[LPF] Precious Cargo

[jbear]

Maui looks up from his work, trying to decipher Eanos' words.

"Do you mean you think Mr Huffling was stolen away while we were away? Then where is te stone?"

Maui gives Taniwha a friendly slap on the flank: "Find Mr Huffling's smell, Taniwha. And if you do then show us where he went. Kia hongi"

Taniwha begins to sniff around the cart. Maui shows him to sniff where Phedilo was sat. At that the cheetahs ears prick up and he springs down from the cart (which if it was moving Maui pulls to a halt by grabbing the reigns) and begins to sniff about the place.
Maui returns to his search.

[sblock=ooc] Since Maui is taking 20 to search the objects for clues, Taniwha will take just as long to search for Phedilo's scent which would give him a 25 Survival DC or a 21 perception DC, I forget which is needed for scent ability [/sblock]

 

[Qik]

OOC: Sorry about the delay. By the time I had a chance to make a post yesterday, the site was down for maintenance, and work + Mardi Gras traffic = getting home later than usual today.

Maui's search through the newly-present pile reveals the presence of the entropic kobolds' gear, some oddly glittering gems, and two unusual-looking dark blue stones, each stricken with a noticeable crack, but no huffling. Maui scans the area, noting no sign of a struggle, although footprints abound. With Eanos' help, they're able to deduce that all of the tracks were made by the same being, a small-sized creature - Phedilo? - and that the tracks lead back to the door they came out of.

[sblock=OOC]Not to be a hard case, jbear, but I'm not sure if I buy Maui's ability to articulate to Taniwha to look for Phedilo. I'm sure Maui could present Taniwha with a scent and ask him to locate that, but unless he has something on his person which would strongly smell of Phedilo, Taniwha couldn't confirm that the prints are Milo's.

In any case, there's one pair of prints, and they seem to lead back into the shop.

Treasure: 2 small leather armors (20 gp), 2 small spears (4 gp), 2 small slings, gemstones worth 436 gp, and the two unidentified cracked stones.[/sblock]

 

[Tark]

Sauvressa stalks around absentmindedly stabbing the places where the entropic creatures were as if expecting this to be some chaos creature trick.

Temarel simply makes a quick deduction and rushes back in the door. "Phedilo! Phedilo! Are you well!"

At the sound of Temarel's concern Sauvressa srushes to his side with her wicked weapon in hand.

 

[jbear]

Maui growls. "He's not here. " His interest completely lost in the objects which have failed to reveal anything of interest Maui jumps down from the wagon.

"No stone ... no Mr Huffling ... Where to now? Te Hall of Heroes for a drink?

Seeing Taniwha's disinterest in the scent that Maui had commanded him to take and resigned to his cheetah's disobediance, he seems quite serious.

OOC: No worries. I figured that I could Handle Taniwha to pick up a scent from where Phedelio was sitting and then follow it. I didn't think it was too infeasible. But sweet as ... footprints it is.

 

[jkason]

Eanos Setirav, human inquisitor

Eanos hang his head a moment when he's managed to read the tracks. He points to the door Temarel has just run in.

"Only one set of tracks, and that's the way they head," he confirms. "Here's hoping our little friend just got tired of waiting for us to pop back up, eh?"

The inquisitor stands and moves to join the summoner in the doorway, hoping he's correct and Phedilo is alone again in his quarters.

[sblock=ooc]No identifying for now (and, honestly, Eanos' Spellcraft is pretty sub-par), until Eanos is sure Phedilo is all right. Heading back inside, it seems. [/sblock]


[sblock=mini stats]Eanos Setirav
Initiative: +6
AC: 17 (19 w/ SoF)
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 16 Fort: +4 Reflex: +5 Will: +7

Conditions: Shield of Faith, AC now 19 (3 minutes total)
(Fulgrim: Expeditious retreat (3 minutes total)
Light (on cestus): 30 minutes

In Hand: Compound Longbow.

Arrows: 20/20
Blunt Arrows: 20/20
Cold Iron Arrows: 19/19
Silver Blunt Arrows: 16/16
CLW Wand charges: 49/50 remaining

Judgement: 1/1 Remaining Determination: 1/2 remaining
Silver Tongued Haggler: 5/6 remaining
Spells: Orisons (DC 13): Brand, Create Water, Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Guidance, Light
1st (2/4 remaining)(DC 14): Divine Favor, Expeditious Retreat, Protection from Evil, Shield of Faith[/sblock]

 

[IronWolf]

Fulgrim seems to recover as the others search for the tracks, coming back to awareness and sense of happiness being back in the normal world. Seeing Temarel and Eanos move back into, he grabs his axe and follows them in.


[sblock=Mini Stats]
Fulgrim Ironforge
Initiative: +3 (+5 when underground)
AC: 17 (16 flat-footed, 11 Touch)
HP: 41 Current: 41
CMB: +6 CMD: 17 Fort: +7 Reflex: +3 Will: +3

Damage Reduction: 1/--

MW Greataxe +7 (1d12+4/20/x3)
Special: Power Attack for -1 to hit, +3 damage (to above)
Furious Focus Removes -1 to hit on power attack

Current Weapon in Hand: Great Axe

[sblock=Fulgrim, Raging]
AC: 15 (14 flat-footed, 9 Touch)
HP: 47 Current: 47
CMB: +8 CMD: 17 Fort: +9 Reflex: +1 Will: +3

Damage Reduction: 1/--
Rage: 9/14


MW Greataxe +9 (1d12+7/20/x3) and
Special: Power Attack for -1 to hit, +3 damage (to above)
Furious Focus Removes -1 to hit on power attack
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Treasure
1 potion of CLW

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[Qik]

Tamarel opens the door and promptly collides chest-to-head with the object of their search, knocking Phedilo squarely onto his rear.

"Master Tamarel! Master Eanos! Thank heavens you're alright!"

Phedilo lifts himself up off the ground in as dignified a manner as he can manage and dusts himself off. "When the stone took you, I feared the worst - for all I knew, whatever had happened was permanent! I'm so glad to see you made it back...and apparently in the same form in which you left!"

All in a tither, the halfling almost seems to have forgotten the purpose of the group's presence in the first place.

[sblock=OOC]There were a lot of ways I could have gone with this, of course, but I decided to opt for the most straight-ahead version. Or did I.... [/sblock]

 

[jbear]

Maui binks. He blinks again.

"Mr Huffling!! You are not small! Yes you are! But big small, not teeny tiny small! And te stone?"

 

[Qik]

To his credit, Phedilo manages to brush aside Maui's commentary on his height. "Ah, yes, the stone. It is safe. After my initial shock at your disappearance, I hurried to bring it back upstairs where it is safe."

"Not to rush you all, as I can only imagine where you have been and what you've been through - and I must say, I look forward to hearing the details at a future date, I would be quite curious to hear where the stone took you - but if you're alright, which you certainly seem to be, then I must say I feel rather pressed to continue on with our initial endeavor. At this point, we are well past our scheduled rendezvous with the transport ship, and every minute that passes is a minute more that the Ears may reach us."

It's clear that the halfling is eager to continue, but his decorum seems to dictate that he check to ensure that the group is properly composed and ready to continue, rather than force the issue.

 

[jbear]

Maui's eyes glaze over around 'it's safe'.

While Phedelio gathers himself and the stone Maui gets back in the cart, calling Taniwha to him. His skin still stinging from the contact with the worms he calls out in his hard tongue for Tane to lessen his discomfort.

When Phedelio returns Maui's eyes narrow. Something nagging at the back of his mind, though he doesn't know what.

[sblock=Actions] Maui casts CLW on himself
And studies Phedelio momnetarily with Sense Motive [/sblock]

[sblock=Stats]
[http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Maui_(jbear1979) Maui]
Initiative: +2
AC: 18
HP: 21 Current: 21
CMB: +5 CMD: 17 Fort: +4 Reflex: +3 Will: +5

Conditions:

In Hand: Scimitar: +6; 1d6+4 (Crit: 18-29/x2)
and Heavy Shield

Spells: Orisons: Create Water, Guidance, Light, Virtue
1st: CLW x1 1xCLW USED, Obscuring Mist

Taniwha
Initiative: +6
AC: 18
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 19 (23 vs Trip) Fort: +4 Reflex: +9 Will: +2

Conditions:

Bite: +8; 1d4+1 special: Trip
2x Claws: +8; 1d2+1
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