[Vile] Puppy Kicking PCs at Work

[Telsar]

Accalon leaves Aeweth tied in a room, the door unfortunately only lockable from the inside, and uses his potions. While Lydia judges her options, Accalon decides to waste no time, squeezing past Gwyn on the stairs, rushing downward, and taking the place of the fallen guard. Ezuvial says to him, “Well, ‘my friend’, I see you’re still here.” Accalon swings his Spatha hard into Ezuvial’s stomach and just barely manages to scratch him, the slight wound immediately taking on an infected look. At his success, Accalon feels the shakiness in him dissipate. The archon looks surprised and examines his wound, snarling “You have more evil in you than I imagined. Forget what I said before… by all means, stay.” The two remaining guards, encouraged by Accalon’s minor success, both swing their longswords, but can’t begin to penetrate.

[Accalon’s attack rolled 16+6+2-2=AC 22, hit. Damage rolled 5(D8)+4(D4)+2(Str)+1(Magic)=12, but minus damage reduction.]

Meanwhile, T’aria sneaks into the dining room, sees a door in the north wall and opens it. Beyond is a hallway, and just 10 feet away and to her left is an open door, with sounds of something moving around in the room it opens into. However, any way around to the showing room probably involves taking the hallway to the right.

[Dining room door that T’aria opened is in position J-K9 on the map. Open door with noises is in position I8-9. I’ll draw more on the map leading to the right when I next update it. Note- not doing Sunedilar’s attack yet, since he might decide to go with Aligor’s suggestion and look for another way around. If Sunedilar does attack, Ezuvial will more than likely get cover with Accalon and the guards between them.]


[Characters by initiative, damage, condition:
Sunedilar, unhurt, “feeling shaky”
Alev, HPs: 9/19
Algernon, unhurt
Aligor, HPs: 22/37
Lydia, unhurt, aligned magic weapon & divine favor
Ezuvial, hurt
Gwyn, HPs: 13/18, “feeling shaky”
Accalon, unhurt, magic weapon, shield of faith
T’aria, unhurt
City Guard 1, hurt
City Guard 2, hurt
City Guard 3, unconscious]

 

[Serpenteye]

And Alicia keeps running.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Accalon Darcanda: Human/Male (Unholy Warrior)

Accalon keeps the worry from his face; his strike should have cut far deeper. As a small smile settles on his face he brings his blade to a more defensive position, but it leaves quickly as he barks orders at the guards, “Don’t just stand there! Tackle the damn fool so I can strike him down once and for all!”

OOC: I might edit this a bit but if you update before I do go with this: Actions: Fight defensively, Free Action: Talking, I’m hoping the guards will listen to Accalon since he just did damage Ezuvial.

 

[Cepter]

Sunedilar al Hazir Human/Male Fighter

Sunedilar, feeling the effects of the strange aura radiating from the warrior, nods at Aligor's words, ducking back out of the press for the moment and making his way towards the possible rear door, muttering a prayer to his dark god as he does in an attempt to steel his resolve and emotional purity.

((Moving back and towards the rear door, while doing whatever I can to calm down, if anything))

 

[Telsar]

Sunedilar, not liking this shaky feeling at all, finds his prayers giving him a little emotional comfort but no help with the physical jitters. As he and Aligor make their way around the east side of the building, the back door in sight, Alev realizes if the dwarf and ‘Sunny’, as Aligor calls him, are looking for a way around, he should too. Alev moves swiftly to the rear door, and is just about to open it, when it opens on it’s own. Standing in the doorway is the goblin Madame Brie, a wand in one hand, a dagger in the other. She looks startled for a moment, then says “Good! You’re back. He’s back there, the thing responsible is almost in the showing room. I’ve already wounded him for you, now get in there if you want to see your money.”

[Sunedilar moved to O24 on the map, Aligor to P25, Alev to the door at G24, all with a double move. Note- I assumed Aligor would use his turn for the double move too. If that’s not the case, let me know and I’ll edit.]

Algernon slides past Gwyn on the stairs, coming down into the foyer, saying, “Ezuvial? Perhaps you can explain why, while in my employ, you’re fighting with the city guard?”. Ezuvial says to him, “My dear Algernon, you must understand. I came down here with the intention of getting from Brie what she owes, and then she calls the guard on me, guards that are obviously in her pocket. And then when I tried to negotiate… “ He pauses, looking grim, then saying “For a month I’ve done things slyly. Tolerated evil. But a young woman tonight showed me what can become of you when you tolerate too much. So enough of the games.”

Suddenly, Ezuvial’s body seems to grow more massive, muscles springing from nowhere as his body takes on a deep red hue. His head begins to elongate, his face growing a snout as he takes on his full dog-headed Archon form. One of the guards, witnessing this transformation just inches from him, drops his weapon in shock.

Lydia, seeing only one way to reach the archon, tries to balance herself on the stairs’ banister to reach him. Unfortunately, having no experience balancing at all, the cleric fumbles a bit, trying to keep from falling.

[Lydia rolled Balance 6+2=8, needed 10. Can try to balance again next round, if desired]

As Alicia runs up to the front doors and drops her two captives, she can feel the archon’s anger pulsing through her, giving her a sense of fear she’s never felt before. The archon, in all his muscled glory, swings his sword at the two remaining guardsmen, still using the flat of his blade and hits one, who immediately collapses to the floor. Then his great jowls open towards Accalon, and his teeth bite down on flesh. Meanwhile, Algernon, clearly waiting for an opening, moves up beside Accalon to face the celestial, a small dagger his only weapon.

[Accalon was hit for 6 points of lethal damage. Yes, I remembered your Shield of Faith Alicia rolled Will save 12+0=12, failed. Alicia is at –2 to hit, AC, and saves.]

[Characters by initiative, damage, condition:
Gwyn, HPs: 13/18, “feeling shaky”
Accalon, HPs: 26/32, magic weapon, shield of faith
T’aria, unhurt
City Guard 1, hurt
City Guard 2, unconscious
City Guard 3, unconscious
Sunedilar, unhurt, “feeling shaky”
Alev, HPs: 9/19
Aligor, HPs: 22/37
Lydia, unhurt, aligned magic weapon & divine favor
Alicia, HPs: 22/26, "feeling shaky"
Ezuvial, hurt
Algernon, unhurt]

[Updated map included]

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

T'aria glances at the door with the noises behind it. What the... She will move closer and attempt to discern what may be behind the door before opening it, rapier once again in hand.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Gwyn snarls in fury, dropping his bow and leaping onto Ezuvial, trying to tackle him to the ground.

OOC: Grapple attempt.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Lydia steadies herself and leans out again, trying to touch the celestial.*

 

[Telsar]

T’aria silently moves to the open door, and within sees a lavish bedroom, featuring a large bed, which is unusually low to the ground, with what appears to be silken sheets and an elaborately embroidered bedspread. A large dresser and mirror cover one wall, and against another wall is a large chest. In front of the chest is the cause of the noise, a man that the half-demon recognizes as the doorman who let everyone in earlier this evening. He seems to be trying to pry open the chest with a short sword.

[Note- I said previously, the door is standing open, not closed. Even though T’aria’s after Accalon, I went ahead and described what she sees since what Accalon does will more than likely not affect her. T’aria moving there and seeing him is only a move-equivalent action. Talking to him, if T’aria wants, will be a free action, so tell me if/when T’aria knows what else she wants to do.]


Meanwhile, Gwyn leaps from the top of the stairs down on Ezuvial, but the archon’s large muscular arm brushes him aside, into the showing room where Gwyn lands on his feet. Ezuvial again sniffs the air, facing Gwyn momentarily, growling “I definitely don’t like that smell. I know it’s rude, but I’d like to know exactly what spawned you.”

[Gwyn rolled 5+4-2=AC 7, missed. Gwyn winds up in square L15, in the showing room. With Gwyn there, both he and Accalon now get flanking bonuses.]

[Characters by initiative, damage, condition:
Accalon, HPs: 26/32, magic weapon, shield of faith
T’aria, unhurt
City Guard 1, hurt
City Guard 2, unconscious
City Guard 3, unconscious
Sunedilar, unhurt, “feeling shaky”
Alev, HPs: 9/19
Aligor, HPs: 22/37
Lydia, unhurt, aligned magic weapon & divine favor
Alicia, HPs: 22/26
Ezuvial, hurt
Algernon, unhurt
Gwyn, HPs: 13/18, “feeling shaky”]

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Gwyn snarls at Ezuvial "He was stronger than the bitch that whelped you, cur."