Romance of the River Kingdoms II

[Dr Simon]

Up the twin stairs takes you into a temple. Behind the stairs is a large statue of the Divine Emperor, in the pose of Imparting Wisdom, flanked by four other statues. Three are generic Immortal-Administrator types, the fourth is Banarjahab, easily recognised by his elephant head.

The wall opposite the statues contains tall windows that overlook a neatly tended garden, and from this you can tell where you are in the Magisters House. All seems quiet - it is, after all, the morning after the Laburnum Festival so most people are probably sleeping it off.

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 43/43, F +6,R+3,W+7 (Spells: 1:4/5, 2:4/4)
Ape Form (AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14)

Ape tries to give an answer...
"MMystal, you are quick and silent. Will you scout ahead?"

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spellcraft roll below

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Ape
Spells (CL: 4, DC: 13+spell level)
infinite/Day Level 0: Stabilize, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
5/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Lesser Vigor, Detect Spirits, Summon Nature's Ally I.
4/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II, Protection from Spirits, Ball Lightning

Baboon Traits:
AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14
Fort: +7
Refl: +5
Will: +7
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Perception: +10
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[Neurotic]

"Sure. Stay still and hide in the stairway."

Mystal uses his racial talent and all but crawls on the ceiling, supporting his smalla weight easily on the wall.

OOC: +17 stealth, go left where the corridor is unexplored

 

[Dr Simon]

The corridor is a long, ornately decorated, gallery with windows out onto the inner garden. There is only one door, right at the far end, which is closed. There is nobody in the corridor, and no signs of anyone in the garden, apart from some peacocks.

 

[Neurotic]

Then return and get the others. Leave them again at the door and go off scouting.

 

[Dr Simon]

OOC: Assuming that you mean that Mystal will go through the door to scout...

The door opens. There is a sentry outside but his attention is directed outwards, not inwards. With the briefest glance behind him, he snaps to attention.

Beyond is the area of roof-top garden where you captured Shakou when she possessed, only the night before. You know from when you came here before that the building over to the south-west leads to stairs that head down to the ground level, and hence to the gate. Alternatively, it is a short hop over the balustrade of the raised garden to the level below, again south/west.

Although you'd need to get past that guard first....

 

[Shayuri]

Annika shakes her hands restlessly and bounces on the balls of her feet as she awaits Mystal's return.

"We're so close now, I can almost taste it," she confides in Shakou and Ape. "But we still don't know what's really going on. Those Pokan were probably working for a powerful spirit...maybe the one that has taken the magistrate. But how can we tell for sure?

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 43/43, F +6,R+3,W+7 (Spells: 1:4/5, 2:4/4)
Ape Form (AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14)

"I know magics that let me detect spirits. Not just the general one that reveals magic, but specific spiritual creatures."

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Detect Spirits spell

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Ape
Spells (CL: 4, DC: 13+spell level)
infinite/Day Level 0: Stabilize, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
5/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Lesser Vigor, Detect Spirits, Summon Nature's Ally I.
4/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II, Protection from Spirits, Ball Lightning

Baboon Traits:
AC: 18, Touch: 18, Flat Footed: 14
Fort: +7
Refl: +5
Will: +7
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Perception: +10
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[Shayuri]

Annika nods thoughtfully. "Useful, but we still need to find out what's really going on here. Why all this is happening. Maybe the Vashti will have some ideas when we told her what we found down there."

"First we need to get past that guard and out of the estate though. I'd rather not kill him. He's just a man doing his duty."

 

[Neurotic]

"As I see it, only Ape has any problem with it. I can go invisible or jump far enough he wouldn't ever notice. You can fly. Shakou can probably jump off the roof and run to safety. If you have any means of disabling him, I can get him inside. But I would rather we explore other exits or try to get out of the cave through that entrance we saw earlier."