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"Come, adventure on beautiful Dolentia Island! See Fiendbinder's Folly, an ediface of elven arrogance! Trek through jungles infested with all manners of beasts, beast-men, and beastly plants!"

After being run off by hostile crowds a few times, including mercenaries paid to object to any hint that elves are less than perfect beings, Aikane decides he needs a slightly different sales pitch.

So get my advertisement for Aikane's Wilderness Resort ready to run in the end credits?

Laying back and enjoying the sun and the food, Aikane opens one eye to peer towards the ship. "Good, now we don't have to pay for the rescue!" He then goes back to napping.

Reknar. wrote:

Question about reading scrolls - are they subject to Arcane Spell Failure due to armor?

No one? :P

Because if not, I would like to have the Spider Climb one.

Alright, I've looked it up. Now you owe me a cookie.

Using a scroll is like casting a spell for purposes of arcane
spell failure chance.

Aikane starts gathering the treasures they have found. He drags one of the chests to near the entrance and uses that to store the things he thinks the group would most want to take. He also stacks the ingots there.

As he is going through the treasure, he checks if the boots and either cloak would fit him.

That should take him until the bird returns.

After that, he works with the others to gather food and create a better shelter for the night. He recommends it be just slightly in the jungle from the shore.

Survival to gather food: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Survival to create shelter: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

With a look of absolute horror, Aikane says "Sleep in here?"

Waving his hands wildly, he proclaims "[b]No, no, no! Out in the jungle, where it is clean! This place still reeks of that abomination!"

Looking towards Nef, he says "I'll even help the bird gather food this time."

So you mean Oren finally gets to gloat that Wedjat really is a big chicken?

Before rushing into the next combat, does anyone want to lay claim on any of the items we just found? Aikane could make use of the boots or amulet. Giving the arrows to Jacinth would make sense. I'm not sure if anyone announced what they were.

Still looking over what they had found, Aikane is surprised when Nef turns and starts moving towards the hidden room.

Gesturing towards the items, he asks "Is there anything here that would help us?"

Perplexed, Aikane asks "Does it even have an existence beyond guarding that secret room?"

"As for the remains of the demon, maybe it is because of all this..." he says while pointing at the mithral filigree. "Could Fiendbinder have done something that prevents the complete destruction? A magical container to hold a part of it's essence?"

Looking up, above the pool, Aikane wonders aloud "Where is the blood coming from, and how do we stop it?"

Gesturing at the mithral strands and the totems, he adds "I don't know magic, but this seems more a profane temple than a cage. It needs to be cleansed!"

With a touch of disbelief, Aikane asks "Is it really dead? Dispersed? Gone? I'm not quite sure what the correct term is..."

Shaking his head, he slowly enters the foul chambers to look in the pool searching for any indications of trickery. Could this be a trick of some sort...

He gently pokes at one of the cold iron arrows in the pool.

Aikane silently glides into the room where the hawani's were. He quickly surveys the room and then does a more detailed examination of the door to the north.

Take 10, Perception of room, 10 + 12 = 22
Perception on door: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 +2 if traps

Nef had requested that she be moved. As far as I can tell, she was never moved.

I believe Hawani #3 is adjacent to Aikane
Rapier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Dagger: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Aikane thrusts his rapier at the Hawani in front of him, but is out of position to follow up with the dagger in his other hand.

Aikane opens the door on his side and steps back out of the way. He draws his rapier and dagger as he moves out of the way.

Move action - open door. Move action get out of the way.

Aikane smiled when his little gambit with the harp opened the secret door. It was alright that he hadn't noticed the door in the quick search, he was still the one who opened it.

He was somewhat less amused by the creature on the other side. Dead things shouldn't move! Was there anything that fool of a dead mage didn't play with?

Aikane waited a few moments, just to be sure that no fight would break out. Seeing that Nef and Oren seemed delighted by the chance to converse with the dead thing, the small Menehune started a more thorough search of the room. While he did this, he sorted out what he thought were the most valuable items the group would likely want to take.

Perception, Take 20 on search, 20 + 12 = 32
Appraise: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

At one point, he pauses and calls out "Ask it if there are any Cold Iron weapons around here." If we are lucky, it might know of a stash we can use. I still can't believe that I forgot to bring a couple of my Cold Iron daggers!

Aikane thinks a moment, then picks at the strings from the side. Strange set of notes, but probably worth trying...

Perform String, in the high scale: A F E F A C E: 20 + 7 = 27

After a little prodding, Aikane comes over to where Nef is looking at the harp.

Bluff, to keep a straight face as he says it: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

"Too big to put under my chin." His voice sounds serious, but anyone paying attention notices the mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

He then stands next to it, to get a better feel for just how big it is. "I would need longer arms to play something like this."

"There were some elven clothes in the other room, past the kitchen. Those were moldy and had dry rot.

Do we want to do a thorough search of this room now, or wait? If there is a personal journal to be found, it is likely here."

By the way, did anyone inspect the magical tome a couple of rooms back? Aikane wouldn't have, but I thought either Nef or Oren might do so.

Chuckling, Aikane whispers "Not sure if the spell is still going, but this looks to be the old master bedroom. Lots of elven finery here,"

He then does a quick search of the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Not much for discussion, Aikane silently glides down the side passage to inspect the door. I'll need to check it out regardless, might as well do it now while they are discussing it.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 +2 more for traps

Take 10 on Perception, 10 + 12 = 22.

Aikane sees the iron caldron and remembers something Oren asked a while ago. "Any chance we can find some lumps of cold iron? It wouldn't be too difficult to create a make-shift sling if we found the ammo."

"Don't worry, I'm sure a ship will turn up soon." Aikane replies. If my estimate is right, we will even have some of those ingots left after paying for the pick up.

Take 10 on Kn (dungeoneering) check, 10 + 6 = 16

"We will want those." Aikane states as he gestures towards the pile of silvery ingots.

I'm more concerned about what will come next!

Aikane quickly looks into the room where the Lizard was. If he doesn't notice any obvious dangers, he then moves over to the eastern hallway to check that nothing is coming from that direction.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

IDing a creature takes no time, you've still got an action Oren. At the end of your action you may want to move aside so the 'chicken' can get through.

Aikane moves up and opens the other door, trying to stay just outside the creature's reach as he does so. He draws his rapier as he moves.

Move drawing rapier, move action to open the door. Not sure which way it swings.

I would like to clarify what looks to be a misunderstanding. The doors to the North I believe to be shut. The door at the end of the Eastern Hallway is slightly ajar.

Aikane moves to the other side of the eastern table. He nods in Reknar's direction just before ducking under the table.

Perplexed by the sound, he mutters "Something eating?"

Suddenly remembering the spell on him, he looks around and then points towards the doors he is at. "I hear crunching sounds beyond this door. May need to deal with this first." he whispers.

He delicately checks if the door is locked in any way without opening it. If I'm lucky this will be locked...

Aikane looks back and forth between Jacinth and Oren, a moment of confusion on his face. Wait, the ladies thinks I want to suddenly become demon bait?

He then gets a stubborn expression and whispers into the spell "I can hear you fine. Let me know what is down there!"

Having given his message, he then turns to the northern doors and starts inspecting them.

Perception, detect traps: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

Aikain silently backs back towards the room where all the others are.

Looking them over, moves away from the hallway and goes up to the two ladies. Tugging on Jacinth's sleeve, he points towards the eastern hallway and whispers "Filthy kitchen along the north and a slightly open door at the end of that hallway."

Wonder if she is just going to yell the information to the rest of the group?

If it is alright, just assume I'm taking 10 on stealth unless otherwise indicated.

Seeing nothing obviously menacing, Aikane moves down the eastern corridor and peeks into the small room to the north. If that is a kitchen, then the dining area is probably just past that.

Take 10 Stealth = 24, have cover in the hallway from anyone in room H3.

His smile mostly hidden by his collar, Aikane allows the tall ones to move past him. No need to hurry. I'll let them find any hidden opponents first.

Hearing no immediate sounds of battle, Aikane silently moves into the room and over to the open hallway. He spends a few moments looking into the darkness and listening for any noises.

Stealth, take 10 = 24 Doesn't appear to be any concealment so this is just moving quietly
perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

The small Menehune reluctantly leaves the jungle path and approaches the closed doors.

"Is there no other way?" he asks as he starts inspecting the doors.

Survival, looking for how frequently this area is traveled: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Perception, looking for traps: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Never said if the door was locked... I'll assume not.

"The trap is likely further in..." he softly says as his hand pushes on the door.