The cleric holds aloft his holy symbol and channels positive energy into his companions.
Cristo takes one of the spare backpacks, a brass tankard, and the satchel which the Pharsaman moves Doctor Lorrimor's tomes to.
After Cristo puts the first book in the satchel and is about to put the second book into the satchel, he finds it empty.
Potions:
Cure light x2
Lesser restoration
Unknown.
Neither of the flasks seem to hold alchemy brews. One is empty and the other has some burning rum.
"These seem to be diseased or poisoned. Are we sure their equipment is not infected?" Imrik asks.
You do find a yellow substance a pollen or powder on the corpses and equipment.
"Is anyone here familiar with nature lore?" The cleric asked.
"That is not an area I have studied, and Omrataji has not granted me the power to detect poisons." Imrik says as he casts Detect Magic and looks at the strange pollen.
He would have stated before he went to find a perch: "That is Yellow Musk Creeper pollen. Just brush it off or rinse it off and the stuff should be fine."
Actually after going up the hill to look over it he returns, "So I saw wet green plants which smoke with a nasty yellow vapor. These are Yellow Musk Creepers. Those are the 'zombies' they make. They have a vapor that can shoot up to 30 feet and its more like spores. So I am going to snipe them and then snipe the 'zombies'. Any questions?"
Cristo blinks. "No, Drake. By all means." The cleric quickly swipes the new gear of pollen.
"If we can safely dispatch them, I agree with this plan" Anapa confirms with a nod
Drake sneaks off around the hill to find the perch he had originally thought to take. He climbs up the tree and gets into position. Then the volley of arrows begin to rain down upon plant and corpse alike.
After a few minutes, about 30 rounds, Drake takes down the plants and the walking corpses. The corpses can't reach him in the tree. The plants are not within 30 feet to spray him.
There are another 20 corpses to loot should you want to gather more loot. Some are in the field as most are under the tree where Drake is perched.
While Drake is finishing off the yellow spore zombie outbreak, the cleric asks his fellow travelers, "So? Anyone have an idea of what Drake really is? With that name, I initially thought a dragon, but that might be too obvious."
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When Drake returns, Cristo offers his congratulations and does indeed wish to see if there's anything good to loot.
Imrik flies over and detects magic down towards the field.
Imrick flies over the field not seeing anything magical but after a second pass two yellow musk creepers emerge and shoot him with pollen.
Will DC 14
Imrick slowly lands next to the creeper affecting him.
Round ?1?
He takes his shots with the penalty at the Creeper drawing Imrick in to its grasp.
He misses twice and swears. Seeing Cristo come over the hill he yells, "Imrick is needing help get in there!"
Round 2
He continues to miss.
Round ?1?
He misses twice and swears. Seeing Cristo come over the hill he yells, "Imrick is needing help get in there!"
Round 2
Jarred back into battle, Cristo draws his morningstar once more and rushes in to help.
Cristo is 80 feet from Imrick at the end of round 1. You see there are lots of roots directly forward, a rocky decline to the right, or the safest but longest path to the right.
Round 3
His first arrow misses again, then his next one cuts the Creeper cleanly in half.
Round 3
Drake's 2nd arrow slices the first creeper in half.
After running in a straight line Cristo moves towards Imrick getting close as the other creeper slithers it's way over towards him. It's still 20 feet away. It hit hits Imrick twice more. Cristo is now 20 feet from Cristo and 15 feet from the creeper.
Round 3
Cristo covers the distance and attacks the creeper.
Round 4
He misses again.
Round 5
He finishes off the creeper if Cristo doesn't get to it first.
Round 6
He climbs down.
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He collects his arrows before beginning to loot. He calls out and asks, "Anyone have create water to wash all this pollen away?"
Round 4
The creeper moves back from Cristo then hits him with a pollen burst.
He resists it.
Round 5
The creeper moves back from Cristo then hits him with a pollen burst.
misses.
Round 6
The creeper moves back from Cristo then hits him with a pollen burst.
misses.
Round 4
The Pharasman spits out any pollen that got into his mouth. And continues to attack the creeper.
Round 5
Round 6
A cleric's kit (includes a backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, candles (10), a cheap holy text, a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, soap, a spell component pouch, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), a waterskin.), a gold holy symbol of Pharasma, a grooming kit, a healer's kit (10/10 uses)
Lamellar (steel) armor, light wooden shield, mwk composite longbow (+3 Str) with 30 arrows, mwk longsword, 49 gp, 3 rubies worth 40 gp, backpack, 3 leather bags, 6 two foot yard bolts of linen, flint and steel, 4 torches, 4 rations, waterskin, wineskin, flask (burbon), bedroll, and winter blanket.
14 daggers, 2 morning stars, a MC light mace, 3 heavy wooden shields, 2 heavy crossbows, 4 light crossbows, MC Greataxe.
Cristo looked through the cleric's kit, shocked that one of the faith was a victim in this nature-based death. It didn't seem right to Cristo.
Still the copy of The Bones Land in a Spiral was in decent quality, and the second gold holy symbol of Pharasma, and the healer's kit could still find use.
Cristo also chose one of the light crossbows. Now all he needed was some bolts. "I'll take those three leather bags if no one minds."
While the others looked over the loot, Cristo's mind drew back to the mysterious bag where he put one of the tomes, which then disappeared.
The cleric put his hand in the magic bag, hoping to find the missing tome.
After guarding Drake during the fighting, Calin helps with the looting. "We likely want to carry as much as this equipment as we can. Even if no one has a use for it, we can trade it away in town. I'll carry as much as I can."
There is a quiver for each crossbow, with 15 bolts in them.
Cristo finds the book.
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"Perhaps we can even supply the local militia and help them in that way? We do not know if these things will come back. Not saying these ones will" as he points to the slaughter "They have been sent to the Bone Yard for judgement. But perhaps more will come while we are away?"
"Unless we bury the bodies, and the plants", Cristo suggested. "It will be a quick and easy method to prevent the restless souls from rising.
We have plenty of torches."
"Yes, we should burn the bodies. In my experience, that's the best way to keep the undead dead." Calin starts to move the bodies into a pile, sure to watch out for any remaining spores.
"I'm less worried about these that have already been slain. My worry is there may be others that we missed and may come while we are not here to defend the town"
Cristo looks glumly at Anapa. "This is Ustalav, aasmiars. It is the risk every child born in these lands must face. Few stories end in happy endings here in Ustalav."
Ah! I misunderstood. I believe Cristo is right. While I understand your position, Anapa, there is always danger around the next corner. If the protection of Ravengro is solely up to us, we'd never be able to leave."
Imrik slowly comes around and says, "Thank you for your aid...I did not think the plants could reach me while I was flying. I say we burn the whole field and bodies."