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Rhaka replies, "I will guard them with my life if it comes to that. If you can go, I'll stay here. If you can bring others to transport them, I'll stay with Kinjon and the rest of you will be safe after your hard work."
Kiss of Darkness: Part 1--A Hint of Shadow
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Rhaka smiles very grimly as she looks down at Kinjon. "True. But Verra looks to be the most stable. And by your appearance I would guess that you are not far from death yourself? If you can carry Verra to the inn, you will have saved two - yourself and Verra. If you return for Valerie and use the rope, you will have saved three."
She paused for just a second for emphasis but intentionally not long enough to let Baeleth reply to the first bit. "But if you stay and the summoner returns with allies - do you think you can stop him in your condition? And you have seen me fight? Do you think I will help you? If you stay and he returns we will likely all die. If you leave you guarantee that some will live. And if he does not return, then we live anyway. The noble choice at this moment is saving who we can. Go, Baeleth. I appreciate your honor and am touched by it. But in the face of danger the mother bear pushes her cubs out of the way one at a time and saves what she can. She does not allow them to stay in the battle when it can be avoided. Go. Save Verra and come back for Valerie. I urge you, do not demand martyrdom so eagerly."
She smiles more pleasantly, a tear forming at the corner of her eye. "Besides, perhaps if you return with Verra the inn will be more likely to help Valerie since they receive proof of your need. And if Valerie and Verra can be rested into safety, you would be free to go and scavenge the Hedge Mage's house for something helpful."
She paused for just a second for emphasis but intentionally not long enough to let Baeleth reply to the first bit. "But if you stay and the summoner returns with allies - do you think you can stop him in your condition? And you have seen me fight? Do you think I will help you? If you stay and he returns we will likely all die. If you leave you guarantee that some will live. And if he does not return, then we live anyway. The noble choice at this moment is saving who we can. Go, Baeleth. I appreciate your honor and am touched by it. But in the face of danger the mother bear pushes her cubs out of the way one at a time and saves what she can. She does not allow them to stay in the battle when it can be avoided. Go. Save Verra and come back for Valerie. I urge you, do not demand martyrdom so eagerly."
She smiles more pleasantly, a tear forming at the corner of her eye. "Besides, perhaps if you return with Verra the inn will be more likely to help Valerie since they receive proof of your need. And if Valerie and Verra can be rested into safety, you would be free to go and scavenge the Hedge Mage's house for something helpful."
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Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler
Baeleth nods in resignation, “As you say Rhaka, I am not in full fighting trim...so if you think they can be moved safely, then I will try it your way. Keep the rope inside until I return, and I will call for you to let it out, so I may climb in again. Though I want to check something first,” he says, before hopping down through the trapdoor and checking if the rune to the right also an exit. This time noting the distances and turns involved as much as he can on the off chance that side is an entrance.
*When he reaches the rune, he’ll first try touching the it, and if that works he’ll try throwing an arrow he missed the summoner with up through the area so it would fall back down.*
Baeleth nods in resignation, “As you say Rhaka, I am not in full fighting trim...so if you think they can be moved safely, then I will try it your way. Keep the rope inside until I return, and I will call for you to let it out, so I may climb in again. Though I want to check something first,” he says, before hopping down through the trapdoor and checking if the rune to the right also an exit. This time noting the distances and turns involved as much as he can on the off chance that side is an entrance.
*When he reaches the rune, he’ll first try touching the it, and if that works he’ll try throwing an arrow he missed the summoner with up through the area so it would fall back down.*
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As Baeleth is away, Rhaka attempts to determine their stability and ability to be moved. She knows that Kinjon is in bad shape, but she is particularly interested in Verra for the time being.
Whatever conditions she can ascertain she will give to Baeleth upon his return.
[Sblock=OOC]Heal check to determine condition: +3. Note: I'm not trying to do anything regarding healing them other than to see if they are able to be transported by Baeleth safely.
If she has enough time to determine both while Baeleth is doing his thing, she'll check both Verra and Valerie. If not, she'll spend the time Baeleth is gone with Verra to ascertain if Valerie can be moved. Feel free to assume that if she can, Rhaka would like to take 20 if appropriate.[/Sblock]
Whatever conditions she can ascertain she will give to Baeleth upon his return.
[Sblock=OOC]Heal check to determine condition: +3. Note: I'm not trying to do anything regarding healing them other than to see if they are able to be transported by Baeleth safely.
If she has enough time to determine both while Baeleth is doing his thing, she'll check both Verra and Valerie. If not, she'll spend the time Baeleth is gone with Verra to ascertain if Valerie can be moved. Feel free to assume that if she can, Rhaka would like to take 20 if appropriate.[/Sblock]
Rystil Arden
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*Baeleth determines that the other rune is not, in fact, an exit. It leads to the opposite side of the warehouse to the trapdoor.*
*Rhaka is going to have a bit of trouble getting to where she can feed the rope back out of the window. Her jumping has never been stellar, and even climbing the fallen stack of crates, it would be a stretch to leap across and feed the rope back for Baeleth.*
*However, checking on her comrades is something she is good at. Verra is definitely safe to be moved. Valerie should be okay, so long as Baeleth is gentle and takes the proper precautions to avoid a few delicate places. It would be easiest to ensure this if Rhaka herself were to accompany and aid him, but that may not be possible.*
*Rhaka is going to have a bit of trouble getting to where she can feed the rope back out of the window. Her jumping has never been stellar, and even climbing the fallen stack of crates, it would be a stretch to leap across and feed the rope back for Baeleth.*
*However, checking on her comrades is something she is good at. Verra is definitely safe to be moved. Valerie should be okay, so long as Baeleth is gentle and takes the proper precautions to avoid a few delicate places. It would be easiest to ensure this if Rhaka herself were to accompany and aid him, but that may not be possible.*
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Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler
OOC: Couldn’t Rhaka, I don’t know, climb the knotted rope that needs to be fed out the window?
Returning to Rhaka, Baeleth says, “Well, that explains how the summoner was able to get inside the warehouse, when the trapdoor was covered with crates, if not how he gets into the passages in the first place...perhaps the passage that leads deeper, has the answer to that question...but moving Verra and Valerie to safety is our first priority. So how are they?”
OOC: Couldn’t Rhaka, I don’t know, climb the knotted rope that needs to be fed out the window?
Returning to Rhaka, Baeleth says, “Well, that explains how the summoner was able to get inside the warehouse, when the trapdoor was covered with crates, if not how he gets into the passages in the first place...perhaps the passage that leads deeper, has the answer to that question...but moving Verra and Valerie to safety is our first priority. So how are they?”
Rystil Arden
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(OOC: The rope is braced against the stack of crates adjacent to the window, not the wall--as such, it is unstable and could fall. She could try it, though)
Rystil Arden
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(OOC: You climbed out onto a normal pile of crates, made an easy jump about 5 feet down and a bit across to the pile of collapsed crates, and then walked down from there. The jump is not really that hard to get back up, either. It's DC 20 with no real consequence for failure except maybe losing your balance while you get the running start. However, Rhaka is weak enough that she can never make a DC 20 Jump check)
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