[PFS2, Outpost07] 2-17 Lost Maid of Anactoria (Inactive)

Game Master Watery Soup

To be clear, the trio is fighting their own fight against other skeletons off-screen, the results of their fight will mirror yours.

Two tougher-looking skeletons stride towards the party, purposefully, evil in their eyes. They're slow, so they just Stride x3.

--Round 1
Jadran (73/73)
Meadow (63/63) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55)
Tiger (80/80)
Lazzare (66/66) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Blue Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Flory (26/26) Please update tagline with level bump.
--Round 2
Red Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, higher DC)
Yellow Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, higher DC)

"Hey! Back off, skeletons!" says Zibini as the undead approach. It's always undead!

With a surge of anger, he mentally hurls a loose stone at the closest skeleton.

He sees that Lazzare is closer to the skeletons and may be targeted. He projects a feeling of concern, which protects the ysoki.

** Cast telekinetic projectile against Red Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 for bludgeoning damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 4, 2) = 9
* Cast shield on Lazzare. As one of Zibini's Psi Cantrips, he can cast it on other characters. If Lazzare is hit for 10 or more damage, Zibini will use his reaction to Shield Block for him.

"Ugh! Skellies! I hate these guys!"

Why does Meadow hate skellies? Recall knowledge +3, dubious knowledge

The ranger picks her target, draws her bow and fires.

quickdraw shortbow vs yellow: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
damage, piercing: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
deadly?: 1d10 ⇒ 6

precision: 1d8 ⇒ 8 extra damage on the first hit.

◆ Recall Knowledge, ◆ Hunt Prey, ◆ Quickdraw

"Sorry Zibini, I'm not really in a mood for tanking."

And Lazzare moves so that he could have a nice line between both skeletons and summons the energy of the storm in the form of a bolt of lightning.

Electricity: 4d12 + 3 ⇒ (10, 12, 2, 3) + 3 = 30 (Basic Reflex DC 22)

"We're under attack!" Hollers Jadran as he raises his shield defensively, following that up with a quick slash and stab of his longsword on the red skeleton directly in his face.

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Magic Damage: S: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 16 - 5 = 31
Magic Damage: P : 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9

Raise Shield, AC25, Strike, Strike. Will save his reaction for shield block right now.

Tiger steps forward and takes three swings at Red.

Fist Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5) + 3 = 13
Fist Attack, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4) + 3 = 8
Fist Attack, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3) + 3 = 8

◆ Step
◆ Flurry
◆ Strike

If the first two strike hit, combine the damage before applying Weaknesses/Resistances

Token added to slides/map. Sorry, I thought I added it previously.

Zibini hurls a rock at Red, which hits and appears to do full damage. Zibini, I am not rock-solid on the mechanics of the psychic. Can you confirm that you are able to cast psi cantrips without Unleashing Psyche first? I will move forward as if that is true, since that seems to be my reading from the Psychic entry on AoNPRD.

Meadow hunts Yellow and tries to recall some information.

Meadow doesn't think the lead poisoning will do long-term damage, only short-term.

Rapid Lead Poison (affliction, poison, necromancy) High amounts of lead can cause headache, difficulty concentrating, and joint pain. Necromantic magic has augmented the lead that infuses this skeleton, causing it to take effect far more quickly than is typical for lead poisoning.

Saving Throw DC 20 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 4 rounds; Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and stupefied 1 (1 round); Stage 2 2d6 poison damage, stupefied 1, and clumsy 1 (1 round); Stage 3 2d6 poison damage, stupefied 2, and clumsy 2 (2 rounds)

Her arrow hits Yellow, but the hard bone mitigates the damage. Resistance to piercing.

Lazzare sends a bolt of electricity through both skeletons.

Red Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22 vs DC 22
Yellow Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 vs DC 22

Both take some damage, but Red takes less - much less, as the electricity doesn't seem to penetrate down into the bones. Resistance to electricity!

Jadran smacks the skeleton twice in the ribcage, powerfully (both crits!), but the skeleton is tough. A giant puff of leaded smoke goes up. Jadran, please make a DC 20 Fortitude save. See above for the effects, which take place immediately - so if you fail the save and are poisoned, you took damage at the end of your turn, and should roll a recovery roll (another DC 20 Fortitude save).

Tiger moves up and strikes three times, each of which bounce off of the skeleton's hard exterior harmlessly. 3 misses

Green moves up to Tiger, with enough time to smack him on the head with a serving tray.

Serving Tray: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

It catches the side of his head.

--Round 1
Flory (26/26)
--Round 2
Red Skeleton (-68 hp, piercing x1, slashing x1, electricity x1, Recall: Religion, higher DC)
Yellow Skeleton (-43 hp, piercing x1, electricity x1, Recall: Religion, higher DC)
Jadran (73/73, shield, Fort save, possibly followed by a second)
Meadow (63/63, hunting Yellow) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55)
Tiger (66/80)
Lazzare (66/66, shielded by Zibini) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Blue Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)

Fort Save vs DC20: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Jadran just barely snaps his mouth and eyes shut as the poison cloud puffs.

Flory’s cloak billows as though from a strong breeze, before it snaps out at the skeleton Jadran attacked.

Cast gouging claw, Reach Spell vs Red

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage: 3d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4, 2) + 1 = 10S

Flory's spell passes between the skeleton's ribs, missing it.

With pure evil in its eyes, Red turns to 1d2 ⇒ 1 Jadran and swings a lead-fused bone hammer.

Leaded Hammer: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17 plus DC 20 Fortitude save

Leaded Claw, agile: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 4 = 10
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 4 = 11 plus DC 20 Fortitude save

Leaded Claw, agile: 1d20 + 13 - 8 ⇒ (13) + 13 - 8 = 18
Slashing: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 = 8 plus DC 20 Fortitude save

After hitting Jadran (Shield Block?), the skeleton slashes twice with its claws ineffectively.

Yellow moves in and swings at 1d2 ⇒ 1 Meadow with its leaded hammer.

Leaded Hammer: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 3) + 6 = 14 plus DC 20 Fortitude save

Silence squawks a warning and Meadow jumps out of the way.

--Round 2
Jadran (56/73, Shield Block?, Fort save)
Meadow (63/63, hunting Yellow) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55)
Tiger (66/80)
Lazzare (66/66, shielded by Zibini) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Blue Skeleton (-0 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Flory (26/26)
--Round 3
Red Skeleton (-68 hp, piercing x1, slashing x1, electricity x1, Recall: Religion, higher DC)
Yellow Skeleton (-43 hp, piercing x1, electricity x1, Recall: Religion, higher DC)

Lazzare raises his hands: "Lord of the Depths, through your eyes I see and through my mouth you roar! May your waters rise and sink this place, may your waves bless the living and swallow the dead."

And from Lazzare a wave of positive energy erupts outward, healing wounds and disolving bones.

3-action Heal 2: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 4) = 12

You all heal 12 damage. Skeletons (if they are Undead) have to make a DC 22 Fortitude save for 14 points of positive damage.

Jadran raises up his shield to deflect some of the hammer blow.
Shield block, hardness 8 so 9 damage to me and 9 to the shield. Shield is now 55/64. My 9 gets healed by Lazz.

Fort vs Poison, DC20: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

He continues the fight with the red skeleton "Finish it quickly!" He hollers, mostly to himself really. Raising up his shield in defense and slashing and stabbing away.

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Magic Damage: S: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 8) + 4 = 19

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 5 = 15
Magic Damage: P: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 8) + 4 = 15

Hero Point Reroll: +1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
19 slashing damage

Will focus on shield block if red is still alive, otherwise will use aoo or block, whichever comes first.

Tiger steps northeast and attacks Red again, though this time he manages to focus his ki and uses it to add power to his strikes.

Fist Attack, Ki Strike: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 15 + 1 = 25 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 3 = 10
Fist Attack, MAP, Agile, Ki Strike: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 = 21 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12

Positive Damage, Ki Strike: 1d6 ⇒ 5 Assuming the 25 hits

He steps North to get out of the way.

◆ Step
◆ Ki Strike
◆ Step

Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25 vs DC 22
Yellow Fortitude: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 vs DC 22
Green Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 vs DC 22
Blue Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 vs DC 22

Lazzare's divine power washes through the scrum, healing allies and hurting foes.

Jadran whacks the skeleton once, and it appears to be on its last legs, but he can't finish it off.

Tiger Steps and punches Red, collapsing it. Do you still want to Step away? If not, you can have an action back.

--Round 2
Jadran (73/73, shield 55/64)
Meadow (63/63, hunting Yellow) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55)
Tiger (78/80) 1 action?
Lazzare (66/66) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-6 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Blue Skeleton (-12 hp, Recall: Religion, lower DC)
Flory (33/33)
--Round 3
Red Skeleton (-108 hp, piercing x1, slashing x2, electricity x1)
Yellow Skeleton (-49 hp, piercing x1, electricity x1, Recall: Religion, higher DC)

"Silence. Now's your chance. Help Sir Miles with that skelly!"

"Screech!"

Silence shifts into a flanking position at bites at the belligerent skeleton.

jaws vs yellow, Off guard: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
damage-piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

hunted prey damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2 Precision damage on the first hit

◆ Step, ◆ strike

"Ha! My turn now!"

Meadow moves into position and lashes out with her rapier.

quick draw rapier vs yellow, Off guard: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
damage, piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 = 9
deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 3
hunted prey damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7 Precision damage on the first hit

◆ Command an animal, ◆ stride, ◆ quick draw

Meadow provokes a reactive strike from yellow

Meadow, Silence's attacks count as yours, correct? So your rapier attack would take a MAP, and you don't get the additional precision damage since Silence used it?

His attacks do not count as mine. That's why his attack bonus is so much less. Both of us can benefit from my Hunter's Edge.

Tiger takes the time to drop into a fighting stance.

◆ Tiger Stance

After Lazzare's spell, nobody is really hurt. Yay!

But now there's a skeleton in his face. Fighting the undead can be really scary, but it can also be really exciting.

With his magic powered and controlled by emotions, Zibini is good at leaning into and embracing the feeling he needs. He focuses on the thrill of battle, and lets that emotion wash over and out from him.

He laughs, and suddenly seems much lighter, almost floating as his feet barely touch the ground. He's raised up by colorful energy that whirls around him.

It can't touch him. He feels safe, and that feeling is reinforced by a shield of force between them.
But it tried to hurt him and his friends. He feels angry, and that feeling takes the shape of a hammer. He swings his arm upward, and the hammer that was never there follows the trajectory and swipes at the monster.

◇ Unleash Psyche
◆ Cast amped Shield. Amping shield makes it a sustained spell. It has three layers, and Zibini can choose how many layers break when he Shield Blocks with it. If he breaks more than one layer, it has increased hardness. If there are any layers left, the spell doesn't end.
◆◆ Cast imaginary weapon against Yellow (this has Manipulate and Concentrate). Spell Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 for bludgeoning damage: 4d8 + 6 ⇒ (8, 4, 7, 3) + 6 = 28 On crit, double damage and push it 10 feet.
↺ Shield Block if hit. Hardness tbd (10, 15, or 20). Blocking removes the shield bonus for the rest of the round.

Silence flanks the skeleton and pecks. He does some damage, but not as much as Meadow had hoped. Meadow also strikes, again, hitting, but not as much as she had hoped.

Zibini casts a spell, and an imaginary hammer smashes the skeleton to bits.

Green marches forward and attacks 1d2 ⇒ 2 Tiger.

Serving tray: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Serving tray, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 5 = 9
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Blue marches forward and attacks 1d2 ⇒ 2 Tiger as well.

Serving tray: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Serving tray, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 11 - 5 = 13
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Tiger gets bonked on the head, but not seriously injured.

--Round 2
Flory (33/33)
--Round 3
Red Skeleton (-108 hp, piercing x1, slashing x2, electricity x1)
Yellow Skeleton (-103 hp, piercing x3, electricity x1)
Jadran (73/73, shield 55/64)
Meadow (63/63, hunting Yellow) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55, amped shield)
Tiger (66/80, tiger stance)
Lazzare (66/66) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-6 hp, Recall: Religion)
Blue Skeleton (-12 hp, Recall: Religion)

Zibini keeps his defenses up, but shares some concern and feelings of well-being with Tiger. He then focuses on the damaged skeleton and sends a surge of anger.

He rocks on his feet, suddenly looking a bit wobbly as he overdoes it.

◆ Sustain amped shield
◆ Restore the Mind. Tiger heals 12 hp.
◆ Psi Burst. Blue can make a DC 21 basic Reflex save against bludgeoning damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Flory curtseys to Team Smash Yellow, before turning her attention to the skeleton attacking Jadran. Her cloak lashes out again.

Reach Spell, Cast gouging claw at Blue

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Damage: 3d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 6, 5) + 1 = 17S

Blue Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Blue dodges half of Zibini's psi burst.

Flory's spell hits Blue, but like the other skeletons, these also seem to be less affected by slashing. Blue looks like it might fall over soon. Next hit will likely bring it down, so please post a backup plan.

--Round 2
Flory (33/33)
--Round 3
Red Skeleton (-108 hp, piercing x1, slashing x2, electricity x1)
Yellow Skeleton (-103 hp, piercing x3, electricity x1)
Jadran (73/73, shield 55/64)
Meadow (63/63) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55, amped shield)
Tiger (78/80, tiger stance)
Lazzare (66/66) / Ratatouille (30/30)
Green Skeleton (-6 hp, Recall: Religion)
Blue Skeleton (-33 hp, slashing x1, Recall: Religion)

Tiger lashes out with his fists, trying to bring down Blue.

Fist Attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 6) + 3 = 10
Fist Attack, MAP, Agile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10
Fist Attack, MAP 2+, Agile: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 for Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12

Tiger then steps back out of reach of both skeletons.

◆ Flurry
◆ Whiff
◆ 10' step (from Tiger Stance)

Meadow picks her target. "You're next, you icky skelly! Get ready for a stabbin'"

She moves to finish off the closest skeleton. If blue is dead then she will move to flank and attack green instead

rapier vs blue, Off guard: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
damage-piercing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5) + 1 = 11
deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 2

hunted prey: 1d8 ⇒ 5 on first hit

◆ hunt prey, ◆ stride, ◆ strike

Jadran continues his attacks, his mood growing less concerned and more jovial, like he's remembering days of a past life. "Press the attack, we've got them!" He raises his shield and slashes and stabs at the remaining skeletons.

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22
Magic Damage: S: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 7) + 4 = 14

+1 striking longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 5 = 23
Magic Damage: P: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Apparently, Lazzare is considered an enemy as his name is not in bold. I thought I was helping the party more than I was hindering it...

Lazzare looks at the last survivor(s): "If all you have is bones then die, but if you have an ounce of self preservation then surrender! I can't promise you to live, no one can anymore, but at least your plea will be considered."

I don't really have anything to finish them off that would not cost me spell slots.

Not an enemy, I just wanted to give everyone else a chance to finish them off so you don't hog all the kills! (Just kidding, I just put the [ /b] tag on the wrong line. Sorry.)

Tiger's first punch scatters Blue's bones into a dozen places, but his second and third hits can't affect Green.

Meadow, however, wedges her rapier in between the skeleton's bones, and Jadran takes two powerful whacks at it, hacking apart the sinews. The skeleton collapses!

--End of Combat!
Flory (33/33)
Jadran (73/73, shield 55/64)
Meadow (63/63) / Silence (39/39)
Zibini (55/55)
Tiger (78/80)
Lazzare (66/66) / Ratatouille (30/30)

I do need to track the time, so please describe how/if Jadran fixes his shield (borrowed repair kit is fine, or you can buy one in town if you have money), and how/if Tiger heals his grievous wounds.

The skeletons bear no weapons or armor, and their fine clothes are too badly damaged to have any value. A few of them have small items of jewelry that did not melt or become encased in lead. In total, these are worth 2 Treasure Bundles, but 30 gp if you want to buy anything in town.

---

The trio of humans are successful in their battle as well, though they sustain heavy injuries during the fight and are in no shape for further confrontation.

Assuming the Pathfinders approach, they are readily identified as Aspis agents by their badges encased in gelatin. They introduce themselves
as Harp (female human), Arrow (male human), and Bear (female halfling).

As soon as they realize that (1) they're grossly outmatched in combat, and (2) the Pathfinders aren't there to kill them, they readily spill the proverbial beans.

Their leader, the bronze agent Tamis the Hawk, was slain in the first attack, and the survivors are unsure what to do. They show the Pathfinders a copy of their orders:

Tamis,

You’ve heard of the Maid of Anactoria? It’s a bog mummy they found in Ustalav, which supposedly has magical powers. I’ve heard rumor that there are more to be found in the bogs north of the village, and we need to know if it’s true. If my source is to be believed, the others waiting to be found will be just as powerful.

Here’s the thing: higher-ups have decided we’re not to take the easy road and just grab the famous one. That’d draw too much attention. Learn what you can about the existing example and where it was found, and then go looking for more. You’ll have a team of ten and whatever supplies you’ll need. Bring us back a new bog mummy, and that silver badge is as good as yours.

Under no circumstances are you to steal or even tamper with the existing Maid of Anactoria.

Trusting in your complete understanding,

—D

Also, they have archaeological equipment and notes showing they have been busy at work for quite some time, as well as the callouses that go along with such heavy work.

As far as everyone can determine, they appear to be telling the truth.

Finally, they state that they are expecting more supplies and orders to come in on a stagecoach, which is due in town tonight, and invite (or beg) the Pathfinders to escort them out the accursed bog and back to civilization.

You may question the Aspis agents further, if you'd like (or if there's anything that doesn't make sense so far), or, if not, pick a new lead to follow.

Flory looks over Jadran’s shield. ”Your squire seems a bit tatty, good sir knight”, she says. ”Let’s have a closer look”

Repair, Crafting E, Quick Repair (1 min)

Crafting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

If that’s not a Success, will HP

Crafting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

"...you were being sneaky because you were embarrassed that you weren't trying to hurt anyone or do anything wrong?"

Zibini is incredulous at the idea that what the Aspis were up to was secretly not committing any crimes.
But it does raise other important questions.

"But you did investigate the Maid. What did you notice?"

Repair, Crafting E, Quick Repair (1 min)

...
If that’s not a Success, will HP

Jadran's shield is listed as a minor sturdy shield, which is a level 4 item, and DC 19. So the first roll is a failure, and the second is a success, restoring 10 HP and bringing it back to full.

"...you were being sneaky because you were embarrassed that you weren't trying to hurt anyone or do anything wrong?"

"We weren't being sneaky! We've been right here, in the open!"

A quick comparison of their shoes will suggest that they are not the footsteps you were following earlier.

Lazzare raises his hands: "You should have known better! You investigate the Maid but you miss the important clue: And that's a curse you dig out of the ground! A curse that runs rampant in your blood now, ready to spill over your family for countless generations."

Lazzare shakes his head: "What you did was wrong, but not evil. As such, we will escort you to safety... for now, as your nights will be scarier than your days. This is your burden, your curse!"

Intimidation: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

He then lowers his voice: "If you want, I can teach you how to live well with your curse."

Sorry, there's some repetition in Lazzare's discourses...

Jadran looks at the Aspis with distrust but also a fair bit of pity "They can barely stand, never mind dig or hunt. Another party of those skeletons will surely finish them if we leave them behind." He adds in, not one to be cruel.

---

"Thank you my dear Flory, your skill with repairs is top notch, and quicker than my own!" He admires her work before getting back to the task at hand, letting the others question the Aspis, he prefers a more thorough search of the campsite.

Pearly White Spindle Aeon Stone

I do need to track the time, so please describe how/if Jadran fixes his shield (borrowed repair kit is fine, or you can buy one in town if you have money), and how/if Tiger heals his grievous wounds.

Pearly White Spindle Aeon Stone... :)

The remainder of the campsite is searched, but unless people are interested in the fineries of peat, there's not much more to discover.

Lazzare gives the young agents a tongue-lashing, but they're very easily cowed, being mere trainees.

Where to, next? I think it's implied that Lazzare wants to take them back. It's nighttime, but finding the town won't be hard since you can follow the lights. Quorum of 3.

"If you think you can guide us back to town that's where I'd prefer to be at night. The bugs and flies will swallow us whole otherwise." Assuming we're going back to town Jadran spends his efforts keeping close tabs on the Aspis, perception.

Jadran carries his shield on the way back, just in case its needed in a hurry.

Tiger pulls out his javelin and follows Jadran...

If light's an issue, he'll light his Wayfinder. GM, safe to assume that Tiger has time to refocus?

”Home it is, then”, says Flory, the orb above Sir Miles still glowing. She has him walk a little bit away from the group, to hopefully draw the worst of the bugs.

"Yeah I guess we can't just leave them out here. The silly clompstompers will prolly get lost or fall into a hole or something."

By the time the Pathfinders arrive back in town, with some humiliated Aspis agents in tow, the sun has fully set. However, the full moon and stars provide dim light.

The Pathfinders can confirm that a stagecoach from Caliphas is expected later this evening, and that Constable Fieru already rode out to meet it on the road.

You've got options. You can go intercept the stagecoach outside of town, or continue the investigation in town: there was a lead of Domiri's Sundries from the very beginnnig, as well as Otto Palvik's house, the friend by whom Evni was called away.

Jadran is glad to finally be back on solid ground, taking a minute to dump the bog water from his boots and take a few drinks from his waterskin, which he offers up to the Aspis afterwards. "So should be head out to meet your bosses and get this sorted out quickly?" He asks the trio.

Jadran is glad to finally be back on solid ground, taking a minute to dump the bog water from his boots and take a few drinks from his waterskin, which he offers up to the Aspis afterwards. "So should be head out to meet your bosses and get this sorted out quickly?" He asks the trio.

Is that a vote to intercept the stagecoach?

Lazzare thinks out loud: "So, the Maid hasn't been stolen by the Aspis, and it looks like it also hasn't been stolen by the living dead, too. This is more complex than I expected... Also, I wonder: If the Maid has been stolen this night, it should still be around. But if someone wants to get it out of Anactoria, they'll need a mean of transportation..."

Is there a lot of merchants and travellers in Anactoria or is it a rather isolated town with the stagecoach we are speaking about the main way to get goods out of town?

Lazzare thinks out loud: "So, the Maid hasn't been stolen by the Aspis, and it looks like it also hasn't been stolen by the living dead, too. This is more complex than I expected... Also, I wonder: If the Maid has been stolen this night, it should still be around. But if someone wants to get it out of Anactoria, they'll need a mean of transportation..."

Is there a lot of merchants and travellers in Anactoria or is it a rather isolated town with the stagecoach we are speaking about the main way to get goods out of town?

”Then let’s see what the good constable finds”, Flory replies.

It was partially a vote for the stagecoach and partially one to see the Aspis' reaction. Aspis are still too high on the list of being involved, and sending more agents, to just write off completely... that and the safety of the sheriff.

Since this is a replay for me I've been holding back on decisions but we're still missing some votes so I'll throw one in for the stagecoach. Fortunately I don't remember anything at all about that choice.

Meadow bites her lower lip. "Lazzare has a point. Although I don't think they would have the maid on the inbound coach, would they?"

Silence flaps his wings. "Screech!"