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Guys, I'm gonna have to drop this game. Hard to maintain interest at this posting rate.

Good luck.

Varrel collect s the blood stones. Making a mental note to gather the rest when theu leave.

Nothing does damage to evil crap like a Paladin and a Raging ;!? bane dwarf.

Varrel admires the ferocity of Graxer's blow.
I shall have to remember to stay on your good side, friend. Anything you don't like has a habit of dying violently.

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Having no better option, Varrel draws his wand of SLOW and casts it at the elemental, wanting to impede the creature without harming Ashe or Graxer.

Not sure the DC on the wand. If I had actually cast it, the DC would be 18

Varrel follows behind, somewhat dissapointed. A great and powerful magic item and no way to remove it.

You know, that Rhakshasa lord has likely already fled if he is smart. I pray he kills no one before we can find him again Ashe.

He looks around as Silf lands back on his shoulder and turns to follow his friends, weapon drawn and takes a moment to re-prepare his spell via a pearl of power.
Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Silf Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

Strange, usually such items are reduced in size for carrying. ...

Varrel wonders if the elephant could possibly be reduced in size to get it out.

He casts detect magic and starts patting down the dead.....

Varrel decides to change tactic.
The creature was effectively riderless once the Rakshasa was dead, they would control it if they possessed it's figure, so he attempted to SLUMBER it instead.
DC18

Ashe speaks, "'Vengeance', don't bother attacking the elephant.. we want it.. its a magical item of significant power! Kill the Rakshasa!"

Varrel laughs as Ashe makes this comment while the elephant bleeds and struggles to pull it's feet free of the ice, while STILL managing to gore the Paladin with it's tusks.

Alot of good it will do you when it kills you. Do you WANT to get trampled?

Varrel continues his assault, calling to Silf to dive bomb the Elephant
Aid another attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
The little dino misses but was flapping about his head.

Varrel charges the elephant (10ft away, provokes from the Elephant) and does an Airborne two handed slash with his Rime rostbite charged blade.
Spellstrike SG, high ground, charge: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 21
2 hand SG: 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 + (5) = 17+7 Non lethal
Intimidate: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32

Fatigued/Entangled 1round, Shaken for 3 rounds. Total debuff: -5 Attack, -3 AC, 1/2 speed, No Run/Charge. 63 damage so far. 21 of that is non lethal. The thing is in combat. It likely won't stop attacking in a panic in an enclosed room. Besides if I knock it out that's cool [

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Swift action arcane pool to enhance wpn to +2
Varrel closes with the elephant by flying a circuit around and above the back (40ft move, he is 15ft space so should be enough to flank) and closing with a RIME FROSTBITE Spellstrike.
Cast Defensive DC17: 1d20 + 7 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 5 + 2 = 22

Spellstrike SG, high ground, flank: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 36
2 hand SG: 1d6 + 6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 + (1) = 12+7 Non lethal
Intimidate: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34

Fatigued/Entangled 1round, Shaken for 3 rounds. Total debuff: -5 Attack, -3 AC, 1/2 speed, No Run/Charge/Trample

Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 + 2 = 18
2 hand SG: 1d6 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12+7 Non lethal

At the signal from Ashe, Varrel activates his FLIGHT HEX, then calmly steps over to the paladin and touches his arm for a few seconds.
I am sorry Ashe, but you need to be More of a man than you are now...

Cast ENLARGE PERSON on Ashe. I would like to do more to prebuff but I am guessing someone may act first...

Varrel leaps down from the upper level, his constant Featherfall saving him and he holds his ground when he gets there, waiting for backup.

Varrel stares as Graxer walks away....
Your lucky day, Fiend.

He walks after his allies and draws his scimitar.
When this is over I am coming back to kill you

I'll leave him alive, I am not leaving him conscious, he'll attack our rear. Graxer, would you kindly knock him out again? Please

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Varrel stalks into the room and draws his new Kurkri +1 and stands over the creature menacingly.
You have your deal, fiend. Open the door and speak truthfully of what you have offered. The way to Vencarlo and Neolandis and this statue. Weigh carefully your answer, because for all your power, you are an evil outsider. I think my friends demonstrated how dangerous they are to something like you when they felled you so easily. Speak truth and do not make us come for you again.

Varrel shakes his head.
I don't have that prepared, Ashe. I do have a BRAND spell and I can cast it over and over until I succeed, but the mark will only last 8 days and can be scraped off with some blood loss. I would be more effective to take a hand and track a one armed man. Without some means to actually regenerate that would be a way to mark him regardless of what shape he assumes.

Varrel smiles, An oath to a liar is no oath at all. I will agree to let him live. Get us to the entrance. I will do the rest later. Or if Ashe is uncomfortable with that arrangement, we can bring the creature along with us, bound. Once we have them, we can dispatch him then. This Vivified Labyrinth is no doubt trapped and guarded, with wards the master of the house has means to bypass, right now he is only offering entrance into a LABYRINTH. things designed to confound and imprison. It is not a good deal. He comes along.

Varrel bashes the Rakshasa about the head again with his cesti to keep him unconscious, then holds a hand to his head as casts BESTOW CURSE (unconscious, so no will save allowed)
Check to beat SR, caster level+racial bonus: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24
If successful the effect is -6 decrease to an ability score (minimum 1). Affecting CHA. No spellcasting for you!

When he steps back, his voice is cold. He speaks to Graxer and then gives the dwarf a clear path.
He needs to be destroyed Graxer, and even my spellcasting is unlikely to affect him. Use whatever methods you need to find out where our quarry is.

With little time, Varrel pockets the +1 Kukri and comes into the room, calmly sweeping the area with his DETECT MAGIC and focusing particularly on the 'man' unconscious in the tub, currently being bound by Graxer.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
He draws his non magical kkukri and attempted to make a small cut on the man's finger.
If he WAS a rakshasa, then the blade could nnot harm him.

Varrel casts detect magic and focuses on any magical items the creature may have on him.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

Scream if you need any help I'll be along soon

Varrel smiles.
I am not going to stand in front of you two with outsiders to your front. Proceed Gentleman, nothing more effective than a Paladin and Inquisitor against these kinds of foes.

Varrel follows up right behind Graxer and Ashe and uses his Quickdraw sheath to pull his wand for a SHIELD spell. His defences raised, he follows along ready to Hex a foe, if needed.

The elf moves to the base of the stairs {{Ashe, move up after Graxer. It will get bloody quick with him going first. I will hex your foes. }}

The magus moves quietly into the room and spends a few rounds focusing on the Statues.
Detect Magic+Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
Not wanting to set off traps is the reason I haven't touched the bloodstones yet.

There is an impatient tone to the elf's voice, normally the patient one, for some reason the Elf was a little more on Graxer's side of thinking one this mission.

Well, I am damn sure we have taken at least 7 minutes. Your invisibility will be wearing off soon.

Once Varrel understands the nature of the decorative heart/stone, he again wastes no time finding a rug or curtain to throw over the thing.
He speaks aloud to the mental conversation.
If they are being monitored, then surely guards will come when the sensor goes dark.

He lets the implications set in. Graxer would likely find combat soon.

Varrel is focusing on the stuffed tiger.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

The elf concentrates on the aura emmitted by the disturbing relief.

Very well, Asherik

Varrel skips to the side, hopefully out of it's line of sight.
I remember a reference to a Third Eye Bloodstone. I suspect it is a scrying tool.

Varrel slices a sheet of curtain and throws it over the eye.

Varrel locks in on the Magical Gem and attempts to ascertain it's properties.
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Gotta love an Inquisitors perception

The elf hangs to the side of the door and scans it with his DETECT MAGIC up.

perception+Detect: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 2 = 22

spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22

Varrel had been stealthily moving from shadow to shadow, his own armor adding to his considerable skill.

It was against his better judgement to allow Ashe to simply walk in, a moment to study the aura that the elf had also detected WOULD have been prudent, but he saw no reason to stop the young paladin from enjoying his new talent for magic. Asje had been working very hard on his bardic talents and they were bearing fruit.

Ashe would never make a good assassin. But as a ssymbol for good he was very apt.
A skilled combatant, durable and inspiring to those without a century of experience he cut quite a figure.

The paladin may not know it yet, but the elf had begun to look at the human as a very useful tool for the coming rebellion.

He dived inside after him

Tikablang no contest.

Perhaps I should have said LONGEST ears then.
The elf smiles.

My ears are the keenest here, Ebon wings. I will cast BLEND on myself and sneak about, it lasts far longer than invisibility and I am pretty quiet when I want to be. I will slumber any lone guards.

Yea, we have all bases covered and everyone here is a regular poster. Let's keep it to 4.

The elf follows along, not worrying about syealth any longer, he was traveling with a Fullplate wearing Human and Dwarf. They would draw plenty of focus off him anyway and they were not trying to sneak in. This was going to be a frontal assault no doubt.

Varrel could Imagine Graxer was giddy with excitement.
The elf hung in back with Ebon Wings, You know eventually that boy's heart is going to get him killed. The female was a self professed worshipper of the god of torture. You were a lawyer, would you have trouble seeing such a woman sentenced?

Varrel accepts the wand.
I will carry it if you are offering Greayeagle. I am decent with a sword but I believe you are better suited to killing things whileI control the field.

The elf places the wand in his quick draw wrist sheath. I would be very useful should they encounter a large group.

I am ready to face the Arkonas. I still have quite a few spells prepared, and with a little rest can prepare another.

Well done, Graxer

The elf casts DETECT MAGIC and has a look around
Perception: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 2 = 25
Silf Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Sorry
Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Sorry, was tired EVIL EYE so -4 AC, DC 19 Will.

Varrel deftly dodges aside the longer reaching limbs and decides to respond.
Well you're not cloakers at all are you. CHOKERS, in fact. Hardly worth a spell.

He simply aims for the nearest unattended one and invokes his powers (Evil

Just seen. Paizo FINALLY released a Monstrous Humanoid that has POUNCE:tikbalang CR9

On his turn in round one (he goes first) if he can spot a Cloaker then Varrel points to the nearest target and spits a curse lowering it's defense. The others hear the word sounding like an odd combination of infernal and celestial, almost like an eldritch amalgamation of power and it carries such force that Salvatore feels like throwing up.
Use EVIL EYE to drop it's AC by 4. DC 19. Works for 1 round if saved or 8 rounds if it fails.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Varrel spends his first round by pulling out a scroll and casting ENLARGE PERSON on Graxer. Needless to say the dwarfs MASSIVE great sword is now far more deadly.
You are too large to engulf now. Go wild Dwarf.

A scroll is a trigger item, so the spell works this round

Varrel places himself behind Salvatore, and Laori at the rear, there was a good measure of distrust for the Elf woman. Anyone with a good level of empathy (sense motive dc15) could see it pained him a great deal to have this level of hostility for one of his own race. Ashe knew of the poor elf girl that Varrel had called friend in House Thrune. For in the hopes of waking Ashe from his Nievety, Varrel had shown the paladin one of his most painful memories. ...she had died painfully before he could hope to get away with her.

Varrel had found a kindered soul in Una, and she had left before he could speak his heart.

Varrel hated this woman for her god. And for the mockery she was of his hopes for himself.

He turns his back, almost hoping she would attack.

Yeah, gotta put together a shapeshifted avatar before I use it.

Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
I only got the briefest glimpse. If they were cloakers, they resemble hideously evil flying manta rays, cloakers are mysterious and paranoid creatures. A typical specimen has an 8-foot wingspan and weighs 100 pounds.
A cloaker's motives are hidden and confusing, and they distrust even their own kind. Their strange shape allows them to disguise themselves as a variety of cloaks, tapestries, and other mundane objects, and stories linger of cloakers that ally with other creatures, hitching a ride on their backs and aiding in their ally's protection for their own inscrutable reasons. A rare few are priests of ancient gods, leading cults of cloakers and skum to undertake all manner of hideous rites and working toward singularly sinister goals. The three main weapons they wield are either to wrap and engulf a medium creature and then bite the victim. They have a bone like tail to strike with and worst is the shrill cry they can emit to cause fear, nausea or stupify a victim. My old masters father actually had one he wore as part of his garb, yet another hidden bodyguard. He would feed would be assassins and slaves to it.

Varrel had a far off, angry look, somewhat concealed by his half mask.
That is all the relevant information. Let's go kill them.

Varrel stands.
They are called 'Cloakers'. Something our Dwarven friend is more than familiar with. Would you care to lead, Ser Dwarf?
He draws his Scimitar again.

Pretty Sure I am sorted for levelling.

Learned 2 new 3rd level spells.
Stinking Cloud and Monstrous Physique. (gonna start rocking a Gargoyle form for extra attacks)

an extra 2nd and 3rd level slot.
few more skills
+1 BAB (got my second attack now)

Varrel raised his head, his eyes had the look of a hunter and his half-mask he was wearing gave him an almost panther like appearance. Silf let out a predatory hiss as well, picking up on his masters emotions.
If these Arkona's are what you say, Grey eagle, then we will visit them and say what answers they can provide. Let's get Salvatore somewhere safe.