. "Fumbus gave Longshanks good advice!"
Listening to the elf's advice, Fumbus struggles to catch a glimpse of a mark on the back of the statue's head form his vantage point. He eventually decides that rather than striking a particular part of the head, it is probably easier just to cover the whole head, so the goblin retrieves a frost vial, which he flings toward the undamaged statue.
Fumbus follows up with an acid vial.
He then shouts to the Ezren, "Fumbus still have book!" The goblin waives the tome for emphasis. "Which pages should Fumbus rip out for safe keeping?"
"See!" Fumbus shouts, as Ezren dodges repeated blows and thereby avoids getting himself pummeled. "Fumbus gave Longshanks good advice!"
Listening to the elf's advice, Fumbus struggles to catch a glimpse of a mark on the back of the statue's head form his vantage point. He eventually decides that rather than striking a particular part of the head, it is probably easier just to cover the whole head, so the goblin retrieves a frost vial, which he flings toward the undamaged statue.
Fumbus follows up with an acid vial.
He then shouts to the Ezren, "Fumbus still have book!" The goblin waives the tome for emphasis. "Which pages should Fumbus rip out for safe keeping?"
Both bombs successfully detonate on the statue. Frost and ice crystalize around the statue, while acid eats away at its internals. The goblin then jumps off of his perch atop the desk, maneuvering to better support his companion.
AS1 = 16 damage taken – broken, 1d6 ongoing acid damage, -10 movement speed
AS2 = destroyed
AS3 = destroyed
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 24/53 hp
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
Kaneda = 48/78 hp
Fumbus = 46/56
"Oh just crumble already!"
Ezren moves back closer to his approaching party and invokes another acid orb and hurls it at the animated statue.
"Oh just crumble already!"
Ezren moves back closer to his approaching party and invokes another acid orb and hurls it at the animated statue.
[dice=Acid Splash Attack]1d20+11
[dice=Acid Splash Damage]1d6+4+1
[dice=Acid Splash Attack]1d20+11
Ezren's acid splash connects with the statue. The acid hisses and bubbles as it eats away at the stone.
"Why are you so far old man!!" Kandea shouts.
At a full sprint up and down the stairs, Kaneda seeing the statue makes the decision to leap off the table grab onto the ledge and lift himself up onto the area next to Ezren.
"Another rock to add to my "things that almost killed me" box" Kaneda smirks.
Kaneda sprints toward's Ezren's aid. He valiantly leaps onto the table that Fumbus vacated, and he jumps at the ledge 10 ft away!. Grabing the ledge, he hoists himself up and over the railing, preventing the statue's pursuit of Ezren!
AS1 = 26 damage taken – broken, 1d6 ongoing acid damage, -10 movement speed
AS2 = destroyed
AS3 = destroyed
AS4 = destroyed
Ezren = 24/53 hp
Merisiel = 44/56 hp
Kaneda = 48/78 hp
Fumbus = 46/56
The statue swings his club, but Kaneda skillfully angles himself in such a way that his armor deflects the monster's blows!
Merisiel's attack hits the rune dead center! The bullseye immediately deactivates the last remaining construct and it falls to the floor.
A silence comes upon the library as the last enemy falls, only disrupted by your heavy breathing.
The goblin looks down at the remnants of the last statue, then looks at Merisiel with some concern, noting, "Better hope moving statues not part of collection. Old Langshanks will be mad."
Ezren takes a deep breath and composes himself before turning back to the party.
"Well, I suppose that could've been worse," he says while applying pressure to his wounds. [b]"I specifically asked her if this place had traps or magical wards! Did she forget, or is something else going on here?"
Ezren takes a deep breath and composes himself before turning back to the party.
"Well, I suppose that could've been worse," he says while applying pressure to his wounds. [b]"I specifically asked her if this place had traps or magical wards! Did she forget, or is something else going on here?"
[dice=Lesser Elixir of Life]3d6+6
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Merisiel watches Kaneda picking up rocks, and grins at Fumbus' remark about statues not being part of the recovery. "No worries, my height-challenged friend. It appears good Kaneda has us covered by collecting the statues, bit by bit."
She climbs down from the balcony, brushing off marble dust as she goes. She finds a nearby table and pulls out her Healer's Tools from her pack. "I studied with a good friend of mine named Kyra, who some of you may know. We went through initiation together ... wish she was here now, because I just dabble. I'm no expert, but I'll do my best."
While she's laying out her ointments, she asks, "So what information has everyone found?
She starts bandaging herself up. "It'll take about 10 minutes or so for me to finish and I'm happy to help the rest of you."
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As Merisiel is about to begin, a thought pops into her head and she turns to the goblin, "Fumbus, weren't you telling me that you have some medical training as well? If you wish, feel free to use any materials here to heal thyself. We'll get this done in half the time if you can help."
While Merisiel is applying ointment and bandages, she waits to hear about her party's findings. When no one immediately chimes in, she relates what she's uncovered. "At the top of that bookcase there, I found some city permits that were drafted by Adolphus, involving his founding of this Nexus House. These might be the documents Kreighton Shaine wanted." She points them out if anyone wants a closer look.
"Fumbus help fix Longshanks's."
With his own wounds healed, and having previously attended to those of the wizard, Fumbus turns his attention to the fighter.
"Okay, this won't hurt... much." warns the goblin.
"Uh, Longshanks still not look good." Fumbus says loudly to Merisiel as he points toward Kaneda. "Might want to check Fumbus' work."
While tending to Fumbus, Merisiel looks to the others: "So just before the fight, what information did you guys find?"
"Fumbus find leather book with shiny lock on it!" he announces, holding up the book that he dragged around during the battle, it being only slightly less worse for wear. "Fumbus remove lock and considered leather snack, when Fumbus notice book itself talk about food. Spices to be exact!"
Fumbus gives the book a deep sniff, then offers it to the others. "When Longshanks White-Beard shout about books, Fumbus knew then probably not to chew on leather and Fumbus kept pages safe. See!" Fumbus swings the book around to show the others that it is still in good condition, only have the margins of a few pages catch on the corner of the table, resulting in the distinct sound.
***rrriiP***
Like snowflakes, a small flurry of corners and edges of pages blow about.
After flashing a quick, unconvincing grin, the goblin quickly slams the leather book down on the table that had just torn the pages and frantically dives to the ground in an effort to get a meaty fist around as many of he tiny pieces as possible.
Once satisfied that he had done so, the goblin begins to rise, not realizing that his efforts had now placed his head beneath the table that had torn the pages previously. Bumping his head with a prominent , Fumbus dislodges an open candle that had been placed on the table, which then falls over and begins to singe a portion of the leather binding on the book.
Alarmed, Fumbus begins to pound on the book in an effort to extinguish some of the still red embers. Licking his finger, he then places it upon a final glowing spot of the book and, with his other hand, holds the book upright before holding it out as an offering to his fellow Pathfinders.
"Erm, there is a good chance that this just might be the cargo manifest of Selmius Foster that Pathfinders were sent to find." he says, unable to mask a somewhat apologetic tone in his voice.