NostalgiaCon: PFS 09: Eye of the Crocodile King (Retired) (Inactive)

Game Master Tonya Woldridge

The group pull out a few coils of rope to leave the crocodile and troglodytes to their own devices when they awaken.

Fifty feet farther west down the sewer tunnel from the guard chamber is the entrance to the lair of the Crocodile King just as Lemedor said. It’s an 8-foot-tall by 8-foot-wide tunnel carved through the bedrock that appears to have been punched into the sewers from the other side judging by the muck covered stone and tile rubble that lies in the sewer wash in front of the entrance.

This small cavern, roughly hewn from the surrounding rock, soars 30 feet high over a roaring fire pit. An enormous throne, haphazardly crafted from wood scrap and rusty nails, sits in the northwest corner. Opposite, crates and barrels of various supplies all stamped with a variety of Absalom trading houses, sit stacked against the wall. A small table and chairs are tucked into the southeast corner of the room and a smaller chamber in the back, dimly lit from the fire, holds several smelly sleeping pallets. A steady wind pushes through the room from the back chamber, causing the fire to dance and snake toward the sewer entrance. The entire room is bathed in a flickering, cold chill. [b]"You hear a voice from the chilling darkness. [b]"You broke my hold on that imbecile."[b] The voice seems to bounce off of the walls.

”I’ll pray to the lord of darkness that he’ll give you strength to take action when swift judgement is necessary!!“

“Khorshid, I know you mean well, but honestly have you not seen pics of the Prince of Lies? How can you believe anything he says?”

“I mean, don’t you think his Title is a bit of a giveaway?”

”Isn’t that a couple of coils or rope there, Roland? I wonder if this is a faction mission set out by Zarta”

“Ah, don’t leave Z'hor'll alone with the captives, people.”

;)

"You broke my hold on that imbecile."

“Do you mean, Lemedor? How is that a surprise, Lord Corgan?”

Kyra looks about for a soul jar and shakes her head. “You just outlined his best quality.”

“Are you going to make us stand through the standard villain’s monologue-reveal, now? If we ask you nicely can we just have the edited highlights?”

Is there a knowledge (religion?) check or some other way to know how to put Lord C out of our misery, GM?

Kyra is ready to try channelling positive energy (like she would to a haunt) if she thought it would help.

Earlier …

Khorshid looks at Z'hor'll & Kyra, shakes his head and wrote:

”I’ll pray to the lord of darkness that he’ll give you strength to take action when swift judgement is necessary!!“

“Khorshid, I know you mean well, but honestly have you not seen pics of the Prince of Lies? How can you believe anything he says?”

“I mean, don’t you think his Title is a bit of a giveaway?”

”Kyra, I have heard a lot about you so I sincerely believe that you have fallen prey of the propaganda that surrounds the all-mighty Dark Prince! As you outlined the pictures show the lord of the pit with a contract… and it is clear that the prince of law is the correct title as the citizens of Cheliax also correctly understand. You on the other hand need to reflect on the truth … and that truth is that you can learn a lot of the preachings of the ruler of Hell!“ he says with absolute dedication.

~

Now …

Khorshid rides forward to be able to see what is hiding in the room and where the voice is coming from.

kn arcana or planes : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

"The fools arrested me for my field research, calling it forbidden. A diviner tracked me to Katapesh, where I fled, and I was arrested. They called me vile, necrotic, and manipulative for using demonic pacts."

A large crocodile slowly moves from the darkness of the room. This large and brightly scaled creature looks somewhat humanoid. It has a strangely human face, though a stunted and teeth-filled crocodile’s maw exists where a human mouth would be. The scales on its face allow no expression and it walks upright on two reptilian legs, trailing a thick, stunted tail. Its arms, though covered in scales and reptilian in coloration, look more human than lizard.

"They bound my soul into this amulet, making sure I would never be resurrected. I was in a fugue state, floating in nothingness." The crocodile snaps as it speaks. "I can now get my revenge."

Two elite troglodyte guards rise from either side of the crates wielding deadly looking warhammers.

Religion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Kyra believes that to get access to the amulet it will need to be cut free from the crocodile's belly.

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 1

Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Aatish e (34/34 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-0 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-0 HP)
Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-0 HP)
Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
Zinta (27/27 HP)
Kyra (35/35 HP)

Khorshid casts daze on the troglodyte in red armor and tries to make his riding dog attack!

Swift action: stare on red for -2 Will save.
Standard action: daze DC 16 will save.

Khorshid move action: handle animal DC 10 as riding dog is combat trained: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

riding dog charge Melee bite vs ff AC : 1d20 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 3 = 251d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

crit confirm riding dog : 1d20 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 3 = 141d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Free trip roll ding dog CMB : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Will DC 16: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (14) - 2 = 12

Khorshid dazes the troglodyte's mind as he closes in on their awful stench as it begins to waft into the cavern.

@All- Need a DC 13 Fort save or sickened for 10 rounds.

Ghermez bites into the troglodytes leg but isn't able to drag it to the ground. The wounded troglodyte tries to clear its head as the second one closes in around the backside of Khorshid and swings its warhammer at him.

Warhammer vs Khorshid AC 21: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 1

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Aatish e: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Ghermez: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Roland Huntmaster: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Baldo II: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
The Armenian Man: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Zinta: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Kyra: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Aatish e (34/34 HP)
⠀⠀Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Dazed
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-0 HP)
➤ Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-0 HP)
Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
Zinta (27/27 HP)
Kyra (35/35 HP)

“They called me vile, necrotic, and manipulative for using demonic pacts.”

Kyra *GASPS* “No way! Just for using demonic pacts??”

*eye-roll* with Fort DC 13 vs stench: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Khorshid fort : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Riding dog : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Khorshid moves with his dog!

Provoking AoO from green but not red as dazed.

He then casts color spray on both troglodytes and makes his riding dog attack the dazed monster.

Swift action: stare on green for -2 Will save.
Standard action: color spray DC 16 will save on red and green.

Khorshid move action: handle animal DC 10 as riding dog is combat trained: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

riding dog Melee : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 141d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Free trip roll ding dog CMB if bite hit : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

~

Hello GM, when the troglodyte attacked the mesmeric mirror trick activated but the to hit was not 4 less than AC so the mirror image did not pop. So Khorshid has 1 mirror image currently for 3 rounds which might be useful for the AoO that he provoked.

Aatish, you are not up yet!

fort : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

”My word, is that an indelicate aroma?” says Z’Horr’ll as he pantomimes trying to blow the stench away!

Inspire Courage

@Khorshid- Not up yet but I will mark the Mirror Image down as a reminder.

Z'Hor'll inspires the group as Lord Corgan locks eyes with the Armenian Man. "You look quite strong and capable. Fight for me. Defend me."

@Armenian Man- DC 14 Will Save vs Dominate Person

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 1 / 2

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +2
Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Roland Huntmaster: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
Baldo II: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)
The Armenian Man: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds); DC 14 Will Save vs Dominate Person
Zinta: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Aatish e (34/34 HP) │ Mirror Image 1
⠀⠀➤ Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Dazed
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-0 HP)
Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-0 HP)
➤ Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀➤ Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
➤ The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
➤ Zinta (27/27 HP)
➤ Kyra (35/35 HP)

Roland Huntmaster: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Baldo II: DC 13 Fort vs Stench (Sickened 10 rounds)+7: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

These Troglodytes have such a delicate bouquet.

Baldo, sic him indicating the Green enemy.[/b]

Attack against Green: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Baldo has Takedown, so if he hits gets a free trip attempt.
Baldo has Agile Maneuvers, so uses Dex instead of Strength for CMB.

Trip attack on Green, assuming the first attack hits: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Roland moves up, drawing his Greatsword to strike at the hopefully prone Green, moving through the Armenian Man to avoid any AOO.

Greatsword attack Green: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Slashing Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 = 14

Armenian Man, if you fail, to ahead and use my campaign coin for a reroll with +5 stars!

Kyra delays until she sees whether The Armenian Man obeys Lord Corgan.

Fortitude DC 13, heroism: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 = 14
Will DC 14, heroism: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 = 19

"You clearly don't know The Armenian Man, because The Armenian Man only fights for Magdh, The Three! Unless Magdh tells The Armenian Man to fight for someone else, which is a lot of nit-picking, because Magdh has never done that before, and The Armenian Man doesn't think that sounds much like Magdh, not at all."

"Though," he adds, his voice softening to a whisper, "it would be fun to fight for a man-crocodile, so maybe make your case to Magdh, and The Armenian Man will see what he can do!"

The fantastical half-orc quickly adds a few motions and utterances that cause Lord Corgan's shadow to shimmer briefly before freezing in place, no longer flickering with the light of the fire beside him.

Hi GM, am I up now? If yes then I’d go with my action as described in my last post. :-)

Kyra produces a rusty nail from behind Z'hor'll’s ear.

"Thank-you." (fluff)

She then steps forward 5 feet and ✨casts hold person on Red Crest, proffering Nail + Divine Focus at the trog.

Baldo latches onto the Troglodyte guards leg. Yanking back the troglodyte is dragged down onto the floor.

Will DC 14: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

Lord Corgan's shadow flickers but in the end can't be held in place by simply tricks. Zinta sends a magical missile back into Lord Corgan's exposed chest with a dull thump.

Zinta Sickened Fort DC 13: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 1) + 3 = 10

Will DC 16 (Hold Person): 1d20 ⇒ 1

The second Troglodyte guard freezes in place, as still as a statue. The only thing moving on the creature is the slow rise and fall of its chest and the occasional eyes moving about in fright.

Khorshid releases a wave of bright colors into the pair of troglodyte's faces at point blank range.

Red Will DC 16: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Rounds: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Green Will DC 16: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
Rounds: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

The Troglodytes don't stand a chance as they both crash to the floor, unconscious. The paralyzed one doesn't even have a chance to catch itself as it painfully falls face first.

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 2

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +2
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Aatish e (34/34 HP) │ Mirror Image 1
⠀⠀Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Paralyzed (Hold Person) Will DC 16, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 6 rounds
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-4 HP) │ Prone, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 4 rounds
➤ Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-10 HP)
Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
Zinta (27/27 HP) │ Sickened 10 rounds
Kyra (35/35 HP)

Umm GM Tyranius, did you miss the rest of my actions after Baldo tripped Green?

Yes, I did miss your greatsword. That will certainly hit. Will add that in now.

With the Troglodyte dropped to the ground Roland raises his greatsword into the air and stabs it down into the smelly creature's back.

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 2

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +2
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Aatish e (34/34 HP) │ Mirror Image 1
⠀⠀Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Paralyzed (Hold Person) Will DC 16, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 6 rounds
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-18 HP) │ Prone, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 4 rounds
➤ Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-10 HP)
Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
Zinta (27/27 HP) │ Sickened 10 rounds
Kyra (35/35 HP)

Z'hor'll moves up, all while continuing his antics! Inspire continues

"So, Lord Corgan, how many arms does a crocodile have? Depends on how many people its caught!"

casts Hideous laughter, DC15

Will DC 15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

The room absolutely deadpans at Z'Hor'll's masterful joke. That is all except Lord Corgan. The aberration falls onto his side in a fit of contagious laughter. "Curse this high intelligence!" He laughs at the joke, having understood its well intended puns.

Full-Round action Will DC 15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

He can't seem to stop the laughter.

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 2 / 3

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +2
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Aatish e (34/34 HP) │ Mirror Image 1
⠀⠀➤ Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Paralyzed (Hold Person) Will DC 16, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 6 rounds
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-18 HP) │ Prone, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 4 rounds
Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Lord Corgan (-10 HP) │ Prone (Hideous Laughter 5 rounds Will DC 17)
➤ Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀➤ Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
➤ The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
➤ Zinta (27/27 HP) │ Sickened 10 rounds
➤ Kyra (35/35 HP)

Swift Action: Issue Order of the Dragon Challenge
You are up against the Pathfinder Society, and we will defeat you together!

Free Action: Baldo, go flank him.

Both Baldo and Roland move around the prone Lord Corgan

Roland moves up to attack the prone, flanked Lord Corgan

Greatsword attack Lord Corgan: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Slashing Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 6) + 4 = 12

Baldo Attacks the prone, flanked Lord Corgan

Attack against Lord Corgan with +1 bonus from Dragon's Challenge: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 = 14
Piercing Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

”I … can’t …. believe … that … worked!” laughs Z’Horr’ll!

Khorshid orders his dog to bite the crocodile.

Khorshid move action: handle animal DC 10 as riding dog is combat trained: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

riding dog Melee : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Kyra advances 15 feet and ✨casts guidance on The Armenian Man.

Roland and Baldo descend on the laughing aberration as the pair begin biting and stabbing the creature. Kyra offers a little guidance as Khorshid's dog joins in the fray. It gets a bit dark as the Crocodile King is torn limb from limb while laughing. After a few moments those laughs become a bit straggled and soon cease altogether.

★★★
Lair of the Crocodile King! Round 2 / 3

Party Conditions: Inspire Courage +2
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Aatish e (34/34 HP) │ Mirror Image 1
⠀⠀Ghermez (13/13 HP)
Troglodyte Guard (Red) (-6 HP) │ Paralyzed (Hold Person) Will DC 16, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 6 rounds
Troglodyte Guard (Green) (-18 HP) │ Prone, Unconscious, Blinded and Stunned 4 rounds
Z'hor'll B'bblebr'x (33/33 HP)
Roland Huntmaster (36/36 HP) │ Heroism
⠀⠀Baldo II (37/37 HP) │ Filth Fever
➤ The Armenian Man (27/27 HP) │ Heroism
➤ Zinta (27/27 HP) │ Sickened 10 rounds
Kyra (35/35 HP)

The Armenian Man looks around and shrugs. "Easy. Too easy?" He shrugs again, stepping to the side and swiping his scythe across the neck of a sleeping troglodyte.

Armenian Man quickly ends the life of one of the smelly troglodytes with a clean cut from his scythe.

Ice Missile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: 3d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 5, 4) + 2 = 17

Zinta moves in beside him and freezes the paralyzed Troglodyte. The cold icy missile pierces its heart, putting the poor soul out of its misery.

Out of Combat.

The troglodytes were collecting shiny objects and Arcanamirium detritus for years before Lord Corgan arrived and became their liege lord.

These are tiered checks and not separate.

perception : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

”Ahh, we really are strong!! This ancient evil is no match for us!! Ha ha ha … “ the gnome says and touches his Asmodean holy symbol.

He then looks around.

”Well, look here!! There are several items scattered throughout the lair. Oh a masterwork longspear, a greatsword, a potion of lesser restoration, and goggles of minute seeing! Good start but look here: Here is a pouch containing 600 gp, a potion of shield of faith, a scroll of wall of fire, and a hat of disguise!! What a stash!!“ the gnome says rubbing his purple gray beard.

To get the amulet you will have to cut it free from the Crocodile's stomach.

Roland should be able to cut the Amulet free, although he doesn't really want to touch it based in what he has heard. Can he pry it free with his sword and not touch it?

Contact with this Amulet seems dangerous. Can we secure it without touching it?

You could hold it with something like o the end of a dagger if you want.

"I'll do it, Roland."

Kyra casts light on the end of her enchanted scimitar, and begins slicing through Lord Corgan's abdominal muscles professionally.

"Though I have to say, I've never done an emergency C-section on a man before."

Once she finds the amulet, Kyra will catch its chain around the curved tip of her blade and withdraw from the croc guts.

With their prize still dangling from her scimitar's point, the healer then shows each of her companions what they have risked their lives for.

Kyra slits open the crocodile's belly and retrieves the eye-shaped emerald amulet containing the soul of Lord Corgan from the body of the Crocodile King.

The journey back to the Arcanamirium should be easy enough, you proceed east down the sewer line away from the Crocodile King’s lair to reach the catch basin where you climbed down.

Even with the amulet on the end of her scimitar Kyra hears dark whispers in her mind. "Put on the amulet...." ord Corgan's influence tries to take hold.

Maren Fuln is incredibly happy to see you upon your return, though he looks a bit sad as you return with the amulet and not with the crocodile. "Wha..what of my creation? What happened down there?"

Zinta uses mage hand to help stabilize the amulet on Kyra's scimitar.

She gently explains the events to Fuln. Her usual proud reserve is softened by sympathy for another magic user who has suffered a major setback.

"It is what it is, man. Your crocodile was possessed by an awful, awful spirit--inside this amulet--and The Armenian Man and The Armenian Man's friends just had to kill it. Nothing to be done about it."

Khorshid listens to the others and then moves to the spellcaster.

"Be happy that we were able to get this back. Whatever deal you had with the Venture-Captain ... be sure to adhere to the terms as we risked our lives for this weak evil item!" the gnome says and is obviously happy to strong arm a little bit.

"Is there anything else that you need? Any contractual terms that need to be discussed? Tell us now if you expect anything else!"

”I mean, if could be worse. At least Lord Corgan has a sense of humor!”

"Put on the amulet...."

“Yeah, right.”

"Wha..what of my creation? What happened down there?"

“Well... if it loses, Precious. then we EATS it!”

Kyra affects a rasping, high-pitched voice. “And it LOST!”

“So it did, Precious.”

Maren Fuln looks quite sad. "Of course, of course. I will make sure to get payment over to him immediately. And if you are ever in the area and need help researching the arcane, you can always stop by."

That is the end of the Scenario. I hope you all enjoyed. Please feel free to roleplay as much as you wish to I should have chronicles up shortly.