Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

Keoni braces his feet on the decking and lashes out with his spear. They must defeat this foe! He fills his mind with the mighty strength of the storm serpents and places all of his power behind a single thrust.

[sblock=ooc]Changing aura to power.
Attack the Rhadagossa
Attack +1
1d6+2
+1 to Anar's damage as well[/sblock]

COMBAT ROUND 10

Keoni braces his feet on the decking and lashes out with his spear. They must defeat this foe! He fills his mind with the mighty strength of the storm serpents and places all of his power behind a single thrust.
The storm serpents heed the shaman's mental call, as his spear plunges into the abdomen of the hideous creature. The weapon transfixes the beast as a spray of greenish goo flies into the air. The vermin emits a shrill keening sound for a moment, then releases Chongo as it falls sideways. Even in death, its legs twitch eerily.

Keoni changes aura to Power, attacks Rhagodessa with shortspear.
Keoni attacks Rhagodessa with shortspear. (1d20+1=21) HIT, POSSIBLE CRITICAL!
Keoni attack to confirm critical. (1d20+1=11) CRIT NOT CONFIRMED
Keoni's damage with shortspear. (1d6+2=7) RHAGODESSA DIES

END COMBAT

With the threat now ended due to Keoni's well-placed spear thrust, the party stops to take stock of its situation. Weary and wounded, everyone looks around to note that while Damash and Nicolai are unconscious, it seems that they will pull through. The air of the hold is hazy with acrid smoke, and loud with the cries of frightened animals. The corpse of the female thug who accidentally freed the rhagodessa lies nearby. There is no sound from above on deck.

Actions?

OOC: Wow, that was quite a battle! I have to comment on the utility of the dragon shaman's auras, especially Vigor. I think you may have had much grimmer results if not for that. Feel free now to discuss what you want to do next. Healing, looting, interrogation of any survivors, searching the ship, etc. Here is the plan of the Blue Nixie again to help you with your search. Please refer to your destinations using the labels for the various areas. Nice job, everyone!

STATUS UPDATE

Keoni 6/11 hp; Kalen 4/7 hp; Col 3/6 hp; Anar 3/8 hp; Damash -4/10 hp, stable; Nicolai -3/4 hp, stable; Chongo 9/14 hp.
Thug #4 fled. Thug #1 -18 hp, dead; Thug #2 -18 hp, dead; Thug #3 Stunned and Blinded for ?? rounds; Thug #5 -18 hp, dead; Thug #6 -18 hp, dead. Soller Vark -26 hp, dying.
Rhagodessa -24 hp, dead.
Col's Shield of Faith expired

OOC: Here is a key to accompany the map of the Blue Nixie:

The old man leans heavily on his spear, breathing heavily and coughing from the smoke. "That there fire be out? Best make sure before we all burn to da ground." Wearily eyeing his comrades, he adds, "Chongo, you be fine? Someone should make sure our captives be bound or dead." Looking at the fallen shoreman and the other bedraggled man now, he states, "Not much we can be doin' for them now, except with the grace of the Dracolexi. Anyone know who that odd man be?"

Anar pumps his fist in the air as Keoni impales the creature, a smile on the rogue's face. "Excellent thrust, my friend!" he exclaims, as the beast falls dead. His wounds catching up to him, Anar sits down on a nearby crate to catch his breath. At Col's question, the rogue shrugs. "I don't know, but I'm certainly grateful for the aid."

stonegod said:

OOC: The map be here.

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OOC: Oops, I forgot to add the map!

Well, I've removed it from the old post and added it to the new. So, the map no longer be thar, she be here (above). Thanks, though, stonegod.

Chongo slumps into a kneeling position as the battle gets the better of him. "Give Chongo a moment to rest. Put fires out - Lady Vanderboren want Nixie ship-shape."

After resting for a minute or so (long enough to recover from his fatigued status, Chongo will rise with the help of his spear and will either help put out any fires remaining or go search the captain's quarters for clues about Vark's intentions.

The old man tries to look for water buckets and such, driving some of the other men to help with the fire brigade. If he does not find any real flame, he suggests that the rest move their companion's bodies up to the deck until the smoke clears. Before doing so, he makes sure that at least one of his mates are tending to the captives above (stabilizing or knocking senseless those as needed).

GwydapLlew said:

Chongo slumps into a kneeling position as the battle gets the better of him. "Give Chongo a moment to rest. Put fires out - Lady Vanderboren want Nixie ship-shape."

After resting for a minute or so (long enough to recover from his fatigued status, Chongo will rise with the help of his spear and will either help put out any fires remaining or go search the captain's quarters for clues about Vark's intentions.

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There are no actual fires in the Nixie's hold, just a lot of smoke and a few scorched planks. Luckily, the now-deceased thug named Mera wasn't too talented of a fire-starter.

With things seeming to be under control, Chongo heads topside to try to find the captain's quarters.
(OOC: Going to delay the results of that search until we see if others might wish to join Chongo in his endeavor).

stonegod said:

The old man tries to look for water buckets and such, driving some of the other men to help with the fire brigade. If he does not find any real flame, he suggests that the rest move their companion's bodies up to the deck until the smoke clears. Before doing so, he makes sure that at least one of his mates are tending to the captives above (stabilizing or knocking senseless those as needed).

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It takes some doing, but the combined effort of the five conscious party members succeeds in dragging Damash and Nicolai back up to the top of the ship.

The night is clear and calm, and the light of a nearly-full moon reveals the carnage in the battle's aftermath. Col notes that while four of the thugs are beyond help (and a fifth, the female, has escaped), there are two survivors. Soller Vark, though gravely injured, still has a weak pulse. And, the thug who was felled by Kalen's color spray groans and stirs...he remains helpless for now, but perhaps not for much longer.

Keoni staggers slightly as he pulls his spear free from the fallen beast. He leans heavily on the spear for a moment, catching his breath. But after a moment to recover from the fight, the full impact hits him. They have survived, victorious. He looks around at his fallen friends for a moment.

"Gather round the fallen. We have all been wounded, and I cannot change that. But given a moment I can return to our comrades the strength to carry on, at least for now."

He sits down in the midst of his fallen friends and meditates. His mind fills with the immortal Storm Serpents and he seeks to pass a measure of that endless font of life unto his comrades.


[sblock=ooc]Vigor until all have been healed to 50%[/sblock]