great. it just always pays to check. a pathfinder should always be prepared. Rain in Cloudy Day says with a smile. so let's go, go, go! and figure out what's down below!
The stariwell descends down several stories. Eventually it ends as it opens into a large-worked chamber made of a similar polished tan white stone as the stairs themselves. The chamber's ceiling rests 15 feet above a rubble-strewn and puddly floor. Around the corner from the 'entrance' stairs a smaller set of steps goes up to a raised platform to the room's northern end. Branching off from this raised area is two halls, though the one to the north is covered in debris. On the eastern side of the chamber is a sealed stone door. But also a large crack in the far wall that has partially collapsed and shows a damp cavernous area beyond from which emanates the small of flora.
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Cordelia withdraws a collapsible pole from her pack, assembling it before delving into the darkness of the ruins. She does her best to keep close to the torch bearer closest to the front, eyes scanning the floors and walls for signs of traps or other hazards, ready to call out should something seem off; using the pole to poke about for things further ahead that might not be immediately noticeable in the dim light.
Maurice and Dart move ahead confidently, the rider's eyes unimpeded by the unlit space. As Maurice ascends up the raised platform he sees the unobstructed hallway to the west seems to twist north.
However as the goblin rides ahead and Cordelia starts poking around, both Rinshu and Vikka notice faint movement across the partially wet floor. Movement that isn't just the flickering of torchlight across the water: two of the muddy puddles on the stone appear to be moving and twitching!
Initiative
Rinshu
Vikka
Vikka's got the glare down, but the puddles resist the witch's spell. Guess there's too much mud to see properly.
Rain in Cloudy Day advances into the room as well after the witch. that's it. time to expl- oh! he exclaims as he sees her casting spells and realizes you're not alone.
well alright then, let's go! if we took those rocks down super quick, what chance does water have! The leshy begins to cheer you all on inspiringly as he launches a seedpod of his own at the closest puddle
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And it hits it Hard!
Initiative
Inspire Courage up
Rinshu
Rinshu casts a pair of spells, drawing deep to enhance the bolt hurled towards the nearer creature. Even with it caught Off-Guard from the strike and with the mage inspired by Rain’s presence the shot narrowly misses.
In response, the ‘puddle’ moves towards your party. Shifting as it goes is rises up into a sizable amalgam of muddy muck in the vague shape of a man. Nearing Rain, it instead turns its head towards Cordelia and Jortix and speed out a heavy stream of mud at them!
Initiative
Inspire Courage up
Jortix
Maurice
Maurice casts a spell on the attacking mud thing. But as the goblin draws the residual magic around him he sees the creature appear completely unimpeded by his cold!
Initiative
Inspire Courage up
Jortix
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Jortix takes a moment to assess your attackers. They are elementals just like the living boulders that attacked the village, but these seem to include not only earthen power, but water as well. These mudwretches strange composition gives them some resistance to attacks but leaves them vulnerable to desiccation
She then mystically sends some of the surrounding scree hurtling towards the aggressive . Sadly it manages to dodge the rubble.
The creature on the raised dais squelches and slithers over to Maurice. As it raises back to strike at the goblin he notices it seems a bit smaller than its counterpart below.
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It’s still big enough however: the goblin finds himself smacked and grabbed!
Inspire Courage
Vikka, shield'd
Cordelia, need Reflex
Jerikyo, need Reflex
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Cordelia braces herself, pushing forward through the bombardment of mud and using her pole to push past the mud creature attacking Rain only to drop it once through. She digs her heels in as she comes to a stop, drawing her blade as she does an abrupt about-face, delivering a powerful slash in the same motion!
◆ Tumble Through (Tumble Behind: When you successfully Tumble Through, the foe whose space you passed through is Off Guard against the next attack you make before the end of your turn.)
◆ Draw Weapon
◆ Strike
Dodging the worst of the mud, Cordelia tumbles ahead and easily makes her way past the mudwretch. Caught Off-Guard, its unable to avoid the blade's thrust - though Cordelia in turn finds some of her cut's force seems to slide away as she slices into its muddy form.
Initiative
Inspire Courage
Vikka, shield'd
Jerikyo, need Reflex
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The aasimar calls upon the powers of heaven to protect him and his companions and casts bless and shield
Traditions divine, occult
Area 15-foot emanation
Duration 1 minute
Blessings from beyond help your companions strike true. You and your allies gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation. Once per round on subsequent turns, you can Sustain the spell to increase the emanation’s radius by 10 feet. Bless can counteract bane.
Jerikyo gets smacked around hard by the sprayed mud, but rebounds to bring divine favor to the nearby party.
Initiative
Inspire Courage
Bless Aura 15' around Jerikyo
Vikka
Vikka's gaze finally causes her enemy to be unnerved by the magical glance. And sickened as it is, it is struck by the witch's hurled chunk of rubble.
Rain then Steps to the side as Cordleia tumbles past. Cheering you on all the while - thats it, we can pound these back into mud! don't worry maurice we'll get over there in a minute! - he punches out into the flanked mudwretch. It's a critical blow!
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Initiative
Inspire Courage
Bless Aura 15' around Jerikyo
Rinshu
Another critically-aimed bolt from Rinshu causes the mudwretch to wilt and slump back. It quickly begins crumbling and seeping away, forming nothing left but mud.
Initiative
Inspire Courage
Bless Aura 15' around Jerikyo
Jortix
Maurice 24/28 HP, in stance, grabbed
Jortix moves for a better shot ans slams a piece of debris HARD into the mudwretch latched onto Maurice
Initiative
Inspire Courage
Bless Aura 15' around Jerikyo
Maurice 24/28 HP, in stance, grabbed
Maurice tries to break free from the grab.
Failing, he recharges his spellstrike for the next round while stabbing with his lance.
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Maurice's stab digs deep into the elemental grabbing him, but it holds on tight at it tries to squeeze the mositure out of the goblin. Violently!
Initiative
Inspire Courage
Bless Aura 15' around Jerikyo
Vikka
Cordelia 16/20 HP
Jerikyo 6/15 HP
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Cordelia pivots about, slipping her shield over her arm and rushing down the stairs as she attempts to barrel through the heap of mud grabbing Maurice; tumbling as she keeps her shield up to keep any of it from getting on her and whirling around to deliver another slash to the creature as she springs back up!
◆ Draw Shield
◆ Tumble Through (Tumble Behind: When you successfully Tumble Through, the foe whose space you passed through is Off Guard against the next attack you make before the end of your turn.)
◆ Strike
Cordelia tumbles and stabs while Vikka fires. Together they succeed in blowing the mudwretch away from Maurice. And away from existence!
Rain jumps up and down bang! zip! pow! we got 'em! Then the leshy notices many of you are injured. oh, are you all right?
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Cordelia waves off Jortix, grabbing her discarded pole before moving to tend to Jerikyo's wounds, "Save it for an emergency; if someone is downed or seriously injured." She states, damping a cloth with water from her waterskin to help clean the mud off before bandaging, "Right now we have the supplies to patch things up as we go."
As Rinshu and Cordelia tends to the wounded, Rain in Cloudy Day examines the entry chamber. hmmm. the architecture here could be azlanti. but there isn't much decoration, not any left anyway. and while those were more weird elementals we still don't know where they're coming from or why.
He looks at the open hallway leading off of the raised platform, and then to the yawning gap in the crumpled wall opening to caverns beyond.
what do you think: should we go down that hallway or check out those caverns?
Jortix looks down the hall and takes the lead for the moment while the rest of you follow, eyes open. The long hallway moves from south to north. Midway down a branching path to the east is covered from floor to ceiling with debris, but at the far end the hallway rooms to curve eastward out of sight to the right. Not far from your end a single stone door stands closed against the wall.
But you don't make it far before Cordelia motions for a halt! With keen eyes and her long stick she notices a pressure-plate in the floor ahead. Looking at the nearby stretch of hall, you then realize there's a concealed wall socket nearby that seems connected to it.