Nali's opinion is to cut ties. In her opinion, the risk/reward balance is heavily not in our favor, and the only person that seems to be in favor of the Society is Hamalia.
Nali smiles as she re-appears a split second after one arrow flies. Nali quickly follows it with a second arrow, intent on downing, but not killing this target.
Swift action - Bane(Humanoid(Elf)) on bow(Round 4/6)
[ooc]Full attack on Chalos. I'm firing blunt arrows at for non-lethal damage.
Very well, two of us can play the invisible shenanigans game.
Nali makes an unpleasant noise as the one remaining foe decides to play hide and seek with the group. "Someone get hat," she states, slightly annoyed sounding. She maneuvers between Drusilla and Arin adeptly before beginning to repeat her last chant. Then she reaches forward, and places her hand on the picture, and the picture fades from view as well. However, she keeps one hand on the frame, so she can tell if someone else attempts to remove it before her.
Seeing that both of the golems are down, and that the others have moved forward, Nali begins a new chant, and fades from view. After a moment, she creeps forward looking for the hidden mage.
Standard Action - Cast Invisibility on self Move forward under stealth at normal speed Stealth(Invis,FS):1d20 + 17 + 20 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 17 + 20 - 5 = 40
Nali chuckles a little at the Elven cursing, and debates responding in kind, but decides to deal with the current problem first. She makes a step into the room, makes a quick prayer to Ketephys before firing a pair of shots at the northern golem, though the first arrow fires wide.
Swift action - Bane(Construct) on Bow(Round 4/6) 5-foot step Full attack on Green
Nali stays quietly in the back as the others try to negotiate with the creature. Creatures like this are not in her purview, so outside watching for cues of aggression, she can't do much else.
Just Studying Target, I can't make the knowledge check on an Otyugh.
Nali scowls as the inevitable attack from the bunnies begins. Guessing that these things are closer to animate armor then zombies, she swiftly fires a pair of arrows over Djorn's shoulder, at the closer of the two rabbits.
Swift action - Bane(Construct) on bow. (This is a guess, I'll add what her attack would be if she's wrong.) Full attack vs. Yellow. Nali ignores soft cover from allies now.
Nali has her bow out immediately upon Sarnia appearing, but the arrow is left unnocked as conversation breaks out. After a moment, she loosens her stance and asks, "So, Show skills and 'freely' retrieve artifacts then? Though if you wish to cause alliance to end, we are better as messengers. Why not write down demands for delivery?"
Nali stares at the taxidermy with a healthy level of paranoia. She studies both of them for a moment before saying, "If trap, who triggers? Have to get by anyway."
Studying both of them before seeing what I know. Knowledge(?)(ML,ST):1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 15 That should cover everything but oozes, Abombinations, and humanoids.
To the extent of this place, Nali's mindset is in the same place as Djorn. However, she's far more willing to range around the group quietly, while they look for the Golem. Since the golem was supposedly garbed like a Linnorm King, Pale Ulfen-like folk are also on the list to spot.
Nali still looks slightly irritated by this whole mess, but nods to Djorn. She gives a look over the blade before handing it to 'Kalaster'. "Is actual blade, yes?" she asks quietly.
Nali has a ranged weapon out, so she doesn't provoke AoO's.
Nali sighs as the one she saved flees and the others turn to renew their attack. "Regret. Much Regret...." She mutters as she jumps back just a step before drawing a pair of arrows with stone spheres replacing the arrowheads. She wildly launches one at the fleeing kayal before whirling back on the one that she looked over before. With a moment's thought of the successful hunt, she fires her second arrow much more accurately at that target.
5-foot step Full attack. First attack vs. Green with Blunt arrow so I can do non-lethal, then activating Bane on my bow (Swift action) and the second attack is vs. Blue also with a Blunt arrow, doing non-lethal
"Talk. Will know if you lie. Do not make me regret saving you. "Nali more commands then requests as her eyes flick to the door quickly. She drops her wand into the quiver, and moves her hand down from one arrow to another, pulling an arrow with an small canister for a head.
Move action - deposit wand in quiver Standard action - Ready action(If the door opens, Nali is firing a Tangleshot Arrow at the first person through. And I would like to note that opening a door requires a move action. This has bit me in the ass before.
If I need it:Sense Motive:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
When that door opens with enemies:
Without a pause, the huntress swings her bow to the open door and fires the arrow in hand. "You can wait," she half-growls, still mostly keeping her attention on the one at her feet.
For a second there, Nali's instinct for the hunt kicks in, and she starts the first words of a prayer for speed. Then the lament from the corner cries out.
GM Watery Soup wrote:
"I'm not even supposed to be here today," he laments.
And her adrenaline drains almost as fast as it kicks in. This... This is wrong, and these information brokers are not our enemy. "STOP!" she cries out and bolts to the fallen. "NOT our prey!" At which point, she kneels down near the kayal, to look for life signs.
Perception:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31Is Green still alive, or at the very least still breathing? If he is, then I'm flicking out my Wand of Cure Light Wounds from myr spring-loaded wrist sheath(Swift action) and using it on Green.
"These were not our enemy. Fight as wounded animal: strike and flee, not fight to hurt. Good hunters need scouts ,knowing or unknowning, for knowledge of foe. Had people listened, fight would have not happened."
Nali sighs as everything swiftly goes to hell. She steps from around the corner, looks over the kayal in front of Patros, and begins her hunting chant, low and soft.
5-foot Move action - study Blue Knowledge(Planes)(ML,ST):1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 15It's actually a Kayal, right? Standard action - Cast Divine Favor
Nali makes a gesture for silence, before drawing her bow. In a very low whisper, she insists, "Prepare to fight. If quiet, fan out, if not, hold back until fight starts. Only fight if fight starts." With that, she creeps down the nearby alleyway, and readies an arrow, hoping she doesn't need to use it.
Nali frowns as she picks out information from the crowd. "Alliance has changed in leadership. Not known how deep, but peace is in talks with local foes. Recruitment drive ongoing, with good supplies. Supplies at two sites, Alliance Headquarters, and Wightir House. Wightir House is old site of testing, but changed with new leaders. Now storehouse." She pauses a moment, as if she's remembering something, before adding, "Was given directions if came here. Find Dreng at Glaresight Inn."
"Not negligent,"Nali says, after the silence begins to become rather awkward. "Colored. Society is full of crazy." She gestures to the motley crew that the Decemvirate sent for this mission, including herself. "Crazy gets job done. But crazy also means things that shouldn't happen do. So, when much crazy causes crazy in one place, then logic would make his decisions reasonable. Did Nigel look very hard at missing things? No, early study pointed to crazy, and simplest answer is to assume Society. That said, thefts were rather sneaky. Slow and cautious. Only things that could be blamed on Society. Well planned."
Nali holds back as Drusilla talks to the staff. Her grasp of the finer intricacies of Taldane are (intentionally) lacking, but body language is almost universal. So, she gives the staff that the warrior questions a once over and watches for tells.
Studying the staff first, then Sense motive. Sense Motive, ST:1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 2 = 31
This is better. Nali has a rudimentary knowledge of golemwork(Enough to break them if need be), and so she goes into the examine this so-called waste pile.
I think I'm glad that it's Nali and some of my other characters in this now. Some of them would be very offended by Nigel's notes on that list.
While this is a hunt of sorts, It's not one that Nali is trained for. Dealing with people or digging though descriptions - neither are near her skill set. Still, she is at least bright enough to help someone more versed in these skills.
"If my guess is right, Captain Valsin is annoyed by errand of fools too." The voice echoes out from nearby, as the Ekujae approaches the duo. She's a half-elf with a mocha skin tone and a slightly unnerving gaze, almost like a jungle cat. She has leopard spot tattoos on her forehead and around her eyes that further this comparison, with her shoulder-length black hair hiding exactly how far back they go.
She has a dulled chain shirt on, further hidden with a drape of mottled brown and green fabric, and a long leather tunic. Along her hip hangs a quiver, with the end of a bow hanging out of it along with several arrow fletchings.
She continues talking, much more verbose then normal, as she looks over Aiden(Since she's already familar with Arin). "Dralneen should be inside too. Is working with Blakros. If letter is right, more kayal to hunt? What Society needs, Society should get,but whole thing smells like dung," she concludes, wrinkling her nose at that thought.
Player Name: Blue Moose
Character Name: Nali Faina
Character Level: Inquisitor 6
PFS Number: 153161-7
Faction: Silver Crusade
Slow/Normal Progression: Normal
Day Job: None
Nali's primarily a ranged combatant and scout if that's needed.
Nali has played:
2-11:The Penumbral Accords
5-23:Cairn of Shadows
9-05:Call of the Copper Gate
I have played or ran:
0-05:Mists of Mwangi(GMed)
0-35:Voice in the Void
3–07:Echoes of the Overwatched(GMed)
4-09:Blakros Matrimony
5-14:Day of the Demon
6-02:The Silver Mount collection(GMed)
8-99:The Solstice Scar(All versions)
Nali looks to the Venture-Captain and sighs faintly about having to report in Taldane again. "People are prisoners of Cairn. Might know much about horselords? All foes are defeated. Frosh was in hands of bounty hunter. We saved, but needs to stay in the underbrush for some time. Otherwise, ally won't be ally, would be dead or worse."
For a moment, Nali debates spending a little bit more time preparing to fight this man. But seeing his skill with magic changes her mind. So, from her spot, gives the man a once-over, before aiming and launching an arrow over Merisiel's shoulder at him, seeming to blink into existence as the arrow launches.
Move action - Study Purple Swift action - Bane(Humanoid(Human) on bow(Round 2/5) Attack vs. Purple. I'm coming out of Invisibility here, so he's flat-footed, but I think Merisiel gives him soft cover
Nali keeps pace with Merisiel, planning on firing at the chain slave from invisability. Then she sees the human hiding near the entrance, and decides to wait.
Nali rushes forward, pushing aside the chains as naturally as possible, in an attempt to keep close to Merisiel, in an effort to use her as 'source of her ioun torch.
Double move on ground speed at stealth(Since I'm currently invisible) Taking the penalty for full movement. Since all westward movement is difficult, I think that's all the movement I can take.
"At least, up here was quick,"Nali muses. When the chanting starts, though, she scowls. "Our foe?" She mutters noncommittally, as she floats back to the shaft. "Maybe hurry back?"
Nali nods as her first target falls. Using the speed that the potion allows, she zips around the pillar in the center of the room, only firing on the one that threatens Arin after she gets a reasonable line for a shot.
Move - getting there is exactly half of my movement speed ATM Attack vs. Red
Nali frowns, and angrily spits out, "That hurt." Then, she gets a faint whisper of a smile and adds, "So will this."
And then a pair of arrows fly at the Shae in front of her.
Swift action - Bane(Outsider(...what subtype are they? Or can I just qualify it as Bane(Outsider(Shae))) on my Bow.(Round 1/5) Full attack on Green. Even if she moved forward, I did state before that I was 10 feet up, so I don't think she can reach me.
Nali begins to chant in Elven the prayer for an good hunt, as she does when fighting begins. She continues it as she darts toward Hannah and Arin before flipping over the platform and hovering above it, arrow nocked.
Standard action - Cast Divine Favor Move. Nali is now 10 ft above the platform.
Nali scowls as she gives a once over to the closest foe. "More foes not from Golarion...," she mutters as she flies up underneath the platform, out of view.
Move action - Study Green Free action - Identify foe Standard action - Move w/ weapon draw. I moved Nali to where she is under the platform.
Nali winces a little, and reaches into her backpack for a bit, retrieving a small bottle with a wispy blue liquid in it. "Climb, and call down when you reach top. Will follow when you are up. Will need to deal with threat above fast though. Only have 5 minutes with this magic."
I have a potion of Fly that I'll use, once I know how far up we need to go.
While the 'king' has the attention of the others, Nali nudges Merisiel faintly. "There's a hidden door over here," she says in Elven just quiet enough to not interrupt those talking with the corpse, "Would you mind checking it for traps, while I see if I can hear anything moving or breathing on the other side? I'd hate to get caught in an ambush... unless I'm the one doing the ambushing."
