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Lindevaile Tindome does a dance describing beating someone: she does a long leg sweep as tripping someone, a couple of punches at the imaginary downed target, then points at the red guard. She continues fluidly into waving her hands as a ball, and then pushing it toward the guard, accompanied by the magic word: "Coronvilin!"
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Lindevaile Tindome is unable to affect the befuddled guard but Kat finds some success with her combination strike on the king. The goblin psychic sparkle shines the backdrop, sowing even more confusion in the ranks.
Purple King Webhekiz -12 damage <dazzled +>
Red guard -17 damage <dazzled +>
Yellow guard
Orange guard <dazzled>
Lindevaile
Kaitlyn -12 damage <shield>
Zibini
Kyra
Iustanus
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Azu -23 damage
Ako -20 damage
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Growing frustrated with this situation and mad at the changes that have taken place, plus all the physical challenges that he has had to face, the sorcerer double taps his staff on the ground and a You call forth a powerful blast of pressurized water that bludgeons the red guard and knocks it back.
hydraulic push from staff
if crit +10 ft knock back
if not +5 feet knock back
Critical Success The target takes 6d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked back 10 feet.
Success The target takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked back 5 feet.
He then casts shield on himself.
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Kyra's attempt to free the King's mind does not succeed. Iustanus' spell does have its intended effect. Azu is able to wallop the frazzled king with every swing and kneecap him to boot.
Despite his precarious position his hand fashions a lightning bolt to the rear flank. Simultaneously, a poisonous bloom erupts from his scepter and he swings at Kat. The guards press forward with their assault.
Purple King Webhekiz -59 damage <prone, dazzled +>
Red guard -28 damage <dazzled>
Yellow guard
Orange guard <immune to lights>
Lindevaile
Kaitlyn -12-electric damage-13-16 <shield>
Zibini -electric damage
Kyra
Iustanus
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Azu -23 damage
Ako -20 damage
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The sorcerer will cast shield on himself and then stomp his staff on the ground once more as a spout of water emerges from the air above the king
Water blasts upward, coming out of the ground, rising from a pool, or even manifesting from thin air. Any creatures in the area take bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier, with a basic Reflex saving throw.
bludgeoning
DC 20 Refkex
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Lindevaile tries to force the regal's submission, but his will is too strong. Kaitlyn succumbs to the barrage of attacks before she can respond in kind.
Zibini desperately heals through various avenues. Kyra does her best as well, bringing the monk back around and granting her the guidance of Sarenrae as well.
Iustanus blasts the fallen king and he finally succumbs to the minor deluge.
Purple King Webhekiz -76 damage <unconscious, dying 1>
Red guard -28 damage <dazzled>
Yellow guard
Orange guard <immune to lights>
Lindevaile
Zibini -15 damage
Kyra <1 heal spell used>
Iustanus
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Azu -15 damage
Ako -20 damage
Kaitlyn -14 damage <prone, wounded 1, guidance>
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Azu turns his attention to another foe who is wholly outclassed. From her low vantage, Kat opts to heal the king and then herself. His eyes reopen, but his misplaced anger clearly still remains.
The honor guards continue to battle, spurred on by their liege's desperate position.
Red guard -28 damage <immune to lights>
Yellow guard -43 damage <flatfooted>
Orange guard <immune to lights>
Lindevaile
Zibini -15 damage
Kyra <1 heal spell used>
Purple King Webhekiz -66 damage <prone, wounded 1>
Iustanus
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Azu -24 damage
Ako -35 damage
Kaitlyn -30 damage <prone, wounded 1, guidance>
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So they're not killing anyone? It's not that Zibini necessarily wants to kill anyone, but contributing to a fight nonviolently can be... difficult.
Well, the first part is to focus on healing. And then... soften 'em up so the people who are better at "precision" and "being careful" can knock 'em out.
Zibini sends helpful, encouraging feelings and hostile, aggressive ones towards Kaitlyn, Ako, and the uninjured guard.
Hopefully in that order.
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Lindevaile is able to singe the targeted guard and he drops unceremoniously to the cold ground. Zibini spot heals his compatriots before trying to soften up another guard quite effectively. Kyra tries to put the king down again but his mind will not cloud over. She chooses to fortify Azu with her deity's guidance. With fomented anger from his embarrassed stature, the king lets loose another bolt of lightning, hoping to cleave the party in two. As the tingles of electricity fade he scrambles to grab his scepter from where it fell moments before.
Red guard -28 damage <immune to lights>
Yellow guard -51 damage <downed>
Orange guard -8 damage <immune to lights>
Lindevaile -electric damage
Zibini -15 damage
Kyra -19 damage <1 heal spell used>
Purple King Webhekiz -70 damage <prone, wounded 1>
Iustanus
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Azu -24-electric damage <guidance>
Ako -27 damage
Kaitlyn -22 damage <prone, wounded 1>
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More instinct than anything else, Iustanus forces the king into submission again with a ripping spell. Azu turns his growing ire toward the nearest guard and he fares no better than his king. Kat regains her feet and a measure of her health. The sole remaining guard defends as best as he can, but just divides the air into pieces.
Focused on saving the king, Kyra stabilizes him and steps forward to engage the holdout.
Red guard -65 damage <downed>
Orange guard -8 damage
Lindevaile -9 damage
Zibini -15 damage
Kyra -19 damage <1 heal spell used>
Purple King Webhekiz -75 damage <unconscious, wounded 2>
Iustanus
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Azu -43 damage
Ako -27 damage
Kaitlyn -13 damage <wounded 1>
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A little dazed, as he always is when he pushes his power, Zibini sees that the king is down but there's still one enemy left. He whips a piece of broken stone at him as he puts up a shield of force between them.
And he does both successfully, even though his headache makes it hard to focus. Really successfully. Oh. He wasn't trying to... well, Kyra can fix it. Probably.
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Lindevaile's rhythmic intimidation plus Zibini's perfectly sharpened rock and Azu's sword prove far too much for the final guard to bear.
Orange guard -60 damage <downed>
Lindevaile -9 damage
Zibini -15 damage
Kyra -19 damage <1 heal spell used>
Iustanus
Azu -52 damage
Ako -27 damage
Kaitlyn -13 damage <wounded 1>
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Looking around the chamber, the sewers appear to be exposed to the surface after the collapse, choked with stone rubble and the bodies of unfortunate Bhopanese civilians who happened to be walking above when the shocks hit. Dozens of personal affects of the fleeing and confused populace protrude from amid the wreckage of the sewer.
After healing up and climbing to the surface, back onto the streets of Hoba Dukuza, you witness a horrific sight: dozens of Bhopanese citizens attacking their fellow citizens in a frothing rage as chaos and fire spread throughout the city streets.
The crown penetrates your minds again... "The best way to free Bhopan from Qxal’s fury is to draw their attentions elsewhere by relocating the Perennial Crown. My presence here on the island only strengthens the fiend."
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Lindevaile Tindome looks around, horrified, and starts to head to help the people, but stops when the crown sends its message. "So the best way to help the people would be to just... run away? But where? Wait, we were supposed to meet the ship again! Which way it is?"
She pays no attention to the things dropped by the Bhopanese.
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Sensing her compassion, the crown radiates again. "I commend you for wanting too help the citizens in this time of peril but the best way to do that is to escape. You have a boat waiting? Then let us go to the docks. I believe I still know this place, I can lead you..."
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As you make your way through the crowded and chaotic streets of Hoba Dukuza, the sound of spell and clashing steel echoes out from behind a Bhopanese inn that has thus far been spared the worst of the flames that are quickly consuming the city.
Fey-featured Bhopanese civilians are locked in combat: some fight with abandon, their eyes blazing with distant and inhuman fury, while others battle desperately to protect the frightened families that huddle within the building. Khoumrock Blackthane, his signature diving armor glimmering in the firelight, shouts “For the Pathfinder Society! For Bhopan!” as he and a group of sailors charge forth into battle against the people whose minds are trapped under the Thorned Monarch’s sway. Within seconds, the tide of battle turns, and the huddled group in the burning inn’s shadow is safe, at least for a time.
Khoumrock is clearly relieved to see you and waves you closer "I wasn’t sure if ye' survived all the tremors earlier. I just knew I had to'a come ashore and find ye'. The king told me he sent ya' exploring the vaults 'neath the court but then he started feeling strange and had'ta leave. So what happened to y'all down there?"
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Lindevaile Tindome tries to explain the situation. "Lelzeshin the advisor wanted this for some reason", she points at the circlet on her head, "and that broke a kind of seal that was holding back an evil presence called Qxal, the Death that Strides Among Leaves, the Burrower Through the Barrows, the Thorned Monarch. The circlet is giving us telepathic messages that we should leave the island to save as much as possible, as it is the evil being that causes the madness here."
"His Majesty King Webhekiz Fourth of His Name Chosen Sovereign of Bhopan by the Grace of the Four Seasons was unfortunately also affected by the madness. We had to knock him unconscious to stop him from attacking us. I hope he will forgive us when the madness passes."
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“All right then, seems you handled y'rselves admirably.”
Blackthane shouts to the Pathfinder crew of the Unsinkable, warhammer still firmly in hand. “Now that our ambassadors ta Bhopan have returned, that means everyone’s accounted for. We need to make our way to tha Unsinkable and leave Bhopan behind, f'r now. By Grandpa Blackthane’s burning beard, I don’t like abandoning tha people of Bhopan to a burning city and bloodthirsty fey, but if that magic tiara is right, we’re not equipped to deal with the threat looming o'er this island, and leaving might be our best option of getting that thing to leave the Bhopanese people alone. Can’t cause trouble here if they’re too busy chasing after us, and ain’t no tree-fey’s gonna sink my boat!”
He then turns to approximately two dozen Bhopanese people seeking shelter among the Pathfinder Society.
“The Pathfinder Society—our Society—hasn’t always done the right thing in the past. Torag knows I’ve passed on m'share of ambiguous orders from tha Ten. But I ain’t about to be repeating the mistakes of lesser venture-captains. Bhopan opened its doors to us, trusted us on our word, and I ain’t about to see its people burn because of some megalomaniac fey. Gather your friends and your families, anyone free from this Qxal’s influence. Seek the Pathfinder Society at the docks. It’s time we leave Bhopan, and any who want a place on the Unsinkable can have it. Some Pathfinders will lead the way as our vanguard while others protect the rear. We’ll take a moment to organize, then set out.”
There is precious little time for questions as the Venture-Captain quickly organizes people and other Pathfinders agents to head to his ship. But it is not long before these preparations are interrupted by another fey assault. A small horde of bloodthirsty fey under Qxal’s command comes pouring into the town square.
"You take on the leaders over there! Don't let them cut off our escape route!" Blackthane shouts to you. "We'll protect these here civilians."
The aggressors look like sadistic tiny little gremlins or small bearded old men wielding bloody scythes. With preternatural speed one of them ambles up to the ranger and open up hostilities with a double swing.
Red little man
Kaitlyn
Zibini
Azu -20 damage
Purple gremlin
Kyra
Lindevaile
Iustanus
Orange little man
Pink gremlin
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"We didn't do it! The bad guy tried to trick us into helping him, but we remained resolute--he was already planning to do it. If anything it would have been worse without us."
Zibini looks out at the violence and fire. "Yeah, this is.. not as.. bad?"
When the fey attack, Zibini laughs. At least this situation is more straightforward. He laughs as he moves a little closer to the enemies. He motions at a rock on the ground and directs it to launch itself at the nearest gremlin. As rocks go, it's really not any less obedient than average.
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Kat slides into the melee, clawing with uncanny precision. Zibini's stone is less potent than his last. Azu has no trouble organizing his assault, unbalancing the fey with his first of two successful swings. One of the gremlins scrambles between larger legs and pokes Kat with a snarling giggle.
Red little man -57 damage <flat-footed>
Kaitlyn -2 damage
Zibini
Azu -20 damage
Purple gremlin
Kyra <1 heal spell used>
Lindevaile
Iustanus
Orange little man
Pink gremlin