Cyan and Blue both are greeted by a jolt of electricity.
Khaldan summons his favorite pet, which snaps at Cyan's leg - and pinches it clean off. Cyan falls.
Both manage to dodge half the blast, but that's enough to cause Blue to fall to the ground.
Green takes half a blast, and looks in rough shape. Magenta takes the full blast, and looks even worse.
--Round 1
Khaldan (14/14) / Euryptid (9/9) 1 action
Taong (14/14)
Qidan (14/14)
--Round 2
Fibek (14/14)
Kenoryth (15/15, oily)
Red (-9)
Yellow (-5, unarmed)
Green (-6, unarmed)
Cyan (-13)
Blue (-9)
Magenta (-7, spear)
Kenoryth casts electric arc, and then shields himself.
Demoralized, both take full damage and collapse, leaving Yellow alone. Yellow drops to his knees and begs Fibek for mercy.
--End of Combat
Khaldan (14/14) / Euryptid (9/9)
Taong (14/14)
Qidan (14/14)
Fibek (14/14)
Kenoryth (15/15, oily)
Red (-9)
Yellow (-5, unarmed)
Green (-9)
Cyan (-13)
Blue (-9)
Magenta (-10)
Each kobold here is wearing a copper-and-eggshell necklace like the trapmaster kobold upstairs. Each also had a total of 3 spears, some of which were thrown but recoverable.
In addition to the kobolds’ gear, the chest is filled with trinkets and collected valuables. It holds a bolt of fine silk cloth worth 5 gp, a painting of an adventurer on a horse worth 2 gp, a sack filled with 20 sp, a crystal decanter filled with old, sour wine (the decanter is worth 1 gp but the wine is unpalatable), a ladder feather token, and a minor healing potion.
"What are you all doing down here??""What are we doing down here? What are you doing down here! This is realm of the mighty kobolds, and Zolgran has powerful magics to roast you alive! She's going to be furious when she hears about this!"
"Where does all the fish go??"
“The puppy ate them. When the hatchling grows big and strong, we will rise up to take what is ours. The egg was a blessing from the gods, and a sign that we are destined to return to the surface and conquer your pathetic human towns."
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Fibek smiles at the kobold and says with all honesty:”Wow, you kobolds have my admiration. Feeding a dragon under the city…completely unnoticed…. WOW!!”
Fibek knows how kobolds revere dragons.
”I hereby appoint you the Chronicler of the Wyrm, responsible for the oral history of this creature. Do you accept this??”
"Wait. A dragon? Where did you get a... a puppy?"
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"A dragon!? Down here? No wonder so many fish were missing. Even if it's a hatchiling dragons are not being to be messed with. Once it runs out of food or if it gets on a bad mood it'll eat all of the goblins in here and cause a disaster on the town."
He catches his breath for a second as he continues.
"What to do with it though? I have no knowledge on taming dragons and I'm quite sure whoever is feeding it right now will not be pleaseantly surprised to find us. So, what do you say? Fight or flee?" he asks the rest of the wizardly group, wondering if perhaps someone else should take care of such a monster.
"Sounds like a dragon indeed." Taong ponders the description of the puppy. "Where is this puppy so they shall pay for what they had stolen."
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Fibek smiles at the kobold:
"Yes, our Wyrm Chronicler will lead us to the dragon to tell its wonderful story!! A dragon raised under Otari!!"
Fibek remembers the storage room they first met the kobolds and addresses their new kobold mascot.
"Do you know how to get into the storage boxes the kobolds upstairs were trying to break into? Do you foray up there to find food??"
”I hereby appoint you the Chronicler of the Wyrm, responsible for the oral history of this creature. Do you accept this??”
The kobold readily accepts any offer that doesn't involve him being executed.
"Wait. A dragon? Where did you get a... a puppy?"
"We care for it like you surface dwellers care for other mammals."
"Where is this puppy so they shall pay for what they had stolen."
"It's in the mushroom cave, just behind Zolgran's throne."
"Do you know how to get into the storage boxes the kobolds upstairs were trying to break into? Do you foray up there to find food??"
"Unfortunately, no. We were as interested as you were about what was in the boxes, but we couldn't find a way in."
"what do you say? Fight or flee?" he asks the rest of the wizardly group, wondering if perhaps someone else should take care of such a monster.
"Right, let's go down further." Taong agrees with Fibek. "And dare not to go anywhere near or even try to escape." he warns the kobold.
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"A dragon! Well that's not what I expected when they said a 'puppy'."
"Hmm, green, breathes poison gas, that would be a..."
Khaldan shrugs "I guess a green dragon?"
Khaldan will listen in to the rest of the discussions with the kobold.
As talk turns to where next, he will speak up "Let's make sure there is nothing behind us before we press onwards. Let's check that corridor to the South."
While much of this rectangular chamber is in ruins, the center contains a fountain of pristine water with something glittering at the bottom. In the middle of the fountain is a marble statue of a mermaid, her lips pursed as if she were about to blow a kiss, or maybe whistle. Each corner of the pool has some sort of mechanism embedded in the stones, but the one in the southwest corner appears to be smashed.
Khaldan and Kenoryth stop suddenly. They note the statue's mouth has a tiny hole, as if it were going to spray water. It looks like a trap.
--Round 1
Taong (14/14)
Khaldan (14/14)
Fibek (14/14)
Qidan (14/14)
Kenoryth (15/15)
Fountain (1/4 corners disabled)
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Fibek thinks for a moment about disabling three corners of a complex trap and then quotes a great wizard when he first met a Balrog: ”Fly you fools!!”
Fibek runs back to the previous room to think about the moral quandary of sending the kobold into the room to gather data.
”Someone got one corner. Any chance we destroy the corner mechanisms from outside the room??”
”Any chance we destroy the corner mechanisms from outside the room??”
"Let's trigger them with some stones here, shall we?" Taong suggests. "Or do we need to? There are no hostile creatures here, not even their pet."
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Khaldan will move to the back of the group, line up the corner directly ahead and target it with an acid splash
for
All of Fibek's, Khaldan's, and Qidan's attacks seem to "hit" the mechanisms, but none of the attacks seem to damage it.
However, the fountain does not seem to react at all.
From a distance, the group telekinetically hurls rock after rock at the mechanism until it's broken. Then, the group circles around to the other entrance to hammer the final mechanism from a distance.
--End of Initiative!
Once the trap is deactivated, a hero can easily climb into the fountain and get the coins. The water is only 1 foot deep, and while it’s very cold, it’s not dangerous. Inside the fountain are coins worth 3.08 gp total.
A gaping pit opens in the floor in the center of this large, natural chamber. On the far side, a ledge overlooks the entry. Atop this ledge is an ornate stone throne that looks entirely out of place for this room. A regal kobold wearing an oversized crown made of fish bones sits atop the throne. “Kill the intruders!” she snarls at the two kobold guards at the foot of the stairs.
--Round 1
Khaldan (14/14)
Kenoryth (15/15)
Qidan (14/14, shield)
Red (-0)
Blue (-0)
Fibek (14/14)
Taong (14/14, shield)
White (-0)
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Khladan will call out, "Hmm, looks like they want us to come to them. Well, let's give them that wish!"
and will cast ◆◆◆ Summon Animal and call his trusty Common Eurypterid to arrive 30 foot ahead of him.
Common Eurypterid
◆Stride up the stairs to attack blue
for slashing damage plus grab.
Ignoring the pit (perhaps foolishly), Kenoryth moves into the room and launches a pair of electric arcs at the two kobolds.
Khaldan calls forth a eurypterid, which immediately pinches Blue in the ankle.
Kenoryth casts a spell, and electricity jumps out. Blue dodges half, but even half is enough to stop him in his tracks.
Qidan launches magic missiles at the leader, who appears very angry. "That was my move!" she growls.
Red draws a shortsword, and steps up to the eurypterid, slashing at it.
--Round 1
Fibek (14/14)
Taong (14/14)
White (-12)
--Round 2
Khaldan (14/14) / Eurypterid (8/9)
Kenoryth (15/15)
Qidan (14/14, shield)
Red (-8)
Blue (-16)
Tandang blasts the enemies as well with electric arc and raises his shield. "Who are these intruders? You are because you are not welcomed here!" he exclaims.
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Electric Arc, DC 17 basic Reflex save vs electricity damage
◆ Raise a Hide Shield
The smell of ozone permeates the air as electricity flies. When the bright flashes of light dim, Red is down.
The kobold on the throne is displeased. "Do not trifle with me!" She waves her hands, and returns magic missiles against Qidan.
--Round 2
Khaldan (14/14) / Eurypterid (8/9)
Kenoryth (15/15)
Qidan (2/14)
Red (-18)
Blue (-16)
Fibek (14/14)
Taong (14/14)
White (-18)
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With a cough of blood, Qidan spits to the floor as he concentrates on his link with his familiar, feeling the soothing energy that bonds them mend his wounds.
"We'll see about that!" he shouts back at the kobold as he takes out an elixir from his belt and raises his magical shield to prevent another attack like the last one.
◆Command Familiar
◇◇Restorative Familiar
◆Take out elixir
◆Cast Shield
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Khaldan will call out "You can still surrender - we just need the fish stealing to stop!"
◆Cast Augment Summoning to boost the eurypterid
◆Sustain spell on the summon
◆Cast shield
and the eurypterid will race up the stairs and around to the throne to threaten the kobold on the throne:
◆Stride
◆Stride
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Taong keeps sending electric arc to White because that is all he can do for now. He then raises his shield. "Surrender!"
◆◆ Cast a Spell, Electric Arc, DC 17 basic Reflex save vs electricity damage
◆ Raise a Hide Shield
Qidan drinks an elixir while the kobold queen laughs maniacally. "That's how it's done!" she yells.
Khaldan augments his eurypterid, and it crawls up the stairs menacingly. She laughs at his words. "You can surrender if you'd like - I'll stop stealing fish if you're willing to give me villagers to feed the puppy!"
Taong's electric arc zaps her, but not enough to silence her. She defiantly continues refusing to surrender. "Puppy's going to like snacking on you lot! This is the beginning of the mighty kobold emp-"
Fibek's three magic missiles smack her in the face, and she falls, dead.
--End of Combat!
Khaldan (14/14) / Eurypterid (8/9)
Kenoryth (15/15)
Qidan (9/14)
Fibek (14/14)
Taong (14/14)
The ledge the throne sits on also serves as Zolgran’s personal resting area. A straw pallet rests here, like those in the sleeping quarters (that the kobolds hid behind).
The out-of-place throne matches design to the throne room on the floor above, which is where the kobolds took it from.
Most importantly, there’s an old, rusty iron chest. Atop this chest is a large, broken eggshell that’s almost 2 feet tall. Ivory in color, the shell has green veins running through it, and it’s clear that the pieces of eggshell worn by the boss and many of the kobolds here came from this egg. Although you've not yet seen what was inside, there are large claw marks, bigger than any kobold could make, down one side of the shell.
The chest is locked, but Zolgran has the key tied at her waist. Inside the chest are some of the more interesting treasure that the kobolds found during their exploration of these tunnels. The treasure includes a silver bracelet with a fish pattern worth 5 gp, a very old map that depicts some strange-looking dungeon, a smoking sword with a dwarven face carved into the hilt, a wand of heal (1st level), 2 minor healing potions, and a hat of disguise.
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Kaldan agrees "Yes, very tidily done! It would be good to take a quick rest for healing and recharging. After that though, I'd be interested in seeing this puppy. Those claw marks make me a bit worried though. Maybe we could try and talk to it? Although nothing here has been interested in negotiating so far sadly."