[LPF] Distant Relations

[jkason]

I'm assuming that the outside gate is closed? No town citizens saw this?

Yup. Gate closed.

 

[Qik]

For a moment, Quioan keeps his bow drawn and his eyes on the lookout for any other sign of movement. Once he feels assured that the group is alone for the time being, he calls to Yoshiki, "Search him! He might have the evidence we need." With that, Quioan shoulders his bow, draws the wand given to them on Captain Renlow's ship in what seems like years ago, and administers to first Audra, then Elenka, then himself, then Yoshiki.

After that, he takes a moment to collect himself.

[sblock=Statuses]Audra: 21/23 HP
Elenka: 28/30 HP
Quioan: 21/24
Yoshiki: 28/28[/sblock][sblock=Stats]Quioan Scorchsong HP: 19/24
AC: 15 (Touch: 13, Flat-footed: 12)
CMD: 19
Fort: +3, Ref: +8, Will: +3
Perception: +9
Spells:
- 0: Light, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation
- 1: Mage Armor (*cast*), Vanish, Shield
Bonded Item: Used
Consumables: Wand of CLW (9 charges)
Active Magic: Gravity Bow (0/3 minutes)[/sblock]

 

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 4)

With Quioan heading back inside, Yoshiki kneels and begins to rifle through the cult leader pockets and other belongings, ripping his black robe off.

Hopefully he isn't going commando under his robe...

[sblock=Ministats]Initiative: +4
AC: 24 Touch 20 Flatfooted 18
HP: 20/28
CMB: +8 CMD: 23 Fort: +4 Reflex: +9 Will: +7 (+2 vs. Enchantment)
Defensive Abilities: Evasion, Deflect Arrows
Speed: 70 ft

Conditions in Effect: Mage Armor (+4 Armor bonus to AC), Haste (+1 to hit; +1 dodge; +1 Reflex; +30 ft move; +1 attack w/full attack action, 0 rounds remain)
Elemental Fist: 0/4 remaining
Ki Pool: 0/5 remaining
Expenditures: 50 gp
Additional Equipment: 2 flasks alchemist's fire, 10 silver holy symbols, 2 ledgers, 22 PP.
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[GlassEye]

[sblock=OOC]

Then Garthia couldn't have run either.

There are several ways one can ignore difficult terrain so that's not necessarily true. It's a moot point now, though.[/sblock]Elenka is about to pop the cork of her potion and dribble its healing liquids down Audra's throat when Quioan comes up with healing for them all.

"Thank the gods! And not that false one, Owbej."

Elenka replaces the potion in her pouch and scoops up her terbutje from where it lies on the floor. She sheathes it and fumbles in her pouch for an acorn. With the amount of healing Quioan has to do, she figures she has enough time to summon Drevezh'korol.

Kneeling, Elenka places the acorn of the tile floor in front of her and begins to sing. She clearly has no vocal training, but she has a bit of natural talent and her voice is appealing in its earnestness. She sings an oddly enchanting little song that recalls the wind in the trees and as she does a ghostly tree sprouts from the acorn.

First it is a sapling straight up and tall and growing taller second by second. It spreads out branches and leaves and thickens until it towers over the girl and is wide as two men. And when the music changes the tree changes: branches fade away until only two massive limbs remain, a burl takes the shape of a head and finally the wood-man, Drevezh'korol, takes on a solidity to stand before her as the last of the illusory tree fades.

Drevezh'korol gently places one hand on her head in greeting then moves his hand under her chin to tilt her head back. He frowns down at his mistress.

"You are injured. You should have called me sooner. But it is good that I am here now. And it is good that your friends protected you."



[sblock=Actions/OOC]
Elenka
Standard: --
Move: --[/sblock][sblock=MiniStats][size=+1]Elenka[/size] Human Summoner 4
Initiative: +2 Perception: +6

AC: 15 (12 touch; 13 flat-footed) [19 w/Shield]
HP: 30 Current: 28
CMB: +4 CMD: 16 Fort: +1 Ref: +3 Will: +6

In Hand: terbutje
Spells:
1st level: 2/4 remaining.
2nd level: 0/2 remaining.
Special: Summon Monster 2 5/6

[size=+1]Drevezh'Korol[/size] Eidolon
Initiative: +1 Perception: +0; Darkvision 60 ft.

AC: 15 (11 touch; 14 flat-footed)
HP: 29 Current: 28
CMB: +7 CMD: 18 Fort: +4 Ref: +2 Will: +3

In Hand:
Conditions: In the Other World[/sblock]

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

[sblock=ooc]

There are several ways one can ignore difficult terrain so
that's not necessarily true. It's a moot point now, though.

Quite true. Audra has one of them, as a matter of fact.
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[Artur Hawkwing]

As Audra returns to consciousness, she sits bolt upright and throws a blind right that slams into the side of a bench nearby. This draws a round of cussing from her that would make anyone beneath the rank of Admiral blush. Her head jerks around wildly, her eyes still in the focus of combat. Her eyes light on Elenka, then on Qui and her breathing that had suddenly taken to high speed, much like Yo had moved moments before, slows down. She swallows hard as the wand delivers more healing. She places both hands on the floor, palms down and looks up.

Where is that...

She was preparing another curse, only to have a cough cut her off. She takes a deep breath and rolls back onto her back and kicks while launching with her arms, landing only a little awkwardly on her feet.

Where is he, did you guys get him? And where's that Gods forsaken dog?

She turns around, taking in the carnage around them, forcing her tensed muscles to relax. Her turning pauses when she spies Elenka set out the acorn and cause a tree person to grow from it. She quirks an eyebrow, openly eying the sight for a moment before the thing speaks and it drops her back to reality.

Her friends were indeed up to the task. Now we have to see this finished.

She looks expectantly at the other two, nodding to Qui.

Thanks. I feel so much better now.

 

[jkason]

As Quioan sets to healing the party, and Elenka summons her wooden companion, Yoshiki and (after she's revived) Audra have time to search the bodies. They find nothing that would appear to be proof of wrongdoing, leaving only the unexamined ledgers to hopefully close the noose around the worshipers of Owbej.

The monks do find various and sundry other valuables for which the cultists clearly will have little more use.

GM: I updated the first post in a couple ways. First, I tried re-doing the time xp to hopefully be a little more succinct. Second, I added rewards from your epic battle (4400 xp! Yowza. ). As I think I noted before, Quioan hit 4th level (sometime in the middle of the fight). I've listed all items Yoshiki and Anna found, but since neither of them has access to Detect Magic, it will be up to Quioan and / or Elenka to tell if any of it is magical and try to decipher its uses. Speaking of, Elenka can attempt to identify any of the stuff Quioan failed to. Whew. Okay. Time for me to kick my feet up for the evening.

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

OOC: Okay, at what point did Anna return? Did I miss a post somewhere?

 

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 4)

After searching the leader's body, he returns to the others. "Is everybody okay?" After a quick pause for a few nods, he swings his bag off his back and continues, "Quioan and I found some stuff upstairs that is hopefully the evidence we are looking for." Reaching in his bag, he pulls out the 2 ledgers he has. "We found these locked away and hidden. Quioan has two more. We should probably check out the rest of this place before reporting back while the getting is good." He flips the ledger open and begins to skim through it. "It's only a matter of time before the priestess gets back and retaliates against what we've done. This isn't over yet." The normally quiet monk is finding it easier and easier to be more assertive. Probably a good thing he thinks to himself.

Then he pauses in mid-thought. "I wonder what Anna and them did at the tavern that got Garthia all worked up." He saves that thought for another moment and goes back to skimming the ledgers he has.

[sblock=ooc]Yo is only down 10 HPs. Are we just assuming that the wand is being used to bring everyone back up to full? How many charges used?[/sblock]

OOC: Okay, at what point did Anna return? Did I miss a post somewhere?

You're just pretending to be Anna, right?

[sblock=Ministats]Initiative: +4
AC: 23 Touch 19 Flatfooted 18
HP: 20/28
CMB: +8 CMD: 23 Fort: +4 Reflex: +8 Will: +7 (+2 vs. Enchantment)
Defensive Abilities: Evasion, Deflect Arrows
Speed: 40 ft

Conditions in Effect: Mage Armor (+4 Armor bonus to AC)
Elemental Fist: 0/4 remaining
Ki Pool: 0/5 remaining
Expenditures: 50 gp
Additional Equipment: 2 flasks alchemist's fire, 10 silver holy symbols, 2 ledgers, 22 PP.
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[Qik]

[sblock=OOC]Quioan zapped Yo; roll was for 9 HP.[/sblock]