Stom runs over to the other skirmish, attempts to climb up on the desk, and then slashes at the remaining boggard.
◆ Stride
◆ Athletics(?) check
◆ Strike
Samael juggles over and sticks another nice in the Red Boggard, Doxie is able to get her claws into him, opening a vicious gouge while Stom jumps up onto the nearby table and lays into the Boggard with a particularly vicious swing of his greataxe.
The boggard is kind of standing there staggered but still with some fight left in the creature, its not going down without fighting.
Alak will attempt to push the creature to the ground, further bullying it.
but he fails to do so, he'll then step out allowing someone else entry into the melee.
Round 2 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red 31
Stom
Oppa
Samael
Lyra throws her hands out and casts a spell. NULLISH CRAAALIFK"
As her darts fly towards the remaining Boggart she raises her shield in place.
Violant once again casts Electric Arc, modifying it once again to be a pole of electricity that descends from the ceiling in an attempt to catch the creature off guard, then she surreptitiously raises her shield.
Lyra launches a line of needles at the remaining Boggard, drawing some fire for Violant to launch an electric strike.
the boggard croaks, "Braaggh, You all will die, you cannot stop Cinderclaws!”
He turns his club angrily and tries to bonk Stom.
He then swings over and tries to slam Doxie
Lastly one final desperate club strike against Samael, as the boggard swings wildly at you all.
Round 3 - Croak and dagger
Alak
Lyra
Violant
Boggard Red 36
Stom
Oppa
Samael
Stom carefully moves on top of the table to put the boggard directly between himself and Samael. Then he swings his greataxe, hoping to remove the last threat in this room.
◆ Step
◆ Strike
◆ Strike
Samael will continue to juggle. This time adding a playing card to the two daggers.
◆ Cast: Protect Companion
◆ Raise Shield
◆ Command Doxie
"Keep it up girl. Take that thing out".
◆ Attack: Bite Bite
Teeth (Piercing)
◆ Attack: Claw Claw
Nails (Slashing)
"Grrr...Grrr... Munch... snap".
Doxie tears into the wounded Boggard, biting him deeply in the neck, arterial blood leaps in spurts.
The dying Boggard, gasping for breath, struggles to raise his head. His once fierce eyes dim, but the fire of hatred and prophecy remains. With a final, rattling breath, he croaks out:
"Malarunk... will come... he’ll resssstore the Huntergate... the Cinderclawsss... are coming..."
His voice fades, the last word trailing off into a wet, choking gurgle as his body goes limp.
”Malarunk, restoring the Huntergate? I wonder what he was talking about?”
Scratching your heads and recovering from your wounds, none of you have ever heard of someone named Malarunk or anything called the Huntergate, and your only interaction with the Cinderclaws seems to be whoever these strange transplants are that have kicked the goblins from their homes.
Searching the two Boggards, you guys find a dirty coin purse with 32 silver pieces in it, as well as a small onyx figurine in the shape of a dog.
"I've got a few guesses... but no clue," Violant says in Taldane with a shrug. She then looks over the Onyx statue of a dog , examining its properties to see if it has any magical significance.
"Anyone else have any idea what this figurine is? I... seem to not be getting much recollection at the moment, sadly."
Stom briefly looks at the dog figurine. "Seems to be well-crafted, but I have no clue on its purpose."
Stom examines himself for wounds from the fight. "Damn, that last boggard might have cracked a rib. Lyra, do you have any numbing ointment to help with the pain." Stom holds still long enough for Lyra to perform her healing before looking around the room for clues about these boggards or the mysterious Cinderclaws.
As the group recovers, Stom ponders where to go next. "Back the way we came to another wing? Or, this new door here?" Stom points to the door they haven't passed through yet.
Looking around, "Ah Stom, come here, let me patch you up. Looks like you have a pretty good sized lump forming,"
"Lets keep looking, maybe we'll find this Malarunk or the Huntergate,"
"What a cute toy!"
Going up to the east door, Samael will check to see if it is trapped. If not, then he will open the door.
Samael after investigating the door, finds it has no traps and opens it only to reveal a small hallway that leads to another door not 5 feet away.
Finding no traps in the highly trappable looking hallway, he steps forward to check the next door, finding it unlocked. As he opens the next door and stepping into the room, he finds Once-fine seating made from mahogany and velvet has been broken to pieces and used to fashion crude shelters. To the north, a door is heavily barricaded with debris.
You all burst into the room, finding a chaotic scene unfolding before you. The door to the rear of the chamber shudders under the force of some massive beast trying to break through, its growls and snarls echoing off the stone walls. Holding the door with all their might are two Simian(ape-like) creatures, their furry bodies straining against the weight of the creature's assault.
In front of them stands a hulking Boggard, his mottled, warty skin glistening in the dim light. His bulging eyes flicker with a mixture of anger and cunning as he spots the intruders. Clutched tightly in his webbed hands is a massive, two-handed greatclub, crudely carved but deadly in its size and weight.
With a deep, resonant croak, the Boggard barks orders to the Charau-kas, his toad-like voice carrying over the din:
"Hold the door, you foolssss! Keep the beassst back! I’ll deal with the invaderssss!"
The Charau-kas screech in response, redoubling their efforts to keep the barricade in place as the Boggard turns to face the adventurers. He raises his greatclub, muscles tensing beneath his slimy skin, ready to swing with all the force of a battering ram.
"I'll deal with you firsssst!" he croaks, advancing on the adventurers with murderous intent.
Whatever beast is behind the door, slams against the baricade, throwing the simian creatures forward before they are able to reinforce it again with their body weight.
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Doors hitpoints: Hardness 5, HP 25
The giant boggard rushes forward, ready to slam his greatclub into Stom and Samael.
His greatclub slams into Stom, nearly knocking the wind out of the dwarven barbarian!
Round 1 - "Croak, Crush, Conquer"
Monster behind the Door
Boggard (Werrt)
Charau-Kas Red and Blue
Samael
Lyra
Oppa / Doxie
Stom 13 damage
Alak
Violant
"Woah! Maybe we coulda helped you, but, now you've hit Stom. That's not good in my book!"
◆ Begin juggling a dagger.
◆ Move behind the boggard.
◆
Violant tries out one of her newly-acquired spells, albeit one she can actually can cast as she manifests two spheres of flames around her hands. She sends one at the Charau-Ka, and the second one, in her off-hand and thus a bit less accurate, at the Boggard in front of her.
The second one manages to viscerally sear flesh as it strikes the Boggard, as Violant jumps back a little, not expecting such a strike from her off-hand aim. Boggards, some kind of Monkey creature?! she thinks to her self in silence as the flesh of the frog-creature burns.
Stom seems quicker on his feet than normal and maybe even quicker to anger. Stom sees Samael target the boggard between the two of them, so he follows suit.
◇ Rage
◆◆ Intimidating Strike
With no other targets in range, Stom tries to wallop the boggard again.
◆ Strike
◆ Command Doxie
◆ Cast "Protect Companion"
◆ Raise Shield
"Look Doxie! More Frog legs".
Arcana
"Oh Wait! I know what this is! It's called an Onyx Dog... and..."
Then all hell breaks loose...
◆ Stride
◆ Attack: Jaws
Teeth (Piercing).
Lyra raises her shield and throws her hand out towards the boggard. ” NULLISH CRAAALIFK"
Samael moves into combat, distracting the Boggard, for Doxie and Stom and to lay wicked strikes on the Boggard. Violant follows up with a particularly devastating fire attacks. her first goes wide attacking the Charau-ka apelike creature, but her second blasts the Boggard square in the chest, igniting the creatures ragged clothes.
Alak moves past the Boggard, seeing its been handled, "What's behind this door, creatures?" He prepares to hold the door with the creatures, trusting his Plate armor to protect him against sneak attacks from the simian creatures.
The monster behind the door continues to slam and claw and roar against the half broken door.
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7
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Hardness, HP remaining: 12
Enough of the door is broken you guys can see a giant brown furred muzzle and huge paws with massive claws. It roars, bellowing through the dungeon, echoing off the stone walls. The door looks like it can withstand another 6 seconds of assault before breaking.
The boggard's clothes burn, hurting him slightly.
"Monster eat all ussss, Eat me, eeeeaat you!!"
The Boggard will then give off a terrifying croak, potentially frightening everyone.
He'll then slam his greatclub against Stom and Doxie, the ones who hurt him last him. But he is swaying on his feet, barely able to stay up and misses badly.
The Charau-kas look at the Alak in his frightening plate armor and huge plate armor, They take one look at him and try to run past him, completely abandoning the door barricade. Hooting, and hollering not sure what to be more afraid of.
They seem to be saying something, or communicating with each other.
"run run, the bear eat us, the adventurer's killss us!"
The other one says "No point dying for cinderclaws, they take us here, leave us here, I miss the treeees"
The Orange Charau-ka attempt to tumble through Doxies space.
but fails badly. The Blue attempts as well. and is able to make it, he is focused on the door and escaping you all.
Round 2 - "Croak, Crush, Conquer"
Grizzly Bear behind the Door
Boggard (Werrt) Red 34 damage
Charau-Kas Orange
Charau Kas Blue
Samael
Lyra
Oppa / Doxie
Stom 8 damage
Alak
Violant
Stom notices the ape creatures starting to flee and the door starting to fall apart. "Alak can hold off that creature. Let's focus down the others. The croak from the boggard is off-putting enough that Stom feels fear in his gut.
Stom deals with fear through violence, and uses the close proximity of the boggard and one of the ape creatures to his advantage.
◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Strike
Violant sends a line of electricity that seems like it is going to hit Lyra, but arcs over her head, striking the Charau-Ka before Arcing over Doxie's head, then striking the second Charau-Ka with a thundrous boom as she raises her shield right as the arc strikes its final target. She shakes off a moment of fear as she does this, too involved in the calculations necessary to do the magic than anything else.
"Ummm. I see what they were trying to stop," he says as he points to the open door with a bear in it.
◆ Samael begins juggling a second dagger.
◆ Then, a playing card.
◆ Then he will begin Fourberie stance.
"Go get them girl. You'll need a nap after this feast".
◆ Interact: Command Doxie
◆ Cast: Boost Eidolon
◆ Cast: Protect Eidolon
Attacks Future Frog Legs Dinner
◆ Strike: Bite
Teeth
◆ Strike: Claw
Nails
With the charua-ka right in front of her Lyra she will thrust forward and attempt to tusk the creature.
The creature bobs out of the way and Lyra attempts to attack again.
She then raises her shield in front of herself and the creature
Doxie dines deliciously on dead boggard, tearing into him as he gurgles and groans. The Simian creatures are both struck with an arc of electricity.
And despite, their normally dexterous ways, they are overcome with fear at the rapidly crumbling situation.
They throw down their sickles, begging in a mix of a Mwangi and Draconic.
“We... no fight! No hurt! We... ah... give up, yes? No more smash-smash!”
The small simian creature stumbles over the words, flailing his arms in exaggerated gestures, clearly trying to convey submission. His wide eyes dart around, terrified by the still rampaging bear.
Alak prepares himself, readying to attack.
The wooden door, already weakened and splintered, shudders violently with a loud crack as something heavy slams into it from the other side. The brittle wood groans, bending inward before suddenly bursting apart in a flurry of jagged pieces. A hulking mass of fur and muscle surges through the doorway, fragments of the door flying across the cramped crypt like shrapnel.
The bear’s massive frame nearly fills the narrow space, its fur matted with mud and debris. Its eyes gleam with primal fury as it roars, the sound echoing off the cold stone walls.
Alak having readied his attack, swings his greatsword at the bear.
He strikes true, but struggles to do much against this battle hardened bear hide.
Round 2 - "Croak, Crush, Conquer"
Grizzly Bear 6 damage
Charau-Kas Orange 8 damage
Charau Kas Blue 8 damage
Samael
Lyra
Oppa / Doxie
Stom 8 damage
Alak
Violant
Violant understands the language thanks to its Draconic... but she silently curses whichever magical conundrum restricts her speech in times of stress. There is absolutely zero chance someone is understanding her when she's under pressure, barring a Jistkan Automaton, or a creature of Axis.
She hastily tries to communicate, via hand signals, a big DO NOT HARM, instead focusing her efforts on dealing with the bear. She then holds out her hand, opting to produce yet more flame, and fires one at the bear.
Lyra seeing that the Charau-kas aren't attacking and Violant is trying to communicate something decides to focus her attacks on the bear instead.
"By her holy flaming sword! However did a bear get trapped down here!?" Lyra raises her hand toward the holy symbol on her shield and as she speaks the symbol glows and a warmth spreads over her allies. " Kiggitha bluutiry fullip ahrikkk"
Samael, damage, then , then juggles another playing card into the mix.
Stom is able to discern Violant's hand signals and follows the path of Samael's daggers toward the bear.
"Time to go big game hunting!"
◆ Stride
◆ Intimidating Strike
"Wait! Bears are not by nature Evil. Maybe it's just hungry".
◆ Ready Sling
◆ Raise Shield
◆ Command Doxie
◆ Pick up Boggard Corpse
◆ Throw to Bear
The Grizzly Bear is badly hurt but hoth dagger, magic and a frightening greataxe slash, by the time Doxie throws a boggard corpse at it, its in no mood to eat something dead!
Alak will also slice at it, power attacking.
The frightened and hurt bear will bite at Alak then swipe at Stom.
The two Charau-Ka's will try to further run away, the orange one trying to tumble through doxie.
But the blue one opens the doors next to it and runs into the next room over.
Round 3 - "Croak, Crush, Conquer"
Grizzly Bear 66 damage
Charau-Kas Orange 8 damage
Charau Kas Blue 8 damage
Samael
Lyra
Oppa / Doxie
Stom 8 damage
Alak 15 damage
Violant
Samael will juggle a third playing card, then throw two of the cards at the bear.
piercing damage.
piercing damage.
Stom continues his assault at the bear.
◆ Intimidating Strike
◆ Strike
In a flurry of knives, Samael sends two razor sharp playing cards straight through the bear's eyes while Stom steps up and delivers a massive cleaving blow, the bear falls to the ground with a loud thud, sending up a dust cloud.
The remaining Charau-Ka is huddled down, his hand over his ears, clearly afraid, the other already escaped into the next room over.
Violant resumes speaking Common as soon as the bear falls, "Can one of you try to grab the other one? I think I can communicate with this one," before immediately switching to Draconic.
"You can at least understand Draconic, yes? As long as you don't hurt us, we won't hurt you. The first question I have to ask of you: how did you get here?"
She then waits for a response from the Charau-Ka.
After collecting his knives and cards (and wiping them off), Samael will search the room the bear came from.
Stom calms slightly as the bear falls. "Alak, make sure this one doesn't run away. I'll get the other." Stom runs after the Charau-Ka that left the room in an attempt to stop them from running away.
Doxie bites off a hunk of Bear haunch, then stares at the remaining Charau-Ka as Violant questions him. Oppa acts like he's having to keep the Dragon from adding to his monster buffet.
Oppa, Doxie and Violant gather around the cowering Charau-Ka, Violant questioning him in Draconic which his eyes light up when he realizes he can understand the stranger.
Samael steps past the fallen bear corpse into the next room.
This stately bedroom looks like a horrific crime scene. Sprawled haphazardly everywhere are half-mauled humanoid bodies lying in pools of blood, splintered furniture, bed curtains and rugs torn to shreds, and massive piles of dung.
Stom moves to race after the other Charau-ka that escaped into the next room.
Stom your eyes focus on the room looking for the Charau-Ka but you don't see it right away. As your eyes scan the room you realize there are 4 Charau-Ka's hanging from the ripped and knotted curtains near the ceiling staring at you with angry snarled faces holding Hatchets and Knives.
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