"That was not human. We should investigate." Imrik says as he takes to the sky and begins flying slowly towards the sound.
With a small sigh, Cristo leaves his gear burden by the body to follow the flying haf-dragon, holy symbol in hand.
His ears twitch as it turns to the sound from the east "Female. Distressed. We should go supply aid"
He finally catches up to the group and looks around as the group moves towards the sound.
"This could be a trap", Cristo warns Drake. "So be ready for combat!"
"Im willing to risk a trap. If we are wrong, we fight and get out of a trap, if we are right, not only do we rescue a life, we make the world safer. The loss is worse if we do nothing"
"That did not sound like a real person. I agree we should be careful." Imrik says as he flies over the others.
Imrick flies over the trees towards the sound as the others move forward on foot. After a few more moments you hear another scream.
Anapa:
You hear a woman's cry come from the East.
You hear a woman's cry come from another direction.
20You hear a woman's cry come from the East.
[Spoiler=Imrik]
You hear a woman's cry come from the East. You can identify these cries as curiously inhuman.
"I heard that but I can't tell where it came from!" He announces to the group who are to the East of him.
"Something is trying to lure us away", the cleric states. "Let us return to the body and return it to her loved ones. There is nothing out here for us."
He stops then nods at Imrik "We are being seperated. We need to head back as soon as possible. Haste, quickly!" as he turns and starts to head back as fast as possible
Imrik realizes this is a trap and says, "You are correct. Let's go." He then turns and heads back the way they came.
The group quickly gets back to the clearing with the body. Drake stands vigilant with his bow.
As you approach him a massive spider fades into existence as it jumps on him. This large spider-like monster has an eerie, humanoid face surrounded by a shaggy mane of fur.
plus poison and grab)
It bites deep and gets a hold of Drake.
Drake
Calin
Imrik
Cristo
Anapa
Spider
22 Imrik
21 Anapa
14 Drake
13 Calin
6 Spider
5 Cristo 5
Round 1
Round 1
He does his best to free himself from the fangs and mouth of the spider but is helpless...
Imrik continues going to look for the others.
Round 1
The spider drags Drake backwards in its maw, pinning him in it.
"By the Spiral! We must save Drake!" Cristo exclaims.
The cleric activates his ioun torch before entering the darkening wood, then runs to find elf noble.
Anapa nods his agreement as he charges down the spider creature
Round 1
Imrik charges at the creature from above!
Round 2
Imrik's powerful wings hold him suspended above the spider as he strikes at it again!
round 1
Due to the trees, Anapa can't fly the whole time, which reduces his speed. He rushes out of the trees and jumps into the clearing with his wings. Then he lands and gets around the spider, but he is unable to strike this turn.
Imrick, the trees are in the way to charge the spider from above. You move and swing your spiked chain at one of its massive legs, it bounces off harmlessly.
22 Imrik
21 Anapa
14 Drake
13 Calin
6 Spider
5 Cristo 5
Calin breaks from the tree line, crossing the clearing and aiming to get behind the spider.
Round 2
He pulls himself from the maw of the spider. Then tumbles behind Anapa.
Now, finally within melee reach, the Anubian Aasimar makes his strike
Round 2
The spider takes a 5 foot step and goes ethereal. Imrick's AoO swings and hits nothing, as the creature uses its supernatural ability. Drake is simply dropped onto the ground. No sign of the spider but the massive pool of spilled inchor.
He seems to be recovering and stands up, grateful he states, "Thank you for rescuing me!"
Round 2
Cristo double moves to make it to Drake. "Any injuries?"
"No corpse. If you can, patch him up, or I can, but best do it quickly. That creature could be back any second" as he keeps his eyes open and his ears swivels around for any movement
Imrik lands by the others and keeps an eye out. "What was that? How did it disappear like that?" Imrik asks the others.
Drake holds his bow, looking for the spider to jump out from somewhere. He replies in his normal calm voice, "Hold your spells, the poison has not taken my strength, and my wounds are healing."
Round 3
"That spider was no normal spider. Likely a magical beast of some kind. A large spider that seems to come out of thin air... Hmmm... Knowledge Arcana would likely help us with that."
Round 4
He exclaims, "Someone grab the corpse and lets get back to the wagon train!"
"Let us hurry before some other forest creature drags away the body", Cristo nodded.
The pharasman runs behind his fellow adventurers, quick to recover the poor woman's body.
Your group returns to the caravan with the body.
"What will you do with her?" The phrasaman asks politely.
Aleece’s sisters Lettie and Poppy are cry even harder at seeing their sister's corpse. The Wolf Child howls inconsolably. Lidia and S’jeer are trying to comfort them.
Kaleb Hesse, the Ringmaster, an albino man with red eyes and long, white hair that hangs below his knees, Kaleb wears a tall red top hat, a long red coat with gold buckles, and striped trousers. Kaleb thanks your group, "Thank you for bringing her back. We will have a day of mourning before we burn the body. We will continue on and would welcome you to stay with us. We Freaks have to watch out for each other."
"Beware, these areas seem to hold many dangerous things. Where are you heading? We have a goal in our travels." Imrik asks the Ringmaster.
"What do you think, Anapa? Should we partake of the troupe's generosity, or continue on our own path?" Cristo asks.