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Corran's words cut through her spell, giving Kenton some clarity. Ianthe gets nearly everyone in her spell as the strange woman tries to make good on her thrall threat... ROUND 1:
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DM: Red:
Kenton, knowing the danger, also knows that this is a big misunderstanding. She's clearly just defending her home. It is you and your friends who are in the wrong here...
Ianthe gets nearly everyone in her spell as the strange woman tries to make good on her thrall threat... ROUND 1:
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DM: Red:
"My my, that must have been embarassing. Still, you'd make a good thrall my young Taldan." ROUND 1:
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DM: Red:
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The sheep immediately stops bleeting, and calmly dislodges itself, though it goes nowhere. It rears back on its hind legs and then polymorphs into a new form. Blue-skinned and draped in revealing attire, this humanoid fiend has a sultry gaze suggesting all manner of debased pleasures. "You'd be better served by obeying me." Her eyes narrow as she braces for action! INITIATIVE:
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Aurelia: ....yes... there's a presence... You sort through and eliminate your party, turning to the sheep above average, but not genius you push, peeling back the layers, "bloody hell, why won't they approach. I'll have to change tactics if this goes on any longer..."
Xavien continues to ignore the pained cries, and opens up the main entrance bar.
Xavien can see that the pile of machinery has an array of carefully arrayed parts designed to pop like a mousetrap if someone tries to rescue the sheep... Otherwise, nothing else.
The bleating becomes weaker.
The party continues to stand in the entrance as the sheep cries.
The doors on the left are on a second floor without any intact stairs. To the right, the'yre all closed. The sheep continues to cry.
baaaaaa-aaaa
Deciding that stealth isn't an option, eyes turn to the skald who smashes open the side door with two hits of the shoulder! This cavernous chamber has several doors leading out to the south, west, and east. Two of these are massive double doors with brackets so they can be barred. A catwalk high on the northern wall winds around three tall towers, but the stairs at either end of the catwalk are tumbled and mangled wrecks. The smell is awful. In the wreckage of the machinery in the middle, you hear the bleating of a ram...
While the side entrance has had its padlock long since smashed, it's also barred from the inside. Still, the acrid air here has done a number on the door. A powerful enough hit could break it open. It won't be quiet though...
Xavien's timely idea makes the work of getting through the lock easy. The doors are solidly sealed, with some rubber along the edges. He gives them a solid tug... only to find that they're barred from the inside too. Curious. The tug is enough to break the seal on the doors. the stench of death assails your senses. It's too recent, too putrid to be from the days of the business.
Corran finds no windows, but there's a set of doors on the west side and there are some ventilation hoods on the roof. That's it. The place seems solidly abandoned.
The padlock is old, but still pretty sturdy. Breaking it the hard way will take a fair bit of noisy effort.
The sun rises on the 26th of Gozran. This large building is made of brick and wood, both faded to the same drab shade of brown from years of neglect. The front of the building bears the words “SANGUINE BROTHERS FINE MEATS” in large, rust-red letters beneath the enormous painted faces of two halfling men with bushy sideburns. The eyes of the halflings are large, round windows, giving them vacant, surprised expressions. Three squat towers rise up from the rear of the building, and the building’s massive doors are chained shut. An aura of long neglect hangs over the slaughterhouse.
Xavien's got a little feel for the place, very little. Although the Sanguiine brothers ran their business well for years, they had no other business partners or close confidantes. When both brothers died in 4699 ar, the slaughterhouse closed. The jolly logo faded as years passed, and the Sanguine Brothers slaughter housebecame another relic of a more prosperous age.
"I've been at this a while, getting caught here was THE low point of my career. I can head back to Yanmass, change up my cover and disguise, and get back to work. I may not be a fighter, but what I do matters."
It's finely bound because they're aristocrats... "I'm no combatant. I'd be a liability. As for Navin, I'd be guessing - an educated guess, but a guess nonetheless - that he's at the Sanguine Brothers. Have you gone to the Baron's estate?"
Meir looks at the team, "So, next steps?" Clearly he's recovered from his ordeal enough to focus.
The erstwhile agent takes a massively deep breath as he falls to the ground shivering. When he looks up he is terrified, at least until you reassure him. After the pleasantries are made, he takes some time to get caught up. Finally, it's time to find out what he knows, and what he knows is a lot. "I am beyond confident that Earl Merkondus is behind Yanmass’s troubles, and is an active threat to the cause. Unfortunately, he's FAR too well connected. To move against him now would result in the loss of our Lady's more.... mercurial allies. We need evidence and I've got two leads that have the power to bring him down." Now full of hope and returning confidence, Meir continues. "Neither clue is sufficient independently, but both together
"The second is FAR more dangerous, so let's tackle it second - Tallgrasses Tallgrasses is a large caravanserai about 15 miles west
His energy drops a bit at releasing how much work and danger lies ahead, "I cannot thank you enough. We should divide and conquer, but I owe you my life. Here, take this." He hands you a dark blue
One good thing about the church of Abadar, they don't ask questions; the exchange is purely transactional. Lady Aurelia returns on the morning of 25 Gozran with two scrolls of Break Enchantment... Who's first?
The party makes the 9 mile trip back to Yanmass. there's enough day left to rent a wagon. The good news is that it'll only cost you a whopping silver coin. Magic to return your teammate and your mark is a LOT more expensive. the Chief Numerator is alive thanks to you, but Abadar doesn't offer discounts. It'll cost you 900 Gold coins to bring both men back to flesh with divine magic.
Corran knows that there are a few spells. Powerful divine casters can Break Enchantment, which is known to work on transmutative effects. Arcane masters have perfected spells that turn flesh to stone and Stone to Flesh. Both are going to be.... expensive. Aurelia tosses the entire place. There's little that isn't stone, but she had some interesting items on her.
Ianthe rushes forward to bring forth a powerful spell, looking to finish the medusa off once and for all...
...and when the bolt strikes her she fries, dropping into a pile of burned flesh and scale!
Corran again presses in: . She seems steeled to getting out of here safely. ROUND 5:
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DM: Arisphena: 100
Corran again presses in: . She seems steeled to getting out of here safely. ROUND 5:
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DM: Arisphena: 100
Aurelia presses he same spell , but can't make this one stick.
Kenton keeps his flesh as he rushes an attack before bounding away. Ianthe and Aurelia both hurl magic, freeing her from the webs. She emerges from the flames smoking and burnt, but not dead yet! Her vision returns! She's so close to escape! ROUND 5:
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DM: Arisphena: 96
Kenton keeps his flesh as he rushes an attack before bounding away. Ianthe and Aurelia both hurl magic, freeing her from the webs. She emerges from the flames smoking and burnt, but not dead yet! Her vision returns! She's so close to escape! ROUND 5:
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DM: Arisphena: 96
The spell rocks her back. Nearly overwhelmed, there's little hop for her other than a lucky petrification. ROUND 4:
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DM: Arisphena: 75, Webbed
Missile after missile slams into the medusa, but she's a powerful foe and won't go down that easily. With no way to flee she simply has to take it. Instead of attacking she tries to rip herself free of the webbing.
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DM: Arisphena: 66, Webbed
The wounds are slight, and she's still got plenty of fight left in her. ROUND 3:
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DM: Arisphena: 55, Webbed
He doesn't need to see the audience to know that he's inspiring his allies with a courageous anthem. Kenton's blade sinks into her again... But at what cost? Blinded, she lashes out at Kenton
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DM: Arisphena: 47, Webbed
Aurelia's missiles lightly wound the medusa, who finds herself unable to flee. Her snakes hiss as they try to work their legendary power on each of you. Blinded, she lashes out at Kenton
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DM: Arisphena: 32, Webbed
The siblings both use magic to lock down the medusa. She ignores Corran's spell, but is held fast by Ianthe's! ROUND 2:
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DM: Arisphena: 23, Webbed
Kenton just barely connects, but it's enough to draw blood! Ianthe's spell rocks her just a bit. She steps back to cast a spell, vanishing from sight.... except you can still see the outline as she retreats. ROUND 2:
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DM: Arisphena: 23
Ianthe's spell rocks her just a bit. She steps back to cast a spell, vanishing from sight.... except you can still see the outline as she retreats. ROUND 2:
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DM: Arisphena: 12
Magically inspired, Kenton thrusts his rapier into the medusa!
corran gives Kenton a boost while Aurelia tries to blind the gorgon: Not expecting the tables to turn she ineffectively turns her head and raises her blades to defend herself! ROUND 1:
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DM: Arisphena: 12
corran gives Kenton a boost while Aurelia tries to blind the gorgon: Not expecting the tables to turn she ineffectively turns her head and raises her blades to defend herself! ROUND 1:
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Xavien's voiced is silenced. Everyone turns to see the latest statue in the room, your skald! Kenton boldly continues to look at his target, though his blade work doesn't get through her defenses. ROUND 1:
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Kenton takes
In the opening moments of the fight, each agent resists the gorgon's power. With a snarl her snakes writhe and snap. She also snarls, lashing out with a hidden, poison-smeared, dagger:
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DM:
she looks up at Kenton with big eyes, reflecting the dim light of the interior. When Kenton looks at them he sees that the pupils are elongated, slits really. She smiles. "I think you'll make an excellent statue." A magical glamor melts away leaving a woman with hair of writhing serpents.
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While naturally suspicious, Xavien doesn't pick up on any specific hunches. Kenton places his waistcoat on the girl. She gives a gentle smile, "Food?"
"My name is Aresphana. Thank you. Thank you. Please. Might one of you have food? I haven't eaten in days."
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