COJ: The Bastards of Erebus (Ch 1)

[Paro]

Akina Tsura, Kitsune Scout

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Mini-stats

Akina Tsura :: Pathfinder :: Myth-Weavers Online Character Sheets

Init +8, Speed 30, Perception +6 (Low-light vision)
AC 18, Touch 15, Flat-footed 13 , CMD: 15
Fort +1, Ref +8, Will +1
HP: 17 Current:13
Conditions in Effect: Evasion

Weapon in Hand: Shortbow LH

Akina led the way back to the leader's chambers and suggested, "One of you should look around for magical auras. I can check for any traps on the desk and the chest in the back."

"There are also some papers scattered here on the desk. Look," she said examining them.

"It looks like they kept lists of things they stole. But there are some notes here that are in the Infernal tongue... they are a bit cryptic. Here is a request for more skeletal wolves to help protect their base and half-finished angry letter in which the writer seems to be frustrated at not being granted further audience with something called the Council."

There were no traps on the desk, nor anything but a few extra sheets of parchment in the drawer.

[pathfinderaura]

. . Valeria, Fate Seeker . .

Valeria nods to Akina, "Council? Hrm... no idea. I'll start with the magic, let people think."

With that, Valeria chants a little spell out, and begins to scan around the room, obviously stepping in such as way as to try and exclude anything her teammates may be carrying, muttering under her breath, "There? No... How 'bout there? No..."

[hoverfrog]

Ernelianus Barbustus, human oracle 2

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 AC: 19 |  HP: 17/18 |  Spd: 20 feet | Init: +1

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"I've been checking for magic all along," Ernelianus points out, "Nothing so far."

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Show Spells and Abilities

Spells

~Orisons~
Detect Magic
Guidance
Resistance
Mending
Virtue
Light
Create Water

~First Level~ 5 of 5 used
Obscuring Mist
Barbed Chains
Burning Hands
Cure Light Wounds

~Revelations~
Gaze of Flames (Su): Gaze of Flames (Su): You can see through fire, fog, and smoke without penalty as long as the light is sufficient to allow you to see normally. At 7th level, you can gaze through any source of flame within 10 feet per oracle level, as if using clairvoyance. You can use this ability for a number of rounds per day equal to your oracle level, but these rounds do not need to be consecutive.

Molten Skin (Ex): You gain resist fire 5. This resistance increases to 10 at 5th level and 20 at 11th level. At 17th level, you gain immunity to fire.

 

Edited March 14 by hoverfrog (see edit history)

[FrancisJohn]

~ Elias Tate, Bookbinder ~

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Content that others have sufficiently searched the room for traces of magic, Elias tries to recall hearing any rumors about the entity known as the Council...

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OOC: Knowledge checks... please let me know which one you elected to use?

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Stats

Character: Sheet, Thread

HP: 18/18

Status: Mage Armor (two hours from approaching building)

Hands: Torch, Dagger

Initiative: +3
Perception: +9

AC: 12
Flat: 10
Touch: 12
mage armor +4

CMD: 15
FCMD: 13

Fort: +3
Reflex: +2
Will: +6

 

Edited March 19 by FrancisJohn (see edit history)

[Paro]

Akina Tsura, Kitsune Scout

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Mini-stats

Akina Tsura :: Pathfinder :: Myth-Weavers Online Character Sheets

Init +8, Speed 30, Perception +6 (Low-light vision)
AC 18, Touch 15, Flat-footed 13 , CMD: 15
Fort +1, Ref +8, Will +1
HP: 17 Current:13
Conditions in Effect: Evasion

Weapon in Hand: Shortbow LH

Akina moved back towards the leader's bed and started searching it and the chest. "Someone should start searching bodies and gathering their weapons into a pile. Then we can port them all out when we leave. If it helps grab some bedding to wrap them up in."

"Oh, look at this."

There was a crumpled up note and she smoothed it out and read it aloud, "Palaveen — While we appreciate the work of your Bastards, the Council never intended this association to be anything more than that. We shouldn’t need to remind you that if your tiring applications continue, we’ll need to solve this problem in a manner less concerned with your continued good health."

She offered it to Elias as she continued with the chest, checking traps before trying to open it.

Akina took her time to be thorough and found the chest locked with a rather complex mechanism. Pulling out her tools she went to work, taking her time. Two minutes later the catch was released a she opened the lid.

 

Actions

For general searching Take 10 on Perception for 16

Take 20 on Searching Chest for 26

Unlocking with take 20 on Disable Device for 32

 

[Paro]

~ Day 10 , Mid-Morning ~

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Elias did not have a lot to go on from the messages, but the inferences of a council with a local gang of thieves. With his knowledge of local lore, he presumed "The Council" could be the Council of Thieves.

Said to have united the seven of the most powerful gangs and thieves’ guilds in Westcrown, the Council of Thieves was to have dominated over the city’s underworld for centuries. Created in the wake of a brutal criminal war, the council’s founders grew rich off the spoils of the capital’s criminal element, with many of the leaders becoming wealthy enough to purchase land and noble titles.

However in the face of growing concerns over banditry, kidnapping, and racketeering inside the capital, tales said Queen Koradinnia herself parlayed with representatives of the council, paying the thieves a hefty sum in return for their increased subtlety. What followed was a largely staged hunt for members of the guild and several overstated executions of low-ranking criminals. In the end, the Dottari proclaimed the Council of Thieves eradicated. Today, most Wiscrani knew nothing of the council, believing them to be bogeymen of the past and the ravings of poor businessmen.

However others still insisted they operate in the shadows, largely ignoring the local citizenry, their targets trending toward larger moneyed establishments, merchant guilds, organized religions, and foreign traders. Some thought that was a good thing, as the thieves root out all potential rivals, no matter how paltry, going out of their way to crush any upstart gangs or other criminal operations that arise in Westcrown.

A few conspiracy theories exist that the Council of Thieves contain members of the city’s most influential houses and these leaders hold nearly all the reins in Westcrown, manipulating matters behind every scene.

Opening the crate Akina found a leather sack that contained 50 of the wooden Mammon coins the Bastards use to mark the places they’ve robbed and people they’ve killed. It also contained 600 gp worth of small gems (including one 100 gp pearl), jewelry probably worth hundreds of gold (800 gp), a masterwork dagger, a masterwork rapier, and a jeweled non-masterwork short sword worth 150 gp. None radiated a magical aura.

 

[pathfinderaura]

. . Valeria, Fate Seeker . .

Valeria frowns upon hearing the news, "Da Council gets more real all the time. Not surprised. Easy to kill people, hard to kill this kind of thing."

Although down about the council, Valeria does seem rather excited to see such a fine blade, even if her primary weapon is every bit as nice. She's almost excited as she tests the balance, nodding in approval.

[FrancisJohn]

~ Elias Tate, Bookbinder ~

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Elias sighs at the prospect of the verified existence of the Council. "Whether it's the government or the Councils, wish they would all just leave the regular folk alone."

Elias gives an appreciative interest towards the gold, but passes on taking any of the weaponry.

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OOC: None

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Stats

Character: Sheet, Thread

HP: 18/18

Status: Mage Armor (two hours from approaching building)

Hands: Torch, Dagger

Initiative: +3
Perception: +9

AC: 12
Flat: 10
Touch: 12
mage armor +4

CMD: 15
FCMD: 13

Fort: +3
Reflex: +2
Will: +6

 

[hoverfrog]

Ernelianus Barbustus, human oracle 2

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 AC: 19 |  HP: 17/18 |  Spd: 20 feet | Init: +1

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"Not a bad haul," Ernelianus runs his fingers through the jewels, "Not bad at all."

"Where do we go from here? Is there anything indicating a centre of operations or another site that they operate from?"

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Show Spells and Abilities

Spells

~Orisons~
Detect Magic
Guidance
Resistance
Mending
Virtue
Light
Create Water

~First Level~ 5 of 5 used
Obscuring Mist
Barbed Chains
Burning Hands
Cure Light Wounds

~Revelations~
Gaze of Flames (Su): Gaze of Flames (Su): You can see through fire, fog, and smoke without penalty as long as the light is sufficient to allow you to see normally. At 7th level, you can gaze through any source of flame within 10 feet per oracle level, as if using clairvoyance. You can use this ability for a number of rounds per day equal to your oracle level, but these rounds do not need to be consecutive.

Molten Skin (Ex): You gain resist fire 5. This resistance increases to 10 at 5th level and 20 at 11th level. At 17th level, you gain immunity to fire.

 

[Paro]

Akina Tsura, Kitsune Scout

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Mini-stats

Akina Tsura :: Pathfinder :: Myth-Weavers Online Character Sheets

Init +8, Speed 30, Perception +6 (Low-light vision)
AC 18, Touch 15, Flat-footed 13 , CMD: 15
Fort +1, Ref +8, Will +1
HP: 17 Current:13
Conditions in Effect: Evasion

Weapon in Hand: Shortbow LH

Akina helped with gathering the weapons and loot. In answer to Ernelianus she replied, "This was their lair and base of operations according to Janiven and her scouting. Looks like mission accomplished, except for the leader getting away. But from what he was trying to do, his failure to continue this gang's activities would be the end of his career. He might just keep running or he could end up face down in the river."

"Even the weapons we don't personally need are useful for training the other recruits for our movement, The New Dawn. Help me gather them into some bedding to make it easier to carry them out and not draw too much attention once we leave this area."

She did not need the rapier as she already had some good shortswords, but if it was left over she would take it.

 

 

Edited March 25 by Paro (see edit history)

[FrancisJohn]

~ Elias Tate, Bookbinder ~

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Elias gathers up what remains of his strength and focus and dutifully helps Akina and the others secure their hard-won reparations. "Definitely eager to get back to headquarters. I need a nap!"

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OOC: None

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Stats

Character: Sheet, Thread

HP: 18/18

Status: Mage Armor (two hours from approaching building)

Hands: Torch, Dagger

Initiative: +3
Perception: +9

AC: 12
Flat: 10
Touch: 12
mage armor +4

CMD: 15
FCMD: 13

Fort: +3
Reflex: +2
Will: +6

 

[pathfinderaura]

. . Valeria, Fate Seeker . .

Valeria also pitches in, adding the dagger back to the items to be carried away. As she puts her back into the work, she adds, "All this can help, yes. Take what we can..." The death priestess has a mostly casual demeanor to her as she gathers the possessions of the fallen. Even still, she purses her lips at one point, and then speaks. "Would be nice, though, if they left us little folks alone. But... power likes to flex, you know? One person can change, but large groups? Not so much."

[Maidhc O Casain]

Bran, who'd been tagging along quietly for the last few minutes, steps up to help pile the weapons and other goodies into the bedding. After thinking over the others' remarks for a moment, he speaks up. "Still, if the Council intends to leave the little folk alone why have the Bastards target us? It surely seems like they were working with the Council's sanction, if not at their instruction."

OOCSorry about the plain post. I still haven't had any time to sort through the mechanical side of these forums...

[pathfinderaura]

. . Valeria, Fate Seeker . .

"We'll have to rest up, then think 'bout what to do, next," Valeria casually remarks, shrugging. She seems to be absentmindedly playing with that dagger again, feeling the weight and testing the balance. "Down side... takin' out these 'Bastards' might cause a stir. Stayin' quiet a while might be good."

[Paro]

~ Day 10 , Late-Morning ~

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Gathering up the loot and carting it up from the underground lair was time consuming. There was Janiven and Areal keeping watch to see if the fled gang leader returned. He had not.

The helped carry loot and keep watch for any too nosy observers.

Everyone headed to the temple safe house to sort out the weapons and what to do with it all.

Total Haul

19 light maces

19 light crossbows with lots of bolts

19 daggers

19 sets of studded leather armor

1 Masterwork Breastplate

2 sets Masterwork Studded Leather armor

1 Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds

2 Potions of Cure Light Wounds

530 gp (from bodies)

50 wooden Mammon coins

600 gp worth of small gems (including one 100 gp pearl)

Jewelry probably worth hundreds of gold (800 gp)

Masterwork dagger

Masterwork rapier

Jeweled non-masterwork short sword worth 150 gp