Correction: Ka'kara draws her sword, ready to charge.
Sandros manages to hit the warrior with the flat of his blade, concussing him slightly, but he keeps fighting. Roylenna casts a spell, causing Ka'kara to grow to a fearsome size.
Proteus is up, then the warrior.
Proteus moves back so that his spell radius will not include the groups "enemy" and chants "Vitae," healing 7 hp to Royl, Hella, and Ka'kara, .
At the sight of the enormous barbarian woman, the warrior growls: "I don't care how large you are. You will all be chastised." At that he takes another swing at Sandros, but once again the fearsome sword is too large and clumsy for our agile hero.
Sandros, Ka'kara and Hella, then Roylenna and Proteus.
At that he takes another swing at Sandros, but once again the fearsome sword is too large and clumsy for our agile hero.
Sandros, seeing that his first attack had some effect, strikes again, with much the same result.
Nonlethal rapier attack, with flank (1d20+5=23, 1d6+2=5)
Crit confirm (1d20+5=6, 1d6+2=4)
Fortitude save: 1d20+7=20
Ignoring the man's words, Ka'kara seems to struggle with herself to avoid using the lethal edge of her sword and tries to bring the flat crashing down on the warriors head right above Hella's own.
Sandros manages to score another hit, but Ka'kara's efforts to be merciful slow her down and the warrior easily parries her blow. As he does so, however, his sword slips from his grasp and falls clattering to the ground.
Hella, Proteus and Roylenna are up.
Hella, Proteus and Roylenna are up.
Future action
Proteus moves forward pulling his sap out along the way, then taking a swing at Vladoff in an attempt to bring him down.
"Aha! I think I've found a chink in his armor, friends! This flabby area in the arch of his back!" Hella explains as she give the warrior's abused kidney another whack...
but seems to hit the lower lip of his torso armor with a flat thud, and whispers "drat"
Hella pounds on the warrior's armor, while Proteus manages to land a blow. The sword is in 0828.
Roylenna, then Vladoff.
Roylenna, then Vladoff.
Roylenna will move up to the sword to try and grab it so she can move it out of the warrior's reach.
"Vladoff, listen to me! We do not wish to fight you! Tell us how we may help you redeem your friends! Can we help you take their bones back to the blessed sky so that they may be forgiven their transgressions?"
Reflex save to get a grip on the sword: 1d20+6=14
Roylenna rushes forward to grab Vladoff's sword and manages to hold on to it with some difficulty. Finding himself without a weapon, Vladoff jumps down from the ziggurat and runs toward 0127 and further west, granting an AoO to Hella and Ka'kara.
If he's still standing after that, Sandros, Hella and Ka'kara are up.
1d20+7=14, 3d6+14=22 The quick warrior moves to quickly as the giantess Ka'kara clumsily swings hitting only air.
Still standing, Vladoff is in ... er, -0123. There is a small room at the end of the corridor where three dead bodies are arranged each against one wall, with their gear neatly laid out at their feet. "Forgive me, Frist, but I must borrow your sword", he says as he's reaching for a longsword on the floor.
Sandros, Ka'kara and Hella, then Proteus and Roylenna.
With the warrior's attention towards acquiring another weapon and his back to us, Hella slinks to the western wall and tries to become very small.
Stealth: 1d20+12=30
Taking giant strides after the man Ka'kara comes up behind him and smashes the flat of her sword into the the man's midsection attempting to knock the air out of him.
1d20+7=26, 3d6+14=21
Crit confirm:1d20+7=13, 3d6+14=27
Ka'kara's mighty blow does indeed knock the breath out of Vladoff. He goes down like a ton of bricks and then lies still, breathing slowly.
The room he was running towards is small, only 20 feet square amd has no visible exits. In it three bodies are arranged in a macabre fashion. There are skeletal remains of an elf in rotted robes, a dwarven cleric in chainmail and a human in tattered leather armor. At their feet their belongings are neatly arrayed, including a masterwork dagger, two light crossbows, a mighty composite shortbow (+1), a masterwork longsword , a heavy mace and a large steel shield.
Anything magical, Royl? Proteus asks. Someone should also bind Vladoff in case he awakens."
There is nothing magical among the equipment, and the only thing magical Vladoff himself carries are his bracers.
The giantess hefts the man easily so that Hella can bind him securely. In a booming voice, "He is mind sick then? Is there anything you can do for him Proteus?" Looking over toward the various equipment, "I could smash through those goblin doors with that mace if they prove to be a problem."
There is nothing magical among the equipment, and the only thing magical Vladoff himself carries are his bracers.
Roylenna would and does:
Spellcraft 1d20+6=24"I detect a magical aura on only these bracers, though much of this equipment seems pretty nice to me."
"We should relieve him of his things in case he gets squirrelly when he awakens. Particularly, those magical bracers. No need to make things difficult if we have to put him down again. We can keep them safe and give them back if we find he is deserving."
There is nothing magical among the equipment, and the only thing magical Vladoff himself carries are his bracers.Roylenna would and does:
Spellcraft 1d20+6=24"I detect a magical aura on only these bracers, though much of this equipment seems pretty nice to me."
There is nothing magical among the equipment, and the only thing magical Vladoff himself carries are his bracers.Roylenna would and does:
Spellcraft 1d20+6=24"I detect a magical aura on only these bracers, though much of this equipment seems pretty nice to me."
"I have to agree with Proteus' idea. Let us remove his gear until we can ascertain whether he can be reasoned with."
Vladoff's greatsword turns out to be masterwork despite the fact that it could do with some polishing.
The bracers give off a mixed aura of moderate transmutation and abjuration. Strangely, they won't come off.
"Hmmmm," Proteus puzzles over the inability to remove the bracers. "We can't just leave him here like this and his disease is beyond my skill to heal. I suggest we tie him up and gag him while resting here. Then, when we awaken, we need to return him to Warwik and leave him in the care of the Temple of the Sun. Once we have done that, we can return and see if we can find Fenton."
Vladoff's greatsword turns out to be masterwork despite the fact that it could do with some polishing.
The bracers give off a mixed aura of moderate transmutation and abjuration. Strangely, they won't come off.
After returning to normal size Ka'kara picks up the greatsword used by the warrior and goes through some practice swings with it. She seems greatly pleased with it's balance and edge. Turning toward the others,"I'll hold onto it until we fix him up. With any luck Proteus can help him. He would be good to have around as he is quite able with a blade." She absentmindedly rubs the area where she was slashed as she says this.
Upon hearing Proteus' thoughts she shrugs and says, "Haven't been there. Do you think this "Fenton" will survive down here that much longer?" She straps the second greatsword across her back along side hers.
"We've no idea whether or not Fenton is alive now. In my opinion, it's better to save the one we have, then risk his and our lives wandering around down here."
Sandros nods. "He's a man in need of our help, and he might have information we could use at the least. We should see about giving his companions a proper burial as well, if possible."
"I agree we should rest now and here seems as good a place as any since there is only one entrance. I think Royl has a good idea in burying them somewhere in this place. We have found several places which would seem appropriate."
Can I tell how they died? (For example, did they die from a large sword?) Heal check 1d20+4=21[/ooc]
Yes, the two armored ones look like they died from a large sword. The wizard still has an arrow sticking out of her.
"He killed his companions in his madness," Sandros says sorrowfully, processing the idea. "We should perhaps bring something of them with us, in case he wishes to pursue some sort of resurrection magic."
"He killed his companions in his madness," Sandros says sorrowfully, processing the idea. "We should perhaps bring something of them with us, in case he wishes to pursue some sort of resurrection magic."
"Good thinking, Sandros. Hopefully, too much time hasn't passed. We'll set out after our rest."
The other two passages from the ziggurat room meet behind it. There is also a small alcove to the west. You find the rest of Vladoff's equipment in another small room (20x20) where the passages meet. There are two winter cloaks, a pair of winter boots, 2 vials of antitoxin, a sunrod, a healer's kit and a gold pendant in the shape of a lightning bolt.
Ka'kara will examine the ziggurat very closely (takes 20) thinking it may have something to do with the warriors madness.
Proteus is willing to take any watch he is assigned.
Ka'kara will examine the ziggurat very closely (takes 20) thinking it may have something to do with the warriors madness.
The ziggurat is circular, three-tiered and looks rather mundane. The floor around it is littered with bones and other debris. The walls are decorated with frayed tapestries depicting pastoral scenes bathed in sunlight, and there are several everburning torches set in sconces around the room.
Ka'kara will examine the ziggurat very closely (takes 20) thinking it may have something to do with the warriors madness.The ziggurat is circular, three-tiered and looks rather mundane. The floor around it is littered with bones and other debris. The walls are decorated with frayed tapestries depicting pastoral scenes bathed in sunlight, and there are several everburning torches set in sconces around the room.
Ka'kara takes the everburning torches thinking she will be able to use them to explore this place further. If it goes out when she takes one, well, she'll just put it back then.
Proteus is willing to take any watch he is assigned.
Roylenna's would like to take last watch. She'll need to get her rest to recharge spells this time.