I’m fine with spending a spell slot for this fight.
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Ghorzaan flanks the Red soldier...
"This is what I did to your priest!" she exclaims while giving the knight a scary mummy look.
... and hacks the knight with her axe.
Ghorzaan goes in with the others.
She deeply breathes and cleaves the priestress with her axe after empowering herself to wield it!
"Say goodbye to this world!"
"Be blinded!" Ghorzaan declares as she weaves magic around their enemies head before she raises her shield.
I already moved my token, but with the new info about the door being closed, GM might have moved me back to my initial position. I now put my token in front of the closed door.
Initiative: Ghorzaan gets inside (after the others open the doors for her) and assesses what has just happened.
RK Skill Check:
Ghorzaan glances between her allies as they speak, taking in the shape of their plan. However it unfolds, she’s ready to follow through. Her weapon is already in hand, poised to strike anyone who dares to stand in their way. "Let's go for it!" she agrees.
Ghorzaan huffs in disappointment but doesn’t press the others any further, especially now that her ghoul ally has offered another route deeper into the enemy’s base. She stays alert, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings in case the rangers guarding the area notice anything unusual.
I vote for #2.
Ghorzaan squints at the white light glowing inside the room they are about to enter. At Mataranka's suggestion to study the white flame, Ghorzaan nods. "You can disable it while I study what magic it can unleash." Ghorzaan suggests.
Ghorzaan rolls her dessicated eyes at their bickering. "Open the doors already." she hisses.
Ghorzaan takes time to rest for Refocus before they press on. Once ready, she has her greataxe on hand. She positions herself next to the human kineticist. Her eyes fix on the open area with a water fountain(?).
Languages:
Common, Necril, Orcish "So we are not climbing anymore, are we?" Ghorzaan wants to confirm, perhaps the words on the wall is the pass phrase for the door, or may activate a hidden trap or something.
Ghorzaan senses hostility from the vines and warns her allies.
She empowers herself with magic to be able to proficiently use her greataxe.
She focuses on learning Snake Mane's vine weakness
She then slices the vines above her.
Ghorzaan stops halfway climbing and hisses at Plank to stop. She notices something is wrong with the wall they are climbing. "Stopppp!" She then visually calls the attention of other evil allies and pionts at the hazard right before them. "What is that?"
I’m back. It seems like we have two options: enter through the door with a passcode we don’t know, or climb using Helpful Steps scrolls. I’m fine with either option, but waiting for someone to enter the door and provide us with the passcode might consume our precious time.
Ghorzaan stealthily follows her evil companions to their destination: the concealed door adorned with vines. Once the vines are cleared, she learns that the door requires a word pass to unlock it. She agrees on the suggestion of climbing the walls as an alternative option. If we do not get the password anytime soon: Ghorzaan joins Plunk in climbing the wall.
to Climb to Climb to Climb to Climb to Climb Having reached the 'summit' of the wall, Ghorzaan also scans for any rangers that might be patrolling on the other side of the wall.
Spoiler:
I’ll be out of town again tomorrow, April 11 (Saturday), until April 13 (Monday), in my timezone (UTC+8), with my relatives. I’ll have my laptop with me, but I’m not sure if I’ll have good internet coverage in the area (near the beach). I will try my best to post, or kindly bot my character when needed.
The area grows eerily quiet, catching Ghorzaan’s attention. She swiftly scans her surroundings for any potential rangers lurking nearby.
When she spots one or two rangers, she discreetly signals everyone.
Ghorzaan joins them to be stealthy as well.
But being stealthy is not her forte, despite copying how Mataranka moves.
Ghorzaan sticks close to her evil allies and keeps her eyes peeled of any guards present.
At first, she struggles, but in a short while, she manages to spot some of the rangers hiding nearby as they get closer to the secret entrance.
Daily Preparations:
Current HP: 89/89 w Diehard, Robust Health, Toughness, Defy Death, Curse of the Mortal Warrior, Immunity to Death Effects, Negative Healing, Negative Survival, Undead Hunger, Orc Ferocity
Current AC: 25 (26 w Shield raised) Current Condition(s): Fire Weakness 3 Cursebound Feats: Oracular Warning, Whispers of Weakness Spell Attack +15 (DC 25)
Invested Items (0/10): ---
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"Yes, let us do it quickly since we know where to find the chalice anyway..." she hisses in excitement.
I have three glyphs that I will share to Plunk, Mataranka, and Gamble.
Forgot to add penalty from Stupefied, my bad!
I will be away and busy from Wednesday to Sunday. My posting may be sparse, and I’m not sure I’ll have reliable internet access while I’m out of town. Please feel free to bot my character when needed.
Ghorzaan prowls along the shelves of traitorous tomes, her clawed fingers brushing their spines as she wills them to open, to betray their fallen kin and whisper the weaknesses of the rangers and Knights of Ozem who abandoned them to oblivion. "Spill your secrets. Murmur them through the pages!" Traitorous Tomes:
Mind: w/ Mysterious Resolve She throws her head back in a rasping laugh, shrugging off the tomes’ feeble attempts to discourage her. Their resistance cracks under her will, and from somewhere beyond the pages, faint voices seep through, souls burdened with regret, lamenting their choice to stand beside the rangers, clerics, and Knights of Ozem.
Ghorzaan steels her mind as the room tries to play tricks on her. Mind: w Mysterious Resolve
At first, she gets irritated by the souls trying to disturb her doing her evil research, but it comes to a point where their bothersome nature is too much for her. Their screams become too loud, their pain seems to become her pain, too. She can't take it for a while, but she needs to keep going researching if they want to know more that can defeat their enemies.
Ghorzaan switches to other shelves. This time, she searches for tomes whose details can be used against the Chernasardo Rangers. She then looks for another that has information about Knights Lastwall. "Spill your secrets! I know you have something to say. They let you die, what's the use of keeping that information you know about them except telling them to me!" Hard DC Perception Checks: Traitorous Tomes:
Traitorous Tomes:
Ghorzaan nods, a proud smile curling across her scarred lips. "Terror is the key!" she declares, her voice carrying the weight of both command and conviction. "Make them fear you, and they will remember your name long after their courage fails them." "But do not be fooled. To break them, you must be relentless. Consistent." Her grin widens. "Strike not just their flesh, but their spirit. Again. And again. Until even hope trembles at your passing." she adds before entering the portal. ----------
Ghorzaan looks around, clearly amazed at Seldeg’s collection, more so at how each piece is bound in the flesh of his enemies. Her grin slowly spreads, equal parts admiration and approval. "What a ginormous collection our Lord has here. I am no fan of books, but a collection like this is worth keeping indeed." She runs a hand along one of the grim tomes, letting out a low hum. "I wonder how long he has been collecting trophies of his enemies… how many skins it took to fill these shelves." Curiosity taking hold, she moves to one section and pulls a volume free, flipping it open to see what it might reveal about their enemies. Souls spill forth from the opened tome, writhing yet bound to its pages. Ghorzaan bares her teeth in a vicious hiss, her eyes blazing with a terror meant to break even the dead. "Tell me what you know of the Knights of Ozem… and the exact location of the Chalice of Ozem we seek," she growls. "Or every one of you will remain trapped within these pages forever! And I will make certain that eternity is filled with nothing but pain and agony!" Defiance in Death: w Intimidating Glare
A towering, pale-skinned orc woman stands at the edge of the Blighted Bower, her broad, muscular frame wrapped in layered, flowing garments that fail to fully conceal the bandages beneath. The wrappings coil around her limbs and torso that old, deliberate, and ever-present. Ghorzaan the Unentombed inhales deeply, savoring the corruption in the air, before letting it out in a slow, satisfied breath. “Mmmmm...” Seldeg’s summons reached her at an opportune moment. She had been seated upon her crude throne, a captured chieftain kneeling before her, begging for a mercy she had no intention of granting. The messenger, gaunt, composed, and bearing the mark of Seldeg’s Council, spoke plainly. An invitation. A recognition. She listened. That Seldeg Bhedlis had finally taken notice of her was less a surprise, and more an inevitability fulfilled. Ghorzaan had long kept ties with his network, trading whispers, fear, and favors while ruling her own growing domain. The living feared her. The dead served her. Stories of her cruelty and conquest had spread far enough, it seemed. At last, they reached the right ears. The offer itself only sweetened the moment, an artifact of power, and the fall of Fort Ozem. “A worthwhile distraction,” she mutters. Her journey to the Blighted Bower was as deliberate as her rule. She did not skulk or hide: she arrived. A small group of undead soldiers and living attendants accompanied her, tending to her needs. Now, her attendants remain at a distance, silent and watchful, as Ghorzaan steps forward alone. Her purpose here aligns cleanly with her creed. Fear before mercy. Pain before disrespect. Fort Ozem will not simply fall: it will be broken, its defenders stripped of resolve before their lives are taken. Spoilered Skill Rolls:
Ghorzaan bows at the presence of Seldeg before she introduces herself. "Ghorzaan the Unentombed. It is an honor to be part of this glorious mission to bring down the Fort on their knees!" she declares with pride.
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I agree to abide by the cooperation notes. Sounds like PFS, but as evil PCs.
If the recruitment is still open, I would like to throw my hat into the recruitment. Ghorzaan the Unentombed is a Hold-scarred mummy orc battle oracle. Edicts: Spread fear before mercy. Answer disrespect with pain.
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