Well, Antalya looks down right gorgeous. Going to a place like that I certainly would hope that there was some nice bits!!
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Kilarra adds at the last minute, "If whatever wards or defenses that are here from when this temple was dedicated to Sarenrae, it may be worth a try to ensure that it is evident that you are one of her faithful when you strike the gong. Perhaps you might recite one of her more sacred passages as you do so or maybe even ensure that her holy symbol is clearly visible."
Kilarra thinks about it for a moment, "As near as I can tell there is nothing from my past experience nor know knowledge of traps that would allow me to see a connection between the chime, the door or anything else. Needless to say, none of it seems to be trapped but that does not mean that they do not pose a hazard. If it is a religious thing then perhaps the wisest course of action is to have one of her faithful be the one to strike the gong."
After Kilarra is pulled back up, [b]"I can find no trap, however, the stone at the bottom of the well is not the same piece as the walls of the well itself. She then examines the door and then the gong for traps and some sort of connection between it all.
Kilarra looks down the well and takes a deep breath, "I may need my hands free when I get down there. Tie me off and lower me down, if everyone works together, it should be fairly easy. Due to the distortion that may occur from the echoing in the tunnel it may be hard to understand my words. Therefore when I will whistle a low constant note for as long as I want you to lower me. I will stop when I want you to stop and I will whistle a high pitched warbling sound when I want you to pull me up. Everyone ready?" Kilarra allows herself to be lowered to an appropriate height then examines the surrounding area.
Once everything quiets, Kilarra doses in and out for a while enjoying the peace of the morning. After a bit, she gets up and retrieves a bucket of fresh water and a cleaning rag and whatever large piece of cloth that she can find that would work as a curtain. She then makes her way to Solomon and Zhalet. "Good morning, I can only hope that we face our foes today with the same ferocity and conviction that the both of you showed last night!" Noticing the fatigue on Solomon's face, "Although perhaps some of us still show signs of the night. Why don't you go try to get a nap in while I help her get cleaned up. The breeze is a little stronger up near the top of the battle market and you can still find good shade to rest in, Also, please close the door on your way out and ask someone to be sure no one comes in." After Solomon makes his way out, Kilarra sets the bucket, rag and a bar of soap that she retrieved earlier from her pack down beside Zhalet, then strategically ties the drape to the cell bars so that if someone were to try to peak through the key hole or were to come in uninvited, the drape would block their view of Zhalet. She then pulls up a chair next to the door where she cannot see Zhalet except maybe her feet and guards the entrance as well, while trying to engage in light conversation to help her relax. "I cannot imagine after all that activity last night how good a hot bath would feel right now, but I am sorry to say that this is the best I could do. The desert is beautiful this morning, there is a strong and cool morning breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Do you ever miss seeing clouds? It seems like a lifetime ago that I saw a cloud. I never really thought about it till now. I am really looking forward to the rainy season, I mean the mud will be annoying but clouds and cool days." Kilarra continues to make small talk until Zhalet is done.
The only doors that I am aware of are the ones over where the sounds of Hobgoblins are coming from.
I am glad to hear it and it sounds like we can advance with common intentions then Lurch.
I am sooo confused, when did anyone ever say we should lock Zhalet up and then go off and keep adventuring for the night. To be clear, the GM has said that it is not even barely noon and yet it seems that Solomon and Zhalet are already getting ready for night which is still a half a day away. What has been suggested though is that we not waste the half a day of daylight we have left and at least get back to the battle market before settling in for the evening. At least that way we will, as a full party, have a full day to work on the bad guy under the church. Besides, given Solomon's connection to Haleen and the fact that we have more than 6 hours of daylight remaining, I cannot believe that Solomon is not on board with going back to the Battle Market and staying with Zhalet there in the Battle Market, which has actual prison cells instead of the Monastery which has makeshift ones. It just seems highly out of character. Unfortunately, there are already posts declaring actions that jump us ahead by several hours and kind of cuts the rest of us off at the knees in posting any kind of discussion to this effect in, what seems to now be the past. It may be necessary for the GM to just untangle things for us by setting the stage of where people are on the next morning. As for Kilarra, she would have gone to Zhalet and Solomon and made the proposition that they use 2 of the 6 hours of daylight remaining to go back to the Battle Market and the other 4 hours to get ready for keeping Zhalet safe for the night. If they want to instead wait the remaining 6 hours before sunset at the Monastery then Kilarra will return with whoever will go with her to the Battle Market to defend it and to keep Kardswan and Haleen safe until the party catches up to her/them.
Kilarra walks towards Rukn, "Though it is not yet noon I think I saw Solomon headed for the makeshift prison. I wonder if he plans to remain the night here." A look of deep concern crosses her face as she looks back to the town. "If that is his intent, I certainly will not stop him but I for one will not leave Haleen alone in the Battle Market with nothing but a scant number of mercenaries to help her keep Kardswan in check and defend themselves from whatever lies beneath the church. I can respect his concern for Zhalet but there must be a balance between safeguarding her and also eliminating this grave threat that looms before us. At a minimum I feel we should return to the Battle Market before the sun sets and contain her there. At least then we can have a full day tomorrow to try and cleanse this town at last. Turning back to Rukn with a slightly embarrassed expression "Look at me...going on like that. I think I will go and talk with Zhalet, Solomon, and Alexander will you join me?"
I had not thought of that but an excellent point none the less. Nothing would put a damper on this whole situation more than if it decided to possess Haleen instead and we had to fight her to the death in the final fight because we took too long.
Well, I figure the longer we wait, the more time the baddy has to get ready for us and there is probably a chance each day that Kardswan gets free. If he does, it seems probable also that Kardswan will join with the Baddy in the final fight. Considering how hard it was to beat him when he was not fighting back, I would hate to face him and whatever nasty lies beneath the church.
I will wait standby until Lurch has a chance to do Zhalet and Alexander's scenes as well as Almah's response to Kilarra's question.
Just wondering, are we planning to spend the rest of the day here or are we planning to at least get back to the battle market before settling in for the night. I get the vibe that people are planning to spend the second half of the day just chilling at the monastery. If we are then there are things Kilarra would do as well however they are low priority and can wait until later if we are headed back to the battle market instead.
Kilarra smiles lightly, "Of course we will and I hope that you might consider us when trying to reestablish the foundations of the town after we are done. I know I, myself, have always dealt in trade in the markets of Katapesh but never as a shopkeeper. If you will allow me membership in the Packmasters of Katapesh and grant me leave to trade in the battle-market I assure you that I will be a productive cornerstone to the growth and development of the town. I humbly beseech you for such a request. Kilarra finishes with a slight bow of her head and holds the position out of respect to Lady Almah.
Solomon was still carrying a hefty amount of chain and manacles from the Battle Market. He gave Zhalet a sympathetic smile. "When you are ready, I'll take you below and make sure you are secure. I will stay with you as long as you wish me to."
Kilarra, not wanting to waste any time, seeks out the head of the packmaster guard and ask that they join her with Lady Alhma, Once assembled, she describes the scene in the church and inquires if they have any knowledge as to how to get through the door. Should Lady Alhma inquire as to any specifics of the town she will advise her that the town is largely secure minus the church but that certain concessions were made to accomplish it and the before moving into the town that she must speak with their leader, Alexander regarding the details. She would also advise her of what she knows of Kardswan and his unwilling assistance and his heroic effort to resist the dominance he is under in order to allow them to so easily bring him down.
Happy Anniversary!!
Kilarra looks on in frustration, "It seems we are at an impasse. If we hurry, there is still time to get to the monastery and back again before the day is gone, hopefully they can tell us quickly how to get past this barricade. Besides, we did promise Lady Alhma to update here of our progress from time to time, let us hurry." Kilarra heads out into the morning sun and begins the trek back to the Monastery by the most expeditious route keeping watch for any straggling threats that they might come across.
Realizing that her story was completely irrelevant, Kilarra still finds inspiration in it. "Dust....dust....wait, what about that fire powder, could we blast the door open with it? Alternatively, given that these people lying about here are clearly from the packmaster guards and they are the group that guard Lady Almah, perhaps one of them might know more about what happened here and how to open the door."
I spoke to Tanis about this tonight and he assures me that he will get it done soon.
Kilarra approaches the barred door and examines the area for traps.
Kilarra examines the plate without touching. After a moment she motions for Alexander to come forward. "It looks like some kind of magical locking device to me. Do you think I might could by-pass it in a similar way as I could a magical trap?"
"I mean, I once heard about a thief that used pixie dust to steal from houses and accidentally sprinkled some on a man sleeping in a bed with a chest at the foot. When the thief pulled the chest out of the window the handle caught on the mans foot and the man floated along with them. The thief did not realize it until the owner woke up in his night gown floating down an ally, reached up, grabbed the chest and flew off into the sky with it." Kilarra looks to Alexander expectantly as if this story has some sort of relevance to the issue at hand.
Does anyone else want to do anything? If not I am going to roll some search checks etc to try and get us moving.
...but...as a umd caster I can actually cast a wider variety of spells than any actual caster can sooo...that means that I get preferential treatment and all the casters from Nethys actually revere me as having a doctorate right??!!
So a wanna be magic user like me who is really good with wands would be welcome right?
Wait...you are pitied if you are not a spell caster? Here and I thought being able to innately use magic (spell-like ability) would have somehow made us closer to nethys. Besides, anyone can be a spell caster with the right UMD skill right??
Kilarra, ever thankful of divine aid, wherever it may come from and hearing that the nearby statue is magical, she assumes it is consecrated and holy. She goes over to the statue and begins cleaning the statue. Once it is presentable and at least picked up, she lays one of her hands upon the foot of the statue and closes her eyes. Lady Everlight, goddess of the healing flame, thank you for your grace and bounty. We prepare to combat a great evil. Should we succeeded a once great warrior, Kardswan will be free at last to follow the path of redemption laid out by your teachings. May your hand be upon us and I pray that your light may shine through the darkness that lies before us. Thank you again for your blessings. Kilarra then reverently steps away and turns to quietly return to searching for the entrance to the church.
Kilarra grimaces at her missed opportunity to deal a significant blow. Concern for Rukn swells insider her upon seeing him take a solid hit, she jabs and swings at their foe trying to penetrate his defenses. "Fall to eternal torment in hell you traitor of the faith!!"
Tucker first one to respond. I vote that is worth an extra 250gp starting gold...what do you say Tyler?
Seeing that their opponent has closed the gap without trouble, Kilarra drops her bow and tumbles through and around the graves to move up behind this false priest drawing her dagger and the broken ice kuri as she moves focusing the latent magical energies within her and strikes with her magical dagger.
Hearing what Alexander says Kilarra uses him and stays low behind the old grave stones for cover, while sneaking over into a flanking position that spreads the group out in order to ensure that their opponent cannot get them all into melee at the same time. As she goes, she draws her Bow.
Wow, I was just reviewing my character profile and Kilarra has had Arcane Strike since level 1. I don't think I have ever EVER used it.
um...so I have said three times now that Kilarra wants the +1 dagger. At present she is using a regular Kukri in her main hand and a broken magical dagger that gives no bonuses in her offhand. While Kikri's are her thing, switching to a dagger for the sake of it being magical seems worth it.
The Beast Within:
Kilarra nods at Zhalet's words "We are well aware of the hazards but let us be clear..." Kilarra reaches out and takes both of Zhalet's hands in hers "...you are not alone, you are not a pariah not a leper. I cannot imagine how afraid you are but we are all here with you sister." Kilarra uses her grip on her hands to draw Zhalet into a gentle hug and teasingly whispers in her ear "Just make sure to refrain from biting and scratching in bed." Kilarra pulls back a bit leaving a hand upon her shoulder "How about we go find the boogie man under the church and show him the light of Sarenrae shall we?" Approaching the graveyard:
Kilarra eyes the graveyard warily, uneasy at the hidden dangers it may hold. Listening to what Solomon has to say she adds in soft tone "We are pretty sure that our foe knows we are coming and is likely prepared for us. As such, the advantage of surprise is likely not with us. I am normally the first to suggest scouting but in this case I believe sticking together might be the best course of action. I am willing to stay in the vanguard to watch for traps etc. but I feel that the risk of getting caught out is too great. I am sticking with the group too.
Sorry for the silence, School and work take a lot of my time once again but on the bright side I am basically in my last hard semester. The "beast within" story is awesome and I have to admit that I love the idea that you guys are working to figure out how to live with the curse rather than just figuring out how to get rid of it per say. I will get a catch up post put up today.
Ya, I totally forgot about it too but now that I think about it there was a weird punching dagger but the marks it left had 3 puncture wounds instead of one or something like that. Also, we saved the guy and took him to the monastery but I can't remember what happened to him after that.
Kilarra nods, "When all of this settles down I will see what I can find for you. Thank you again. With that Kilarra goes to help consolidate all the items that are in the area and scopes out a stall that she temporarily lays claim to with future aims of turning it into a small business for herself. She is careful to take the lessons learned from Katapesh to try and select the one that would have the best chance of being prosperous based upon positioning. Once that is done, she goes to check and see if Kardswan has awoken to where she could speak with him.
Haleen scene:
Kilarra considers Haleen's words for a moment as if the answer was not to her liking then seems to come to some conclusion, smiles softly and says "Well, I must admit that I thought you would respect us enough to know that we would want to share in your burden, not to watch you carry it on your own or worse, never know what became of you. Haleen, we are family, you do not have problems that you must face. No, WE have problems that we must face together, but enough dwelling on the past. You do not want to share your dept with us and you want the self respect to handle it on your own? I can respect that, however, before it gets to the point of run away and hide, come to us, we will help you." Kilarra steps up and gives Haleen a lingering hug "I am so happy to have you back sister." Alexander: After talking with Haleen, Kilarra goes and finds Alexander. She finds him just as he seems to have finished talking with Kurellak and Jank. Curious as to why Kurellak looks like he would like to find a way to fit into a pony keg and seal it up but decides that what she came to find him for is more pressing. Alexander, first, let me say thank you for your understanding and considering my request that Undella make the decision regarding Kardswan. That aside, if you have a moment, I was wondering if you can provide your expertise on something magical that I found. Kilarra carefully produces a folded cloth from her pouch and sets it carefully down on a large level surface. Unfolding it so as to be sure that no fragments go tumbling away she reveals an assortment of chips of ice that do not seem to be melting. She then pulls out her broken Kukri that she found at the monastery and lays it beside the pieces. "See, if you carefully arrange then right you will see that all the pieces are here and when you fit them together just so, I can feel them thrumming with power but they won't stay. What can I do to restore it?"
You probably missed it but Kilarra was looking to take the +1 dagger. assuming no one objects that means that Kilarra takes: +1 dagger
Given the other items I am taking I think it only fair to give the cloak of protection +1 to Rukn. I will spend part of the evening talking with Haleen about Kardswan and about why she left without saying anything.
1) Do you have any interest in recruiting a sixth? If you want to, I do not object but I do not feel that we need it if Rukn is switching to a Melee build. If he is not then yes, Kilarra would be the only dedicated melee combatant and not a tank at that so it would be a good idea to get someone in to fill that role. 1a) If we do recruit, what role would you all like to see brought in? See above 2) What do you think of altering those fire gems from the shrine of Nethys so that they are linked in some way to their creators? At a minimum this would allow you to re-shape them with a ritual to serve a purpose other than their original one, and might include letting them grow stronger as you do. I really like this idea. While it may be cliche, I have always like the feel of Drizzt's Guenhwyvar and how it is bound to him on a personal level. All too often I feel like magic items are so plug and play and not enough personal connection. For example, in my own life I have a very old buck knife that I have kept for years and years and sharpen etc. I feel very protective of this knife because one day when I was up in a tree cutting the limbs out of it one of the limbs got caught on one of the ropes that was connected to me as it fell. So suddenly I was trying to keep myself from falling out of the tree from the sudden added weight and I had this buck knife on my belt. With one arm I held on and with the other hand I get the knife out of it's holster and cut the rope from me. That knife probably saved my life as I was about 60 feet up. Even though I could buy new, maybe 'better' knives today, I keep it very sharp and almost always wear it whenever I am working. It would be nice if our characters could be similarly connected with certain items without sacrificing the gains of switching to the new shinny loot. Also, I would like to get a consensus on resting through the night or proceeding to the church right away. Whoever the creature that dominated Kardwan is, there is little doubt that he/she knows we are here so there is not much to the element of surprise. For this reason I say we should rest and go as prepared as possible. The only exception is if there is a chance of this creature getting away. If there is the possibility that it will be able to slip out then we should go now even though we are not fully rested. Lurch, is there any one like Haleen or any of the other locals that could shed any light on this possibility? Also part 2, do you plan to inform Almah of the events in Kelmarane at all? Obviously we do but at present the town has not been fully cleared so I feel it is premature to run out to her and say..."hey we got most of it done, be back when we are finished." That would be a waste of time. Personally, if we are resting then I would advocate to send one of the Lions to give an update. If we need to go clear the church now then the update can wait.
I am not sure if you are married to the whole natural attack thing or not but Lurch did mention that we just got a 'very nice' great axe. I take that to mean that someone really should keep/use it. Kinda like my weird dagger, items like this often have unique qualities that can have an impact on the story line if the players will allow them to. I just wante to bring this to your attention in case you are open to wielding an axe.
Kilarra has crap for strength and crap for Climb so the spider climb slippers would be welcome for her. Also, I have two questions: 1) I saw that there was a +1 dagger in the loot as well. Is there any way to have it modified/reforged to be a kukri for less cost than to just pay for a +1 kukri to be made? 2) I did not see you list the Cloak of Resistance +1, if no one wants it I know Kilarra can always use better saves. Especially for when she rolls bad on trap checks. for the Ring of Feather falling, if Kilarra gets the slippers of spider climbing then I would say that Zhalet should get the ring.
"Even if he is 'redeemed', I want him gone," Alexander says, bluntly. "He does not get to stay and make Undrella relive what he did to her, even if it was under some influence. We fix him, he leaves. Let him seek cleanding in Sarenrae's temples and monasteries elsewhere. Agreed?" Kilarra nods to Solomon in thanks then turns to Alexander, "I fully understand and agree with your desire to protect Undrella from any hardship. I only ask that we respect her enough to let her make that decision once she knows all the facts. If she decides that he should leave and never return then so be it. Are we agreed?"
"Couldn't we just leave him in one of the cells downstairs under the guard of Haleen and the Lions of Senara?" He would likely slow us down quite a bit if we try to take him with us down into the church."
Kilarra rushes to Kardswan's side and begins to try and stop any bleeding. "Help me stop the bleeding and I will explain. When we were back on the monastery do you remember me digging the big hole in the courtyard?" After waiting for her allies to acknowledge she continues, "I had a dream. In this dream I had a vision of both Sarenrae and Nethys arguing over me. It was as if they were in disagreement as to which of them would use me to do something that they needed done. It was unclear to me which one won the argument but at the end of it I begin to have these impressions or feelings that were not my own from time to time the was guiding me to some purpose. The first of which is that I should dig in that courtyard until I found this dagger."[b] Holding the broken dagger made of ice and feeling sadness at its current condition she looks up and goes on. [b]"Just now, when we came face to face with Kardswan, I again was lead by this divine influence. It lead me to say what I said and I am not sure how I know but I do know that Kardswan was a hero for good. Based upon what he said and what I know of him from the past, it seems that he is under some kind of control coming from beneath the church here in town."Kilarra looks to Alexander, "I know that Undrella said to kill him but if we free him from his mental bondage then we would be destroying the man that she knows him to be. In essence, we would be killing the Kardswan that now lies at our feet. Please, help me to save him." Looking to Solomon and Zhalet, "If ever there was a god that believed in redemption then Sarenrae would be her. Please, for no other reason than to live out the divine example of your patron, help me redeem him." Looking to the group as a whole, "I will support whatever decision we make but I hope you will consider this alternative" While she waits upon her friends to make up her mind, she gathers up the shards cut from Kardswan's belt pouch and begins to try and see if all the pieces are accounted for by carefully fitting them back together on a cloth on the ground. [occ] Once she has all the pieces put in place, please let me know if there are still missing pieces[/ooc]
So, I am not sure what exactly you are looking for. just something that hits more consistently or is there some aspect of your character that you feel you are missing? If you want something that hits consistently and does very reliable steady damage then I have a build that does start with Zen Archer that I could recommend to you. Although I know Lurch has seen this build before and he may ask that you not do it as it becomes pretty OP starting around level 9. On the flip side we are closing in on 2 years playing this game and we are still level 4 so what are the odds we will be around to see level 9 eh?
Kilarra finally breaks her invisibility to strike. Using her ally as a distraction she strikes fast and furriously but aims her attacks to avoid being too lethal.
Non-lethal dmg 1 1d4 + 5 + 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + (2) + (2, 6) = 19 normal + fire + SA
Non-lethal Att 2 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 - 4 + 42 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 2 - 2 - 4 + 4-2 = 20 Flank - 2 weap - Nonlethal + total bonus gained for debilitating injury - broken weapon Non-lethal dmg 2 1d4 + 5 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (5, 2) = 15 normal + SA
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