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Surprise round
Kendra waves the group along with a smile as she talks to another couple along the road. Nearing the outlying building the group notices the music and see a large crowd gathering. The tune is a lively jig and two young men dance and prance before the gathered townsfolk.
Fleisher cocks his head as if hearing something odd. "Do you hear...?" he starts to say then suddenly Cyler yells out.
"Owww!! Something bit me!" he turns trying to look over his shoulder onto his back and spins as he does.
Everyone sees a small multiple winged creature with six barbed legs and a long needle like nose that has punctured through the rogues clothes.
"Hey!" Jonas yells as a similar creature clings to his leg and bites him as well.
Random PC first attack (use order they posted in above) -
Second PC (can not be same as first take out of the order)
First attack(touch & flatfooted)
Second attack(touch & flatfooted)
Monsters INIT:
Results:
Jonas hit - Drained 1 point of CON
Cyler hit - Drained 1 point of CON
Almost forgot - Jonas gets a free re-roll to use whenever he wishes (second result must be taken even if it is worse). For rolling back to back 1's :)
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Round 1
"There's another one!" Fleisher says pointing into the air at a third creature as it hovers oddly above the group. It sways and dips then rises again as it hovers almost in time with the jig that is being played not a block away. "Is it dancing?"
Initiative Order:
Peredur
monsters
Fleisher
Eva
Cyler
Jonas
I knew I'd regret leaving my sword at home...
If the thing's still attached to his leg, Jonas will cast brand and touch the creature, hopefully hurting it enough to make it go away.
Round 1:
The music and the creatures tickle the half-elf's memory. Pharasma's grace, it's the Piper of Ilmarsh!
Keeping an eye on the third creature in case it moves to attack him, Peredur attempts to grab the one attached to Cyler and pull it off.
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The third creature seems lost in it's dancing and stays floating in the air just above the groups heads.
Peredur successfully pulls the large mosquito like creature off Jonas's leg and it squirms in the half-elf's grip. Jonas steps up to the thing blood trickling down his leg as he places a finger on the creature and burns a rune into it's body.
It squirms and sputters to no avail as the half-elf holds on tight.
Cyler still dances around in a circle as he tries to fight off the creature. "Hey a little help over here!"
Initiative Order:
Peredur - grappled stirge successful
Jonas - no need for concentration check - casts brand
monsters - done
Fleisher - move, draw weapon
Eva - IS UP
Cyler - have no idea what to do
Jonas -1 CON
Cyler -2 CON
Eva takes out the dagger strapped to her thigh.
and goes to help Cyler.
Since Jonas has no weapons with him, he will keep casting brand on the creature, hoping to slowly burn it until it ceases to move.
Round 2:
Peredur draws his dagger with one hand and slices at the writhing creature while holding it firmly in the other.
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Between Jonas and Peredur they manage to kill the stirge in the half-elf's hand. It lays limp squirming no longer.
Suddenly a bolt of magical energy flies from behind the group striking the flying/dancing stirge.
Looking behind the group sees Kendra with her hand pointed forward the spell must have came from her. The light attracted the attention of the musicians and dancers and the music dies off as a small wave of panic engulfs the commoners.
The stopped music effects the flying stirge as it lands and moves as if bedazzled. It must have the same effect on the one stuck to Cyler as it stops it's feeding shaking it's small pointed nose head in confusion.
Round 2
Peredur - attack, hit dmg=5
Jonas - casts brand dmg=1
Kendra - cast magic missile dmg=5
monsters - both dazed (flying monster is on ground)
Fleisher - IS UP
Eva -
Cyler -
Jonas -1 CON
Cyler -2 CON
Eva attacks with the dagger
Jonas charges at the nasty bird/mosquito hybrid and tries to kick it away, hopefully killing it for good.
Round 3:
Peredur drops the dead stirge. If Jonas managed to put the downed stirge away, he'll quickly wipe off and sheath his dagger before approaching the gathered townsfolk. "Are there more o' the wee beasties about? Was anyone else beset by 'em?"
Kendra
"Is everyone all right?" Kendra asks coming up with Rapheal close on her heels.
"Not me," Cyler states face a little whiter than usual.
"Then maybe you should head back to the house. Rapheal could you help him?" she asks the paladin.
With a nod the two men head back up the road to the Lorrimor home.
A small crowd of people (mostly men) have come from the gazebo to see what the light and fighting was about. When Peredur asks a question out loud they start scouring the skies before sending a man back to tel the others what they found.
The lack of reaction from the party before Kendra's spell answers Peredur's question for him. He'll also look around for more stirges, and ask the townsmen, "Have such creatures been seen hereabouts ere this?"
Townsman
"What? Err no not in town. You might see a few up river where it starts to get boggy, but never seen pr heard of any coming to town." one of the townsman answers Peredur's question looking a bit confused.
Shall we go to that part of the river then? Maybe we can figure out the reason for this.
"A bit late of th' evenin' for a river walk, I fear, 'less those who know th' place come with. Iffin' it's but us, let's take that trip on the morrow." The half-elf will continue in a much lower voice, for Jonas' ears alone, "For us to all rush off so soon after an attack would set more tongues to waggin', I fear; best we we stay where'r the most o' the townsfolk are an' act friendly."
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Fleisher doesn't hear Peredur's full rational to Jonas, but he hears enough and nods "I agree completely, Peredur. I have no desire to run into a flock of these blood-thirsty vermin, up to our thighs in mud and in the full dark. We should stick fast here and mingle with the townsfolk if they re-commence with the dancing, or drift back to Kendra's if they aren't up for festivities."
Kendra
Drawing the others aside as the townsfolk make their way back to the gazebo she asks them. "What was with the dancing looking creature I magic missiled? It was acting strange I could have sworn..." she gets the light of an idea on her face. "If those creatures were responding to the music, than maybe more music will help draw out any others."
As she and the group make their way to the center of town she spies Councilman Herathmount. "The councilman. Help me convince him to start up the dancing again so we can see if there are anymore about."
Peredur will follow Kendra over to the councilor. "Yer pardon, sir. Th' creatures seemed t' be responding to th' music--Mistress Kendra suggested restartin' it t' see if more are around. We'll keep the townsfolk safe if she's right."
"If the creatures are drawn out and killed, it means you don't have to worry about them later, it is pest control, and they will not attack you later."
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Eva's words convince Councilman Hearthmount and a few of the townsfolk to take up their music once more. The start a slow dirge and everyone watches the skies.
It is minutes later with nothing happening that the music becomes a little more lively and a few folk take to dancing. Soon everyone but the group and Kendra are swinging in a circle around the gazebo.
The group watches over the townsfolk, for which they are truly grateful.
On the way back to the Lorrimor house, Peredur occasionally steps in time to remembered music in his head. "'Twas a fine thing we did this evening. Mistress Kendra, my thanks for telling us of the gathering. We'll need t' keep an eye on poor Cyler, though...the thing had time t' feed on him a bit." He pauses to look around for anyone listening, then continues.
"What shall we do on the morrow? I'm thinking I'll not be so easily distracted by the pleasures o' Petros' library, so Fleisher and I should continue with what we did today. There's one other thing for our fine negotiator to find, and after the evening's events it comes to me to wonder whether there be any other signs of our...persons of interest...about. Jonas and Cyler may be able to find out such things."
Can do that. And with Cyler's help, I may improve my results...
"I'll see if I can get any info on the last infamous criminal,
The Mosswater Maruder from the temple records.
I hope for Cyler's assistance in the research."
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When the group gets back to Kendra's house, Fleisher goes over to a cupboard and takes out a bottle of brandy. Getting a clean saucer and a couple strips of clean cloth, he tends to Cyler and Jonas's punctures. There's little that can be done at this point but clean and dress the wounds, but he will do that much. He also hands the men each a glass with a decent helping of brandy. "The nights are a bit chill and damp... open wounds in this type of air can leat to phlegmatic blood. Drink a bit to warm your circulation, then rest before the fire for a bit before you head up to bed." Fleisher then pours two fingers of the brandy for himself and, despite being uninjured, follows his own medical advice.
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Fleisher treats the wounds of the two injured men and is convinced their is no infection. Meanwhile everyone else gathers in the parlor.
Cyler looks whiter than normal after his bloodletting, but he sits up at Eva's suggestion. "I should be alright in the morning. I'll come with you to help." he says a bit peeked.
I will do all the saves for diseases and such. To keep you wondering. But after you have made them and are out of the woods I will post them.
Like know:
If they would have contacted a disease to start I would have used Fleisher's roll to treat the disease. Giving them each a +4 to their FORT save.
Everyone ready for me to advance to the next morning? I know what Cyler and Eva are doing for the day. And I finally have something for the others to do as well.
she goes to the temple after her morning exercises
After surveying the library the previous day (and getting distracted reading up on topics from past discussions with the Professor), Peredur now has some idea where to look, and Fleisher's days spent with the library provide the rest of the information. "Well done, sir! We have it!"
Well done Eva and Peredur. Books were never my thing.
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