Kelpy moves forward towards Green, drawing his weapon.
"Have at thee, rogue!"
Eustice moves back a bit and heals himself up. Then he tries to think about what this creature is but is too distracted by healing and the situation to know what it is exactly.
Kelpy is unable to make purchase with the creature.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 43/64
Green
Red -62
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 45/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
With a look of concentration, Mary Kay steps to the side and unleashes a wave of energy across the room.
Atlan will charge red and attack
Mary Kay tries to cast Slow but both creatures resist it. Atlan gets a good hot on Red and it's barely standing.
Green will full attack Kelpy the Green will move into the Pillar and appear out of a Pillar across the area.
Then Red will full attack Atlan.
You forgot as a scout rogue when you charge and hit you get sneak attack. I just remembered so I rolled it now and that would finish off Red.
Atlan finished off Red as part of his attack.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 43/64
Green
Red -75
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 18/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
Mary Kay frowns as the creatures seem unaffected by the spell. Time for more direct action. A barrage of missiles start striking the creature in the legs.
Mary Kay hits the hound with 4 Magic Missiles but the hound stays on its feet.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 43/64
Green -15
Red -75
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 18/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
Eustice casts Cure Serious Wounds on Kelpy.
Kelpy moves up and then prepares an action to attack if the enemy comes in range.
Fang takes a step forward, right off the ledge. His cape ripples as he descends to the ground, all the while he is drawing in energy. Giving a small smirk, he summons up his whip of air, and cracks it at the nearby beast.
Eustice heals up Kelpy a bit. Kelpy moves closer and gets ready if it comes closer. Fang drops off the pillar sticks the landing and gets a good hit on the hound.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 43/64
Green -36
Red -75
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 30/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
Atlan will charge and attack green
Atlan charges in and gets a good hit on the hound.
Then Green will full attack on Atlan and step back into the pillar, then will appear about 10ft behind Eustice as you all see it bleeding.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 33/64
Green -66 *3 Bleed
Red -75
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 30/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
Eustice draws his long spear and tries to skewer the beast.
Kelpy expends a use of Lay on Hands on himself, then steps up to protect Eustice and swings his sword at the beast.
Eustice draws his spear and gets a good solid hit on the hound. Kelpy heals himself for a bit and then moves up but is unable to connect with the hound. The hound is not looking good.
Atlan *1 Wisdom Drain *HP 33/64
Green -75 *3 Bleed
Red -75
Mary Kay
Kelpy *HP 34/64
Eustice *HP 47/52
Fang
The hound looks like it's having trouble staying on its feet.
Mary Kay glances over at Atlan. "Just keep yourself upright. I will rejuvenate you in just a moment."
She faces Green and waves another barrage of missiles at the creature.
Out of Combat.
Eustice breaks out the wand of Cure Light wounds and goes around tapping people on the head.
First Atlan.
Then Kelpy.
And lastly himself.
He looks at the wand quizzically, then his hands, then grabs and inspects Kelpy's hands. " The magic seems off somehow... less potent. Maybe just a string of bad luck but still... be weary everyone."
Mary shoots some Magic Missles at the creature and finishes it off. Fang shows everyone the Circlet and the Ioun Stone that he found on the pillar that are detecting as magic. There is nothing else here and you are confident that those were the only 2 hounds.
You can easily make your way back to the Will o' Wisp area and tell them that the hounds have been taken care of.
Since they are taken care of what questions do you have?
Circlet of Persuasion
Dusty Rose Prism Ioun Stone
Hmmm. Eustice, I believe this will work well with your strengths. The stone would work best for anyone that keeps in reach of the combatants.
She hands over the Circlet and puts the stone in her palm for someone to claim.
They will begin to answer some questions you have with the island and the location your currently.
What can you tell about this island?
The humans called this place Zanas-Tahn. They built all kinds of buildings, machines, and temples here. It was once a group of hills, but when their end came and the sea swallowed the continent of Azlant, this island was all that remained of Zanas-Tahn.
What is this stone monument?
The humans who once lived here used this place as a lure to capture my kind in glass globes. Do you know why? To use us as lights! Lights for their entertainment!
Have you seen humans on this island before?
Many humans lived here in ages past, but they’re long gone. Rocks came from space and killed all of them. After a brief silence, they burst into derisive laughter, then continues, We have heard more humans have come here recently. We think the ulat-kini have them in their broken temple.
You know that when they mention Ulat-kini was another name for the Skum that you heard the Wyrwood creatures call them.
What can you tell about the skum living on this island?
The fish-faced ulat-kini live in a half-sunken temple on the east coast. They like it in the sea and don’t come on land very often, but when they do we like to scare them. So delicious is their fear.
Where is the temple?
It is located on the east coast of the island, near where the river meets the sea. You should seek out the House of Bees first and continue due northeast from there.
What can you tell about the faceless stalkers living on this island?
The Ugothols live in caves in the north, or they used to. We heard they’re on the move. We thought you were them when you first arrived at our garden. Wherever they’re going, they’re smart enough not to come here. After saying that, they laugh mockingly in unison.
The location of the House of Bees that they gave you matches the direction that Fang seen the Large Bees.
So now you have 2 locations to go to a place called Wheels of Heaven and House of Bees.
Mary Kay listens as the beings speak.
That is terrible that happened.
For humans, that was many generations ago. Are you immortal, or have a long life span like the elfs? It would be interesting to get a report of the event from a direct observer. But it would have to be at a later time, our companions still need help.
Are these bees the little ones that fit in my hand, or the bigger ones that can pick us up?
Not sure how old we are been a long time and not very found of the past with those humans. Glad their all dead. They start to chuckle again.
The bees are about the size of you. I am not sure about picking you up by rather large for a bee.
With everything that's going on it would be nearing the end of the day. You know the one safe place would be with the Wyrwood creatures.
Let me know if you want to go rest then after do you want to go to the Wheels of Heaven or House of Bees.
You are able to get a full night rest at the Wyrwood camp and then can head out first thing in the morning.
A 20-foot-tall building has been built into the slope near the summit of the island’s tallest hill. The interior of the building is a machine consisting of thousands upon thousands of gears. A giant tube similar to a spyglass rises from the center of the contraption.
You can enter the facility and notice the large device that has a telescope that is part of it. Unfortunately the lenses of the telescope have been destroyed. The great part is that the clockwork mechanism has sustained only minor damage. If you want to make the repairs you can give me a Craft (Clockwork), Disable Device, Knowledge Arana, Knowledge Engineering, or Use Magic Device. Also if you want to aid you can help with Strength check (DC10) to give a +2 to someone.
Mary Kay pulls out the crystalline item found earlier and places it on her forehead, symbolizing the 3rd eye. After walking around and muttering for 10 minutes pieces of debris start to fall from between the gears.
Logically, there needs to be a belt or rope spanning these two symbols so there is linkage allowing the free movement of ideaoms.
"Agreed. Though this Arcane conductor needs to be insulated from the remainder of the device or we risk grounding the effects and obtaining an unsuspected result."
"I'm kelping!"
With quick work you all are able to make the neccessary repairs to get it to somewhat function. After you activate the mechanism you can study it for about 20 minutes. You all learn the central operating principle and can use it to make simple calculations.
When you go to run the simulation you start to hear the sound of meteors screaming through the sky accompanied by a bright flash and rumbling ground.
Luckily Fang, Kelpy and Mary are able to point out places for everyone to stand to not get hit by the meteors that end up falling all over the room. After the meteors hit you all think that it was some type of Haunt and know that it will not summon those meteors until tomorrow.
When the simulation runs you are able to find that it shows a mass of objects traveling through space at a great speed on a trajectory to collide with Golarion. While you all are studying this data entry, the metal pin panel shows the word “pillars” in Azlanti, and displays a three-dimensional
representation of the location’s topography. Each planet’s location relative to Golarion at any given moment is also stored in the mechanism. Curiously enough, much older data entries include two planets orbiting at a distance between Verces and Eox, and the panel displays the names Damiar and Iovo for these entries.
Eustice knows that these planets do not exist in Golarion’s solar system as modern astronomers know it and remembers stories about the Twins. The planets Damiar and Iovo that were destroyed long before Earthfall, and whose remains form the asteroid belt known as the Diaspora.
You also know that the Ioun Memory Node is able to be removed with a Disable Device check because trying to pry it free will break it. The node is worth 5,000gp.
"Let me try to get these loosened for you"
Fang looks around the room while the others pick at the stone.
"Stars were a big part of my homelands. Sure, we was under the waves most'a the time, but at night. Ya come to the surface and look at the pretty lights in da sky. Kinda makes ya think how small you really is. Year after year, you can always look up and see em as they slowly drift along. These'uns look a little diff'rent than the ones I knows."
With the assistance of the Mending as well as Mary's help Atlan is able to safely pry the Ioun Memory Node without Damaging it. After that there is nothing else to grab or learn from this location.
You make your way to the House of Bees area you were told about previously.
Two thirty-foot-tall hexagonal stone towers, perforated with many even rows of square holes, flank a third, similarly hexagonal building only ten feet tall. A loud buzzing echoes throughout the structure, and the air is heavy with the sweet scent of honey.
Mary knows that the followers of Amaznen cultivated bees and giant bees both for their religious significance—the bee was Amaznen’s sacred animal—but also because the high quality honey they produced was a luxury product that fetched a good price. The advanced social behavior of honey bees was seen as a symbol of working together toward a common goal.
Eustice knows that bee honey was a prominent ingredient in the cuisine of Shaval-Kehn, and it was also used in herbal medicine and for the production of honey wine. You also remember a few old Chelish and Taldan honey-based recipes that are allegedly Azlanti in origin.
Fang moves up and you see something motionless in the middle of the room.
You also see in the room protective suits that seem very well made, some vials, and a cabinet with stuff in it but not able to make out much more where you are.
Mary Kay babbles excitedly about the uses of honey and wanting to maybe get a collection to bring back when they return this way with the others.
As they get closer to the door, she quiets down and gets serious.
"If we wait a few moments I might be able to retrieve the protective suits. Or perhaps its best if Kelpy goes."
Eustice casts Sanctuary on Kelpy and encourages the leshy to go collect the protective suits without disturbing the bee.
"I'd be glad to kelp!"
Eustice casts Sanctuary on Kelpy and then Kelpy will slowly move in the room. He heads over to the cabinets by the door on the other side of the room and look in the one that is open. He finds 2 mithral chainmail and 3 vials of antitoxin. He opens the next cabinet and is able to grab a few pieces of bee-themed jewelry (worth 1,500gp) and a golden key. Kelpy is able to grab everything and come back the entire time the thing in the middle of the room is motionless.
When Kelpy gets the 2 mithral chainmail back to you they both detect as magic.
As you all are standing there Mary you hear a faint sound of buzzing from the north.