The Banewarrens

[GruTheWanderer]

I remember seeing the earlier Cat's Grace, but I don't mind transferring it.

Titus's cat's grace is as effective as his earlier spell (+5 Dex).

Responding to Krug's questions in Orc, the captive says her name is Kularas. She was ordered to guard the house from all intruders. She hasn't seen any knights, and to the best of her knowledge no one has lived here for years.

She doesn't know about the tunnel, but she does know that several allies went downstairs and didn't come back up. A green hag, two lamias, a minotaur, and a pack of goblins. She doesn't know anything about their purpose.

 

[Hammerhead]

How long ago did they venture downstairs? Did you know what their designs were upon this house?

Malikar seems confused at this new information. He rubs his beard repeatedly. Where was the umber hulk? It had to be polymorph magics. And why was this house supposed to be deserted. Was Kularas lying to him? A thought comes to him. How much dust has accumulated throughout the house? He looks around, and runs hi finger across furniture.

 

[Krug]

Krug feels zippier after the spell and thanks Titus. "Aye good magic, that be," he says.

"A green hag, two lamias, a minotaur, and a pack of goblins? Sounds like the beginning of a joke..."

 

[GruTheWanderer]

How long ago did they venture downstairs? Did you know what their designs were upon this house?

Malikar seems confused at this new information. He rubs his beard repeatedly. Where was the umber hulk? It had to be polymorph magics. And why was this house supposed to be deserted. Was Kularas lying to him? A thought comes to him. How much dust has accumulated throughout the house? He looks around, and runs hi finger across furniture.

They went downstairs yesterday (several hours before the strange drow elf interupted your leisure). They did not see fit to explain their purpose to this humble servant.

There is almost no furniture in the house, and a fair amount of dust has accumulated in the other rooms.

 

[Keia]

"Humble servant of who?" Titus asks. "Whom do you serve?"


[Edit] OCC: Yay, I can ask the same question two different ways. Well, no one said Titus was the smartest branch on the tree.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

The orc is unwilling to say anything more, for fear that her masters may be watching. But whoever they are, they apparently work with the other creatures who used the tunnel. She urges Krug to take her armor and sword as spoils and leave. She tells him his companions have no chance against the minotaur and lamias, given the trouble they had with just her.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Fallon walks up and asks her It would seem my lady that you do not understand the situation you are in? Tell us all you know or I will turn you body off while keeping your mind alive for hours so you can die very very slowly. try to imagine suffocating but never loosing consiousness. He will manifest detect psionics again to give the "look of Power" just to enhance the effect.

[Fallon will use intimidate +12 normal will use up my +3 shard as well for a bonus of +15 to the roll.]

 

[Hammerhead]

Malikar looks askance at Fallon, clearly horrified of the psychotic halfling himself. A companion threatening torture, he thinks to himself. Perhaps it is merely a threat, but still, it is uncalled for.

Fallon, please stop your threats. They're uncalled for, and we all know you are more virtuous than what you imply.

Kularas, please, listen to reason. We can help you. Your friends will only abandon you to your fate, as evil does. In addition, our difficulty in battling you was on the account of poor luck and clumsy tactics, mistakes we shall remedy. Take no offense, you fought well, but your masters shall be defeated. It would be wise to help us any way you can.

OOC: After this entreaty, Malikar closes his eyes and attempts to detect evil while Kularas replies.

 

[Krug]

Krug gives the sword to one of the warriors. As for the plate armour, he asks that one of them carry it. "Since it be magical... we could sell it later even if either of you won't wear it."

"Shall we press forward? Perhaps her party has taken care of whatever denizens lie ahead...."

 

[GruTheWanderer]

The orc reacts more strongly to Fallon's threat than to Malikar's urging (although Krug has to translate both). She admits that there is a meeting point in Oldtown (a bell tower, marked #6 on the map) where she was told to flee if anything went wrong. She didn't have time to take the potion of invisibility, but she was prepared to use it as a means of escape. She also identifies her masters as Pactlords of the Quaan (a name which is unfamiliar to all of you).

She also admits that one of the lamias, the minotaur, and several of the goblins came back from the basement and left the building (under cover of night). They did not speak to her directly, but she heard them mutter as they glared in her direction. Apparently they were ambushed by two adventurers and forced to withdraw. Kularas doesn't know what happened to the other members of their group.

Kularas radiates evil faintly.