Sari seeing the Harpy attacking Merreck frantically goes running to get closer to Merreck. "Merreck, I am coming keep your head down and stay low to the ground!!" Sari draws yet another arrow and places it into her bow. She aims for the Harpy's chest. "Please let this work, I don't want to see a friend be killed." She says to herself. She pulls back her bow and lets the arrow fly swiftly towards the Harpy. .
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Sari seeing the Harpy attacking Merreck frantically goes running to get closer to Merreck. "Merreck, I am coming keep your head down and stay low to the ground!!" Sari draws yet another arrow and places it into her bow. She aims for the Harpy's chest. "Please let this work, I don't want to see a friend be killed." She says to herself. She pulls back her bow and lets the arrow fly swiftly towards the Harpy. .
i made it less than clear i guess, but the harpy landed and is standing in front of merreck, you are about 20 feet apart.
You shot does hit, even with the -4 for firing into melee) and it upsets the harpy.
The harpy takes a full round attack on merreck:
Hitting AC 24 for 2
then clawing ac 10 for 2 (i think that misses)
it takes a 5 foot step, putting Merreck directly between you to, and finding herself adjacent to the professor.
Finding his wits, now that the song has lost its hold on him, the professor falls to the ground screaming at the creature to "shoo", and his companions aren't much better off.
Jyra charges in with her club, but her hit is poor, and she is buffeted off by a wing, and lands in a heap (failed her balance check to charge through the square occupied by the prof)
I stop singing and take a step back, towards Sari and then load and fire another bolt at the creature, shouting "Ha! We're gonna turn you into an ugly pincushion you flying freak!" as the arrow hits the harpy. Then I pull another bolt out of a cas at my belt and begin to load it into my crossbow.
My group:
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I stop singing and take a step back, towards Sari and then load and fire another bolt at the creature, shouting "Ha! We're gonna turn you into an ugly pincushion you flying freak!" as the arrow hits the harpy. Then I pull another bolt out of a cas at my belt and begin to load it into my crossbow.
The harpy is effectivley hiding behind Merreck relative to Sari, though it doesn't increase her protection much, aside from Sari cannot charge this turn.
Sari is up
Ruuz swallows his fear and charges at the giant and swings his morningstar at a giant knee cap.
The harpy is effectively hiding behind Merreck relative to Sari, though it doesn't increase her protection much, aside from Sari cannot charge this turn.
Sari seeing Merreck in need of help, drops her bow grabs her long sword and her Drow long knife. She rushes next to Merreck to help take the demon beast down. This puts the Harpy between Sari and the professor. Sari is thinking to herself, 'That idiot professor had better not get in my way or so help him.' Sari swings her long sword high into the air and brings it down to the Harpy.
The harpy screeches in pain, then says, "no gold is worth dieing for," as she leaps back and into the air. In seconds she is high above you and whisking off over the trees.
Beren leans down to the fallen foe and wipes his blades clean on the corpse before sheathing them. "What are these things, and what were they doing here?" he asks no one in particular as he starts searching the bodies, backpack, and weapons.
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Beren leans down to the fallen foe and wipes his blades clean on the corpse before sheathing them. "What are these things, and what were they doing here?" he asks no one in particular as he starts searching the bodies, backpack, and weapons.
Your search of the bodies uncovers their few possesions. You find 12 gp, 18 sp, and 3 cp total between the two. Most of their possessionis are ratty or forest made, but the blanket that was wrapped around one's waist is a fine quality, and bears the blink dog crest of of House Ghallanda.
Ruuz looks down at the giant as he shakes the blood off his morningstar, seeing Brick on the ground motionless he runs over and quickly looks over the damage.
Ruuz looks though Brick to his internal magic holding him together and starts repairing some of the damage.
Ruuz helps the big warforged stand and joins Beren in searching the giants.
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The Korranberg group arrives at the location of the sinkhole first, a small depression in the jungle. Near the center many of the trees are nearly horizontal, their roots barely finding purchase as gravity trys to pull them into the forty foot diameter void at the center.
You have a few minutes to look around the perimeter, which allows you to find four ropes tied off to one of the larger trees, one that still stands rooted in firm ground. It appears that three of the ropes have been broken, and the fourth is covered with flys and maggots making a meal of the blood soaked into the fiber.
Just as you are about to investigate closer...
"Hey there! What in Khyber do you think you are doing. This site is possibly an archeological treasure, at I won't have amateur treasure seekers stopping over it."
The professor seems rather animated, "I think you should leave that to the professionals--"
His tirade is interrupted when one of the girls trips and falls on a vine, landing awkwardly. When she stands up, it is apparent her ankle is twisted.
"er, yes, Morgrave's professionals are here now, and we claim this site."
Ruuz squats next to Beren as they look into the pit "So what is.." Suddenly a group of people come stumbling out of the trees and Ruuz looks over to see Sari leading a group of people obviously out of their element toward the pit.
Ruuz stands up and straightens his coat and walk toward the older gentlemen as he is talking about his right to the sight.
Ruuz looks down at the girl as she rubs her ankle and raises an eyebrow "Yes professionals indeed."
Ruuz looks at the professor "This sight has been claimed by the Korrenberg Library and I am afraid that you are too late. I am sure any artifact found in the pit would be better off at the Korrenberg Library than at Morgrave, I seem to remember that more of your artifacts end up on the black market than a museum."
"I am Janic ir'Valdi and I am leading this expedition and with some of the top experts in the field of Xen'drik history as part of our team we are more than qualified to explore this sight. I am afraid that you will have to find another another place to find your treasures."
"Well I Think--"
"Gentlemen, please, I am sure some fair and equitible arrangement can be reached," one of the hangers on says, reaching out to shake Ruuz's hand.
"My name is Jyra ir'Kano, pleased to make your acquantence."
For Ruuz:
She is a rather attractive red head, in a slightly torn outfit.
Make a will save (muwahahahahahaha)
Ruuz turns away and starts walking towards the rest of his group and then stops and turns back as one of the girls walks up to him.
Ruuz can help but notice how striking she is and his eyes can't keep wandering to the several holes in her outfit try to get a better look.
"Since both of our groups are pretty small you could join with us, we could use two more swords down there."
Looks at Sari and Merreck and then back to the professor.
"I would consider to allow you to buy any artifact we find down there at.. lets say 75% of market price."
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Ruuz turns away and starts walking towards the rest of his group and then stops and turns back as one of the girls walks up to him.
Ruuz can help but notice how striking she is and his eyes can't keep wandering to the several holes in her outfit try to get a better look.
"Since both of our groups are pretty small you could join with us, we could use two more swords down there."
Looks at Sari and Merreck and then back to the professor.
"I would consider to allow you to buy any artifact we find down there at.. lets say 75% of market price."
For Dragonmann
Beren stands by the hole in the ground with his hands on the hilts of his blades expecting something to come out. He watches the exchange in the distance, 'Boy, that Ruuz is good,' he thinks to himself. Beren just plants himself firmly acting like some hired muscle with tracking skills.
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For Dragonmann ** spoiler omitted **
For Ruuz:
You will regard her as a trusted friend and ally. If she trys to make you do something suicidal or against your nature you get another save. Mostly everything she says is going to influence you as though it was your best friend saying it, and not some chick after your loot.
Ruuz looks at the girl in front of him "Jyra ir'Kano was it, nice to meet you. ....oh what was I saying? Oh yeah now about maybe joining forces..."
Ruuz looses his train of thought again as he stares at the girl in front of him.
"Professor ir'Valdi, I think that if our two groups work together we should have more than enough manpower for the exploration, and it seems you have brought a stronger contingent of guards than we have. Given that we were already attacked today," she says, shrugging her shoulder indicating her torn clothing, "it seems this project is left safe then we first thought, isn't that right professor."
She continues, stepping on anything Ghorkin might have tried to say, "Yes, it would be very wise of us to work together, and divvying up the proceeds at the end should be easy as well. I'm not sure that a 75% rate is fair, but perhaps something can be arranged."
"Well since it is you asking we could probably go down to 50% market price. Would that be good enough for you?"
For Dragonmann
For Dragonmann
Rokko watches Ruuz with amusement, though he does his best to keep a straight face. A sucker for the girls. She is so... Pink. He shudders in revulsion.
Valessa begins searching the corpses and the surrounding area after the battle with the giants.
Later, at the sinkhole, Valessa is crouched down, examining the ropes, her face hidden from view when the Morgrave group show up. Upon hearing the professor’s voice, she freezes, keeping her face hidden. Then, after a brief exchange between Ruuz and a woman in the professor’s group, she stands and walks forward.
“Hello Professor,” she says coldly. “Fancy seeing you here. I didn’t think field work was your thing … oh, but I see you’ve brought some of the comforts of home with you,” glancing at the young women in his entourage (Valessa knows how to make friends, doesn’t she?)
“And how can you call as amateurs? After all, you tried to teach me everything you know… Hello Jyra.” She looks to the girl, her eyes narrowed somewhat, then gives Ruuz a filthy glare. Honestly, men! Besides, she can shrug like that too, it doesn’t mean anything.
“Erm, professor ir’Valdi,” she says to Ruuz, “do you think Korranberg will be thrilled if we give half our finds away to Morgrave? After all, this is an important archaeological site … and we did get here first.”
"Hmmm.... Interesting blanket."
Brick has been staring at the bodies, talking to himself. He slowly turns, interrupting the conversation.
"I think they were giants."
He then goes back to staring, though he does not speak. His club, though, has been moved to his left hand. It's the first time he has let go of the giant steel bar for even a moment in his short life.
