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[Nowhere Girl]

Eye twitching against an otherwise carefully controlled, unreadable expression, Naenre rises slowly, looking away as she reloads her crossbow.

"Then keep your spells and your god," she replies quietly, moving as if to follow the rest, but at a slight distance behind.

[Old_el_Paso]

"You fool! You could have just completely compromised our mission! I had many, many questions for him! That drow said referred to the lady as one of the Blood of the Magluas."

Loft waits a bit, expecting a 'so what.'

"The Blood of Magluas are shapeshifters."

[Nowhere Girl]

Clenching her fists at her sides, Naenre snaps back angrily, "I killed him because leaving him alive could have compromised our mission! He knew what we've come here here for -- had he been found and freed, the first thing he would have done is tell the rest of them!"

In a slightly more subdued tone, looking away again, and then down, she adds, "If you need to know more, there are others."

[Snowfall]

Pheiros looks at Naenre for a moment before saying, , "They're right Naenre, we didn't need to kill him... even though it may prove to be a mercy from the coming attack of the Lolthites. He may not have know where the lady was, but he knew more about what was going on here."

Pheiros then adds in the drow dialect, speaking softly,"And though I agree that the guard would have turned us in at the first chance, the discord his killing has caused in our party could be a worse outcome."

Pheiros turns back to the rest of the party, "If he was not resisting Oghma's liberation, then we now know that the Lady Istarling is of the Blood of Magluas... from the shadow plane herself, a shapeshifter as Loft said. This 'simple' rescue mission is much more complicated than we thought. I'm guessing our benefactor didn't know his wife's origins... or that his wife is long dead with an impostor in her place. We'll see. "

"Canumbrax's distraction will be coming before long, we can prop the front door open to make it easier for them, but they're not going to be any friendlier to us than this House. We need to move and find the Lady... whatever she is. Dominus, if you found nothing in that room, let's head up the tower. I suggest Naenre take point, then Sir Dominus, Balth, Loft and myself."

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I've forgotten exactly where we are. Dom searched the room already, so that only leaves up I think.

[Sornjss Lichdom]

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((00C-> Pheiros take 10 token exp for your wise words. Oh and I thought you'd guys like to see the profile of the building.))

As you guys make your way up the cave, your suspicions are confirmed, as it spirals up and to the left up the stlagtite like house. As you move Naerne finds a groove, of well worn tracks. Like it has been stomped down by a few hunderd years of always being walked...

You all elect to follow it, hopefully bypassing any traps left for an unaware traveling company. You come to a door which doesn't seem to be locked, and not traped as far as any of you can tell. Naerne steps back and lets Dom take the lead through the unknown entrance. Slowly, noiselessly the door swings open. As you open the door, you see a great octagonal gallery stretching through the heart of the fortress. A quartet of iron double
doors opens onto the shaft from each level, except for the bottom
level which has just one set of double doors and the top level which has just two sets. The middle of the shaft bristles with arrow slits, allowing residents of the tower to defend themselves from invaders from above or below.

[Old_el_Paso]

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Can you make a diagram, like the one from the cavern? It doesn't have to be very detailed, maybe just draw the black octagon with the door(s) we came in from colored red and all the other doors colored blue.

[Snowfall]

"I'm guessing we need to go up" Pheiros whispers to the group, "Which probably means through those doors. Naenre, can you check them out while I look around here?"

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I'm assuming the door we came in on is opposite from the double door on this level. In which case Pheiros is going to walk slowly around the perimeter, looking up and around to see if he can spot anything.

Search +8
Spot +7
Listen +7
Hide +4 (if necessary)

[Sornjss Lichdom]

Pheiros

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At the very tip top of the shaft you know stand in, are two shapes moving down the walls. Your expreince tells you they are drow and their riding lizards, which has the ability to stick to surfaces, and easly scale these type of buildings. They seem to be at the top (aproxamitly 40ft away) and haven't spotted you.

[Old_el_Paso]

Loft walks slowly to the edge of the tunnel and looks up at the two drow.

Just a little bit closer...

[Nowhere Girl]

Naenre nods wordlessly to Pheiros, actually smiling at him -- and only him -- and then makes her way to the doors as requested, taking care to move somewhat quietly as she does.

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Move Silently (-5 for normal speed, -1 negative level): (1d20+4)[10]

Search (-1 negative level): (1d20+12)[20]

[Sornjss Lichdom]

The lizards have picked up the pass, and all of you have seen them now. They haven't called for the alarm yet, probably because they think they have the element of suprise, but surely they will once the battle joins.

Naerne

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You don't find anything around the door no trap, magical or mundane. When you deem it safe, you place the side of your head against the door and hear the scrap of scaled feat, and the heavy breathing of animals. From the bottom of the door, the crack at the bottom wafted the smell of animal fecess and dried urine, reasuring your thought that the room stored animals, probably more lizards.

[Sornjss Lichdom]

PS. They are around thirty feat away, and if you start combat know you get a suprise round, though you should probably kill them or they will raise the alarm.

[Snowfall]

Seeing the drow lizard riders pick up speed, Peiros draws an arrow and releases it at the closest one, hoping to catch it unaware.

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surprise round
I assume with their movement they got within 30 feet.

init - (1d20+2)[11]
attack - (1d20+6)[9]
damage - (1d6+1)[5]
sneak attack - (1d6)[3]

((ooc: The holidays are upon us, so posting may go slow for the next week or so))

((ooc: Eck, lovely combat rolls continue..))

[Nowhere Girl]

Swearing softly under her breath, Naenre, too, draws her crossbow and lets fly at the nearest rider.

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Attack: (1d20+7)[26]

On successful hit, damage: (1d4)[3] + (2d6)[9] sneak attack if applicable, and DC 13 Fort save vs. unconsciousness

[Nowhere Girl]

Er ... and to confirm the critical ...

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[Breten]

Watching the lizards bearing down on them Balth swears softly under his breath.

((How far away are they?))

Waiting for them to come within range Balth calls once again on the power of his God and unleashes a ball of fire at one of the drow and his lizard.

Initiative(1d20+2)[11]
Damage(3d6)[8]

Save DC 16 reflex for half damage. No Spell Resistance allowed.

((If they are out of range then Balth will defer until they come within 30ft))

[Sornjss Lichdom]

((You guys got a suprise round, soo... Boom))

A Crossbow bolt flies from Naerne's handbow and slices right through the drow rider, causing him to fall from his mount. Pheiro's arrow it's flies wide of the second drow rider, but he is happly supprised as the drow, mount and all, burst into flames. Looking back Pheiros spots a satisfied smirk on Balth's face, though steely determanation hardens his eyes. Everybody shares a glance realizing that combat very easly could have been heard through any of these doors.

((ps. Hurry, the walls are climable but only to those with skill. pss. the stables are there for a reason.))

[Sornjss Lichdom]

Bump, Guys. Holiday over, Game up.

[Snowfall]

Pheiros looks for a way up the walls, "We need to get up there quickly!"

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Assuming Pheiros doesn't know what Naenre has discovered, but if she tells him..

[Breten]

Balth looks at the lizard things warily.

We are going to ride those things? Up a wall. Damn. Why can't drow just have stairs like civilzed people. But I suppose we don't have a choice. Okay let grab the lizards and go.

[Snowfall]

Warily eyeing its teeth, Pheiros climbs on top of a lizard, "Let's hope this thing knows where to go on its own!"

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Thought I'd try a post to see if could jog this game back into action

[Sornjss Lichdom]

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((00C-> Sounds fun. Role handle animal checks. Scrap that, roll diplomancy.))

[Snowfall]

Pheiros makes cooing sounds at the lizard, while he repeats "Don't look like food, don't look like food..." over and over again in his head.

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Yay! A roll...

Diplomacy - (1d20+7)[19]