You have been tasked with exploring a tower that recently collapsed near town. You know little about the tower, except that kobolds are in some way connected to the collapse, and that the town's local, eccentric wizard, who lived near the tower, has gone missing as well.
As you approach the collapsed tower, you see that only fragments of the first and second floors still stand. Black stone and broken wooden debris lie scattered down the hill's southeast slope, and a rocky ramp of sorts leads up to the tower's second floor, which now looks like the only entrance into the tower, since the ancient iron front door seems to be covered by the same rubble that has created the ramp to the second floor.
Look at that, one level down already. Teskin motions Kalarra forward, Armored people first.
"Hmm... I wonder what could have caused something like this to happen. There seems to be a way in up above," says Jade before looking around for any clues amongst the lower debris.
I know my place in a fight and would rather not die. Teskin follows behind Kalarra.
As you step onto the rubble that has become a ramp to the second floor, you notice that it seems a bit unstable.
At first Jade follows behind Kalarra and Teskin, until she realizes that the ramp is not as stable as they hoped.
"Kalarra! Are you okay?"
Jade tries her best to reach Kalarra safely.
Jade rushes up the rubble to try to catch Kalarra, but the tiefling slips on the shifting rocks and tumbles down the slope, slamming hard into the ground below.
Once Kalarra is within reach, Jade uses mutters a chant to use her healing hex to cure Kalarra.
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"Feel better?"
Hoping to find a path that relies more on agility than athleticism, Jade begins to look around the area they have been climbing.
Kalarra, feeling slightly rejuvenated from Jade's healing, scampers up the rubble with ease.
Alathar expertly climbs the rubble as well, joining Kalarra at the top.
Jade continues to climb after Alathar and Kalarra, making sure to leave some distance in case someone slips.
Teskin follows after the others.
Ok, now there is one level down.
After reaching the top, you make your way through a few rooms of the collapsed tower before reaching a long corridor. In the room at the end of this narrow corridor is a strange metallic contraption of gears and chains. A large lever extends out at a forty-five-degree angle from the front of it.
Hovering above the contraption is a small, roiling cloud of energy that periodically sends out sparks of electricity into the air.
As you pull on the lever, you hear gears cranking and parts moving off into the distance.
Moments after you touch the control, however, the cloud of energy looks at you with eyes that seem to appear from nowhere, and flies toward you to attack.
The cloud of electricity lunges out with arms that look to be charged with lightning bolts, but its attack flies wide of Kalarra.
The cloud of energy repeats its attack, reaching out again at Kalarra.
The attack once again goes wide, missing Kalarra.
Alaric draws an arrow swiftly and silently, loosing it in the blink of an eye.
The arrow flies through the air and sinks into the cloud, which cracks with sparks.
Teskin looks between the besieged Kalarra and the enemy. He decides to go after the enemy first. He casts acid splash.
Not wanting to hit Kalarra with an arrow, Jade draws out her dagger, prepared to move into strike. She takes it upon herself to try to figure out what they are fighting.
Jade also attempts to put the strange cloud to sleep, uncertain if she has the ability to do so.
With your Knowledge (planes) roll, you'd know that this is an elemental (a lightning variety), and that they are immune to sleep effects. So go ahead and choose another action if you'd like.
Knowing that her slumber hex will not affect the cloud, Jade moves up closer. Her in-experience at battle casuing her to hesitate.
"Be careful, it is a small lightning elemental!" she warns her friends.
The acid seems to damage the cloud, which now strikes out at Kalarra again.
Status: 9/11
This time, the cloud connects with its mark, slamming into Kalarra. In addition to the pain of the slam, Kalarra also feels electricity streaming through her body.
Jade moves up and tries to position herself so that the cloud has trouble keeping up wthi all their movements. She then lashes out with her dagger.
That seemed to work so Teskin will acid splash again.
Teskin watches grimly as the magic misses the cloud.
Alaric takes aim at the cloud and looses another arrow.
He then proceeds to curse at the elemental in Elvish. It's equally effective.
Only Kalarra's attack hits the cloud, which crackles with electricity again. It's attention still turned to the alchemist, it attacks yet again.
Status: 7/11
This time, the cloud's lunge at Kalarra catches her fully on the head, knocking her to the ground with a powerful blow.
Teskin sighs as he sees Kalarra fall. Looks like we're going to need some help. Teskin casts summons mobster one to bring out a celestial eagle. Eagle stats .
Eagle attacks Talons: