Again, Sandros shouts, "Aika tildemakil," though this time the rapier in his hand seems to pulse with energy as he does so. He steps forward and lunges at the dragon.
Enhanced with arcane power, the blow strikes deep, and Sandros lets out a shout of triumph.
Jiro moving quickly ducks out of the way of the stream of acid but is still splashed by the beasts attack. He watches in horror as his clothes and skin start melting away. A moment later positive energy flows through him and the burns start healing. Not feeling safe even in the back of the cavern Jiro rushes forward.
Moving forward quickly and flipping past Hella, Royl and Proteus Jiro jumps the stream and kicks the dragon in the side without slowing.
The intense pain from the ripping claws fuels Ka'kara's fury and she brings her blade back around smashing it into the reptile, "Now you die rodent!" She takes a 5' step toward Proteus so he can reach her more easily.
Seeing Ka'kara take the brunt of the dragon's fury, Proteus moves forward and chants the word "Vitae" once again.
Proteus:
"Proteus, I think I must stay on the offensive if his hide is so resistance to their blades!"
This time both Sandros and Ka'kara strike true, the former burying her blade deep in the dragon's flank and the latter piercing its throat. The dragon howls in pain and humiliation and probably for the first time in its life it actually feels fear. It is not a pleasant sensation.
Ka'kara is still the biggest threat, so the dragon thrashes her soundly, tearing at her with all it's got. Snapping jaws, rending claws and buffeting wings together inflict another 18 points of damage.
You're up.
It's too deep to wade across, but it flows rather gently. You could try jumping it or swimming. Neither is very difficult.
Proteus channels positive energy again with the word "Vitae."
Then, Proteus pulls out a cure light wounds potion and holds it out as far as he can across the stream. "Kakara, can you grab this?!" he shouts.
Sandros, clearly worried about the beating the barbarian is taking, shifts his ground to open up another opportunity for Hella, while taking another stab himself.
Blessed rapier attack with Power Attack (1d20+7=16, damage 1d6+4=5)
Hella relaxes her shoulders as the positive energy soothes the last of any acidic burning. She spins fast and slices at the back of the dragon's thigh:
Blessed MW Dagger w/ Flank: 1d20+10=22
Damage w/ SA: 1d3+1d6=5
Roylenna, flustered by her last miss and angered by the beating her friend is taking, tries to force her shot, sending a stream of golden fire into the wall above the dragon.
Heavenly fire attack 1d20+6=8, damage 1d6+2=3
Ka'kara is up, then the dragon, which is bleeding from several small wounds (and a couple of large ones).
Looking the creature over Jiro strikes at it's flank.
Stunning fist 1d20+2=11; 1d6-1=2
Unused to the dragons strange physiology Jiro's blow just glances off it's hide.
Bleeding from multiple wounds herself Ka'kara takes a swing and staggers back from the feral lizard dragon thing. The swing is poorly placed and again bounces off the scaley hide. Why won't this thing DIE?!
As Ka'kara retreats the dragon takes a bite out of her for 5 points of damage. Then it turns its attention to the rest of you and spews another streak of caustic spittle at Sandros, Hella and Roylenna . Then it takes to the air and flies away, going over Hella's head .
As Ka'kara retreats the dragon takes a bite out of her for 5 points of damage. Then it turns its attention to the rest of you and spews another streak of caustic spittle at Sandros, Hella and Roylenna . Then it takes to the air and flies away, going over Hella's head .
Seeing that the rest of the group is fairly untouched at this point Ka'kara yells, "Quick! Follow it too it's den! It's badly wounded." Sagging a bit as her rage leaves her she begins to move after the flying lizard.
Proteus channels positive energy once again by chanting, "Vitae," and moves after Ka'kara. Once again, he excludes the dragon from the healing (if it is in range).
Jiro jumps up to kick the creature as it passes overhead but misjudges the distance and hits only air.
Sandros takes another stab at the dragon with his rapier as it flies into the air.
Blessed rapier, still Power Attacking (1d20+7=25, damage 1d6+4=5)
Crit confirm (1d20+7=14, damage 1d6+4=9)
The blade catches some of the dragon's flesh as it goes, but it's a weak blow at best.
The dragon flies at an amazing speed and rapidly disappears around the bend, dripping blood as it goes.
Do you want to explore further, and if so, in what direction?
The dragon flies at an amazing speed and rapidly disappears around the bend, dripping blood as it goes.
Do you want to explore further, and if so, in what direction?
She lifts both Proteus and Roylenna across the stream. Ka'kara feeling rejuvenated by both Proteus and Roylenna starts moving quickly to follow the dragon and it's trail of blood, "It's bleeding badly. We should be able to follow it."
"I agree with Ka'kara we should follow the dragon and try to defeat it now." Still moving with Ka'kara, Proteus speaks, "Curatio minorus."
Looking over the ruins of his robes Jiro says,"Is it wise to run after the beast? It was almost mortally wounded and will being going to where it feels safest. What if it has siblings or worse?" After tying off the remains of his clothing around his waist he looks up at Ka'kara, one eyebrow arched, "Are you just going to run in there with that huge sword waving over your head screaming Ya!Ya!Ya!Ya!Ya?" He waves his arms over his head mimicking the large barbarian woman.
Conjuring up her Dancing Lights, Roylenna pushes them out ahead of the group, "I know he things we are following and the lights will let him know we are coming, but he can see us without them, anyway. I'll keep them way ahead of us."
Looking over the ruins of his robes Jiro says,"Is it wise to run after the beast? It was almost mortally wounded and will being going to where it feels safest. What if it has siblings or worse?" After tying off the remains of his clothing around his waist he looks up at Ka'kara, one eyebrow arched, "Are you just going to run in there with that huge sword waving over your head screaming Ya!Ya!Ya!Ya!Ya?" He waves his arms over his head mimicking the large barbarian woman.
Ka'kara pauses and looks thoughtful for a moment, "No, it would be more of a ai!Ai!AI!" She then turns and looks at Sandros with a smile, "You ready?" and continues down the passage.
Sandros glances quickly around while Proteus attends to Ka'kara, but it;s clear from his attitude that he's just waiting until she's ready to continue the pursuit of the dragon.
Perception (vision-based) (1d20+3=6)
Once Ka'kara is stitched back together, Sandros whips his blade back and forth and nods. "Time to finish this," he says.
Looking down the tunnel and realizing it splits and goes back to the "big water devil cave" Ka'kara says, "It's run off and didn't go back to it's den. We'll never catch it. I think that cave back there is it's den."
Judging by the blood trail, the dragon has left the building. It goes out into the open the way that Hella originally entered the dungeon and then disappears. It seems that the dragon took flight at that point, so it is impossible to track.
Whereto next?
Around a corner you find the dragon's stash of tidily stacked coins and other loot. There is a pile of 895 cp, 425 sp, 3 small garnets (25 gp each says Hella), the dried head of a goblin with a diamond stud in his nose, a greatsword (ordinary) a suit of banded armor (somewhat acid scarred), a dented great helm with an eagle crest, a sack containing 3 vials of alchemist's fire and a large metal shield (also ordinary).
In a small secret compartment in the wall (easily found while giving the cavern the full treatment, there is a small silver coffer. There are basically three exits not leading out of the dungeon or back to the lake: southwest, southeast and north.
Around a corner you find the dragon's stash of tidily stacked coins and other loot. There is a pile of 895 cp, 425 sp, 3 small garnets (25 gp each says Hella), the dried head of a goblin with a diamond stud in his nose, a greatsword (ordinary) a suit of banded armor (somewhat acid scarred), a dented great helm with an eagle crest, a sack containing 3 vials of alchemist's fire and a large metal shield (also ordinary).
In a small secret compartment in the wall (easily found while giving the cavern the full treatment, there is a small silver coffer. There are basically three exits not leading out of the dungeon or back to the lake: southwest, southeast and north.
Roylenna will cast Detect Magic on the room at large and concentrate on individual items/areas as they register as enchanted.
"Wow, that's a lot of ... Gross! I guess you don't lose the diamond while it stuck in that thing, but... Gross!"
"I am out of spells, however, I don't think we should leave the goblin king's lair alone for another day. I suggest we go down and see if we can move to the south and see if his chambers are beyond the southern door. I'd highly suggest we rest after that."
"I am out of spells, however, I don't think we should leave the goblin king's lair alone for another day. I suggest we go down and see if we can move to the south and see if his chambers are beyond the southern door. I'd highly suggest we rest after that."
"Words of wisdom as always, my friend," Sandros nods. He hefts the silver coffer experimentally. "Perhaps we can take a moment to figure out what secrets this might be hiding while we do so." He glances at Jiro. "You still sure you want to come with us for this? You've seen what we're doing down here now..."