I think Beak might have run out of AoO's due to using Bodyguard against the prior attacks, but it doesn't make a difference right now because all it took was Beak's first AoO and Kramac's first AoO. XD
Beak and Kramac knock the swinging madman from his vine and send his blood-spattered remains careening to the floor below. Flyn moves in and snipes the warrior with Kramac's blood on his spear, sending him falling to the afterlife as well. Fendel follows suit against the land-bound man and Mvumbu finishes the job while Kiboko stands by her side and watches. With only one opponent left, Zaarah flies forward and plies her hex once more...
Dashed Green Will vs DC 22:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
...but somehow the man fights off the fog that threatens to swallow up his thoughts and stays conscious. The deep cut and bite from the half-orc and his bird makes sure he stays awake. The lone man's voice echoes from the rocky walls of the room, still painfully loud to Fendel's enhanced senses as he jabs at the mounted Kramac...
Beak Bodyguard vs AC 10:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26 Dashed Green Spear vs Kramac AC 37:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 Piercing damage:1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Beak Bodyguard vs AC 10:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29 Dashed Green Spear vs Kramac AC 37:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 Piercing damage:1d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
...and gets nowhere close to drawing blood like his companion.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 5! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu Red (-60)
Blue (-69)
Yellow (-62)
Green (-71)
Pink (-71)
Black (-61)
Dashed Red (-68)
Dashed Blue (-84)
Dashed Yellow (-63)
Dashed Green (-48, 35 ft above ground)
Dashed Pink (-57)
Dashed Black (-64)
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor
The last warrior tumbles to the ground, a pair of arrows in his chest. The remnants of his shouts reverberating through the room for a moment before dying away into silence. In the quiet, the Seekers can hear the faint sounds of spellcasting echoing from the northern passage.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 5! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
Kikoko allows his rage to subside, but follows Kramac's lead. As he heads towards the next chamber Kiboko draws one of his wands, and employs its simple magic to remove Mvumbu's temporary sickness. (Mvumbu goes with Kiboko).
Move, draw wand as he goes. Cast Remove Sickness on Mvumbu from wand (suppresses Sickened for 10 mins). This means Kiboko is holding his greatsword in one hand currently, the wand in the other. Kiboko is fatigued 2 rounds (so, till his turn on round 7). Swift action to change Bull focus to Mouse (evasion).
Kramac peers down the tunnel and sees another cavern opening on the other side. At the exit to the passage, however, flashes a wall of translucent swords that spin and slice the air like mystical machinery. The ceiling arches high above the strange curtain, rising even higher on the other side.
Hiding in the vines on the ceiling just in front of the blades is a gorilla.
Heal DC 15:
Spoiler:
Hiding in the vines on the ceiling just in front of the blades is a pregnant gorilla.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 5! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Cyan wall is whirling curtain of blades (20 ft high)
The detective moves forward and looks for any threats. "A Blade Barrier. Dangerous, but stationary. A delaying tactic. It also means we face a divine caster. And look there, up in the vines. An opponent of simian blood."
Cannot fail the Arcana
Perception:1d20 + 37 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 37 + (1) + 2 = 56I just assumed I beat the DC, even with distance.
Fendel and Zaarah join the others at the tunnel, Fendel narrating what he observes and Zaarah cutting through the magic that sustains the barrier of blades. As the translucent swords fade, a hissing, spitting, rumbling voice speaks from the chamber beyond. "Jed roct vo yeep chlockth, Laxavonol Gick, zaxat Pum vaxaupp lip vupp beos rimf blem rimf pi faxatho din zoil freew!" A fearsome howl seems to answer, echoing off the rocky walls.
Abyssal:
"Now lend me your strength, Ravener King, that I may rip my foes limb from limb and bathe in their blood!"
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 6! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Cyan wall is whirling curtain of blades (20 ft high)
- Red circle indicates hiding gorilla
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
perception:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Can't miss the DC15 Heal check
"That she-ape is pregnant - she may be hiding from whomever has attacked Kyalla, do not assume she is hostile" Kiboko warns.
"Kiboko will speak to her."
Hoping that the time taken will not be costly, Kiboko drops his wand and withdraws a scroll bearing a simple spell that he has used in the past to converse briefly with Mvumbu. He uses the magic now to address the she-ape. Speak with Animals
Speak with Animals:
"Mother-to-be, do you too serve the Ravener King, or has your home been invaded? We will cleanse this place of the demon-filth. If you are not an ally of the Ravener King, cross behind us and we will protect you."
The gorilla does not respond to Kiboko's magical hooting, but you see her arms begin to tense in preparation of movement.
Kramac, Beak, and Zaarah round the corner to see an ape the size of the one they fought in the Maze, though below its heavy armor this one looks like a desiccated corpse with glowing red eyes. Above it, carved into the wall, rises a statue of Angazhan that reaches from the rocky floor to the vine-choked ceiling. At the demon lord's feet stands a candle-laden altar, upon which a humanoid woman lies bound. Two massive murals flank the statue, painted with what looks like mud, blood, and more unmentionable substances. The northern one depicts a giant red ape standing atop a mound of corpses that resemble dozens of deities within the Golarian pantheon, while the second shows several human-like apes emerging from a river of blood and driving throngs of enslaved humanoids before them.
The vilest of souls wishing to extend their lives turn to the necromantic arts in search of immortality. Most perish or lose their minds in the process - but a few separate themselves from their life-force and seal it away in specially-made containers known as phylactery. What remains is a lich - possessing all the skills and abilities it wielded in life, as well as a touch that paralyzes those unfortunate mortals to draw the creature's wrath.
Undead creature with a touch attack that deals negative energy damage and can cause permanent paralysis (Fortitude negates).
Zaarah:
Knowledge (religion):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
You aren't sure what this thing is.
As the creature's glowing eyes flash in anger and it raises a spear the size of a tree, the Pathfinders feel their knees quivering.
@Everyone - As soon as you see the big dude, make a DC 20 Will save to avoid being Shaken for over a minute.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 6! Bold may act!
*Kramac (-12)
*Beak *Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu
Black
Red
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Cyan wall is whirling curtain of blades (20 ft high)
- Red circle indicates gorilla hiding on ceiling
Unfortunately, Kramac was within the Fear aura before casting litany of defense and thus needs to make the save. And doesn't Beak still have Devotion? The Bodyguard archetype didn't trade it away as far as I could tell.
Kramac Will vs DC 20:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20 Beak Will, Devotion vs DC 20:1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 4 = 11
"Beerisk veltaxar!" The giant ape points its spear at Beak. "Ackaxazhaxan, axawaxakon zo freew-ruch din whis cempaxanien pi Pum wirr faxatho din whis pospaxail!"
Abyssal:
"Foolish mortal! Angazhan, awaken the blood-lust in his companion and I will bathe in his despair!"
The half-orc quickly ducks under the ape's grasping reach, and the ground trembles as she hits the floor.
So she moves with her Climb speed, prepares a Readied action to attack as soon as she can reach Kiboko (because she doesn't want to attack from a prone position), then falls as a free action. I think that would mean she's out of Mvumbu's reach for the attack, so no opportunity for Vengeance Strike. Now please wait while I find that "The risk I took was calculated, but boy am I bad at math" meme with a gorilla...
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 8! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak (Shaken, Dominated)
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu Black
Red (-12, Prone)
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
Scimitar +24 (d4+14; 15-20/×2)
To hit: BAB +9, Finesse Dex +8, Keen Scimitar Black Blade +5 (Black Blade +3 and additionally Arcane Pool point spent to add ‘Keen’ and additional +2 enhancement bonus), size +1, Dex from reduce person +1 / Damage: Dervish Dance Dex +8, Scimitar Black Blade +5 , Dex from reduce person +1, dice d4
-
In case Zaarah is attacked then she’ll parry but not riposte! -2 to roll below for Beak and -4 to ape due to size. In case her parry does not work she still has 5 mirror images, ablative barrier and her AC is 26.
As Zaarah flies forward, dark red runic symbols flare to life around the massive undead ape. The magus finds no way through them - the symbols shift to block her movement forward as if drawn to her somehow.
Zaarah's token has been moved back. Remember that you'll have to be able to see the lich to make the following check.
Knowledge (arcana) DC 26:
That's an antilife shell surrounding the lich.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 8! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak (Shaken, Dominated)
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu Black
Red (-12, Prone)
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Something is preventing you from getting closer than 10 ft to the lich
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
Kiboko shakes his head, realising too late that the she-ape is connected to the priest of Anghazan in the next chamber much like Mvumbu is connected to him.
Speak with animals:
"You are a slave to a demon lord, and your children will be slaves! Kiboko will release you!"
F Hippopotamus 11HD, animal companion (lvl 13)| current AC 38 T 16 FF 34 | HP [115/115] 93/93 |CMD 30| F +15 R +14 W +7; +2 vs nonmagical disease; +1 vs fear; +2 vs haunts; devotion; evasion | Init +2(+4) | Perc +7 lowlight vision, scent| Tricks 6/6
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
Hearing Zaarah call out, Flyn will try to move into the other chamber. If the prone ape somehow miraculously survived the onslaught put up by Kiboko and Mvumvbu, he'll try an acrobatic maneuver to avoid an AoO...
Acrobatics:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (3) + 27 = 30
...as he approaches the chamber, he'll try to make use of the cover on the vines hanging from the walls, in addition to any shadows, to conceal himself as he moves...
The vilest of souls wishing to extend their lives turn to the necromantic arts in search of immortality. Most perish or lose their minds in the process - but a few separate themselves from their life-force and seal it away in specially-made containers known as phylactery. What remains is a lich - possessing all the skills and abilities it wielded in life, as well as a touch that paralyzes those unfortunate mortals to draw the creature's wrath. Dark power permeates their leathery skin and protects them from harm, though weapons blessed by the power of heaven can pierce through this warding - or even with a basic magical enhancement.
Undead creature with a touch attack that deals negative energy damage and can cause permanent paralysis (Fortitude negates). DR/good or magic.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 8! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak (Shaken, Dominated)
Zaarah (-18, -10 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
*Mvumbu (Move action)
Black
Red (-91)
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Something is preventing creatures from getting closer than 10 ft to the lich
RETCON from last round, Fendel would BANE undead upon hearing Kramac callout about the Lich, then move forward into the chamber.
Given the threat the undead poses, the detective takes time to ensure his weapon will once again inflict lethal damage. He joins Flyn at the mouth of the chamber.
Stealth:1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 15 + 2 = 25Half speed WIll vs DC 20:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
@Fendel - I don't think you can see the lich from your current position unless you've got some sort of periscope. Did you have the movement to travel one space further forward?
The lich laughs at Kramac's boast. The harsh, screeching sound is followed by a flurry of jabs from the tree-sized spear and a swing of one massive fist at the minuscule Zaarah as if swatting away a fly.
(Hits, ablative barrier converts 5 to nonlethal. @Zaarah - make a Fortitude save at the start of your next post vs Paralysis.)
Zaarah tries to parry the weapon, but it's larger than she is and only her illusionary countermeasures keep her from being skewered more than once. "Whaxah! Dit dis ug he axalo woaxak! Pum weurd axash Ackaxazhaxan te flick ug faxang axas pit kelirraxa gick axabtol Pum axaght te vupp vulaxar um yeep freew, fut ug axalo jet chleck oneugh te waxallaxank zo whenel!" roars the lich mockingly.
Abyssal:
"Hah! It is you who are weak! I would ask Angazhan to bring you back as a gorilla king after I add to my mural with your blood, but you are not strong enough to warrant the honor!"
@Beak - FYI, that Shaken effect unfortunately doesn't go away even with magic circle.
Rumble in the Jungle
Round 9! Bold may act!
Kramac (-12)
Beak (Shaken)
Zaarah (-55, -20 nonlethal, 20 ft above ground, 2 images, Fortitude Save)
Fendel
Flyn
Kiboko
Mvumbu Black
Red (-91)
Environmental Effects:
- Ceiling is 40 ft above the floor in first chamber and tunnel, 60 ft above the floor in second chamber
- Something is preventing creatures from getting closer than 10 ft to the lich
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
"It says that you are weak, Zaarah, and that it intends to decorate its walls with your blood." Kiboko explains as he advances.
Will DC20:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Kiboko swallows his fear when he sees the giant ape.
"અંગાઝાનના ગુલામ, તે જ તમે નબળા છો. તમારા ભગવાન ભાવના નબળાઇ માટે કચરો છે તમે પડી જશો." Kiboko answers the lich.
Abyssal:
"Slave of Anghazan, it is you who are weak. Your god is a crutch for the feeble of spirit. You will fall."
Unable to engage in melee yet, Kiboko launches two conjured discs of stone at the undead.
The size of the lich means no penalties for firing into melee, Kiboko can aim at a part of it at least 10 feet away from any ally. I think no-one is giving it cover when Kiboko attacks.
F Hippopotamus 11HD, animal companion (lvl 13)| current AC 38 T 16 FF 34 | HP [115/115] 93/93 |CMD 30| F +15 R +14 W +7; +2 vs nonmagical disease; +1 vs fear; +2 vs haunts; devotion; evasion | Init +2(+4) | Perc +7 lowlight vision, scent| Tricks 6/6
Mvumbu follows Kiboko, and stands in front of him to protect him. She bellows a challenge at the lich-ape.
"Haaaarrr!!! Haaaaarrr!!!"
single move action - ready to vital strike an adjacent enemy, though I don't think that'll happen at all (I'll roll in the unlikely event that it does, when it does).
@Fendel - I don't think you can see the lich from your current position unless you've got some sort of periscope. Did you have the movement to travel one space further forward?
Because I was using stealth at half move, I did not have enough to move one more square. No worries.
Will vs DC 20:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18{+2 vs Fear effects (Game of Fortunate Passing)=20}
The detective fires a quick pair of arrows at the lich.
One arrow strikes the lich in the face. A second in the forehead. The third penetrates deep into the massive ape's chest. The beast staggers, clutching his wounds and laughing even as he slowly dissolves into dust.
"Fools! You cannot kill me... in a way... that matters..."
Hah! Talk about anti-climactic. XD
Out of Combat! Damage Report:
Kramac (-12)
Zaarah (-55, -20 nonlethal)
With the lich's demise, the runic barrier dissipates like a bad dream. The sudden lack of shouting and other noises makes the silence deafening - broken by the sound of soft moaning from the altar.
Upon closer inspection, it is clear that something is terribly wrong with the bound woman. She looks similar to the lady in the portrait the Seekers used to travel to the Mwangi Expanse, but her brow is noticeably enlarged, her arms are half-again as long as normal, and a thin coat of fine blonde hair covers her chest and arms beneath her once-fine dress. Two rings still adorn her fingers: one of simple gold and the other of polished silver bearing the familiar sigil of the Glyph of the Open Road. At her waist hangs a wayfinder, with the tip of a clear ioun stone peaking out from its slot. A eviscerated corpse of what appears to be a shaven baboon lies at the foot of the altar, drained of all bodily fluids. Surrounding the woman are the melted remains of four candles - red, green, yellow, and black; one for each corner of the stone slab.
Heal DC 15:
The colors correlate to the four humors: red blood, green phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
Knowledge (arcana) DC 35:
The effects on this woman seem to be permanent, with no known means of reversal.
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
"What terror has been wrought here?" Kiboko grimaces.
Can't fail the Heal check - no chance with the Arcana :o
"Red for blood. Green for phlegm. Yellow and black, the two biles. The humours of the body. Some ritual has already been enacted. Can it be undone?"
Kiboko casts Detect Magic in hope of learning more.
Flyn nods at Kiboko’s words…but shakes his head at seeing Venture-Captain Kyalla…or at least what Venture-Captain Kyalla has been reduced to. ”Let’s hope so, my friend…perhaps the Master of Spells can restore her…”
He retrieves his arrows from the lich’s dust and searches through it as well…in addition to the rest of the chamber…
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
"You are certain, Zaarah? We must hope her mind is intact, else we likely face a further battle."
"Kyalla." Kiboko calls to the woman. "Kyalla. Is it you? Can you speak?"
Kiboko still has a few rounds of Speak With Animals otherwise :o
"No, Zaarah's quite right. Whatever transmutation has befallen her is beyond established arcane theory and practice. Still, there may yet be hope. We need to return with her as soon as possible in the off chance something can be done."
The detective scans the room for any other details.
Detect Magic
Flyn nods to both Zaarah and Fendel. ”I doubt neither of you as you know far more than I in arcane matters…but I advise you not to state that when we return her to the Grand Lodge. I can just hear Aram Zey now,” the Elf pauses, gathering himself before continuing in his best mock-Zey voice. ”Flyndyngylyn, you ignorant scoundrel, speak not of such things you know nothing about; it amazes me yet that you walk upright on two feet, much less express a knowledgeable notion concerning the arcane…keep silent and let your betters discuss it amongst ourselves…”
He sighs, muttering, ”Master Zey’s quite fond of me, you know…”
After they search this chamber, Flyn will gather the arrows he fired in the previous chamber and then search there…and any other chambers they might’ve missed…
Nope, Flyn finished the lich off before anyone else could act. XD
As Fendel and Flyn examine the murals and the lich's oversized spear, Kiboko turns his attention to the bound woman on the altar. As expected, her wayfinder and the clear spindle ioun stone held within it radiate a pair of intertwined magical auras. The signet ring also registers as faintly magical, much in the same way as the ring in Eddington Keel's bedroom had resonated with the portrait-portal it activated. The woman herself shies away from the half-orc.
Kiboko:
Through the lingering effects of Kiboko's mystical connection with animals, he understands her soft hooting and whimpering. Most of what she says is gibberish even still, but a few words come through now and again.
Nononononono... New body... Want Eddington... No more hurting...
Eventually she begins to repeat herself, the phrases "Nononononono" and "Want Eddington" being the most frequent.
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
"Little of Kyalla remains - but she is not entirely gone." Kiboko tells his fellows.
speak with animals:
With the last of the scroll's magic, Kiboko tells Kyalla: "We will take you to Eddington, and keep you safe from harm. There is a long journey ahead. You must trust us now - we are Pathfinders."
"Kiboko should learn that spell when we return. Kyalla is distressed and wants Eddington Keel. Kiboko has told her that we will take her to Keel. We must return to Woodsedge. But first, we must discover the whereabouts of Adril Hestram."
Kiboko focuses on soothing Kyalla's distress.
If appropriate, Kiboko can use Handle Animal or Wild Empathy should Kyalla be that far gone.
Flyn nods at Kiboko. ”Aye, my friend…but I fear that traitorous bastard Hestram is staying a step ahead of us. I recall a passage we left unexplored in the previous chamber…perhaps we’ll find a clue there. I wonder who is next target might be?”
He’ll head back and gather his arrows and then warily check the passage to the south…
Female N Kitsune, always in human form (auburn hair, freckles, dreamily observing and sometimes looking a little bit crazy) | Swashbuckler 1 / Magus 15 | Low-light vision | Speed 30ft, Fly 60ft | Boots of Speed 10/10 | Lucky Horses. 1/1 | HP 209/209 | Normal: AC 24 T 19 FF 16 | CMB +25 (Disarm, Trip, Sunder), CMD 28 | F +22, R +22, W +15 | Empower 1/1 | Quicken 1/1| FreeMove 4/4 | Panache 9/9 | Arcane Pool/Ring 11+4/13+4 | Black Blade Pool 4/4 | Concentr. reroll 2/2 | Chaldira reroll 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Flight 15/15 | Init +9 | Perc +26, SM +21, Bluff (Deceive) +28, Dipl. (Convince) +28 | Active cond: Ablative barrier, invisibility, fly, Defending bones
Zaarah yawns.
”I have to admit that this is becoming a little bit annoying and frustrating! I mean I really have no issue with solving all these puzzles but can we just get to the conclusion?! I mean where is this guy Hestram so that I can finally kill him!“ she says with a stern look on her face.
”And what do we do with this woman? I mean look at her! She’s an animal! Like, wouldn’t it be better to just release her from this misery?! I mean she can’t be turn to a human being anyway anymore!“
barkskin, GMF, longstrider, air walk, heightened awareness
more effects:
tiger focus, bull focus
Male Half Orc (Mwangi heritage) Barbarian (scarred rager) 4 / Hunter 9 | current AC 31 T 17 FF 27 | HP 130/130 [130/130] | F +22 R +17 W +13 (+2 Fort and Will in rage) | CMD 30 | CMB +14| Init +5 | Perc +19 dv 60' | Rage (16/21) | Animal focus (6/9) | Spells (-, 5/6, 0/5, 2/4)
"Kyalla still calls for her love, still recognises his name. And even were she to regress farther, animals are better and purer than humanoids infected with the corruption of civilisation. Does living in a city make you better than an ape, a bird - a hippo? Does making words, sleeping in a bed, or holding a sword, make you better?
Kiboko's existence in the Expanse with Mvumbu is a greater, purer joy than anything offered in Absalom. You would do well to release yourself from corruption, Zaarah. Your mind is clouded."
Female N Kitsune, always in human form (auburn hair, freckles, dreamily observing and sometimes looking a little bit crazy) | Swashbuckler 1 / Magus 15 | Low-light vision | Speed 30ft, Fly 60ft | Boots of Speed 10/10 | Lucky Horses. 1/1 | HP 209/209 | Normal: AC 24 T 19 FF 16 | CMB +25 (Disarm, Trip, Sunder), CMD 28 | F +22, R +22, W +15 | Empower 1/1 | Quicken 1/1| FreeMove 4/4 | Panache 9/9 | Arcane Pool/Ring 11+4/13+4 | Black Blade Pool 4/4 | Concentr. reroll 2/2 | Chaldira reroll 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Flight 15/15 | Init +9 | Perc +26, SM +21, Bluff (Deceive) +28, Dipl. (Convince) +28 | Active cond: Ablative barrier, invisibility, fly, Defending bones
Zaarah frowns.
"Well Kiboko, you might be right. My mind is clouded! But if I knew the freedom of thought that I know today and even had such strong, differentiated emotions like love ..." and she has to stop speaking as Kiboko's words moved something inside of her, "... then I would rather die than look like this and never be able to get back what I had!"
