Roscoe rolled with the demon's swing so as not loose his head.
With a quick turn he rushed back in like water once splashed away returns like a wave. Leading the crest of this wave was the halfling's rapier. His footwork brought him but the creature had moved as well and his rapier did little against the monster.
With Damon cutting the first monster down with his sword, Stella prepared herself for the second beast that would surely appear any second. Taking a defensive stance, she readied herself to throw her ball of flame attack at the first thing the appeared outside of the maze, hoping that to keep her focus long enough to get a good hit. It shouldn't be so hard, she thought to herself quickly as it approached the exit, it's kind of a hard target to miss
When the bull-thing attacked Roscoe, Kokam was able to jab it quickly with her spear...
...but the demon's reactions were quicker, batting away her attack!
Kokam sees the second demon turn the corner, and backs up to give herself some more room.
Then she waits for the bull-demon to charge, guaging it's approach, waiting for the right moment to strike.
But once again, her blows are ineffective against the creatures' thick skin!
Dismayed that the first bull-demon still lived, Kokam attackes with purpose, trying to bring it down with spear and hand...
The wounded Viking moves next to Roscoe and screams curses of his people at the demon...
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Damon shuddered at the power of the demon’s charge, thankful that Kokam managed to dodge the deadly attack. With the glowing sword in hand, Damon breathed, ”Iomedae guide my blade and protect my friends.”
Radiance sank deeply into the demon’s hide, eliciting a pained roar as the magic blade drank of its foul ichor.
Not having any luck with her last strike, Stella prepared another ball of magical fire to throw at the bull. Just as she was about to launch it though, the remaining bull smacked itself into the cavern wall causing her to trip and accidentally release it early. Somehow though, it managed to float through the air and land right on the crown of the beast's head! Surprised by her success, Stella mimes a quick thanks to Desna before refocusing on the fight.
Roscoe stabbed at the demon with a reaching lunge his sword biting deep.
Kokam shares a quick look of relief with Damon, as the demon's horns just miss her.
As the others hack, slash and burn the demon, Kokam lends her own efforts to bringing the thing down...
..her spear point fails to get by it's stinking , hairy hide, but the knife edge of her hand breaks some bones in its shoulder...
OOC: almost gone...
I'd like to recap but this guy can deal some significant damage should he remain alive for one more round. And I missed both previous times so I am due for a hit, right? :)
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More cursing and hexing of the creature.
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Seeing Kokam go down the Viking goes into a rage, swinging at it with a great two handed blow of his sword.
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Damon cried in anger as Kokam was grievously injured, calling desperately, ”Quick, someone give Kokam that healing potion we found!”. With her name still on his lips, Damon struck with a mighty blow at the demon, attempting to cleave it in twain!
In his anger, Damon struck ineffectually at the creature’s thick skull.
If the creature is still living Roscoe will protect the fallen monk and attempt to finish the creature.
OOC: Hallvardr's strike kills the demonic bull.
@Hallvardr: feel free to describe your killing blow. In fact, please do so since reading PC's posts is a significant part of my enjoyment in the game.
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With the last Bull taken down, Stella rushed towards the prone body of Kokam and attempted to discern how grievous of a wound she received.
Determining that it wasn't fatal, she turned to the group and stated, "She'll live but she might get a nasty scar from it. I think it might be best to camp here for a while after we make sure we're alone in this maze. I know I could certainly use some time to recover and hopefully regain some of my strength."
Roscoe helps Stella as she looks over Kokam's wounds.
"Rest would be wise. We don't know what else we will find. I would be able to heal some more after a full night."
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Damon, worried about Kokam’s grievous wound, insisted that they use the powerful healing potion they had found on the lead cultist. Anxiously, he said, “Let’s get that healing potion into her—there is no telling what the foul demon wound will do.”
Actions 2:
”With the cultist lair cleared out, we can bring everyone in, lock it down, and rest up before we chance the surface,” Damon suggests, ”though we do need to figure out what to do with the prisoner.”
OOC: yes you do. Treasure is usually distributed to PCs (check PC status table) or undistributed if no one claimed it (check loot table).
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"It's so fast..." was all Kokam had a chance to think before the demon skewered her. First here was pain, then warmth as her lifeblood spilled down her body...then darkness fell across her mind, her nose filled with the demon's rank stench.
She woke on the hard ground, Damon's face above her, the sweet taste of the potion still on her tongue. She sat up quickly, wincing from the soreness in her side, the tear in her bloody tunic evidence of her brush with death. Poking a finger into the tear, she could feel the scar there. Looking at Damon, she said, "Thank you , Damon." then embarrassed, looks away and gets herself on her feet.
"Let's let Onyx take the prisoner back to Neatholm for justice. Then rest. We have no idea what is going on on the surface, we need to be at our best."
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Nodding, Damon helped Kokam to a seated position, then out of the maze and back into the main portion of the complex. "I'll go get the others," he volunteered, quickly making his way back to where Onyx guarded the rest of their party.
Damon's face looked a bit flushed after he helped the wounded monk, and his departure was a bit abrupt--must be the exertion of battle, right?
As Stella waited for Damon to return with Granite and the others , she released a big sigh and said to no one in particular "I don't know about all of you but this is all just a bit overwhelming for me. I had only planned on stopping in Kenabres for a few days and now I'm discovering conspiracies and fighting fiends who are apparently resistant to fire. This was not what I expected to do when I was told to journey North and I just feel... a bit lost and out of place; and I'm finding it hard to stay as positive as I was before all this started."
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Weary and injured, Damon responded to Lord Gwerm's inevitable whining, saying, "Yes, I know we are close to the surface and could reach it in just a few more hours of travel. We are injured, though, and have no idea what the condition is above ground. This place is now defensible and we can rest here while Onyx returns the prisoner to face proper judgement."
As Damon guided the noncombatants to their resting area, he spoke quietly to Onyx. "We are in need of a strong ally in these tunnels below, given the activity of cultists and fiends. Would you be willing to return with the prisoner to Neatholm? Perhaps team up with Lann to protect the mongrelmen until we can establish a line of communication with whatever remains of the forces of good in Kenabres?"
Spending time with Aravashnial, Damon described the demon attackers in detail, trying to learn more from the experienced wizard about the special abilities of the fiends and how best to combat them. He even brought the body of one of the defeated creatures close enough for the elf to explore with his hands if he wished, hoping to learn something about the foes he would undoubtedly be fighting in the coming days.
Hearing Stella's words, Damon spoke encouragement to the overwhelmed nature priestess. "I do not know why we were spared by the dying dragon, but my heart tells me we have the opportunity to do some good yet in this world. Yes, the situation is dire, but we have each other and a clear path back to the surface world in the morning. Let us hope that being back under the open sky lifts your spirits as wielding this holy weapon has encouraged mine."
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In the morning before they broke camp, Damon used some ritual magic to diagnose the infection in Hallvardr's leg (Detect Poison and Disease). If it still looked bad, Damon used holy power granted by Iomedae to remove the disease from the Ulfen warrior before it could progress any further (5 hp from the Lay on Hands pool). Once Onyx and his prisoner were well away, Damon also prevailed on Kokam and Stella to free the lizard, luring it away from the former cultist lair using magical smells as it had worked so well before.
"Well I must admit the city is not what I expected. I'd only just arrived." The halfling pulled his bedroll out and settled in. "Were does one go to sign up for this war."
I too just arrived in this city but I came to fight demons... so I am not displeased. I am 'signed up' already, he says slumping down against a wall for a breather.
I worry for my friends... as well as my band leaders Lief Longarm and Asa Sturldottir. We were separated when the attack came.
After a fashion something prompted him to rise to his feet. Intuition? Inspiration? The iron hand of Gorum steered him none the less and he made his way back Through to the cultists lair as their band of refugees were recovered, both to give the enemy fallen Gorumite last rites, abbreviated to be sure but performed none the less, and to recover a suit of armour and shield...
He'd be happy with the leathers he'd worn on his long journey but it was time to wear something a bit more enduring. He'd adjust the fit in the morning and look forward to getting something better in the future.
I'll try this lot later... I am bone tired. We have done good service I think... I think my fate aligns with yours. If my band leaders are missing, dead or have no need of me, I will continue with you.
When the group was reunited he entertained them all with a song and saga of Erik Halfhand, who despite being crippled with a maimed hand at birth, went on to great fame as a warrior because of his tenacity and bravery.
His dreams were... hazy. Only two things stuck with the Ulfen warrior on waking. One was a vision of him clad in dark metal plate armour, hewing down some sort of large demonic foe, the other was some sort of ringing metal toned benediction, and an impression of approval.
New knowledge and power was unlocked and at his fingertips... awaiting use.
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”Aye, I’ve been training to fight incursions from the Worldwound as well, Hallvardr, but I expected it to be at the side of the more experienced members of the Order of the Sunrise Sword. I wonder how they have fared while we have been below,” mused Damon.
When the Ulfen warrior started his saga, Damon retrieved his lute, accompanied the music, and played soft background fill for the story. He was content to let Hallvardr take the lead and enjoyed the story immensely .
Kokam was oblivious to any shared embarrassment with Damon, looking down at her bloody clothes with dismay, "How am I going to clean these..." she heard muttered to herself.
At Stella's admission of feeling of inadequacy, Kokam nods, "I too have felt overwhelmed....and I've been training to fight these demons most of my life." she said with a smile, "But I, you ....we all did what was needed to survive and help our charges to survive. I think that is all one can ask."
Looking down at her hands, "My training has revealed abilities that my Elders at the monastery had hinted at, but never fully explained. Understanding will come with experience " she intones, initiating the measured tones of her Elder, smiling at the memories.
Later, as Hallvardr, accompanied by Damon, sang of heroes and their accomplishments, Kokam sat a bit apart, so that she had all of her new friends in view around the fire they'd made. Taking out her drawing supplies, she quickly sketched them, trying to capture Hallvardr in full performance, Damon's concentration as he leaned over his lute, Stella and Roscoe in earnest conversation...Her friends, her comrades...
Her efforts were middling at best, but she's satisfied that the moment was preserved.
"I hope you're all right though I feel I need to grow stronger and more capable if I'm to stand by your sides to faces whatever challenges ahead. But..." she begins before pausing, "If I'm somehow fated to join the crusades and fight against demon hordes, I'm glad I'm doing it with all of you, Granite included!" and a genuine smile manages to spread across her face despite all that she's currently trying to process.
After listening quietly to the Ulfen's story of the Halfhand - and a little less quietly as she debated the merits of releasing the potentially hostile lizard - Stella through sheer exhaustion, managed to fall asleep. As she dreamed of flying through the cosmos, she swore there was an eerily familiar looking lizard accompanying her for part of it before fading away. She was certain of one thing though, as her dream seemingly came to a close, she heard the familiar voice of Desna speak to her once again reassuring her with
Waking up the following morning, she felt more at peace than she had the previous night, and though unsure why, had a surprising change of heart and agreed to safely release the creature back into the wild (swearing to the party's disbelief afterwards that the creature...nodded to her & Kokam as she did so)
OOC: Those of you that posted your level up info may add it to your PC sheets.
I will recap and bring everyone up above but that will have to wait until later tonight.
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Turn 087 - Kenabres after the Attack
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"What? The demons still attack the city three days later?" thought Damon, distraught that the city defenders hadn't rallied better than this. "The demons are more powerful than your pitiful defenders hiding behind their wardstones and defeated dragons," the voice whispered in his mind again, but Damon was too busy to pay it much heed.
"Does anyone have a map of the city?" asked Damon, adding, "If we can mark the locations of the three cultist safehouses and the locations to which Anevia, Aravashnial, and Lord Gwerm wish to be escorted, we should be able to figure out which way to go next."
When he looked at the citizens they had been able to rescue, Damon warned, "Be cautious, the city seems much different, and the locations you might have thought of as home may no longer be so hospitable." As an aside to Horgus, Damon asked, "You must know all the ins and outs of Kenabres having served nobly so long here, Lord Gwerm. Could you lead the mapping effort so that we may benefit from your wisdom in getting everyone where they need to go?"
"This looks more like I'd imagine the abyss than any city. Not sure were in Kanebres anymore." He looks around strangely, for him, somber.
"This place don't look safe. There is safety in numbers. I think we'd be wise to remain together. Not splitting up. Shortest distance is usually a straight line. Where are all of these separate places? Which is closest? And which will we be near enroute to the farthest?"
19/24 HP
1/3 hit dice (One regained during long rest);
3/3 lucky; 1/1 trait spell
Spell slots: 4/4 1st level, 2/2 2nd Level,
1/1 scale, 2/2 wildshape, 3/3 star map
OOC: almost right. You forgot about the song of rest (3 hp to everyone).
Here's what I have for updated stats for everyone. You'll see it better in the next turn recap.
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Damon
27/28 hit points
1/3 hit dice; 4/4 divine sense; 10/15 lay on hands; 1/1 trait save vs demon physical hit, 1/1 scale; Spell slots: 3/3 1st level
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Hallvardr
16/24 hit points
1/3 hit dice; 3/3 bardic inspiration; 1/1 trait spell
Spell slots: 4/4 1st, 2/2 2nd level, 1/1 scale
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Kokam
20/21 hit points
1/3 hit dice; 1/1 trait save vs demon physical hit, 1/1 scale, 3/3 ki points
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Roscoe
21/21 hit points
1/3 hit dice;
Spell slots: 4/4 1st, 2/2 2nd level, 1/1 scale, 1/1 channel divinity
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Stella
22/24 hit points
1/3 hit dice; 3/3 lucky; 1/1 trait spell
Spell slots: 4/4 1st, 2/2 2nd level, 1/1 scale, 2/2 wildshape, 3/3 star map
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This being said, everyone is within 2 hit points of maximum except Hallvardr who is 16/24 hit points.
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OOC: I went with leveling up just increases your maximum HD but I suppose I could have gone with an increase to the maximum HD and a also a HD (like I did and should do with hit points).
Since I like PCs to survive (no PC means no story), let's grant you all 2/3 HD at the start of the day. Remember that you can spend HD at the end of a long rest with 'our rules'.
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Kokam stood, slowly turning around, looking at the ruined city all about them, remembering walking through the crowds of people, laughing, arguing, dealing....living. And now this...at the distant shriek she starts, all of sudden thinking, Oh...the children...the children...". A tear makes its way down her cheek, and she absently reaches up to brush it away, just now hearing Horgus' demand.
She waits for Damon's diplomatic response, then adds her own brusque reply, "Whomever is closest...that will where we go first."
Then she turns and looks back over the ruined city...
Stella's relief at finally returning to the openness of the surface turns to horror as she not only sees the destruction that the initial attack caused but also realizes that the danger never left. We need to do something... anything to make this right she thinks to herself as she takes in the scene in front of her
The voices of the others snapping her back to reality, she waits until everyone has spoken before responding "If there's a spot in the city where people would've attempted to bunker down, we should go there first to try and help anyway we can as well as try and gather information. If one of the other locations is on the way, then it might make sense to quickly check it before moving on.
OOC: magic items (again)
I have proposals from Damon (two items), Stella (two items), and Hallvardr (one item).
I still need to review powers and make sure they are comparable to similar powered items.
However, I aim to 'present' at least one item in this first book (of which we are 3/5 through) so please get me at least one magic item. This is you Kokam and Roscoe. :)
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