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Arlo delays until after the others
Xun feels the stony glance as his body becomes slow and stiff. Still, the bard begins to play his drums beating out an inspiring rhythm that lingers in the air. The creature shies away from Xun’s intimidating glare.
Azel moves up to the eight-legged lizard and creates a magical acidic burst from herself covering the creature in acid. The creature hiss in pain, but is still ready to rumble.
Phineas wondering what the terrible lizard is strikes it with a magical bolt of fire roasting it a bit.
Arlo uses magic to try to calm the unknown beast and is only partially successful. He has no idea what the creature is.
The frightened eight-legged creature bites at Azel and just misses due to its frightened condition.
Kesstraka slowly stands up and backs ways from the creature trying not to panic.
It Gazes at the slowed Xun another he feels another stronger wave as the creature tries to turn him into stone.
The beast stares at a creature it can see within 30 feet. That creature must attempt a DC 22 Fortitude save. If it fails and the creature was already slowed it causes the creature to be petrified permanently.
At the start of Azel’s turn, the lizard glances her way, and the hobgoblin feels the stony glance of the lizard.
(Petrifying Glance reaction. Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn. Effect on a fail you are slow 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.)
+1 success level due to Incapacitation vs lev 5
Lizard vs Azel strike, gaze
2nd - 2 action Gaze at Xun
Petrifying Glance Reaction target within 30ft who is not slowed.
Status (hero Points): *** Combat Mode *** (+1 Inspire competence Lingering 3-1=2r)
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( slowed 1 for 1min ) (roll Fortitude vs DC
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (2) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (2) -
Azel the Rebel: (1) -
__Gordy - Leshy:
Kesstraka: ( slowed 1)
Terrible Lizard: +30+8 = 38 dam (calm -1 status attack rolls until hostility/sustained )
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"Kesstraka, get away! We'll keep it busy!"
Arlo weaves a spell, and the shadows around him start playing tricks on everyone's eyes. Suddenly Arlo is cloaked in shadow and waves of terror emanate from him.
And with a final wave of his hand, he casts a Guidance upon Azel.
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Phineas calls out the information he learned! "This is a Basilisk, it has a Petrifying Gaze attack and a Petrifying Glance reaction. You know that if a slowed creature is affected by the Gaze they can be turned to stone, but also that the blood can be used to restore a petrified creature."
He then flings another flame! for fire damage!
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Azel delays
Arlo weaves shadow magic around himself creating fearful emanation upon the creature, but it seems unaffected. Then he sustains the calm magic that is affecting the lizard’s attacks.
Xun stares into the eighty-legged lizard’s eyes and he feels himself transform into stone. The Inspiring drum music continues to echo in the room.
Phineas calls out what he remembers about Basilisk followed by a bolt of magic fire that misses the beast.
Azel heroically resists the basilisk’s glance as she calls down lightning from the sky hitting the lizard. The Basilisk manages to doge part of the blast. The Hobbolin then follows up with a punch.
Moving as if in amber, Kesstraka continues to slowly stumble back from the lizard.
The lizard creature bloodied continues to fight on bitting at Azel repeatedly missing each time.
At the start of Phineas’s turn, the lizard glances his way, and the gnome feels the stony glance of the lizard.
(Petrifying Glance reaction. Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn. Effect on a fail you are slow 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.)
Lizard vs Azel strike x 3
2nd
3rd
Petrifying Glance Reaction target within 30ft who is not slowed.
Status (hero Points): *** Combat Mode *** (+1 Inspire competence Lingering 2-1=1r)
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( * Petrified *)
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (2) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (2) -
Azel the Rebel: (1-1=0) -
__Gordy - Leshy:
Kesstraka: ( slowed 1)
Terrible Lizard (Basilisk): 38+13+7 = 58 dam (calm -1 status to attack rolls while sustained )
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Arlo screams that they will avenge Xun as he tries to blast the Basilisk with a frosty ray, but fails to hit. Still, he maintains the calm spell reducing the creature’s attacks.
Azel retrieves her staff and strikes at the lizard missing both times.
Phineas feels his body start to harden as he is slowed. Still, the sends a blast of flame at the beast unfortunately it misses the eight-legged lizard.
Kesstraka continues to slowly stumble back calling for help.
A small bird lands on the newly formed stone statue of a half-orc bard where it watches the battle with the lizard. You hear the lingering drum echo fade away.
The Basilisk bites at Azel just missing due to its calm state. It then Gazes at Phineas suffering from its earlier glance. he feels another stronger wave as the creature tries to turn him into stone.
At the start of Azel turn, the lizard glances her way, and the hobgoblin feels the stony glance of the lizard.
(Petrifying Glance reaction. Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn. Effect on a fail you are slow 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.)
Lizard vs Azel strike & Gazes
Gazes at Phineas
Petrifying Glance Reaction target within 30ft who is not slowed.
Status (hero Points): *** Combat Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( * Petrified *)
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (2) - ( slowed 1)
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (2-1=1) -
Azel the Rebel: (0) -
__Gordy - Leshy:
Kesstraka: ( slowed 1)
Terrible Lizard (Basilisk): 58 dam (calm -1 status to attack rolls while sustained )
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Arlo grits his teeth promising to bring Xun back as he sends another ray of frost slamming into the basilisk causing it a patch of frostbite.
Phineas tears his eyes away from the Basilisk’s gazes saving himself from a stony fate. He quickly sends an electric arc dancing across the lizard. It seems to only take partial damage.
Azel slows down as the beast catches her with its glance. She musters up another burst of acid that burns the lizard partially.
The bird on Xun pecks at the stone statue.
Kesstraka continues to call for the guards.
The lizard snaps and misses Azel again. Then it Gazes at Phineas again trying to turn him to stone.
At the start of Arlo turn, the lizard glances his way, and the halfling feels the stony glance of the lizard.
(Petrifying Glance reaction. Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn. Effect on a fail you are slow 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.)
Lizard vs Azel strike & Gazes
Gazes at Phineas again
Petrifying Glance Reaction target within 30ft who is not slowed.
Status (hero Points): *** Combat Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( * Petrified *)
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (2) - ( slowed 1)
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (1-1=0) -
Azel the Rebel: (0) - (slowed 1 )
__Gordy - Leshy:
Kesstraka: ( slowed 1)
Terrible Lizard (Basilisk): 58+7+5+7=77 dam (calm -1 status to attack rolls while sustained )
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Azel swings her staff repeatedly at the lizard smacking it once with a resounding thud. The Basilisk is hurt and looks close to death, but is not ready to die yet.
Phineas can’t help but look deeply into the Basilisk’s Gaze as his body transforms into stone!
Arlo meets the beast’s glance and feels his halfling body stiffen and slow. He still manages to cast a ray of frost but misses the eight-legged lizard.
The little bird on half-orc statue tweets happily as another statue of a Gnome is added to the garden.
Kesstraka looking fearful as the second hero is turned to stone calls out again for the guards. You can hear them raising the alarm, but your not sure they will get here in time.
The lizard Gazes at Arlo trying to turn him to stone.
Then the basilisk snaps at Azel biting her painfully on the leg!
Gazes at Arlo
Lizard vs Azel strike & Gazes
Status (hero Points): *** Combat Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( * Petrified *)
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (2-1=1) -( * Petrified *)
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (0) - ( slowed 1 )
Azel the Rebel: (0) - +10 dam ( slowed 1 )
__Gordy - Leshy:
Kesstraka: ( slowed 1)
Terrible Lizard (Basilisk): 77+19 = 96 dam
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The little bird sitting on the half-orc statue chirps happily as it sees a third statue of a halfling added to the garden. It flitters back and forth between the three statues.
Continuing to club the stupid lizard despite her slowed movements Azel smashes the head of the lizard with her staff once the Basilisk wobbles then it falls over dead!
Kesstraka looks at Azel ” Thank the stars that you were able to put the beast down, but at what cost and how did it get in here? She looks at your allies now statues.
You can hear the Irux guards getting closer.
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) - ( * Petrified *)
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) - ( * Petrified *)
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (0) - ( * Petrified *)
Azel the Rebel: (0) - +10 dam
__Gordy - Leshy:
Terrible Lizard (Basilisk): 96+17 = 113 dam (* DEAD *)
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Azel just stares blankly at the end result of all the chaos. "Don't worry I just need to harvest the blood of the basilisk and put it on them. They'll be fine.," she says while carefully gathering the blood and smearing it over her allies.
Gordy just sidles up to the Iruxi and says,"I hope you take this event into your consideration about any potential allyship."
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Azel knows that the basilisk blood will restore her allies from her own knowledge as well as the from Phineas’ hastily described description during the battle.
Gordy sidles up to Kesstraka suggesting she take the event into consideration.
The Iruxi smiles at the Punken head plant, ” Yes indeed if not for your friends we could have all become statuary.”
When fully coated in Basilisk blood the Petrified Xun, Phineas, and Arlo revert from stone back to flesh.
Xun, Phineas, and Arlo are dripping with blood, just as a half dozen Iruxi wearing gleaming brass breastplates over dark blue robes arrive, having heard the yells for help and came as quickly as they could. The Captain of the guard stops as he takes the scene in, ” What the … “ Spotting the dead basilisk he shakes his head ” You must be the Pathfinder diplomats. I’ve been warned to expect the unexpected.”
Right, I’m going to need to take statements, but don’t worry it’s obviously you were just defending yourselves and Kesstraka. We will take over here and start an investigation.”
Kesstraka tells the captain that the beast attacked them while they were having lunch and that the pathfinders bravely fought the Basilisk and won. The Iruxi Captain takes notes tells the group that he will be investigating how the creature got in the garden. He and his guards leave after they determine there is no more danger.
With the battle over and the introductions from earlier, Kesstraka is ready to get down to business. Her attitude is friendly and she seems predisposed to helping the group with the negotiations tomorrow.
Kesstraka gives your group a gift of an opal statuette of a tyrannosaurus as a reward for saving her.
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) -
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (0) -
Azel the Rebel: (0) - +10 dam
__Gordy - Leshy:
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When un-petrified, Arlo rushes towards Xun and hugs him. "You're alive! Thank Gozreh! I'm glad we made it all out okay."
He looks around, then notices Azel and rushes to hug her as well, leaving a big bloodstain on her clothes. "Thank you so much! Thanks to you we're all safe! So brave to fight on all alone!"
He turns to Kesstraka. "And thank you for hosting such a wonderful tea party. I'm sorry it got ruined, but you're an excellent host."
Arlo's eyes light up as he sees the t-rex statuette and cradles it in the crook of his arm for a while, making soft roaring noises at it.
He scoops up some fallen cake off the ground and judges if it's too smushed to eat.
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"Well I smell like a butcher's shop and I have this nasty crick in my neck, but we lived! Huzzah?" Phineas sighs and begins washing himself off with a canteen of water.
"Anyway, it's a pleasure to meet you, Kesstraka. Your party was memorable and I can say that for so few diplomatic parties!"
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Arlo hugs Xun thanking Gozreh everyone made it. He then hugs Azel. The halfling apologies for the ruined tea party. Then finds a piece of un-smushed cake to eat.
Xun accepts the hug from Arlo and relates how horrible it was to be a statue. He asks how frequently basilisk shows up.
The captain relates ” Basilisk are native to the area, one in town is uncommon, but one in the embassy gardens is unheard of.”
Phineas begins washing the blood off himself as he smells like a butcher.
Azel blushes at Arlo’s prase making light of her contribution in killing it.
Returning from your meeting with Kesstraka, you find Eras and Calisro hunched over a table, reviewing the documents you procured earlier and discussing their strategies and options for tomorrow’s audience with the council. Their attention turns to your group.
“Well, seems you’re pretty fair diplomats yourselves,” Calisro remarks by way of congratulations, raising her glass as though in salute. “Having Kesstraka’s support will go a long way towards getting this trade deal in the bag. But the day’s not done just yet. We have one more lizardfolk for you to wrangle.”
Eras rolls his eyes and sighs slightly at Calisro’s comment, before resuming his previous pleasant demeanor. “Other than the fact that they prefer the term ‘iruxi,’ and that we wouldn’t want to imply any disrespect by comparing them to farm animals, my colleague here is correct: there is one more local whose support we hope you can secure. It’s one of the members of the Council of Stars, the ruling body of Ekkeshikaar that we’ll be arguing our case to tomorrow. His name is Lashweather—apparently he gained it in his youth, when he served as a weather mage aboard an iruxi…” he coughs meaningfully “…shall we say, ‘privateering vessel?’”
This time it’s Calisro who rolls her eyes, jabbing Eras playfully in the ribs. “The word you want is ‘pirate,’ Eras. No need to dance around it here.”
Eras frowns uncomfortably. “If we’re too loose with our words in private, it becomes all the easier to slip up and say it in person. And the last thing we need is to offend the man.”
Calisro snorts. “I’ve never known a pirate who couldn’t handle being called a pirate. Hells, it’d probably be a good way to win him over.”
“With any luck,” Eras retorts, “we won’t need to win him over. Our sources indicate he’s predisposed towards our cause, the problem is that he apparently hasn’t been seen in days and isn’t responding to messengers. We’re worried he may not show. Apparently, it wouldn’t be the first time. So, we want you to head to his observatory—it’s a tower on the edge of the city, you can’t miss it—and make sure he’ll be there tomorrow.”
“And try not to do anything that’ll make him change his mind about voting our way, yeah?” Calisro adds playfully.
The pair are willing to answer a few questions if needed.
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) -
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (1) -
Azel the Rebel: (1) - +10 dam
__Gordy - Leshy:
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"Fortunately, I don't think they were trying to kill us but stall the negotiations. Why would they turn us into a statue?"
"I mean, if they don't have a supply of blood available, we might as well have been dead.
"But anyway, does this iruxi have any enemies that want him harm? Maybe from his 'privateering' past?"Arlo looks at his comrades.
"Oh, Azel, you're still slightly hurt. Let's fix that before we get ambushed again."
He grabs his healer's tools and bandages the scratch left by the basilisk.
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Xun reports to Eras and Calisro, that the group was attacked by a basilisk in the embassy gardens and asks if there is someone who is working against the cause.
Azel suggests that it was an attempt to stall the negotiations rather than to kill.
Phineas wonders if it was perhaps the garden beautification faction since he did make a gorgeous statue.
Arlo points out that without a supply of fresh basilisk blood they would have been as good as dead. The halfing inquires if Lashweather has any enemies as he treats Azel’s wounds.
Both Calisro and Eras are gravely concerned about the basilisk attack during their meeting with Kesstraka, Eras presses for details ” A basilisk? That does put a more urgent spin on our mission. We knew there were Irux who want to keep isolated from the rest of the world, but I didn’t think they would actually resort to an assassination.”
Calisro counters ” Why use a basilisk? There are safer ways to kill your foes. I think Azel may be right it was an attempt to stop Kesstraka from attending the meeting tomorrow. After which I’m sure basilisk blood would have been conveniently found.”
Eras sighs, ” It makes checking on Lashweather that much more urgent.”
Calisro nods in agreement, ” Let the Iruxi authorities handle the investigation for now. I keep tabs on the investigation, but you should hurry over and make sure Lashweather is well.”
The halfing Arlo inquires if Lashweather has any enemies as he treats Azel’s wounds.
Calisro chuckles at the question ” He wouldn’t have much of a pirate if he didn’t make enemies.”
The group is rushed out the door with their task to check on Lashweather. The trek to the observatory takes about 15 minutes and is largely uneventful.
The observatory takes the form of a spiraling white stone tower, worn smooth by age or craftsmanship, that rises some forty feet into the air before widening rapidly to create a circular platform, covered by a glass dome, creating the overall impression of a giant egg in a stone nest. A set of chimes made from hollowed bones hangs next to the only visible entrance, a round stone door at ground level.
Ringing the chimes at the door gets a quick response as you hear someone coming. After a few moments, the door opens and you see a familiar friendly Iruxi! Lumki smiles and greets you in Mwangi she relates how she was inspired to follow her dream of becoming a great astrologer, so she came to the capital and became Lashweather’s apprentice.
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) -
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (1) -
Azel the Rebel: (1) - +10-8=2 dam
__Gordy - Leshy:
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Xun throws a longing look at Calisro and leaves the room
"One day I will ask her out! One day!" a fresh air quickly changes his mood to more chearful.
When he sees friendly Iruxi, Xun hugs Lumki with actual joy
"Ha, that is an unexpected but very pleasant surprise. We actually came to meet Master Lashweather, but before we do that tell us how are you? Any more unexpected events after we dealt with that gargoyles?"
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Xun is delighted to see Lumki and gives her a hug.
Phin gives Lumki a big smile glad to see her.
Azel gives her a warm greeting and asks about her research.
Lumki is glad to see everyone, she tells the group that the village is thriving without the threat of the gargoyles. She tells Azel that she hasn’t made any new discoveries but she hopes to learn much from Lashweather.
When the group asks to meet with Lashweather she happily takes you to the top floor of the observatory.
It seems as though every inch of space in this cluttered tower is spoken for. Rising from cramped living quarters on the ground floor, successive floors require navigating a narrow, meandering path between pieces of furniture piled nearly to the ceiling with books and tomes on astrology, astronomy, and weather patterns, both magical and mundane, as well as star charts and the various tools used to make them. Only on the top floor is there any space to speak of, with the various desks and tables all pushed to the edge of the circular room, leaving a large circle in the middle where various constellations have been inlaid into the stone floor in silver.
Lumki introduces your group to the Ekkeskikaar’s head astrologer, ” Master Lashweather these are the Pathfinder heroes that saved my village and me.
Lashweather nods indifferently, ” Yes, yes all very interesting." He continues to consult his telescope and various charts, notes, and books while he speaks ” it is vital that I complete the observations and perform the divination to determine what lies in store for the city and help them prepare. As the head astrologer, I am currently observing a very rare celestial alignment that won’t be concluded until after the council meeting is over."
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) -
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (1) -
Azel the Rebel: (1) - 2 dam
__Gordy - Leshy:
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Xun walks up the stairs glad that Master Lashwaeather is ok.
"Master Lashweather, we understand the importance of your work, but also would love to see you at the council meeting. Is there any way that we could help with your work? Our experience with Lumki is that she is an extremely capable astronomer, maybe she can observe the celestial alignment when you would join us at the meeting?"
He breaths in the air and asks ghosts to aid him.
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Arlo agrees with Xun. "Yes, we've seen Lumki in action before, she's an excellent astronomer. I mean, obviously not as good as you are, but you did sort of promise to attend that meeting. Ooh, or maybe you can send Lumki to the meeting as an intermediary, would that be possible? In that case you can stay here and we all profit!"
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Xun asks Lashweather if there is anything they can do to help him. Perhaps Lumki could do the observations.
Phineas offers to assist with the observations.
Arlo suggest that Lumki could do the astronomy
Lashweather shakes his head ” While Lumki is a fine astrologer, I am afraid she is not ready to take this task on, and to send her to the council would not achieve the desired effect, but there is another divination ritual that I can perform that would gain the same sort of insights as I would gain from observing the celestial convergence. It’s known as the cho’aatan, the dangerous ritual that requires bodyguards to protect the caster from rogue elementals that are conjured as a byproduct of the ritual. If you are willing to serve as bodyguards I will attempt the ritual, if we succeed then I will be free to attend the council meeting tomorrow.”
Status (hero Points): *** Exploration Mode ***
Xun Saburo: (2) -
__Onyx: (statue)
Phineas Hatt: (1) -
__Owl who:
Arlo Rumble: (1) -
Azel the Rebel: (1) - 2 dam
__Gordy - Leshy: