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[DalkonCledwin]

Veniarus eyes Ariel suspiciously, then says "Begging your pardon m'lady. But I do not believe it is the Ankheg's shells that these fine folk are worried about having you damage with your bolts of fire. Rather, I think it is the remnants of their harvest that I think they don't want you to accidentally set on fire. I am imagining their hope is to salvage whatever they can from this dreadful situation so that they don't starve in the coming months."

Veniarus looks at Sal and says "Am I interpreting the situation correctly here?"

 

[sunshadow21]

"Glad to see someone can figure that out. Fire and plant matter don't go well together."

 

[perrinmiller]

Ariel Esimae, Female Aasimar Cleric

Ariel dismisses both men's ignorance of her abilities with a wave of her had as she has no intention of torching the crops. Her fire bolts are more direct and only travel 30 feet before dissipating and not like tossing around alchemist's fire. They lack the secondary effect of catching things on fire.

She only says, "The field is fallow so it should not matter even if I miss and hit the ground instead."

[sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +2
AC: 22 (20 without shield, 18 flat-footed, 12 Touch) +2AC Barkskin
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 15 Fort: +5 Reflex: +4 Will: +7 (+8 vs. Fear)
+1 for all with Resistance
Resistance: 5 Cold, 5 Acid, 5 Electricity
Conditions if Effect: None

Current Weapon in Hand: Longspear
Javelins: 5/5 Remaining

Fire Bolt: 6/6 Remaining Channel Energy: 5/5 remaining
Deflection Aura: 1/1 remaining
Spells Remaining: Orisons: (Light, Resistance, Guidance, Detect Magic)
1st Level 4/4 (Shield of Faith, Doom, Bless, Burning Hands)
2nd Level 3/3 (Resist Energy, Bull's Strength, Barkskin) [/sblock]___________________________________________

Ariel Esimae

 

[DalkonCledwin]

"You impudent runt!" Kalius says going for his lucerne hammer, however Veniarus shoots Kalius a warning glance and says "Not now."

Looking back to Ariel, Veniarus cocks his head slightly and says "Now now Child." He emphasizes the word Child with venom, and is slow to continue, "If you would make an enemy of not just Kalius and I, but I dare say your Goddess as well by risking damage to the Crops of this town, then by all means use your Goddesses Fire in the fight tomorrow. However I warn you, your fire is not without error. It can miss its mark, and it has the ability to catch things other than a humanoid or monstrous target on fire, as is evidenced by the fact that you caught the crates in the warehouse on fire back in Tri-tower while we were apprehending those thugs, or had you forgotten about that incident already? I am sorry but I must insist that you refrain from using your fire tomorrow. Else I may be forced to take action against you myself."

OOC: not saying any action Kalius and Veniarus take against Ariel would prove fruitful given that she is 2 levels higher than him, but at the same time, I fear that she is beginning to go against her alignment in this instance. EDIT also I was thinking more along the lines of tactical restraint, instead of more direct violence.

 

[perrinmiller]

Ariel Esimae, Female Aasimar Cleric

Ariel eyes the older man coldly and ignores his pet.

She says in low voice, "I have not forgotten."

"Mind your tongue and your empty threats, lest more of us think you to be a fool, grandfather."

"I never said I was using my cone of fire, which could set crops alight. If we were even to battle in them, which we should not."

"Fallow fields have no crops to endanger. We should not go trampling around in the farmer's planted field."

OOC: You are reading more the words than you should, maybe. There is no alignment issue as she will not endanger the crops by using Burning Hands. I don't think a missed fire bolt will do more damage than the centaur's running around stomping the plants into the ground. It has no splash damage nor lasting fire effects.

[sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +2
AC: 22 (20 without shield, 18 flat-footed, 12 Touch) +2AC Barkskin
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 15 Fort: +5 Reflex: +4 Will: +7 (+8 vs. Fear)
+1 for all with Resistance
Resistance: 5 Cold, 5 Acid, 5 Electricity
Conditions if Effect: None

Current Weapon in Hand: Longspear
Javelins: 5/5 Remaining

Fire Bolt: 6/6 Remaining Channel Energy: 5/5 remaining
Deflection Aura: 1/1 remaining
Spells Remaining: Orisons: (Light, Resistance, Guidance, Detect Magic)
1st Level 4/4 (Shield of Faith, Doom, Bless, Burning Hands)
2nd Level 3/3 (Resist Energy, Bull's Strength, Barkskin) [/sblock]___________________________________________

Ariel Esimae

 

[sunshadow21]

OOC: I'm not seeing an alignment issue myself, just an amusing, and probably inevitable conversation.

"Staying out of the planted field would be nice as well, yes. Not only is that our food, but it represents your pay. Do you have any further questions? If you don't, I am sure your host can show you the farm in question in the morning, and there's a bottle of whiskey calling out my name that requires some attention."

 

[DalkonCledwin]

"Except it is my understanding that it is in the planted fields that the Ankheg's have made their nest." Veniarus says with a slight grimace at being called "Grandfather" as by human standards he was only in his early 20's or late teen's. He had been treating Ariel as a child more because she behaved like a spoiled brat than anything else.

OOC: You are correct, I just went back and it was indeed the Burning Hands Spell that you used that caused the Fire. Firebolt may not have a persistant burning affect. However I am willing to bet that if you miss a target and accidentally hit something that is significantly more flamable than a human body, it would cause that object to catch on fire just as easily as if you had used the Burning Hands spell. But perhaps we can get a DM ruling on the matter as the Pathfinder SRD is not very clear on the issue. EDIT: and perhaps it isn't an alignment issue, but the conversation itself is indeed inevitable as Veniarus is from a very different alignment spectrum than is Ariel and would do everything in his power to prevent such blatant disregard for the livelyhood of these people, up to a point.

 

[sunshadow21]

"For now, they've only surfaced in the fallow field, but chances are good that they have tunnels under the planted fields nearby. Hopefully, you can limit the damage to those areas, though. It would make a lot of people much relieved."

OOC: If you fumbled on the roll for the fire bolt, I might check to see if you something you didn't want to, but that would be the only time I would really think about it. Most fire effect descriptions already do a good job of distinguishing what does and does not set things on fire.

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

Audra has an almost amused expression after nodding to the Mayor and turning to her companions. Arial she knows, these new two not so much, but Adolfo invited them along. She watches in case she needs to insert herself between the two bickering associates, for the moment content to leave them alone. Her experience at home having taught her to give them a chance to resolve the situation themselves before intercession. She then turns her head, in a delayed reaction.

Whiskey? Did you say...whiskey?

Her eyes light up at the thought of a soothing drink before meditation and sleep.

 

[sunshadow21]

Sal gives Audra an amusing glance. "Aye, we got some of the best whiskey this side of the Great Marsh right here in our own hamlet. Or at least that's my belief but I believe everything tastes better when you've seen it made with your own eyes. Still, it seems to go over well in Tritower, as your friend can attest to. We routinely deliver a good sized supply to his estate." While you may first think it's for Thomas, after gong back in and trying it, you realize it's probably for the mass of workers there, as it's far too home brew for someone of Thomas's expensive tastes, though still one of the better home brews you've tried.