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Naafih only had a small talent for the magic that was bestowed upon him by Nethys since his mind was more focused on the intellectual arts, so in an effort to try and save what little spells he had, instead of using his own spells he shifted his backpack to his shoulder and reached inside to find his Wand of Cure Light Wounds with the only energy he could muster together in his current state.
Blarg obediently attacks the monster.
Blarg's furious claws bring the stone monster down in a flash, leaving the area around you clear for now. You see the smelly man bouncing toward you, leaping far higher in the lower gravity than he usually world.
"Ach, yer alive! I found another straggler, looks like he needs a hand. Name's Malvic. Play nice!" He gestures toward a pathfinder who is just popping through the portal!
Balik clears his throat. "Ye got three choices here! You can check out the Crater, the Frozen City or the Sea of Light!"
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"The Crater area looks like there's going to be a bit of fighting while the Frozen City looks more like we will have to interact with people. I'm only slightly versed in combat with my longbow but I do well to support my fellow Pathfinders with magic, knowledge and healing. I'm not that great at interacting with people but my knowledge is always useful in situations where we are conversing with new strangers. Any of the three paths look fine to me, I'm not strong nor weak in either of the situations." Naafih ends his rant and nods to Malvic as he comes through the portal, giving himself a few taps of his wand to get himself back to full health.
Back to full health, he slips his wand back into his backpack, gets a good grip on his longbow, ready to pull it out at the sight of any new enemies, and ensures that he is now in the middle of the group surrounded by the melee fighting types.
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Malvic listens intently to the others before enthusiastically thinking out loud, "Seeking a path that can capitalize on multiple facets will let us avoid being overwhelmed. The Sea of Light looks like an balanced choice with ample opportunities to research."
Finishing his thought he looks around realizing he wasn't alone and let's out a small laugh, "We can excel at any route and I will defer to the group as you all have been here a bit longer.
After sniffing at Malvic, Blarg moves over towards the new-comer, an odd look in his eyes.
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I have no fear of Friend Blarg, Friend Koani. After facing troglodytes and a minotaur together we are boon companions. The tengu offered his hand so the little dinosaur could catch what should be a familiar scent.
He bowed to Koani then nodded to the others.
To the crater then, fellows? he asked casting his gaze in that direction.
From the edge, the crater’s bottom is a distant sight, and the vastness of stars and void looms overhead. Some incredible force tore open the ground here, leaving the stone shattered and sharp. The rocks are unusually warm to the touch and willfully twist and cut when grasped. In contrast, the gentle breeze pouring up from below is pleasant and hale.
The smelly man nods at you each. "Good luck, kiddos! See ya on the far side!" and disappears!
Her little dinosaur friend follows.
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Even Kahwen is a bit disconcerted by the fall presented before him and he has wings. But those wings are also how he's going to get down. I will meet you at the bottom, Friends he croaks before jumping over the edge.
He extends out his arms, his big feathers fanning out and catching the air under him, slowing his fall from a mad descent to a gentle Glide down.
Reaching the bottom, he lands lightly and waits for the rest of his group. He approaches Koani when she makes it to flat ground and offers her a slender, heavily decorated stick.
Friend Koani, please use this should I or any of our companions get hurt in our current mission.
Koani and Blarg both make it down mostly okay, but stumbles and slips cause them to take damage!
Naafih has a worse time! and He spends more time sliding than actually climbing, taking damage!
Kahweh uses the lower gravity to glide safely down, while Malvic loses it at the last stretch, taking damage!
Atlas: and and Atlas takes a page from Naafih's book, sliding somewhat haphazardly down the slope and taking damage!
Pai Gow also makes it 2/3 of the way down, then slips at the end, taking damage!
The terrain smooths out and contains paths fit for travel at the crater’s bottom. Uneven trails converge toward a vast unnatural cavern entrance hollowed out of the basin. Signs of once-impenetrable defenses litter the area, battered and toppled as if broken down from within.
Defenders cluster here and there and two break off and move toward you: a stone man like before and a strange crystal spider!
Round 1:
Paigow, Naafih, Kahwen, Koani, Atlas
Crystal Spider
Malvic
Stone Man
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Naafih lands with a thud on the ground and thanks Nethys that there is low gravity. He rests for a second, his body aching as he finally gets enough energy to stand up and reach into his bag for his wand again. "Don't worry about me Koani, I can cover this one."
With one tap of his wand, Naafih is back to full health (again) as he waits for his group to pick themselves up so they can check what's down the path.
Seeing the defenders and the two coming towards them, Naafih identifies the stone man as the same ones from earlier and makes an attempt to identify the spider.
Naafih shares any information he knows about both creatures.
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Kahwen waits to ensure that everyone who got bumps and bruises on their way down the crater is fully healed before proceeding. He draws his sword when they set off, sure that trouble is ahead.
He is proven right soon enough as two defenders approach. Never one to wait for a fight to come to him, the Tengu rushes to attack.
He takes a swing at what he thinks is a vital spot on the stone man as he gets adjacent to him.
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Koani uses the wand from the Society to heal herself and Blarg.
Koani heals Blarg a second time, then helps out her companions who need it.
When the new enemies appear, Koani first leans down to whisper to Blarg.
Blarg chooses to roll around in the dirt at Koani's feet.
Koani shoots at the spider-like thing.
Pai Gow armors up with a quick potion, while Kahwen charges and carves into the small stone elemental. Gravel rains from it! Naafih fires at the creatures but the low gravity causes both his and Koani's shots to go wide. Atlas readies for an attack while Blarg, overwhelmed by the new smells of the asteroid, rolls in the luxurious dirt.
The strange crysmal squats low, as its tail whips forward, sending a crystal shard shooting at Koani! for damage! Once this is done it scuttles five feet forward toward Kahwen!
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Malvic hits the ground with a solid thud after his fall.
Add climbing to the list of things I need to master. Could someone patch me up? he huffs, more irritated at himself than the situation.
Assessing the situation after dusting himself off Malvic readies his rapier in case of any unexpected guests.
Malvic moves to intercept the crysmal but comes short so he takes aim and fires off Acid Splash.
Malvic's acidic splash hits the crystal spider, which shudders as part of its crystal dissolves away. The earth elemental rears up, and tries to slam Kahwen! for damage! Up close to the combatants, Kahwen also notices odd runes on the earth elemental and a strange glow on the crysmal!
Round 2:
Paigow, Naafih, Kahwen, Koani, Atlas
Crystal Spider
Malvic
Stone Man
Blarg comes over to his injured best friend and makes mournful little sounds as he pushes at her with his nose. He grabs a healing wand and keeps poking her with it, wondering why she doesn't get better.
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"Well those look interesting..." Naafih mutters to himself as he notices the runes and the strange glow.
"Friends! Those runes mean that the earth elemental is a follower of Azyrul the elemental lord of earth. The runes provide a conduit to enslave other earth creatures which means it's probably controlling the rock spider. Focus on the earth elemental!"
Naafih sees two of his teammates already down on the ground and runs over to heal the one that he knows is a healer, Koani. He quickly reaches down to place his hand on her back and pushes some healing energy into her.
Naafih moves to the downed Koani, who is revived! Atlas moves up to smash the earth elemental, but its odd jerky movements throw off his aim!
The elemental swings at Pai Gow as he moves through his threatened squares! for damage!
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Kahwen is pleased that Koani is back on her feet. And not just because she can heal him. He has a fondness for her and her little dinosaur since they accompanied him on his Confirmation.
The earth elemental is distracted by both Atlas and Pai Gow but the tengu cannot properly place himself to take advantage. He has been trained since he could wield a sword (which was almost from the time he could walk) to pile on, so he still attacks the humanoid lined with runes.
He then takes a step back and sideways to get behind Atlas and away from the spider thing, both to make sure he's not vulnerable to attack from either of the aggressors and so he can maneuver into another, beneficial position.