"Hey, this ain't a dwarf's forte, you know," Truddig calls to the other Pathfinders. "One of you with legs, let's try to get these two down, if we can!"
F Elven Gunslinger 1 / Wizard(Spellslinger) 6 | HP 40/40 damage| AC 15 T 15 FF 11 | F +5 R +9 W +8 | Wands CLW 32/50 Mage Armor 35/50 Air Bubble 48/50 | Init +4| Perception +10 | Grit 2/2 | Reroll available | Conditions:
Betty helps get the people down as well. When one of them asks who they are, she says “Well, my name is Betty and we as group are all members of Pathfinder Society.”
She hesitates a bit, then asks “Do ya remember who ya are?”
“No .. eh ... yes ... no?! Always, we’ve always been here. The horselord Telendrak came to the Cairn of Shadows in the time of darkness, and before true darkness descended on the land called Nidal. That’s what the last Telendrak said!!“ one of the men says with a programmed voice.
F Elven Gunslinger 1 / Wizard(Spellslinger) 6 | HP 40/40 damage| AC 15 T 15 FF 11 | F +5 R +9 W +8 | Wands CLW 32/50 Mage Armor 35/50 Air Bubble 48/50 | Init +4| Perception +10 | Grit 2/2 | Reroll available | Conditions:
Betty frowns, but continues to try and help the man. She offers him some water.
Once the ones who are alive have been given some comfort, she says to the rest of the group "If they can make it out on their own, that would be best. Otherwise think we leave 'em here fer the moment and try ta git 'em out when we go."
Female CN Bard 4 (Archivist)/Swashbuckler 3 (Inspired Blade) | HP 43/50 | AC 21 T 16 FF 17 | CMB +6, CMD 20, +2 disarm/vs disarm | F: +5, R: +13, W: +5 | Init: +7 | Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Performance: 9/9 Charmed life 2/3 Panache 3/5 | Spells: 2nd 2/2 1st 5/5 | Active conditions: Naturalist +1 to hit, +1AC, +1 saves vs target.
Gina lets everyone do their thing here. But gets a look at the walls besides the chains.
Gina just doesn’t have the heart to tell the victims here or her own party that she suspects breaking this shadow realm will dust all of these millenias’ old inhabitants.
”The torturers! A white porcelain mask and elegant white clothing provide form and contrast to those shadowy womans’ body. But they are cruel!!!“ one of them says.
kn planes dc 14 to identify. For every 5 above you may ask a question.
The mysterious people known as the shaes are natives of the Shadow Plane. In their own language, their name means “unbound” or “unfettered.” According to shae history, they were once humanoids who through tireless study and self-perfection managed to transcend the bonds of a definite form. Though they still bear roughly humanoid shapes, shaes’ outlines are perpetually wispy and impossible for any non-shaes to focus directly on.
Amorphous
The creature's body is malleable and shapeless. It is immune to precision Damage (like sneak attacks) and critical hits.
Cold (Su) A shae’s touch saps heat from living creatures, leaving patches of colorless flesh rather than physical wounds. A shae can deal 1d6 points of cold damage with a touch. It adds +1d6 points of cold damage to any melee weapon damage it deals.
F Elven Gunslinger 1 / Wizard(Spellslinger) 6 | HP 40/40 damage| AC 15 T 15 FF 11 | F +5 R +9 W +8 | Wands CLW 32/50 Mage Armor 35/50 Air Bubble 48/50 | Init +4| Perception +10 | Grit 2/2 | Reroll available | Conditions:
Hearing the description, Betty says "Sounds like Shae."
She adjusts her hat as she pauses. "Bit o' disagreement exactly what that means, unfettered seems right by me. They natives o' Shadow Plane, might have been humanoids in distant past. Wispy, tough to see their exact position and they don't got no vitals. If'n we got to fight 'em, watch out for their touch. Even through a weapon it will drain yer bodies heat."
Constant blur ability, do +1d6 cold damage with touch or through melee weapons. Immune to precision damage. Go ahead and read the whole spoiler if you would ask Betty for more details.
Female CN Bard 4 (Archivist)/Swashbuckler 3 (Inspired Blade) | HP 43/50 | AC 21 T 16 FF 17 | CMB +6, CMD 20, +2 disarm/vs disarm | F: +5, R: +13, W: +5 | Init: +7 | Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Performance: 9/9 Charmed life 2/3 Panache 3/5 | Spells: 2nd 2/2 1st 5/5 | Active conditions: Naturalist +1 to hit, +1AC, +1 saves vs target.
While everyone is getting out prisoners, Gina is busy looking up these Shae in her books. It sounds like they're likely to be fought soon, so she looks for tales of their other behaviors and weaknesses.
Knowledge Planes while consulting a pathfinder chronicle:1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25this success will be important for Gina's lecture later
You know that they also have the following ability:
At will : Lesser Shadow Evocation (Sp) This spell-like ability functions identically to the spell shadow evocation, but it can only create quasi-real versions of sorcerer or wizard evocation spells of 2nd level or lower. This spell-like ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.
Female CN Bard 4 (Archivist)/Swashbuckler 3 (Inspired Blade) | HP 43/50 | AC 21 T 16 FF 17 | CMB +6, CMD 20, +2 disarm/vs disarm | F: +5, R: +13, W: +5 | Init: +7 | Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Performance: 9/9 Charmed life 2/3 Panache 3/5 | Spells: 2nd 2/2 1st 5/5 | Active conditions: Naturalist +1 to hit, +1AC, +1 saves vs target.
”Ah, here it is then, Pathfinders have encountered them before, in the real Shadow Planes. The Shae are also known to use a lesser form of Shadow Evocation. I will add, Since we know this Cairn is a Shadow demiplane, that magic is going to be more powerful, but remember the effects are illusions. Disbelieve and they can do little harm.”
Blood, rusted chains, and corpses cover the floor of this room. It smells of rot and cold blood and the air is heavy with moisture seeping from rent body parts. Two opposing walls have doors in them, the only apparent egresses.
Perception or Heal or kn engineering or survival DC 15 :
When a tool of torture, or victim of it, no longer serves its purpose in the Cairn of Shadows, it is disposed of here you believe.
Four fetchling bodies, which were recently shredded, can be found here.
The congealed misery of this place seeps into the wall and floors, eventually forming the stream of shadow essence into the main hall.
"These chains--while horrifying--also look pretty helpful to the climb. As long as we're not disturbed during the climb, I think I can handle it well."
A climb check with a knotted rope is DC 5; assuming the links in the chain are equivalent to knots in a rope, it would take a pretty severe penalty to fail at a take 10 on the Climb check. Of course, if we're threatened during the Climb, that all changes....
F Elven Gunslinger 1 / Wizard(Spellslinger) 6 | HP 40/40 damage| AC 15 T 15 FF 11 | F +5 R +9 W +8 | Wands CLW 32/50 Mage Armor 35/50 Air Bubble 48/50 | Init +4| Perception +10 | Grit 2/2 | Reroll available | Conditions:
“The man was looking up an’ expecting some sort a reply. Think first ta’ go up better be ready fer trouble.”
My character actually has +5 Climb, so even if required to roll they would not fall. On the other hand, she would have trouble using anything other than her pistol while climbing,
“Once we got someone up top, maybe we could git rid of some a the chains and drop a rope.”
Looking to Awkin, she admits “Don’t see any normal way ta git Cat up thar.”
F Elven Gunslinger 1 / Wizard(Spellslinger) 6 | HP 40/40 damage| AC 15 T 15 FF 11 | F +5 R +9 W +8 | Wands CLW 32/50 Mage Armor 35/50 Air Bubble 48/50 | Init +4| Perception +10 | Grit 2/2 | Reroll available | Conditions:
Betty nods her acknowledgement.
"You said you had a way ta magic yerself and Cat up thar? What sort'a spell?"
Looking to the rest, she asks "Who is going first? Doesn't sound like we have lots of flight magic, so might be best if I climb. Should be able to handle it."
As Awkin and her companion start to fly the chains become more lively and try to ensnare them!!!
Chain hazard: flying creatures must make a DC 30 Fly check each round to avoid becoming entangled in the chains. Entangled flyers are stuck in place and cannot move until they succeed at a DC 20 Escape Artist check or Strength check as a standard action.
Awkin is riding Cat as he is strong enough his speed is 30ft. This means zigzagging like below he is going up about 25ft a round.
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”Fifi”Female LG Ifrit Sacred Servant of Sarenrae 6 | HP 52/52 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMB +9, CMD 21 | F +12, R +9, W +12 | Init +2 | darkvision 60ft; Perc +0 | Speed 30ft (20ft in armor) | Character Portrait
Fifi starts her ascent, making sure to be the last one to ascend up the chains. Her scimitar is sheathed and her shield is strapped to her back, she says-"Let us hope we are not interrupted mid-climb"
