Dr. Lazarus doesn’t detect the hound when searching.
Round 3:
Hound Two 99 damage undetected
Natesh
Astrid 21 damage DC 24 Will save vs 15 damage,
Gib 29 damage
Round 4:
Dr. Lazarus 22 damage Stoneskin DR 5 for 16 minutes or hits
Lizzo
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Lizzo contemplates what he just saw..
"Let's see, it pulled out my arrow .. nice shot! .. and then disappeared. It couldn't have gone far, and I am pretty tasty."
He looks northwest from his square (assuming up is north), searching for any clues it may be approaching Natesh or himself.
He then readies a strike if the hound becomes visible before his next turn. Assuming here I don't find him, if so he just strikes.
Lizzo doesn’t detect the creature but has an arrow ready to fire if it appears.
Round 3:
Hound Two 99 damage undetected
Natesh
Astrid 21 damage DC 24 Will save vs 15 damage,
Gib 29 damage
Round 4:
Dr. Lazarus 22 damage Stoneskin DR 5 for 16 minutes or hits
Lizzo readied shot
Gibs strides over and swings at a location where he thinks the hound is. His weapon doesn’t strike anything and there is no sight of the hound. He struck into the space the hound was when it disappeared.
Round 3:
Hound Two 99 damage undetected
Natesh
Astrid 21 damage DC 24 Will save vs 15 damage,
Gib 29 damage, hound currently hidden to him
Round 4:
Dr. Lazarus 22 damage Stoneskin DR 5 for 16 minutes or hits
Lizzo readied shot
Astrid gets ready to enter the hammer throwing contest with Dr, Lazarus. He needs some good competition!
After just a couple of heartbeats, you all see the hound appear as it fails to sink it’s teeth into Natesh.
Lizzo rewards it with an arrow through it.
Astrid also throws her hammer.
Status:
Natesh
Astrid 36 damage
Gib 29 damage
Dr. Lazarus 22 damage Stoneskin DR 5 for 16 minutes or hits
Lizzo
Hero point to Natesh.
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Dr. Lazarus is about to retrieve his Dust of Appearance, but changes his mind when a) the hound appears, and b) the hound dies. To Lizzo, he says, "You are proving quite deadly with that bow, my boy." While Gib tends to wounds, Lazarus pulls out his flask of brandy, and offers it around, starting with Lizzo, who has never turned him down. "If only more folk had the sophisticated palate of the Iruxi, am I right?" Lazarus takes a sip along with Lizzo.
The Doctor then unpacks his healers tools to examine one of the dead hounds.
Assuming Heraxia is still around, Dr. Lazarus finds her and asks, in Draconic, if she has any inklings of other obstacles. "Anything at all, my dear?" He retrieves his writing pad to take his usual copious notes.
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Lizzo accepts Dr. Lazarus's offer of a celebratory drink. He pulls out a few of the leftover grubs from his earlier meal, drops one into his mug, and offers the remaining handful for others to do the same.
"Thanks Doc. If you save the critter for the end, it'll be extra juicy. Can I take a look at that mighty hammer of yours? How does it fly so true?"
Raising his mug to the group, "Cheers to a well fought battle, did anyone even break a sweat?".
Then, he notices Gib slicing and stitching the rest of the party. Shrugging, he often overlooks that it's not possible for him to sweat. He lacks the proper glands.
One of the cracks widens, tearing open a massive time rift in the floor. A group of Pathfinder healers leap out of the way, grasping at stone to avoid tumbling through time. “Help them!” Janira shouts. “Hurry!”
Kyra 1 climbed partway up a pillar whose base has disappeared into the rift; they are 15 feet in the air.
Kyra 2 holds onto a rope tied to a grappling hook, which they tossed into the chamber at the last moment to save herself. The grappling hook is gripping the gap in a stone tile and is clearly not well secured.
The rest of them cling to the tiled floor at the edge of the rift, with their bodies dangling into it.
Save the Kyra Clone Corps!
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Natesh has an intense, but brief, panic as the hound appears snapping at him, then again as the arrow and hammer come flying across the battlefield to bring down the creature.
He puts away his scroll as he nods thanks to Lizzo and Astrid. "It is rare that I come away from being so close to a beast like that without a mauling. Entirely due to your quick, and deadly, response. Thank you."
Seeing the group of healers at the center of the time rift does give Natesh pause as he thinks back to the undead from before lost to time.
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Feeling the effects of the rift, Dr. Lazarus has limited options. Seeing the cleric beside him, he drops Grabthar's hammer behind him. so his hands are free. He then activates his Lifting Belt to carry her to safety.
This wide leather belt grants you a +1 item bonus to Athletics checks and increases the amount you can easily carry. You can carry Bulk equal to 6 + your Strength modifier before becoming encumbered, and you can hold and carry a total Bulk up to 11 + your Strength modifier.
Activate ◆◆ Interact; Effect You lift an object of up to 8 Bulk as though it were weightless. This requires two hands, and if the object is locked or otherwise held in place, you can attempt to Force it Open using Athletics as part of this activation. The object still has its full weight and Bulk for all other purposes—you just ignore that weight. The effect lasts until the end of your next turn.
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Seeing a version of Kyra's hand appear from the rift near his feet, Lizzo reaches down to quickly pull her up.
Feeling her grip slipping he climbs down next to her with his last action. Gripping onto the wall with his sticky feet and climb speed, he offers Kyra a safe ride to the top on his back.
"Climb on board, I'll get you to safety." He offers to Kyra.
Kyra #7 thanks Dr. Lazarus for saving her and rushes away from the open rift. “Please save my sisters, too!”
Lizzo tries to haul up a different Kyra, but can’t quite get her to safety in a single try.
Kyra’s saved so far: #7
Round 1
Acted: Dr. Lazarus, Lizzo
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” Break is over.” Gib rushes over to help save the Kyra clones.
”Natesh, I too have a fly scroll, but no way to cast it, I’ll be glad to hand it off to you.”
Gib feels like he is moving through thick air, as his movement slows.
The small Gnome reaches in for the Kyra8 trying to pull her out of the time pit.
Gib has to slow down near the rift or risk falling. He gets into position to help, but hasn’t pulled anyone out yet.
Natesh uses a scroll to allow Dr. Lazarus to fly. Seeing that, Kyra #1 shouts “Please, come save me! I’m not sure how long I can hang on to this pillar!”
Kyra’s saved so far: #7
Round 1
Acted: Dr. Lazarus, Lizzo, Gib, Natesh
Gib can spend a Hero Point to save Kyra 8 this round, or wait until the start of the next round,
There is a ripple in time and both Gib and Lizzo take advantage of it to act.
Gib manages to pull Kyra 8 out.
Lizzo pulls Kyra 6 out.
Kyra’s saved so far: #6, 7, 8
Astrid still to act.
Round 1.
Astrid moves across the room, leans down, and hauls up another Kyra with what appears to be no effort.
Kyra #5 is saved!
Saved Kyra #5, 6, 7, and 8!
The purple crack widens and then explodes into dozens of smaller rifts. You feel like you’ve seen this before.
“The rifts are pulling us into the past,” Jirneau shouts. “We need to force the Eternity Arch to seal these rifts, or we'll be stranded here!”
Definite deja vu! Guess that is to be expected when playing with the dimension of time.
To seal the rifts, you must connect with the Eternity Arch, attune to it, and then manipulate the arch into sealing the rifts.
Connecting: To connect with the Eternity Arch, you must Interact to touch it. Each time a creature first touches the arch, it takes 4d6 mental damage (DC 25 basic Will save). After connecting with the Eternity Arch, a creature can attempt to attune to it. Breaking contact with the arch immediately severs a creature's connection to it.
Attuning: To attune to the Eternity Arch, a creature can attempt a DC 23 Fortitude save as a single action while connected to the arch. On a success, it attunes to the Eternity Arch. On a failure, it becomes clumsy 1 (or increases its clumsy value by 1, to a maximum of 3) as the Eternity Arch temporarily ages it. Once a creature is attuned to the Eternity Arch, it can attempt to manipulate it.
Manipulating: This is a complex activity that requires several successes. A character attuned to the arch can attempt a DC 25 Arcana, Nature, Occultism, Religion, or Thievery check by spending 2 actions with the concentrate and manipulate traits. The degree of success determines how much progress is made.
The grappling hook slips off the tile, dropping Kyra #2 five feet further into the time rift. The grappling hook snags another tile 5 feet closer to the edge of the time rift. Its hold is precarious, and it's likely to slip again in moments.
Dr. Lazarus flies over and rescues Kyra #1. He holds her in a Princess Carry as he prepares to bring her back to safety. “Gee, usually it is me doing the life saving! Thank you!”
Kyras saved: #1, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Yet to act in Round 2: Astrid, Gib, Lizzo, Natesh
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After dropping off Kyra safely, the Doctor (and a gentleman) flies over to the Eternity Arch and attempts to help fix it. Or, he wonders, maybe fixing the arch came first. He mutters aloud, "The Omega-13 device was less confusing." He tries to connect with his lead, and he reaches out to touch the Eternity Arch.
Dr. Lazarus then tries to Attune himself to the device.
He tries again.
Although it hurts some, Dr. Lazarus manages to connect and attune to the arch.
Astrid: Not connected
Gib: Not connected
Dr. Lazarus: 6 damage, clumsy 1, Connected, Attuned
Lizzo: Not Connected
Natesh: Not Connected
Still to act in Round 1: Astrid, Gib, Lizzo, Natesh
Manipulations: 0
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Being next to Kyra2, Gib tries to grab her or the grappling hook if ether is within his reach. If not he pulls out a rope and throws it to her. ” Hang in there Kyra.”
The small Gnome does some warmup exercises before reaching out and touching the Arch flinching at the mental pain.
Holding on to the Arch Gib goes through the mental scales :: Mee, Mee, Laa, Te, Doe … :: to attune his thoughts to Eternity Arch.
clumsy 1
Gib tries again to attune himself as he whispers to himself " Be one
with the arch. Two minds become one. Let go of the past, present, and future."
clumsy 2
Gib grabs the rope that Kyra #2 is dangling from and hauls her up. She says “Thank you!” before rushing to someplace safer.
Kyras saved: #1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Yet to act in Round 2: Astrid, Lizzo, Natesh
Gib tries to connect to the Eternity Arch and gets a minor headache. He can feel himself aging as he tries to attune himself to it.
Astrid: Not connected
Gib: 16 damage, clumsy 2, Connected
Dr. Lazarus: 6 damage, clumsy 1, Connected, Attuned
Lizzo: Not Connected
Natesh: Not Connected
Still to act in Round 1: Astrid, Lizzo, Natesh
Manipulations: 0
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Analyzing the situation, Lizzo realizes he can't make it to a Kyra this turn if he tries to stride. The uneven ground, and time dilation effect makes that impossible. Instead, he tries a Powerful Leap (15' max distance) to reach her in time.
The lizard leaps across the uneven surface just within reach of another Kyra. Balancing precariously, he reaches down and tries to pull her to safety.
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“Done!” Heraxia shouts. “Get out of here before—” Heraxia’s words are cut off as she disappears completely, shuddering back into existence a few moments later with a tear-streaked face. Looking confused, she shakes her head, then eyes the vault door with determination. “Seal me inside the vault, then go!”
As the surviving Pathfinders flee through into the Maze of the Open Road, Venture-Captain Armeline and Eando Kline hurry to the vault door, dragging it shut and sealing Heraxia inside the ovoid chamber.
Pathfinders gather inside the Maze of the Open Road, bloodied but alive. As time passes, nervousness flutters through the crowd. Suddenly, Armeline and Eando tumble into the Maze, panting from exertion. “It’s done,” Eando grunts.
“Wait,” Armeline interjects. “We need to give her time to leave...” After a few minutes, Armeline steps through the portal that led to Akiton. She returns moments later, smiling. “It worked! The Maze of the Open Road is repaired. We did it!”
A cheer goes up among the Pathfinders.
“It’s time to go home.”
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The surviving Pathfinders travel through the Maze of the Open Road, back to Woodsedge Lodge. As medics tend the wounded and fresh food circulates among the returning heroes, Venture-Captain Armeline Jirneau takes the podium. “Congratulations, Pathfinders! Each and every one of you has performed exceptionally, showing bravery in the face of danger and teamwork throughout uncertain, desperate, and—let’s face it—downright strange events. You should be proud of yourselves.
“On behalf of myself, Heraxia, and the Pathfinder Society, thank you for your efforts. I can’t tell you what will happen with Heraxia and Felise, but your deeds here today will echo into an unknowably distant future. And as for the present, well, I’m sure everyone back at the Grand Lodge will be eager to hear the tales of what you have accomplished here today.”
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Feeling uncertain, Lizzo stretches out his claw to make contact with the eternity arch. Just before he touches it, a stream of energy arcs out towards him and he feels something jolt his mind.
Now connected, and overwhelmed by the power, he attempts to attune his feeble mind to the swirling chaos that consumes it.
Lost in his own thoughts, he tries to focus one more time as his body feels more lethargic and less under his control.
Somehow he slowly begins to form coherent thoughts again...
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Natesh is not excited to play with an artifact of this power, but seeing it go uncontrolled is an even worse fate so he moves to touch the arch.
And his mind is unable to resist the overwhelming power, still he holds on and forces his shuddering body to still and focus on attuning with the arch.
"Alright, maybe with this connection I might be able to see how to take control of this."
Using his magic Natesh grimaces a bit as he sees a less pleasant future and comments, "Well, at least I know one thing I shouldn't do."
He changes his approach and focuses a magical chant to shift the flowing power through the arch.
Natesh casts another winning streak on Lazarus. Without any enemies to overcome the there wouldn't me much chance for luck to extend it, but it would counter a bit of the slowing effect on the Doctor.
He then moves to Gib to take the scroll from him.
Astrid tries to make it one of the healers, but the ground is too unsteady.
Lizzo leaps over and rescues Kyra #4.
The rest of the rescued Kyra’s throw a rope to the last remaining Kyra and pull her out.
Astrid shakes off a good portion of the damage when connecting to the arch. She is able to attune herself.
Lizzo also manages to shake off part of the pain when connecting with the arch, but has a little bit of trouble attuning. He does manage to do it.
Likewise Natesh shakes off a good part of the mental pain from connecting. He attunes himself and successfully starts to manipulate the arch just as everyone is told to leave.
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Back on Golarion Natesh is far more at easy as he thanks his allies. "It is rare that I manage my way though that many fights and I'm thankful to been able to fight alongside each of you."
"While I look forward to pushing the boundaries of my exploration, I think I will enjoy my time more on this world."
In the hours after Natesh spends some effort to scribe the scroll of dimension door before he must return it.
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With Natesh's aid of Winning Streak, the Doctor is easily able to help save another healer. The world needs more healers, after all! Either before or after that, Dr. Lazarus got attuned to the Eternity Arch. Alas, the group was told to return through the Maze before he could actually work with it.
When the group returns to the Woodsedge Lodge, the Doctor formally shakes everyone's hand. "Ahem. Yes, we made a fine team." If you didn't know better, you'd almost think the stodgy elf was choked up.
As he's pouring himself another brandy, he adds, "If you're ever in Orision, stop by the University. For a chat or a drink." He lifts his brandy snifter up in a toast.
He checks the time and grumbles, "Now where has Chauncey gone off to?" He heads outside searching for his halfling driver and the carriage, mumbling something like, "I sincerely hope he makes better time on the return trip...." and his voice trails off, thankfully.