Shizu's Curse of the Crismon Throne

[Darvin]

It was a good result, three for four, but any magical result works best when leveraged. Removing this Hookshanks character was the highest prority. Dalen couldn't contribute much to that, but he could do something. The idea of conjuration flowed through his mind and coalesced in his fingertip, and he pointed at the hateful little gnome in front of him...

Spoiler: OOC

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Dalen casts acid splash. I'm applying -4 for shooting into melee.

Attack Roll (touch): (1d20-2)[7]
Damage: (1d3)[2]

Dalen spends his move action to equip his crossbow

[n0ble]

Rhev pressed on the advantage, moving this time for a blow at the base of the gnome's neck. No gnome, no threat. No threat meant that they could get that much closer to Lamb. He didn't care that they had the numbers on Hookshanks and that it made it a unfair fight. Only thing that mattered in a conflict like this was how much you could mess the other person up.

Spoiler: OOC

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To hit + any bonus from flanking: (1d20+4)[10]
Damage: (1d6)[1]
Critical Confirmation:(1d20+4)[21]


Edit: Not going to bother with inspiration for an attack that only does 1 damage

[HappyMerecat]

Cykan

Cykan does not slow and heads for the rightmost door kicking it open.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Strength Role if needed (1d20+4)[18]

[Stelio Kontos]

Aliani certainly didn't want to enter the room before Cykan, but an opportunity had presented itself. He hastily dipped into his spell pouch and waved his hand broadly before tapping Cykan on the hip:

"Through venomed snakes, and rats infected,
I hope that thee be unaffected!"

Spoiler: Crunch

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Aliani casts Resistance on Cykan, giving him a +1 resistance bonus to saves for 1 minute. Auto-pass perform check to make it look like a bard spell.

Spoiler: Stat Block

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Aliani Rose
M CG Half-Elf ... Bard(??), Level 1, Init 1, HP 8/8, Speed 30'
AC 17 (Shield), Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, CMD 11, Fort 2, Ref 1, Will 5, CMB 0, Base Attack Bonus 0
Morningstar 0 (1d8, x2)
Dagger 0 (1d4, x2)
Dagger (thrown) +1 (1d4, x2)
Leather Armor (+2 Armor, +1 Dex, +4 Shield spell)
Abilities Str 11, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 16
Condition Shield spell cast: 8 rounds left

[shizukanashi]

Front Door:

Cykan, a bear of a man, smashes through the door on the right. Beyond is a barracks of sorts, a pair of bunk beds sits against the far wall on either side of a boarded up window. The room appears barren otherwise.

Aliani places a hand on Cykans shoulder and gazes into the empty room at the same time. The magics flow from him to Cykan.

Behind them a hand sneakily extends from the first door on the far wall, it takes aim with the wand at Cykans back. Perhaps it is Aliani's boon but perhaps something else. The wand only produces a puff of green smoke. "****! worthless peice of ****!" The assailant gives away his position, just as the halbred finds his shoulderblades. Jaini having come through the door on the right of the building has managed to flank the hidden assailant.

Spoiler: Yargin

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Loading Ramp:

Hookshanks proves to be a shrewd combatant, as even at severe disadvantage he first dodges Morvans blow, then the splash of acid from Darvins hands, finally he uses his Kukri to parry a thrust from Rhev. The gnome is slippery, but still fighting at the blood obscuring his vision, and dealing with 3 assailants. Rhev is quick to parry the wild swing the gnome levels in his direction. Seeing the situation deteriorating he moves for the door on the right. Only to reveal Cykan and Aliani in the next room.

The door on the north wall opens and a greenskinned half-orc over 6 and a half feet tall enters. He lets out a snicker at the scene of Hookshanks in such a perilous fight. A whirling a flail above his head, he brings it down on Morvan with a dizzing force, but you also sense that Giggles is holding something back, and just toying with you.

The remaining orphan boy, looks scared, but seeing Giggles enter the room an apparently turn the tide of the battle he jabs at Morvan with his pitchfork. Its more a show for his captors than a lethal attack though and he backs into a corner.

Spoiler: Giggles

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Spoiler: OOC

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Morvan takes 7 points of non-lethal damage from Giggles flail. Now that the door is open this is one combat rather than two.

[ChronicLunacy]

Morvan Delane

Morvan saw stars as he was blindsided by the half-orc that rushed in out of nowhere swinging a flail. He recoiled, catching himself on his back foot to arrest his backwards reeling, and took one hand off of his sword in order to grab a pinch of lint from his pocket. Tossing the lint in the giant ruffian's direction, the magus whispered, "Benum zo est!" A green pulse of energy reached out from Morvan's outstretched fingers and settled around Giggles' head.

Spoiler: OOC, Mechanics, and Stablock

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OOC: Crikey, anyone got a healing spell?

Using Daze on Giggles. DC13 Will Save.


Morvan Delane
Male Chaotic Good Half-Elf Magus, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11 (7 non-lethal damage), Speed 30 ft.
AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-footed 18, CMD 13, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Longsword +2 (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

[Stelio Kontos]

Aliani finally saw a fitting target for five years of pent-up rage. "You get the wizard" he shouted to Cykan as he clambered across the room.

"So, you're Hookshanks -- the coward who likes to hide among innocent children?" he yelled as he blocked the doorway from the gnome's passage. "NO MORE!" His morningstar flew in an angry, if relatively talentless arc, trying to cleave the gnome's head off.

Spoiler: Rolls

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Attack: (1d20)[10]
Damage: (1d8)[8]

Presumably no flanking yet, but I'll position so as to provide someone else with it.

Spoiler: Stat Block

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Aliani Rose
M CG Half-Elf ... Bard(??), Level 1, Init 1, HP 8/8, Speed 30'
AC 17 (Shield), Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, CMD 11, Fort 2, Ref 1, Will 5, CMB 0, Base Attack Bonus 0
Morningstar 0 (1d8, x2)
Dagger 0 (1d4, x2)
Dagger (thrown) +1 (1d4, x2)
Leather Armor (+2 Armor, +1 Dex, +4 Shield spell)
Abilities Str 11, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 16
Condition Shield spell cast: 7 rounds left, gives +4 shield bonus to AC

[Darvin]

Dalen did not much relish drawing closer, but this frantic melee needed to be cleared out. Getting the child out of the way would be a tactically prudent option, and something he could do without expending a fully-formed spell. He wasn't sure if this would work, as he'd been warned this method was ineffective against someone who was attacking, but with no hostile action taken against the child it might just work.

Dalen moves up to the child and places his hand on his shoulder. For a brief moment, he could influence the child's emotions and hopefully make him view this stranger more favorably. He spoke "you should flee from this place, quickly while you have the chance!"

Spoiler: OOC

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Beguiling Touch has a DC of 15 (the child should still be demoralized from earlier, which should give him a -2 penalty on his save). GM's call over whether it works at all since we are in combat, and the ability isn't supposed to work in combat, but the child is sort of a weird edge case.

Charisma check if needed (1d20)[2]
Diplomacy check if you'd prefer that (1d20+15)[34]

Also, since this is the first time my massive diplomacy modifier has come up, I'm just going to break down where it comes from:
1 rank + 5 intelligence (I treat diplomacy as an intelligence-based skill due to the clever wordplay trait) + 1 trait bonus (ease of faith trait) + 3 class skill (ease of faith again) + 2 enhancement bonus from enchanter class feature + 3 from familiar bonus

[n0ble]

Rhev swayed back with a jerk as he parried the gnomes blow. The better to ride out the momentum of it. Say one thing for these tiny little buggers, they had no reach on them what with their short limbs. Plus their weapons were little people sized. It made it almost unfair, which was fine by him. Unfair fights were the best kind.

Then the half-orc entered the fray. Shít. He wasted no time aiming a blow at Hookshank's heart. Then he could engage the gibbering flail wielder.

Spoiler: OOC

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Attack vs. Hookshanks+ any possible flanking: (1d20+4)[8]

Damage: (1d6)[2]

Critical confirmation: (1d20+4)[24]

[shizukanashi]

Round 3:

Giggles shakes his head and the green energy dissipates. He looks at Morvan with a new enthusiasm and laughs stupidly through a sly smile as he hurls his flail. This time however Morvan is ready and ducks beneath the ball and chain.

Hookshanks continues to prove to be a slippery creature as he avoids Aliani's bash, but also continues to struggle with his head wound, he stabs and swipes in Aliani's direction but his thrusts only find air.

Darvin's mind trick appears to be radically successful. The youth drops his pitchfork and heads for the door, never stopping to look back.

Hookshanks bobs and weaves through the combat, and though it is a struggle he continues to parry blows, again avoiding thrusts of Rhev's rapier.

The crunching of bone and spray of blood tells you that Jaini has once again found a home for his mighty halbred. The mangled body that falls at his feet confirms that Yargin is no longer in this fight. Cykan burst through the door just as the man hits the ground and he and Jaini share a knowing glance, before Cykan turns and sets his sights on Hookshank, or maybe the last remaining closed door.

Spoiler: OOC

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I took the liberty of smashing the door for Cykan, that seems to be his current objective. Hookshank is hurting, but Giggles still seems to just be having fun. You can hear some kids yelling from somewhere north of you, but you can't make out what they are saying.
Give me your actions for round 4.

[ChronicLunacy]

Morvan Delane

The magus growled and twisted to the side to avoid the monstrous half-orc's return strike, hearing the flail's head whistle past him by a hairsbreadth. "I guess you'd have to have a mind in order for my magic to affect it." he griped, then took hold of his sword in both hands again, planted his back foot, and reversed his direction. He aimed a slash over the top of Giggle's flail as the thug overbalanced, attempting to cut him across the chest or bicep.

Spoiler: OOC, Mechanics, and Stablock

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OOC: WHEN WILL THESE CRAPPY ROLLS END??!?!

Attack: (1d20+3)[8]
Potential Damage: (1d8+4)[6]


Morvan Delane
Male Chaotic Good Half-Elf Magus, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11 (7 non-lethal damage), Speed 30 ft.
AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-footed 18, CMD 13, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Longsword +2 (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

[Stelio Kontos]

Aliani's gaze narrowed. Anger wasn't going to solve anything. Focus, he told himself. Focus... or get out of the way. He took a short, backhand swipe with his morningstar before sliding out of the way, opening up a spot for a more experienced blade to join the fight.

Spoiler: OOC

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Attack: (1d20)[7]
Damage: (1d8)[3]

... followed by a 5 foot step toward the front of the building, along the wall. Should this swing somehow kill the gnome (Edit: OOC SPOILER ALERT -- IT WON'T), he will instead move to alongside the fallen wizard at the north wall, preparing to grab the wand from his cold dead hands

[HappyMerecat]

Cykan

Cykan runs towards hookshanks and brings his longsword into action. His fear starting to mount that Lamm might be escaping.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Attack (1d20+5)[20]
Damage (1d8+9)[14]

[Darvin]

With the last distraction removed, now the primary threats needed to be addressed. With Cykan's presence now looking to tip the battle, Dalen loaded his crossbow and took aim at Giggles.

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Accidentally posted in the OOC thread. My rolls can be found there.

[shizukanashi]

Cykan cleaves through hookshanks on the first blow from his sword. The gnome drops and even the layman can tell he will not be getting back up.

Rhev seeing Hookshanks finally go down also turns on Giggles. He sticks him with the pointy end of his fencing sword and draws a beed of blood, but only illicits a giggle from the half-orc and it begins to set in on you where he gets his monikor.

Apparently a fickle creature, Giggles grins at Rhev and turns away from Morvan swinging instead on the investigator. Luckily for Rhev what Giggles has in raw power he seems to lack in aim. The flail only finds the wall beside the open doorway.

Instead of joining you, Jaini still seems more concerned with Lamm escaping and takes a step back outside to watch for fleeing rats.

Spoiler: OOC

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Giggles moving closer to Rhev puts him closer to the door. Jaini has elected to play watchout, instead of moving into an already crowded melee.

[ChronicLunacy]

Morvan Delane

Still hazy from his encounter with Giggles' flail, Morvan was apparently still seeing double. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong half-orc to try to kill and ended up just swiping his sword through empty air again. He shook his head with a wordless sound of frustration and tried to bring his faculties back to order.

At least Hookshank seemed to be out of the way.

Spoiler: OOC, Mechanics, and Stablock

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OOC: This is becoming tiresome, dice roller...

Attack: (1d20+3)[7]
Potential Damage: (1d8+4)[11]


Morvan Delane
Male Chaotic Good Half-Elf Magus, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11 (7 non-lethal damage), Speed 30 ft.
AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-footed 18, CMD 13, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Longsword +2 (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

[n0ble]

Rhev frowned at the big lugg and his laughter. He ducked under the cumbersome swing before snaking in another blow with his rapier. The giggling was becoming very very annoying. Rhev aimed for the throat in an effort to shut him up, snarling as he struck.

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To hit: (1d20+4)[12]
Damage: (1d6)[4]
CC: (1d20+4)[7]

[Darvin]

Dalen reloads his crossbow once more and takes aim at the half-orc, letting loose another shot.

Spoiler: OOC

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Attack (1d20-2)[13]
Damage (1d8)[5]

[Stelio Kontos]

Aliani saw no easy path into the fight. He took a moment to close the front door of the building and shove the table in the way, hoping to prevent anyone coming from the street from entering the fray.

[HappyMerecat]

Cykan

Cykan, seeing the half-or causing trouble charges at him sword grasped in two hands, swinging it in a great arc. He stifles his urge to scream as he comes.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Charge attack (1d20+7)[22] his AC will be 14 until hos next round.
Damage (1d8+9)[16]

[shizukanashi]

Giggles is in mid-giggle when the blade strikes him. The laughter seems to stop in his throat and slowly turns to a gurgle. His eyes dilate and finally, he falls with a thud. The fight is won, but as you stop to look at the carnage, three dead or dying bodies, you also catch several pairs of tiny eyes looking at you from holes in the north wall. Several more from the loading dock. A boy about 10 steps through the same door Giggles came through. He points a pitchfork timidly at Cykan...

"W-w-who a-are you? W-what do you want?"

Spoiler: OOC

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Combat is over (for now) but your not entirely out of the woods. Diplomacy checks would be advised, along with some roleplaying.

[ChronicLunacy]

Morvan Delane

Morvan leaned against the wall, head still ringing, as the monstrous half-orc finally fell. "Well done, Cykan." he nodded, but the effort caused a great pain at the base of his skull. He decided against trying to shake his head in order to clear it, because that would undoubtedly cause more discomfort. This simply would not do.

He was about to go rifling through the halfling's belongings on the off chance that he might have a healing potion when some of the kids came back. "Hello, children. I don't suppose any of you have some ice?" he rubbed at his neck.

Spoiler: OOC, Mechanics, and Stablock

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OOC:


Morvan Delane
Male Chaotic Good Half-Elf Magus, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11 (7 non-lethal damage), Speed 30 ft.
AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-footed 18, CMD 13, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Longsword +2 (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

[Darvin]

Dalen steps forward quickly and calmly, stowing his crossbow so as to approach unarmed, "Good evening, it's a pleasure to finally meet someone who prefers a calm word over drawn steel. My name is Master Rittle, and my associates and I have urgent business here. Unfortunately, it seems our arrival was not taken to kindly," Dalen frowns and scans the chaos of the room, "but you seem to have significantly more sense to you, and that's a very good thing for both of us,"

Dalen reaches into his purse and draws out a single silver coin, "I'm sure you'll find this meeting much less painful and much more profitable for you than for your so-called masters," Dalen extends his hand and waits for the child to take the coin, subvocally focusing magical energy into his hand.

Spoiler: OOC

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Dalen readies an action to use his Beguiling Touch ability on the child when he takes the coin and makes contact with Dalen's hand.

Diplomacy Check: (1d20+15)[19]

Everything I said is true, but I am strongly implying that we weren't the aggressors here. Here's a bluff check in case you think I'm stretching the truth a little too far: (1d20+7)[13]

[shizukanashi]

The child loosens his grip on the pitchfork and lets the end dip to the ground as he reaches for the coin. His demeanor changes as soon as it touches his skin and he smiles at you. "what can I do for you Mr. Rittle, sir?" He asks as he flits the coin between his fingers then quickly disapears it into a fold in the rags he is wearing.

Spoiler: ooc

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(1d20)[6]

[HappyMerecat]

Cykan

Seeing the children's eyes and the small boy come out calms Cykan immediately. He lowers his sword. He is thankful to Rittle for talking to the kids. He thinks to give them his few coins, but then what would he buy shiver with? He forces himself to do so anyway. He holds the coins out. "Share them all." There is a bit too much force in the words for his liking.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Diplomacy (1d20+2)[21]

[Stelio Kontos]

Aliani, a bit belatedly entered the room, and upon seeing the situation tossed his weapon to the side. "Gentlemen, what are you doing? Put your coins away. They're not cattle to be bought or guards to be bribed, they're kids. Save the money, we're going to need it to find them proper food and shelter and to help them find their families again. One of us -- and it probably should be me, I guess? -- needs to stay here to make sure they're all right, and the rest of us need to finish what we came here for. Now."

Noticing Morvan's dazed look on the way in, he altered his path. "Nasty knock, eh? Let's see, been a while since I've done this, hold still..."

He placed his hand on Morvan's head, speaking in a deep voice.

"Valiant fought 'gainst mighty foes,
Through my words may your wounds close!"

Spoiler: OOC

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Dumping my Detect the Faithful spell to spontaneously cast Cure Light Wounds. Perform check passed to make it look like a bardic spell; if people want to spellcraft check it they can. Spell will heal (1d8+1)[8] damage.

[n0ble]

"Hmph." Rhev had absolutely no notions of taking care of a bunch of children. Being honest, he could hardly take care of himself, let along some blobs of possibility. The fact that one of the others was volunteering to take care of others when there was work yet to be done rankled with him on a whole other level. Rehv stabbed his rapier into the wooden floorboards. He spat on the dead half-orc before pawing through anything he had.

That done, the investigator looked around at the others trying to comfort the children or give them money. "Any of you know where Lamb is in this shíthole? Given what we've done to his..." he looked around at the three dead bodies, moving on to searching the wizard "...muscle, it's obvious what we're here to do, no? Even to ones young as you?"

Spoiler: OOC

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Diplomacy: (1d20+7)[26]

[Darvin]

Dalen glares at Aliani. He would lecture the man if he weren't focused on conversing with the child. The comparison to cattle or guards misses the point: they are minds, minds to be won. Swiftly guaranteeing their cooperation serves to strongly advance all their goals here - including that of ensuring the immediate safety of the children. Treating them as sacrosanct was unhelpful. Rhev's bluntness was little better, but he could hopefully still work with this.

"I need to know where Gaedren Lamm is, and what he's doing. Suffice to say that we have a debt to collect, and he's avoided repayment for far too long. Some of my associates are... out of patience," Dalen pauses, then adds, "I need you to tell me everything you know about his whereabouts, and anything tricky he might try on us. Afterwards, gather the other children and make yourself scarce. My associate here, Master Rose, will see to it that regardless of what happens you'll still have a roof over your head and a meal on your plate come tomorrow,"

Spoiler: OOC

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Diplomacy check if necessary: (1d20+15)[35]

[ChronicLunacy]

Morvan Delane

The magus felt the pressure in his head lighten and he quickly started to feel less concussed. He sighed in relief and gripped the bard's shoulder with the hand not dedicated to his sword at the moment. "Much better. My most enthusiastic thanks, brother." he acknowledged the other half-elf's efforts with a crooked grin and then sheathed his sword with a flourish.

Morvan didn't say anything else to the children, as Dalen seemed to have everything quite well in hand. He did go over to the nearest window or door facing outside in order to check to see if their little scuffle had drawn any attention.

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OOC:


Morvan Delane
Male Chaotic Good Half-Elf Magus, Level 1, Init 3, HP 11/11, Speed 30 ft.
AC 19, Touch 11, Flat-footed 18, CMD 13, Fort 4, Ref 1, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 0
Longsword +2 (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10
Condition None

[shizukanashi]

"Any of you know where Lamb is in this shíthole? Given what we've done to his..." he looked around at the three dead bodies, moving on to searching the wizard "...muscle, it's obvious what we're here to do, no? Even to ones young as you?"

At your group setting down weapons a few more kids start to come out. It appears most of the children are in the room to the north. The redheaded boy with Dalens coin, apparently the leader of this group shrugs at your question. "This way." H directs and heads through the door in the north.

The room itself is very large, the floor slick with river water, seaweed, and the blood of countless fish as well as the acompanying smells. Wooden catwalks to the north and south allow access and you now look down on the room which is ten feet lower. A wide opening in the floor to the south allows direct access to the muddy, sloppy waters known as the Jeggare river which flows roughly 3 feet beneath the hole. "Down there." He points at the hole.

In the north of the room stands an immense vat its sides caked with tar. inside is a foul-looking mixture of chum, river water, and who knows what else. Alaini recognizes the batter used to make his dock dumplings. Underneath the scaffolding are strung over a dozen small hammocks, each with its own ratty blanket and pillow.

This appears to be a work station as well as a barracks for the children.


"Thats where Giggles lowers 'expendables' to see Lamm. Never come back what goes down there...watch out for sawtooth." and just as he says the name you see the fin of a jigsaw shark pass the waters beneath the hole.

Jaini looks around at the hole and the 3 foot crawl space, then at his own armor. He turns to Aliani "I can watch these kids. I have some questions about my sister for them anyway."

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Searching the bodies reveals the following loot:
Giggles: is armed with a Flail and wears chainmail. He also has a Composite bow (+3 str) with 20 arrows a pouch contains 72g and 3 potions of cure light wounds (easily identified with a detect magic spell)

Yargan (AKA the wizard): wears leather armor though there is a considerable gash in the armor due to an ax. He is also armed with a dagger and a crossbow w/ 10 bolts as well as a wand of acid splash that appears to be down a number of charges. Finally he has 3 vials of acid, a thunderstone, a garnet worth 100g, and two keys, one made of Brass, and one of Iron

Hookshanks: is armed with a small sized Mwk Kukri, studded leather again small sized, a disguise kit, an iron key identical to the one Yargin carries, and 7g

It doesnt take long to realize the bronze key will unlock any door in the fishery, and the iron key belongs to a cabinet in the room next to the loading dock. Inside you find: 6 pouches. four contain 50cp and two that contain 50sp apparently used for quick payments.