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You've been asked to come to the Tavern of Last Resort. It is a poorly run bar in the Copperdown district of Augustana, a major port city in Andoran.
You're met by a man, who definitely looks out of place in such a seedy bar.
"I'm Tamir. I've got a job for you, if you want it. We need something delivered to someone. Normally, we'd use some of our own people, but, because of the political situation, we can't use any of our operatives."
The young human man nods, "I'm in. Is this legal?"
"Bah... politics!" Grunyear spits like the word is a curse. "Always getting in the way of getting things done. Come-on then, out with it. What are we delivering? Or is it better we don't ask..." The armored human raises an eyebrow and grins at the Society representative.
As the others file in, Tamir will tell you, "It is an artifact you will be delivering. Once you are at the city, one of our Pathfinders will let you know who to deliver it too. There are competing interests in that city, and the Society cannot even appear to favor one over the other."
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"So, no obvious Pathfinder affiliation?"
Tamir replies, "That's right."
"Is getting this thing into the city going to be tough? Is it as big as an ox or will it fit in my pocket here?" The goblin steps out of the corner. If she was hiding, she isn't very good. She tips her head back to drain a mug and her blonde hair falls out of what might be called a bun, but only if one was feeling particularly cruel to buns. "And will it attract any kind of attention on its own?"
"Pneuferro," she says with an exaggerated bow. "And like this longshanks, I am in whatever your answers may be.
"Same as always then, plausible deniability. Sure sure. But you know, we don't come cheap. I'm sure you or your agent can appropriately compensate us for our troubles. Maybe a little up front to make sure your package gets where it need to go..." Grunyear knows pre-payment isn't usually part of the deal, but he's getting a little nervous their healing friend hasn't shown up yet. A couple elixirs would go a long way.
Tamir responds, "It will fit in a scroll case. Though it isn't a scroll. Which can fit in a backpack.
"I'm sure that we can supply you with travelling expenses. Perhaps rent horses, provide rations, and some healing supplies."
The young man in scale mail, carrying a staff, with a book hanging from his belt, raises his hand. "I study the arcane," he volunteers. "It wouldn't be our of place for me to be carrying a school case. "
No healer hmm? Or trapsmith?
"I wonder if they got the message," the goblin responds to the Hearthkeeper.
Then she nods to "Arc" "Better you than me mate, my folk tend to have way too many eyes already on us any way."
"I'm sure that we can supply you with travelling expenses. Perhaps rent horses, provide rations, and some healing supplies."
"I uh... thanks? I didn't think that would be so well received. Go ahead Arc, carrier duty is all yours if you like."
Krango nods along as he takes a pull from his tankard. "Well, seems pretty straightforward, unless we are missing something," he says implying that this seems all too easy as he sets the container of ale on the table.
"Krango's right, mate. We have the what. The who, the how, and the where need more details." she says. I wouldn't mind more on the what of course. Being a discrete professional is pretty boring sometimes.
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"So, no obvious Pathfinder affiliation?"
Clarius makes sure to remove the small faction pin on his cloak and replaces it from his pocket with something nondescript. His cheeks redden a little, as if he's been caught doing something illicit.
Tamir responds ... "I'm sure that we can supply you with travelling expenses. Perhaps rent horses, provide rations, and some healing supplies."
"Healing supplies would be very handy to have," the thin, pale man says quietly, barely loud enough to be heard by the other people at the tavern.
Tamir gets ready to go. "Of course, this meal's on us. I'll arrange a wagon. Here's five gold, one for each of you."
Some time later, perhaps an hour, a messenger comes to your table and says, "You wagon is ready."
The messenger leads you to the local stable, and a wagon and two horses are waiting for you. The messenger hands you a scroll case, and a backpack.
Inside the backpack are rations (probably enough for a week), and five Elixirs of Life (Minor), and a Healer's Kit. There is also a letter of introduction addressed to Alexander Engstrom at the Tall Tail Tavern.
You have some time before leaving, if you want.
The afternoon travelling is uneventful, but, toward dusk, the horses stop short as you see three feral dogs, ready to pounce.
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Krango │
➤ Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
Green Feral Dog
Grunyer │
Red Feral Dog
Blue Feral Dog
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
Arc drops the reins, draws his staff in both hands, and points one end at the animals. "Ékrixi oxéos!" he shouts. A large glob of sickly green flies from the end of his staff toward the dogs. When it reaches a point between the closer two it detonates and sprays the green stuff onto the two dogs.
Area 5-foot burst
Defense basic Reflex DC 17
You fling a large glob of acid that immediately detonates, spraying nearby creatures. Creatures in the area take 1d8 acid damage with a basic Reflex save; on a critical failure, the creature also takes 1 persistent acid damage.
Arc blasts two of the dogs with acid
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Krango │
Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
Green Feral Dog
Grunyer │
Red Feral Dog
Blue Feral Dog
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
Krango leaps from the wagon and rushes forward to place himself between the horses and dogs.
Pneuferro stands and begins what might be a slight dance. Her feet move as if she is walking in circles but they slide around and she remains in place. Her skin starts to shimmer as if she is sweating, but instead of perspiration tiny metal mirrors and prisms of pure air send light dancing into rainbows around the kineticist.
Her arms gesture widely and a blast of those prisms head straight toward the blue furred dog.
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"It worked!"
Krango draws their weapon and gets in front of the horses
Pneuferro blasts the blue feral dog to oblivion.
The green feral dog circles around, avoiding Krango's reactive strike.
Then, it piercing damage.
piercing damage.
[color=Green][/color]
Krango │
Arc │
➤ Clarius │
Pneuferro │
Green Feral Dog
➤ Grunyer │
Red Feral Dog
Blue Feral Dog
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
Grunyer drops from the back of the wagon drawing his shield as he moves ready to keep the jaws from the team. "Alright then lad, let's not get ahead of ourselves."
Clarius and Grunyer draw their gear and move toward the action.
The red Feral Dog moves to Grunyer and bites!
Neither of which can get past Grunyer's armor.
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Krango │
➤ Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
Green Feral Dog
Grunyer │
Red Feral Dog
Blue Feral Dog
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
"Elektris!" he shouts causing electricity to arc to both creatures. He follows it up with a "Staff!" swinging his staff in a wide arc and throwing it. It flies, powered by more than his strength, at the far dog.
The hair of both dogs stands on end as the electricity courses through them.
Arc's staff flies over and kills the red Feral Dog, before flying back into Arc's hand.
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Krango │
Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
Green Feral Dog
Grunyer │
Red Feral Dog
Blue Feral Dog
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
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Clarius wonders if the wizard is the one who needs guarding, after all.
He shrugs, then gets down off the wagon ◆ to walk over beside Krango, whom he'll need to fix up with his healer's kit soon.
Clarius then tosses daggers at the remaining feral dog (Green Feral Dog). ◆◆
Clarius pats Krango on the back and says quietly, "Dogs nicked you a little, I see."
Pneuferro intensifies her dance and coalesces the tiny mirror into three flattened shards of metal. Then with a massive gesture she thrusts all three of the shards at the remaining dog.
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The shards take all the remaining energy and her magical gate closes.
Clarius throws a dagger at the remaining Feral Dog, killing it.
Status
➤ Krango │
➤ Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
➤ Grunyer │
The dogs were vicious, but, were hardly a problem. You travel for a few more hours
All of you notice that the trail becomes... well, bumpy. Then, Pneuferro and Krango point out lines of raised dirt crossing the trail.
Suddenly, a wagon wheel, while crossing one of the raised dirt lines gets stuck, having gone into a narrow ditch. The raised dirt line must have been hollow underneath.
You may get out of the wagon to try to get the wagon wheel out of the ditch.
This would require a successful Survival check to calm and direct the horses, and multiple successful Athletics checks to move the wagon.
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Krango │
➤ Arc │
➤ Clarius │
➤ Pneuferro │
➤ Grunyer │
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
"What now? Are we sure we're on the right path? Damned roads and their poor conditions." Gunyer grumbles as he climbs out of the wagon to inspect the road and where the wheels might be stuck. "Somebody get those horses calmed down, they're causing a ruckus... something might come to investigate."
Having grown up on a farm and around beasts of burden, Krango attempts to calm the horses.
"Whoa there, calm down," Krango says in a surprisingly soft an gentle voice, gaining control of the reins and rubbing their necks
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Clarius nods appreciatively at Krango's skill with the horses. He reaches up and pats one gently -- not with the same kind of energy as a man who's lived his life on a farm, but someone who isn't completely inept at handling horses.
"I can take over here if you can help Grunyer with getting the wheels free. I'm afraid I'm not much help in that area," the thin man says in a quiet and unassuming way while standing with his arms at his sides under his cloak, accentuating his thin figure.
Krango (20/20 HP) │ ☘️, ⚔️ 60, 1
➤ Arc (14/14 HP) │ ☘️, ⚔️ 60, 1
Clarius (17/17 HP) │ ☘️, ⚔️ 60, 1
➤ Pneuferro (18/18 HP) │ ☘️, ⚔️ 60, 1
Grunyer (20/20 HP) │ ☘️, ⚔️ 60, 1
Pneuferro takes a chunk of iron from her belt and stretches until she has a long bar. Then she insets it under the wheel of the wagon and attempts to leverage it out.*
"Hey Arc mate, perhaps we should lift together."
"It is hard to get good fitting in this mud. I'll try again."
Arc can't get a good grip at first, but, then, manages to lift the wagon enough the horses can pull it out.
A couple of rodents pop up from the ground. It seems you may have disturbed them.
One piercing damage.
The other piercing damage.
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Clarius │
Red Rodent
Krango │
Arc │
Grunyer │
Blue Rodent
Pneuferro │
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
Clarius draws, moves, and pokes.
The rodent responds by digging a hole, burrowing behind Clarius. The pile of dirt that pushes up while it is burrowing gets Clarius off balance , and
[color=Green][/color]
Clarius │
Red Rodent
➤ Krango │
➤ Arc │
➤ Grunyer │
Blue Rodent
Pneuferro │
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
"What the hell is this thing now? Come here you little *%$@!"
Grunyer readies his shield while grabbing at the creature.
Arc reaches with one hand for his staff, he stowed nearby. With the other, he snaps his fingers, says "Pyr," and points at the creature next to Grunyer.
Targets 1 creature
Defense AC
You snap your fingers and point at a target, which begins to smolder. Make a spell attack roll against the target's AC, dealing 2d4 fire damage on a hit. If the target is within your melee reach, you can choose to make a melee spell attack with the flame instead of a ranged spell attack, which increases all the spell's damage dice to d6s.
Critical Success The target takes double damage and 1d4 persistent fire damage.
Success The target takes full damage.
Grunyer grabs the rodent, and Arc fries it a lot.
[color=Green][/color]
Clarius │
Red Rodent
➤ Krango │
Arc │
Grunyer │
Blue Rodent │
Pneuferro │
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort
The blue rodent certainly doesn't like being grabbed, and .
It will
Finally, in desperation, it will
[color=Green][/color]
➤ Clarius │
Red Rodent
➤ Krango │
Arc │
Grunyer │
Blue Rodent │
[color=Red][/color]
➤ Pneuferro │
- Deliver Artifact
- Tall Tail Tavern
- Tavern of Last Resort