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Oops. And obviously Majenko is goodest boy, though all house drakes are good boys and girls.
Hearing the tone of Shane's voice, Audria agrees with what he leaves unspoken and sighs as he appears to not let his true feelings show. One careless slip and it might be over for all of us and our loved ones. Noticing Ethelinda for the first time, Audria nods at the woman. Now isn't the time for frivolities, and she believes that Kroft will explain everything in due time. It would be rather funny if she asked us to whisk Lady Keyra away. Imagining what Kroft's expression would be does wonders for the tension singing in Audria's belly.
"Poor Majenko. Here, this should help once you've caught your breath," she says as she gives him a piece of jerky that has a sweet and savory flavor.
"Pava, now might not be the time for wisecracks," Audria cautions. Still feeling a bit off balance from what had happened earlier and not knowing how close Kroft was to the late Sable Company commander nor how much sleep the commander of the Korvosan Guard has had since they had raided the Urgathoan lair masquerading as a hospice, the paladin thinks that some decorum is in order, lest they inadvertently alienate one of the only people who can give them some warning if the queen decides that they and their loved ones should disappear. I just hope Eliana is still being treated well. Sabina said she'd deliver my letter to her, but I don't doubt she'd burn it instead if Queen Ileosa told her to.
As for disguises, Kiley did grab a hat of disguise.
Audria writes a letter to send with Majenko, warning Keyra of what happened and that help would soon be coming. She also tells Keyra that Tally will be with Elric, and to not trust anyone else. Once Majenko is off to play messenger drake, Audria wraps her arms around Elric and stands on her toes to kiss him on the cheek. "Be careful, my love. I'll meet you in Thief Camp," she tells him.
"I don't suppose you can make yourself tiny," Audria says, half-jokingly. "I don't know how fast Galewing can fly, but I think that might not be long enough for Elric to get there, convince Lady Keyra to leave, and get back here."
Keyra has met Tally, so even if she never transforms into her humanoid form, it should be fine. All of that sounds good to me.
Oh, sorry for the confusion! Some of us came up with NPCs that are attached to our characters in some way. When Shane came in, he borrowed Jessica, an NPC that I came up with as part of Audria's background, and the cause of a peculiar tick that comes up from time to time when she's very upset or embarrassed. Elric has some connections with another NPC from Audria's background, a retired Sable Company Marine named Bartholomew Holdt that helped train both Elric and Audria. I've got plenty more under the NPCs heading, though there's one that's just there as a joke and if the GM wanted to really tease Audria and drag her into some shenanigans. He shouldn't be too hard to spot. They don't offer a mechanical benefit, most of the time anyway, but they do offer a lot of RP opportunities. Jessica's been a lot of fun and has turned into a bigger part of the tale we're telling than I had ever thought she would when we started. I guess the TLDR is that they're NPCs that we, the players came up with, and that have ties to our characters. There are a few canon NPCs that our characters have ties to. Elric was tied to Marcus Endrin as a Sable Company Marine before recent events. Shrike and Pava were tied to Gaekhen, and Pava is tied to Thousand Bones. Audria has ties to Trinia Sabor, whom she is close friends with, and Halvara, who kicked her out onto the streets after her mother's death. Basically, we have a lot of connections that we wanted to make available to you so you could tie your character in. :)
Pretty much what Elric said. That said, I could see a cleric of Desna with a dip into rogue being an interesting choice.
And if you do want to borrow one or a few, I've got a whole gaggle of them. It's been great fun seeing Shane and Jessica interact, and Elric has a connection to Bartholomew from when he was still in the Sable Company. Shrike and Elric probably have some good connections as well.
Welcome! I think what we really lack is a divine caster. Audria can help with healing, but her main forte is dishing out damage. That and negotiations. Having another frontliner never hurts, and two of use have reach weapons, so there's not as much of a risk of crowding as usual. As for level, I think the GM's been bringing people in at the same level the rest of us are at, and we just hit ninth. So only gotta worry about three levels there. Looking forward to playing with ya!
Forgive me and my egocentric memory! Seriously, Pava feels like she's been a part of the crew for the whole game. That said, I think Shrike and Audria are the only original members.
If Jeremy's not free, maybe we could reach out to players in other games we are in. Pretty sure that's how we got Shane and Elric.
"Can he? I don't think he's ever met Keyra," Audria says as she pulls out a hat from her new pack. She turns to Elric as she holds it out to him. "I think you might need this more than I do," she says. "I got it after, well, never mind." She looks away, her face flushing with remembered embarrassment.
Thanks for putting that together. :) I think we should do just that. If only one's available, then that makes our lives easy. ;)
No worries. Sorry that work's been slamming you so much, but such is life. I wish you luck and happy gaming wherever you wind up. It as fun while you were here, Kandru.
Despite the shock rolling through her as Zellara describes what is happening, Audria manages to keep her eyes on the specter and not darting where instinct wanted them to go when she learned of Commander Marcus Endrin's fate. Her hands cover her mouth as her eyes grow wide. How will Elric take this? How will Keyra and Mister Bartholomew handle the news, for that matter. "Can we get to the Endrins' manor without being seen," she asks the others after she's regained enough of her composure to trust her voice again.
Thanks, though I wasn't fishing for a reward. I was just trying to figure out how to use up the 370 gp in gifts/services I had left.
"Do they only use their blood? I know you can't tell us everything, but it sounds like they'd be willing to use the blood of others if it could fuel their magic," Audria says, sounding and looking disgusted and horrified by the concept.
While I'm waiting on GM feedback about Audria's between books shenanigans, here's Audria's new statblock Stats: Audria Lumina Female human (Varisian) fighter (mobile fighter) 3/paladin (chosen one) 6 (Pathfinder Player Companion: Familiar Folio 6, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 105, Ultimate Wilderness 210) LG Medium humanoid (human) Init +3; Senses Perception +12 Aura courage (10 ft.) -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 25, touch 14, flat-footed 22 (+10 armor, +1 deflection, +3 Dex, +1 natural) hp 74 (9d10+12) Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +8; +1 bonus vs. effects that cause paralyzed, slowed, or entangled conditions Defensive Abilities agility, share will; Immune disease, fear -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor) Melee +1 frost adamantine glaive +14/+9 (1d10+5/×3 plus 1d6 cold) or . . gauntlet (from armor) +12/+7 (1d3+3) or . . mwk gladius +13/+8 (1d6+3/19-20) or . . silver dagger +12/+7 (1d4+2/19-20) or . . unarmed strike +12/+7 (1d3+3 nonlethal) Ranged mwk composite longbow +13/+8 (1d8+3/×3) Special Attacks channel positive energy 2/day (DC 14, 3d6), smite evil 2/day (+1 attack and AC, +6 damage) Paladin Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +7) . . At will—detect evil Paladin (Chosen One) Spells Prepared (CL 3rd; concentration +4) . . 1st—cure light wounds (2) -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 16, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 13 Base Atk +9; CMB +12; CMD 26 Feats Acrobatic, Alertness, Combat Expertise, Cunning, Deadly Aim, Improved Familiar, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Spear Dancing Style, Two-weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus Traits bandit (river kingdoms), intense artist, tortured Skills Acrobatics +10 (+6 to jump), Climb +4, Craft (painting) +10, Diplomacy +13, Disguise +11, Fly +2, Heal +7, Knowledge (local) +4, Knowledge (nobility) +5, Knowledge (planes) +2, Knowledge (religion) +4, Perception +12, Perform (dance) +8, Perform (sing) +9, Perform (string instruments) +5, Perform (wind instruments) +5, Profession (cook) +9, Sense Motive +9, Stealth +13, Swim +4 Languages Celestial, Common, Varisian SQ armor training 1, doubt, finesse weapon attack attribute, lay on hands 4/day (3d6), lay on paws, mercies (diseased, shaken) Combat Gear holy water (2), holy weapon balm[ACG] (2); Other Gear +1 glamered mithral full plate, +1 frost adamantine glaive, arrows (20), mwk composite longbow (+3 Str), mwk gladius[UC], silver dagger, amulet of natural armor +1, bag of holding i, handy haversack, hat of disguise, ring of protection +1, adventurer's sash, artisan's outfit (2), bedroll, belt pouch, blanket[APG], cleric's vestments, colored ink, courtier's outfit (2), cutting board, wooden (2 lb), dancer's garb, entertainer's outfit, explorer's outfit, Flute, holy text (Desna (beautifully illustrated))[UE], ink, inkpen, jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], jewelry[UE], journal[UE], knife, cutting (0.5 lb), ladle (0.5 lb), Lute, masterwork Lyre, masterwork painting tools, mess kit[UE], noble's outfit, painting tools, patchwork cloak[UE], pot, scarf[UE], scholar's outfit, seasonings, local (0.5 lb), silk rope (50 ft.), silver holy symbol of Shelyn, skewer (1 lb), skillet[UE], tinder packet (0.5 lb), tripod, iron (3 lb), varisian cookbook (worth 10 gp), waterskin (3), wooden holy symbol of Desna, wooden holy symbol of Shelyn, holy symbol of shelyn, abalone (worth 300 gp, 0.5 lb), 1,102 gp, 7 sp, 2 cp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Agility +1 (Ex) +1 save vs. Paralyzation, slowing, or entangling Armor Training 1 (Ex) Worn armor -1 check penalty, +1 max DEX. Aura of Courage +4 (10 ft.) (Su) Allies in aura gain a morale bonus to saves vs. fear. Combat Expertise +/-3 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack. Deadly Aim -3/+6 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage. Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell). Doubt -4 for an hour on any skill or ability check after you fail that type of check Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar. Familiar Bonus: +3 bonus on Diplomacy You gain the Alertness feat while your familiar is within arm's reach. Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use Strength on attack rolls. Immunity to Disease You are immune to diseases. Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects. Lay on Hands (3d6 hit points, 4/day) (Su) As a standard action (swift on self), touch channels positive energy and applies mercies. Lay on Paws (Su) Familiar can use lay on hands ability, including mercies for 2 lay on hands uses. Mercy (Diseased) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also removes disease, as per the remove disease spell at a caster level of your Paladin level. Mercy (Shaken) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also removes the shaken condition. Paladin Channel Positive Energy 3d6 (2/day, DC 14) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect. Power Attack -3/+6 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage. Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee. Share Will (Su) When your or familiar fails a save vs. mind-affecting effect, the other can roll in their place, but failure affects both. Smite Evil (2/day) (Su) +1 to hit, +6 to damage, +1 deflection bonus to AC when used. Speak with Familiar (Ex) You can communicate verbally with your familiar. Spear Dancing Style (Glaive) Chosen weapon becomes double weapon as light mace on off handed side. Weapon Focus (Pole Arms) Choose one weapon group. You become better at using that type of weapon. Prerequisites: base attack bonus +1. Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using weapons from the selected group. The bonus only applies
Okay, almost done with the gear, I hope. Not even close to getting the big post up. I was planning on working on it today while basically twiddling my thumbs at work, then a ticket came in and sunk that plan. GM and Elric:
I had a thought, would it be out of the question for Lord Carowyn to pick up on the budding relationship between Audria and Elric and have him treat the two of them to a lavish dinner and entertainment, like a play or a concert? Figured better to ask than to assume. This would be part of the gifts from Korvosan citizens for Audria, because I'm running out of ideas. ;^^ GM: Do you have any plans for Dalinius, one of the NPCs I came up with? I figured he'd be gauche enough to buy her one of the things I grabbed under the gifts from Korvosan citizens.
"What's a bloatmage," Audria asks.
Thanks! It's not Audria that forgot. It's just me. :) Still working on finalizing gear and getting a post up. I'm hoping that I can have that done today.
Shrike, can you remind me of what project you're visiting Audria to work on? I've been looking through past posts and I'm drawing a blank.
It was. May take a bit. I don't think I finalized my gear. I'm going to try getting that done and catching up tomorrow, though.
Hello! Apologies for the long absence. I need to get some stuff for my game going (Which Shane and Elric are in), but as soon as I do that I'll be catching up here.
Oh, I'm feeling much better this past week, save working over 55 hours and counting. Good news is I've got fifteen pages and some errors to fix and then I am done with this damned file. And don't worry, I'm taking some art stuff and something to read, so I should have plenty of fun even when there's not much going on.
So, I know that I still need to post, figure out the relic thing, and finish updating Audria's character sheet and get up in her profile. I caught the flu and have been recovering from that, which is why I haven't gotten it up, yet. Unfortunately, It's not going to happen for at least two more weeks because of work and then going off somewhere with my mom and sister for Christmas, and honestly I need to unplug for a bit. Needless to say, I don't want to delay things, so please bot me as needed. As for the rumors and stuff, here's some ideas I had. - Audria's killed undead monsters that were rising up to devour the city (referencing the vampire spawn we killed)
I was thinking about making her glaive or the mithral plate she's getting the relic. Also, would Brother Theolan remember what happened? Audria would definitely ask about that when he got rezzed.
Mithril plate is fine. WOO! Thanks! I'll work on having Audria's updated sheet posted before the weekend.
Thank you Shrike for taking care of all of the bookkeeping. I greatly appreciate not having to worry about that. I'll get a post up today, or at least try to. One last question for the GM, would it be alright if I did get a suit of mithril plate with the cash from selling all of the loot? Also, Shrike, I'm okay with taking the funds needed to repair the warehouse out of the total before the split.
Still dealing with the Flu. I've got Audria leveled up. Picked Cunning for her feat and Diseased for her mercy. I also have a couple of questions for our GM. 1. If Audria takes the Raise dead scroll to the Sanctuary of Shelyn, can they raise Brother Theolan? 2. I know you mentioned something about Embercat and Halvara having parts to play in the next book of the AP, would it be out of line to have them spread some nasty rumors about Audria? 3. Could Audria ask Sabina Merrin to pass a letter along to Eliana? I'm all for returning the Bottle of Air.
Claimed the scroll of Raise Dead. I missed it, so thanks for pointing it out. I don't think I can use anything more than a wand of Cure Light Wounds without rolling, so those might be better served by giving to Kandru.
I loved the vignettes that you did, Shane. Dealing with the flu, but I'll see if I can get something up tomorrow when I'm not trying to sleep this off.
@Elric: Good point. I looked over the loot and I didn't see anything that I wanted to keep. I don't think we need the suit of Gray maiden armor that Audria was using as a disguise.
Welp, I guess we're putting off that mithril full plate for a while yet. :P
Two questions Could we combine the Writ from the queen with the Armory limit? Is Eliana at the ceremony? If so, could Audria talk to her?
CLW Wand for Tally and Audria 13 Charges used:
Audria's too tired to argue with Elric and keeps watch over Shane and Jessica as they work on a cure. No scribe herself and certainly no alchemist, she finds that she can't do much to aid directly, but she has been slowly working on her cooking skills and can at least make sure the pair of them are working well-fed and supplied with drinks that help maintain focus and provide a bit of energy.
Once the notes are copied and a cure discovered, she says a prayer over Elric and anyone else acting as a runner before they leave. By the end of the ordeal, while Jessica and Shane are sharing some historical context, Audria and Tally are passed out in a chair in the corner.
Welcome back, Kandru! And yeah, I don't want Tally to suffer any more than necessary, so if we have some spare healing, it would be greatly appreciated.
"I can take the copies to the temples, Jessica, and Abella. I'm sure she'll work with you on this, Shane. She doesn't strike me as a petty person. I think Tally's going to be staying with you for a while, though. That last fight took a lot out of her," Audria replies quietly, looking at the even more haggard looking thrush perched on her shoulder.
I think this is a pretty good plan, and Audria's willing to run the copies where they need to be since she can't get sick.
Audria smiles as Shane plays along, but it fades as she gets out of the Gray Maiden's armor and back into her own clothing in as private of a place as she can manage. Her hair grows a few inches, but she manages to keep her composure well enough that nothing more dramatic happens. Once changed, she bundles up the armor and want nothing more than to curl up and sleep for a few days, but the arrival of the guard and Field Marshal Kroft along with the others' return from below mean that she can't rest yet. With a very frazzled Tally on her shoulder and her holy symbol prominently displayed on her breast, she holds her glaive in one hand as she joins the others. "Now would be a good time for cooperation, don't you think," the haggard young paladin asks the Gray Maidens. "Unless you wish to be tarred with the same brush as those who were hear seeking to spread this plague, then by all means, keep bickering with the Field Marshal like some cur growling over a bone."
"Ah, and so Shane's true nature reveals itself. He is a hedonist," Audria says, coping with the appearance of more Gray Maidens with a bit of silly humor. "Whether or not we go poking around, I think it's best if I get out of this disguise. I don't see us being able to talk our way out if I'm wearing a suit of their armor with no good reason in their eyes."
"Audira Lumina, Sister in the service of Shelyn," the young Paladin says as she lifts up the visor of the helm she's wearing so that Ruan can see her face. "We've already put an end to the evils happening here, and now we have to get you and the others out and someplace safe. Do you think you can stand and walk? I'd try to help, but I think I'm a little too short for that to be comfortable for either of us," she says, managing a weak smile despite the grim happenings of the past several weeks and what they'd found down here.
Yup. She is using both.
After the tense confrontation between Shane and Arkminos, Audria and Tally can feel each other's hearts thundering in their chests as the danger passes. Exhausted, battered, and wanting nothing more at the moment than to be rid of this horrid place, the young paladin turns to help Ruan get back on his feet.
Works for me. :)
Happy Thanksgiving! Currently waiting for the first rise on the roll dough to finish.
Audria feels very small as the others talk about what to do with Arkminos. She'd given her word, but Shrike's words twist the proverbial knife in her conscious. "I don't think I can fight him. I'm exhausted. I don't think I can channel Shelyn's power again. Not today. I don't think any of us are up for another fight like this last one."
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