Into the Dragon's Lair.

[hero4hire]

Upon registering there is no more foes present, Rath obediently returned to his Master's side. Unperterbed by the 'spirits' he entered the dome unharmed.

"So it ended already? Ga! I was a fool for letting myself get injured so, and panicking after when the Priest did not fall." Absalom commanded his ring of nullification to absorb the next fire damage he would take and dismissed his spell to better survey what had transpired.

 

[Shayuri]

"Ware!" Kuma calls, spinning to face the cottage. "Were there not two others who became invisible?"

His eyes narrow at the screams from within.

"Mountain's breath...no time to hunt them down..."

He breaks into a loping stride, turning his shoulders to catch the cottage's door with an epaulet and inflict the full force of his mass and speed upon it.

(Charge for +2 to Str check, and attempt to bash door down. Check is 1d20+8)

 

[sans]

ooc: assuming we are back in non-combat mode:

Brother Odis returns from the forest where he just spent the last half-a-minute running for his life. Trying to cover his embarrasment, he looks everyone in the eye and glares at them with a dont-ever-mention-this-again look. But then Odis sees Kuma rush to the burning structure. Odis follows as fast as he can and tries to help Kuma break down the door.

 

[TwistedMindInc]

Approaching the house, the mere heat is warning enough that sticking around too long with surely be a painful lesson. Kuma easily busts down the door and with the aid of Brother Odis, the four members of the Stagdale family are rescued. Once saved, the Stagdales lead you away from their blazing home.. still horrified by what had just transpired, but without a way to douse the flames, they dreadfully accept the wreckage. "At least it wasn't our lives, Ma.." The middle aged Mr. Stagdale says to his sobbing wife by his side. The two children, Roby and Kay happily hug each of you ('cept for Rath and Absalom, cause their creeepy). "Thank you.. so much! You're heroism will be all the talk of the town. We'll tell everyone we know and meet how you beat the evil cleric, and saved the Stagdale family! Thank you oh-so-much!" Beams th fatherly figure, still clutching his crying Mrs.

 

[Shayuri]

"What did the cleric want?" Kuma asks, accepting the hugs stoically.

"Why was he attacking you and your family?"

 

[sans]

Odis examines the family for injury. If any are hurt, he casts cure light wounds on them.

EDIT: After making sure the family is ok, Odis examines the dead cleric for any interesting items as well as clues to his affiliation and purpse (Brother Odis knowledge(religion) (1d20+5=12))

 

[TwistedMindInc]

"I do not believe he actually knew we were in there, he just rambled on about doing a 'good' deed for his God. It wasn't until he heard us inside that he jammed the door and began setting the place ablaze." Jonas Stagdale explains.

[sblock=Brother Odis]None of the family members are harmed, maybe a bit filthy and scared.. but injury free. Upon the Arroch, Brother Odis finds: a holy symbol of Talos, a battleaxe, banded mail, and a pouch containing twenty 50gp rubies. Though not an arcane magic user, he's quite sure from the condition of the battle axe and the banded mail that they are possibly magical. [/sblock]

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Must have burned his own mind out years ago," Duthayer says, shaking his head. He hugs the kids back with a smile, as he's probably about eye-level for most of them. "Do you have family or friends nearby where you can go? We can see you safely there."

 

[sans]

Brother Odis calls over the rest of the group to the body of the cleric. He asks that the family stay back.

"Looks like we have a cleric of Talos here. The battleaxe, banded mail may be magical. And there's a pouch containing a whole lot of rubies {ooc: 20@50gp each}.

"I say we give the rubies to the family. I care not for the other possessions."


{ooc: Twisted, did the devil disappear (ie was it summoned) or is there a body?}

 

[Albedo]

Arthur agrees with Brother Odis on the distribution of wealth. "It is good to donate to this family. But I wonder if this area is still safe for them. This may not be an isolated incodent..."

OOC: Dang, it sprang foreward without me again ;p