GM Badblood's Scions of the Sky Key - Part III - The Golden Guardian (Inactive)

Game Master Lance K

Bocke will step and make a full attack on Purple.

Miss, DC 21: 1d100 ⇒ 35
Longbow, bless, IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9

Miss, DC 21: 1d100 ⇒ 66
Longbow, bless, IC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 18
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8

Remember - everyone within 20' of me has +2 to AC, +2 to CMD for 2 more rounds.

If the first arrow drops Purple, second arrow goes to Blue.

Guys arrow strikes the blue sniper in the chest. The kobold stares down at the wound in disbelief, but remains swaying on its feet.

Bocke, are you accounting for the -2 for Rapid Shot? It makes a difference for your second shot.

Bocke's first arrow sends the purple sniper flying. He spins and fires his second shot towards the other sniper, hoping to finish Guy's work.

Round 3 - bless, inspire courage, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Kobold Spellcaster (red)
Bask -13
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Kobold Orange
Kobold Yellow
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Blue Archer -12, staggered
Guy -2

I forgot the -2 for Rapid Shot. First shot should be 18, second 16.

Trembling in fear despite her determination, Laafdahni takes a step closer to the blue kobold she she can include the red one in her next blast of Color Spray. Please work this time!

DC16 Will save negates. (Undines with Water Affinity and the Elemental (water) bloodline count their Charisma score as 2 points higher for all sorcerer spells and class abilities.)

Bocke, I think its actually 19 and 17. Guy's inspire courage is +2 at his level. The first shot hits, the second shot will miss. But, I'm just going to take Blue out of the fight, as they are staggered and also they would have failed that save vs the color spray. And Laafdahni, post your spell DCs so you get full credit next time!

Spellcaster Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Laafdahni surprises the new kobold with a blast of rainbow colored light. The creature drops the staff its holding and covers its eyes.

Green reloads its sling and tosses another bullet at Guy. The bullet bounces off Guy's armor, which does its job protecting him.

Sling: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Blunt: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Round 3 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Kobold Spellcaster (red) - stunned
Bask -13
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Kobold Orange
Kobold Yellow
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Bask feels guilty about it, but he attempts to knock the stunned kobold out, aided by Salim.

He's going to do the usual, command Salim to flank, move, ready action to strike, strike. He has to roll for Salim's handle animal now that he's taken damage

Handle Animal DC 12: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 4 = 24

Scimitar, PA, heroism, outflank, song: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 35
Magical non-lethal Slashing, PA, song: 1d6 + 7 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 + 2 = 17

Scimitar confirm, PA, heroism, outflank, song: 1d20 + 8 - 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 16
Magical non-lethal Slashing crit, PA, song: 1d6 + 7 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 3 + 2 = 15

If the stairs are difficult terrain going down then Salim needs to double move to get into flank. If they are not he can take a bite...

Bite, bless, outflank, song: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 25
Bite damage, song: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8

I've always considered going down stairs to be normal movement and up stairs to be difficult terrain.

Bask and Salim work to take down the kobold spellcaster, but the tough little creature remains standing.

Orange and Yellow both drop their slings and pull out spears as they run forward to defend the spellcaster. They stab down at Bask from the top of the stairs. One gets a lucky stab that sinks into the hunter's shoulder.

Salim is far enough down the stairs where they won't provoke moving past him

Spear, higher ground: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 1 = 22
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Spear, higher ground: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 1 = 14
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Pink reloads their sling and fires it at Guy again. The bullet is not even close.

Sling: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Blunt: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Seeing the spellcaster in trouble, the black blade moves away from Sinaryn and once in range, lets loose a furious lungful of fire on Bask.

Fire, Reflex DC 13 for half: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 6) = 12

Round 3 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Kobold Spellcaster (red) - stunned
Bask -31 or -25
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Kobold Orange
Kobold Yellow
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Round 4 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Kobold Spellcaster (red) - stunned
Bask -19
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Kobold Orange
Kobold Yellow
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

“Bask needs help before he is overwhelmed!” Guy shouts as a warning.

Will post again once I see if any of the others acting now can help him. Guy will be continuing the song, it is just a question of if he casts a spell or tries the diplomacy to get the miners moving.

Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Bask roars in pain and anger, but stays standing. The kobold that hit him with the spear finds that the pale flames covering Bask flow along his spear and burn him!

The effect from the final warning lasts for 3 rounds

Fire damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Bocke steps up. His protective aura now encompasses Bask. Round 3/3.

He fires twice at Yellow.

Longbow, bless, IC, RS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 18
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7

Longbow, bless, IC, RS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 13
Damage, IC: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

Did you remember to include the Heroism in your save, Bask? I can't tell for sure.

I did forget that, thanks. Heroism saves the day!

"Bask! Oh--! Run, you guys!" Laafdahni was going to get the captives moving out of there, but the sight of Bask's grievous wounds urges her to change her tactics. She dashes down the stairs and sends out a freezing blast of fierce cold at all three kobolds around her ally.

Freezing Hands: 3d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 1) = 6
DC16 reflex save for half damage. This spell functions the same as Burning Hands, but the element is changed to cold due to her bloodline.

Sinaryn moves close to the 2 kobolds coming from the jungle, holds up her gun, then channels a Color Spray through the barrel.

"I will attempt to stop the reinforcements while you assist Bask." she calls out, as she pumps her arcane pool back into the barrel of her gun. Swift to increase Enhancement by +1 to +2.

Color Spray: DC 17 (Negates) hitting Pink and Green.

Guy holds his bow in one hand while drawing a wand as he moves over adjacent to Bask. He continues his performance as he does so.

"I will do what I can."

I can never remember, can you draw a wand as part of a move? I don't think so but if allowed I would use CLW from the wand. Otherwise guess the CLW comes next round.

Bask manages to duck out of the way in time to avoid the worst of the kobold's breath attack, but still gets singed.

Sinaryn fires a colorful blast of light from her pistol. Amazingly, both kobolds cover their eyes in time, and appear unaffected by the blast.

Will Save Green: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17
Will Save Pink: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
Was not expecting that!

Wands are considered to work like weapons. Assuming its stored in a sheath, quiver, or bandolier and not at the bottom of your handy haversack you can draw it as part of a move action, just like a weapon.

Guy steps forward and heals the injured Bask.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Bocke fires two arrows. The first strikes the yellow kobold down. He attempts to redirect the shot to another kobold, but the shot goes wild, hitting nothing.

Laafdahni jumps down the stairs and aims a blast of cold energy at the cluster of kobolds. The yellow kobold that Bocke shot freezes and shatters into pieces. Orange tries to get out of the way, but is stopped cold in its tracks by the magical blast. Amazingly, the stunned spellcaster stumbles forward at an opportune moment and avoid the worst of the blast.

Orange Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Spellcaster Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

The evil little spellcaster shakes off the effects of the color spray, then steps back, and attempts to cast a spell defensively. As sparks fly from his fingers the kobold cackles devilishly despite the grievous wounds that he has suffered. As he prepares to unleash the awesome power of his spell, Salim lets out a roar at just the right moment and the sorceror's spell fizzles with a pop. The dissapated energy causes the cat's hair to stand on end, but luckily no one is damaged by the spell.

Concentration: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Darn! You guys were lined up in a great lightning bolt formation!

Green drops his sling and drawing his spear, circles around to Sinaryn's other side, then jabs at her with the sharpened point. Sinaryn grabs the end of the spear with her free hand and kicks the kobold backwards.

This movement provokes if Sinaryn is somehow threatening, but I believe she just has the pistol out at this point.
Spear: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Piericing: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Round 4 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Kobold Spellcaster (red) - 28
Bask -22
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Kobold Orange
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Bask nods in Guy's direction.

"Thank you"

He steps down toward the spellcaster, giving himself and Salim the aspect of the bull to guide their strikes, and attacks, once again aiming to disable and not dismember.

Scimitar, aspect, PA, heroism, song: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 - 1 + 2 + 2 = 22
Magical non-lethal Slashing, aspect, PA, song: 1d6 + 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 = 18

Salim tries to continue his last command and flank the enemy so steps around him and attacks.

I'm assuming Laafdahni does not threaten? Also that there's enough room down there to step. If not he'll stay where he is

Bite: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
P/B/S damage, bull: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Claw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Slashing damage, bull: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Claw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Slashing damage, bull: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

I'd like to keep you on the map. You won't need the flanking bonus anyways.

Salim and Bask pummel the kobold sorcerer into unconsciousness. Perhaps he should have cast his mirror image spell before joining the fight. Luckily for him he will have a chance to learn from his mistake, thanks to Bask's non-lethal fighting style.

Pink drops their sling and moves in to stab at Sinaryn, but she nimbly leaps over the kobold's spear.

Spear, flanking: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6
Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 4

The black blade kobold fires another gout of flame at Bask, who has shown himself to be the fiercest foe on the battle field. Then the creature moves into melee range with Sinaryn, trapping her between the other two kobolds as they wave their rapier in her face.

Fire Breath, Reflex DC 13: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 3) = 15

Round 4 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Bask -37 or -29
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Round 5 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Bask -37 or -29
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Unsure of whether or not there are even more reinforcements coming, Laafdahni hustles up the stairs, already calling out to the prisoners: "Miners! Run! We'll take care of him! Go! Go!" She gestures to the man on the altar, then points to the hole in the south wall and urges them to get moving.

Sorry Sinaryn. Laafdahni wouldn't have been able to see your plight from down the stairwell and behind the altar.

Bocke steps up and fires twice at Pink.

Longbow, IC, bless, RS, PBS, CS: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Damage, IC, pBS: 1d8 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 11

Longbow, IC, bless, RS, pBS, CS: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage, IC, PBS: 1d8 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 + 1 = 11

Bocke's deflection aura fades.

Well this is embarassing but I appear to have forgotten a huge part of the inquisitor ... Bocke has Coordinated Shot and should have had a +1 to every single attack he's made into melee the whole adventure. *eek* Adding it now. Also, I've been forgetting Point Blank Shot this combat. *eek^2*

Bocke's firest arrow strikes down pink. Bocke redirects his second shot at the black kobold, but the arrow merely dents the warrior's well made breastplate.

Laafdahni moves up to the crowd of miners, but they appear too scared to move from their spot.

Round 4 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Bask -37 or -29
-Salim -2
Kobold Pink
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

The ground shakes as something deep underneath the earth lets out a fearsome roar. The remaining kobolds shout out to each other in Draconic:

Round 5 - bless, inspire courage +2, Dim Light, deflection aura
Bocke
Laafdahni -2
Kobold Green
Bask -37 or -29
-Salim -2
Black Blade
Sinaryn
Guy -2

Assuming that Bask makes the save and is conscious...

Guy continues his performance. He manages to change the song of freedom into one about running for it now.

"Better run for your freedom! Leave this behind and let us protect your path!"

He gestures for Bask to get going as well.

Full Round Diplomacy, touch of glory: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 = 14 Good thing I still have a GM reroll!
Full Round Diplomacy, Touch of Glory, GM Reroll: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 2 + 4 = 18 My dice really hate me at times...

"S$*T" Sinaryn curses as she steps back in the only available direction, the wall blocking her side. She hesitates for a moment but fires her pistol at the green scaled kobold anyways, knowing a spear would be coming at her.

Pistol +2, w/ IC, Bless & PBS versus Touch: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 26
Pistol +2 w/ IC, PBS & Frost: 1d8 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 + 1 + (1) = 7

Provoking from Black, I assume.

Reflex, heroism: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 2 = 28

As the fire continues to wash over bask, he growls and grits his teeth.

I should have cast the fire resistance spell after all. Sarenrae hold me together just a little longer.

The remaining kobolds withdraw back into the jungle, leaving the party in the ruins near the altar. The miners move forward to free the bound victim on the altar and grab whatever they can to defend themselves. A stout looking miner steps forward, wielding a huge bone as a makeshift club and says "There's going to be more of them coming. We should run."

The jungle is starting to come alive with the hooting sounds of more kobold patrols moving towards the ruins. And deep below the earth they can hear the sound of something heavy that seems to be getting closer. But with the fighting over for now, there are a few moments of peace to examine the location.

Half buried under a pile of bones is a small leather satchel with the Glyph of the Open Road embroidered on it. Inside there are some spoiled rations, an elixir in a polished stone vial and a note book.

There is an exert from the notebook in the slides.

Knowledge (Religion) 12: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Perception 15: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Sinaryn spits on the ground as the kobolds flee.

"I don't feel like wasting bullets on them anyways, scaly rats. Let us get you all home safe." she replies to the head miner.

Checking over the altar before they leave, "An old altar...Torag the Dwarven God uses the anvil as a holy symbol. I feel like these Kobolds can't be devout followers of a Dwarven god." she thinks out loud.

Kn: Religion: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 My lucky number!
Lucky Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Guy nods his agreement, "We have a lot of people to get back to town. I agree, best to leave now!"

When Sinaryn mentions the alter, Guy replies "It is?" While trying to make out the shape, he picks up something and only then realizes it is a bone. "Lot of bones from wyverns and humanoids here, with deep claw marks in them. Another reason to leave quickly!"

Guy is willing to allow one of the miners without a weapon to use either his dagger or light mace during the trip back to town.

Heal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Nothing to add ...

Heal: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Nabbing the leather satchel, Laafdahni urges: "Let's go! We can come back later when it's quieted down, but we have to get the miners to safety first!" She draws her dagger and begins cutting the ropes binding their hands using swift, efficient cuts.

In the aftermath of the battle Bask suddenly realises how painful his burned skin is, and trying not to scream draws his wand and begins barking out the command to use it.

I'm assuming there's a minute to do this? If not he'll do it whenever they get a moments peace

CLW wand: 7d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1) + 7 = 32

28 charges remaining

As he is repeatedly casting the wand on himself, and between gasps of pain, he looks at the bones.

Heal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

"The wyvern bones seem old, but the humanoid bones are much more recent, months old maybe. Perhaps these kobolds needed to venture further out to get sacrifices to appease something. The Golden Guardian from the note perhaps? I agree Laafdahni though we should get these folks home"

“Grab a couple of the fresh humanoid ones so we can show the praetor back at Fort Bandu.” Guy recommends to Bask. “Might be useful in convincing him that the kobolds aren’t just leaving his folks alone,”

The party leads the miners away from the ruins and through the jungle valley. The sounds of kobold scouting parties fill the jungle and several times a stone or arrow flies through the trees at the party. Luckily none of their missiles hit anyone and the kobolds seem reluctant to engage the party in close combat. The sun sets and it is dark by the time they reach the ridge, but the miner they left behind is waiting there. She waves a torch to the party to signal where she is at.

The rest of the journey is uneventful and they are able to make it back to Fort Bandu with the surviving miners. Seeing the group of Pathfinders and miners returning, the soldier open their gates and let the party enter.

The old soldier sighs, "The mining companies have tents out in the market grounds. but if you're wondering why people might look like they want to attack you, remember that they are unable to work right now and some of them have lost friends due to the kobold attacks. Helping you is going to make a lot of people here angry. Alright, do you have everything you need from me? I have soldiers waiting."

Bocke seeks out the soldier that explained why people were angry.

"We've returned with some of the friends you thought you lost and gave the kobolds a defeat that they won't soon forget. Is this good enough to at least stop the melon-throwing?"

The soldiers seem less angry then when the Pathfinders first arrived and there are many people in the settlement who are joyous to see their friends, lovers and comrades arrive back safely. The soldiers bring the group of Pathfinders to meet with Praetor Sylien and give him a debriefing.

"Told you so." Sinaryn mutters as the reception is at least a bit warmer.

"Praetor, I won't say problem solved yet, but we started cleaning up the supposed mess piled on Sharrowsmith. Those kobolds are out sacrificing anything they can get their hands on and maybe Sharrowsmith was one of the first."

“We did not stay long enough to find out exactly what sort of creature they were making the sacrifices to. Too many kobolds and we had the miner’s to worry about as well. We did bring back a few of the bones from the more recent victims.” He nods towards Bask, inviting him to share what he learned from the bone fragments.

“As I said, we also rescued several miners. The first set said they could make it from their camp back to here, did they arrive safely? They had been attacked by undead.”

Along the way, Laafdahni calmly and compassionately listened to the miners' tales, offering support and understanding to each of them. (Therapy sessions with Deanna Troi) When they arrive at the Fort, she watches them reunite with their loved ones with a fullness in her heart. A smile trickles across her lips at the sight of people rejoicing in newfound hope and love renewed.

Recalling her earlier fumbles the last time they were here, Laafdahni hangs in the back, letting the others do the talking. There is a feeling of unfinished business nagging at her mind, however, and when Guy mentions how they didn't stay long enough to see the creature, she speaks up. "I would be willing to go back to do more reconnaissance. If the cause of these attacks isn't removed, they'll just keep happening. None of us wants that."

Praetor Sylien thanks the party for bringing back the miners and for the intel that they are able to provide.

"I wish you were able to find out what Sharrowsmith was up to but at least you have a clue on where to go next. I know of this Krihirik Sharrowsmith mentioned in his notebook. I encountered them years ago when I served up north in the Mwangi expanse. They are a jungle tribe and they live off what they can hunt and gather in the forest. I can give you some directions to the general area, and once you're up there, you should be able to get more precise directions."

"You can resupply yourselves here. It'll take a few weeks to get up there, so you'll want to prepare. We have a few merchants staying here right now, so you may have access to some trade goods that we normally wouldn't have." The Praetor pauses as if considering an after thought. "Oh, there is another Pathfinder who came into town with the merchants. I don't know why he's here, but I would appreciate if you took him with you when you go. You made some friends bringing those miners back, but there's still some people here who are angry and its a problem I'd rather not deal with."

END OF PART I

***************** New character joining *****************

The door opens and a dwarf, a fellow Pathfinder, enters. The Venture-Captain introduces him briefly.

Jangafzaar is a dwarf that has seen the face of this world for some years now. He has auburn hair, amber eyes and is standing with a deep sadness visible in his eyes.

He is wearing lamellar leather armor and carries a heavy crossbow at his hip and a glaive at his back.

He remembers the words of officials that sent him with a warning that this team is facing danger. Without looking at anyone he speaks up.

"Love ... love ... is torn ... when lives are lost. I heard about the tragic events here. I am glad that the Society cares for its people and supports those that care for others."

He turns towards you and has a slightly absent view when he starts speaking.

"Jangafzaar Kargar is my name and I am a cleric of the Eternal Rose ... I heard that you had many challenges to overcome... a brutal enemy and potentially an ancient evil. I thank you all for supporting each other and this community ... I hold deep relationships to many within the Society and hope that one day also we can call each other friends!"

Hope but also sadness are visible in his eyes.

“Pleased to meet you, Jangafzaar! My name is Guido Falkes, but you can call me Guy.”

The person talking is a kitsune in a mithral chain shirt wearing a wide brimmed hat. He has a nice darkwood bow slung across his back and some light weapons on him. Looks like he keeps some wands in the quiver along with his supply of arrows.

Bask greets Jangadzaar with a firm handshake. "I am Bask Rahid, and this is Salim"

Bask is a burly half-orc dressed in Thuvian silks, and Salim his celestial Lion companion.

"They say Shelyn, Sarenrae and Desna are lovers, so I like to think of worshippers of the Eternal Rose and of Lady Luck as my extended family. Welcome to our group Jangadzaar"

"The more the merrier, or something like that. I am just glad we have more hands to deal with the next thing that wants to sacrifice us. The name is Sinaryn Azuim!" she says with a shrug, flinging her sun-bleached cloak back with a bow revealing her trusty pistol to the newcomer.

The journey from Fort Bandu to the Kaava Lands is oppressively hot, but it gets easier as the days go on and the terrain transitions from rugged foothills to open grasslands before giving way to dense jungle. Following the directions from Fort Bandu’s garrison captain, it is not difficult to find Krihirik village, which lies approximately ten miles inside the jungle’s border— and twenty feet off the ground.

Narrow rope bridges connect a few dozen tree-dwellings overhead, forming a small but secure community. Bright-skinned, bulging-eyed gripplis go about their daily business nearby. Crates and sacks of trade goods litter the jungle floor, and several gripplis busily inspect a bundle of swords, throwing down their spears and nets in favor of freshly forged steel.

A blue-and-brown-skinned grippli in practical traveling clothes bounds forward and holds out his webbed hands in welcome.

“More visitors come to trade with the Krihirik? You are most welcome here, though I fear we have little to offer at this time. Or perhaps there’s some other reason you came all this way?”

Earlier, in greeting Jangafzaar:

Stepping up to Jangafzaar, a deep indigo Undine dressed in hardly anything takes his hand in both of hers. A warm smile flows across her features. Her limpid turquoise eyes crinkle at the edges as she greets him. "You are most welcome, Jangafzaar. I am Laafdahni. Yes, it is good that we were able to reunite so many people who thought their love was lost." She seems like she's about to say more, but stops and stares off into space as emotion swells within her, a whiff of memory from her buried past.

Snapping back to the present, she bestows one more smile upon Jangafzaar, then steps back, releasing his hand.

Currently, chatting with gripplis:

"Hello!" Laafdahni responds cheerily, keeping her tone light and conversational. "I am Laafdahni, and here we have Jangafzaar, Bask, Bocke, Guy, and Sinaryn. We are happy to look for trades, but actually we come seeking information, and perhaps an ancient relic. Are you the master of such knowledge here?"

"Bocke Reed, Inquisitor of Nethys," Bocke introduces.

Bocke keeps his quarterstaff on his back during the trek, explaining that it's not a walking stick.

"Progress, it seems has reached them." Sinaryn remarks as they trade out their weapons.

Sinaryn bows with a flourish as Laafdahni introduces them. She is sporting a new cloak and buckler that she purchased before leaving their last destination.

Earlier ...

Jang thanks the Pathfinders for welcoming him so warmly!

"Hopefully I can be of support. We Dwarfs are not always easy!" he says.

* * *

Now ...

Jang gives a Dwarven hand sign of respect and steps forward.

"I am an expert in trade and commerce. And believe me that you have a lot to offer - you might just think that whatever you have is not worth much but with our help you surely can identify the value that you can bring to others!"

diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

Guy looks at the swords and the tribe's reaction to them. He gives the blue and brown grippli a tip of his hat as Sinaryn gives his name.

At a break in the conversation, Guy interjects "Sorry, I don't think we got your name. As she" with a nod towards Sinaryn "said, I'm called Guy."

Nodding towards the swords "Must have just recieved those in trade. Who sold them to you and what was the price?"

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