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BTW, re: travelling with everyone again, if you see a good adventure that's recruiting, let me know. Probably not going to see many until all the other Outpost adventures finish up though. I've only been playing PFS2 since GenConline, and I've mostly played Quests/Bounties (the non-repeatables I've played are this one, 1-02, 1-05, 1-07, 2-01 and 2-05), so I'm open to playing whatever I can!

Edit:
Chronicle looks great. Not much to figure out on a Chronicle 1. ;)

I will do it, if I see something coming. I started PFS last summer/fall and I've played 1-02, 1-03 and 1-10 plus Q13. Elien/Neil PM'd me to coordinate for this scenario, that's why we ended up together for the 3rd time.

From my side, Elanna chronicle is now fine. Thanks again for all the work.

Elien Psirec wrote:

I noticed a discrepancy on my chronicle sheet. Starting XP should have been 8 and final XP after this scenario should be 12 so Elien can level up.

I can put that in. Is there anything else that would be helpful - starting GP or the Chronicle number (presumably "3")?

Elien is raising a good point. I've looked a my previous chronicle sheets and the before/After XP are not filled most of the time. But for this one, as Elanna is gaining a level, I think it would be better to add that in.

Could you also add for Elanna the Chronicle Number (4), the XP before: 9 and after:13 and the gold before 19.04 GP and after 33.12 GP

Thanks,

Cheers !

Thanks for the game, GM Watery Soup. It was a lot of fun with the clock ticking, especially without knowing what was ithe goals. This added more tension and forced us to do the forbidden: split the party :)

It's not easy to make society scenario feel personalized, but with the character cast, backgrounds and interactions, as well as the personal touches added to the scenario, it really felt that way. So, well done every one!

Elanna will be like Elien, having enough credit to level up. I will take the Scout dedication archetype and get a little more training on healing as well.

On their way back, Elanna had alternated between relief at the success of their mission and despair, knowing they were coming back with more dead Pathfinders than alive ones.
To avoid thinking about it, she had busied herself with scouting the road ahead and obscuring their tracks, even if it was not necessary anymore.

For those who knew her, her report had been lacking her usual energy and boastfulness. She kept it as short as possible and had let the other carry most of the final tasks.

Afterwards, she had approached each of her companions, thanking them in turn.

Kei for his diplomatic approach when Larraz was hidden under the couch. "I do not have the patience and kindness you showed. Keep it, it is all the more precious in those times."

Grimm for his formidable presence on the battlefield and his inspiring songs and words. "I'm glad you were here on this mission, and I will be happy to work alongside you whenever our masters send us on the same mission again."

Nubie for his fearlessness. "The Society is bigger with you in it. We did good together and I learnt a lot about courage looking at your actions today."

After a moment of steeling herself, she joins Oiyeron. "I don't know how you can go on with the knowledge of all that happened in your homeland.", she says. "This will take a lot for me to digest but I can already say I am impressed by your will and dedication and have been honored to be your companion in this expedition."

She hesitates "While this is clearly not my area of expertise, if you need any help tracking your family, just send the word and I'll come and assist you."

Then she had turned to Elien, her closest companion. "I didn't really believe you when you told me of the situation here. Heck, I didn't really believe the instructors at the Academy when we learnt about the Tyrant. But now I've seen and experienced some of it. And I feel way smaller than before. I don't really know if I want to go back there to help some more or take the fastest boat out of here and never come back."

There's a forced smile: "And I was very afraid for you for a moment there. I'm supposed to be the one charging stupidly on the battlefield, not you. You could have been killed and I would have been helpless. There's so many death around here, I don't want to lose you on top."

Elanna nods: "It's easier when you are not involved on a personal level. I wouldn't know what to do in your place."

She absentmindedly pulls out a worn compass decorated with elven engravings and rolls it her hand. "Or would I?", she mutters. "But I didn't even pause to think... I could have asked them, but I didn't bother to try... Damn...", she trails off.

With visible effort, she gets a grip on herself and turns her mind back on the matter.

"Well, we can blind him as well. So even if he wakes, he won't know where we are."

"As for hiding our tracks, we are not far from the border, so I think speed is our best defense. Obscuring our tracks will take too much time unless we can do it magically."

She turns to Kei and Larraz, "Can one of you do it? I mean make itdifficult for the reinforcements to follow us?"

Agreed, this completely changed the fight and gave us motivation to try more meaningful things.

"Thanks for distracting him, just enough for me to strike, as Nubie did before." replies Elanna, shaking her hand that has taken a strange purple hue and almost doubled in size.

"That was also a good group work with your spells and singing.", she adds to Grimm, Oiyeron and Kei.

She blows on her hand and adds "Oh, and please remind me to buy a light mace at the first occasion. Better, bash me on the head if I forget. This punching of a shield-bearing skeleton was a one-off, believe me."

She grabs the unconscious Necromancer, ties and gags him quickly before dragging him unceremoniously towards the cart with Larraz' help.

"And don't forget the wayfinder that was down here and the jewellery and holy water we found upstairs.", she calls to her companions.

Elanna moves around the retreating Necromancer and punches him to take him down.

1 action to move and 2 actions to strike. I think Elanna is flanking with Grimm. If not, she'll use her two actions to ready only one punch for when someone flanks with her.

Fist attack 1: 1d20 + 7 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 - 1 + 1 = 22, damage B non lethal: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 + (5) = 11
Fist attack 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 - 4 - 1 + 1 = 12, damage B non lethal: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + (4) = 11

Thanks, I will change my profile back to what it was before and figure out my actions

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Critical failure

I'm going to use a hero point on that

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Only failure -5 HP

Is the effect a 3 action Harm ? Then can the Necromancer do it on top of his escape action ?

Edit: Sorry, I don't want to sound as I am contesting what is happening. This is my second character in PF2 and I'm still learning the rules as I go. There's a lot I'm probably missing.

Elanna moves in to assist Grimm. She draws a rope from her back and proceeds to tie the Necromancer up.

Athletics: 1d20 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 3 = 17 vs flat footed target if needed.

"No need to break his legs, Grimm. We'll just remove his shoes and everything he carries, hog tie and gag him. There's enough of us to properly look after him once he's loaded into the cart. Don't lower your standards to theirs."

If the Necromancer resists, she will gladly punch him to unconsciousness.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

This is a critical failure. That means Elana takes 2 hit point damage from the harm spell

Noticing that the skeleton has neglected its shield side to run after Nubie, Elanna slaloms between her companions to reach the vulnerable side of the undead.

"Fight somebody your size,", she calls as she strikes at the exposed spine of the skeleton.

Stride and Strikes twice

Fist Strike 1: 1d20 + 7 - 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 - 2 - 1 + 1 = 20 vs flat footed skeleton, damage (B): 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + (6) = 15

Fist Strike 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 - 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 4 - 2 - 1 + 1 = 3 vs flat footed skeleton, damage (B): 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + (5) = 13

Bonus/malus to attack are +1 for Inspire courage, -1 for Bane and -2 for using a fist as a lethal attack. The skeleton is flanked so I rolled sneak attack damage

You are correct on all accounts.

1. It was a 2A Harm spell to harm the living.
2. I also assumed they had the same numeric effect as Heal healing the living, and have been using (and allowing) Heal 1d8+8 to hurt undead at 30'.
3. My assumption is not supported by a reading of the rules that I just did. My reading is that the spell should be 1d8 damage at 30'.
4. My assumption is also not supported by a thread I found when I Googled this issue.

I'm retconning the damage to Nubie to be 1d8.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

Seeing Elien surrounded by enemies, Elanna closes on the other side of the skeleton warrior, trying to find a weak point to thrust at.

As she raises her blade, she looks at it, looks at the skeleton bones and remembers Grimm song in the Society quarters in Caliphas. Lowering her blade, she pivots on her heels at the last minute, opens the palm of her hand and strikes twice in close succession.

"Leave my friend alone, you stupid oaf!"

Actions: Stride, Strike twice at the skeleton

Strike 1 Fist attack (lethal): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 23 damage(B): 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (4) = 10

Strike 1 Fist attack (lethal): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 16
damage(B): 1d4 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (3) = 8

Bonuses/maluses to attack are +1 for Inspire courage and -2 for using a fist as a lethal attack. The skeleton is flanked so I rolled sneak attack damage

@GM Watery Soup, I have a question about the damage that Nubie took last round and the use of Heal and Harm spells. This is completely metagaming and I may be completely off target because I don't know for sure what spell/effect the Necromancer used.

My hypothesis is that the Necromancer used a two action Harm spell on Nubie. If that is the case, my understanding of the rules is that he should have only taken 1d8 and not 1d8+8.

I was listening to a second edition podcast the other day and the GM talked about Heal and Harm spells when they are used to harm either Undead (for the Heal spell) or Living Creatures (for the Harm spell). He said that the two action spells had different effects when you were using it to heal or harm. This was completely new to me as I had assumed that both versions of the Heal or Harm spell were have the same numeric effect.

From what I understood, if you use a 2A Harm spell to heal undead, it heals 1d8+8 damage, but if you use it to harm living, it only deals 1d8 damage. In both case, it has a 30 feet range.
This is the same with the Heal spell when used for healing living or harming undead.

Irrespective of what happened to Nubie, am I reading the rules correctly in your experience ?

"No problem, Elien, I'll take care of this one."

Elanna draws her blade and lashes out at the shambling zombie with quick and precise strokes.

Strike 1: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25 damage (slashing): 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Strike 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 4 + 1 = 14 damage (slashing): 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10

If the zombie is down after the first strike, Elanna will Stride as her third action and move to the top left corner of the Skeleton

"Thanks Elien. Let's take them out as quickly as possible."

Elanna switches her footing and slashes at the exposed belly on the beast.

Elanna strikes 3 times at the orange centipede.

Strike 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 damage-slashing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Strike 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 4 = 14 damage-slashing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Strike 3: 1d20 + 7 - 8 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 8 = 12 damage-slashing: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

If the centipede dies after one of two strikes, she will move to the left, standing between Kei and Grimm and attack the green one with her remaining strike.

At the last moment, Elanna moves her leg back and the centipede's mandibles snap shut on empty air.

Using nimble dodge as a reaction for a +2 AC vs the first attack. Total AC is 20 against that attack.

"Well, I don't think there's anything in here", says Elanna , searching the Study area with Oiyeron.

Hearing the collapsing noises on the other side of the wall, Elanna drops the papers she was looking through, draws her short sword and rushes into the Dean's office, squeezing by Elien.

Quickly assessing the situation and taking advantage of her quick reaction, she slices open the closest myriapod.

Interact to draw sword, Stride and Strike at the red centipede.

strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Damage with surprise attack: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (1) = 10

Elanna takes out a dagger and presents it hilt first to Larraz. "I know this isn't much. But it's better than nothing. At least you'll be able to defend yourself if necessary."

Moving up the stairs with the group, she glances at the window to see the massive shapes on the horizon. "I have no idea what they are, Grimm. But you're right. Let's move fast and leave before they close too much. There will be scouts and patrols ahead. But if we decide to take the statue with us. I've got an idea or two. We can hammer one or two pulleys from my climbing kit just outside one window and lower the statue down without carrying it in the stairs. But that's for later."

Turning on her heels, she rushes after Oiyeron. "Let me join you. We can search this room quicker."

Searching the Study area with Oiyeron.

"So that's what you've been hiding in your satchel, Kei. Good thinking!"

Elanna extends a hand to Larraz. "I'm relieved to find one of ours still alive. I'm afraid we've got a mix of good and bad news for you. We've found your horse alive and well. It's waiting for you outside, but we took the liberty to harness it to a cart. That's the other side of the coin. We found bodies of three pathfinders. One of the is Gibb Potsmasher. The two others are not your companions. so we don't know where Kailli Thimbleberry and Osprey Pierces the Tide are. They may still be alive somewhere."

Elanna gestures towards her two companions. "Oh, before I forget. I'm Elanna and my two companions are Kei and Nubie. We have three other friends in the next room. We will certainly have some questions for you and they may as well."

She digs into her bag and pulls out a trail ration and some water. "You must be famished. Here, that's not the best meal but it should give you enough energy for the next few hours. Come meet the rest of the team."

I'm proposing to regroup in the Classroom so we can all talk with Larraz

"Let us know if you find anything concerning and we'll do the same with whatever we find. If anything looks unsafe, wait until I can examine it. Or if something is dangerous, just retreat to us and we'll face it together."

"Agreed, let's do it that way. Look into the room and search it. Anything dangerous, we retreat and regroup." Elanna nods to Elien suggestion.

Then she turns to Kei and pats him on the back. "I think none of us feel right with all that happened here. I don't like it at all. I mean, it's a lot to take on and nobody can be prepared for that. It's just some of us are better at hiding it by concentrating on the task at hand. Just like Nubie."

She goes to the door of the west room: "Come, I've seen you've got a good eyesight. Let's have a look at this one."

"I agree with you. Another one fallen after a last stand.", Elanna sighs. "I was hoping we would find some of them still alive. But there hasn't been a sign yet."

She pats her cheeks to try to ward of the dark feelings that creep through her mind and push herself. "Where now? Do shall we explore the two small rooms by the stairs? Or should we keep together and do one after another ?"

I think we can take the risk with those small rooms (dark green and light blue). But I'm fine with staying together.

Maybe we could just split in 2 groups of 3, so that would put Kei with Grimm and Oiyeron while Nubie, Elien and Elanna are together.

Society: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"I'm afraid I can't help you on that, Oiyeron. It could also be the portrait of someone who has contributed to this building. But I trust your knowledge on the topic and I agree that if we have space, we could bring that back."

Elanna looks at the different doors. "Maybe we should split up to search the different rooms. Should we go by groups of two or three?", she adds to her remaining companions as she sees Grimm and Oiyeron enter the East Hall together. "Anyways, I'm going to look at the East Room. Who wants to join me ?"

After a quick glance at the structure, Elanna climbs up the stairs.

Society: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

"Yes, It was there for so long and fell so quickly. What a waste!", she replies to Oiyeron.

She moves past the body by the main entrance and shivers.
Another one. How many more will we find here ?

"Thanks for looking at that body, Oiyeron. I'm going to start with the first room. Anyone wants to come with me ?"

Letting others deal with the corpse, she stops by the entrance, waits for one of her companion to join her and pushes the door open, stepping in the room cautiously.

Elanna enters the front room

"Kei, can you see if the horse responds to the name "Desert Wind"?"

Elanna waves the notes describing the pathfinders there are looking for. "Look at the symbols on the bardings! This is a horse from a Pathfinder. And we have in our notes that Larraz Virtane is a druid follower of Gozreh and has a horse as travel companion. Maybe that's what it is.

To complete Grimm notes, the body from the fountain is identified as Clement Marten

"I've got the history records from the town council here. Just where the Captain suggested they were going to be. I've put them in bags. And there's nothing left here."

Elanna exits the chapel and moves towards the center of the place.

"Let's wait for Grimm to tell us what he makes of the last body he found. With Kei going to the apothecary, I can have a look at the general store while you repair the cart or help Nubie with it, Elien. I've dealt with mold many times in the tunnels below High Reach."

She looks into her pack and pulls out a repair kit, bringing it close to Nubie. "I'm not sure it will help a lot but I've got a few tools and nails here."

Elanna is proposing to go to the general store search it and disarm the trap. I can use either Cavern Lore or Survival for that, both at +5.

P.S. You're selling yourself short, Elien, you've got a +6 to your Craft skill, not a +5 :)

Elanna calls to the group after her discoveries in the Chapel:
"Hey, I found this body here and there was a wayfinder with GP initials. The body is small and there are ashes around that would fit with someone using fire. So I think this is Gibb Potsmasher's body. He was also an adept of Sarenrae so if we can confirm that, we should bag his body."

She also looks at the list of Pathfinders: "The other wayfinder we found had initials with CM. That could be the one of Clement Marten. We know he was human from Taldor. From what we've seen, it may be one of the human zombie shamblers ? Elien and Oiyeron, do we have a body that could correspond to a taldane male ?"

FYI, I've added text boxes with the info we have close to the potential identified bodies on the slides.I think we have the bodies of Clement Marten and Gibb Pottsmasher. I've also got a suspiction that the body in the Tavern is not that of a Pathfinder because we don't seem to have a plate wearing one on our list. But I may be wrong.

She turns to Elien: "I've also got some documents here in the chapel. And if I remember well, the captain told us there could be historical records stored here. Elien, do you want to sort them out or shall I do it?"

If Elien want to work on the odcuments, Elanna will go explore another building (A5). If not, she'll tackle the documents.

Quick question for the body in the Chapel. we have the initials of the wayfinder that correspond to the name of a goblin arcane caster adept of pyrotechnics on our list and we have a small body with ashes around it.
In game terms, does Elanna need to make the check to definitely identify the body or can we bag it with the risk of a mis-identification but with good converging clues and move to another action?
I will translate that in RP if that is possible.

Elanna gives a throaty laugh that fails to mask her unease : "Oh, be my guest. I'm very confidant in your abilities. It's just... I didn't really thought these undeads would make me so queasy. I mean it's all good in books and all... When they talked about it at the Academy. Or when we saw them on the road... But from up close.... this is horrible. They, they were people before that. And now look at them."

She spits on the ground to try to get rid of the foul taste in her mouth and looks up at Elien then at Oiyeron as she remembers what he shared about his family.

"Sorry Oiyeron, I should not talk like that... you don't know where your family is and I'm just complaining about fighting zombies..."

Elanna thanks Kei and adds : "Can you do magical healing as well? Not that we need it now, but that can by useful on the battlefield. We had a little time to discuss healing before you arrived and Elien and Oiyeron are trained in Medecine as well. My dad also taught me a few tricks and in case of emergency, I have a few healing potions in my bag."

She takes out two minor healing potions out of her bag and offers one to Kei and one to Oiyeron: "Come to think of it, it's better if we split them. If any one of us is in dire need, it will be easier to help them."

Elanna kicks the zombie at her feet to moves it out of the way and walks towards the doubly-dead horse and kneels next to Elien with reluctance

"Eeerk! If it doesn't work, I can try that as well, but I'm pretty sure that was not part of the job description when I signed into the Society." , she says as she waits for Elien to try to extract the shiny item from the throat of the dead horse.

Thievery if Elien fails: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

She then raises up and moves towards the larger building to the south and goes to search it.

Perception to search Building A2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 I'm not sure if that perception check is secret or not

Elanna waits for the lone zombie to come up to her and unleashed a barrage of stabs and strikes, trying to overwhelm its defenses.

"This is truly disgusting! And the smell!", she almosts gags as the combined smell of the zombie eventually reaches her.

Stikes 3 times on the red zombie.

Strike one: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18, damage(slashing): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Strike two: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 - 4 = 7, damage(slashing): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10,

Strike three: 1d20 + 7 - 8 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 8 = 18, damage(slashing): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5.

"Okay, thanks Oiyeron. Let's cut them down."

Elanna draws her shortsword and takes her place right besides Grimm. Raising her blade, she slashes into the shambling undead in front of her.

Interact to draw her blade, Stride and Strike the purple zombie

Short sword strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18, damage (slashing): 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Sorry for the delay in posting. I posted from my phone this morning from a place with poor connection and didn't check the post had gone though.

Elanna follows Nubie's progression as he crosses the brambles and commits the way to memory.

Once everyone has made their choice, she checks on last time no one is following the group. Turning around, she nimbly steps into the brambles and crosses the overgrown thicket.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24

Once she's through, she approaches the small kobold and squats beside him: "Hey Nubie, that was very clever of you to find this path into the brambles. But maybe next time we could discuss it quickly together before you go running into danger. Someone like Kei or Grimm could have had another idea on how to cross."

Almost at the same time as Oieron, Elanna taps Grimm on the shoulder to interrupt his music before it is too late before directing him after Elien. You'll be able to put your soul into it when we are back and I'll be happy to listen. But for now, let's move.

Turning to Kei, she answers: "That may be a good idea with living enemies, but I'm not sure the undeads notice plants. They don't seem to attack the trees even if they move with the wind. Maybe keep your spells in case we encounter other type of creatures."

Letting the Investigator take the lead, she waits for everyone to proceed and takes the rear, covering the groups' tracks after her.

stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 +2 if Elien is successful

Crouching low, Elanna points at the troop ahead of the Pathfinders : "Has anyone a good idea on how to distract them while we pass by them? I'm pretty sure some of us can sneak past them but I'm not sure all of us can without sending them on a wild goose chase. I can try if you want, but that's not what I'm best at."

Elanna waits patiently, crouched at the top of the rise as her teammates climb the small rise.
All that time, she keeps her eyes and ears open, trying to read the terrain ahead of them and detect any potential threat.

When the team is assembled, she whispers: "Okay, people. From now on, we're into hostile territory. So no loud noises or calls. Let's take a two minute rest and we start again."

She nods towards the newcomer and winks: "Welcome to the team. I'm Elanna. I see you've shattered the record for late arrival. One or two hours more and you'd have had to find your way to Goldenflame on your own."

Elanna perks up and surveys the rise "Let me have a quick look, Elien. This does not look too hard."

She starts up the slope, checking for good foot and handholds where the slope is most steep. At some point, she takes out her short sword and uses it as a machete to clear a path through some brambles. Finally, she reaches the top and waves the rest of the party up.

Scouting lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Athletics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 Succes, even without the +2 if the previous check was successful

As a note Elanna has brought 2 minor healing potions (8 GP total) on top of the free one she gets from her school in Caliphas before leaving

It now works fine, thanks.

Quick question, the slides 6 and 7 are still black. Can we remove the black part or are you going to do it?

As the kobold interrupts the Captain speech, Elanna sighs and taps him lightly on the shoulder.

"Her mister Terrifying, the captain is over there. Yes, the one in blue. That's the one who sent you the letter. And you will accompany the rest of us for our mission. I'm Elanna by the way."

Then she turns her thoughts back to the Captain's briefing.

Another mission where we get half the information we need beforehand and are supposed to figure out everything on the fly. I'm starting to think this is normal procedure.

Elanna raises a hand, asking for the Venture-Captain attention.

"Elanna Elthiel, here. Sorry to bother you but I want to be sure of what we are supposed to do in Goldenflame. If i understand correctly, you want us to recover documentation and collections from the Goldenflame College ? And then gather information about the whereabout of fellow Pathfinders or more likely find their remains or get proof of their death?"

"Then I'm afraid I've got quite a few questions. Because the first part of the mission seem relatively easy while the second amounts more to finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.

She counts on her fingers :
First do you know what type of undead did overtake the town and the college? That could help us prepare ourselves. And if you know, what are the best tactics against those specific ones?"

"Second, do you know of any stronghold or secure hiding where people could have retreated in Goldenflame? Or maybe somewhere the Pathfinders usually met or left messages for each other. This could be a good place to start with."

"Third, do we have physical descriptions or even portraits of these agents? Or even descriptions of unique items, rigs that they could carry. Because identifying them if they've been killed a few months ago is not going to be easy."

She counts a fourth finger then thinks some more and finishes. "I think I'll stop here... The rest is not very important."

Elanna is trained in society but has no good reason to know anything about Lastwall or fellow pathfinders there. So she'll pass on the Society check.

Elanna stays silent and listens to her companions' discussion. Trying to make sense of the dark tidings and the dire warnings.

I did not know things were so dire here. I never heard of the Tyrant's name before joining the society in Absalom and even there, it did not sound that bad.

Eventually, when there's a lull in the discussion, she speaks up. "I'm sorry for your situation, Oiyeron.", she says "But be assured that if we find news of your family, I'll do my best to help you track them and bring them to safety."

She sighs: "I did not realize things were so difficult down here. Hearing news from afar it definitely not the same as seeing them. I should have paid more attention to what you were saying Elien. But I'm not sure how we will be able to do something on any scale. I, I mean, up to now, I've just ran a race, helped with some pest control and fought a couple of duergars. That's not a lot compared to the issues in the Gravelands."

She thinks some more: "Sure, I know how to scout and move without alerting anyone in caverns or ruins. I've also learned to heal a little. But apart from that, I know nothing about undeads or anything else we could encounter there if we go try to rescue people. Do any one of you know how to fight these things?"

"Well, we tried to arrive early this time.", replies Elanna to the man greeting them.

"But I sure didn't expect this kind of welcome. But you arrived right on time, master Oiyeron. I was about to suggest to Elien that we go and grab breakfast somewhere else. But if you know how to get in, please lead the way.", she adds with an wide smile and a small wiggle of her pointed ears.

As they enter the room upstairs, she continues: "But the way, I'm Elanna. Elanna Elthiel from High Reach in New Thassilon. I suppose we will be working together oven the next days or weeks, so it's a good thing we have a little time to get to know each other."

She removes her bandolier, drops her pack on the ground and sets her bow and quiver on top of it. Then she sits at the table and waves at Grimm. "Come in, breakfast is ready."

Pulling out a dagger, she picks a loaf of bread and slices it before handing it to her fellow Pathfinders.