[GDX, PF2/Farol] #2-19 Enter the Pallid Peak (Inactive)

Game Master Farol

Mandoo lookout!

◆◆ Cast (somatic, verbal) acid arrow vs BLUE Spell attack, acid damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 153d8 ⇒ (2, 7, 4) = 13 1d6 persistent acid damage

The next bolt of acid starts low to the ground, passing between the monks legs and ascending until it maybe? strikes the duergar in front of him.

I would say standard cover against Blue

Mandoo takes a step and lands a solid kick at the dwarf knee, the duergar bends down from the pain, which makes Mandoo's elbow miss its mark. 1 hit vs Blue for 9 dmg

Then the monk tries to use the altar to get some protection.

Arfsnarf sends another acid arrow, but it hits the wall instead of the target. Miss

The dark dwarf kicked by Mandoo comes back trying to hit him with the manacles

Flat check DC5, blindness: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Hist first attack hits the altar. "Are you really hiding behind Droskar anvil!? You dog!"

He swings two times more
Flat check DC5, blindness: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Attack, map: 1d20 + 13 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 13 + 1 - 5 = 27
Damaga, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11

Flat check DC5, blindness: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Attack, map: 1d20 + 13 + 1 - 10 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 1 - 10 = 21
Damaga, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 = 15

The second swing hits Mandoo in the leg, and he feels swelling on his leg. The other hits the altar. 1 hit for 11 dmg

The taskmaster takes a step trying to bypass Hornbori and smacks her maul on the ground yelling "Don't let them defile Droskar holy place! Beat them to pump!"

Then she takes a swing at Symeon

Attac@Symeon: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 = 16
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

But the maul miss the gnome.

Turn Tracker round 2 (bold are going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -11

Duergar Blue -9
Duergar Taskmaster green -19

Symeon
Hornbori -10 shield raised, cover
Kornel
Zombie Shambler -9
Mrs Perkins

Duergar black

Strong in the fury of his people, Hornbori nonetheless remains conservative in his approach, intent as much on providing cover for his allies as on punishing the evil duergar.

1. Strike.
2. Raise Shield (AC +2).
3. Take Cover (AC +4).

Dwarven Waraxe v. Green: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 261d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

TOWER SHIELD Remember, folks, that if I'm between you and the enemy, you gain cover (+2 AC) just for being there. In that case, you can take 1 action to Take Cover and gain a total of +4 AC.

Apologies - I got stuck on the page break and didn't see the last few posts.

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Mrs. Perkins sustains her spell ◆◆, and her hardbound Acts of Iomedae walks over behind Green and flanks with Hornbori.

Spirit Object: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 vs flanking
Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 = 11

Mrs. Perkins will cast Guidance on Mandoo. ◆

Hornbori takes a powerful swing at the taskmaster who grunts in pain. Hit for 9 dmg. Then he raises his shield

Mrs.Perkins animates her 'acts of lomedae' which attacks the foe, but hits her armor only. Miss even with flanking.. Then she aids Mandoo with magic.

Turn Tracker round 2 (bold are going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -11 guidance

Duergar Blue -9
Duergar Taskmaster green -28

Symeon
Hornbori -10 shield raised, cover
Mrs Perkins
Kornel
Zombie Shambler -9

Duergar black

Kornel's attention is partially focused on magically controlling his zombie protector. With a smile in his face, he slowly starts spellcasting his usual electrifying spell.

Zombie's Fist: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
(This zombie seems highly competent.)

Electricity damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
(Basic Ref save, DC 18, for blue and green.)

◆ Sustain a Spell for the Animate Dead spell, sustaining it and giving it its action(s); ◆◆ Cast a Spell: Electric Arc, targeting blue and green.
◆ (Zombie Shambler) Strike, targeting the black one. Because it's slowed 1, a zombie has 1 fewer actions, so a zombie minion only gets 1 action. (James Jacobs ruling) (Still not 100% sure whether this applies for the first round of summoning, as some of the logic would imply.)

Symeon takes a moment to plan an attack.
Devise Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Battle Medicine, Expert, DC 15, Assurance: 10 + 7 = 17
Healed: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 3) + 3 = 13

He then decides to try something that might be stupid, but taunts the taskmaster. "Hrmm, Say guys what do you think we tear down this dowdy old statue to Drowningkarp and place a different god in here. Maybe a proper dwarven deity... OR I could dedicate it to Gruhastha!"

While he chats he raises his bow and shoots at the duergar in blue instead.
Short end of the bow, +1: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Strategic strike: 1d6 ⇒ 1

You keep on defending in this close-quarters fight with Duergars. You are certain that every kind of dwarf might have an advantage over you in such a situation, at least psychological.

Kornel sustains his Zombie, the rotten flesh with dead-eyes takes a swing at duergar next to it and hits with little effort. Hit black for 8

Then the odd sorcerer sends an electric arc at the two other followers of Droskar.

Reflex saves: 2d20 ⇒ (6, 17) = 23 The one fighting Mandoo is hit square in the chest, but the female escapes the worst of it. Blue -7, green -3

Symeon looks for an opening but the Zombie falling onto him must have distracted him, or maybe was that the smell or the moans, who know. He sends an arrow at one of the foes but it is even worse. Then he patches the dwarf of their own, to be back into full health.

The dark dwarf hit by the Zombie comes back with the attack of his own

Black@Zombie: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 1 = 19
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14

The flying manacles take the head of the zombie, letting the body to hit the floor. Zombie is dead, again

Then he takes a step forwards addressing Symeon "Those mountains are full of bodies of those who underestimated us, your runt!"

Black@Symeon: 1d20 + 13 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 1 - 5 = 10
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10

But the manacles fly way above Symeon's head.

Turn Tracker round 3 (when the going get tough the bold get going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -11 guidance

Duergar Blue -16
Duergar Taskmaster green -31

Symeon
Hornbori shield raised, cover
Mrs Perkins
Kornel
Zombie Shambler -9

Duergar black -8

Arfsnarf slides to the left for a better shot around Mandoo.

I thought dwarfs was usually slower than this!

◆ Stride 1W
◆◆ Cast (somatic, verbal) acid arrow vs BLUE Spell attack, acid damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 253d8 ⇒ (4, 4, 1) = 9 1d6 persistent acid damage

Phew! that roll looks better

It is clear to Mandoo that the duergar's attacks are both more accurate and more damaging that anything he can throw at them. It is only a matter of time before he succumbs to their attacks. But what choice does he have? His job here is to keep the dwarf from reaching the spellcasters so that they can do their job without interference. So Mandoo steps up into flanking position with the hardbound Acts of Iomedae and unleashes two quick punches to the duergar's nose before stepping back and putting some distance between them.

Action 1 (◆): Step (5 feet) - Move one square west to just south of Duergar Blue

Action 2 (◆): Strike (Fist) + Flurry of Blows, Powerful Fist vs Duergar Blue

Fist 1: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22 vs flat-footed
Fist 1 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8 bludgeoning damage

Fist 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 13 vs flat-footed
Fist 2 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 bludgeoning damage

Action 3 (◆): Step (5 feet) - Move one square south into corner.

Arfsnarf sends another acid arrow, and this time it hits the duergar who does not look that well.

Then Mandoo steps up and sends one powerful strike that hits the enemy.

Acid arrow hit, first strike hits 17 dmg +1d6 persistent

The duergar takes a quick step forwards and smacks his manacles once at Mandoo then at Arfsnarf

Blue@Mandoo: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 1 = 28
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8

Blue@Arfsnarf: 1d20 + 13 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 1 - 5 = 12
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11

Persistent acid damage + flat check: 1d6 ⇒ 11d20 ⇒ 14

His first swing hits Mandoo, but despite the accuracy, the blow made less damage than it could have. The attack at goblin missed entirely.

The taskmaster once again yelled at her allies to keep fighting and she swing twice with her maul at Hornbori

Green@Hornbori: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 = 29
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

Green@Hornbori: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 1 - 5 = 21
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16

Her first swing is perfectly aimed and hits Hornbori above the shield. The second blow smashes into the shield and is parried away.

Turn Tracker round 3 (when the going get tough the bold get going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -19

Duergar Blue -34 1d6 persistent acid damage
Duergar Taskmaster green -31

Symeon
Hornbori -7 (shield block?)
Mrs Perkins
Kornel
Zombie Shambler -9

Duergar black -8

No shield block for Hornbori. I'll save that for when they crit!

Eager to take down his enemy, Hornbori lashes out twice, swinging the big dwarven waraxe about his head and raining blows down on the enemy leader.

1. Strike.
2. Strike.
3. Raise Shield (AC +2).

Dwarven Waraxe v. Green (flatfooted): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 191d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Dwarven Waraxe v. Green (flatfooted): 1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 5 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Tower Shield - If you would normally provide lesser cover against an attack, having your tower shield raised provides standard cover against it (and other creatures can Take Cover as normal using the cover from your shield).

Perhaps because he found Symeon's taunt particularly entertaining, Kornel chuckles heartily. Just then a duegar's manacles crush the zombie servant, and Kornel's attention shifts to focus on that enemy. "Ah hah. Die." The strange sorcerer spellcasts a combination of electricic jolts and necromantic decay.

Electricity damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
(Basic Ref save, DC 18, for blue and green.)

Negative damage plus blood magic: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
(Basic Fort save, DC 18, for black.)

◆◆ Cast a Spell: Electric Arc, targeting blue and green, or black if either has already perished; ◆ Cast a Spell: Harm, targeting black.

Ha! HA! Goblin too fast for you! Arfsnarf begins to put a little dance into his dodges, feeling over-confident based on the success of his last spell and the dwarf's not-so-great swing.

Symeon takes a moment to plan an attack on the black dressed duergar.
Devise Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Feeling this might be a good opportunity, Symeon moves back twice away from the dwarf like thing and instead gets into the one open space not threatened by a shackle swinging crone.

Short end of the bow, +1 Stratagem: 7 + 10 = 17
Damage, Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Strategic strike: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Reflex saves, Green then blue: 2d20 ⇒ (8, 11) = 19

Hornbori strikes quickly and accurately the Taskmaster and he hits her both times. THe blood start flowing through number of her wounds, but it is Kornel's lightning that throws her at the wall, where she falls to the ground.

The other duergar escapes the worst of the blow Blue -4

Then Kornel uses a spell against the third duergar, who

Fortitude save, DC18: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13

fails to resist it.

Symeon proves yet again, that in a tight spot there is room always for yet another Pathfinder. He takes careful aim, but misses his target.

He recalls that duergars are resistant to magic effects, and have no particular weakness, despite vulnerability to light but it is short-lasting weakness.

Turn Tracker round 3 (when the going get tough the bold get going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -19

Duergar Blue -38 1d6 persistent acid damage
Duergar Taskmaster green -31

Symeon
Hornbori -7 raised shield
Mrs Perkins
Kornel
Zombie Shambler -9

Duergar black -17

Mrs. Perkins commands her book to move and attack Blue.

Spirit Object: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 vs flanking
Bludgeoning: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

"Mr. Mandoo, I failed to notice your wounds from last round, please be a dear and remain standing."

Mrs. Perkins casts life boost on Mandoo - fast healing 4 for 4 rounds.

Mrs Perskins commands her book to attack the duergar, but the book fails to find a compelling argument to break the dwarf's armor.

Then she makes Mandoos wounds to heal.

Then the duergard swings at Kornel

Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 13 - 5 = 17
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

The first blow hits Kornel with big strength, making him lose his breath. The second comes right after and brings him down. Crit for 18 and hit for 9

Then the duergar takes a step forwards.

Turn Tracker round 4 (when the going get tough the bold get going)

Duergar -40 Red blinded until the end of round 2 1d6 persistent acid damage grabbed

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -15 fast healing 4 for 3 more rounds

Duergar Blue -38 1d6 persistent acid damage
Duergar Taskmaster green -31

Symeon
Hornbori -7 raised shield
Mrs Perkins
Kornel dying 1 prone
Zombie Shambler -9

Duergar black -17

All of a sudden, Mandoo feels a little refreshed. He turns and nods at Mrs. Perkins in appreciation. Turning back toward his opponent, he mulls his options. They are rather limited; with nowhere to go, Mandoo decides to throw everything he's got against the duergar attacking him.

Action 1 (◆): Strike (Fist) + Flurry of Blows, Powerful Fist vs Duergar Blue

Fist 1: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 20 vs Flat-Footed
Fist 1 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7 bludgeoning damage

Fist 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 22 vs Flat-Footed
Fist 2 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 bludgeoning damage

Action 2 (◆): Strike (Fist) + Powerful Fist vs Duergar Blue

Fist 3: 1d20 + 7 - 8 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 - 8 + 1 = 15 vs Flat-Footed
Fist 3 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8 bludgeoning damage

Action 3 (◆): Strike (Fist) + Powerful Fist vs Duergar Blue

Fist 4: 1d20 + 7 - 8 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 - 8 + 1 = 14 vs Flat-Footed
Fist 4 Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7 bludgeoning damage

Go Mandoo! But please quit standing in way of acids arrow! Don't worry, I have just the thing that find its way around you!

He executes another incantation which causes a bloom of force missiles to erupt and travel around Mandoo on their way to the nearby duergar.

◆◆◆ Cast (verbal, somatic) magic missile
Force damage (3 missiles), BLUE: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) + 3 = 14

Mandoo throws a series of blows, two of which hit the duergar and takes him down.

Arfsnarf sends three orbs of magic at the last standing enemy.

Other Pathfinders are up, since you killed the foe

Turn Tracker round 4 (when the going get tough the bold get going)

Arfsnarf
Mandoo -15 fast healing 4 for 3 more rounds

Symeon
Hornbori -7 raised shield
Mrs Perkins
Kornel dying 1 prone

Duergar black -31

"Mr. Pastovic, I know it is hot, but there is no lying down on the job."

Mrs. Perkins casts life boost on Kornel ◆. fast healing 4 for 4 rounds She commands her book to circle around to flank with Hornbori ◆. Then, she retreats to be behind Hornbori ◆.

Symeon takes a bead on the black duergar, hoping that a good shot might help end this faster.

Devise Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Finding he might have a good shot, the medic fires an arrow before bending over and slathering a layer of healing slave on Kornel.

Short end of the bow, +1 Stratagem: 10 + 10 = 20
Damage, Piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Strategic strike: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Battle Medicine, Expert, DC 15, Assurance: 10 + 7 = 17
Healed: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 1) + 3 = 11

He then tries to take cover behind the statue in the middle of the space. "Hrmm, If I was to hit this part here, it this whole tacking thing might just crumble down and we could clear it out properly!"

◇ Devise a Strategem (w/ Recall Knowledge) ◆ Shortbow shot, ◆ Battle Medicine, ◆ Take Cover

Hornbori can't help Kornel until he defeats the duergar before him. He foregoes taking cover to press the attack and end this sooner.

"You'll pay for that, you black-hearted villain! He was a necromancer and you're still not worthy to polish his boots!"

1. Raise Shield
2. Strike
3. Strike

Waraxe v. Black: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 291d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Waraxe v. Black: 1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 12 - 5 = 171d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Hornbori's attacks should benefit from flanking with Mrs. Perkin's book.

Yes! Thank you. I assume the GM accounts for Flat-footed opponents, rather than me adding it in, but perhaps I should point it out for a busy GM. Dude's flat-footed!

Dude is flat-footed ;) Sure. It does not hurt to mention it ;)

Mrs. Perkins moves, animates her tome to aid Hornbori and heals Kornel.

Symeon is able to find a good opening and he releases an arrow that hits the duergar in the arm. Then it is the dwarf that takes down the foe with a mighty strike.

The duergar falls to the ground motionless. With a bit of healing, Kornel opens his eyes, the battle medicine from Symeon brought it to consciousness while Mrs Perkins spell kept on healing him.

Beside four bodies the chamber is still. You feel the constant feeling of being watched whenever you get closer to the anvil atop the stone pillar.

When you check the last room you see shackles hang from short chains attached to the patched walls in this room. Pallets of filthy rags litter the floor. A stone bridge rises over the lava to the north, and another hallway leads south

Are you doing something specific in those rooms?

Hornbori strides over to the anvil and looks it over for religious symbols.

Mrs. Perkins will Refocus by quilting, and heal everyone to full with life boost. She'll help search the rooms but she does not have detect magic.

Mandoo lets out a sigh of relief when the last of the duergar go down. He sits down and let's the remainder of Mrs. Perkins' healing wash over him.

Another 12hp recovered; now at 27/30. Good enough.

"Ahhh. Much better. My thanks, Mrs. Perkins. For a moment there I thought that Arfsnarf's fortune for me would come true and that I would not leave here alive. As I suspected, it turned out to be merely superstitious nonsense."

Mandoo then searches the bodies of the duergars and helps the group try to find anything of interest in the rooms. He takes a few steps down each of the two wide hallways leading off to the east and south, but it is clear (from the lack of map) that these lead further into the Darklands and not worth exploring further at this time.

Symeon also helps patch people up with his medical skills. Continual Recovery means he can patch people about as quickly as Mrs. Perkins

After everyone is patched up, Symeon also takes a look at the anvil, curious if it really is a holy symbol or not.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The goblin chuckles under his breath. Hehe. Just you wait. It still coming. Or else Mrs. Perkins bought the luck with her healing! One of you gonna stub a toe real soon!

Like others, Arfsnarf approaches the anvil to get a better look.

perc: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Occultism: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

...and likely doesn't make anything further out of it.

You heal up, staying in the room with the anvil. When Hornbori and Symeon begins to look through it they recognize Droskar symbol. You can clearly see that this place was consecrated to the Dark Smith.

After a quick discussion, you know that you can either remove all Droskar symbols and perform a religious ritual to cleanse the place, or destroy the altar.

The now-healed Kornel smiles and chuckles as though he didn't come close to dying a few moments ago. "Ah hah. Losing consciousness is rather relaxing in this heat, ah hah."

As the one of the group's experts on religious matters, Kornel has an opinion on the anvil altar. "It, ah, would be a shame to destroy a piece of the architecture, no? Better to just consecrate the area, eh?"

(Do we know *how* to perform the ritual in question, or just that a cleansing ritual exists which can be carried out by NPCs?)

"Yes, you young'uns can't go around smashing things just because they're unholy."

Religion +6

"I have no intention of smashing it," says Hornbori. "Because it's a solid block of iron. I plan to melt it." He begins to drag the anvil towards the lava.

Symeon looks at the statue and then the rest of the group. "Personally, Unless we're willing to haul it back to the surface with us, there's little reason to preserve the statue itself. Once we leave there's a good chance that the duergar just come back and re-consecrate the place."

Watching Hornbori drag it along the ground, he nods. "That is a great idea! Make it nice and maleable to remove the holy symbols and then see if the ifrit souled people back over there would like some nice raw materials to work with."

Mandoo listens to the others deciding what to do about the altar and its anvil. He really doesn't know why everyone is getting worked up about it. If they were to toss the anvil into the lava, the duergars would probably just make another one. Still, the venture-captain had said to clear out any threats and an evil magical anvil might be included in that, so why not toss it into the lava just in case.

The monk gets up and goes over to Hornbori. "Here, let me help you with that; it'll go easier with the two of us."

Arfsnarf shrugs at the proceedings. Yeah, melting seem easiest. May as well turn this heat back on our own problem. it probably only slow down duergars though, not stop them.

You spent some time and energy taking the anvil from the column and carrying it towards the lava. After you throw it in, you lose the sensation that you had before. That chamber with bedrolls now feels normal.

And that would be the end. You completed all of the objectives.

Without much to do, you begin to walk back. When you pass the Ifrits you notice that they are already packed. "We can't stay here if duergars are around. They might keep coming, we should probably leave this place." says Yandrada and Slayse and Rowsh nod their heads.

You secure the two bodies to take them to Olfden.

After two days of uneventful travel, you come back to Olfden. Elsitt, the fellow comrade of the fallen is both glad and sad to see bodies. "At least now I will be able to properly bury them."

The Venture-Captain Luna Aldred awaits your report in the lodge, knitting as you are saying.

Feel free to RP the debrief

Hornbori helps the dwarves pack. They certainly can't stay, but he's marked this place. He's going to push the Society to investigate further and drive the duergar out completely. If the Society won't act, he can communicate with his relatives in Highhelm.

"We found the place," Hornbori tells Luna, leaning on his big shield. "It was an old dwarven outpost, possibly part of a large complex. There was a family of dwarves living there, unaware that evil duergar lurked nearby, worshiping their rotten master Droskar. We fought them, we beat them and we destroyed their altar. Then we escorted the family back here."

"There's more trouble to come from that place, I'd swear on it. The Society needs to arrange a more thorough search with a larger force. The Droskari scum won't simply go away quietly."

Mrs. Perkins's quilt walks over to the knitting Luna Aldred's project and stares with great interest.

"Give her some space, quilt," Mrs. Perkins commands. Addressing the Venture-Captain, she adds that there were some unexplored tunnels that lead deeper into the mountains.

Symeon also helps the dwarves pack their things and adds a few pots of his soon to be patented anti-mold liquid as well as a few mundane healing supplies. "Make sure to stay safe and that you don't get yourselves hurt!"

Back in town, Symeon adds to Hornbori's accounts. "Seemed someone was trying to reclaim the old city from the lavas, but then got taken over by the duergar who moved in afterwards. Used a brown mold to cool the lava into stone, but started to do it unsafely. We should probably finish exploring the caverns out, and make sure that they can't reclaim the space or they'll likely start to capture slaves all over again."

At the de-briefing...

Yeah, the duergar is bad news. They no match for this team though!

The goblin Arfsnarf stands proudly for a moment before continuing.

But yeah, they take slaves so I agree we should send sometime to scare them off once and for all. Just not Mandoo. He has bad fortune due. Any minute now...