"We're having a talk with her." The archaeologist shows Nel his notes, then jots under them I'm trying to find out what I can from her. She may know some Common, though, so I don't want to say that out loud.
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Ianez will have Pluck translate questions for him, and will cast comprehend languages so he can understand her answers. "Why should we be threatened by House Azrinae? You're a prisoner, and you have no friends here."
"I don't speak the language, but I can use that spell to understand her answers if one of you will ask her questions for me."
Since Ianez already has L4 WBL equipment, I'll stay out of this.
Ianez clears his throat. "I might be able to do something about the safe, unless it's very well-made"
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Ianez looks around the remnants of the melee upstairs. "I am guessing that you don't mean it to look like this. Even for Riddleport, this is extreme." He finds a relatively undamaged chair and pulls it up before sitting down. "Do you mind if I stay with you for a while? I can earn my keep somehow, if you need me to. The thing is--" He leans forward, keen interest gleaming in his eyes. "--this is a great mystery, and I'm one for solving such things. I'd like to stay on and see this through. As you've seen, I'm capable enough."
After healing the wizard, Ianez looks around and orients himself. "I think the Goblin is over that way, or we could go back the way we came."
Ianez gives the victorious warriors a quick smile before following Pluck down. "I have some curing for you." He casts a spell on the wizard.
The archaeologist continues to close before firing again. "What is she saying?"
Ianez emerges, blinking, into the light and reorients himself before closing and firing.
Ianez follows the party up the arch, finding the handholds and ledges that eluded him on his first attempt.
From his backpack the scholar produces a coil of rope with a grappling hook knotted to one end. "This might help, too. I'll see if I can seat that where the rest of us can use it to climb up."
Ianez chuckles a bit at Pluck's comment, then follows after a quick glance around the area for anything useful.
"I think this is part of the Cyphergate--this might be where she caught me before." Ianez makes his way back to the fallen wizard and taps him with a wand.
Ianez continues to advance towards the drow, mentally puzzling over the language, when Pluck falls to her crossbow. "No!" Turning back to her with a snarl, he returns the favor and puts an arrow into her.
At least there's a chance she took some damage when she fell.
Ianez shakes his head at the byplay. I really have to learn that language before we get much further--it sounds as though it will be important to know. The archaeologist calls on his luck again and shoots at her, the arrow going wide.
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"Mazra, let me back up and I'll shoot this one again!" Ianez takes a short step back and fires at the wounded dretch, putting another arrow into it.
"Dretch demons--use cold iron or blessed weapons, if you have them." Suiting action to words, the archaeologist moves up, calls on his luck, and puts an arrow into the nearest one.
"I see. My apologies--I hadn't realized you were still wounded from the troglodytes." The scholar produces the wand he'd stowed while searching and taps Nel with it three times, filling her body with healing energy.
The archaeologist looks around the room before spying a platinum coffer. "Locked. This might take some time to open--let me know if anyone comes."
"I agree. We'll need everything we have for what's ahead."
Ianez sidesteps further into the chamber and delays, preparing to heal Nel if she's injured further.
"Back away and let it come out after us."
"They're resistant to mundane weapons. I'd guess that rapier is enchanted?"
Ianez taps Tamiro with his wand. "I'll keep you patched up!"
Ianez moves up behind Tamiro and draws a wand, preparing to heal the samurai.
"It's a grick, and they're resistant to mundane weapons."
"Look out, Tamiro--aquatic gricks!" Ianez points near the pool.
The archaeologist nods. "That smell stays with you. I'm ready to move on now, Nel."
"Are any of you skilled at following trails?"
Ianez gives the half-elf a quick smile. "Middens can be interesting, from a professional point of view, but this time I think we can pass."
Ianez grimaces at the smell, but doesn't otherwise react to it. "Back the other way? I don't see anything here that we can use."
The Ustalavan scholar shrugs. "Let's keep going north."
"It seems to be regretting the decision to work for the drow, and expressing a desire not to be killed by someone (presumably a drow) named Depora."
Ianez points back the way that the troglodytes came from and asks, "Azrinae?"
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