Stepping into that hallway behind her companions, Ariadne throws out her hand with a sharp arcane call, a quintet of silver shimmering daggers of pure force zipping around her companions to riddle the body of the enemy.
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Ariadne charges up the stairs, weapon drawn, ready to engage.
Ariadne hangs back a bit from their two scouts, ready to race up the steps at the first sign of trouble.
Happy holiday!
Catching Brig's sidelong glance at the newcomer, Ariadne chimes in. "Brig, how about you go ahead with Ved. I'll head back to keep an eye on things here, if it gets loud we'll come charging in."
Sounds like a solid course of action to me
I was originally going to go from the bottom up, but it seems to have collapsed.
At the mention of disparaging Queen Ileosa as being treason, Ariadne's eyes narrow, and her stance shifts ever so slightly. "As it turns out we do have pressing business there, so leaving them to themselves isn't an option." she replies.
Yeah, the no full arcane just happened and we've managed to get by without one so far (though as we level there may need to be very liberal use of UMD). And yeah ranged combat has pretty much been a "If we must" kind of thing. I like the idea of a student of Vencarlo's, and Slayer or Swashbuckler could definitely work. That being said a ranged Inquisitor would give us better distance options and some cool divine benefits. Balance hasn't really been a big issue for us, so whatever's fun.
Taking a deep breath, Ariadne prepares herself and begins the painstaking process of climbing the rope.
Sorry to see you go, but definitely understandable. Hope it all turns out for the best.
"If we make enough noise going it, it should draw their attention. Might give her the opportunity to get the drop on them from behind." Ariadne replies.
"Ive got 50ft of silk rope." Ari says, removing the coil from her pack.
"Head there, and see what happens. His people present a problem, we kick down the door. They want to talk, we're willing to do that...in the short term." Ariadne says grimly.
"Well we were planning on dealing with the Emperor and other people making life in this part of the city difficult for people, and I can't imagine whoever took Salvatore not being at the center of it all." Ariadne replies after considering everything she's heard.
"That's...fascinating, but how is it relevant to your looking for Salvatore?" Ariadne asks after Kayleigh relates the terrifying legend of Kazavon.
Ariadne prepares to charge in once the door is opened, should there be a need to shield the others from attack.
Taking a step forward to stand beside Vedika, Ariadne attempts to finish the otyugh off with her sword before the other one has a chance to join the fray.
Raising her hand, Ariadne makes an arcane gesture, sending a quintet of macgical projectiles of pure force slamming into the lead otyugh, before advancing toward it, drawing her sword as she does, arcane sigils flaring to life along her armor.
"Stealth isn't really our gretest strength as a group, but I suppose you and Zahur can try to lead us in quietly. If it goes south, we hit hard and don't stop until all threats are neutralized." Ariadne reasons.
With the likelihood that it was Pilts' goons, Ariadne spends the time donning her armor as the others investigate their visitor, finishing just as Amin Janlento enters. "I suppose that would makes sense for the next place to go." she replies.
"From the sound of it, Pilts is likely using control of the food supply to strengthen his grip on the area. People are less likely to do something to piss off the main source of food." Ariadne says with a hint of disgust and anger. "I have some dried fruit in addition to jerky."
Lol. Makes sense.. Also we don't gain the benefits of leveling until we rest.
"It's probably not likely they'll send more Red Mantis asassins right away to investigate... the bastards can't be cheap, and this place looks pretty defensible with watches set up, but either way, here or in Kayleigh's flat we should spend the night with some kind of shelter." Ariadne replies.
Yeah those of us with expendable abilities/spells would definitely benefit from resting.
Gloomblind bolts with two party members with sneak attack is a wonderful choice!
"Possible..."Ariadne adds, a note of surprise and awe in her voice as well. Like Brig, she grew up with stories of BlackJack, and he was every bit her hero as well. "If she knew who he was, it would explain why sending the maidens wouldn't be enough. Though if he left her without this stuff...it doesn't bode well." she says with a solemn sigh. "Either way, we'll carry on his fight for the people. I think this may be the safest place we're likely to find to rest and operate from outside the city." she says, looking around, still clearly a bit stunned.
Yay! Magus (Armored Battlemage) 9
Siphon Wand
Prerequisite(s): Craft Wand or Use Magic Device 5 ranks, Arcane pool class feature. Benefit(s): You can drain one or more charges from a magic wand as a standard action, to replenish points of your arcane pool. You may not exceed your normal maximum number of arcane pool points. Normal: Your arcane pool refreshes once per day when you prepare your spells. 6:Skill points: Knowledge Arcana, Knowledge Dungeoneering, Knowledge Local, Knowledge Planes, Spellcraft, UMD 2Background skill points: Knowledge Nobility, Lore (Old Korvosa)
"Heh...can't go wrong with magic!" Ari says with a grin.
"Hmm...think you can crack the lock Vedika? It's either that or we try to smash it...hoping there's nothing fragile inside." Ariadne points out.
As the assassin is taken down, Ariadne assists in collecting the useful equipment from the bodies, before resuming a search for any sign of Vencarlo.
Ariadne fires a quick shot, muttering a curse as the bolt punches into the wall, before dropping her crossbow and drawing her sword.
Sheathing her sword, Ari loads her crossbow as she moves up the stairs, eyes peeled for signs of an enemy.
Amid the chaos of battle and the crackling fire, Ariadne doesn't notice anything else. "You're right! Let's go! Ariadne says, dashing up the stairs.
Quickly uttering a spell, Ariadne's hand glows with blue energy, which flows down to her sword as she dashes in to plunge the blade in with deadly accuracy, disrupting the assassin's life force as her weapon spills his blood.
"S#++." Ariadne hisses, quickly uttering an arcane phrase and wrapping her body in layers of protective force, while sigils flare to life along her armor.
"Odd, but whoever lit the fire must still be here...Upstairs I guess." Ariadne says, drawing her sword and moving toward the staircase.
"Given that everything perishable's gone bad, he, or his staff, haven't been here for a while. Weeks at least." Ariadne says, taking in the situation. "Which makes the fire not make much sense unless it's magic."
"We continue on to Vencarlo's unless they make it impossible, then we deal with this 'Emperor'" Ariadne says with a nod
Trusting Vedika and Zahur to finish the takedown, Ariadne turns on her heel, going after the other fleeing goon, her free hand going through an intricate arcane gesture as she unleashes a shout, her outstretched palm projecting a blast of force with the power of a running drop-kick, blasting her target squarely in the back.
As Brig obliterates their opponent, Ariadne dashes down the alley after Vedika and the goon she was chasing, uttering an incantation before throwing her hand out, a quartet of glowing daggers made of pure force flying unerringly to strike the fleeing goon in the back.
Ariadne contnues to attack her blinded opponent after just managing to avoid his counterattack.
Ariadne breaks into a run, her blade lashing out in a horizontal slash against the leader.
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