Thawm returns from tending the wounded just in time to hear Nurah volunteer to join the keep attack team.
She nods to herself for a few long moments before brightening suddenly.
"Good, we- EEEP-" she says as flame explodes out of her collar and enhulfs her.
The fire fades almost as quickly as it appeared, and she wobbles a little, apparently lightheaded.
With a look of confusion, she pats her chest and then pulls her collar out to look down.
"It's... gone?"
She wobbles again. After smoothing her dress and clearing her throat she starts again.
"Um- right. Please join us in the keep. Assault. Nurah. Mmm. Thanks. Tomorrow. Let's go tomorrow." Thawm explains haltingly as she sidles up to Tandyn and starts leaning on him.
19 & 16 for us and then 2 & 3 for them? Geez. RNGesus is on our side. That's crazy good luck for us xD
After the outer walls are taken and the dust starts to settle, Knight Commander Uhturj addresses the troops before helping some of the injured.
"Gather the wounded near the tower there. I'll see to them momentarily. The rest of you: thank you for accepting the opportunity to continue the crusade. Your new duty starting now is to protect the outer walls, repairing the what you can easily repair. While the armies stand guard, the other Knight Commanders and I will recover the Sword of Valor, take the keep of Drezen, and remind the demons THAT THIS LAND IS OURS!!" she announces.
After waiting a few moments for cheering, she goes to mend some of the injured before finding the others.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
Princess carry, I'm guessing xD
"Right. Thanks. I guess it'll be good for me to not ride Jek's butt always. Mmmm. Well, if we miss the kidnapper, I guess we'll wanna fly back up; his house is here, after all. Fly back up meaning, you know, before my spell wears off." Nik thinks aloud.
He pulls out his Lesser Rod of Extend Metamagic and channels Fly through it onto Jek.
Nik turns to Xibalba.
"I wish for you to carry me down. Uh- following behind Jek."
Supernatural Abilities
. (1 at a time)Corpse Companion
. 12/12 rounds Life Sight (20' range blindsight (to detect and differentiate between living and undead creatures only))
. 10/10 Power Over Undead (30' burst; DC 20 will)
Thawm is triggering an AoO from the guy in the tent, but has immunity to paralysis presently;
also going to heal Aron or Sosiel for Energy Body:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 by walking through. I guess whichever looks more hurt? Heal (who is more hurt?):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Thawm pops out of her tent from the side opposite the ghoul running through Aron and Sosiel.
"Horgus!" she calls out, as her link to Ahmose shifts to the collapsed noble.
Just need him to survive one round before that kicks in...
"What Tandyn means is: remember when you suggested that we wouldn't be able to protect you? Worry naught. We can smite any evil." Thawm explains with a nod of confidence.
"Uh- I hope that doesn't sound like a threat. If that were our intention, we would've done that when you decided not to help us earlier." she adds quickly.
She nods to herself a few times making sure that she didn't say anything else weird.
"Yeah, more irrefutable evidence we're different from the bad guys in ways that are significant. Also, I probably haven't even thought of half of the... Um... horrors you must've already faced. That's got to count for something." Thawm adds, possibly sympathetic.
Thawm holds up the brilliant red and gold speckled egg she has mysteriously acquired and shrugs.
After a moment the second question sinks in.
She looks at Tandyn with a mixture of curiosity and concern.
"Eagle friend?"
no worries! I chose SAD instead of enjoying my tiers fully by now.
Also it'll feel mostly better starting next level xD
Just need something for her to hold on to that can burst when she lvls up...
As the mythical power pours out of the defeated beast, Thawm's golden aura brightens for a moment before... peeling off? She finds herself not burning with healing fire and holding a small brilliant red and gold egg in her hands. It's too small to be a phoenix egg...
She blinks a few times dumbly at the egg before she resumes healing herself.
NG Human Wizard (Diviner) 10 | AC 12 T 12 FF 10 | max HP 69 | F +5 R +5 W +5 | Init +13 | Perc +6 | spells etc | Active Conditions: 3 HeroPoints, Detect Scrying (Scrying Adept (Su)), Endure Elements, Fastidiousness, Overland Flight, Phantom Steed
good point xD
"Uh- okay!" Unk says cheerfully after spacing out for a moment.
He walks up right next to Durgan and attempts to open the door at a distance.
Unk casts Open on the door.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
"I've warmed up to it lately, but I'm mostly asking 'cause we got hipped by that rainbow lookin' lady whats-her-face. Until now I didn't think it'd be a pain to taste test the tea behind each portal. Maybe still worth the trouble for the demon-gem thing." Nik explains, apparently not interested in exerting any effort whatsoever to repay the gift. Or perhaps still feeling suspicious of Teala.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
"I just need a person sized shambler and a rat. I can make us a 'human' just fine." Nik explains.
"I have a few spare rats. Anyone offering a nice 50 gold piece gem to pay for corpse removal?" He wonders aloud, looking around the immediate area.
It takes lethal damage to fall prone, actually, and you beat the DC15 check
Thawm briefly whines incoherently at the explosions.
With a resigned sigh, she says "Meet you at the north end?" to Aroden before running off, very invisible and quite quick.
Moving 60' for my surprise round. Thanks Aroden xD
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
Nik's eyebrows shoot up.
Then he sees her arm-cradle.
Oh, it's still torn up- "Uh- arm first." Nik replies, waving his rod and casting extended Infernal Healing on Xibalba.
+20 HP over the next 2 minutes & no more bleeding
"Ehem- I wish for a gentle ride down to Jek and the others. Ooh- and one for Rinika too." Nik says, climbing on.
Supernatural Abilities
. (1 at a time)Corpse Companion
. 12/12 rounds Life Sight (20' range blindsight (to detect and differentiate between living and undead creatures only))
. 10/10 Power Over Undead (30' burst; DC 20 will)
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
And Xibalba already floats, right? :D
"I like Skee's idea for a quick drop and a quicker stop, minus the quick parts. I can float us all down together. Can everyone let go when Rinika and I jump down?" Nik suggests.
When they return to the corner room, Thawm looks like she swallowed a bug as she moves over to the corpse of the half-nabasu.
"Is this the guy that did the life draining?" Thawm asks, kicking the corpse and looking towards Amelia and everyone's favorite coin's sidekick Junior.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
Is it subject to SR? "Who? But that looks like- uh- wait..." Nik says, squinting hard.
will save:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
He watches, brain moving as quick as molasses uphill, as Xibalba gets attacked.
"Hey! That's our djinn." He explains.
He casts Ray of Enfeeblement (DC 18): a coruscating ray springs form his hand towards on Xibalba's attacker.
Ranged Touch vs not-a-kyton? -into melee:1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 4 = 15 SR?+1 CL for necromancy?:1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 = 33 Already capped on str penalty:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Supernatural Abilities
. (1 at a time)Corpse Companion
. 12/12 rounds Life Sight (20' range blindsight (to detect and differentiate between living and undead creatures only))
. 10/10 Power Over Undead (30' burst; DC 20 will)
NG Human Wizard (Diviner) 10 | AC 12 T 12 FF 10 | max HP 69 | F +5 R +5 W +5 | Init +13 | Perc +6 | spells etc | Active Conditions: 3 HeroPoints, Detect Scrying (Scrying Adept (Su)), Endure Elements, Fastidiousness, Overland Flight, Phantom Steed
If he's less than 30' up the tree, he still gets poked by the fireball :P
also the tree will start catching fire sooner or later, I suppose...
NG Female | Shilvanshee | max HP 34 | AC 20, TCH 14, FF 18 | CMB 5, CMD 11 | Fort +5 Ref +6 Will +9 | Init +6, Perc +18; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30', 90' fly | Bit of Luck; Cat's Luck; Dimension Door; Heroic Strength; Lay on Hands; Share Will; Spectral Mist 5/5 | Conditions:
Snowball, being tiny, must enter the space of the creature she wishes to use range touch buffs on.
Being Tiny also means being able to enter other creature's squares, in addition to having reach 0'
If you like, can have her token be small enough so that 4 of her fit in a square, that'd better match her tiny size
NG Human Wizard (Diviner) 10 | AC 12 T 12 FF 10 | max HP 69 | F +5 R +5 W +5 | Init +13 | Perc +6 | spells etc | Active Conditions: 3 HeroPoints, Detect Scrying (Scrying Adept (Su)), Endure Elements, Fastidiousness, Overland Flight, Phantom Steed
Resolve:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 I like those odds :D
"I foresee that the beast shall make a good suit of armor should it not flee our caravan!" Unk announces boldly.
"It's called your conscience and it's just reminding us to finish cleaning up this place. That thing we came to do." Thawm suggests.
She pulls her crossbow off her back and looks back and forth between it and the long spear a few times.
She puts her crossbow away.
"I suppose they're worth taking." She explains as she decides to arm herself with the spear.
"Maybe we should all wait down here for Aroden to throw us down some rope." Thawm suggests bashfully. She also seems hesitant to climb the stairs.
She looks over Aron, Sosial, and Cecily. Unable to find any injuries to remove from their bodies, Thawm satisfies herself by removing dirt stains from their clothing.
"Oh, Aroden!" She says, remembering a little too late that she's the one with the rope.
She begins pulling rope out of her sleeve.
"Please tie one end of this up high after we get some knots in it!" She explains.
She offers the dangling end of the rope to the three that she just checked for injuries.
"Know how to tie a climbing knot?" Thawm asks, showing off her best hopeful-face.
I have infinity+1 rope and knotted rope gives DC 5 to the climb check, maybe?
Ah, a knotted rope with a wall to brace against starts at DC 0 :D
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
Oh yeah, Nik has SR too, now... Rinika CL vs Nik SR:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13< 17 SR T_T Xibalba CL vs Nik SR:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Nik involuntarily snorts at Rinika's prayer, but continues his incantation.
Int check to bind Hell Hound to my will:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Nik finishes calling a Hell Hound on the opposite side of the cobras, but he grimaces as though he made a mistake.
"Look. Earlier I was just seeing if my fiendish detection magic would work on the world wound. Unsurprisingly, everything here has fiendish influence. What I wasn't expecting was for Aron to have an extra strong aura. Something might've gotten to him." Thawm explains.
She pauses a moment to let that sink in.
"I know how to suppress charms and compulsions, but I need backup in case it's something else. Also I can't suppress them for long, but if he's worthy of Galfrey's trust and it's a spell forcing him, he might agree to be tied up." She adds, thinking outloud.
"Also, we might want to wait to interrogate him and derail the plans of whatever is influencing him, so they don't know we know. Maybe when we're a day or two from Drezen?" Knight Commander Uhturj suggests.
NG Human Wizard (Diviner) 10 | AC 12 T 12 FF 10 | max HP 69 | F +5 R +5 W +5 | Init +13 | Perc +6 | spells etc | Active Conditions: 3 HeroPoints, Detect Scrying (Scrying Adept (Su)), Endure Elements, Fastidiousness, Overland Flight, Phantom Steed
"I foresee help up ahead, let's hurry!" The stumbling 'demon' says to something just off the road.
He... alternates between hobbling forward, hopping on one foot, and catching himself before falling flat on his own face.
Mukluk can see clearly that the fellow with the wiry beard has a few stains in his clothes, but is otherwise immaculately clean. Even the beard that is probably home to something looks spotless. The man is tangled up in quite a few ropes, but he hasn't drawn the dagger at his hip and doesn't seem to have any other weapons.
Mukluk can also tell that Unk seems well fed, odd for someone who seems a bit tied up. He's wearing a very shiny ring, a rather scratchy looking robe under his shirt, and a very full looking haversack.
Suddenly, the man fails to raise one arm in a wave. It's still pinned to his side, though he manages to wave from the elbow.
"Hello! I foresee that I shall meet Koya in this caravan! Can I come too?" He explains.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
"Let's not make it super obvious we were here. Anyone with the right spell could do something about the jingling curtain, but the second we bring our sensibilities in here we're asking for trouble to come find us. Maybe the issue we're here to solve is helped by the rescue, maybe we need to recommend some paint in the market district, maybe we need the post-job chant, or it could even be the chain supply chain. Let's just try not to say too many words that link us to where we're from while we get this job over with." Nik recommends.
He frowns and scratches his cheek.
'Link'... By Sarenrae, maybe we've been in this place too long already... he wonders to himself.
Spells etc:
Looking at my spells, I still haven't remembered to refresh them for the new day. Here's the spells list after not resting last night while "doing something" with the glabrezu corpse :D
The rod definitely doesn't mind Nik not resting, and I'm 99% sure the SLA comes back... I think that's it xD
(After an 8 hour ritual, it is now a Fast Zombie, waiting around somewhere Nik hopes no one finds it -not super far from the adventurer guild. I'll put it into Nik's undead's alias if/when we find it again) before this post
Supernatural Abilities
. (1 at a time)Corpse Companion
. 12/12 rounds Life Sight (20' range blindsight (to detect and differentiate between living and undead creatures only))
. 10/10 Power Over Undead (30' burst; DC 20 will)
Thawm sees Cecily getting ready to go, and decides ladies first.
Thawm casts Protection from Evil on Cecily.
5' step
Standard: Cast PfE: 8->7 1st lvl oracle spells.
For Cecily: +1 AC and saves after ABP, protection from natural attacks of evil summons, and (most importantly) protection from evilly-sourced charms and compulsions.
2 combats
"I guess if someone gets injured or sick?" Thawm replies thoughtfully, not entirely sure she hasn't lost the thread of conversation.
Then, much more cheerfully, she adds "I'll come ask you when I think of someone to call on."
She nods with a smile to punctuate her announcement, as if that settles everything.
Thawm tries hard to follow Cecily's diatribe, but very little sinks in.
When Cecily seems to finally be at the end of things, Thawm snaps to attention and lucidity once more.
"So... a chaperone... could you come too?"
Thawm sidles up to Tandyn.
"What happened?" she asks as Tandyn points out what he was trying to draw her attention to.
Heal check:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
"Oh- he uh-" she begins.
Lowering her voice to a loud whisper, she explains: [smaller]"He's been taking something. Something stronger than tea. He'll be fine. Eventually. Probably."[/smalle]
"Sorry I don't have anything to help, though we could ask an alchemist about it." She adds at a normal volume.
"Why don't I visit you each night to monitor your recovery?"
After Dorek says 'crow', Thawm takes a closer look at the crow and tries not to blush.
Trying to change the subject, Thawm clears her throat.
"Right. As long as they know what and where to look for it." Thawm explains, nodding to herself as if that settles things.
Knight Commander Uhturj waits patiently for the messenger situation to be sorted, sidling up to Nurah after they continue forward.
"Thanks for volunteering the crow to send a message back there. Got any other tricks up your sleeve?"
GUYS! HEY GUYS! I think I found a druid or ranger with aaaaaaaaallllllll the wilderness help shenanigans :D
"Eep!" Thawm explains, startled by the tiny flames scattered about her large sleeves and hair.
Panicked, she pats at a few of them to no effect.
Suddenly, she stops trying to put the fires out and carefully examines one on her sleeve. It isn't blackening the cloth, just flickering as though dancing merrily. She then very calmly straightens her hair and arranges her clothes. As she moves her hands over each of them, the tiny fires wink out as though they were wrinkles in her clothes and misplaced locks of hair.
"Yup. Must be a Sarenrae thing." she explains with a huge grin.
CN Male Peri-blooded Aasimar | Necromancer 12 | HP 86/86 | AC 18, TCH 15, FF 15; SR 17 | CMB 7, CMD 23 | Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +10 | Init +8, Perc +11; Darkvision 60' | Speed 30' | Spells etc | ammo 48/48(S/CI) | Conditions: Deathwatch (CL1), Lifesight (round 2)
SM:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11 "Crying and bug-eyed?" Nik repeats, looking hard to eventually notice what Jek is talking about.
"Hunting evil giants sounds great. Hold on a sec! Let me ask a friend of mine to help you with some magic." Nik yells.
Nik looks around for their new wish granting friend.
"Hey Xibalba, I wish for that halfling to be in his right mind." he whispers, partially covering his mouth with one hand.
The Eagle fishes for crits pecks at the demons and then their corpses, mostly ineffectually, until finally disappearing suddenly. Fading quickly like a thin coat of snow exposed to a roaring fire.
Supernatural Abilities
. (1 at a time)Corpse Companion
. 11/11 rounds Life Sight (10' range blindsight (to detect and differentiate between living and undead creatures only))
. 10/10 Power Over Undead (30' burst; DC 19 will)
"There's a note that says they wouldn't want us to leave empty handed? Surely they know about converting enemy assets. How suspicious." Thawm explains as she looks closer at the loot.
Perception:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
spoilers~:
basically an int check since craft (alchemy) has no ranks:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
"It... it looks... oily? Or sticky maybe?" Thawm explains.
"Tandyn, do clerics of your faith usually oil their holy symbols? I think we should try to wash these off. Without touching them. Or maybe just leave them."
She had felt her gut wrench as the connection between Lushya and herself was severed before it even fully formed. The world seemed a little less colorful than before.
If I had thought to smite those evildoers second... she thinks to herself.
Thawm falls to her knees. She sits on her calves, unable to remain kneeling. It wasn't the first time she couldn't save someone, but it was the first time she had felt them leave for Pharasma's realm. The first time her new gift wasn't enough even without thinking tactically. The first time it was unequivocally her own slow acting to help.
Thawm manages to put down the crossbow gently, ensuring the second shot stays unfired.
