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Karabo clenches his fists and concentrates, trying to drive back the demonic influence now that the battle is concluded and everyone is safe. The scales, fangs, and claws receded, although a faint, malignant aura remains.

Overhearing Guadaloupe, he answers, "The Glass Pit. Remember the sabotage?"

He turns his attention to Lileone. "I do not know how the laws work here in Vialesk, but are we going to need to give our account or... stand trial for the events here?"

Karabo splashes his way through chest-high water toward the injured Abadaran.

Double move

Medium PSA: Don't forget your +2 to non-spell damage done.

Karabo's bestial visage twists in savage frustration as the water surges and deposits a shark in his way, blocking access to his companions and the evil mastermind.

"Mwragh!"

He tears into the shark in front of his with tooth and claw; the fury displayed fueled by the influence the demon inside him is beginning to exert.

Full Attack

Karabo steps forward as he presses his hands together in front of himself. Ephemeral and heatless flames begin to flicker across his arms.

"Beast! Heed me now and lend me your strength," he commands.

Charisma vs. DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Within the astral prison where fiend and fiend-keeper communicate, the ape-like demon whispers, 'But of course. You only need to unlock the cage... just a little.'

The astral form of Karabo tries to assert his dominance and will over the fiend, but this time the demon is too strong. He relents and loosens the binding that keep the demon in place.

The fiend-keeper skin begins to take on a red-scaled appearance, his arms become more muscular, and his face becomes more ape-like. Fangs protrude from his mouth and sharp claws grow from the tips of his fingers.

"You are Root!?"

Karabo says nothing as the diminutive ratfolk out performs him.

Karabo takes a running leap off of the dock and crashes down on one of the submersibles, trying to drive it into the deep without damaging it too much.

Strength, Champion, Air Breather: 1d20 + 3 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 3 - 2 = 6

Shoot. Another one just too far to even try the Spirit Surge.

Karabo stops next to Imperia and plays to his strengths, picking up a second hoop and tossing it after the first.

CMB, Champion: 1d20 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 3 = 15

Unfortunately, it flies too wide for even his demon to guide it back on target.

"Forgive me," Karabo says before assaulting the innocent squid.

Attack, Champion: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 3 = 23

Karabo inhales deeply and then dives into the water, trying to catch up to the more naturally inclined prey. The demon inside him lends strength to his limbs as he crawls through the water at what feels like a snail's pace.

Swim, Champion Spirit, Air Breather: 1d20 + 4 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 3 - 2 = 25

Karabo assists Imperia in flinging jelly fish. He hiss as they sting his hands and he realizes why Imperia is wearing gloves.

CMB, Air Breather (Aid): 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 2 = 11

Karabo heads to the last indicated area and searches for what might have been sabotaged.

Karabon continues deeper into the Glass Pit, searching for the indicated areas of sabotage.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Karabo tries to memorize the map and goes in search of one of the marked areas.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Frank: Having a swim speed grants +8 to the skill, so don't forget that.

"I will return shortly," Karabo says. He concentrates and then, in a blink, he is wreathed in a haunting halo of green flame and his flesh appears scaled. (haunted fey aspect for effect)

He heads to the domiciles around the Glass Pit, banging on doors, to stir up assistance with the repairs. "Danger! The Glass Pit is imperiled! Wake up from your naps, stop filling your mouths, brush the cobwebs out of your minds, and come help to save your own homes! Help us, now, or risk your home being washed away in fire and steam."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Karabo suppresses the demon inside him--the ephemeral flames die down to tiny flickers and his eyes return to a human shape and shade. He picks up one of the sahuagin's well-crafted tridents. "Just in case."

Looking over the map, he frowns. "This is disturbing."

He goes to fetch Lileone to show her the maps.

Boo~on?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Karabo joins the others on the upper deck, only to find that Imperia...

Double Move

Karabon flings the gore from his blade with a swift flick. Trusting Frank and Guadaloupe to have things in hand with the guard, he follows Imperia toward the archer.

Double Move

Current AC 21

Yeah, I'll randomly not see my post after I submit, and it can take up to 1 minute (usually in the 5 to 20 second range) for it to appear for me.

Karabon makes upward slice with the blade of his sword. Hungry tongues of abyssal fire slither down the spirit-eater's arm, reinforcing the slice. His eyes take on the appearance of the eyes of a snake--gold-green and slit--but burning with hunger.

vs. Red

+1 katana, Champion, Dark Power: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 30
magic, S, Champion, Seance, DP: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 11
Critical Confirm, Champion, Dark Power: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 26
Additional Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 11

Karabo's eyes ignite with the flames of the abyss as the battle is initiated. He draws a curved blade from the sheath on his back as he advances through the corridor between the warehouse wall and the stacked crates to meet with the enemy. He swings his blade at the preternaturally resilient sahaugin.

Move: Move 30 ft & Draw Weapon
Standard: Attack

+1 Katana, Champion, Dark Power: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 + 1 = 13
magic, S, Champion, Seance, Dark Power: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 14

Current AC: 23/16/18

I would recommend moving 5 ft forward to avoid the wall and centering at the SW corner of your square.

Do not forget the +2 damage from anyone who participated in the pre-Mission seance.

Karabo presses his hands together and translucent flames begin to lick across his arms and shoulders.

"Beast of Angazhan, I compel you! Lend me your power!"

Charisma vs. DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Ew...

"Should we inform Lelione of our intentions so that we do not shock the local guards as we investigate the warehouse?" the spirit-eater asks the others.

Karabo stares at the diagram... with a complete lack of engineering skill.

...since we're not supposed to know that his identities are the same person or that he has a shape-shifting time limit...

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"Could you draft a summary of what you have planned or draw a diagram so that we could show Lileone?" Karabo asks.

I meant 'to do' as in how to use the information it gives us to progress toward the scenario goal. I think part of it is that I'm not used to making repeat visits to extract the information. At least, not to the extent that this scenario is expecting. So any 'Hey, dummies, this might be useful here,' would be helpful for me. Like when you sent us back to Yuka. I would not have thought of that on my own.

I've been having a hard time following what the scenario wants us to do (and trying to adhere to the statistically improbably high number of failed Perception checks), which is making it hard for me to 'push.' And then stuff collided this week, which was supposed to be a week off...

"We discovered that your client--Quormas Root--is Tsomo Quorra, who was part of the caravan," Karabo says. "Do you have any records that might help us to better understand what he is doing?"

Having found no clues in the house, Karabo returns to the surface for air. He pulls himself onto the street to drip dry.

"We are here," Karabo says, "And the dangers of the planar ocean are unknown, so let us continue our investigation of Qorra."

"We also agreed to try to persuade the other influential members of the caravan to try to repair the reef as a price for his address," Karabo adds. "After justice is dealt."

Karabo chuckles at the woman's question to the ratfolk.

"We learned from the other murajau that Root, or rather Qorra, marks his sharks in the same way that Honoke's whale shark was marked," Karabo adds to Imperia's exposition. "Also we learned that Qorra, through his alias, has been purchasing something called ironflame powder."

"We seem to have stumbled upon something, whether it is related to the catastrophe with the carmine scourge or not, is unclear, but it is suspicious," Karabo begins. "And what we have gleaned suggests that Zahra did nothing wrong in her planning or execution of the mission. Would you be willing to entertain the idea that it was sabotage and help us to look at our discoveries with a new set of eyes?"

"Perhaps we should enlighten Lileone on what we have found," the Spirit-Eater suggests. "Our discoveries may bring a new perspective to her recollection of events."

"What dealings does he have with the sahuagin?" Karabo asks the confused Chailai.

"A sahuagin was spying on Yuka the engineer," Karabo explains. "He told us that Quormas Root had hired him to keep an eye on the selkie's shop."

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"Do you know a Coormas... Kormas... Quormas Root?" Karabo asks. "Razethka thought that you might."

Silly me. All my eyes saw was Profession (Sailor).

I interpreted it to mean that the dragon doesn't think the sound came from within the city.

Karabo bows to the dragon once more. "Thank you for your wisdom and insight."

He nods to Imperia. "I do not yet have a sense of the motive for this attack beyond, possibly, the divine."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

"Yes. Someone marked at least one of his sharks," Karabo adds to Frank's statement. "We are not yet certain if it is germane to this investigation, but do you know a Quormas Root?"

"Greetings to you, Great Dragon," Karabo says with a bow. "We are investigating the carmine scourge that ruined the caravan and hoped that you might help us better understand what we have learned so far."

"There was that shark-man who accosted the sahuagin outside of the engineer's earlier," Karabo notes.

"The dragon may be able to provide wise counsel and know what sort of creatures could speak to the sharks," he adds as they conclude their discussion with Honoke. "Thank you for speaking with us."

"Does the shark recall how his fin was marked?" Karabo asks.

"Does anyone else in the city use whale sharks?" he asks and then, after a moment, follows with another question. "Do you know where this marked shark was in relation to the rest of the caravan?"

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

"Do you mark your sharks' fins to tell them apart?" Karabi asks Honoke.

"What stock do you give Zahra's theory that this was an attack or sabotage?" Karabo asks the giant.

Karabo takes the moments of the giant's delay in answering them to appreciate the great whale sharks. "Beautiful creatures," he muses to no one in particular.

"We are investigating the incident with the Carmine Scourge. The one that injured your sharks," he answers when Honoke addresses them.