The Romance of the River Kingdoms

[Dr Simon]

Annika's burning feather smacks the strange white girl in the chest, causing her to recoil with a hiss of anger and pain. Three Flowers uses this distraction to roll to his feet, dodging a claw strike from the girl as he does so. White Lotus slices her along the arm, his movements seem to be aided by the strange music played by the newcomer. The girl staggers from the onslaught.

Mystal Marr drops down from the top of the fallen spider-demon, one of his little feet balled in a fist. He strikes the white girl in the face and bounces back, landing next to Three Flowers, but his blow is enough to knock the girl out.

In the cave mouth, the other girl moves forwards, making scared whimpering noises. She seems torn between fear of the group and concern for the white girl.

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Annika: Magic Missile for 6 damage.

Three Flowers: Stand up (AoO misses). Scimitar Attack 9+5+1 (bardic music) = 15, hit. 1d6+2+1 damage = 7.

Mystal Marr unarmed strike 18+1+1=20, damage 1d3-1+1 = 1 nonlethal.

White girl is down. She is actually on 0 hit points +1 nonlethal.
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[Neurotic]

[sblock=DrSimon]This is where shaman and swordsage part ways where he would take over and start talking, Mystal will drop into background and hide as soon as he gets some cover (webs, Three Flowers, etc).

Please roll Hide and Move Silently, Mystal moves to the cave, unheard and unseen if possible...and keeps a lookout for that spellcasting spider...(free spot and listen checks every round due to feat)
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[Theroc]

Shakou doesn't say anything at the moment, turning to move as swiftly as possible towards the scene of the fighting.

[OOC: Move towards creepy girl and the rest of the party.]

 

[Shayuri]

Now totally out of magic, Annika feels a surge of relief as the murderous woman falls...and then an odd stab of guilt at seeing the other one's conflict.

"If you don't attack us, we'll let you come and help her!" Annika calls. "We didn't come here wanting to fight!"

 

[Dr Simon]

Mystal Mar slips away into the gloom at the edge of the canyon, his pale skin seeming to darken as he does so. Those who know where the salsham'ai went can just about make him out as he moves, but if you look away and look back, it takes a lot of searching to locate him again. He creeps closer to the cave.

The girl cocks her head and listens to Annika, moving slowly and cautiously forwards, glancing between Annika and the fallen girl. She stops a few feet away from the fallen girl, looking nervously at Ape and Three Flowers.

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The girl doesn't seem to understand the words that you are saying, she seems to be responding more to tone of voice and posture.
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[sblock=Growling Ape and Shakou]
The white girl, currently lying unconscious at Three Flowes' feet, quite clearly carries the scent of the creature that took the geese.
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[Walking Dad]

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Could Ape try wild empathy? She is no traditional 'beast' but I always thought this ability to be working with posture and gesture.
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[Blackrat]

Three Flowers takes a step away from the girl and lowers his sword, as clearly as he can implicating that the other one is free to help her friend.

 

[Dr Simon]

[sblock=ooc]
Could Ape try wild empathy? She is no traditional 'beast' but I always thought this ability to be working with posture and gesture.
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OOC: You can have a go. Seems to be a feral child.

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 29/39, F +5,R+3,W+6 (Spells: 0:5/5, 1:3/4, 2:2/3)
Ape Form (AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13)

"Easy, girl. Everything is alright. ... Have somebody something to eat or like that?" Ape tries to comfort the girl and asks around.

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Wild Empath+2

Spells (CL: 3, DC: 13+spell level)
5/Day Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
4/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Summon Nature's Ally I.
3/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II

Baboon Traits:
AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13
Fort: +6
Refl: +5
Will: +6
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Listen/Spot: +9
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[Theroc]

Shakou remains quiet, simply moving back slightly, ready to pounce on the girl should she prove hostile, or should the other become hostile after being helped.

"She smells the same as the scent on the geese..." Shakou noted quietly, gesturing to the wounded girl.