He hands the key to Etgar and says "I enjoy some fine music in the mornings. You may join me in the music room if you so desire." He heads downstairs.
Etgar takes the key and raises an eyebrow in confusion. After dealing with imminent death and these creatures' odd callous natures for what seems like weeks, he is a bit taken aback by the offer.
Um...well, thanks.
He turns to the party and shakes his head. Well, I have little that can help...I have a shield of electricity that I can banish to affect an area, but it's far from ideal...since I'd have to be in the center of the swarm to gain full effect. Sure wish we had something that could burn well...I have lamp oil, but not an ideal bomb.
Strains of harp music fill this room , emanating from a large harp placed on a six-foot diameter dais in the room’s southwest corner. Other musical instruments are mounted on the walls here, from large woodwinds to tiny fiddles. A few padded stools are scattered throughout the room.
Shoki constantly see alignment auras and magical auras. Kishokish immediately sees the magical aura the party did not look for previously. He motions for you to stay back as he looks at the dais. .
"Apparently Vithiz or one of his accomplices has trapped my enchanted dais with a summoning spell. When triggered it will summon a yeth hound. I am not abe to counter this particular spell. Perhaps it is time to release the pup."
Kishokish is on the first floor (slide) if you joined him.
"It will probably attack. Too bad we can't just have the wasps deal with it."
Tally readies herself for the release by casting a Thorn Javelin spell.
"I'm ready when you are."
Planes. He told you what it was, so you may proceed.
Kishokish casts protection from evil on Tally and himself. "So, how does one trigger this?" Kishokish readies his staff and steps onto the dais. Nothing happens. "Hmmm... no more advanced than a kobold trap?"
Tally has never heard the term yeth hound.
Kishokish looks at his prized harp. "Here Tally, please set this at a safe distance, I would hate for it to be damaged in a scuffle." Kishokish picks up the harp. A dramatic and sour music fills the room.
Round 1
Tally 35/35, Kishokish 115/115
Tally, Kishokish ✔
hound
Tally steps forward to corner the hound, not liking the looks of the eyes on the beast and takes a tentative poke.
, DC 14 Fort ST or sickened
Kishokish mumbles "Well that..." and then says "Be right with you, Tally." as he withdraws with the harp he is holding.
Tally's thorn just misses the hound.
As Etgar enters the room the hound lets out an unnervingly horrific howl.
Need a will save from Tally, Etgar and Kishokish.
Round 2
Tally 35/35 Kishokish 115/115 Etgar 25/25
Donovan looks up from the table in the kitchen, hardtack still in his mouth.
'What was that?' He stands and looks around trying to remember where he put his weapons.
The howl is effective for 300 feet. Will save please, Don.
Etgar knows that silver harms yeth hounds and their bites are especially dangerous for good aligned creatures.
The hound's bay sends Etgar into a state of panic for rounds.
Etgar drops his spear, turns, and flees, screaming.
Yeah, you said it as soon as you saw the pup just before the baying of the hound.
Etgar
Tally, Kishokish, (Don +will save )✔
hound
Kishokish sets the harp on the floor and walks over to the yeth hound.
"Sorry, boy, for what I must do. I curse the creature that brought you here."
The horrible sound is disturbing to Don yet he is able to maintain his composure.
As Donovan looking around the kitchen he hears Etgar yell something about silver as he runs up the stairs he grabs Silver fang and rushes to the source of the howl.
The kitchen and the music room are both on the first floor. I double moved your token.
Etgar, Kishokish, Don
Tally✔
hound
Tally shifts around a little and tries, once gain, to stick it with the magic javelin, not knowing about any defenses or vulnerabilities.
, DC 14 Fort ST or sickened
But she is just plain pathetic. You would think she's never fought before.
The yeth hound bites at the female in front of him and misses her.
Round 3
Tally 35/35 Kishokish 115/115 Etgar 25/25 Don 35/35
Etgar, Tally, Kishokish, Don ✔
"Let this be quick."
Kishokish swings his staff with force like you have not seen before.
You hear a loud whack and crushing of bones as the yeth hound falls motionless.
We will remain in initiative as Etgar has some more freaking out to do. He and Don are 5 feet apart. All of the doors have been left open on this floor.
Tally just stands there a bit stunned.
"I guess you really didn't need me then."
After I cast the spell he was unable to touch either of us. I just put him out of his misery as soon as possible."
Kishokish,
Etgar, Tally, Don ✔
Are we still in init for some reason?
Donovan comes moving past dodging Etgar in the hall and clanging into the room Silver sword in hand.
Etgar runs out the front door of the manor and heads down the dead roads in the direction he came from. After some amount of time he overcomes his fright and stops running. While catching his breath before returning, he sees a human male walking the road toward him. The man has a longbow over his shoulder.
End initiative.
Kishokish walks over to the wall and takes a fiddle and drum. He offers the drum to Tally. "This may helpful in your pyrotechnics but being of goblin origin, I doubt it will terribly effective." He places the violin on the dais.
Tally has absolutely no talent with music, but he can keep a beat and starts a simple soft rhythm, a bit confused about the hint regarding pyrotechnics.
What do drums have to do with exploding pine cones?
"If only the wasps were as easily dealt with as the hound."
Tally muses over the set up. Was there a nest that could be knocked down, preferably from a great distance?
Etgar looks up at the man, his face a look of horror. He shakes his head, blinking, then seems to recover a bit. He clears his throat. Um...yeah...that happens...I was just out here checking to make sure everything is safe. Uh...welcome to hell, old man. I'm Etgar...you lost too?
As Tally starts to beat the drum, Kishokish places his hand over the head so that it cannot be played. "Whoa. It is magical. This is a goblin
fire drum. It enhances any nearby natural or magical fire. It can also ignite unattended flammable alchemical objects such as tindertwigs, flasks of oil or alchemist’s fire, and fireworks but that is not a guarantee."
"OOOHH! I had no idea. Well, maybe I'll have a chance to try it some day, but for now..."
Tally tucks the drum away some place safe.
Balthasar Walhart is absolutely lost, though he doesn't quite realise it yet. "Lost? No, son. As long as I'm still in Lastwall, I'm right where I need to be." He offers Etgar a short prayer. "Blessings of Erastil upon ya. I'm Father Walhart. What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost. Though I guess that's nothing new these days, damned undead."
Ah, well...you're in... Etgar shakes his head. Thank you Father; I guess it's just...you know, been a day. We've been walking this road and trying to get out of this awful place for what seems like forever. Why don't you come in...there's a fight I should try and help to finish anyhow.
Etgar leads him inside...at least he hopes Walhart will follow.
Walhart nods and follows him in. "I'm sure I can be of some help in that department. We can leave the introductions for after that."
Kishokish notices the anomaly in Balthasar's heart. "Another one." He checks Walhart for a marking. "Good, good. You have one stamp like the others. I would stamp you as well but I gave mine away." He smiles and looks at each of the party wondering who is in possession of the stamp now.
Etgar searches his pockets. Oh! Right, here you are, old man. He stamps him like he owns the place.
"i two companions gone and two new, is The Lady of Mysteries maintaining some sort of balance?'
"Hello Father Walhart, I am Donovan, I suppose I am a paladin of Andoletta. I am pleased to meet you.
Walhart stares at the stamp for a little bit, not knowing what it's all about, but he shrugs it off. He turns to Donovan and gives him a nod and a smile. "Another warrior of the cloth, always a welcome sight. Especially one so close to Old Deadeye!"
Tally also introduces himself
"Hey. I'm Tally, also here in the Boneyard for some mysterious reason. You got one of those heart things going on too?"