Fifi charges at Blue, who strikes her as she comes in. That does not deter Fifi from hitting her target.
Round 2:
Bolded may act.
Nature to identify details on Blue. People have identified Red already.
Truddig
Ginadori -23
Awkin
Cat -29
Blue Brute Ogre -32/15 NL (total damage 47), -2 AC cleave
Sadaf
Danduum
Idril Bull’s Strength
Fifi -32 Charged, Next two attacks w/Scimitar get +6 fire damage
Red Ogre -23
As part of her parry against the cleave, Gina ripostes the attack. Her counterattack is well placed.
Round 2:
Bolded may act.
Nature to identify details on Blue. People have identified Red already.
Truddig
Ginadori -23
Awkin
Cat -29
Blue Brute Ogre -47/15 NL (total damage 62), -2 AC cleave
Sadaf
Danduum
Idril Bull’s Strength
Fifi -32, Charged, Next two attacks w/Scimitar get +6 fire damage
Red Ogre -23
"Danduun, attack the more injured one!" Sadaf shouts.
Danduun 5ft steps and attack the ogre with the blue eyes with Awkin's guidance.
"Ahhhh!! Grrrrr ..."
Danduum shifts over slightly and starts attacking Blue. The first claw misses, but the second claw slashes the creatures thigh and then the bite gets his arm.
Both ogres are now badly injured.
Round 2:
Bolded may act.
Nature to identify details on Blue. People have identified Red already.
Truddig
Ginadori -23
Awkin
Cat -29
Blue Brute Ogre -66/15 NL (total damage 81), -2 AC cleave
Danduum ordered to attack blue
Sadaf (delaying)
Idril Bull’s Strength
Fifi -32, Charged, Next two attacks w/Scimitar get +6 fire damage
Red Ogre -23
Red swings at Idril as he comes in, hitting him.
The blow from the greatclub throws Idril’s aim off and he barely misses.
Red evidently doesn’t consider Idril the biggest threat she swings her club at Danduum. She misses.
Round 2:
Bolded may act.
Nature to identify details on Blue. People have identified Red already.
Sadaf (delaying)
Idril -12 Bull’s Strength
Fifi -32, Charged, Next two attacks w/Scimitar get +6 fire damage
Red Ogre -23
Round 3:
Truddig
Ginadori -23
Awkin
Cat -29
Blue Brute Ogre -66/15 NL (total damage 81), -2 AC cleave
Danduum ordered to attack blue
Truddig’s first two arrows miss, but the third takes red out!
Just after that, Gina steps into place and takes blue out with her first strike.
Sadat finds that much of Blue’s gear is magical.
The chain shirt blue had on is not magical. None of Red’s gear was magical or masterwork.
Link back to spoiler at start of combat for Awkin, Idril, Sadaf.
It looks like the ogres were raiding the place. They had been idly smashing skulls and breaking things as you came in.
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Fifi smiles broadly, as she recuperates from blow she took. Seeing her teammates injured, she takes a knee and prays-"I thank you for your guidance, Everlight. Channel your power through me, and heal our wounds."-as her fiery hair spreads throughout the party, magically erasing their injuries harmlessly.
Feeling her shoulder numb, she starts applying her wand of CLW to herself.
Back up to tiptop shape, she says-"I believe we can put those potions to good use. The healing took care of Idril's wounds, but Gina and Cat could use some healing elixirs like those."
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Gina scans for magics and identifies everything, no issues.
”I don’t usually push myself enough to get wounded. But thank you, Fifi. If anyone is missing a resistance cloak, protection ring, or a big magical axe, I suppose they’re useful, and don’t belong to the Shoanti.”
Gina takes a few light potions and drinks them.
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"The Society has actually never issued me a ring, yet. I'll wear this one if there are no objections." Truddig puts on the ring of protection +1.
He looks around the room, and consults Lumketul's notes. "Looks like the maze of passages is that way," he points to the western door. "And the weapons need to be returned to the room over there," he says, approaching the eastern door. "Task One awaits!" he calls out, excited, as he examines the door to ensure it's safe to open.
Those of you joining Awkin in her inspection find a recently cracked plate under a pile of bones. It has two lines of text as if to be read by someone either entering or exiting the sepulcher.
Truddig finds the door does not appear to be trapped and is unlocked.
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”Oh how pleasant, some sort of ceremony of welcome and fair travels. I bet Lumketul failed to see it, triggered the bone guardian response, and then failed to provide the pass phrase.”
She sees if she can identify anything else about the defense
She ponders for a moment. ”I want to fix it and try it out, right? Awkin, you translated, want to be ready to say the words? I’m sure the Shoanti will want us restoring the entryway.”
She pulls out the magic mending stone.
Gina detects no magic from the plate. Lot of ash and a break, but no magic.
You would expect the plate to mark the burial site of a prominent member of one of the quahs. There is no indication of who was buried here.
You would also expect there to be some sort of guardian here to protect the mausoleum from intruders.
Cleaning up the area and fixing the plate would be a show of respect for the site.
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”Based on naming conventions, we may have found quite an important individual’s burial site. We should start here with fixing the plate, clearing the bones and putting them in a better place, and clearly kicking out the invading ogres. I doubt we could really do a proper ceremony of entering, but this is a start for respecting the site. We should be on the lookout for additional damage like this”
She will start doing so if others have not.
As you finish cleaning and mending the plate, a spirit appears.
“Be welcome, my cousin!”
It looks like an elderly male Shoanti of the Shriikirri-Quah. They seem cheerful and upbeat.
Looking your group over, he says “You are not of the quah, why are you here? It is very unusual to meet outsiders, especially here.”
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The dwarf is surprised. He nods and smiles which shows his teeth.
”Hello! You seem to be a nice spirit! No ghost that wants to eat us alive?! We are here to reestablish a respectful burial site for you and your ancestors and your children!“ he says and shows the spirit the items.
“We have some items here that need to be placed in the right side to honor you and all those that built this great place! Can you help us?“ he asks.
“Why thank you, I think.”
“I am Hearth Keeper, and am a spirit not a ghost.”
She seems a little puzzled by the way that Sadaf phrases things, but says “It was quite disturbing, all the destruction. I awoke because of all the damage done here, although I do not know the detail of what happened.”
“Haven’t been able to settle back down.”
“Who are you?”
She then looks at the items you set out.
Looking at the weapons, Heart Keeper gasps, “Ah!”
“These are relics infused with magic replicating the courage and honor of the heroes who once wielded them! Well, not the relics, exactly, but the weapons the heroes wielded in life. I think they're symbolic.”
“Those should belong in the room to the east, although I don't remember exactly where they go…” She indicates the room to the east of here, with the pool.
Pointing to the ring, she says “That belongs to Lore Whisperer, one of the legendary oral historians in Shoanti history. He's just a bit farther inside.” She indicates it is northwards. “His sarcophagus is in a circular chamber.”
Pointing to the statue, she says “That statue contains the spirit of Hunts at Night, the companion of Silent Footsteps.”
“Silent Footsteps is probably still here, so I imagine he misses Hunts at Night quite a bit!”
“The room furthest to the northwest is where I would expect to find him. Please to return Hunts at Night. The two of them are very close friends.”
Looking at the repaired plate, she says “Thank you for fixing that.”
She then cheerfully asks “Is there anything else then?”
"There was a skeletal beast who looked over this place, but judging by the looks of things, it’s been blown up." She points at some of the bones.
"Best leave those here, hopefully it will reform with time." Pointing to the ogre bodies and a few other things, she says "Those however should be disposed of. They are not Shoanti remains!"
"I don't really know anything beyond that. Given what happened to me, I would not be surprised if other spirits were disturbed."
"I think that about does it, time for me to rest again. If you could please just give me the traditional farewell?"
She waits a moment, then realizes you probably don't know it. "Just say 'May your spirit guide you!'"
"May your spirit guide you as well!"
Having said that, Hearth Keeper sinks down through the plate and disappears.
low light vision
darkvision
low light vision
low light vision
+2 when next to Danduun, darkvision
low light vision, scent
darkvision
A recess in the floor seems to have once contained water but is now empty. A plaque sits on a stone shrine to the south, with two shallow indents flanking it on either side, carved out of the stone. At each of the four corners of this room are steles depicting Shoanti warriors in battle stances.
Sadaf detects no magic in the area,
It seems Danduun is also detecting something.
It is a haunt.
Religion DC 20 check:
Surprise round:
Bolded may act.
As a free action, anyone who can act may ask for more details on one feature of the room.
Gina
Awkin
Truddig
Dundaan (What were the standing orders? I would guess heel or guard)
Idril
Fifi
Surprise
Sadaf
There is no obvious place for the weapon near the stele, but you could just place it near there.
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Truddig grabs the klar out of the bag that Gina is holding in her hands.
Surprise round:
Bolded may act.
As a free action, anyone may ask for more details on one feature of the room.
Gina
Awkin
Truddig
Dundaan (Defend Sadat)
Idril
Fifi
Haunt
Sadaf
Idril sees a stylized likeness of a warrior swinging a earth breaker on the northeast stele. Strangely enough, it is the earth breaker that he randomly pulls from the bag.
The room fills with ghostly, faceless soldiers screaming and streaming toward any targets in a repeating cycle, bearing the flag and insignia of Cheliax. There are four Shoanti in the midst of this, weaponless and desparate. They are constantly cut down only to rise again.
A few of the ghostly soldiers strike at members of your group.
Surprise Round:
Haunt
Sadaf
Round 1:
Gina
Awkin
Truddig
Dundaan (Defend Sadat)
Idril
Fifi