The doorman in Brie’s room looks to T’aria and says “You have the key? Then you know where Brie is. Good, she’s safe then.” He rushes past her, through the dining room, and past the curtain into the foyer, where he sees Ezuvial in his true form for the first time. Meanwhile, T’aria goes to work on the chest, but it’s lock, at first, resists her efforts to pick it. After a few more seconds, however, she hears it click open. Suddenly, a flash of fire erupts from the inside of the chest, burning the half-demon over most of her body.
The fire, naturally, hurt like hell, but now the chest is open and within T’aria sees 12 vials, each labeled in a language she doesn’t understand, an open, good-sized bag with hundreds of platinum coins in it, a small pouch, and three scroll tubes. None of these items were touched by the fire.
[“Saved” round rolled Open Locks 6+11=17, this round rolled 16+11=27. No mention was made of taking a round to search for traps so, um… boom.
Reflex save rolled 3+7=10, failed. T’aria took 12 points of fire damage.]
Gwyn, getting more and more upset, continues to attack the dog-headed creature, finally scraping him with one of his claws. The claw didn’t begin to penetrate the archon’s flesh, but getting a solid hit on him finally clears up the jittery feeling the half-demon has been feeling.
[Gwyn rolls 7+4-2+2=AC 11 and 19+4-2+2=AC 23. Second claw hit, rolled 5 damage, didn’t exceed DR.]
[Never heard from BS, so I’m assuming he’s withdrawing…]
Accalon backs away from the archon, squeezing around Alicia to get outside the building. The remaining guard follows him out, and says “I… I have to get reinforcements. Keep him here.” Then he takes off down the street.
Aligor yells at his dog, and Bane rushes into the showing room to defend his master. The dwarf then gets his message across to Sunedilar, who debates whether he wants to finally get to attack the thing, or instead distract him for Aligor.
[Aligor rolled Handle Animal 16+2=18, succeeded. Aligor rolled Bluff 20-1=19, succeeded. Stopping here since it’s still up to Sunedilar if he wants to follow Aligor’s suggestion.]
[Characters by initiative, damage, condition:
Sunedilar, unhurt, “feeling shaky”
Alev, HPs: 9/19
Aligor, unhurt
Madame Brie, hurt
Lydia, HPs: 7/20, aligned magic weapon & divine favor
Alicia, HPs: 22/26
Ezuvial, hurt
Algernon, hurt
Gwyn, HPs: 13/18,
Accalon, HPs: 20(8 NL)/32, magic weapon, shield of faith
T’aria, HPs: 1/13
City Guard 1, hurt
City Guard 2, unconscious
City Guard 3, unconscious]