The Wrong Guys IC

[Ajadea]

Audric and Llaars

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Iil'ssaran steps backwards, takes a small dark blue tile out of the pocket of her heavily blood-stained robe, and throws it down on the ground. She disappears in a puff of deep blue smoke.

The sparkling mist around you remains there, rainbow lights drifting through the pale blue smoke. (1d8)[2] Llaars, the daze is over. Audric takes 6 damage.

[Strawberries]

Ajadea and Llaars

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The paladim sways on his feet, then crumples on the floor, unconscious. ((hp -2)).

[Nanoblack]

Llaars attempts to catch Audric before he hits the ground and then drags him outside. "Rana! Rowan! Antal!". Desperate to help his friend, he attempts what little he knows about first aid...

Heal: (1d20)[19]

[Ajadea]

Audric and Llaars

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Audric seems to be stabilized.

(1d8)[8]

Each of you, however take 7 points of damage (Is it just me or are the dice lords trying to kill Audric?) Now make Fortitude saving throws.

[Strawberries]

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fort - (1d20+7)[25]

EDIT:Ajadea

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If Audric ends up dying, could he have the chance to have a couple of words with Aldaran in the afterlife? It's mainly on his paladin's "smite on sight" policy - he has a few choice words for his god that he has to get off his chest somehow. Pretty please?

[Nanoblack]

Adajea

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Fort:(1d20+5)[20]

[Ajadea]

Strawberries

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Audric's still alive. (at -9. Sneeze too hard and...I really don't want to think about it) I'll think about the chatting with Aldaran later.

Llaars

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You drag Audric back to the alleyway. It is splattered with blood. Rana, Shadow, and Rowan are standing or crouching next to something that looks uncomfortably like a corpse.

As you draw closer, you can see that the corpse-like thing looks vaguely humanoid, or at least is wearing full-plate armor. It is bald, it looks like it has a horrible rash, lacks a nose, and has 4 tentacles where its mouth should be.

[Nanoblack]

"Guys! Audric is hurt real bad... I did what I could for him but he needs help. We need to get him to a healer." You can see through the worried expression on his face that he's wounded as well, but not nearly as bad as the paladin he's struggling to carry.

[Jallorn]

You guys go, I'll guard this thing. Antal draws his sword and points at the creature.

[Savannah]

"Here, let me see him." Rana says, moving to Llaars' side.

Ajadea (& Audric)

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Heal: (1d20+7)[25] to see what's wrong with him and try to patch him up.

Assuming he's injured and not poisoned or something, Rana casts both her cure minor wounds spells for 2 hp of healing. (Unless the first wakes him up.)

[FirebirdFlying]

"Are all cities like this?" Rowan wipes the gunk off her sword, sheathing it. "Is he going to be okay?"

[Ajadea]

"Here, let me see him." Rana says, moving to Llaars' side.

Ajadea (& Audric)

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Heal: [roll0] to see what's wrong with him and try to patch him up.

Assuming he's injured and not poisoned or something, Rana casts both her cure minor wounds spells for 2 hp of healing. (Unless the first wakes him up.)

Rana and Audric

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Yeah, no. Audric was literally at death's door when Llaars dragged him into the alley, and it's quite clear that, if Llaars hadn't tried to stabilize him, Audric would be dead. A few cure minor wounds spells are not going to change that. Also, oddly enough, you can't seem to find anything resembling a real wound. A few bruises on his chest, but other than that, there is no sign of any injury. Except the fact that he's, you know, nearly dead.

Rana's spells do not seem to have an effect on the unconscious paladin.

[Savannah]

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Yeah, well, it's all I had!

"I can't do anything for him - what happened? Nevermind, where's the closest healer? I'll help you carry him."

[Nanoblack]

"We tried doin' things peacefully, but I heard somethin' funny on the other side of the door so I kicked it in. That fire-maned hag tore the bones from the body of that poor woman and sent them against us." He kneels down to help pick up Audric, his brow furrowed in thought. " I hit her so hard her eyes crossed, but she kept flingin' magic. Knocked me silly, and if it wasn't for Audric she probly woulda' got me." He audibly sighs. "I'm startin' to see why people hate magic so much.

[Jallorn]

I know a healer fairly nearby. We'll have to make the paladin look less like a paladin, however. Hoy, this was never something I put too much effort into.

Disguise check:(1d20+6)[14] (using an inspiration point)

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I messed up, that's one too high, so it's actually a result of 13.

Some assistance might be nice.

[Savannah]

Rana grimaces. "That was never something I was very good at either. Here, maybe if you get that armor off, he'd look less like a paladin."

Aid another on Antal's Disguise check: (1d20+2)[20]

[Ajadea]

A minute or so of fussing later, and Audric looks slightly less paladin-y. While you two were removing his armor, a small electric shock jabbed through your hands, not enough to deal damage, but enough to sting quite a bit.

[Jallorn]

Great, now, I'm not carrying him. Somebody grab him and follow me, Antal grins warmly at the others, then leads them to the thieves guild healer.

[Nanoblack]

Llaars heaves Audric over his shoulder and follows Antal. "Is this 'healer' you're talkin' about another magic user?" Three times he had been to that house under false pretenses, and three times that witch had tricked him, allowing her to harm all of these innocent people. "Uh, I know this might not be the best time, but does anyone think we should search her house before she gets the chance to come back?"

[Jallorn]

A fair point. Why don't you come with me, and you guys can search the place? Antal addresses first Llaars, then the others.

[FirebirdFlying]

Rowan glances at Audric, a bit reluctant to leave him, but nods. "Alright. Shall we go, then? I don't, ah, know the way." She looks over at Rana expectantly.

[Nanoblack]

Llaars looks worried about the other two. "I got no problem carryin' him, but you sure those two are gonna be okay in there by themselves? It could be a trap..." Regardless, he continues walking.

[Savannah]

"I'm not entirely sure who's house we're supposed to be searching, but if that's the most helpful thing..."

[Nanoblack]

He looks up from his reverie. "Oh, it's right around the corner here. The one with the broken door." He manages a smile at that thought.

[Ajadea]

Just getting it straight. Rana and Rowan are going to search the arcanist/witch/whatever's house, and Antal, Llaars, and Audric (not that he's got a choice) are heading to the healer of uncertain repute.

[Jallorn]

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That's how I understand it, yes.

[Savannah]

I believe so, yes. Also, does Rana still have the speak with animals spell active? It lasts three minutes from when she cast it, and I'm not sure how much time has passed.

[Ajadea]

Rana's Speak with Animals spell has indeed worn off. Now off with you all:

Rana and Rowan

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You come to a two-story brick house, with latticed windows. The door is hanging half-off it's hinges. A faint white mist, laced with dark blue veins and rainbow-hued lights, fills the house. Though it's not thick enough to hide the pile of white dust near the doorstep, or the split flesh and clothing of a short, plump figure farther inside, bones ripped out of the body.

Llaars and Antal

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You drop back down into the sewers, and walk for about five minutes through the stench of waste, going deeper and deeper through smaller and smaller passages, until Llaars can't even stand up straight without hitting his head on the filthy ceiling. You come to a round hole in the wall, about 4 feet above the ground and 2 feet or so in diameter. A wooden disk fills it most of the way, and a cloth drape behind it prevents most of the light from shining through, but you can hear lowered voices whispering through the cloth and wood.

Spot checks.

Antal

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It's the back entrance, leading almost directly into the medical center for the thieves guild. Good for anyone who is badly wounded and/or needs to hide now. Like draconic elves running from guards.

[Savannah]

Rowan and Ajadea

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Rana pales at the sight of the body. She stops and closes her eyes for a moment, resting one hand on Shadow's shoulder. Then she shakes her head and moves closer to the house, looking grim.

Spot (1d20+8)[13], listen (1d20+8)[9] to see if there might be anyone in the house. Shadow's spot (1d20+3)[6] & listen (1d20+3)[4]
Spellcraft to identify the mist (1d20+4)[15]

If the mist seems to not be harmful and there doesn't seem to be anyone in the house, Rana walks closer to examine the body.
Heal (1d20+7)[13], Spellcraft (1d20+4)[13] to try to figure out anything about what happened.

[Ajadea]

Rana

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There does not seem to be anyone in the house except you, Rowan, Shadow, and the corpse.

The mist does not seem to be harmful initially, but when you step inside to examine the body, you run into a light and flame seems to lick your body for an instant. Take 1 damage.

The woman was killed by magic and her bones were ripped out through magic. Beyond that, you don't know what happened to her, other than the fact that it seems to have been a very gruesome kill.