Simeek looks confused at the others efforts.
Shrugging he just begins hacking away with his halberd.
Rhin backs up and goes for a jump!
Blanka is able to climb over the hedge with ease, with Rhin jumping from branch to branch while avoiding all the thorns. The Doktor's attempt to cut through is unsuccessful and some thorns gets the better of him afterall. . Afterwards Simeek is able to cut through from afar. While Simeek is successful, it is rather clumsy and makes a bit of noise. Grimmnir, Simeek, and The Doktor are able to pass through without further issue though.
Entering through the hedge the group discovers the inside of the garden. The luscious, foot-tall grass has collapsed under its own weight, lying in flat waves across the perimeter of this carefully cultivated field. Smooth white stones form neat paths across the lawn, decorated with fallen blossoms from flowering trees.
Upon entering the garden, a giant badger is seen sniffing the hedge's border and moving towards the group. The badger hasn't acknowledged the group yet or shown aggression.
Rhin motions for his scaly allies, "Quick, into the shrubs..."
The group rushes into the bushes and holds their breath. Grimmnir is breathing particularly loudly but a quick elbow in the side helps her focus on being more quiet. The giant badger continues to follow the hedge until it gets to where the group came through. It sniffs around for a moment before retracing it's steps and eventually disappearing from sight.
Now that the badger has left, the group takes a closer look at their surrounding. You find yourselves in tall hedges that are trimmed into geometric shapes and that sprout foot-long roses. White paths curve between them, creating a meditative path through the garden.
Suddenly, the group hears the distinct sound of kittens from nearby, though upon investigating no kittens are found.
The Doktor doesn't see any sign of the kittens but while searching Doktor finds himself decorated with an assortment of flowers! And nothing can explain why! A few moments later a kobold appears out of nowhere in the middle of the group but doesn't move at all and seems to be some kind of illusion! Blanka Casa, however, notices a tiny dragon hiding in the rose bushes casting the spell. Everyone knows that the Hookclaw clan would be ecstatic to win the favor of a dragon, tiny though she may be!!
Rhin scratches his heads trying to figure out the best treats to offer up to the dragon.
The dragon flutters in glee at The Doktor's reaction. She then casts another spell and four lights start dancing around the group, always just out of reach if someone tries to grab them
Rhin does his best to dance along.
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Blanka moves towards this dragon, and then kneels down in supplication.
"Oh great wyrm, you have come to bless us with your benevolence. What can such minor drakes us as do for you? Please do not feel you need to reduce your awesomeness to remain at a size unthreatening to we mere kobolds. Bless us with your power!"
Grimmnir chases the lights frantically meanwhile Simeek unenthusiastically tries poking them with his halberd.
The dragon flutters more at Rhin's dancing and Grimmnir's fruitless chase, but seems disappointed in Blanka's words and Simeek's reaction "You mock me, but your friends praise me! I may be small but i am a dragon!!" a roar is heard but doesn't seem to come from the dragon. She then comes out from the rose bushes, "You may call me Irilini, please tell me about yourselves. Are there more of you? I am most interested! "
The Dragon gives Blanka a curious look, "Oh, of course, of course! I wanted to see your reaction!" To Grimmnir, "Tell me more about this tribe, they are gullible you say? I am impressed with you and your friends, I would like to visit your tribe sometime!"
Irilini spends a few more moments talking with the kobolds before saying "Well, I'm off. See your tribe soon!" with an enthusiastic laugh and then vanishing in the blink of an eye.
The group continues through the hedges until you see a strange building that lacks any walls and only has a round, sloped roof held up by a ring of pillars around the edges. At the center of the structure is a glass-enclosed interior, with a few couches and a locked chest.
Approaching the building, you see tables, benches, vases with flowers in the structure. Spotting no traps, the group enters and tries to open the closet door but there is an old, rusted lock preventing it from opening.
Traits: RARE EVOCATION MAGICAL
Usage: Two hands
Granny’s hedge trimmer resembles a polearm, with whirring
blades attached to the end of a pole. The item can be used
as a simple weapon in the polearm group that deals 1d4
slashing damage.
You also find...
moderate alchemist’s fire,
antidotes,
Rhin nods enthusiastically at the draconic arrangements and goes to work on the chest.
Rhin works on the rusted lock and not long later he hears the satisfying clink of tumblers aligning followed by his tension wrench turning
Simeek grabs the oil of potency and places it in one of his pockets. The dagger gets shoved hap hardly in his belt. He eyes the weird looking edge trimmer and shrugs. "Already got one of those...don't need another"
. When picked up, the hedge trimmer's blade will start to spin on it's own!!
Doktor isn't able to learn much from the hedge trimmer, but he is certain it is not some kind of mechanical-based movement.
The group gathers the rest of the treasure and heads out of the structure when the ground begins to shake violently. Holes open up in the pristine grass of the lawn, rapidly filling with water. Suddenly huge chitinous lawn crawfish emerge from the tunnels and begin to surround the group; claws chopping in anticipation.
The blue crawfish moves from the southern hedges and snaps its claws at Simeek but fails to catch the kobold in it's grasp.
Red lawn crawfish closes in from the east then snaps it's claws down on Blanka Cassa's leg and won't let go! Blanka also starts to feel some kind of venom pulse through his veins.
Grimmnir
yellow lawn crawfish
purple lawn crawfish
Simeek
Rhin
Blanka Cassa -2, grabbed, DC 15 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
Doktor Middens
Blue lawn crawfish
red lawn crawfish
blanka
Grimmnir hesistates for a moment and the yellow lawn crawfish moves in. It looks as though it is going to snap at Grimmnir but instead snaps its claws in Blanka's direction twice and somehow manages to miss the grabbed kobold
Grimmnir
Simeek
Rhin
Blanka Cassa -2, grabbed,
Doktor Middens
purple lawn crawfish
Blue lawn crawfish
red lawn crawfish
yellow lawn crawfish
Rhin repositions himself to somewhere that's hopefully safer and unleashes a rainbow of colors against the yellow and red crustaceans.
Success The creature is dazzled for 1 round.
Failure The creature is stunned 1, blinded for 1 round, and dazzled for 1 minute.
Critical Failure The creature is stunned for 1 round and blinded for 1 minute.
GRIMMNIR cast bane. A blightfull aura turn around her 5 foot.
(Will dc 17 or a -1 status to attack)
Blanka struggles to pull out his axe but is successfully able to escape from the crawfishes grab!
Rhin's color spray is magnificent and the crawfish can't resist!
Grimmnir's aura begins to spread, though the yellow crawfish resists for now...
Simeek
Doktor Middens
purple lawn crawfish
Blue lawn crawfish
red lawn crawfish stunned 1, blinded for 1 round, and dazzled for 1 minute.
yellow lawn crawfish stunned 1, blinded for 1 round, and dazzled for 1 minute.
Grimmnir Bane 5'
Rhin
Blanka Cassa -2,
Simeek swings his Halberd around and down at the blue crawfish. He then takes a step back.
nope
nope
hit blanka
thwunk! The Doktor's bolt pierces through blue's arm. The crawfish looks noticeably injured after this blow.
Simeek's halberd swings too high for the crustacean.
Purple moves towards The Doktor and clamps down it's claw on the Doctors leg where it feels like some venom is starting to set in.
Blue swings it's claw at Simeek and clamps down on his wrist which starts to sting slightly. The crawfish then tightens it's grip as hard as it can on Simeek.
Red pauses for a moment and tries to swing at Blanka but doesn't seem to be able to see Blanka and instead snaps at the air aimlessly
Yellow also tries to shake off Rhin's spell but takes a moment to act. It swings where it last saw Blanka and scratches Blanka's arm. It then tries to slice again but misses
Rhin
Blanka Cassa -4, DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
Simeek -2, grabbed, DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1, THEN basic DC 17 Fort Save or take 1d6 bludgeoning
Grimmnir Bane 5'
Doktor Middens -7, grabbed, DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
purple lawn crawfish
Blue lawn crawfish -9, bloodied
red lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute.
yellow lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute.
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The good Doktor feels a the poison course though. "Ja! this iz bad"
But pushes though and shakes it off, for now.
Being taggled up with the crawfish, he considers his options on the one holding him.
+7 for attack with Int
Seeing an exposed opening, he hold his crossbow in one hand, he attemps to draws sword from his cane sheath,
Fumbling with the blade he decides to just punches the vermin
Simeek attempts to break free of the grip.
Simeek then swings his weapon down.
Happy with his shinny lights Rhin does a little victory dance and inspires his allies.
Rhin then tosses a loose bush as the blue crab.
*2=4
hit blanka
hit grimmnir
Blanka's roar is heard, but not felt in a disappointing swing at the red crawfish.
The Doktor successfully targets an exposed opening and lands a great wyrm-like blow on the purple crawfish, making it topple over with the single, magnificent punch. On it's back, the crawfish takes one last swing at The Doktor slicing his foot really good!
Grimmnir's aura spreads and begins to affect the yellow crawfish. Blue and Red resist for the time being. Grimmnir's acidic spell then misses but still manages to splash blue/purple/simeek.
The poison sets into Simeek's veins and slowly burns . Simeek manages to escape from the crawfish but misses on his strike!
Rhin's victory dance excites the kobolds and his projectile hits blue square in the head making it start to fall over! As blue hits the ground, it's claw takes one last swing at Simeek and slices him.
Dazzled, red and yellow try to unleash a flurry of claws against Blanka and Grimmnir respectively. While most of the slices missed, Blanka and Grimmnir were struck once each and poison starts to run it's course.
Rhin
Blanka Cassa -8, DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
Simeek -14, Poisoned (stage 1 -- DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 2) ,
Grimmnir -5, Bane 10', DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
Doktor Middens -11, DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
red lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute.
yellow lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute, -1 status penalty to attack rolls
The Doktor feels the poison set in as he rushes to patch up both Simeek and himself.
Blanka mightily slams his pick into the ground repeatedly, missing the lawn crawfish thrice!
Rhin
Simeek -4, enfeebled 1, Poisoned (stage 1 -- DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 2),
Grimmnir -5, Bane 10', DC 17 Fort save or suffer 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1
red lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute.
yellow lawn crawfish, dazzled for 1 minute, -1 status penalty to attack rolls
Doktor Middens -2, enfeebled 1, Poisoned (Stage 1)
Blanka Cassa -7,
Rhin continues his inspiring dance, this time attacking yellow with a handful of rocks and dirt.
Simeek finally is able to fight off the poison, regaining his strength in the process.
He whips around and takes a swiing at yellow.
He then takes one hand off the halberd and pulls his minor healing potion from his belt.