Throne Room

Spoiler: Alphonse, Bela
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A small, elderly man in fluffy pink robes and a matching mask falls from the ceiling with surprising grace. Sharp, needle-like teeth protrude from his mouth, and he wears a red skullcap that is suspiciously moist. He carries a long pike with a jagged blade - easily three times his height. He grumbles, and a sharp, grating sound escapes his lips, "NOT QUITE, LADDIE." There's a gash across the side of his face, nearly cutting the pointy tip from his right ear, but no blood flows from it - the man snickers as it closes, and sheds the robe, revealing a leathery hide and iron boots underneath.

"I'LL DO YOU FOR THAT ONE, LADDIE - YOU NEARLY CUT MY BLOODY CAP OFF!" He shifts his weight back, then lunges forward and spears Alphonse through the leg! The man yanks his pike back, and brandishes it menacingly.

OOC: That's a hit... although it doesn't seem like it hurt him. For his part, the redcap confirms a crit on Alphonse, dealing 26 damage. Bela, you're up!

Spoiler: Knowledge (nature) DC 15
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This is a redcap - evil fey that grow more powerful by dipping their caps in their victim's blood. They're strong for their size, and just as hard to push around as a full-size human (or elf). Like most fey, they're weak to cold iron.

You've heard that redcaps don't live very long - if they don't kill enough people to keep their caps wet with blood, they wither away and die.

Spoiler: Knowledge (nature) DC 22
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Redcaps have a bunch of superstitions and rules they adhere to religiously - you remember they hate even numbers (and always travel in odd-numbered groups), and only bathe in still water.

When redcaps die, their bodies disappear, but they leave behind a single tooth, which can be used to bargain with other fey, or in the making of some magic items.



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Spoiler: Niro
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The portable door flickers to life, and you fall... a little further than you thought. You and General Holtti drop perhaps 30ft to a stone hallway below. You hear a voice above you.

"Tricksy metal man! That's not what floors do! Not faaaaaair!"

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Holtti grabs another healing potion, then dashes ahead into the dark tunnel. "Get out of the light - we'll be on an even playing field if it can't see us!"

OOC: You take 9 falling damage. Niro, you're up!