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Brask will taunt the creature and then proceed try to drop it into the ground and slash it.
◆ Taunt
◆ Trip vs Reflex DC
◆ Attack,
Winter watches as Brask topples the thing!
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MarI/O knocks one out with his cold steel shield, and immediately hurries to Brask aid.
Brask finds himself a little nauseated but still is able to forcefully put one of the monsters out of balance.
Azorch hesitates to make a move.
The creature tripped, stands itself up and retaliates by biting. MarI/Os heroicly jumps in to intercept. The bite is deep and small fungal vines start growing around the automatons wound.
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Combat Round 2
Bold may action!
Active effects: Courageous Anthem
Azorch
Brask ♥️-6(sickened 1)
Blue 14<⛨<17 ♥️-8
Biold ♥️-5 (sickened 1)
Winter
Leena
Red 14<⛨<17
MarI/Os -8 (+tangle spores)
[spoiler=Tangle Spores] (disease) A creature bitten by a cythnigot becomes afflicted by fast-growing spores that swiftly grow into twitching spikes and hideous pallid growths of hairlike fibers. These growths erupt from the bite wound and writhe and wrap around the creature's limbs. Plant creatures take a –2 circumstance penalty to save against tangle spores; Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 rounds; Stage 1 clumsy 1 (1 round); Stage 2 clumsy 1 and off-guard (1 round); Stage 3 clumsy 2, off-guard, and if you attempt a manipulate action, you must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or it's lost; roll the check after spending the action, but before any effects are applied (1 round)]
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Winter gallops into the open space, keeping her low humming audible.
◆) Sustain Hymn of Healing vs Biold
◆) Stride
~) Spellslots @ 1□□□ | ☀️☑□
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The tiny creatures seem to be too agile for Leena to hit. But Azorch uses the opportunity as a distraction and strikes to kill another threat as green ooze spill everywhere!
Winter continues her courageous anthem and focus on healing Biold.
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Combat Round 2
Bold may action!
Active effects: Courageous Anthem
Azorch
Brask ♥️-6(sickened 1)
Biold ♥️-5 (sickened 1, Fast healing 2)
Winter
Leena
Red 14<⛨<17
MarI/Os -8 (+ tangle spores)
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Biold strikes the creature so hard, it knocks it off Brask, and kills it in a single fell swoop.
Further in, A few large tables stand throughout the room, their polished surfaces gleaming. The walls are unadorned and clean, as if scoured regularly. A giant-sized smiling face of a human man with a receding hairline is carved into the northern wall. Beneath this image is a metal plate that has several levers and buttons.
As the party enters the room, cheerful, wordless tunes fill the room compelling everyone to work... It's a haunt!
Hazard Round 1
Bold may action.
Biold
Leena
Haunt
Winter
Zaorch
MarI/Os
Brask
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Winter treats the wounded between scenes.
10-20 min
~) One more sustain closes all of Biold's wounds (1 round)
~) Treat Wounds vs Leena (10 minutes) @ +11 HPs
~) Refocus (10 minutes, if time)
◆) Guidance
◆◆) Disable
She rears up on hind legs to stand before the voices "I summon the power of Mountains, and beseech you: Disband forthwith, lest her wrath be laid upon your souls seeking rest, so finding none!"
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The tune is incredibly loud and forceful. Biold , Leena, and Winter take some mental strain. The noise is too distracting that Biold and Leena couldn't put together the right means to put an end to the distracting noise.
Out of nowhere, ghostly apparitions appear, they look like they are cleaning up a mess, and they splash around ghostly caustic everywhere.
Winter comes out strong with her voice. The haunt temporarily staggers but continues to go about.
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Hazard Round 1/2
Bold may action.
Biold -11 (Reflex save)
Leena -11 (Reflex save)
Haunt (1/? success)
Winter -11 (Reflex save)
Azorch (Will save) (Reflex save)
MarI/Os (Will save) (Reflex save)
Brask (Will save) (Reflex save)
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◆ Stride away
"I think we can't handle this thing ... maybe leave it for others to fix?"
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A thick, low fog shrouds the early morning landscape of the Pathfinder field base atop a low hill in a clearing of the Blackwood Swamp. People busily move between several brightly colored tents.
A dark-skinned half-elf with several silvery tattoos decorating her face smiles widely and steps close to shake hands. “Pathfinders,” she says, “thank you for coming! My name is Fola Barun, and I am the leader of the Envoy’s Alliance. Do I correctly understand you are new to the Pathfinder Society? Please, tell me about yourselves.”
“It is good you have come. Members of the Envoy’s Alliance faction seek cooperation as our primary way to further the goals of the Pathfinder Society. This means cooperation within our own ranks, but also with allies and potential allies throughout the world.
[b]“I understand that you were part of the recruits that recently established contact with a remote iruxi enclave in the Blackwood Swamp, called the Tskikha enclave. I would like to help grow that relationship. According to rumor, they recently had some sort of trouble."
"This is where you come in. I want you go to the Tskikha enclave and meet with their leader, Chief Thakik. Tell her that you wish to aid them in whatever way you can. Your primary mission is to build trust and prove that Pathfinders are worthy allies.”
Fola pauses a moment and her face fills with concern. “If you’re asked to undertake dangers on behalf of the Tskikha, please be careful. While alliances are important, the safety of our agents is worth more to me. Too many Pathfinders have been lost heedlessly charging into danger.
“What questions do you have?”
"Well, I'm not much of a talker, but if they need help I'm all for it"
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Contemplating the situation a moment, Azorch rubs his chin, asking, "Why do you think they have 'some sort of trouble'?"
"It would seem to be related to the ruins that Rain had stumble upon."
Fola seems to be very chatty, to a point she drops some lore about herself. “I come from the village of Jalnuth in the Mwangi Expanse. I served my community as a leader and envoy until the Pathfinders came to us to fulfill a bargain we struck with a venture captain named Sharrowsmith. Their skill at defeating an evil force invading our lands impressed me enough that I decided to learn more. Eventually, I joined.”
“I was asked to lead the Envoy’s Alliance after the terrible losses in the Society’s siege of Gallowspire a few years ago. As I looked at the records of agents lost, cursed, and worse in their service over the years, I knew we needed a new way. One in which the lives of our agents aren’t a cost of doing business. Cooperation is the key to that new way, I believe.”
She then beckons the group to meet the enclave, about 30 mins travel from the Pathfinder's camp.
Past a ring of sharpened stakes stands a cluster of low mounds that rise above the rest of the swamp. Smoke curls from holes in the top of each mound. A few iruxi curiously peer out from behind flaps in the entrances.
An imposing iruxi woman sits atop a throne crafted from the bones of several swamp animals. “So, you are the ones sent? I remember you, and I hope you prove yourselves for the sake of the Pathfinder Society."
“There is a hill nearby, topped with an ancient structure. It’s of little interest to us, but two days ago, a scout of our enclave, Igix, disappeared near there. We were about to send Kazuuk,” the chief points to another iruxi, “to see what he can learn. But with you here, we can test the quality of the Pathfinders, yes?"
“Accompany Kazuuk to the ruin and learn what happened to our scout. Overcome any trouble you find. Kazuuk will see what you are capable of. Impress him, and you will have my trust."
Kazuuk standing aside her, nods at you.
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Biold clears his throat and speaks up to ask
Had Igix noted any irregularities in the area before they disappeared?
"“The swamp holds many dangers. It could be something as like a hungry alligator or a group of human thieves. What I know is that Igix didn’t get lost. He is too skilled for that. But if you are asking about any specifics, I'm afraid nothing abnormal was reported prior.”
Kazuuk continues to explain a bit about the ruins, [b]“Probably humanmade. Very old. They’ve been here longer than our tribe. I suppose they’re probably filled with trouble. Aren’t most ancient ruins that way?” He chuckles nervously...
Winter asks of Kazuuk "I am curious to see what test of qualities you have chosen" she sizes up the iruxi "Those that you deem important will tell us more about your tribe" she wafts into parable "'The turnt stone do telleth'"
"I am here to test if we can trust the Pathfinders, if you are true to your word."
You then follow Kazuuk on to the path, an approximate two hour journey, along the way, you have an opportunity to perhaps impress the Iruxi.
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Biold is unsure that Kazuuk is going to be interested in his particular field of knowledge. Mechanical things and clockwork seem very distant from the rough living of the swamp.
All the same, he tries to show Kazuuk his warhammer and how it works.
They get to talking about engineering design and he hopes some of the concepts from his training could apply to the Iruxi village.
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Winter takes an immediate liking to Kazuuk, seeing in him a protector of his tribe, a role which she feels she shares. Rather than try to impress him, she simply keeps up on their hike over and picks his brain.
"Loyalty, then. That is what is most highly valued" trotting along "How long have you known Igix?"
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For the most part, Kazuuk takes a very strong liking to the group with their impressive display of etiquette, knowledge, and skill. He starts to converse much more casually as the hour passes.
"Igix and I go back a long time, we both trained as scouts together, I know a good scout when I see one and Igix is one."
Eventually, the group comes upon to the ruins without troubles as Kazuuk expertly leads you past the danger zones.
A cracked structure, coated with creeping tendrils of moss and lichen, rises from the swamps atop a low hill ahead. The air is still here, as if waiting for a breath of wind. Even the usually noisy cries of animals fall silent close to the building. A set of broad stairs facing southeast lead up into darkness.
Brask takes a good long look at Kazuuk and then replies with a grin.
"If anything I can help with a strong arm when it's needed!"
Brask will move into the battle using his reach to tag two goblins.
◆ Stride
◆ Attack blue ,
◆ Trip (Assurance): +13 on green.
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Brask will move into the battle using his reach to tag two goblins.
◆ Trip (Assurance): +13 on green.
The fastest of the group immediately try to surround the green goblin! MarI/Os and Brask are unable to land a hit on the tricky creature. But Brask successfully trips the creature for Leena to follow up with a good stab. The Goblin is very bloodied, but he gets back up and breathes fire on the attacking party!
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Combat Round 1
Bold may act
Leena Basic Reflex DC16
MarI/O Basic Reflex DC16
Brask Basic Reflex DC16
Green Goblin -10
Azorch
Biold
Winter
Red Blue Goblin