"I no expert on flying creature, but by the way it is acting, its lair should nearby since it is not going anywhere. We need to inspect the rest of the cliff."
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Valdern looks up and then down. Examining the cliff. "Yeah, I'd would prefer to head back down to a more comfortable height. All that climbing and chasing flying critters isn't my idea of fun." He walks over to Lorelei to assist in getting the rope ready.
With no range weapon, Valdern study the cliff. "I'm not a good one when it come to climbing. How are you suggesting we get up there?"
Sorry for the absence, I'll post something this evening.
Walking around the room, Valdern kicks some of the rubble out of his way. When the noise change from a thud to a clearly metallic tink, he looks down. He bends down to clear more of the rubble and discover a gauntlet. Examining it, he quickly realise that it is in fact, two magical objects, one being the gauntlet, the other the magical gem. Using a simple knack, he tries to identify their properties.
"Before we open any more doors, I need to bring back Rhyfedd back with us. It will take but a minute." Once the phantom is back with the group, Valdern proceed to the next room. After Ebirah's comment he turns toward him. "You sure? It just looks like a bunch of nonsense to me."
Valdern tries to duck safely from the explosion, but the dwarf was just too slow. As he falls to the ground, Rhyfedd vanishes from sight. As Valdern lay there, a wave of positive energy brings him back. Slowly he gets back on his legs. "What in the nine hells was that?" He uses some of his remaining psychic energy to mend some of his wounds.
"These things really hurts." Valdern uses some more magic to heal Rhyfedd.
Valdern, having recovered from the pain, tries another stab from his spear.
Valdern feels the pain of the attacks twice. Once when he gets attacked, and then again when Rhyfedd syphon some of his life essence to remain on this plane. "Aarghh... Bloody hell, that hurt like crazy." He steps away from one of the undead while staying next to his phantom. Calling upon his psychic energy, he tries to heal some of the wounds that Rhyfedd suffered.
"Ok, I was expecting flaming skeletons walking around, not whatever those are." Valdern lower his spear and poke at the first one in front of him. "Hum, they aren't easy to hit, wonder what exactly they are."
Valdern looks up from studying the map. "Impact crater or explosion? Sometimes the two can look very similar. But in any case, I agree with Lorelei here, that site is rather too close for conform if it is still infested with the undead."
Quick question, does everyone strike off the items they take from the loot, cause I notice a good amount of item that are still in the loot sheet, yet also on people's character sheet. For my part, I wouldn't mind getting the following items is still available: Amulet of natural armor +1
Though I won't be able to use the weapon and the armor until level 5.
Stat Boost: +1 Wis Hp: +7
Fort save +1
Class Feature:
Spells Per Day
Spells Known
Skill Points Added:
And Rhyfedd gains:
That's it! No extra hp or B.A.B.
"Yes, We fought Rayland before we got to the beach. Eliza and him were waiting for us and ambushed us. I hope we can still save Rayland. The man deserved better." He follows the group to where the old warrior fell.
One more stab, one more miss.
Valdern keeps stabbing with his spear, trying to bring the fight to an end. He gets distracted, however when he sees Elia suffering from some sort of magical effect.
Sorry for the absence, I overbooked and overstretched myself. I'll kick myself in the butt and get back the discipline that I had at the start of this. Thank you for you patience.
With Rayland's weapon on the ground, Valdern dive to pick it up and moves away from the soldier. "Come on man, you don't want to fight us. Snap out of it!"
Valdern uses his magic to increase Rhyfedd defense. He then moves toward Rayland. "What are you doing. You used to be the leader of the colony here. Your duty is to protect the people here, not to fight them. Snap out of it Rayland!" He hopes that he can raise a moral debate in the old soldier's head.
Valdern also tries to identify the aura, but can't make sense of it.
"I have nothing that could help anyone under the influence of some magical mind control spell."
"The letter makes more sense to me than the story of Eliza and Rayland told us." The dwarf talks with a distinct concern in his voice. "We found them with no trace of their captor, in an unlocked room with their weapons. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have waited for a rescue that might never arrive and instead forced my way out." He poses for a second, then continue. "Plus their story about having lost any memories of what happened just feel too convenient."
"They were indeed in the tower, but we didn't see any shapeshifting creature. Might I recommend that from now on, no one should be traveling alone around, or in the settlement until we get to the bottom of this." Valdern still seems to be thinking about everything they learned at the tower. Once he is able to be alone with Ramona, he expresses his worries. "They both claim to have memory issues, and we didn't see the shape shifter. I suggest you keep an eye on both of them. There is something that doesn't feel right for me and I rather we stay on the safe side."
"I have a question for you before we go. Rhyfedd remember seeing you with a mysterious but charismatic man with dark hair and purple eyes. The man then vanished and was never seen again. Who was he? Is he the one holding you here?"
While the group talks, Rhyfedd moves toward the man. As he steps closer, his face, usually twisted in anger, seems to relax more. Intrigued, Valdern follows and starts sensing what Rhyfedd knows about the man. "He knows you... You were someone important... Arkley? Rayland Arkley! You were the leader. How did you come to end here as a prisoner? I have a hard time understanding that a retired Eagle Knight would just sit there and wait to be rescued?"
While everyone was exploring, Valdern was trying to understand the magical enchantment on the glaive. "Can't tell for sure what it is, but there is powerful magic on this weapon." He drags the weapon with him, following the group. "It is nice enough that I might just see if I can learn to use it." As he walks into the central room, he looks at the large water tank. "I don't like this. Unless there is some magical power here, that water should spill out the moment someone opens the door." He concentrates for a moment, trying to discern any magical aura.
Seeing Ebirah fall, Valdern turns slightly to Lorelei. "Don't worry about the lad, just make sure mister creepy here doesn't get his claw on you." He then stabs again at the skum, this time with better precision.
Valdern moves forward and tries to get a good hit on the skum. The tip of the spear head straight for a weak spot, but at the last second, Valdern lose sight of the target and he is unsure if he hit flesh or armor.
Too far to do anything about the creature, Valdern gets as close as he can. Rhyfedd follows the Channeler and stop just short of getting into melee with the skum.
With his spear firmly in hand, Valdern stabs at the skum. This time the spear strike true. The sharp tip finds a weak spot in the skum armor and dig deep into its flesh.
On the other side of the room, Rhyfedd walks through the door, only to find his path to the creature blocked again.
Valdern tries to use the reach of his spear to attack the skum, but fail horribly. Rhyfedd, anxious to get into battle, once again phases through the wall in the hope of flanking the Skums.
"Impressive that these traps are still functional after all those centuries... Are were they installed recently?" Valdern ponders about it while walking toward the left door. Once next to it, he signals at Rhyfedd to go ahead. The phatom stand in front of the door and then slowly phase through it, leave a white ectoplastic shape of himself on the door. When, on the other side, Rhyfedd looks around while staying next to the door. Whether he sees anything or not, he crosses back to where the group is.
"I can't make out what type of magical aura is on the statue. Maybe someone from the settlement would have a better chance, but first we need to secure the place." After having studied the statue, Valdern moves to the double doors. While he waits for the others to be ready to move on, he uses his magic to increase Rhyfedd's protection.
Valdern moves into the room and using the reach of his weapon, takes a stab at the remaining creature. "Well, the statues didn't attack us... so far. That count for something, right?"
"Before we head in, I should call on Rhyfedd. We might need him. It will just take a minute." Valdern concentrate and slowly Rhyfedd materialize next to Valdern. Once the other dwarf is there, Valdern looks at the group. "There, I'm ready now. What about you guys?" When everyone is ready, Valdern will send Rhyfedd in first. The phantom will inspect the statue first, then move to the double door.
"Impressive building, and in good shape. Too bad it is so far from the settlement, I wouldn't mind living in something like that." Valdern moves closer to the door and look at the inscription. "No idea what this thing is saying, so I'm going to pretend that it says, please make yourself at home." Without touching the door, he tries to take a peek inside.
"Facinating. I though the magic that created you would keep you bond to the site, but you can travel all over the island. This might be a very good opportunity to learn more about the history of the island."
"Acavna... Acavna... The name rings a bell." Valdern ponders for a moment, thinking back to all those lessons at the temple. "Ah yes, the Azlanti goddess of the moon and defensive battle. Though I didn't think I would meet an active servant of the deity." Looking at the buildings, Valdern curiosity gets the better then him. "So, what are you guarding inside those buildings?"
"And where is Eliza now?" Valdern questions the statues, but remains wary of them. So far, everything they've met on this island wanted to kill them. Those statues might be talking now, but who knows what will they do next.
"So it is moving again. Let's keep following it, maybe it will bring us to its master."
It took while for Valdern to notice what the group was talking about, but when he finally sees it, he explains what it is to the group. "Oh, that thing. That is an Azlanti clockwork spy. It records what it sees. Capturing it is tricky, however, since they tend to explode when attacked."
Valdern moves up to stand behind Rhyfedd. Using the reach of his longspear, he stabs at one of the goblins. "I think I'm getting better at this."
Valdern runs toward the group of goblins. His legs can only get him there so fast. "Go get them Rhyfedd, I'll be right behind you."
Costs 3000 sp, with a DC of 20, you'd need a total of 150 in check results... huh. :/ I didn't see skill focus being necessary, though. When I calculate crafting, I assume a roll of 10. Currently my skill total is at 9, so not enough for a check of 20. For now I picked the feat Phalanx Formation so that I can attack while hiding behind Rhyfedd without penalty. As for my Phantom, I picked Toughness.
For two weeks, Valdern man the forge. He feels at home near the fire and with a hammer in his hand. But he also feels Rhyfedd need for action. The phantom was restless and wanted to head back out. When Lyra shows up with news of possible exploration, Valdern realise that this might be just what Rhyfeed need. "About five miles out for the first site, and seven for the other. That's about three hours walk just for the first one. Four for the second. We should plan enough supplies to camp out."
Reading up on crafting skill rules for masterwork weapon. To make one now, I would need to take the skill focus feat and 7 to 8 weeks of down time to make one masterwork weapon. I'm hoping that I didn't read that right...
Cool, I'll work on my level up. |