GM Nowruz's #6–10 'The Wounded Wisp' (Tier 1-2) - 2023/01

Game Master noral

Maps and handouts.


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Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

”We should hurry, and take bottle to rags man.”

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

Ready to move on if everyone else is.

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

"As soon as the proprietress brings master Dreng's delivery we should hasten to give it to him, or else I worry he may fall ill in the rain."

also good to go


After about half an hour Heryn comes to your table and says: “Are you ready to go?"

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After you all confirm that you are ready she takes you through the kitchen (A7) where three cooks prepare appetizers and larger meals with a wood-burning stove and several stone-surfaced tables. She opens the door to a back storeroom (A8) where a set of stone stairs leads down from here into the basement level of the Wounded Wisp.

The stairs descend into a tightly packed storeroom (A10) where barrels, boxes, and crates of assorted foodstuffs and drink garnishes are pushed against the s or under the stairs.

Heryn suddenly has a stern look and says
“If you were not here because of business associated with Dreng I would never let you in here … firstly because it is embarrassing and secondly because I will let you alone down here, what I also do with Dreng. So please enjoy and respect my trust and also Dreng’s I suppose. You will see why I say embarassing because we usually do not use the rooms beyond this room anymore.” and with that she opens the door and shows you the next room (A11) and continues.

”Ahhh … formerly the next room was a meeting room where the staff could converse or take time off between shifts, but this chamber suffered significant damage during the earthquake of 4698. Several fissures split the floor that are leading down to a section of the city’s sewer system. So please, please keep quiet about this, okay?” she says with a pleading look.


Heryn is slightly relieved that you do not object to keeping quite.

She shows you the next room and the hole in the floor ”Look, nobody had the money to pay to repair the damage, so before I even started here they had acquired a broad wooden plank that serves as a bridge across the fissure. Now go through this room and enter the cellar on the other side. Actually, Dreng asked me to get the bottle and give it to you but … I am afraid of heights and I cannot come with you. I am sure you will need time to find what you are looking for because except Dreng nobody knows this place anymore.” she hands you a piece of paper with the name of a vineyard and a certain vintage (from a year preceding the creation of the Society) and waves goodbye hurrying up the stairs.

Kn(Engineering) DC 13 or Disable Device DC 16 or Perception DC 19:

Neglected since it was “installed,” the plank isn’t as sturdy as it once was. You have to move slowly to get across or somehow reinforce it with skill (Disable Device).

What do you do?

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

"Sure," Mizzie says with a puzzled look, "no problem." Seems like an experienced mage could fix something like this easily. With all her Society connections I'm surprised it wasn't done long ago.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Upon seeing the room, the reason for Heryn's worry becomes clear. "This... will be harder than I expected."

Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

”Tarka try!”

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

”Tarka tried. Too hard….”

The Exchange

Female CN Vishkanya Sorcerer 2 (Draconic) hp 12 | AC 12/t12/ff10 | Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2, +1 vs. poison | Spd 30 ft, CMD 12 | Char.sheet

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

"We should, just in case there is something, tread carefully here."

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

Know Engineering: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Alarmed at the condition of the makeshift plank "bridge," Kiri cautions the others. "I worry that plank may buckle and give way. Allow me a moment to reinforce it. I was a carpenter's apprentice before I was an adventurer."

Disable Device: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 - Plus carpenters tools for good measure!


Kirithiel can easily reinforce the structure.

Kirithiel reaches the other side without any issues and the others follow her example so that you are now all on the other side.

~

You walk into the cellar (A12). This chamber is where the Wounded Wisp keeps its supply of specialty wines and ales for important occasions.

You start searching for the wine bottle and it feels like searching for a needle in a hay stack.

~
Finally, you find the particular bottle. It is from a very old vintage but it is stuck in the wine rack. You pull again and get it out only to see that behind the bottle a strange lever is hidden.

Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

”Tarka No think pulling random levers is smart. No touchy! Could be trapped! Trust Tarka. Tarka is Kobold, and kobolds trap everything!”

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

"Would not a trap be more out in the open? I think it at least deserves an investigation."

Kiri looks for any evidence of a trap or sign of what sort of mechanism might activate.

Investigate It!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
That roll is accurate for a Disable Device or Knowledge Engineering, or -1 for Perception whatever is appropriate

If it's (probably) safe, Kiri will pull the lever.

Dark Archive

Male | Human (Chelaxian) | Fighter 1 | HP 1/11 | Movement: 20 ft | AC 17, FF 15, T 12 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | Init +4 | F +3, R +2, W +1

Vindex gets out his Naginata and looks around warily. "Could be a trap. Could open up a cage with a nasty critter of some sort. Could be a treasure or something Dreng was actually signalling us to look into. Best be ready for a fight before poking strange levers in abandoned places underground."


You do not believe that the lever is trapped and pull the lever.

You hear a strange vibration in your bones ...
... and the complete wine rack slides back.

The sound is almost not to hear but the dust that comes down shows that this secret door has not been opened for ages.

You look into a short stone tunnel that leads into a hidden room (A13) that is illuminated.

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You enter the tunnel just a little to see what lies ahead and check for traps but cannot find any.

A sturdy silver chain jutting from the ceiling ends in a glowing orb that radiates yellow light across the rectangular room. A simple desk of polished wood, stacked with documents and scattered notes, shelters a pair of wooden chests against the south . A series of cracks along the eastern and western s form makeshift entrances into exposed caverns.

The only light source in this room is a plain rock that bears a continual flame spell and hangs from a chain. The illumination is enough to brighten the room but leaves the connecting tunnels dark.

Can you please place your icons on the map and position yourself in area 12 or 13 wherever you want. Thanks

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

"Oh wow! I bet no one's been in here for ages!" Mizzie inspects the papers on the desk, to see what this room's last occupant was up to.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9


You look at the desk and see that it contains various notes and leads. A first glimpse shows that these were obviously penned by Selmius Foster with later annotations by a certain Adolphus.

kn(history) or kn(local) DC 10:

Selmius Foster was a Pathfinder who was published in many of the early Pathfinder Chronicles.
Adolphus was a Pathfinder who began his career as the assistant of the Pathfinder Selmius Foster. He published the account of his master's death in Volume 3 of the Pathfinder Chronicles. He went on to found the Pathfinder lodge in Quantium.

See handout

The Exchange

Female CN Vishkanya Sorcerer 2 (Draconic) hp 12 | AC 12/t12/ff10 | Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2, +1 vs. poison | Spd 30 ft, CMD 12 | Char.sheet

"Hmm, these are quite interesting notes here. This Selmius Foster published some of earliest Pathfinder Chronicles and Adolphus was his assistant."

kn (untrained local): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

As time allows Kiri will handle some of the various objects in this room, as well as the wine bottle, looking for clues or revelations with object reading. Based on the age of the room, she would expect only to find out about historically significance, and not a peek at the last person to use an object unless someone was unexpectedly here in the last day.

Object reading:
At 2nd level, an occultist learns how to read information from items he examines. Examining an item in this way requires him to spend 1 minute handling the item. If the item is a magic item, the occultist learns its properties and command word as if he had successfully examined the item using detect magic and succeeded at a Spellcraft check. This ability does not reveal whether the item is cursed unless the occultist’s class level is equal to or greater than the caster level of the item. If the item has any historical significance, the occultist learns one piece of information about its past (as determined by the GM). Finally, if the item was last used no longer than 1 day ago per the occultist’s class level, the occultist learns one piece of information about the last creature to use the item. This information might be a glimpse of the creature’s appearance, a brief vision of what it saw while using the item, or perhaps its emotional state when it last used the item. The GM determines what information is gained in this way. This functions like the psychometry occult skill unlock (see page 196), but doesn’t require a skill check and can be used at will.

But if time is short or anything attracts attention she won't hold up the group.

She also casts the light cantrip on her buckler.


Kirithiel feels that these documents were all written by either Adolphus or Foster but there is no historical significance beyond the content of the documents.

Dark Archive

Male | Human (Chelaxian) | Fighter 1 | HP 1/11 | Movement: 20 ft | AC 17, FF 15, T 12 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | Init +4 | F +3, R +2, W +1

Vindex takes a center position in the room, Naginata out and silently looking at the connecting tunnels, peering into the darkness.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13


Vindex sees nothing in the tunnels. And it is impossible to proceed after 10 ft as the tunnels are too narrow.

Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

”Tarka wonder what paper say?”

Untrained Knowledge (Local): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

”Tarka barely read this, but looks like ANOTHER mission about keys & spies! Two missions for Tarka, and both about keys & spies! Does Tarka look like investigator?!”

I actually don’t mind that fact. It’s just a funny coincidence, to me. My character, on the other hand? Not a fan of intrigue, it seems….


See handouts link top of this campaign page.

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

Mizzie reads the first letter. "It says Selmius suspected another Society agent of keeping information-- and other things as well, perhaps-- to herself. Gives a few possible leads to the mystery."

"And this one," she says after reading the second, "says Adolphus started following the leads but didn't get far. He says some key clue is buried with a stonemason named Arkath, but doesn't say what. Gives a few other names that might lead somewhere." She sets down the letters. "It seems we've stumbled into a puzzle that was never solved."

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

"A puzzle indeed. Do you think the old man meant for us to find this, or is it merely coincidence? Shall we bring him his wine and show him these letters? Perhaps he will allow us to investigate this matter further."

Dark Archive

Male | Human (Chelaxian) | Fighter 1 | HP 1/11 | Movement: 20 ft | AC 17, FF 15, T 12 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | Init +4 | F +3, R +2, W +1

"Maybe. I wouldn't put it past him. Let's get going and see what Dreng has to say about all this."

Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

”Tarka also think we bring letters to Rags Man.”

The Exchange

Female CN Vishkanya Sorcerer 2 (Draconic) hp 12 | AC 12/t12/ff10 | Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2, +1 vs. poison | Spd 30 ft, CMD 12 | Char.sheet

"It should be taken into consideration that he may have placed it here for us to find. Let's ask him."


Spoiler:

So those that did not fill out the slides - please do so for the next combat. I am placing you at the bottom of the init.

Perception

Perc(Kiri): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Perc(): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Perc(Daenerija): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Perc(Mizzie): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Perc(): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Perc(Vindex): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Initiative

Ini(Kiri): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Ini(Daenerija): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Ini(Mizzie): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Ini(): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Ini(): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Ini(Vindex): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Ini(SWARM): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

You are discussing and standing in the silent room that looks like it was not touched for ages.

Suddenly, you hear hundreds of high-pitched squeaks fill the air as a mass of small, carnivorous bats surges forth, all of them hungry for blood.

Kiri, Mizzie, and Vindex are not surprised when the swarm of bats enters the room through various tunnels and is all around them.

Kn(Nature)

DC 12:

BAT SWARM CR 2
N Diminutive animal (swarm)
Init +2; Senses blindsense 20 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15
Speed 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft.

DC 17:

DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 16, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +4 size)
hp 13 (3d8)
Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +3
Defensive Abilities swarm traits; Immune weapon damage

DC 22:

OFFENSE
Melee swarm (1d6)
Special Attacks distraction (DC 11), wounding

Wounding (Ex) Any living creature damaged by a bat swarm continues to bleed, losing 1 hit point per round thereafter. Multiple wounds do not result in cumulative bleeding loss. The bleeding can be stopped by a DC 10 Heal check or the application of a cure spell or some other healing magic.

The swarm of carnivorous bats suddenly fills the room and makes breathing difficult. Vindex, Mizzie and Kirithiel are filled with terror as the swarm engulfs them and the young Pathfinder's bodies start to bleed.

Vindex, Mizzie and Kirithiel please make DC 11 Fort save or be nauseated 1 rd. because of the swarm's distraction - additionally you are bleeding with 1 HP on each turn of the swarm & receive swarm damage now: 1d6 ⇒ 2

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Initiative - SURPRISE ROUND - only standard or move action

SWARM

Kirithiel
Vindex Craxos
Mizzie Mysken

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Initiative - Round 1

SWARM

Kirithiel, -2
Daenerija
Tarka Slitherscales
Vindex Craxos, -2
Mizzie Mysken, -2

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

Fortitude: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Mizzie quickly dodges out of the swarm, wincing at the bites they inflicted so quickly, and pulls her hair back to expose her earrings. "Leave us!" she demands as a wave of death pulses out from her.

Channel negative energy (DC 14 Will for half-damage): 1d6 ⇒ 6
All allies excluded via Selective Channel.

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Kiri steps out of the swarm, swatting a bat off her neck and wiping the blood away.

She aims her hands to catch as much of the swarm as possible without hitting her allies still inside, and releases flames.

Concentration: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Burning Hands: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 2 = 6 +50%

9 damage to swarm, DC 15 Reflex for half

"Bloody buggers... Burn!"


will : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

The swarm of bats is definitely dying away after the negative energy hits it!

Then the fire burns parts of the swam to ash but many of the bats can dodge!!!

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Initiative - SURPRISE ROUND - only standard or move action

SWARM

Kirithiel
Vindex Craxos

Mizzie Mysken

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Initiative - Round 1

SWARM, -10

Kirithiel, -2
Daenerija
Tarka Slitherscales
Vindex Craxos, -2
Mizzie Mysken, -2

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

I think my channel should be +50% as well since it's an area effect, so 9 from me + 4 from Kirithiel = 13


Suddenly, the negative energy kicks in again!

As if life was draining away slowly ... and suddenly the whole swarm is lying on the ground twitching!

Combat over!

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

CLW wand UMD 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Kiri heals herself and stops the bleeding, and can UMD for other people's wands if needed.

"That was an unpleasant encounter. But secrets are rarely free. Let's get to the 'Rags Man' and see what he has to say."

The Exchange

Female CN Vishkanya Sorcerer 2 (Draconic) hp 12 | AC 12/t12/ff10 | Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2, +1 vs. poison | Spd 30 ft, CMD 12 | Char.sheet

"Yes, let's get the hell outta here before we encounter something even creepier" Daenerija shudders


No further threats are visible and the tunnels become too narrow to follow.

You decide to leave the cellar and the secret room and return to the upper level.

The kitchen personnel is a little astounded to see you again, especially with some of you having blood stains on their clothes. And although Heryn Gale is quite busy when you return she notices that you obviously were in a fight.

"Oh my god, what happened to you?!" she asks with great concern and wants to run down to see what is going on.

When you explain to her that you found the secret door she obviously is very surprised about what you found.

You can decide if you tell her about the documents or not.

Heryn then says "That is truly unbelievable and I agree with you. But to be honest such a matter has to be discussed with a Venture-Captain to align on the next step. I do not know what you want to do now but good luck to you! And please come back and inform us what to do with the room ... I ... I am still in shock ... unbelievable."

Dark Archive

Male | Human (Chelaxian) | Fighter 1 | HP 1/11 | Movement: 20 ft | AC 17, FF 15, T 12 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | Init +4 | F +3, R +2, W +1

"Ow. Screw bats, those things hurt." Vindex takes a wand out of his pack and offers it up. "Nice job with the zapping Mizzie. Can you use this on me? Bleeding doesn't seem to want to stop."

Assuming someone can use this on him.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Vindex will just shrug and follow along if the group heads out to find Dreng.

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

Mizzie, seeing no reason to withhold the information, includes the discovery of the papers in her description of events (but insists they not leave the group's possession, just in case). "I completely agree. We'll take this to Drandle Dreng in addition to his bottle."

"Oh of course!" Instead of taking Vindex's wand from him, she wraps her hand around his. "These wands usually respond to... രോഗശമന." The word slides off her tongue with ease, activating its magic. "Good as new!" She draws our her own wand and repeats the word, with the same result.

Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7


The group decides to leave the Wounded Wisp and return to the Venture-Captain and you travel back to the meeting point that you received earlier ... and it is still raining.

You are now just steps away from Dreng who looks at you with a smile at first and with some concern when he sees the marks of battle on your clothing.

"You are back. I hope you have my bottle ... and can explain the shape that you are in." he says with a raised eyebrow.

Dark Archive

Male | Human (Chelaxian) | Fighter 1 | HP 1/11 | Movement: 20 ft | AC 17, FF 15, T 12 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | Init +4 | F +3, R +2, W +1

"There were some secret doors, and a swarm of bats. They're dealt with." Vindex states, then stops, leaving others to elaborate on the find.


Dreng is suspicious but opens an umbrella and looks through the documents … his eyes open wide after he reads through the first pages. He asks you tell him everything and wants to know all the details.

After a while he stands up with the umbrella.

"I ... I cannot believe that I have been in this wine cellar so many times and have never noticed this secret door! You Pathfinders might have found something that gives us a taste of our roots." he says with genuine surprise in his voice.

"You had the luck of finding a long-lost trove of documents and by following my directions you will potentially earn some renown in Absolom. This is an important find and you will be the ones to investigate some potentially far-reaching discovery related to Eylysia because you were the ones to stumble upon it." he says with a sly smile.

Then he looks at the documents in more detail.

"The other documents you found that are not related to Eylysia will need to stay with me so that I can begin assigning other agents to decrypt and collate the contents for proper study and comparison to exploits published in the Pathfinder Chronicles."

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

Good work everyone, thanks for the game! Lol

"I have to know," Mizzie says with a chuckle, "if you didn't know these papers were down there, what was it you needed us for? Surely you didn't actually gather so many agents just to retrieve a wine bottle?"


"Hmmm ... of course I wanted a wine bottle!! A great year! But I wanted to give you another mission!“ he says while reading the notes.

“Well, yes, that seems to be correct … you take care of the mausoleum and the rest of the things in the notes. Ahhhh ... six people standing next to me with papers definitely has blown my cover!" he sighs and stands up.

"You find me in the grand lodge. Now go and solve this puzzle!" he says and walks away.

The Exchange

Female CN Vishkanya Sorcerer 2 (Draconic) hp 12 | AC 12/t12/ff10 | Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2, +1 vs. poison | Spd 30 ft, CMD 12 | Char.sheet

"He had an umbrella all the time, but didn't bother opening it until now?" Daenerija looks confused

"This seems to indicate there are further secrets hidden in the Mausoleum of Arkath in Ivy District. Shall we depart there now or do you want to rest?"

Grand Lodge

Female NG Kobold Gunslinger 1 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 12 (11 Tch, 11 Fl) | CMD: 11 (10 Fl) | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +0 | Perc: +2, SM +2 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none

” Tarka say we rest. Get back to full health. No use going hungry, either.”

The Concordance

AC 20 t14 f16 CMD 15 | F+4, R+4, W+4 (immune light-based blind and dazzle) | Init +6, Perc +7 | Elf Occultist 2 | HP 15/15 | Spells 1st: 2/3 | Tome Focus 2/4 | Rapier Focus 3/3 |

"We can rest if we need to, though I am ready now and do not wish to let this opportunity slip if Master Dreng were to grow impatient. Though he did wait in the rain for hours for a bottle of wine, so perhaps patience is his virtue."


It is only early afternoon now.

Scarab Sages

Female Half-elf Cleric 1 | AC: 16/12/14 | HP: 6/9 | Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4 | CMB +2, CMD 14 | Initiative +2 | Perception +4 | Channels: 7/8

"Is anyone still injured? I think we should pursue this now; well-begun is half done and all that. Starting with the mausoleum."


MAUSOLEUM

You depart to check the lead involving Arkath. Details left by Selmius Foster indicate the location of Arkath’s burial site: a plot of land in Eastgate operated by the faith of Asmodeus.

A fence surrounds the necropolis grounds, and although members of the faith of Asmodeus and city guards routinely patrol the property, you know that it is still legal to enter the grounds to respect the departed. You can see citiy guards patrolling the area.

Arkath’s crypt is the northernmost structure on the map that you found in Selmius documents.

While the gates into the necropolis are left open to those paying their respects, the doors of all the mausoleums are sealed with sturdy stone slabs.

You are in front of the gates to the necropolis when you suddenly see a man in robes and a large pendant with the holy symbol of Asmodeus approaching. The man is holding up his hands and it is visible that he has lost several fingers.

Knowledge Religion DC 15:

This seems to be a mid-ranking cleric of Asmodeus and based on your knowledge he has the responsibility to watch over the tombs of the honored remains of friends of the church. You also know that especially for clerics of Asmodeus guarding the sanctity of the tombs is the cleric’s primary responsibility, but each cleric has different motivations and sometimes evil goals.

Knowledge Local DC 20:

You know this guy! Durward is his name you believe. A former street thug, Durward lost several fingers and toes — and almost his life — before finding refuge among Absalom’s Asmodean priests. He enjoys his position of privilege and the powers granted to him by his god.

But you also know that Durward is ruthless in persecuting those who do not follow the rules and believes the strong should always be in a position of power.

The man approaching shouts out loud "Who goes there?!"

Please place your icon on the map.

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