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As no other questions are asked, Magali gives a curt bow. "Very well then, I'll be off...fare thee well!" She turns and leaves the warehouse and preparations to you...
Elena gives a good scouring and finds several significant things about the warehouse:
2 secret doors (1 on the lower eastern wall, 1 on the southern wall to the east)
6 smokesticks in the guardroom
1 Wand of Cure Moderate Wounds and 2 disguise kits lying around the warehouse
A mushroom in a large soundproof glass cage on top of some crates in the western wing of the warehouse (the red 'M' on the map).
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Around dusk, you hear the two sets of double-doors creaking open. While in your current position, you cannot see anyone enter down the stairs, but you can see two folk enter from the main double-doors to the north; from their arms and gear, you assume them to be fighter types. They look at you warily and approach slowly, fingering the weapons at their sides; you hear steps upon the stairs, coming up and soon see two more agents, one seeming to be a cleric type, the other armed with a bow...
As they come to within 30', the one in red says loudly, "Who are you? And why do you trespass in our warehouse? Answer quickly!"
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Elena leans against one of the boxes and raises her hands to show she doesn't intend to fight. "Hey there. We hoped you would show up. We need to talk with you. You are from the Kortos Consortium, right?" she asks, tilting her head a bit. She will leave the rest of the talking to Bibi and Seren, helping them trying to make their point across.
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"We're Pathfinders," Bibi says. A shield is on her arm, but her weapon is still on her back, and she makes no motion to reach it.
Of course, she doesn't actually need it anyway.
"We heard the Aspis were dealing whip from this warehouse, so we're here to make it disappear. It looks like they're using your resources to do some real nasty work-- if it's all the same to you, do you mind looking the other way while we quietly remove it from your warehouse? We won't touch anything else."
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They nod. ”Aye, we’re agents of Kortos. While we’re not exactly friends of the Pathfinders, we have no quarrel with you either...”
"We heard the Aspis were dealing whip from this warehouse, so we're here to make it disappear. It looks like they're using your resources to do some real nasty work-- if it's all the same to you, do you mind looking the other way while we quietly remove it from your warehouse? We won't touch anything else."
"Yes, you do not look like Snakes. We are here to help you. really. Nobody should be marked with the shame of dealing in such dangerous, life-ruining narcotics."
While your words appear to make their posture a little less hostile, their hands still do not leave their weapons. Their leader (aka red) looks indecisively to his companions before turning back to you. ” I dunno. While the Aspis appear to be bumbling through with this particular shipment deal, what proof do you have of these illicit drugs? We’ve heard nothing of this...”
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"In fact, the drug is not even finished. Might as well be shipping poisoned food... this thing will destroy many lives. We helped the poor people that were stuck down there in the sewer being experimented on, delirious... wasting away. We took them to the nearest temple to heal them. We could tell you where so see for your own..." Is they ask, Elena will give them the location of the temple to corroborate.
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As the Kortos leader looks over the notes and the unrefnined sample, Omnia speaks up as well. "This will not be a good look for the Kortos Consortium if it be found out you're assisting the Aspis in shipping their illicit drugs..."
Looking over the notes and sample that Bibi provided, the Kortos leader nods his head as he listens to further persuasion. "Aye, we have no need to get involved with this; the sneaky bastards told us not about this drug. We will look the other way this time...we will leave for the time being and will return much later this evening. As for the shipment, it is not here at present...the plan was for the Aspis agenst to bring it here later thsi evening. Make sure you are gone before we get back...and try not to any noticeable damage to the warehouse..."
He returns the evidence you gathered...with that done, he turns to his companions, nods, and they all leave thru the double doors to the north...
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Bibi nods. "No problem at all. I think most-if-not-all of us would rather be somewhere else right now. We'll get it all sorted and when you come back, it'll be like the whip was never here."
She yawns, and leans against some crates near the main entrance. "I'm just going to... catch a brief nap..." she mutters.
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During this hour, Elena will block the entrance from the guard's office with some of the crates and wait to the side of the main entrance.
"Wesley, do you want to charge at them as soon as they come in? We should be able to try to engage at the door to avoid getting flanked. Maybe we could block one of the double doors so they only have 10ft to come in easily..."
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Without opening her eyes, Bibi mumbles, "Well I think... you'll wanna stay toward the middle, if they come from multiple directions, or toward the back, if they all conglommate. Congolate? Conglomerate. If they all conglomerate on one side. Anyway, try to stay somewhere that you aren't going to get sniped from the door like behind some crates or something and then figure out where you're best-off when the weapons come out."
"I'm still kinda hoping they bunch up so I can just run up to them and freeze their sensitive bits off. Nobody dresses for cold in Diobel."
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Having prepped for the coming of the Aspis, you anxiously await their arrival...
A little over an hour after the Kortos agents left, Seren hears some noise in the office area and then sees the inner door to the warehouse butting up against the crates you stacked earlier to block it...
Seren, Omnia, and Huong hear/see the same thing occurring on the inner door leading from the lower warehouse area...
Apparently, those trying entry through those two doors stop their attempt...silence follows for what seems to be an eternity but is, in fact, only a few seconds...
Elena and Bibi tense up as they definitely hear someone outside the double doors to the north and then see the doors being tried...Omnia, Wesley, and Huong can hear it as well...
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Bibi tilts her head back and frowns.
"Forgot about the skylights," she grumbles. "Think they're going to rappel down like in one of those action movies plays? All I've got is a sling if they decide to get fancy and use arrows..."
"Of course, you get a good momentum going and a good sling bullet to the forehead will fell even someone twice your size. Admittedly, it was a halfling that told me that story..."
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Things happen suddenly, but you are ready...the unblocked double door opens and, with weapons already drawn, what looks to be a mercenary and a healer enter...Bibi can clearly see they both have the Aspis snake insignia. Upon seeing Bibi with a similar insignia, they relax with obvious relief, but only for a moment when they see the rest of you prepped for battle...
At almost the same time, another mercenary rappels down into the warehouse from the southern skylight while his mate covers him from above...but Elena and Omnia were prepared due to Wesley's earlier warning, and blast him with both spell and arrow...the merc gives out a loud hiss in pain, he lands and is standing...but barely...
The scout (black) is still on the roof looking down through the skylight; you can tell he is armed with a longbow...
COMBAT! Round 1: The bold may post!
Group buffs: Bless
Huong
Omnia
Aspis Mercs (blue -13)
Seren
Bibi (Surprise Round only)
Aspis Scout
Elena
Aspis Healer
Wesley
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"Oh, the weather in here is frightful,
But the cold is so delightful
So unless you'd like to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"
Bibi takes a step forward, hand outstretched to shake with her new "friends."
Unfortunately, Bibi has trouble making contact .
Fortunately, she's got more where that came from.
A sudden rush of cold like a blizzard surging through a doorway pours out of her, and the snow swirls around Bibi; it's like she's at the center of her own personal snowglobe.
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Huong tries to finish off the rappelling merc but his staff swing goes awry...
While Bibi’s wintry touch doesn’t penetrate the healer’s defenses, her aura does...
...but not as much as it could have...
COMBAT! Round 1: The bold may post!
Group buffs: Bless
Huong
Omnia
Aspis Mercs (blue -13)
Seren
Bibi
Aspis Scout
Elena
Aspis Healer -1
Wesley