Q'Barra: Facing Truth Chapter 2

[Pebele]

Ducerne looks to Darrick with a shake of his head. "I cannot say for certain. But I would imagine that was the last of them."

Alicia looks around at the carnage before sitting on the table. "That was... something."

The captain stares down at the corpse in front of him. Janus' head is mostly separated from his body. "You will never terrorize anyone again. And my men have been avenged." Tarshana steps forward and places a hand on his shoulder. "Captain. Leave the body. Come with me." She leads him towards Catherine.

The two mercenaries sheath their swords. "Very impressive..." "...We expected at least a few deaths..." "...On your side." "Will you all..." "...Survive?"

The merchants have been silent. Perhaps they are waiting to hear that all is clear.

 

[Shayuri]

Trebuchet ambles into the room, walking a bit awkwardly and still showing significant damage, but quite ambulatory. He surveys the room and nods.

"Excellently fought! I wish I had been able to inflict more damage...but at least I kept the dwarf priest busy attempting to destroy me, rather than bolster his forces. Happily, he was only incompletely successful at his goal."

 

[Yeoman]

"You expected some of our deaths here? That's...a bit harsh. Or was it? Still, your assistance was invaluable." Catherine points down the hallway her team arrived from. "You can come on out, the bandits are dead. You're safe now." Catherine looks at the two caravan guards who have come up. "Are you two alright? I saw what did for Kaelan, and that ray of lightning. That was pretty impressive. I'm not as pleased with that finishing blow you performed on Janus. He was already dying, so why did it matter? Regardless, if you are both ok, I'd like to attend to Kaelan there."

Catherine moves in closer to Kaelan. "You took quite a beating there. How are you feeling? I'll get my wand ready here."

"Trebuchet, you did very well. I just hope there was no permanent damage done to you. We'll get you some more repair oils as soon as we can."

"Charles, Darrick, and Sepoto, you all did your jobs excellently. Without your efforts, I don't believe our allied force would have prevailed."

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3 charges to Kaelan
3 charges to Catherine
1 charge to Darrick
None to Trebuchet, as my wand won't help.
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[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

Kaelan stands slowly, blood covers him from head to toe, much of it his own. He puts away his double scimitar for a moment to answer Catherine's questions. "I'll live thanks to your healing as well as Tarshana's. Whatever you did to slow their final blows on me kept me alive. A few charges from your wand and I'll be ready to continue on. They must have thought I was the most dangerous once I took down the lizardman. I feel weak as well, poison or as mad as Janus was I might have caught something from him. Can you tend to that? If not, I'll be fine with rest and your care." He leans close to Catherine once the healing is doled out. "I would speak with you in private later. Once we are back at school."

After he speaks to Catherine, Kaelan approaches the twins. "You two said something about another room or level where the idol we seek is kept? Could you lead us there?"

 

[Rookseye]

Grateful that all of his companions are alive, Sepoto breathes a sigh of relief. Looking over the carnage in the chamber, he shakes his head ruefully. For the barest hint of a moment, he lets slip the positive and confident mask that he used to bolster Catherine's resolve. His thoughts are troubled.

We were fortunate. Nothing more. Without our allies we might all be dead. We must learn the lesson: many that fight as one are greater than the one that fights with many. We must learn this soon, before we mourn the loss of one of our own. I am as guilty as the rest in this failing. I must speak to Catherine before it is too late.

Have we forgotten every lesson we learned at the Academy?

Forcing himself to seem relieved and content with their hard-fought victory, the shifter returns to his companions, his more bestial features smoothing out in his face, the fur receding as he walks toward Catherine and the others.

 

[Pebele]

The two merchants quietly enter the room, but they stay near the door, apparently ready to bolt at the first sign of any type of trouble.

The mercenaries look to Catherine. "We say what we mean..." "...And mean what we say." "You cannot deny..." "...That we were right." "But, you all made it." "You should be proud."

They turn their attention to Kaelan. "Correction; we know of..." "...A secret door." "We have no idea..." "...About this idol you seek." "We will take you..." "...As soon as you are ready."

 

[Yeoman]

"Let's see what I can do. Did you feel anything strange in his attacks? I'll try to treat you for poisoning right away. If that fails, then we'll work on any diseases he may have been carrying."

Catherine leans in close as she examines the wounds for any traces of residual poison. "It could be either a short time if the idol is nearby, or quite awhile if the place is much larger than we thought. Why not take a walk with me, and we can speak in private."

"I've done what I can for poisoning. The rest is up to your body to fight. If you are still feeling ill, then it could be a disease. We'll work with that later."

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I'm going with treating poison first. Was he poisoned twice? The description made it sound that way.

Heal Checks 8 and 26

I forgot to add the +2 bonus for my healer's kit though, but I don't think it'll make a difference for the first one.
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[Pebele]

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I'm going with treating poison first. Was he poisoned twice? The description made it sound that way.

Heal Checks 8 and 26

I forgot to add the +2 bonus for my healer's kit though, but I don't think it'll make a difference for the first one.
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[sblock]Yes, Kaelan was poisoned twice. It appears I forgot to add the ability damage from the second one. I will edit that now.

But, it was 5 points of dex damage.[/sblock]

 

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

Oops, double post

 

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

[sblock=ooc]4 str and 5 dex? Ouch. Must have used weapon capsules right? The poison wouldn't have lasted throughout the fight, because he was already dishing out pain. Either the saves on those were really high, or you just really rolled low on those saves(+11 fort ). Fort saves for poison secondary damage. Hopefully the 23 will cover Catherine's 8 :\ . 23 and 25 [/sblock]

"Yes," Kaelan says as Catherine pokes and prods his wounds, "My muscles feel weak and sluggish, I feel more like a sloth than the fearsome tiger." Kaelan nods at Catherine's request. He begins walking from the hallway they entered.

When he and Catherine are alone he pulls out his dagger and says, "I am sorry what happened before in hallway. My vision just changed. I was in the desert with my brother. A great beast came, with a mad halfling on it's back. I pushed my brother out of the way, and the creature gored me. I believe part of my brother's sprit, the part of him that was like the beast has joined with me. Thus my claws, teeth, and this," he says as he points to the long horn emerging from his knee. "He is protecting me from harm. Watch." Kaelan lifts up his chain shirt and suddenly pulls out his dagger. Kaelan plunges it towards his side, and Catherine gasps, but Kaelan stops barely short of the flesh. His skin ripples as his organs move away from the tip of the blade. Kaelan speaks once more, slightly worried this time. "I worship my brother like you worship Dol Arrah, but I am my own person. I wish to remain myself though I emulate him to honor his memory. I am scared that perhaps some day he may come to control me. He was a great warrior, and if he would possess me, he may get me killed. What do you know of sprits controlling the living?"