The Malazan Book of the Fallen: The Burning of Kindle

Durzo is too late to do anything but be flabbergasted as Helicrates ignores the woman's compliance, "Whoa, big guy. What are ya...?"

Not sure what to do about it now, he waits to see what happens before either jumping to keep his companion from killing the woman or rescue him if she proves to be more capable than her appearance would suggest.

<<Delay, if combat is joined>>
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Durzo Stern CS
 

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Teth (Tough +6, Fort +7, Reflex +, Will +11; Defense +4)

Teth watches with interest as the situation unfolds... maybe he can burn somethin/one soon.

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Also waiting.

Warren Telas (35 PP):

Blast (Fire, Autofire, Penetrating) +4 (16 PP)
AP: Blast (Fire, Line) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Blast (Fire, Cone) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Obscure (smoke) (smell and sight, Selective) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Fire Control +8 (1 PP)
AP: Environmental Control (Heat, Light) (Independent, Total Fade) +5 (1 PP)

Immunity Fire (10 PP) (already active)
Strike (Aura, Fire) +4 (4 PP) (active)[/sblock]
 

The woman moves fluidly out of Helicrates' reach as he swings for her, deftly drawing her daggers in one quick motion. As she whirls round, one hand lashes out to strike the giant man with her blade.

Helicrates: Hit for 19 - Toughness DC is 18 if hits for lethal damage.

"I'm no Claw you idiots! This won't be so easy for you!" hisses the woman.

Roll initiative please!
 

Teth (Tough +6, Fort +7, Reflex +, Will +11; Defense +4)

Time to burn something. Teth things as he conjures a hail of fiery bolts at the woman.

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Toughness DC = 19, more on a good hit (see auto-fire rules)

Warren Telas (35 PP):

Blast (Fire, Autofire, Penetrating) +4 (16 PP)
AP: Blast (Fire, Line) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Blast (Fire, Cone) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Obscure (smoke) (smell and sight, Selective) +5 (1 PP)
AP: Fire Control +8 (1 PP)
AP: Environmental Control (Heat, Light) (Independent, Total Fade) +5 (1 PP)

Immunity Fire (10 PP) (already active)
Strike (Aura, Fire) +4 (4 PP) (active)[/sblock]
 
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The dagger simply bounces off the giant, as he smiles. Part of the damage is abosorbed by Helicrate's armor, and boosts his muscles, which swell a little. "Time to die now." With deadly accuracy, he lunges forward with his now giant gladius, sinking it deep into the woman.

[sblock=Actions]Tough save: 22 Absortion substracts 2 from the DC and adds it to Strength.
All out attack: 1d20+7-> Critical hit! 26 Damage DC: 25 (15+5(Dmg bonus)+5(critical))
Initiative: 11[/sblock]
 

The woman screams as Teth's fire strikes her, flames flicker across her outstretched arm and she drops one of her daggers.

"Damn wizard!" she snarls, "You're going to be next!"

As she lunges forward, Durzo's arrow strikes her in the chest and blood wells up thickly from the wound around the protruding arrow-end. The force of it pushes her back.
Moments later, Helicrates' gladius cuts into her side and the woman lets out of brief bark of pain. Blood froths up from her mouth and dribbles down her pale face.

The woman slumps back against the wall, sliding down to hit the ground. All the time her eyes remain open, a grim smile forms on her blood-flecked lips.
"I don't suppose" she croaks, coughing lightly "That I can h-hope..to appeal t-to your better natures?"
 

Helicrates shrinks back to his normal size and sheaths the gladius. "I suppose. We need information after all." he moves closer. "No tricks woman, leave your weapons away."
 

Durzo changes weapons to his rapier as he approaches, collecting her weapons in his free hand. "We do have a better nature, but it is maybe a little impetuous and rash though. We might even be persuaded to provide assistance with your wounds, but you should start talking before my impatient friend decides to finish the job."

Even though they just exchanged deadly blows with this women, he cannot help but feel some sympathy as he believes his companion acted a little hastily in his attack. So his tone is not meant to be threatening nor intimidating.

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Durzo Stern CS
 

With a wry smile the woman stands, leaving her daggers on the floor. With her left hand she reaches up and yanks the arrow from her chest, grunting with pain. More bloods wells up from the puncture and trickles down her leather armour. Her breathing is a little laboured.

"I suppose I jumped to conclusions as well..." she says, pulling up one of the chairs and sitting down heavily, "The old hag has chosen her guards well...you're not the usual calibre I expect..."

She looks down at the bones, now lying in disarray on the table's pitted surface. She waves a hand over them.

"These bones...they are not human" she says conversationally, "Imass I think..though I don't know whay she would want them...a ritual perhaps..."

The woman sighs again, the blood from her wounds seems to have stopped flowing. She pulls off a glove from her burnt hand, carefully peeling the burnt leather away from charred skin. The only indication that it hurts her is the faint furrowing of her brow.

"Such a shame..these were specially made for me in Darujhistan..." she looks at you all, "My name is Ivy, and I was looking for the witch. I have been tracking her through the city - tell me, do you know where she goes at night?"

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It's clear that Ivy's wounds have stoppe bleeding, and that she is remarkably well for having been shot through the chest by Durzo's arrow and hacked by Helicrate's gladius. It would be safe bet to say that while you could outmatch her in combat, you may not in resilience.

Can I have a knowledge check from you all as well? Just a general one unless anyone has a specific knowledge history or knowledge of the area.
 
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