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"He and his buddies ambushed us on the road. Not a nice bunch. We took care of the rest, but we saw riders in the distance so there might be more. This one here, he's been going on about how we're all going to die soon, blah blah blah " She makes a face and rolls her eyes. "Kyras here, he speaks goblin. We want to ask our new hobgoblin pal a few questions. You guys want to join us?"
Inara nods "Yeah. I don't want to risk another fight to bury somebody that tried to kill me. Moving on is best"
I like this distribution of loot. Hypothetically we could strap the wine or some of the heavy stuff to my Eidolon.
Inara sighs. "Awful. Poor people" She heads over to the traveler's chest. She'll check it for traps...
..and then try to open it. If it's locked she'll take the time to pick it. She'll also gather up the books and coins before they leave the camp.
At Panzer's words Inara looks herself over. "I got a little singed but I'm alright. Better save it in case we run into more angry hobgoblin guys." Inara holds her hand up to her hair. A small bird pops out to sit on her hand. The two stare at each other, silently conversing, before the creature flies over to Antonius. In a surprisingly loud voice it says "Hello. Help look at camp. Find things yes?" Up close the creatures is startlingly transparent. Back by the cleric Inara's looking the captive over. "I don't know Kyras. More goblins could show up at the camp and then we might lose him. I was thinking of tying him to Arock and carting him to town that way. We can question him there all day long."
I assumed that the cleric spoke common because Inara identified his spell before. But yeah, it doesn't have to be common for her to do that. You know what they say about assumptions... I do hope he speaks it. Waste of a 20 otherwise. :(
How far away is the camp? Less than a mile? I can send my familiar with you while I talk to the hobgoblin. The familiar's got a high perception and it speaks common.
Inara hands the paper to Pelius. "Here. I think you should hold on to this." The Fetchling walks over to the cleric. "Hi! You know, it's not very nice to ambush people on the road. Luckily for you I'm a pretty nice person. See, I don't understand why you attacked us. Would you tell me why? If you answer our questions and cooperate with us we'll treat you good. Maybe you thought we were somebody else?"
Inara snaps her fingers and the snake comes to her. "Honestly. I meant wrap up the cleric guy, not the sneaky potion guy! Good help is so hard to find." She pauses for a few seconds before heaving out a sigh. "No, no I understand. I should have been more specific. It's alright." She waves her hand and the snake disappears. While the others look around Inara takes the time to summon Arock. Slowly her shadow separates from her body and forms into a black velociraptor. The creature gives Inara a look. Inara nods at it. "I know. No more traveling with you incorporeal" The fetching walks to Antonius and looks at the paper "Can I see that? I want to try something"
Yeah I was torn between the bite and just going for the grapple, but I was worried the AOO would just kill the snake. Oh well.
The snake slithers across the forest floor, and squeezes the life out of the hobgoblin. *headdesk*
Edit: Not sure if you can flank with either. Inara is holding a shortbow at the moment, so that shouldn't treathen, and Pelius... does he have a weapon out? I'll go check. If the constrictor snake's still alive you could flank with him next turn. I think it's a safe assumption that the grapple didn't work.
"You want him alive? Okiedokie! Hey, I see you drinking that, sneaky! " She points at one of the 'dead' hobgoblins. Inara hops backwards. As she moves her shortbow melts away. Her empty hands darken as she summons a creature for the second time; now the form of a giant snake appears. "Wrap him up!" Inara gestures and the snake follows her command. It bites at the cleric and tries to grapple him.
Meanwhile the shortbow appears back in Inara's hand
I'm really sorry about your mom. :( I'm glad it's nothing serious.
A pitch black shortbow materializes in her hands. When she puts her hand to the string an arrow covers in ice appears there.
Inara shouts "Somebody down the road is summoning something nasty!" She steps closer to the wounded cleric, chants a few words and claps her hands. A line of freezing shadow streams from her hands towards the hound.
Aaand I went and called her Inari agian. I really am trying to get it right, spent time thinking about it before posting and everything. -.-' All good :)
Inara does not appreciate having a hellhound in her face. She twists away from the creature and moves away with surprising grace.
She whistles at the eagle to attack the beast. It swoops down on her.
Meanwhile Inara opens her mouth and appears to scream. The sound is inaudible to everyone except the woman stalking after Pelius
Inari Irina Inara ;)
Inara looks around at the ambushers. We're in a bad position. Time for a distraction Shadow energy surrounds her hands before bursting forth into new creatures.
Two eagles coalesce out of the darkness. Inara sighs. I was hoping for more. She points at two of the ambushers. "Sic 'em"
I like Panzer as well. Have a meat shield is always nice.
As soon as Pelius suggests a break Inara plops down on the ground. “Yes please! It feels like we’ve been walking forever.” Inara sighs dramatically. She tries to brush the dust off her clothes but it’s a lost cause. Her clothes, while still colorful, are embedded with dirt. The fetchling shakes her head and takes a roll from Pelius. “I love that you can just make food. I tried to learn that but it wouldn’t fit in my head. Too much in there I guess.” She thinks for a moment. “I guess I could summon a rat and eat it but that sounds gross. This is much better.”
Inara will share anything she knows. She's very open. I'll get a proper introductory post up tomorrow.
All spiffed up and shiny looking!
At the time I'm posting this Inara is most definitely NOT done. I'm working on getting her gear/fluff together right now. Finishing her up but forgetting to post here is something I would totally do. So this is my insurance ;) I'm leaving some of her spell choices blank on purpose. If I do get chosen I want to pick spells that compliment the group. Same with skills, I'd have no problem tweaking those. Her eidolon is here
"I've had about enough of this." Inara growls. She draws a circle in the air, light sparking where her finger traces, then she 'shoves' the circle forward. It starts to widen as it flies through the air.
"Great, ghouls in front, gasts at the back. Lovely party arranged for us." Inara's hand glow and she makes a throwing motion. Grease flies from her hand to coat the road in front of them. Two of the monsters slip around. One remains standing while the other falls to the ground. GM rolls:
Inara touches Arokh's tail and says a quick chant. The edolion's muscles bulge.
"Ghouls!" Inara shouts. "If they bite you they'll make you sick!"
Inara waves when you stroll back into camp. She sits in front of her tent staring at an assortment of items. "Hey. So I found some things. These three are magic." She points to a wand, scroll and a vial. "Then there's this copper scepter thing...and this." She holds up a small brazier. It's inscribed with symbols of Palnor. "I'm hoping it's something they just found lying around somewhere." Arokh collects the sticks from you. He goes to dump them on the pile of troll corpses.
"Yeah, that would be great. I'll poke around here. Trolls are gross but sometimes they carry useful things." Inara summons a globe of light and sends it hovering over the campsite turned battlefield. "Ick. So much for sleep." She starts picking her way through corpses.
Spoiler:
Inara concentrates on the scene before her. She points her finger and begins outlining a lopsided circle through the trolls. Violet fire springs up wherever she points. The blind troll in front of her takes another swing at her but misses completely. With a flick of her wrist she closes off the circle. A thin wall of fire now separates the party from the trolls. The side facing the trolls throws off flames but the side facing the heroes is merely warm. Inara shouts "Don't cross the line!"
GM rolls:
"Trolls! Inara shouts. "We have to hurt them with fire or acid otherwise they'll keep regenerating!" Inara barks a command and waves her hand. A blazing wall of shimmering violet fire springs into existence and encircles the two trolls still by the tree line. The trolls howl as the flames lick at them.
"I've already got a pair. Here" Inara slides a key across the table. "Upstairs, second door on the left. I'll see you in the morning!"
"My name is Inara, it's nice to meet you Elyn." Inara smiles kindly at Elyn. "Don't worry, I can handle the social skills part of this. I like talking to people. Oh! This is Frost." She reaches down and picks up the raccoon. The creature ignores everything but the cheese it's eating. Inara pats the creature fondly. "This is Frost. She's really very sweet, plus she's quite the watch raccoon. I'll introduce you to my eidolon, Ar'okh, after dinner. Strangely enough the innkeeper doesn't like magical creatures in the tavern." Inara chuckles. She gives Frost another scratch before putting her down. "Ok, back to business. I've heard all kinds of crazy rumors. The undead is the most popular one but I've also heard plague, the elves have returned to claim their kingdom, clerics from evil gods have sabotaged the temple, abyssal creatures have invaded and that it's been taken over by bandits. I've no idea which ones are solid leads and which are just fantasy. We'll have to be prepared for anything"
Inara pushes a plate of food in front of you. "Straight to the point mmm? Ok. I've been asking around town and they say it's been about a month since they've seen traders or caravans come down from the mountains, longer since they've got word from Zuria. A couple people here have family living there, they say all the letters sounded normal before they just stopped showing up." The small masked face of a raccoon pokes over Inara's side of the table. She hands the creature some cheese and it ducks back down. "I talked to a trapper that set lines about two days up the mountain and he didn't see anything strange. Of course Zuria's a good four days beyond that, but at least whatever's up there hasn't spread"
Inara waves you over. She's sitting at a small table filled with food. |
