The Mystery in Bridgetown

[MacConnell]

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis.

Spoiler: Wariness

Jaguar: 29(perception) + 33(olfaction) + 1(d10) = 63
Whisper: 31(observation) + 33(clairvoyance) + 7 = 71

As was suspected, there was nothing of value or interests on the Shadowkin. The four monsters are given a quick end and left where they are laying. Moving around the pyramid to the right, there is a set of steps in the middle of that side that lead up to an entrance at about the middle of the height of the structure. The entrance is simply an open hallway bored straight into the side.

Daylight can be seen bleeding into the hall from a stairway at its end. The stairs look likely to lead to the top of the structure. There is a single brazer burning within the hall, adding more to light. Its flames create interesting shadows playing off of the carved decorations in the hall. It seems quite likely that the witch lit the brazer. There are other brazer not burning but they are filled with bat guano and could be used. From the entrance there appears to be two other halls, each on the opposing left and right of the stairs.

Spoiler: Character Data

Jaguar: full wellness
darts: 8
slate dart: 2 {thump x2}
flint dart: 1 {shock x2}
Whisper: full wellness
stones: 11
lodestone: 2 {shock x3}
tunic: 60 - 2 = 58

Spoiler: Collections

coins: 64 ocrin

Muddle Leaf: 1: {muddle x2}
Soothe Leaf: 2: {soothe x2}: 2 ocrins each
Stimulate: 1: {adrenaline or stimulate x2}: 2 ocrins each

bloodstone: 1: (Fitness +1): 5 ocrins

iron: 1: {shock x2}: 5 ocrins
magnesium: 1: {mend x2}: 5 ocrins
tin: 2: {muddle x2}: 1 ocrin

Spoiler: People of Interest

Gastrobon: Centrin man: Plaza Tavern owner, Bridgetown.
Merita: Centrin woman: Plaza Tavern cook, heartmate of Gastrobon.
Grandon: Centrin man: Grist Mill operator, Bridgetown.
Farlen & Hortica: Centrin couple: farmers, Bridgetown.
Killian: Spiofthest man: fisherman, Bridgetown.
Sheldon & Indigo: alchemists, South Road Fair.

GM: Each character receives 9 DP.

OOC: State nominal actions and intentions. Provide 2 random rolls.

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

Whisper nods to his friends and climbs the steps, Before entering the hall, he takes a careful look inside and around, hoping the advantage of height might show him something, despite the canopy of the trees. Once entering the hall, he will obscure his image, ready a slingstone, and proceed cautiously.

OOC: 10 + 3 = 13, 5

 

[astarte]

If Wild Jaguar can, he will obscure his image too and follow his companion with his blowgun prepared to use as well. If not, he will stay where he's now, enhancing his senses and ready for an attack or to run quickly to aid the Ansylin, least he needs that.
2D10 = [6, 1]

 

[astarte]

(double was here)

 

[MacConnell]

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis.

Spoiler: Enhancements

Jaguar: 34(camouflage)
Whisper: 33(shade)

Spoiler: Surprise

Spiders: 30(ambush) + 50(coloration) + 9(d10) = 89

Jaguar: 29(perception) + 34(olfaction) + 6(d10) = 69
89 - 69 = 20
Whisper: 31 + 33(clairvoyance) + 13 = 77
89 - 77 = 12

Spoiler: Reaction

Spiders: 30 + 3(d10) = 33 + 100(multiples) = 133

Jaguar: 30(readiness) + 30(speed) + 34(clarity) + 1(d10) = 95
Whisper: 24 + 32 + 30 + 5 = 91

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Spiders: 30(finesse) + 9(d10) = 39

Jaguar: 30(readiness) + 29(counter) + 24(analysis) + 6(d10) = 89 - 20(surprise) = 69 + 34(camo) = 103
133 - 103 = 30% * 2 = ~1 x 3 = 3
Whisper: 24 + 31(avoidance) + 33 + 13 = 101 - 12 = 89 + 33(shade) = 122
133 - 122 = 11% * 2 = ~1 x 3 = 3

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Spiders: 30(venom) + 3(d10) = 33

Jaguar: 39(conditioning) + 33(fury) + 1(d10) = 73
Whisper: 33 + 25 + 5 = 63

A quick look around before entering the structure shows that this swamp is not only occupied by the single pyramid but several other partially sunken buildings as well. It is completely unreasonable if not impossible that everything was constructed in a swamp. It is more likely that the building are so old that they existed when the environment was drier and the land not saturated.

Inside, the hallway is heavily decorated with carved frescoes, casting a strange array of shadows with the flicker of the firelight. As Jaguar and Whisper leave the sunlight, their skin darkens in mottled patterns to match the shadows. Though the methodology is very different, each young man is able to disguise his appearance similarly.

The hallway ends at what should be the middle of the structure and it can be seen that the stairs do, indeed, lead to the pinnacle. The witch could not have gone that way, for she would have been seen as she returned outside. Adjacent to the stairs are two dark rooms. Nothing more can be determined as the two are ambushed by spiders that have evidently taken residence in the anterooms. Three spiders, about the size of a person's head, land on them and bite. The bites are somewhat trivial; and fortunately, each man resists the injected venom. The spiders must be handled before being able to proceed further.

Spoiler: Character Data

Jaguar: Body 10 - 3 = 7, hurt.
darts: 8
slate dart: 2 {thump x2}
flint dart: 1 {shock x2}
Whisper: Body 10 - 3 = 7, hurt.
stones: 11
lodestone: 2 {shock x3}
tunic: 60 - 2 = 58

Spoiler: Collections

coins: 64 ocrin

Muddle Leaf: 1: {muddle x2}
Soothe Leaf: 2: {soothe x2}: 2 ocrins each
Stimulate: 1: {adrenaline or stimulate x2}: 2 ocrins each

bloodstone: 1: (Fitness +1): 5 ocrins

iron: 1: {shock x2}: 5 ocrins
magnesium: 1: {mend x2}: 5 ocrins
tin: 2: {muddle x2}: 1 ocrin

Spoiler: People of Interest

Gastrobon: Centrin man: Plaza Tavern owner, Bridgetown.
Merita: Centrin woman: Plaza Tavern cook, heartmate of Gastrobon.
Grandon: Centrin man: Grist Mill operator, Bridgetown.
Farlen & Hortica: Centrin couple: farmers, Bridgetown.
Killian: Spiofthest man: fisherman, Bridgetown.
Sheldon & Indigo: alchemists, South Road Fair.

GM: Each character receives 9 DP.

OOC: State nominal actions and intentions. Provide 2 random rolls.

 

[astarte]

Wild Jaguar will punch the spider that attacked him using heat to see the effects of it on it.
2D10 = [4, 1]

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

“Ack! Shadow spanned beasts!” Whisper exclaims as he drops his sling and instinctively grabs one of the spiders to pull it loose and slam it against the wall. Simultaneously, he causes his skin to become electrically charged, as a reflex action.

OOC: 6, 8

 

[MacConnell]

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis.

Spoiler: Enhancements

Jaguar: 34(camouflage)
Whisper: 33(shade)

Spoiler: Speed

Spiders: 500 - 133 = 367

Jaguar: 500 - 95 = 405
Whisper: 500 - 91 = 409

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Spiders: 30(finesse) + 5(d10) = 35 + 100(attached) = 135 + 100(multi) = 235
Jaguar: 35(finesse) + 30(accuracy) + 34(clarity) + 4(d10) = 103
Whisper: 23 + 32 + 31 + 6 = 92

Jaguar: 30(readiness) + 29(counter) + 24(analysis) + 4(d10) = 87 + 34(camo) = 121
235 - 121 = 114% * 2 = 2 x 3 = 6
Whisper: 24 + 31(avoidance) + 33 + 6 = 94 + 33(shade) = 127
235 - 127 = 108% * 2 = 2 x 3 = 6
Spiders: 30(avoidance) + 5(d10) = 35
103 - 35 = 68% * 3 = 2
92 - 35 = 57% * 3 = ~2

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Spiders: 30(venom) + 5(d10) = 35
Jaguar: 30(bending) + 32(heat) + 1(d10) = 63
Whisper: 42 + 33(electrocute) + 8 = 83

Jaguar: 39(conditioning) + 33(fury) + 1(d10) = 73
Whisper: 33 + 25 + 8 = 66
Spiders: 30 + 5 = 35

Each of the three spiders flexes the bite causing more physical harm and injecting more venom. The two young men prove to be quite resilient against the toxin, but the physical damage is quite significant. Jaguar Mahoao knocks one the spiders away with his left hand, breaking its body as it hits the wall. When he mystically generates heat, all three spiders are affected because they are all attached to his body. While spiders can be formidable with an assault, they are not physically stout. The heat, alone, incapacitates the other two.

Whisper grabs a spider with both hands and smashes it against the wall. Like Jaguar, since the spiders are attached, all three receive a fatal jolt of static discharge. The spiders lay on the floor, the two anterooms remain dark, and the silence indicates nothing else is about.

Spoiler: Character Data

Jaguar: Body 10 - 6 = 1, injured.
darts: 8
slate dart: 2 {thump x2}
flint dart: 1 {shock x2}
Whisper: Body 10 - 3 - 6 = 1, injured.
stones: 11
lodestone: 2 {shock x3}
tunic: 60 - 2 = 58

Spoiler: Collections

coins: 64 ocrin

Muddle Leaf: 1: {muddle x2}
Soothe Leaf: 2: {soothe x2}: 2 ocrins each
Stimulate: 1: {adrenaline or stimulate x2}: 2 ocrins each

bloodstone: 1: (Fitness +1): 5 ocrins

iron: 1: {shock x2}: 5 ocrins
magnesium: 1: {mend x2}: 5 ocrins
tin: 2: {muddle x2}: 1 ocrin

Spoiler: People of Interest

Gastrobon: Centrin man: Plaza Tavern owner, Bridgetown.
Merita: Centrin woman: Plaza Tavern cook, heartmate of Gastrobon.
Grandon: Centrin man: Grist Mill operator, Bridgetown.
Farlen & Hortica: Centrin couple: farmers, Bridgetown.
Killian: Spiofthest man: fisherman, Bridgetown.
Sheldon & Indigo: alchemists, South Road Fair.

GM: Each character receives 9 DP.

OOC: State nominal actions and intentions. Provide 2 random rolls.

 

[astarte]

"I wonder. Is it safe to heal ourselves using the life force of these spiders? But I won't dare to touch them and get electrocuted. Or should we go outside and leach these Shadowkin. How do you think?"
[8, 2]

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

Whisper retrieves his sling, then illuminates one of his stones, cupping it in his hand, after he tends to his bites and accelerates his natural healing process. “I doubt that there is any life remaining in the spiders or those Shadowkin. Unfortunately we are going to be delayed in continuing to chase that witch. I wish I had some herbs to help. I am hurt, and it will take more time than I would like to recover sufficiently. I am going to look around this room on the left to see if there is any sign of the woman.”

Spoiler: Physical Aid

31(medicine) + 25(mend) + 9(d100) = 65

OOC: 9, 1