Brezik looks at the horses and harrumphs to himself.
I never have ridden a horse. Is it hard?
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Brezik remembers his pistachios and pulls one out. He doesn’t eat it however instead waving it around in the air to emphasize each of his points. Heading to Tamran by boat seems to be our best bet. It’s faster travel. Less ardous. Safer. And Gad likes boats. Of course that means finding a boat.
It sounded like you guys had a plan to chase a circus... so my vote is continue with that plan.
Early on the appointed morning Brezik woke up and got out of bed hours before the sun was up. The only member of his family he said good by to was his mum... only because she woke up at the sound of his moving about. He wore his new armor having discarded the blacksmiths apron and armored coat. Laden with his familiar tool belt, backpack, and an additional sack filled with snack foods the dwarf quietly moved through the streets. He arove at the main square long a couple hours before sunrise and sat on the ground out of the way. He pulled his bag open pulling out pistachios and bgan to break the nuts open with his teeth one at a time casting the shells to his side. By the time Vivian made her way into the square the Dwarf had a nice little pile of shells on the ground and a couple in his beard as well. He got up and approached Vivian. You wear that Armor well Viv. Like a second skin almost... Brezik reached out and tightened a strap that obviously didn't need tightening.
Whelp... for starters Skelt is a place... not a thing. It’s a city way upriver where they do a bunch of mining and some wood cutting too. It’s where my parents used to live. I’m guessing I have allot of family there too. And well... I think there were some trouble makers that kept ma and pa from ever going back... I was just curious to see what that was all about. But dwarven problems have a way of waiting for you to get to em so I didn’t figure there was much reason to hurry out there if you all wanted my help.
As Qina embraced Brezik he turned about here shades of red... and did a fairly bad job at holding back some nervous laughter. She seemed to not notice pulling away and asking about some roasted chicken. Well... um... uh... yeah... roasted chicken... As Qina pulled out her “utensils”. Brezik finally seemed to compose himself. Picking up one of the “knives”. Brezik smiled. The work was well done Qina... you learned much in the process. You still have much more to learn of course but it is the joy of the work that matters the most. I can’t tell you how many hours I spent working and reworking the same metal as practice. Then melting it down and making something new. That’s part of what I love of working metal. It can always be recast when it has served its purpose. It’s the joy of working the process that matters most, and few take as much joy from their hard work as you Qina. The dwarf quickly polished the utensil with a piece of cloth from his tool belt and placed the piece back down. At any rate I heard there might be going ons planned. I had been thinking of heading to Skelt myself... but if you have a lead on something, I’ll always be happy to help my friends.
Okay looking at getting Brezik leveled... ... Nice Hp go from 68 to 70
Feat:
Arcane Strike (Combat): As a swift action, you can imbue your weapons with a fraction of your power. For 1 round, your weapons deal +1 damage and are treated as magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. For every five caster levels you possess, this bonus increases by +1, to a maximum of +5 at 20th level. Skills: +1: Acrobatics +1: Bluff +1: Craft(armor-smith) +1: Craft(weapon-smith) +1: Disable Device +1: Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +1: Knowledge(Local) +1: Perception +1: Stealth +1: Use Magic Device
Sorry about being MIA. Life has been busy. Went from being a confirmed bachelor to being engaged to be married in October. Not to mention a promotion at work, and a few vacations in there. Time has been at a premium. Glad to see things are still moving along though.
As Beltharion asks Viv what there next step is there is a knock on the door as it almost simultaneously opens up revealing Brezik. The dwarven smith seems to have lost his smith’s apron and armored coat in exchange for the mithrail chainshirt the group had found in the city. Hev Viv I wanted to bring you the new armor myself... The dwarf stumbles in carrying a beautifully lacquered chest that he easily carries. He drops it on the closest table and quickly opens it revealing the finished armor. Nodding at Beltharion the dwarf continues to excitedly talk to Viv about the armor. I took some liberties... I hope you don’t mind! Opening the box without waiting for a response reveals a pile of straw with a breastplate lying on top. The piece of armor seems to almost grow from the swirled brush pattern running along the surface. The edges are lined in a bronze color and their is a silver flame pattern etched into the surface. The rest of the pieces are under the straw...
When they had entered the town and everything was quiet Brezik had pulled out his axe and fallen into a crouch prepared for the worst. He had looked back to signal to the others when the surprise was unleashed on the party. Brezik took a step back in surprise then a huge smile spread across his face. He scanned the crowd looking for his parents....
Okay current state of affairs with the loots from the City of Golden Death... still not sure where it is... elixir of hiding, elixir of swimming, bear's endurance, invisibility, cloak of resistance +1 ,ring of counterspells (contains dispel magic) Need a value from the GM...spellbook Slated to sell... spell component pouch (5 gp) ,Thieves toolx2 (60gp), Bracers of Armor +1 x2 (2000 gp), +1 Studded leather armor x3 (3525gp), 7 studded leather (775gp), +1 light steel shield (1159gp), +1 elven curve blade (2380gp), 2 masterwork morningstars (616), masterwork light crossbow (335), masterwork rapier (320) Trade in Value of goods assuming we get half price... 5587.5 gp
Brezik- +2 mithral chain shirt, adamantium battle axe
Current list of stuffs... please peruse and decide what you want, the rest will be sold... Potions... cure light x, cure mod x5, cure serious x1, , elixir of hiding, elixir of swimming, bear's endurance, invisibility Wands...wand of false life (CL 3rd; 8 charges) Armor... +2 mithral chain shirt, +1 Studded leather armorx3, 7 studded leather, +1 light steel shield weapons... +1 elven curve blade, adamantium battle axe, 2 masterwork morningstars, masterwork light crossbow, masterwork rapier, wondrous items...cloak of resistance +1 ,ring of counterspells (contains dispel magic) , Brooch of Shielding , Horn of fog ,amulet of natural armor +1, Bracers of Armor +1, Bracer of Armor +1 random stuff worth money...spell component pouch ,spellbook, two smokesticks, two sunrods, thieves tools x2 Money...1,580 gold coins
When the water elemental had first shown up Brezik had drawn his axe but as it became clear that this was the same friendly water elemental as before the dwarf made his way to a couple of water barrels and started to loudly snack on some salted fish, having no idea what was really going on but trusting his companions to settle the matter.
Life and work have been crazy busy... still around but been very distracted... will try to be more present.
Brezik stood on the deck of the Black Mist watching the water slowly slip by. In his hand he held a trade ingot of Lead marked with a golden flame. He had spent the previous day in the markets selling and trading the gear the party had found. Finally he had purchased some Lead and had it smelted into an ingot. However at the very center of the ingot sat the key to the city of Golden death. Quietly he slid the ingot into his backpack and pulled out a nice ripe plum. He took a bite out of the fruit and turned to his friends the juice from the fruit running down his beard... Homeward bound eh? OOC Loot Stuff:
As I see it we got a bunch of loot we never portioned out or really discussed what to do with. If any players have already claimed or want any of this please speak up. With Fez' permission the rest will be sold and turned into trade bars and gems for transport home and dispersal to the party. Potions... potion of cure serious wounds, three potions of cure moderate wounds, an elixir of hiding, an elixir of swimming, and a potion of bear's endurance.four vials 3 cure lt. wds, 1 cure mod. wds,
More information from GM REQUIREDa couple of potions, beautifully crafted gear, a pouch with several hundred gold pieces, pair of morningstars that are incredibly well made, 17 vials full of what looks like river water
ooc where the loot all came from: Iramine.... potion of cure serious wounds , wand of false life (CL 3rd; 8 charges) , +2 mithral chain shirt, +1 elven curve blade ,cloak of resistance +1 ,ring of counterspells (contains dispel magic) ,spell component pouch ,spellbook
Dragon's Hoard...1,265 gp in scattered coins , adamantium battle axe , Brooch of Shielding , Horn of fog ,three potions of cure moderate wounds Aglanda's Gear...Only the woman has something special, a couple of potions, beautifully crafted gear, a pouch with several hundred gold pieces, and a note, smeared somewhat illegibly. Golden Geyser... amulet of natural armor +1, an elixir of hiding, an elixir of swimming, and a potion of bear's endurance. The lizardmen... pair of morningstars that are incredibly well made, five vials full of what looks like river water, a small pouch with 31 gold inside, and a pair of thick leather braces with the teeth of something large and nasty sewn along the edges. Bracers of Armor +1 given time to investigate and magic eyes. abandoned battlefield... There are nine suits of studded leather, two of which look better made than the rest (+1 armor), nine wooden shields, a dozen daggers, several of which are in lizardmen bodies, an expeded crossbow with a case attached containing 12 bolts, two well-balanced but horribly gaudy rapiers, nine saps of the type typically found on slavers, seven short swords, three salvagable iron masks, and a leather purse with four vials 3 cure lt. wds, 1 cure mod. wds, two smokesticks, two sunrods, a set of thieves tools, and 150 gold coins.
As the others talked about Dusan Brezik grabbed hold of the key and pressed his nail into the metal. Then he harrumphed to himself and unceremoniously bit the key testing the malleability of the metal. As he pulled the key away a single strand of drool connected the key to his mouth and then snapped disappearing into his beard.
Merry Christmas All...!!!!
Brezik has spent most of the trip out in the jungle with both a figurative and actual cloud over his head. He didn’t feel the same sense of disappointment over the lost treasures. He would rather have a little something made with his own hands then allot of something given for free. The weather was dark and somber but the rain, wind, and occasional flash of negative energy in the clouds above didn’t really bother him. The sense of success that they had accomplished something big and important would come eventually. The closeness of his friends certainly kept him from getting to low. What really was putting a damper on his mood was the fact that the last time he went for one of his snacks he had realized that he was completely out. No more potted meat, or sweets, or dried fruit, or salted nuts, or hard bread. This was what he had been thinking about all day. Then at the mention of home his stomach involuntarily growled. I can hardly wait to se what Ma has on the hearth when we get home.... Of course your’e all invited. ... the second part had been an after thought.
Brezik starts rummaging through his bag... I have a tent here we can cut in half to make two leant-too’s to keep the wind off of our project. I also got some twine and paper we can rap around something to get a good fire going... anyone got some oil or an alchemists fire to get this a fire really going.
Brezik moves along humming to himself listening to the soft clink and jingle of the metal in his pack. As he and his friends crossed the gates out of the city he felt like a burden was lifted from his back. He turned to his allies when he caught sight of Allister and Vivian armorless. It only takes a moment of looking back at the entrance to the city to realize what has happened. BWAHaHAHA... It seems that what was given to us for free can’t leave the city... Thought it was too good to be true... hehe... Before they press on Brezik helps both Allister and Vivian to don their old armor , chuckling the entire time.
Brezik’s argument on why taking the scepter and tossing it into a river bed of molten gold is our best choice... 1. Assuming it’s an artifact destroying it may be beyond our abilities for a long time. 2. It seems to be intelligent with evil designs of its own... heaven forbid the day comes where it forces one of us to make an ego check before it takes control of that person. Keeping it with us is an unnecessary risk. 3. There will eventually be other evil beings looking for it meaning danger for whoever is around it, so just giving it to someone is prolly a bad idea. 4. I can think of no where more secure for it than behind the vault doors of the city. I’m cool with destroying the key or simply breaking it or even hanging onto it. 5. If someone manages to forge a new key, excavate a new entrance, or make a ridiculously high enough check to bypass the lock, They’ll make a bee-line for the center of the city. I think it would be funny for them to get there fight the Naga and find an empty room. This might even lead some to believe that it’s been taken from the city and simply leave empty handed. 6. While a motivated individual with the right spells could eventually retrieve the scepter from the molten gold, the task of finding it then getting it limits the task to a fairly specific subset of Golarion’s inhabitants. And truthfully there is probably nothing we could do to actually such a person. I think this makes my view point pretty clear but in the end will do whatever the majority decides.
As the group moves through the city Brezik munches on some dried fruit trying to keep a positive air., but his thoughts keep returning to the strange scepter the party has and it’s possible effects on his allies. For him it’s a constant battle just to keep positive. Then as the group passes to the outermost ring a thought comes to the dwarf. Hey.... Do we want to rest before we head back to the beach? We did leave a bunch of unconscious lizard men who may decide to take another run at us not to. Mention all the random warped creatures on the island. It might be safer to just choose a building and bunker down for a rest so that we can be better prepared for what may come.
Brezik walks up to Qina, gently places a hand on her shoulder and takes a knee so that his eyes are on the same level as hers. He takes a long look at her trying to understand what she's going through her mind. It's obvious to him that something out of the ordinary is going on but he doesn't begin to understand how it's effecting her. In the end he puts on a toothy smile to hide any of his own doubts and fears and does his best to support her. You're talking Crazy Qina. Iv'e known you a long time and I have never met a person as nice as you. Besides Gad is right. The Artifact is evil and is trying to mess with us... And don't you dare forget that no matter what you go through... you'll not have to face it alone if I have anything to say about it. Now what do you say about helping Gad find a nice deep pool of molten gold to throw that thing into so no one will ever see it agin?
As Gad battled the Naga, Brezik just sat back and watched a big grin on his face as he took big bites out of his flattened sweetbread. As Gad finished off the creature Brezik struck Allister on the shoulder with a meaty fist. Hahaha... Allister you ever seen anything.... The dwarf trails off mid sentence as he turns around to look at his friends and sees Qina in the other room. He drops the last two bites of his sweetbread on the ground and takes a couple steps owards her. Qina... are you okay?
Brezik pulls his axe drops his metal laden pack and raises his axe in preparation to jump into the pit. Then Gad changed forms and layed into the naga.... The dwarf lowered his axe and leaned on it watching... It looks like he may not need us for this one. Instead of jumping into the fray the dwarf tucks into his dwindling supply of snacks. He pulls out some sweet bread that has obviously been smashed but was otherwise still fine to eat. He began to enjoy his snack watching the fight ready to jump in if needed.
Brezik can carry 200lbs more than he currently is by going into heavy encumbrance.
In addition the bag of holding has 50lbs of space and will most likely have another 200 lbs once we clear out the mountain climbing gear from it. He has no intention of leaving behind armor or weapons people are thinking of abandoning. There will be a collapsible ladder, lots of rope, and pitons left behind though. Things on Iramine: potion of cure serious wounds
He would also like that chain shirt if that’s okay.
Cinching his backpack now laden with 200lbs. of various types of metal and tossing his bag of holding over his shoulder Brezik looks up at Bel with a little bit of fear in his eyes. I say we toss that thing into a pool of molten gold where no one will ever find it. To be honest I’m not even sure I like the idea of taking anything created by it. There’s a part of me that worries there must be a catch to all of this. To accent his point he clinks his great-axe against the side of his backpack.
With Iramine falling to the ground Brezik stops and breathes a sigh of relief and gives his friends a weak smile. Then the pile of treasure seemingly appears without explanation and Brezik began to worry at what the next trap would be until Gad explained how the gem magic artifact worked. Quickly Brezik dumped the contents of his bag of holding on the ground and began sorting through which items he felt were indispensable. How long do we have till the city floods again?
Sitting in the hallway Brezik waits to see if the woman will surrender and when Iramine swings on Allister it becomes obvious to Brezik that she will not back down. The dwarf advances between his allies and lends his Axe to the assault on Iramine.
Hearing the commotion Brezik looks down at Qina. Be careful now. With that the Dwarf rushes into the room just in time to see the cultist appear out of nowhere and pummel Al. NO ONE DOES THAT TO MY FRIEND!!! With typical Brezik style He brings his axe around in a big arc to come down on the mans skull from above.
Brezik wakes up to Qina's prodding and gives her a smile and starts talking to her in a tone a little softer than most of the others in the group have ever heard him use before. Whah... Hey... Qin... Did I fall asleep aga.... The last word is cut off as the dwarf realizes that he's not in the smithy and that there are people other than Qina here. His face goes a little red and he continues on in an overly deep voice to badly cover his embarrassment Everyone looks okay. Did you guys scare that snake thing away?. Um looks like we need to get out of this hole. With that the Dwarf quickly turns away and begins to climb up the wall towards the closed door.
Brezik's Dream: Brezik awoke in his own bed. He could feel the roughness of his favorite bed cover. It wasn't soft and it had a few holes but it was his. He pulled back the sheet and sat up surprised by the fact that his bed was for some reason made of solid gold. He reached out to the mattress and was amazed at how soft it was. He wasn't sure how a solid gold mattress could be so soft. But that thought quickly disappeared when he heard his mother's voice. "Brezik hurry up or you'll be late for school." Brezik jumped out of bed and grabbed his great axe from next to the door. He thought about changing his clothes but realized he was already wearing his armor so there was no need. He rushes out of his bedroom towards the smell of sausage...
As Brezik had risen back to his feet he had kept an eye on the jaws of the creature knowing that snakes often had venomous bites. He had not expected the creature to sting him with its tail. Dang snake just bit me with his tail... What kind of snake is this? As Brezik looked down in surprise at the wound he could see a purple liquid seep from the puncture wound and the surrounding veins began to become more visible as the poison began to spread. Huh... that can't be good.
Brezik looks at the door, and then down at the Naga. Huh... guess we're fighting the thing. With that Brezik walks to the corner and jumps off the edge.
Once on the ground he stands and face the Naga.
Hey Fez, I know wer'e waiting for Allister to clarify his action, but I was wondering something. When the door was slammed in Brezik's face did it slam towards him or away from him?
Just thought it would be a good idea to put this here...
Accelerated Climbing- You can move at half your movement speed by taking a -5 penalty to the check. This would let most of us get down in 3 move actions. P.S.- Keep in mind that armor check penalties apply.
Purposefully falling- If you plan to fall the first 1d6 damage is non-lethal. What's more is you are allowed an athletics check (DC 15) to reduce the amount of damage you take by 1d6. Falling prone- If you take any Lethal damage you fall prone. Yielding surfaces (May or may not apply here)- Giving surfaces can convert 1d6 of damage to nonlethal damage. This does stack with purposefully falling. P.S.- Keep in mind that falling is a move action and getting up from prone would be a move action also.
Alright I'm going to get to it. Watch out to see if my Hammering draws the attention of the thing in the pit or any of the cultists... who I assume are on the other side of the gorge. With No strong opposition Brezik goes to work with his plan. He pulls out three large coils of rope as well as 1 Iron spike and 2 pitons. He opens the door and starts driving the three pieces of iron into the floor and walls to make the anchor holds necessary on this wall to make a much more sturdy rope bridge then already exists. Once the hammering is done the dwarf quietly waits to see if their is any sign they have been noticed.... Assuming the hammering goes uninterrupted and there is no sign of trouble...: With that the Dwarf takes a deep breath and looks to his allies with a deep breath. He ties one of the ropse around his waist handing the coils to Allister (showing the paladin where 20 feet is. With things seemingly in place Brezik takes a running start and leaps the gorge.
Brezik closes the door in as silent a fashion as possible then turns to his allies and addresses them in a low voice. Okay we have to cross a 15 foot gap. Down below is a big hole with a bunch of coins in it. and some kind of creature. prolly to protect the treasure. I say we find a way to get across and just keep going into the next room. Maybe if we leave the treasure alone. what ever is down there will leave us alone. I think I could clear the gap and I brought plenty of rope and pitons. So I could make a rope bridge with that. Although that might make some noise and take a while.
Brezik turns to his friends and places a single finger over his lips to indicate they should stay quiet. He ducks down by the door so as not to silhouette himself against the open doorway....
...and takes his time looking in the room for signs of hidden creatures or traps.
Seeing the lock Brezik gets a smile... I got this! After checking for traps Brezik kneels before the door pulling out an assortment of tools and spends several minutes figuring out and unlocking the door while humming a dwarven smithing tune to himself.
As the group starts searching for the treasure and talking about pushing on with their quest, Brezik shoves a buttered biscuit into his mouth small pieces of it joining the bone shards and gold dust in his beard. He jams the rest of the biscuits into his bag and hops up off his stone seat easily tossing his backpack on and hoisting his axe. If there's work to be done count me in...
The Evangelist really does seem like it describes her with all of her speeches and such. However, I like the idea of her waiting till 7th level to make the changes. Maybe She is recognizing that Gorum had made her a general and leader and thusly reequipped her for the role. She could take medium armor proficiency as her feat, and forgo the increase to her channel. Thusly the only abilities she would seem to be losing from an RP standpoint would be... a domain and the ability to spontaneously cast heal spells. The one worry is that she's putting off that full plate she always wanted till level 9. That's my 2 cents...
As the bone chips and gold dust begins to settle Brezik stands there looking at his friends with a vacant look in his eyes. The large gash on his head still bleeds and there are fragments of what used to be gold plated dragon in his beard. Well... That was something... With that the dwarf makes his way to the side of the road and sits down on a gold covered boulder, setting his axe and backpack on the ground in front of him. He begins rummaging through the contents of the bag obviously looking for something. Now I could swear I had some biscuits in here... Qina you got any butter?
As the bone chips and gold dust begin to settle Brezik looks up. His head is still covered in blood and small flecks of what used to be part of the dragon can be clearly seen in his beard. He takes a moment to look at his friends. Well..... that was something.... With that the dwarf sits down on large rock by the side of the road and starts digging in his backpack. Let's see... I think I had some biscuits...
I'm fine playing with or without the house rule. In this case I'm guessing it's a moot point... That's allot of damage we just threw at that dragon.
Bloodied and battered Brezik squints through the blood. He can just make out Gad striking the creature opposite him, although there is obviously gold and bone shattering over there. Then Allister brings his sword against the creature, and his weapon seems to slide through the gold plating like a knife through soft butter. Driven by wooziness from loss of blood, and a hunger that never seems to leave him those close to the dwarf, can just hear him as he utters, mmm... biscuits... With that the dwarf brings his own axe against the terrible beast unsure if it has even survived the assaults of his allies.
Seeing Gad slipping behind the golden dragon skeleton Brezik lifts his axe and charges in with a scream. BRAAAAAGGHHH!!!!!
Brezik instinctually dodges the flames from the dragon... but finds himself hampered enough by his armor that he isn't able to completely evade the flames. However he emerges just a touch singed thanks too Qina's magical protections.
How can that thing breathe fire without lungs?
As Allister runs off Brezik turns to the rest of the company and shrugs. Guess the plan just becam run in... With that the Dwarf taked off at a full run following behind Allistr as best as he can.
Why do people always gotta go using magic to animate stuff that should stay put. Statues, human skeletons , piles of masks, now a dragon skeleton. No matter we'll smash this one like all the rest. Brezik reaches into his bag and pulls out some dried meat. Tearing off a piece he tosses the bit to crow and then bites off a hunk for himself. I wundr f hvng... "gulp"... if having the key to the city makes everything leave the Razmiran's alone. That would explain why they get to walk past everything and we get to fight it.
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