"We've got maybe one hand of rooms to go. It won't take long. Then we'll roast the baboon."
Norn will take a shortsword, A heavy crossbow with 20 bolts, a backpack and some rations.
Back at Camp
"Lets hope we can search the rest of this place before it gets dark, then we'll try the baboon courtesy of Shimei!"
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Norn/Livvy
Garavel leads the two halflings out into the hot desert and heads east towards Kelmarane. He crosses several ridges and then the ground opens out below him showing the ruined monastery.
He takes out his scimitar when he sees the black smoke spiralling up into the sky. "It looks like they have started to clean out the place. Not sure how Sarenrae would feel about burning her church nave. Maybe that is just what see would want. Let's go."
He starts down the slope towards the burning nave.
Garavel moves well but still he is sweating from the exertion as he climbs down.
Perception
"Is that them there?" Norn asks while pointing in there direction.
Livvy takes it all in as they cross the ridge and first spy the monastery, but she misses the movement below.
"Oh, good eyes, Norn!"
Nombir turns his head towards the direction of Garavel's voice. "Everybody stop!". "Look over there, it's Garavel with a couple of halflings, or two well armed children" says Nombir chuckling. "We had better see what he wants. "Shimei and Erizi, please keep watch".
"Typical, he forgot about me."
Shimei looks to the east and sees nothing manacing in the statue hall. "Dog, watch, " he commands. Then he turns to watch the approach of Garavel and the halflings. The dog sits down and begins scratching for fleas behind its left leg and ear.
When the distance has closed sufficiently to almost conversational, the halfling with the quarterstaff gives the party a big wave and says, "Hi, I'm Livvy!"
Erizi looks at the two approaching halfings with curiosity, but sternness. He was just getting used to his new friends and now there were more.
He made the mistake once of underestimating halfings and it almost cost him his life in the arena. They are very hard to catch. Still he has heard many rumors about their culinary talents.
"Did you bring spices", Erizi hollers out at the approaching group, as visions of ginger infused Baboon flank with pepper sauce flash through his head. (There were benefits to being a famous gladiator)
"Did you bring spices", Erizi hollers out at the approaching group
Norn just momentarily stops in her tracks of all the greetings she could have received that was undoubtedly the strangest "Do we look like cooks to you?" she hollers back
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Garavel grins at the interchange, wide and bright with those lovely white teeth.
"Erizi, this is Norn and his friend, Livvy as you may gather they are not cooks and do not have spices. But they are here to help you. Norn here is a Pathfinder much like you, Zaid and you, Nombir.
He looks around and then points out Zsithreminni and Shimei when he gets a chance. "These two wish to help the Lady. How does it go, is the monastery ours yet? Can I tell her to bring the camp tomorrow?"
Then the warrior points upwards at the large smoke signal from the nave. "I see that you have been busy, but I expect that the gnolls of Kelmarane will notice that too. I'd expect visitors."
Garavel grins at the interchange, wide and bright with those lovely white teeth.
"Erizi, this is Norn and his friend, Livvy as you may gather they are not cooks and do not have spices. But they are here to help you. Norn here is a Pathfinder much like you, Zaid and you, Nombir.
He looks around and then points out Zsithreminni and Shimei when he gets a chance. "These two wish to help the Lady. How does it go, is the monastery ours yet? Can I tell her to bring the camp tomorrow?"
Shimei waves once at the new arrivals. Then, remembering he is supposed to be watching looks behind him. The dog is gone. When Shimei looks back at Garavel and the halflings, the mangy, flea-bitten yellow canine is approaching them crouched low, and sniffing at their legs.
In response to Garavel's query, Shimei shrugs, "We have a hand of rooms left to check." He points toward the smoking nave. "There were more of the pugwampis."
Then the warrior points upwards at the large smoke signal from the nave. "I see that you have been busy, but I expect that the gnolls of Kelmarane will notice that too. I'd expect visitors."
Shimei almost bursts out to Nombir, "I thought the fire was a bad idea," but controls himself. They must maintain face before Garavel, not squabble. In truth Shimei hadn't imagined that the fire was an unintended signal to the gnolls. He had only worried about collateral damage to the structure and party.
Norn just momentarily stops in her tracks of all the greetings she could have received that was undoubtedly the strangest "Do we look like cooks to you?" she hollers back
"Did you bring spices", Erizi hollers out at the approaching group
Livvy grins and begins searching through a couple of pouches at her belt, but shakes her head 'no' and shrugs.
As the dog approaches, she starts "small talking" and crouches down to offer a tiny hand. "C'mere, boy, we're friends, just smaller. C'mere, I won't hurt you..."
Disappointment clear on his scarred face Erizi turns and resloutly heads back towards the Monastery. "Well I guess we'd better get to in then". "If we're going to have company I'd rather have it coming at us from only one side". He then begins to trudge back towards the old building. "Besides the sooner we finish the sooner we can eat".
Disappointment clear on his scarred face Erizi turns and resloutly heads back towards the Monastery. "Well I guess we'd better get to in then". "If we're going to have company I'd rather have it coming at us from only one side". He then begins to trudge back towards the old building. "Besides the sooner we finish the sooner we can eat".
"Uh sure okay" Norn replies "So what are we dealing with in there?"
"Uh sure okay" Norn replies "So what are we dealing with in there?"
"Pugwampys. Annoying little creatures they are. Zaid Al-Mahaudin is my name, I am the party's scribe and historian." He extends his hand out to the halfling.
"Uh sure okay" Norn replies "So what are we dealing with in there?""Pugwampys. Annoying little creatures they are. Zaid Al-Mahaudin is my name, I am the party's scribe and historian." He extends his hand out to the halfling.
"Pleasure workin with ya Al" Norn says shacking Zaid's hand
Livvy steps up and takes his hand, also. "Zah-eed? I'm Livvy." Looking at herself and Norn, she asks, "How big is an annoying little pug-whatty?"
Nombir nods his head at the halflings "I'm Nombir, servant of Abbadar. Welcome to the party". Nombir knows that he needs to respect small creatures after fighting the Pugwampis, but he has to ask " with respect, what can you do to help us? We are just about to search the eastern rooms of the monastery, so we need to know really. There are lots of baboons and dangerous little creatures called Pugwampis in this place. As for the fire, well that's my fault I'm afraid. It seemed a good idea at the time". Nombir looks knowingly at Shimei! "We'll just kill the Knolls sooner rather than later".
Nombir nods his head at the halflings "I'm Nombir, servant of Abbadar. Welcome to the party". Nombir knows that he needs to respect small creatures after fighting the Pugwampis, but he has to ask " with respect, what can you do to help us? We are just about to search the eastern rooms of the monastery, so we need to know really. There are lots of baboons and dangerous little creatures called Pugwampis in this place. As for the fire, well that's my fault I'm afraid. It seemed a good idea at the time". Nombir looks knowingly at Shimei! "We'll just kill the Knolls sooner rather than later".
Nodding, Livvy replies, "A very good question. We actually didn't come here intending to join your group, but our group was ambushed by gnolls and your employer graciously has offered us the option of joining your efforts or returning whence we came -- and two of us, alone, in this desert, does not appeal. Besides, we owe the gnolls a thing or two.
"As for what I can do, only a little. I can do this," as she conjures up a set of four lantern-lights. She keeps them low to the ground, "No need to draw even more attention to ourselves, right?" and douses them after showing that she can control their movements. "If it's dark in the area you need to search, I think that would help.
"Do you know of pug-whatty things are bothered by acid? I can conjure some of that up, too, and throw it at them. Only a little at a time, but sometimes that's enough to cause someone to flee. Anyway, I have a few tricks like that. Norn has other tricks, don't you, my friend?"
French Wolf:
"Do you know of pug-whatty things are bothered by acid? I can conjure some of that up, too, and throw it at them. Only a little at a time, but sometimes that's enough to cause someone to flee. Anyway, I have a few tricks like that. Norn has other tricks, don't you, my friend?"
"They might be bothered by the acid, but I found it very difficult to get my spells to hit them. Something always seems to go wrong."
"Do you know of pug-whatty things are bothered by acid? I can conjure some of that up, too, and throw it at them. Only a little at a time, but sometimes that's enough to cause someone to flee. Anyway, I have a few tricks like that. Norn has other tricks, don't you, my friend?""They might be bothered by the acid, but I found it very difficult to get my spells to hit them. Something always seems to go wrong."
"Oh." The halfling 'caster looks thoughtful. "So how did you handle the ones you've encountered? Do you think there are more?"
"Oh." The halfling 'caster looks thoughtful. "So how did you handle the ones you've encountered? Do you think there are more?""Do you know of pug-whatty things are bothered by acid? I can conjure some of that up, too, and throw it at them. Only a little at a time, but sometimes that's enough to cause someone to flee. Anyway, I have a few tricks like that. Norn has other tricks, don't you, my friend?""They might be bothered by the acid, but I found it very difficult to get my spells to hit them. Something always seems to go wrong."
Erizi has turned and is heading towards the Monastery. "Less talk and more action"! "Zaid told you they are hard to hit...just like some of your type I have battled before". "We are not here to write a book about them, we're here to clear out this building". "Talking, takes too long, as we must wait for the occupants to die of boredom". He then turns and starts towards the building again, a little embarrassed at the amount of words he just used. He will have to go silent the rest of the day to equal things out.
As the dog approaches, she starts "small talking" and crouches down to offer a tiny hand. "C'mere, boy, we're friends, just smaller. C'mere, I won't hurt you..." No Handle Animal ranks, just being friendly.
The dog slinks lower and closer and sort of bumps its head up into Livvy's hand then jumps back about half its length. It repeats the experiment a couple times, each time jumping less far back. Then it settles under her arm. Shimei looks annoyed at the animal.
"Oh." The halfling 'caster looks thoughtful. "So how did you handle the ones you've encountered? Do you think there are more?"
Shimei replies gruffly, "Just keep trying. Even the tortoise can reach its goal."
"We cleaned out their big nest. There may be a few others around. Erizi is right. We should get moving again."
"Okay then" Norn replies jogging to pass Erizi "You want me to have a look ahead?"
Erizi turns to answer the halfling as she speaks, then out of the corner of his eye see's Norn fly by on the other side. Well at least that one seems eager enough...Erizi thinks to himself, as he follows the stranger at his own pace
To the dog: "Yes, that's a good boy." To Shimei, she says, "Your friend seems nice. If the key to pugs is to try, try again, I can do that. Thanks for the tip!" She smiles at the man.
Taken a little aback by the gruff Erizi, she starts, "But we have to talk if we are to know how..." Seeing Norn jog ahead, she shrugs and starts walking, probably alongside Zaid or Nombir.
"Actually, I am here to write a book about them." Zaid whispers to Livvy as they follow Eziri back to the monastery. "Or at least the book I am writing will have something to say about them. I find them to be interesting creatures, even though they are evil and disgsuting."
"Actually, I am here to write a book about them." Zaid whispers to Livvy as they follow Eziri back to the monastery. "Or at least the book I am writing will have something to say about them. I find them to be interesting creatures, even though they are evil and disgsuting."
"Oh, how fun!" She's obviously thrilled to be in on the secret and makes a little 'locking key' motion over her lips and winks at the scholar as she walks alongside.
Nombir addresses the party. "Ok lets move out". "Livvy, may I suggest that you walk with Zaid and I please?". Nombir turns and moves after Erizi, smiles at Livvy and says "don't worry about Erizi, talking's not his strong point, but he's a fine warrior and good to have around".
French Wolf
On the other hand, I'm unlikely to abuse it, so if you don't care, I don't care.
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Reposted - The Monastery
Soon the party are back where they started, next to the winged statue of a woman near to their fight with the baboons and pugs. They are all just outside a one time dormitory. Ten bunk beds can be seen in various stages of disrepair, they fill the room with a central walk between them leading through an archway at the far eastern end. The place is dark thanks to the roof being in good condition still, but the door appears to be covered in moss and mushrooms. There is a door in the western way which probably goes straight back into the mess hall where everyone rested before.
"Any of these rooms not been searched yet?" Norn asks looking around
"Let's look in the dormitory area. Somebody check for traps and the rest of us need to be ready. Erizi and I will go in first with Zaid and Livvy next. Somebody keep an eye on the rear, just in case!". Nombir draws his greatsword and waits for the door to be checked.
Norn glances around for traps and enemies
Perception
"Looks clear" Norn shouts back to the others as she slowly proceeds in
"Hang on a moment Norn, does anybody know about fungi? This stuff looks odd to me, but it may be nothing"