[ACO] PFS2e 04-01: Intro - Year of Boundless Wonder (P10) (Inactive)

Game Master UncleFroggy

”Ooh - bounce juice!”

Briney grabs one of the potions of leaping…

Hero point to Briney for the innovative (and hilarious) way of safeguarding the key!

Endra Densinri wrote:

Endra will try the high shelves again.

[dice=Acrobatics]1d20+9

You only have 10 minutes. I'll keep the Perception crit unless you don't want it :)

Of course keep it. Apologies, I mistook your Area 5 post as signaling a new round of investigation/searching.

Briney draws his dogslicer and potion, ready for anything.

And most of all, ready for "Bad Witch Lady! Bad Witch LaAady!! Come to Briney!!!"

He tries to use his "mind" to, well, "call out" to her too!

"Bad Witch Lady! Bad Witch LaAady!! Come to Briney!!!"

Wondering if she hears both, skulking up and down the catacombs, lifting carpets and checking boxes and bookcases.

Where do bad witch ladies hide after all!?

I suspect she won't reveal herself at your command Briney. Were it so simple...

"Table said something about destroying shard..."

"Well, nothing we can do but wait, right?"

Biglock shouts, "It's too late! She's here! This is bad!" The shard, hovering near the amassed treasures, twists and warps, taking on the familiar form of Aslynn and her cauldron. "Your plan to kill me? So brave, so bold. And yet, it matters not. Behold!" She plunges an oozing claw into the pile and brandishes a jeweled chalice. "Boundless wonder called to me. And I respond with nightmares three! Three children of my last thirteen shall join me in an endless dream. A realm where you shall vex me not—a realm where you shall be forgot! Destroy me here, but at what cost? You fight in vain, for all is lost!" Cackling with glee, Aslynn watches as the chalice brims with swirling magical liquid. She inhales deeply, then empties the chalice into her cauldron. A fuming creature boils forth, and Aslynn commands, "Kill the Pathfinders! And should they survive, let this be the first of their boundless nightmares!"

The smelly, twisted creatures emerging from her cauldron vaguely resembles large skunks.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
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Those with ** may go

**Endra Densinri - AC 20, 35/39
Blue
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
Red
White
Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn

Devise a Strategy vs Aslynn: 1d20 ⇒ 15

”Bad Witch Lady! It’s me Briney!”

He calculates a best shot against her while his body struggles to catch up with his too fast mind!

She's not getting away this time...

The elf archer mutters as she grabs for her bow.

◆ Interact: draw longbow
◆ Stance: point-blank shot
◆ Strike RED: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 221d8 ⇒ 81d10 ⇒ 3
(magical, volley 30, range increment 100 feet, reload 0)

Endra's arrow punches through Red's skull, killing it instantly.

Blue moves up until it's 10 feet away from Felinzi. It turns, lifts its tail and sprays Felinzi with an evil smelling musk.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Felinzi
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 35/39
Blue
**Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14
**Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn

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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Fortitude: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

"Eeeww! Gross." Felinzi shudders and wrinkles his nose a bit on the smell from this little critter.

He returns fire with... well, fire. Then runs past the spawned skunk thing to hide behind Clara.

Produce Flame attack (sickened 1): 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 1 = 21
Fire: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

◆◆ Produce Flame (blue), ◆ Stride
Being tiny, I don't think that these skunks block movement.

Felinzi gags at the smell but doesn't lose his lunch. He returns the favor by loosing a small fireball onto Blue, causing an equally evil smell (burnt fur). He runs off, hiding behind Clara.

Correct - they don't block movement

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk:
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 35/39
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 1)
**Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn

Spitting the key of his mouth, he holds it aloft, peeping one eye through (that sees everything) "Briney shoot you now!" and swallowing the Bounce Juice (and the key once more), he quickly stows his Dogslicer and retrieves the oversized crossbow whose length and bulk easily exceed his height and weight, shooting straight for the "Brain! Briney aim at brain!"

◇) Devise a Strategy (Lead: Night Hag’s Key)
◆) Drink Potion of Leaping
◆) Interact to Swap Dogslicer for Alchemical Crossbow
◆) Strategic Strike

Potent Alchemical Crossbow (P; 30-ft) w/ Devise a Strategy (1d6 precision) w/ Range Penalty (-2) vs Bad Witch Lady (with Cover?): 15 + 11 - 2 = 241d8 ⇒ 61d6 ⇒ 2

The bolt careens through the air on a near perfect path, sticking Aslynn right in the...

Briney's bolt sticks into Aslynn's leg. The hag screams in anger.

White scampers up to Felinzi and sprays him and Clara with more musk.

Briney seems to want to gross out the Grand Lodge leadership regarding the key... :)

Both Ozul and Ray cheer from the top of the shelf they're sitting on...

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 1
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Felinzi, Clara
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 35/39
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 1)
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
**Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn (-8)

Fortitude: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Sickened 2 now

"Double yuck."

Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 Success, sickened 1.

"Yuck!" Clara exclaims as a bit of the musk gets up her nose.

She moves to stab the skunk that sprayed her.

Strike: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 1 = 81d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Feeling extremely off her game, she tries to retch the sickness out of her.

Retch, Fort save: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 1 = 22

◆ Stride ◆ Strike (white), ◆ Retch

Clara gags as the musk hits her nose. She tries returning the favor but the smell causes her to miss. She turns away and tosses her cookies, feeling better immediately. Felinzi attempts to hold his breath but is unable to. He feels even worse now...

Aslynn glares in the direction of Endra and Felinzi, trying to decide. She waves her finger in time apparently some rhyme akin to "eeney meeney miney mo" and attacks Endra, Felinzi: 1d2 ⇒ 1. She points at Endra and three missiles of force leap from her finger to slam into her chest.

Force Barrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1, 3) + 3 = 8

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk:
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Those with may go

**Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2)
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn (-8)

Endra continues to aggressively fire at Aslynn.

◆ Strike Aslynn: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 311d8 ⇒ 21d10 ⇒ 4
(magical, volley 30, range increment 100 feet, reload 0)

◆ Strike Aslynn: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 12 - 5 = 251d8 ⇒ 51d10 ⇒ 10
(magical, volley 30, range increment 100 feet, reload 0)

Cast a spell: shield

Both of Endra's arrows strike home, one of them hitting Aslynn's chest. A skunk with blue in it's fur (and a partially burnt tail scampers to Endra, turns and sprays the Elf with musk.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Endra
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39 (AC 21)
Blue (-4)
**Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2)
**Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn (-21)

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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Devise a Strategy vs Aslynn: 1d20 ⇒ 2

"Briney will miss... Briney become dragon now..."

Downing another pink bottle, Briney's skin once again begins to Sparkle, little scales spontaneously developing along the backside of his forearms, the front side of his shins, along his shoulders, head, and brow. His eyes narrow into reddish slits, and his nostrils widen into tranguloid ovals. He flexes his tiny body under the mutation, breathing in and out through lungs that increase the temperature of his breath. His voice has a slightly lower pitch:

"BRINEY SCARY NOW!!!"

He takes into the air as if to fly, instead landing with a THUD in front of Felinzi within further jumping distance of Aslynn.

"BRINEY PROTECT LITTLE KOBOLD MAN!!!"

◇) Devise a Strategy (Lead: Night Hag’s Key)
◆) Quick Tincture @ Moderate Drakeheart Mutagen (to AC 23)
◆) Inbibe
◆) Bounce!

Felinzi hears Clara gagging and choking to get the smell out and does the same.

Fortitude Retch (sickened 2): 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 - 2 = 2

He ends up breathing fire at the blue skunk instead, which just barely misses hitting Rain as well.

Kobold Breath: 1d4 ⇒ 1 Basic Reflex DC 16 -2 = 14
Cooldown: 1d4 ⇒ 2

"Uuughh. Still not feeling so good. Being dragon not helping me much. Maybe Briney do it better."

◆Retch, ◆◆Kobold Breath

Blue flattens itself on the floor and avoids the fire completely. Briney leaps into the air and lands in front of Felinzi to protect him. Felinzi hides behind Briney and tries to clear his digestive tract but ends up spewing his lunch on his shirt... (fortunately, no ill effects to a crit fail, other than making it more disgusting :))...

White runs up to Endra and attempts to bite

Jaws vs Endra AC 21: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Jaws vs Endra AC 21, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

The skunk latches onto Endra's pant leg and begins thrashing. Unfortunately, all it's got in its jaws is her pant leg...

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Endra
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39 (AC 21)
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2)
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
**Clara - AC 18, 17/17
Aslynn (-21)

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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Why are these skunks so focused on me! Eww! Back! Endra complains in a very irritated, withering tone.

Clara grits her teeth, annoyed.

"I've had enough of this stupid escape room." She says as she walks up to Aslynn and starts stabbing.

Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Damage, Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Strike,Piercing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

◆ Stride,◆ Strike, ◆ Strike

Clara boldly walks up to Aslynn, swinging. Both strikes do not connect.

Clara, you didn't apply the Multiple Attack Penalty (MAP) for the 2nd strike. For a shortsword (or any agile weapon), the 2nd attack has a -4 penalty, and a 3rd and subsequent attack has a -8 penalty. For non-agile weapons, the penalty is -5 and -10 respectively

Aslynn cackles and swipes at Clara with her claws.

Claws vs Clara AC 18: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Piercing, Crit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 Doubled to 12
It's still a crit even with the Nimble Dodge (10+ over your AC)

As Aslynn's claw digs into Clara, Clara suddenly recalls her worst nightmares. She suddenly sees, in her mind, her parents taking away her lockpicks and forcing her to continue her family's trade.

Aslynn then glares at Clara, sending waves of terror at her.

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 2
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Endra
DC 15 Will vs Gaze: Clara
DC 17 Fortitude vs Nightmarish Wounds: Clara
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Those with may go

**Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39 (AC 21)
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2)
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 5/17
Aslynn (-21)

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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Sorry, it's been so long since I've played a martial in combat that I forgot how to multiple attack penalty.

Gaze, Will save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Frightened 1.

Wounds, Fort save: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 1 = 12

Frightened 1 AND Stupefied 1.

Clara screams with fear, pain and frustration all at the same time.

Endra ignores the skunks for now, very focused on the witch.

From witch to pincushion...

◆ Strike Aslynn: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 191d8 ⇒ 61d10 ⇒ 2

◆ Strike Aslynn: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 5 = 121d8 ⇒ 11d10 ⇒ 6

◆ Strike Aslynn: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 - 10 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 10 = 211d8 ⇒ 11d10 ⇒ 3

Endra Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Endra gags at the horrendous stench but manages to not lose her lunch. She sends three arrows at Aslynn, hitting with the first and third.

Blue scampers up to Briney and sprays him and Felinzi with more musk...

Retcon
Clara screams in fright and almost collapses into a shaking mumbling mess as Aslynn's claws dig in.
End Retcon

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Felinzi, Briney
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Those with may go

Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39 (Sickened 1)
Blue (-4)
**Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2)
**Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White
Clara - AC 18, 5/17 (Frightened 1, Stupefied 1)
Aslynn (-28)

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CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS REFERENCE
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Fortitude vs Musk (DC 15): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Devise a Strategy vs Aslynn: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Briney observes an opening in Aslynn's protective wards - and leaps into the air, a terrifying Goblin Dragon - and cuts her down by it!

"Scary Briney coming Nice Thief Lady!"

◇) Devise a Strategy (Lead: Night Hag’s Key)
◆) Swap Crossbow for Dogslicer
◆) Bounce!
◆) Strike

Potent Dogslicer (S; 1h, agile, backstabber, finesse) plus backstabber (+1) plus strategy (1d6) vs Aslynn (Flanked w/ Clara): 11 + 11 = 221d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 ⇒ 3

Felinzi glares at the skunk thing in front of him. But notices that Clara is not doing so well. "Time to running maybe? Or at least not time to dying."

Healing Clara: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Then seeing nowhere good to run to, he casts a shield to at least hide behind.

◆◆ Heal, ◆ Shield

Briney easily resists the musk (probably something to do with being a goblin). He spots an opening and leaps at her, driving his dogslicer at her. The weapon slides into Aslynn's chest. Her mouth opens in a silent scream as she dissolves into shadowstuff.

Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Felinzi turns as green as Briney. Perhaps he's trying to copy the goblin... Still he manages to heal Clara.

White attempts to bite Endra, before spraying her with more musk.

Jaws vs Endra AC 20: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

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COMBAT TRACKER
Round: 3-4
Tactical Map
Before Your Turn:
DC 15 Fortitude vs Musk: Endra
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Those with may go

-4-
**Endra Densinri - AC 20, 27/39 (Sickened 1)
Blue (-4)
Felinzi - AC 17, 14/14 (Sickened 2; AC 18)
Briney - AC 18 (23 w/Drakeheart), 45/50 (Stage 1 Filth Fever, 1 hr)
White

-3-
**Clara - AC 18, 17/17 (Frightened 1, Stupefied 1)

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We should be rolling saves when the text indicates musk, right? I didn't see it in the tracker specifically. Can the musk make her sickened 2 or just redundantly sickened 1? Should I edit with the additional save?

Waves of nausea and uncomfortable warmth wash over the elf archer. She decides very quickly to just "power" through it.

*Hurk*...

◆ Retch (DC15 Fortitude): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 Sickened 1 ⇒ 0 (not)

Wiping her mouth off on her sleeve, she rattles her quiver to confirm the final two arrows producing an echoing rattle from within. This is just in time for her to see the witch dissolve, causing her to smile.

These will have to suffice for the vermin...

*Twang!*...

◆ Strike WHITE: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 161d8 ⇒ 21d10 ⇒ 10

◆ Strike WHITE: +1 longbow attack, piercing damage, deadly damage IFF crit: 1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 5 = 221d8 ⇒ 71d10 ⇒ 5

DC15 Fortitude: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

apologies this is coming way out of order. This would make her Sickened 2. Retching brings her down to sickened 1 only, and so each of those attacks is at -1.

"T-thanks, nice kobold...and nice goblin..." Clara says as she gets brought back from the brink.

She starts slashing at Blue repeatedly!

Strike: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 1 = 131d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Strike: 1d20 + 7 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 1 - 4 = 91d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Strike: 1d20 + 7 - 1 - 8 ⇒ (17) + 7 - 1 - 8 = 151d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

◆ Strike, ◆ Strike, ◆ Strike. I should now no longer be frightened.

Endra looks absolutely nauseous at the musk. She clears her digestive tract and feels a little better before planting two arrows into White, killing it. Clara goes full Chuckie on Blue and manages to plant her knife in the creature's torso, ending its life.

As the last skunk dies, the door suddenly bursts open and Zarta Dralneen rushes into the vault along with Society leaders Ambrus Valsin, Eando Kline, Eliza Petulengro, Fola Barun, and Calisro Benarry. They look ready to fight, and they're quite impressed by your handling of the situation.

"What happened here?! Zarta demands, "Pee-yuu! What really happened here?!"

We're basically at the tidying up section of the adventure. Go ahead and post your outros/reports while I get Chronicles ready

Briney spits out the key, hands it to ”Nice Thief Lady, you keep!”

”Briney tired go home now!”

Still under the effects of the potion of leaping, he bounces away!

"What happened here?! Zarta demands, "Pee-yuu! What really happened here?!"

Felinzi looks nervously at the incoming Pathfinder leadership. "Umm... If I tell you that the table said to do it, will you say I need to see the doctor again?"

"Eh...hahaha...I don't feel so good..." Clara says groggily, "Thanks everyone..." she says as she stumbles out of the room, looking for the nearest medical bay.

Endra attempts to dart around a corner to finish her necessary retching out-of-side of the VCes, clearing her nausea and then gathering her mind.

Re-entering the main chamber to rejoin the conversation she catches a whiff of lingering skunk.

That... she explains to Zarta is deceased skunk that Aslynn brought with her... un-deceased at first. She invaded this place. Fortunately we were able to fight back her presence.

"Oh, uh, by the way..." Clara pokes her head through the door, a stupefied smile plastered on her face.

"Can I keep this?" Clara waves the potion of leaping.

They gather reports from you, Rain and Biglock, then meet back in the vault a few hours later.

Zarta turns the chalice over multiple times, trying to see if she can get any of the magic liquid to appear. When everyone has finally gathered for the debrief, she says, "Well, I'm still not sure what this is, but all your reports are consistent. It's obviously a central piece of Aslynn's plan. In a way, it's a good thing that shard of her mind infiltrated our vaults, as it's allowed us to understand a few things we might have otherwise missed! I wish we could've learned about this without putting your lives in danger, and for that, I apologize. I hope you're ready for more adventures. We've just scratched the surface of the vault's contents, and we need to act fast to learn more about some of these items. One thing is certain: we can't leave everything here and wait around for Aslynn to strike again."

The faction leaders quickly fall into a heated discussion over the best approach to the items—it's clear that they don't see eye to eye, but they all agree that they'll need to work together for the sake of the Society's future! While the Society's leaders argue, Biglock gives you a smug grin. "Nice work. Hey—Zarta is pretty great. She says Mr. Glovely and I don't have to stick around this dusty vault! Don't worry, though. We'll be in touch. I've got a few schemes in mind. When I'm done making arrangements, Mr. Glovely will come calling!"

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