Patizamo again weaves magic into his blade, and strikes at the serpentfolk as he tries to bring it low with magical combination. He then conjures forth a shield of force.
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Patizamo focused, then teleported into a flank with Baldrek on the other serpentfolk . He then struck with his sword at the serpentfolk's flank before conjuring a shield of force and preparing to try and parry aside any spells that came his way.
Patizamo coughs from the poison fog cloud, but keeps up his focus on the wounded serpentfolk. He conjures his own shield in front of him, then captures some of that magic into his weapon so he can continue battling the creature.
Patizamo moves forward to get behind the serpentfolk Baldrek is attacking and strikes from flank, weaving Spell into his blade.
"We didn't fight the leader yet - that Serpentfolk we fought also talked about Salathiss, and he was impersonating Magistrate-Mayor Thuba, not Asanda. This Salathiss is still out there. We could offer them the chance to leave alive, though."
Patizamo exhales painfully from his wounds of the cat's claws and says, "Thank you, Ubasu and Baldrek, for the timely intervention to help keep me standing. Let us hope that the originals are still alive, although I fear the worst for them. Should we take a moment to catch our breath?"
Patizamo's shield intercepts the cat's second attack, helping him avoid some of the blow. Deciding he didn't want to be the only one on the cat, Patizamo teleports next to the serpentfolk and stabs him, instead. He follows up by casting an electrical spell that arcs between both the serpentfolk and the cat.
With Pilzip and Baldrek engaging the serpent folk, Patizamo decides to help safeguard Ubasu and Mokhasi. He weaves magic into his blade and strikes out at the cat before conjuring a shield of force before him.
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Patizamo considers, then says, "There really isn't much to report, though, apart from the fact that the mayor's manor is in a state of disrepair and there's a bearded man with a talking cat that can sense magic. I think it will have to be a fight - although being aware of the alligator means we can maybe take it out from range, before it closes to us."
Patizamo wiggles his toes in his wet boots. "Might be a little too late for that. I don't think opening the submerged door is an option, so up the stairs we go."
Patizamo decides he really doesn't like snakes as he jumps back from the cobra's flared hood. Pushing past his fear, he circles around to flank the cobra with Baldrek before casting a rending spell into his blade and stabbing it into the cobra.
Patizamo doesn't want to move into close range with two cobras alone, so he instead casts an arc of electricity between the two cobras. Capturing some of the lingering electrical energy, he imbues it into his personal aura, and his blade crackles slightly with the lightning.
Short sword in hand, Patizamo readies a spell to fight the guard if he finds them.
"Alright, then, sounds like a plan. The marshy terrain might make some noise, but hopefully they can think it's just some small creature if they don't see anything. Should we use the invisibility sphere?"
"I'm not particularly good at moving silently," Patizamo said. "Do you think the guards would let us in if we said we were here to discuss some Maagambya business with the Mayor? Maybe about a special performance in his honor or something?"
"Let's return that statue to the poltergeist, Gerrus, before we do anything else. We should put his spirit to rest."
"Are you really trying to claim the Magistrate is a bigger criminal than you?" Patizamo was incredulous, but it wouldn't be the first time he'd seen a public official involved in crime. When he was about 10 or so, it had been discovered that a judge was secretly running one of the largest smuggling operations in the city. The scandal was all anyone would talk about for weeks.
Patizamo again weaves Magic into his blade, stabbing at Froglegs as his sword shifts into a raking claw before he conjures a magical shield before himself.
Patizamo moves towards the hiding Froglegs before he casts a spell, vanishing from where he is and teleporting into a flanking position on Froglegs, striking as he does so. He then captures the lingering magic and channels it through himself, making him quicker and more accurate.
The magical fear fills Patizamo, even as he moves up towards the robed grippli to take advantage of Baldrek's flank and casts a spell, weaving magic into his blade as he stabs at him.
"We should find him some giant dragonflies as a thank you." Patizamo says, as the dragon allows them to pass.
Patizamo pauses, then asks, "What do you consider tasty to eat?"
Patizamo feels fear from the dragon's display, taking deep breaths he moved closer to the dragon and then wove spell into blade to strike at it.
Patizamo exhales. "That did not quite go as planned. Can we take a moment to recover, or should we press on?"
Patizamo's shield spell intercepts the dwarf's second attack, partially blocking it before it disperses and the rest of the sword's momentum carries through.
Patizamo stands from the ground, and again weaves magic into his blade as he strikes at the dwarf again.
"You should surrender now, or else face the consequences." Patizamo tells the Dwarf to surrender, but he doesn't wait to see what the dwarf does. He teleports just behind the Dwarf, flanking with Pilzip, and stabs before casting a spell to shield himself and harnessing some of the latent magical energy from the spell to enhance his combat prowess.
Patizamo did not appreciate being part of a Grippli sandwich, so he focused a moment and then again wove magic into his blade and struck at the one that attacked him.
So much for that plan. With the hut proving to be more sturdy than initially thought, and knowing that more would be coming quickly, Patizamo moved to flank the other grippli attacking Baldrek and cast a spell, weaving the magic into his blade as he struck the creature.
"I think cat form may be the best option to start. If you see any signs of either Froglegs or someone who may work for her, come back. Then maybe we can use illusion magic to sneak up on them."
Patizamo nods, slowly, as Janatimo recommends their next course of action. "We will do what must be done." Thinking back to his own days as a thief on the streets, he wonders how much of this Froglegs's history matches his own. If he hadn't found the necessary intervention, would he have become what she is?
"It is the truth, Ubanu. We fought them ourselves in an unused building on the campus. I am sorry to inform you of this."
"I am afraid you were deceived, Ubanu. Those two were not students of the Maagambya. They were serpentfolk masquerading as students. The never intended to pay you, and likely knew that when you spoke to the University to get your money, you would get nothing due to the University not knowing anything about you."
Patizamo frowned. "Did the students give you their names?"
"Ruffians? Seriously? We came here to talk, and you and your conjured elementals attacked us. Had you spoken with us and told us of your grievances, perhaps we could have helped you find a peaceful resolution. Now, place your hands behind your back, please. I will bind your arms."
Patizamo sighed. Ubanu was obviously far too angry to be talked down, but he still wanted more information. Patizamo closed the gap with Ubanu, then cast a spell into his blade, transforming it into a raking claw. "I am sorry about this. What promised payments? If you were not paid what you were owed, did you not think to file a complaint before a magistrate?"
Patizamo barely evades the worst of the fireball, then he moves away from the group a bit so they aren't as bunched up before he says to Ubanu, "But what do you want vengeance for? We really don't know why you would want vengeance. As Pilzip says, we aren't here looking for revenge, we're just trying to find out why fires are being started on the Magaambya campus." Even as he speaks, Patizamo infuses magical energy into himself, prepared to defend himself from further magic.
"I could probably use some bandages, but Ubasu, how badly hurt are you? You seemed to take a very powerful blow from that creature."
Patizamo's magical shield intercepts the first strike and disperses, as only a slight graze from the blow hits him.
The second comes in full force. He grits his teeth, but he knows the group has to be close to victory. He again casts a spell, weaving its magic into his blade and striking with it before capturing some of that lingering energy and holding it in his aura.
"Ubasu, get clear!" Once Ubasu moved out of the way, Patizamo teleported right to where he'd been, taking up the flank with Pilzip and stabbing at the creature. Then he harnessed some of the lingering teleportation energy and cast a spell to conjure a shield of force before him to also hopefully protect himself from the beating Ubasu took.
Patizamo curses at his missed strike, but makes another attempt to strike the elemental. As he does so, he observes the elemental's reaction to his strike before casting a quick cantrip to shield himself.
Patizamo moves to flank the elemental attacking Baldrek and says, "Can someone close that vent? We don't want the smoke to fill the place." He then wove magic with his blade and stabbed the elemental with a blade of cold.
"I concur. Let's use the staff to protect as many of us from fire as we can."
"Let's treat Baldrek's wounds, then head into the cave to find Ubanu."
Patizamo draws out his short sword and moves into a flanking position on one of the minotaurs before stabbing it and quickly casting a spell to shield himself.
Patizamo smiled at the two minotaurs, but otherwise let Ukase talk for now.
"Perhaps the arsonist doesn't possess the means to deliver a message any other way, or there are others preventing them from doing so outside of destruction. I wonder if this arsonist is affiliated with a criminal element, and it is dangerous for them to speak to us openly."
"Yes, now is the time to investigate the fires."
Patizamo gets ready to attempt to lock the drakes in the cages.
Patizamo shrugs. "Illusions aren't in my wheelhouse, really, except for one that creates duplicates of myself. Mokhasi, do you have any?" |