Oryn moves towards the east opening in the cave and sends an air blast at the King.
"Are you ready to surrender King? It's now or never."
Merlokrep the First takes a mighty blow from Oryn. Shaking his head clear, he grips his axe and practically leaps from his dais, charging at the man who really hurt him. He sinks his axe blade deep into Oryn's innards and the kineticist crashes to the floor!!
"No surrender! Merlokrep is forever!"
Blue: -18
King: -23
This is Batu's last round of being stunned and blinded, though he'll then be stunned for one more round.
Marioc is up.
The king shuffles his feet a bit but easily keeps his footing.
Edgrin lets fly with a bolt at the king.
The blue kobold again fails to yank Marioc into the symbol.
Blue:-18
King:-29
Oryn needs to stabilize. Rao and Kylan are up.
Kylan kicks around restlessly in the other chamber, hoping things were going well.
Merlokrep advances, his face screwed in pain and rage. Stepping in next to Rao and Batu, who can see now but is still stunned for one more round, he swings his axe in a mighty arc.
A bit of residue of Marioc’s slick on the handle causes the axe to turn in his hands, however, and his swing comes up way short.
Blue: -18
King: -35
Marioc is up.
Marioc lands a glancing hit on the king, but it doesn’t faze him much.
Edgrin renews his song and finishes loading the crossbow.
Blue kobold finally succeeds in latching onto Marioc a d dragging him forward. The ground beneath his feet erupts in electricity, dealing damage, Reflex DC 15 for half.
Oryn continues to bleed out. Rao and Kylan are up.
Kylan loaded his pipe and lit it. He continues to kick around restlessly in the other chamber, hoping things were going well and watching for flanking attacks.
The king swings again at Rao.
Again, the king is unable to hit the broadside of a Rao-shaped barn.
”Kylan, we need some help in here!” Edgrin calls out, exchanging his song for a healing spell for Oryn. +1 bonuses are online
Marioc and Batu (finally) are up.
Marioc nails the king’s foot, but the cold seeps through the reptile anyway. His hands grow numb, dropping the axe, and he raises one arm, declaring, ”I am Merlokrep! I am forev—-“ and he drops to the ground.
Seeing his king fall, the remaining kobold looks at you all frantically, then before you can stop him, grabs the boar of his weapon and runs it across his own throat, falling next to his liege, loyal to the death.
The king’s treasure is limited though impressive. Though you don’t know it yet, his axe is a +1 human bane battle axe. He also have several gold lip and earrings, worth 100gp together, and the infant skull, while horrific, is inlaid with 2 rubies and 4 emeralds, each stone worth 100gp a piece. Finally, there is the king’s crown, which Edgrin says also radiates strong magic. The battered platinum headdress bears five points, each with a round, thumb-sized hole at the peak.
The two guards each have +1 small-sized flying talons and +1 leather armour.
There is still a passageway to the east, and one kid and one adventurer (Edgrin’s friend) yet unfound.
But someone might want to take care of Oryn first. Edgrin helps.
Batu finally free of the stupid spell, immediately heads toward Oryn and pours the last of his potions down his throat.
That puts Oryn at 25/36, if my math is right.
Hearing the shout for help, Kylan turned and ran through the tunnel to the next chamber, pushing, shoving and elbowing his way through the still clogged passageway. Seeing Oryn fallen, he slid to a stop kneeling beside the man.
"What happened? I thought you had this handled!" He said, concentrating as he put his hands on Oryn. A golden green healing radiance sank into Oryn to heal and also inflicting 1 burn and 3 nonlethal damage on him as well.
He looked around at the rest of his allies.
"Any one else need a spot o' healin?" He asked aloud.
Oryn stands up shaking the cobwebs from his mind.
"Whoa! My gut feels like it has been ripped out. What happened?"
The eastern passage quickly branches. The north branch continues on, while the south branch quickly opens up into a bedchamber. From the lavishness of it, it must be the king’s. This cozy chamber is heated by bricks of old mold-ridden incense. A tousled wolf-skin bed lies in one corner of the room, a stone table piled high with poorly crafted necklaces, rings and bracelets of gold in another. Several chunks of polished obsidian are stacked haphazardly on one wall here as well, forming a bizarre half-mirror.
Kylan strolled amongs the king's throne room and bedroom, appraising the things he could with his modest skill.
Batu will help look around the place for anything of interest.
”You!” she shouts in heavily-accented Common. ”You slay great king! Long-legs! Murderers! Great king had much hate-hate! Very strong. You very strong, too. Vreggma big fun girl for great king. Vreggma big fun girl for long leg kingslayers?”
The (completely naked) kobold concubine slips totally out from beneath the covers and approaches Kylan, a willowy sway to her steps. The diminutive prostitute’s sultry face comes just up to his waist, and she looks at him, invitingly…
Kylan almost swollowed his pipe at the approach of the Kobold females.
"Now, now, appreciate the offer, but I have to move along ladies..." He explained as he hastily backed away. He quickly took the north passageway as well.
Seeing that Kylan has reflected her, she instead approaches Batu. ”This long legs look much strong. You protect Vreggma?”
Vreggma places a hand just north of Batu’s thigh.
Vreggma, feeling the heat, does turn to Rao. She practically purrs at Rao’s suggestion.
”You want Vreggma to be leader. Vreggma is female. Females can’t lead tribe. Jekkajak will lead tribe now that great king is dead. He take back crown from you.” She glances nervously towards the other passage. ”Jekkajak kill me once he finish ritual now that great king is dead. Jekkajak kill long legs and short long legs, then kill us. You strong enough defeat Jekkajak?”
Smiling, "With all due respect, naked kobold miss who I think should really put some clothes on, I find this whole situation very disturbing. And awkward. Therefore... I will leave. Good day to you!" Batu then turns and stops for nothing as he makes his way out.
Vreggma’s demeanour changes. ”You really kill Jekkajak? Really make Vreggma queen of Bloodscales? I help. I tell you of Jekkajak.”
Vreggma proceeds to tell you that Jekkajak is a powerful old shaman with much magic. From her descriptions, it seems that his most powerful tricks are becoming invisible and summoning swarms of insects, though he sometimes also throws trios of bright snakes that fly across the room and eat into his enemies (magic missile). Apparently, he’s in his sacrifice chamber right now with the old long legs and the tender long legs.
Still groggy from King Merlokrep's axe wound, Oryn stumbles a bit before responding "ok"
You follow the narrow passageway until it opens into a room lit with ominous black candles set in ledges cut into the walls. A gruesome bloodstained altar sits at the center of this otherwise unadorned chamber. A half-elf, his clothing and torso shredded, lies unconscious on the altar. As you round the corner, you’re too late to do anything more than watch as an ancient kobold in a blood red velvet robe plunges a curved dagger into the man’s chest, extracting his still-beating heart. As the kobold holds the organ aloft, it bursts into flame, along with the dagger blade. The kobold kicks the body off the altar.
”Kill them while I complete the sacrifice!”
Just then, you notice Hollin, the final Falcon’s Hollow child, slumped against the back wall in shock.
Round 1
Batu, Oryn, Marioc, and Kylan are up.
Moving into the room, Kylan saw the sacrifice and his lip curled in a sneer.
"Diabolist..." He spoke with utter disgust.
He raised a hand and currents of aether hurled a black candle holder at the ancient Kobold.
for a possible kinetic damage.
The candle glances harmlessly off the kobold’s back.
The heart is gone, consumed in the flames. I’ll change that to his dagger.
Horrified at what he has just witnessed, Batu yells in fury as he raises a fist and attracts a great deal of loose earth around him. Once he's gathered enough, he thrusts his fist forward with absolute determination straight toward the murderer, hoping to smash its head to a pulp.
Oryn steps forward and his hands swirl gathering the power of the wind forming another hand-held vortex which he aptly swings at the pink/purple kobold.
Batu’s rock does slam into Jekkajak, drawing blood down his face, and Oryn’s hand wind buffets the guard. Both guards approach, thrusting with short, needle-thin rapiers.
Rao is up, though feel free to delay until after Edgrin begins his inspire courage.
Jekkajak, buffeted by Batu’s rock, casts a spell and vanishes from view. The body on the altar tumbles forward to crash onto the floor.
Batu, Oryn, Kylan, and Marioc are up. You all have +1 attack and damage from Edgrin’s inspire courage.
Calling upon the might of Gozreh, Oryn once again swings his hands in the air and summons forth a swirling whirlwind blade with which he swings at the pink kobold.
Kylan stepped left to get a clear line of sight and waived his hand. Currents of aether hurled a side table crystal ball at mister pink.
for a possible kinetic damage.
Oryn and Kylan work together to batter and bruise pink kobold into oblivion.
Marioc and Batu left