The Fighter grins at the demon.
Get out of my mind!
Raising his Shield, he Strikes!
Level 3
Having faced countless foes and the chaos of battle, you have learned how to stand strong in the face of fear. Your proficiency rank for Will saves increases to expert. When you roll a success at a Will save against a fear effect, you get a critical success instead. In addition, anytime you gain the frightened condition, reduce its value by 1.
Merlin imagines he is merely frightened, he also imagines raising his shield and striking in response to the daemons strike.
Unfortunately, he has been paralyzed for one round, which, in addition to making him unable to act, also makes him off guard, leaving him just open enough to take damage from the fiend's tentacles.
Venedaemon
➤ Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
➤ Solras Pirhatya │
➤ Tabil │
➤ Krakas │
Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Krakas, now unburdened by the stunning effect, will summon a coalescing mist around the group to hopefully protect them from further targeted attacks.
"It makes us harder to hit, but also harder to hit him, useful to heal yourself before stepping out to attack!"
"but it leaves Merlin out there alone with it." he says as he raises up his shield and moves out to deal with the fiend.
Solras steps out of the mist, fires, then steps back in it to reload.
[ooc] Stride. Strike. Stride. [/ooc[
Merlin just stands there, paralyzed with egg on his helmet.
Krakas, his full senses returned, casts Mist.
Avenger steps out, flanking the daemon, unfortunately, since Merlin is paralyzed, the fiend is not distracted, and Avenger of the Green's strike does not hit.
Solras, on the other hand, steps out of the mist, effectively strikes the fiend, and steps back into the mist.
Venedaemon
Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
➤ Tabil │
Krakas │
Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Tabil runs out of the cloud and towards Merlin, quickly fixing what he can.
Tabil cannot seem to figure out how to hit the daemon effectively, but, moves out of the mist and patches up Merlin a bit.
Venedaemon
Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
Tabil │
Krakas │
Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Perla moves up with Shadow, and takes one shot at the foul creature
Perla and Shadow move up, but Perla's arrow goes wide.
Venedaemon
Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
Perla │
⠀⠀Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
Tabil │
Krakas │
Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Merlin continues to just stand there. The knight does wonder if anyone has Prestidigitation for that egg on his helmet....
The daemon will provoke from Merlin as it moves away. Then, it will drop a fireball striking everyone
Venedaemon
➤ Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
➤ Solras Pirhatya │
➤ Tabil │
➤ Krakas │
➤ Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Krakas, barely dives out of the way avoiding the brunt of that fireball, panting "So you're gonna be like that hunh,"
Krakas will use all of his effort to launch three magical darts into the creature, hoping for some damage over nothing.
"Why the f$%@ is a daemon even here anyways?! This is the WORLDWOUND," Solras says as she fires two rounds, one missing wildly.
Solras burns. "REMIND ME TO STAY FEET AWAY FROM YOU GUYS."
"Youch! You tentacly bastard!"
Smoldering from the fireball, he moves up and stabs the daemon.
Krakas avoids some of the fireball, and sends force damage in return.
Solras takes all the damage from the fireball, but cannot hit the daemon.
Avenger of the Green burns from the fireball, and manages to hit the fiend with their elemental blast.
Venedaemon
Avenger of the Green │
➤ Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
➤ Tabil │
Krakas │
➤ Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Qafa moves over to Merlin, and uses holy power to close some of his wounds.
Move *
Cast LoH ** - Merlin gains 12hp and +2 status bonus to AC for 1 round
Focused on Merlin, Tabil does not notice the explosion before it is too late. Once the fire disappears, he lies on the ground, his clothes still smouldering.
Merlin's muscles manically maneuver the more than stationary subject! He receives some burns, but Qafathiel takes care of it plus some.
Thanks, Q!
The Fighter then flexes!
Merlin is able to strike the daemon as it is casting.
Qafathiel, with a heroic twist, receives less damage than expected.
Qafathiel moves and vivifies Merlin.
Seeing Qafathiel twist, Tabil tries the same. It isn't as effective, but, it does keep Tabil from going unconscious.
Merlin's armor protects him from the bulk of the fiery damage.
Venedaemon
Avenger of the Green │
Qafathiel │
➤ Perla │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
Tabil │
Krakas │
➤ Merlin Brokencrown │
- Stage 1: Sickened 1 and Fatigued
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
Merlin Raises his Shield, Strides and Strikes!
I feel like you are playing hard to get.
Merlin walks up to the daemon and slices him from shoulder to waist.
Avenger of the Green │
Qafathiel │
Perla │
⠀⠀Shadow │
Solras Pirhatya │
Tabil │
Krakas │
Merlin Brokencrown │
- Quednys Orlun
- Safe house (Topaz Solutions)
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod (former safe house)
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Avenger will begin handing out healing fruit to everybody.
17+10=27/46
19+10=29/32
22+10=32/41
9+12=21/30
14+13=27/35
8+9=17/35
14+11=25/32
25+11=35/47
/35
27+9=36/46
29+12=Full/32
32+10=Full/41
21+12=Full/30
27+11=Full/35
17+11=28/35
25+12=Full/32
35+9=Full/47
/46
It will take an additional twenty minutes to get to Topaz Solutions. During which, you will get Tabil up to full.
A wooden sign above the door bears a carving of a bundle of orange herbs and flowers hovering over a beaker filled with smoking orange liquid. The building’s windows are tightly shuttered, but the front door hangs halfway off its hinges.
Happily munching on the fruit provided by Avenger, the Fighter leads the way to the next known Cultist hideout. At the sight of the disheveled structure, Merlin Raises his Shield, takes out his longsword and prepares to enter...
Tabil gladly takes the provided fruit from Avenger. "That was rough. Thank you, uh... tree person. Is your name really Avenger of the Green? Or is that just something this group calls you?" Tabil asks as he pats down his clothes as smoke rises up from the fabric.
Taking the fruit from the greatest friend of them all, Perla thanks the big tree man " You always are one of the best people here. You give without thought, and heal those in need. We need more like you around here."
Perla and Shadow remain on guard, but if needed will go in and scout the building if no one else volunteers. She would share her findings with the group.
Taking the fruit from the greatest friend of them all, Perla thanks the big tree man
When Tabil asks, he responds, "It's part name and part title. That's what happens when you come from before language existed. When something unnatural starts corrupting the land, I'm brought back to the world to stop it. Over and over again." As he says this, you can hear the weight of millennia in his voice.
He turns toward Perla, "Eh, I can't take on all of these demons alone. Keeping you all alive means I don't need to looking for other people who can take care of themselves." But his voice isn't as salty as his words.
Perhaps he's just a bit embarrassed by the praise.
Standing before the Topaz Solutions, "We should proceed carefully, I doubt the care taker of this facility will be as dumb as the Tower of Estrod's boss," Looking at the others, thoughtfully. "We can only hope there aren't more of those Daemons here, that creature was a handful, more than a handful really,"
"Yeah. Daemons... you can't bribe them with sex or drugs, you don't enter into contracts with them. They're all about their specialized method of killing. I'd rather deal with demons and devils any day of the week. "
"Yeah. Daemons... you can't bribe them with sex or drugs, you don't enter into contracts with them. They're all about their specialized method of killing. I'd rather deal with demons and devils any day of the week. "
"Lucky for you, today and tomorrow are quite close at hand! Daemons though, that's hard to say; right now, this city is like a buffet table for them. All they need to do is swoop in to finish off an unfortunate. No grand plan, no WorldWound, just dinner."
"Huh. Fascinating. What was the first thing you recall? As in, an event we might recognise. Something of historical significance? Or is it an existence in a torpor-like state? If I'm not being rude here, that is. Apologies if that is the case." Tabil nods and walks, chewing on his piece of fruit and continuing to question Avenger of the Green. His wounds close as he chews, and he makes some quick notes while walking — something to properly dissect and write down at a later point.
"What are we expecting to find at this Topaz place, anyway? Are you looking for something in particular? Someone? Just checking the place out?" Tabil asks once the building is visible. He now puts a wrap around his partially-scorched hair to produce something of a turban. "My hair is already thinning. Got to keep at least some of it safe." he chuckles as he finishes the wrapping.
"Oh, there were the Polyps trying to bring their Great Old One here. I worked with the newcomer elves to bind Treerazer long after that. But most of what I do isn't seen by humanoids." he says offhandedly. "Between calling I get to rest and curl up as a seed, enjoying the time between strife. Sadly, it takes a little time to regain my full power once I come back."
He glances toward the looming structure, his expression growing serious. “This Topaz site is one of a series of places tied to the demons’ activities here in Kenabres. When we took down a rather nasty piece of work—big boss in their local cabal—we found a letter on her. It detailed several safe houses for their operations. The Tower of Estrod was one of them, and we’ve already dealt with that. This... this is another.”
Krakas folds his arms, his tone sharpening with determination. “Our goal is simple: root out whatever evil is hiding here, dismantle their plans, and, if we’re lucky, find more leads. Every step we take is one closer to understanding what’s going on and stopping it for good.”
He glances back at Tabil with a wry grin. “So no, we’re not just here for the architecture or ambiance. Though I suppose rooting out demons could be considered the local pastime at this point.”
Looking at Tabil, Perla points out " As much as your pride says your hair is thin, I do believe it makes you marked a gentleman. Do humans not lose their hair as they age? That is what my father said when I pointed out Brother Yasil had none. He and my father served together, and I think he was older, because Dad still has his hair. Though it is awfully short." She shares some of the details of her past, knowing that others shared stuff as well.
She does looks to the building and struggles to point out what about it she didn't like, before saying " Why do we not just ensure it is clear of evil, and move on from there?"
"Fascinating." Tabil mutters under his breath in response to the leshy. "I find this group quite interesting. Not to impose, but I was hoping to join you in the near future to find out what actually happened in this city. It's not something you see every day."
In response to Perla, he chuckles. "Yes, well. My father and grandfather were also suffering from pattern baldness, so I was expecting it to happen at some point, but I still miss my lush locks. I'm an old man now. You should have seen me in my youth. To be honest I am happy they made it this far." he pats the wrap around his head with a nostalgic smile. "Shall we?"
Merlin leads the way roughly about 10' inside the known Cultist hideout. Waving his longsword at those inside, the smiling knight of Swords, bows.
Ladies and gentlemen, we represent the Good People of Kenabres. We apologize for this timely inconvenience but if you could please state your names and affiliation.
Merlin then waits....
Group Impression
Merlin holds up a hand, sprays throat soothing liquid into his throat and tries to be more like a hero.
You enter the building, and notice six... well, they certainly don't look like proprietors. Nor like any of the Templars. The two to the north seem to be taking stuff off of shelves, and the four to the west appear to be putting stuff into a large sack.
Mr. Red looks around and says, "Hey. We're just about to leave" as he is stuffing a potion into the sack. "We'll see you in a bit."
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" Hey now, we are not here to stop you so much, but we do have some questions. Who are you? How do you feel about Baphomet?" Perla gambles on these being cultist, maybe they could mildly disarm these people before they have to fight.
"Well. We don't know anything about Bafomert, do we boys? We'll just be leaving then."
Red hands the sack to Purple, and they all start filing out past you.
Ragathien walks up to the doorframe, and fills it, drawing his bastard sword, casually
"I'm sure we can allow you to leave in just a moment ... you have a moment I'm sure. We were sent here. There's a HUGE problem with looting in Kenabras right now. Need to help ensure the right people are taking care of the right things, right?."
Merlin stands posed to intercept any looters from leaving liberally letting his hand lightly resting on his longsword.
Perla nods to the others, but takes a more casual approach to the questioning. " See, if you can not perform for the glory of Baphomet, you must be some do gooder crusaders right? Why don't you tell us where you lair at and we will let you live?"
Everyone in the group knows Perla is bluffing, but it seems she is trying to figure out if their base location has been discovered, or if these are just people on hard times. Or if they are just evil of a different flavor.
With Qafathiel and Merlin trying to stop the men from leaving, Mr Red will say, "Woah! No need for weaponry, we're just leaving."
Mr Yellow tries to get past Avenger of the Green, but, cannot make any headway.
He then elbows past Avenger, then Shadow.
Then finally past Qafathiel and Tabil.
Mr Green gets stopped by Krakas and just stops there.
On his second effort, Mr Green gets outside the building.
Krakas stops Mr Orange's first effort.
Mr Orange gets by Krakas, but Shadow stops him and pushes him back beyond Krakas.
Krakas is on fire! as he stops Mr. Blue.
But, Mr. Blue's secondary effort get his outside also.
There's no stopping Krakas. He prevents Mr Purple from getting past him.
But, getting past Krakas isn't enough. Shadow pushes Mr Purple back past Krakas.
Avenger of the Green stops Mr Red twice. He will then step behind Mr Purple and say, "Hey, just let us go. We ain't done nothin'"