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Ryzia pulls her morningstar and tries to knock off some bones. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 19/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Loot found: unknown potion dwarven waraxe -- Masterwork 300 gold Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 19/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None Loot found: unknown potion dwarven waraxe -- Masterwork 300 gold OOC: Draw weapon and attack. (The +5 heal will help me survive the next hit.) morningstar, damage

That would be great!

"Of course! And I've no doubt each of us is well suited to this task, but, how do we deal with their numbers when we do catch up to them?" Alfrid turns and mounts his horse, getting ready to follow. OOC If we need a marching order, Ellie can share a space with Taunus because she's Tiny, in the front some distance ahead as our scouts. Then Alfrid and Horarth, and lastly Makial in back to guard the rear.

OUCH. One more lucky hit like that could send me down.

I've got a morningstar as a backup.

Understood, thanks for letting us know!

It's been a month and nothing. I really hope you're doing alright.

Even when I can win, I can't win. 😭

Facing a familiar enemy again, Ryzia strides toward the nearer skeleton to continue her tactic with renewed confidence. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: 5-foot-step, Feint, and attack with possible sneak attack damage. feint, attack, damage, sneak damage

Do we count the squares with the chests as difficult terrain, or out of bounds?

Initiative

<> "Not today!" Mercurius confidently rushes over the arcane circle, putting Hunter's Focus on Malkaban and attacking right out the gate. OOC: If group goes first, move & Hunter's Focus and then attack with my master weapon. I'm a little fuzzy on the economy, but I think I can do all of that with one turn. Katana

"We'll backtrack after we check this one, and formulate a plan in the meantime. I swear, if they spit at me too, whoever reclaims these ruins will never find their bodies." She puts a hand on the door. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Same as before, I'll open the door from cover. The sarcophagi would give decent cover for Gwain and Winter.

Priela rolls her eyes at the popstar. "May the Lord bless me with His evergreen patience and perseverance." Then she tells Friedrich her account of the excitement at the end of their patrol, and that the next patrol did not show up. She makes sure to explain that the demon was apparently a fae, though she also adds that this is a distinction without a difference. (Even though she wiped her sword clean, there should be some resonance or residual trace left behind that forensics or a seasoned diviner or sorcerer can detect.) "Any update from the base?" OOC: Dijon is an interesting character. Must be an African remnant from the World Wars. How well do we know him and other members of the team?

I have a book due back next Friday that I've been neglecting. 😆

<> Mercurius shrugs. "Not really, but now I can say that I got to talk to a mob for once." He looks at the party. "Anybody else?" OOC: Yes, I called him a 'mob'. Stance: "ready"

The fae's laugh and her carefree attitude pick Alfrid right back up. "Perhaps this would be best left to His Majesty to sort out. Please forgive me for yelling at the armed blackguards that came upon us. It was pretty foolish. I see that now. But if we are going to offer our swords to help with this dilemma, we had better become better acquainted, had we not? I already gave my name, and I know Horarth here - Horarth Augustfield, heir to the Augustfield estate. It's been too long since I last saw you at a tourney, friend! We should storm the inn together when we reach the capital! What about the two of you? Please, tell us your names." OOC

"Perhaps I am tempting fate. I haven't thoroughly checked these crumbling blocks of stone for nasty surprises." Ryzia plies her trade and her knowledge as well, what little of it there is, examining the symbols and the mechanisms for the sarcophagi. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: My special languages are Elven and Celestial. I have a hunch that the runes could be in the latter, or in Fiendish. If neither language nor skill helps us out, I plan to move on to the southern door inside the room with the sarcophagi. Traps

"Anyone know a trick to opening these? I think they're sealed by magic." Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC:

"Blood of the Martyrs, Horath. We only wish to help His Highness, and our sentiment is being censured left and right. Miss, weren't you about to give yourself up? It was very gutsy to risk your life on his behalf. I'm glad that they didn't take you, but why did you do it?" OOC

Ryzia goes to one sarcophagi to try to push the lid off of it to loot the occupant. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Strength

<> "Oh, that's... a lot different. He's the same as the others Biscuit, just a lot stronger than the others. I mean, maybe we can talk to him..." Mercurius avoids the glowing circle for a minute, thinking that it might be the aggro range, to try to talk to the boss enemy. "Hey bonehead! We're not trespassers, and you're supposed to be dead! Why aren't you in the ground?" OOC:

Ryzia slowly shuts the door. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to risk it all just yet for a few tomes that may crumble at the merest touch, whatever their value." She walks over to the western door to open it, not taking up a position, assuming the threat on the other side to be the acid beasts they had just dealt with. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Same again, this time in front of the door, you may take up position again before I commit.

Unless someone thinks that they can identify and appraise some popular or rare tomes, I think I'll just shut the door.

Alfrid gives Horarth a nod and begins to cool off. "The promise of a reward should be enough to get some volunteers anywhere between here and our destination. That is certainly what the Prince's entourage must be thinking right now. And if they like the look of us, they may even provide us means for equipping ourselves to run down the abductors." Alfrid scans the faces of the caravan as it starts moving again. "But who was he last seen with, anyway?" OOC