Some of the strikes find a way through Ebir's chainmail. He grunts in pain, but continues his pursuit of the man like he means it.
One of the images disappears. However, two more runes activate and a pair of additional illusory images surround the man.
Locations of the newly-revealed runes now on the map on Slides.
The halfling watched as Ebir pursued one of the creatures across the room. He took aim through the gloom at the other creature and fired a bolt, quickly reloaded, and fired again.
Corkin's first shot drops an image.
His second shot, however, strikes true and deep, instantly killing the man .
HAVING IT OUT IN THE HIDEOUT! - Round Three Cont'd!
Corkin
Ebir -11 HP
Rahnboo
Dendri
Creature (red) -16 HP
Creature (blue) -41 HP
The woman feels a mental jab, then collapses to the ground.
Looking around, numerous valuable objects and assorted documents can be seen lying in heaps on top of two large tables in the elevated room to the north of the old tavern.
The assorted documents include detailed tactical information on the Pathfinder Society’s lodges in Andoran, Cheliax, Osirion, Qadira, and Taldor, as well as the Grand Lodge itself, such as guard rotation schedules, pass phrases, entrances and exits, room dimensions, unusual features, dossiers on the lodges’ leaders, and timelines of recent events in those locales.
[ooc]A PC who succeeds at a DC 12 Arcana or Religion check may open the spoiler below]
The origin of the documents is not clear, suggesting that they were likely transcribed or otherwise recorded from another source.
With the items and information in hand, you are free to report to the Blakros Museum and/or the Grand Lodge.
At the Blakros Museum, Seshuun is glad to see you and is curious to know what you have uncovered. "What can you tell me? Do you have the Iobarian relics? Did you discover what the delay was with the Sixwing Drake?"
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"Well, partially...", Ebir steps forward. "The ship's crew was tricked, and- Well, put under a spell, it seems. Some sort of enchantment or illusion. They were very confused when we arrived, and there were... issues. The aggressive kind."
He pauses.
"No, we did not harm the crew. Something else attacked all of us. Then we pursued possible attackers into a sealed building in town, and disposed of them."
He looks at Rahnboo. "Our resident chef thinks Onyx Alliance may be involved. He can tell you more, perhaps."
"Well, partially...", Ebir steps forward. "The ship's crew was tricked, and- Well, put under a spell, it seems. Some sort of enchantment or illusion. They were very confused when we arrived, and there were... issues. The aggressive kind."
He pauses.
"No, we did not harm the crew. Something else attacked all of us. Then we pursued possible attackers into a sealed building in town, and disposed of them."
He looks at Rahnboo. "Our resident chef thinks Onyx Alliance may be involved. He can tell you more, perhaps."
A look of concern overcomes the woman's face as Ebir speaks.
"The Onyx Alliance? I know that that group has a," Seshuun pauses for a moment, as if searching for just the right word. She settles upon, "complex relationship with the Blakros family. I intend to speak with my superiors here at the museum about the organization."
"In the meantime, I am glad that you were able to uncover what you did, though I am dismayed that the Onyx Alliance was able to get the drop on the Sixwing Drake's crew of Pathfinders in the first place," she continues. "I do hope the entire crew has been found and accounted for. If not, I hope that the Society is able to learn what happened to them—and discover how the Onyx Alliance managed to pull of their heist."
"I will do my best to help you and provide any information I may acquire in the future," she offers as she begins to peruse the items that you retrieved from the tavern. "However, in the meantime, I’ll be quite busy setting up a different exhibit for the foreseeable future."
She pauses for a few moments to inspect the recovered items, then notes with concern, "Most of these items are mundane and among them are a series of fakes, objects crafted to resemble items from ancient Iobaria. But, the tell-tale signs of their forgeries can be detected by the well-trained eye."
"I suggest that you go and inform Ambrus Valsin at once."
At the Grand Lodge, Ambrus Valsin listens carefully to you report.
"Based upon your accounts, I believe that the Onyx Alliance learned of the shipment, stole it with the help of powerful enchantment magic to manipulate the crew and dockworkers, and then prepared to replace the goods with their cursed items in hopes of setting off some kind of disaster at the Blakros Museum," Valsin explains aloud, as he processes the information provided. }Though why the Onyx Alliance is suddenly lashing out at the Blakros Museum and the Society, I cannot say." The man releases a thoughtful sigh.
"Whatever the cause, I suspect their attack ties in with the similar disruptive events occurring at lodges across the Inner Sea," he concludes. "The presence of detailed information on the lodges is only further proof that the Onyx Alliance is coordinating these attacks."
"You have done well on this assignment, Pathfinders," declares the Venture-Captain. "But steel yourselves for the missions ahead. I have hopes to send you to the lodges under threat in short order!"
[ooc]The party completed its primary objective by defeating the Onyx Alliance agents at the abandoned tavern and recovering the items there. Doing so has earned each PC 2 Reputation with their chosen faction.