Kazmoro is still feeling a bit whoozy after the fight, so will lean over to Celas, "Please, bump me with the wand I gave you. Not feeling fully recovered and this place is deadly."
Can Kazmoro tell how recently the battle took place?
Kazmoro has just been standing quietly in shock after the beating he took. He thanks Celas and whispers weakly, ”The creatures we face have been terribly dangerous. I welcome any protections you can share with me, but also feel so unprepared for this battle.”
He steps aside and seems to be lost in meditation.
He also pulls out a wand from his backpack, ”Please use this on me or any one of you who gets hurt.” He hands the wand of CLW to Celas.
Kazmoro once the door is opened and will lead the group in. He is expecting critters from the noises Edmund heard coming from the other side. So he will be ready to attack with his double-chained kama.
Kazmoro advances as he unwraps his double-chained kama. As soon as he sees the first rat and hears the squeaking it makes he realizes the team has been spotted.
Kazmoro enters the briefing room and stands quietly in the shadows. He listens carefully and allows his friends to ask questions. He seems irritated by the local authorities for not pursuing this cult earlier when they had gotten an advance warning.
Now we need to risk our necks again, due to lazy and/or corrupt officials.
His only remarks, "I am ready to go. I hope this time the authorities pay attention to our warnings."
Kazmoro will use his 2PP to purchase a Wand of CLW. I greatly appreciate all the cures spent on him during this chronicle. As a 0XP character he did not have any means to cure himself, and you all jumped in without any hesitation when he needed it. That is teamwork at its best!
He will give the wand to a spell caster for use on anyone who needs it.
Kazmoro can only move 20ft, so would end up in same square as Celas. With the first skeleton dropping he would have double moved to in front of Celas, but then would not have been able to attack. Your call if I can retcon and move up. If allowed then he would have also switched weapons as part of his move action.
”Thank you Nadric. I feel like a pin-cushion so far.”
He rubs the faint scars left after the curing magic does its trick. Returning to the captured prisoners, ”Did you see this Dalirio yourselves? Or just heard about him? I apologize for all these questions after you have been through such a traumatic experience, but we need clues and leads to find these insane cultists and free the rest of the prisoners before more harm is done. Do you know where they were taking you?”, he points down the tunnel they came through, ”What is down that way? Are there more prisoners there?”
Then back to Nadric, ”Maybe aligning the three symbols on the tumblers will make something happen.”
He helps Nadric re-align the tumblers: Strength Check:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
After dropping the derro, Kazmoro returns to the fountain room and asks Nadric to please heal him.
He then helps liberate and unchain the prisoners, "Are you alright? Are you the engineers from the Hall of Wonders?"
Then looking around:
Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
"Look the tumblers have the same symbols / runes from the clues we followed. Maybe there is a certain pattern we need to arrange these into..."
He does not touch the tumblers but points out the symbols to everyone.
Kazmoro leads the way down the stairs. He does not need a source of light, but the numerous sources pulled out by his companions quickly makes his darkvision unnecessary.
Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
I have placed Kazmoro inside the red path. Can he move from here, or getting to this point was his move or standard action? A bit confused by the instructions.
”The second rune looks like the towers of the Admiralty Citadel.”
Slide 2, Area 7
Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Kazmoro notices the “I” on the wall, then looks at the third painting and mimicking the figure pushes against the wall pressing against the same areas on the wall as depicted in the painting.
"Here are the paintings. We brought them with us. You can see that all three paintings have this lone figure fighting off the invading forces.” He points to the figure in the paintings:
Painting 1:
It shows a very twisted perspective of what Kazmoro described. The once-beautiful statue stares back transformed, her visage twisted into a demonic snarl. Short humanoids with large, black eyes torment cowering prisoners in the painting’s background. Brandishing a radiant holy symbol, a lone figure fails to fight them off.
Painting 2:
The second painting depicts a stately, white stone building. Three-foot-tall bas-reliefs circle the building’s outside walls at ground level, though they are warped and twisted in the crazed painter’s art. Derros stand atop the hall’s steps and seem to punish criminals—all of whom are wearing the robes of Taldan government officials. At the southwest corner of the building, the bas-relief glows a bright white. The same lone figure from the other paintings attempts to sooth a group of frightened children by playing a flute— the notes are actually painted above him on the canvas.
Painting 3:
The third painting depicts the northeast retaining wall upon the sea. It shows dozens of angry derros smashing brightly-painted urns against the retaining wall, while the same lone figure from the other paintings frantically attempts to push down an obviously barred door in the middle of the wall, presumably to escape another group of menacing derros that seems to pursue him.
"I believe that figure means something... I just do not know what." He snorts in frustration.
How does the secret compartment open? Since there is no keyhole, is there some other mechanism to open, like an impression against which a certain specific object needs to be pressed, or a light needs to shine on, etc?
Kazmoro remembers that the paintings all had a figure with a holy symbol. Would the symbol fit into somewhere along the secret compartment?
”Queck, are there monuments or statues in front of each of these buildings or only some? I think we need to visit each building that has a monument or statue in front, then look for an “I” and confirm if only 3 monuments have the “I”. Then we can triangulate. Additionally I would start with the Hall of Records and Quickfell Abbey, since those were the hints the madman in prison gave us. It may even be that we need to triangulate between Swift Prison, the Hall of Records and Quickfell Abbey.”
Kazmoro seems to be exhausted after that intervention, as he usually does not speak much.
On the map, triangulating between those three buildings, where does it point to?
EDIT: @GM Batpony: can you uncover the map legend of Cassomir, so that we can look at names of buildings 2-8. I have a feeling we are triangulating towards 7.
"Queck, which buildings were built by the Ismacco family? Do you know if the golden statue that guards the entrance to Swift Prison is one of these three monuments you mention?"
Kazmoro speculates remembering the strange "I" he saw on the gilded statue.
We need to make haste... Dalirio? I do not remember the name but glad my companions do. We need to get to the Crypt of Fools.
Kazmoro drills his unblinking eyes into the poor gnome engineer, somehow expecting his grilling visage will encourage her to cough up more leads and better information.
Kyra is five foot six in height and has a head topped with black hair. Her blue eyes stare with determination out over a sharp nose, though the eyes often soften with mercy or mirth. She has a minor scar on her cheek, as well as scars normally kept covered by clothes, and has a tattoo of the sun on her back.
Kyra Lightstep
Female human paladin
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Normal human; Perception +0
Experience: 1000
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DEFENSE
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AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield, +2 Dex)
hp 17 Current: 17/17
Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +4
Defensive Abilities
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee Longsword +6 (1d8+4)
Heavy steel shield +6 (1d4+4)
Ranged Light crossbow +4 (1d8)
Special Attacks Smite Evil (once per day, works against evil targets, charisma bonus to attack and damage rolls, bonus increases by +2 against evil outsiders and undead and dragons, deflection bonus to armor against target equal to charisma modifier)
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 10 (+0), Int 10 (+0), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 14 (+2)
Base Attack +2; CMB +6; CMD +18
Feats Combat Reflexes, Persuasive
Traits Anatomist, Armor Expert
Skills Diplomacy +9, Heal +5, Knowledge (religion) +5, Sense Motive +5
Languages Common
Combat Gear Scale mail (Armor +5, Max Dex +3, ACP -3 (-4, +1 trait), Max Speed 20ft) (worn), heavy steel shield (Armor +2, ACP -2) (worn), longsword (Attack +6, 1d8+5) (worn), light crossbow (Attack +4, 1d8) (worn), crossbow bolts (10) (worn)
Other Gear Backpack (worn), bedroll (in backpack), belt pouch (worn), cheap holy text (backpack), a flint and steel (belt pouch), an iron pot (backpack), a mess kit (backpack), rope (50 feet) (backpack), soap (backpack), torches (10) (backpack), trail rations (10 days) (backpack), a waterskin (worn), wooden holy symbol (belt pouch), explorer's outfit (worn), cold weather outfit (backpack), Aldori dueling blade (backpack)
Weight 100/200/300 current: 99
GP: 10
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Aura of Good (Ex): The power of a paladin’s aura of good is equal to her paladin level.
Detect Evil (Sp): At will, a paladin can use detect evil, as the spell. A paladin can, as a move action, concentrate on a single item or individual within 60 feet and determine if it is evil, learning the strength of its aura as if having studied it for 3 rounds. While focusing on one individual or object, the paladin does not detect evil in any other object or individual within range.
Smite Evil (Su): Once per day, works against evil targets, charisma bonus to attack and damage rolls, bonus increases by +2 against evil outsiders and undead and dragons, deflection bonus to armor against target equal to charisma modifier.
Divine Grace (Su): At 2nd level, a paladin gains a bonus equal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all saving throws.
Lay On Hands (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, a paladin can heal 1d6 hit points of damage for every two paladin levels she possesses. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the paladin targets herself, in which case it is a swift action. Despite the name of this ability, a paladin only needs one free hand to use this ability.
Alternatively, a paladin can use this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures, dealing 1d6 points of damage for every two levels the paladin possesses. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Undead do not receive a saving throw against this damage.
Race
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+2 to One Ability Score: Human characters get a +2 bonus to one ability score of their choice at creation to represent their varied nature.
Medium: Humans are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Normal Speed: Humans have a base speed of 30 feet.
Bonus Feat: Humans select one extra feat at 1st level.
Skilled: Humans gain an additional skill rank at first level and one additional rank whenever they gain a level.
Languages: Humans begin play speaking Common. Humans with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic).
Kyra Lightstep grew up in a small town, and it was there that she eventually learned how to be a paladin. Her life started with her parents murdered by brigands, which in turn led to her both having an interest in justice and toward having a bit of a temper. She temper boiled over one day when she ended up in a fight with a neighbor boy, one she had been long-feuding with for reasons she's long-since forgotten. When the fight ended, she decided to pursue martial training.
Surprisingly, she was accepted by a paladin who lived in town, who trained her under his other apprentices. Though the others mocked her for not following a single god and her instructor was not happy with it, Kyra did not feel any particular compulsion to choose. Instead, she devoted herself to the concepts of law and good. And, over time, that temper she had as a youth became mild, though it still flared on occasion.
Soon, Kyra was a full paladin, and was hearing about an offer to settle the Greenbelt. Despite the fact her instructor was still not happy with her not having chosen a deity, he gave her his blessing.
