Amalgam IC (5e)

[Xihirli]

By various means, each of you has ended up on the road to come upon the village of Triboar. While indeed a village, Triboar is uncommon among the less notable homesteads: It has a wall.
It is not, to your knowledge, famous for being swarmed by tiny living bushes.
Before your eyes, shrub after shrub throws itself on top of the others, climbing up one another to get to the top of the wall. Every so often, two armored individuals throw a pot of oil over the wall, and a third tosses a torch in to burn through the shrubs. This works well, but more shrubs keep coming.

[Ramsus]

Initiative

Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Vault: [roll2]
Madreth: [roll3]

[Ramsus]

Madreth and Sif immediately go on the offensive, with Blanc and Vault joining them in a "oh, we're doing this just immediately ok" way.

Madreth opens up by causing a sudden growth of grasses to shoot up from the ground to entangle the creatures attacking the town. Blanc moves over to the broom Vault is holding and casts a protective spell on it. Then Sif and Vault both command their blink dog and apparently animate broom to go attack the plant creatures that either weren't caught in the entangling grasses or are on the edge if all were caught up in it, trying to avoid getting set on fire themselves.


Madreth casts Entangle wherever it would get the most enemies.

Blanc cast Virtue on Pet: It gains [roll0] temp hp for 1 round.

Pet flies up to 50 feet towards the enemies and multiattacks.
Attack 1: [roll1]
damage: [roll2] bludgeoning
if crit: [roll3]

Attack 2: [roll4]
damage: [roll5] bludgeoning
if crit: [roll6]

Saffron runs up and bites something.
Bite: [roll7]
damage: [roll8] piercing
if crit: [roll9]

If for some reason 40 feet isn't enough movement to get there, Saffron will use Teleport which grants another 40 feet of movement and is followed by the bite attack.

[Xihirli]

The layer of vines forming under the largest collection of shrubs wraps up a great deal of them, halting the advance on the walls altogether. Taking advantage of this, Pet the animate broom attacks a shrub outside of the vines and weed-whacks it until it stops moving.
Saffron the Blink Dog bites one of the things, and rips out some splinters.

Ten of the shrubs not caught in the vines peel off from the main group and begin fending off the things attacking them, the first five assaulting the broom. However, only three of them manage anything like a competent strike. These look like pretty dumb bushes.

Attacks worth mentioning on Pet:
(1d20+1)[15]; (1d4-1)[2]
(1d20+1)[19]; (1d4-1)[1]
(1d20+1)[15]; (1d4-1)[3]

Blanc is up again.

[Ramsus]

Madreth, satisfied so many have been caught, throws a ball of acid that splashes down in their midst. Blanc follows suit and holding forth a book causes a ray of pale light to shoot forth.


Madreth casts Acid Splash on two of the plant enemies. DC 13 Dex save or take [roll0] acid damage.

Blanc casts Chill Touch on one of the plant enemies.
Attack: [roll1]
damage: [roll2] radiant
if crit: [roll3]

Both are focusing on already damaged enemies if applicable.



Sif Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth Concentration: Entangle (1/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The ball of acid splashes over two of the shrubs, which twitch as they battle with the broomstick. One of them falls over just in time to avoid the ray of pale light, then gets back up.

Five more of the shrubs approach the blink dog attacking their friends and begin whacking at it with their tiny wooden limbs. Three of them are well-aimed shots; unfortunately two of those shots only hit with their leaves and didn't hurt even a little bit.

Two damage to the blink dog; everyone else is up now until Madreth starts a new round.

[Ramsus]

Sif and Vault concentrate on having Saffron and Pet continue to attack while Madreth and Blanc throw another blob of acid and beam of light into the fray. Madreth also thinks to try and push the fire onto a currently not on fire foe.


Pet attack 1: [roll0]
damage: [roll1]
if crit: [roll2]

Pet attack 2: [roll3]
damage: [roll4]
if crit: [roll5]

Saffron Bite: [roll6]
damage: [roll7]
if crit: [roll8]

Madreth casts Acid Splash on two of the plant enemies. DC 13 Dex save or take [roll9] acid damage.
Bonus action to use Control Flames to make the fire spread to space where there's an enemy but not yet any fire.

Blanc casts Chill Touch on one of the plant enemies.
Attack: [roll10]
damage: [roll11] radiant
if crit: [roll12]

Both are focusing on already damaged enemies if applicable.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (2/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

Two of the plants are bludgeoned to death, a third dies in acid. There are, however, no cries of pain. The remaining bushes continue to attack the broom without thought to tactic or self-preservation. The fresh ones fighting Saffron are doing alright. One of them whacks the blink dog in the nose unconvincingly.

The fire spreads faster from the actions of the Geomancer - and catches on some oil that's seeped to the bottom of the Entangle. The vines catch nearly instantly, and burn through the moving shrubs caught in the vines.

One entire damage to the blink dog. Where are your gods now?

From the forest, twenty more of the shrubs emerge, led by man with a long, dirt-filled beard clothed in leaves and wood. He points around the fire, evidently directing them, and these shrubs advance toward the walls once more, but carefully tumble around the burning vines. The man turns around and moves back into the forest.

[Ramsus]

The group pretty much does the same as they did before, but this time while doing so Sif shouts up at the people manning the walls, "Do you want us to continue helping here or go after that guy sending these things at you?"


Pet attack 1: [roll0]
damage: [roll1]
if crit: [roll2]

Pet attack 2: [roll3]
damage: [roll4]
if crit: [roll5]

Saffron Bite: [roll6]
damage: [roll7]
if crit: [roll8]

Madreth casts Acid Splash on two of the plant enemies. DC 13 Dex save or take [roll9] acid damage.
Bonus action to use Control Flames to make the fire spread to space where there's an enemy but not yet any fire.

Blanc casts Chill Touch on one of the plant enemies.
Attack: [roll10]
damage: [roll11] radiant
if crit: [roll12]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (2/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

One of the people on the wall stares at the group, perplexed and dumbfounded.
Another cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted: "We've got this! Cut off the source! Thank you!"

Saffron misses his bite, but the acid splash drops two plants and Pet finishes the last plant fighting it.

The remaining shrubs fighting the blink dog clamber over each other, attempting to grapple Saffron to hold it down and still.


I know this doesn't matter but they don't
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]

[Ramsus]

Sif gives an exaggerated thumbs up so the folks on the wall see and with an exchange of nods all around the group cuts and runs, chasing after the figure that sent the shrubbery assault. Madreth gives a final push to the flames as he goes and keeps the entangling grasses vital as long as he can.


Madreth does another bonus action Control Flames to spread it to more alive evil plants. And maintains concentration on Entangle because there's really no good reason to drop it just because they're leaving the fight.

Pet Disengages before moving 50 feet.

Saffron Teleports then moves for a total of 80 feet.

The PCs all Dash to move 60 feet.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (3/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

You all pass by another wave of reinforcement shrubs, which ignore your group. None of you see the man, but the path the shrubs have been taking to arrive is obvious and also sporadically occupied.

[Ramsus]

The group continues following the shrub-trail, doing their best to avoid getting into any engagements with more shrubs on the way.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (3/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

Following the shrub-trail, the group goes uphill until they come upon a wall not of wood but of stone. It is nearly a perfect circle, but for the area seemingly cut out of the wall that shrubs are pouring out of. Surrounding the wall on all sides are a half-dozen of trees stretching over the ten-foot-tall stone.

[Ramsus]

Vault has Pet tries to help lift people up on top of the walls or into the trees. "Very clever." Madreth remarks and Vault smiles.


Not sure if I need to roll anything and if so what.

Rolling to see if Saffron's Teleport recharged this round or last. [roll0]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (3/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

As the group approaches the wall, going around the bushes, Sif and Blanc hear voices from the other end of the walls. Most obvious are shouted orders to the shrubs, which the entire group can hear:
"Follow the others, climb the walls you find, and kill anything that tries to stop you!"

Less obvious, and audible only to Sif and Blanc, are voices that are chanting in a language neither of them know. However, alongside that there is also a conversation going on.
"From what you've told me you saw, the shrubs aren't going to cut it. Send the trees."
"And if that group tracks us here? What will defend our outer walls?"
"Were you seen?"
"Yes."
"For the sake of P... Give me the ritual, I'm getting out of here."
"It hasn't finished being translated-"
"I'll translate it myself."
"Your pearl will miss the intricacies of Druidic, the notes will be useless to you!"
"Not as useless as your hands have proven."

[Ramsus]

Sif Perception: [roll0]

[Xihirli]

Upon Sif climbing up the wall with the help of Pet the broom, she gets a good look at the entirety of the inside of the walls. Built into the ground are symbols composed of jade stones, with a circle (also of Jade) around them. Dancing along this circle are an elf and a creature made of blue gemstone. The elf is one of the less common ones - a Spring Eladrin with leaflike skin and armor. The gemstone creature is bulky but basically humanoid, but is trying its best to dance like the elf. Arguing with the bearded man you saw earlier is a very tall woman with shining eyes of gold. In her left hand is a crumpled fistful of parchment covered in what must be Druidic.
It is clear that the shrubs are not being awakened by the jade sigils - they are being transported here from elsewhere and appearing within the circle. The tall woman looks up at Sif, then turns back to the bearded man.
"I wish you all... some of the luck in the world. Recall."
With that, she vanishes, and the bearded man addresses Sif.
"Are you a wererat?"

[Ramsus]

"How rude! Are you a porcupine?" Sif replies while trying to help the others up.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (3/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Ramsus]

Sif Performance: [roll0]

[Xihirli]

The man's eyebrows narrow and he looks down at himself as if to check. By the time he looks back up, Madreth is on the wall.
"I'm... oh." His next words are incomprehensible, but loud enough for those on the other end of the wall to hear.
"Attack anyone on the other side!" One of the trees whacks the other.
"That isn't one of you!"
The three trees nearest the other half of the group at that point zoom in on them.

[Ramsus]

Climbing!


Sif Helps Madreth: [roll0]
advantage: [roll1]

Blanc: [roll2]

Vault: [roll3]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

While Vault manages to grip the wall well enough to climb it on her own and Madreth is hauled up by the rope, Blanc's hand fails completely to wrap around anything and the trees manage to get their act together and identify the only viable target under the criteria "anyone on the other side" and attack.

On the other end of the wall, the bearded man looks back at the elf. "Oricahne?" She simply shakes her head, so the bearded man inhales and faces the rest of the group on his own.

Tree 1 "Todd" [roll0]
Tree 2 "Tammi" [roll1]
Tree 3 "Tree" [roll2]

Gem Dancer [roll3]
Elf Dancer [roll4]
Druid (probably) [roll5]

[Ramsus]

Initiative

Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Vault: [roll2]
Madreth: [roll3]


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Ramsus]

Vault climbs down the inside of the wall and tries to get as far away from any enemies as one can manage with what little movement she has remaining.
Pet flies up over the wall and down to start smacking about the maybe druid.


Vault moves.

Pet attack 1 vs Druid: [roll0]
damage: [roll1]
if crit: [roll2]

Pet attack 2 vs Druid: [roll3]
damage: [roll4]
if crit: [roll5]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The broom whaps the human on the arm and face. He spits out a tooth but stands.

The shardmind's dance becomes more rushed, its movements quicker.

Charisma check from the shardmind: [roll0]

Blanc and Madreth are up now.

[Ramsus]

Madreth looks down at the struggling Blanc and with a motion raises the ground up underneath him so that he can climb over the wall and then back down the other side. As Blanc does that, Madreth again animates the grass to entangle their foes (the humanoid ones, not the trees as that's probably pointless) and then himself climbs down and tries to stay away from foes, going to opposite direction Vault did.

Blanc for his part once down says, "Thanks." and huffs a bit from the effort of getting his rotundness over the 5 feet over wall he still had to climb on his own and then attempts to lightly smite the bad druid with another of his pale rays of light.


Madreth uses Mold Earth as a bonus action and Entangle on all three humanoid foes as an action and moves.

Blanc moves and casts Chill Touch on the Druid: [roll0]
advantage if Druid is Restrained by Entangle: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (0/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The three humanoids wrestle through the vines - the druid does so perfectly, knowing exactly where to give to the vines and where to fight them as though he's spiritually connected to plant growth in some way. The druid then points out the grass, extending from beneath the feet of Vault past the area directly under Sif and nearly touching Madreth's heels. "Entangle," he utters, and grasping vines sprout forward immediately attempting to restrain Vault and making the pathway of Sif toward the druid a difficult one.

The elf, Oricahne, carefully steps our of the vines following the jade circle in the grass. She then continues her dance, hurrying it just as the shardmind did.
Oricahne CHA check: [roll0] EDIT: Oooh I didn't expect that to come so fast.
and Vault must make a strength save or be restrained in an Entangle. Sif is up. EDIT: And Vault after Sif.

[Ramsus]

Sif moves along the wall, trying to get to a point where they can get down outside of the druid's expansion of the grasping grasses, but if she has to stay on the wall or come down into it, she choosing coming down into it.
As she moves Saffron teleports past the wall and chomps at the druid.


Vault Str save: [roll0]

Saffron Teleports and Bites the Druid: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]

Edit: oh and Sif moves, obviously.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (0/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Ramsus]

Vault trudges through the thick grass as far away from other creatures as she can get. Pet continues trying to sweep away this druid menace.


Vault moves, probably difficult terrain the whole way. Assuming the save was 17 or lower anyway.

Pet attack 1 vs Druid: [roll0]
damage: [roll1]
if crit: [roll2]

Pet attack 2 vs Druid: [roll3]
damage: [roll4]
if crit: [roll5]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (0/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The first whack by the broom is caught by the druid, but the broom twists around and whacks the bearded man on the head. The druid's eyes widen, then shut as he hits the ground. His entangle on the earth ends.

The shardmind dancer looks down at the vines and swears. "Need the shape..." Then he shouts: "All trees, get in here and kill everything inside!"

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]

[Ramsus]

Madreth sends a short blast of wind to send the eladrin slam into the shardmind and then hurls a ball of acid to slash into them. "Did anyone understand that?" he asks, worriedly.

"No, but I didn't much like the sound of it!" Blanc replies as he trudges his way up to the pair of foes and holds his book closer to his body, mutters something, and searing light emits from him in all directions, though strangely seems to do nothing at all to the grass or even little bugs that may be about. Just the two foes.


Madreth uses Gust to shove the Eladrin next to the Shardmind. Then uses Acid Splash on both. DC 13 Dex save for [roll0] acid damage.

Blanc moves next to both enemies and uses Word of Radiance. DC 13 Con save for [roll1] radiant damage.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (1/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The elf, having just been pushed, manages to be surprisingly agile and duck under the acid splash that hits the shardmind dead on. The following holy word, however, bleaches some of the elf's skin white while ignoring the shardmind.
"You're a real idiot, you know that?" she informs the shardmind, then vanishes in a puff of lilacs and roses. Outside the walls, you can hear swearing and a frantic dash through the foliage.
Various trees' bark yawns and creaks as the things move - two of them into view at the walls' opening.

[Ramsus]

(I need to know if Saffron can teleport this round and forgot to roll for this last round: [roll0] )

[Ramsus]

Sif walks up the the Shardmind on the opposite side of it as Blanc and tries to smash it with her greatsword. Saffron moves closer to the wall and starts trying to climb up as much as it can.

Vault then shouts something in the same language the Shardmind and the Eladrin did and Pet flies off after the Eladrin.


"Please do not attack any creature except for the eladrin, which you should defeat but not kill and do not listen to any commands from it or the other voice that told you to come here and kill everything!"


"Apparently one of us does?" Sif replies to the other pair with a shrug and a raised eyebrow.


Saffron moves.

Sif moves and attacks Shardmind: [roll0]
damage: [roll1]
if crit: [roll2]

Vault Persuasion/Deception roll if needed: [roll3]

Pet Dashes, trying to get adjacent to the Eladrin. If possible staying out of reach of potential opportunity attacks from the awakened trees, but I bet that isn't possible.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) Concentration: Entangle (1/10)
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

Pet flies to the eladrin as Sif whacks the flat of her blade down on the Shardmind's head, dropping it.

Upon hearing the sylvan words, the trees immediately stop their movement into the walls. However, they do not go after the eladrin. One moves in a circle, as though confused by the rapid-fire orders coming at it.

Seeing how outnumbered and outmatched in speed she is, the eladrin lifts her hands over her head and stops running.

[Ramsus]

Sif and Madreth collect up the druid and shardmind's things along with anything else important or valuable they see nearby and then tie the two of them up and head to the other side of the wall.

Vault and Blanc head over to the eladrin and assuming she doesn't resist, Blanc binds her hands and feet with rope and Vault asks, "I don't suppose you'll just tell us what all this was about?"


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

“Convince me I’ll be leaving unbound and unharmed and I’ll tell you anything you like,” she answers.
“If I can’t be convinced of that...” she then shrugs.

[Ramsus]

Vault gives a clearly fake sigh of exasperation (as the warforged obviously has no need to do so) and replies, "Very well. We swear that if your information is useful we will let you go unbound."

Blanc looks a little surprised at this and then shrugs and says, "Agreed."


Blanc is Helping. Vault is Deceptioning: [roll0] [roll1]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

Oricahne smiles, then doesn't open her mouth.

[Ramsus]

Insights
Sif: [roll0]
Madreth: [roll1]
Saffron: [roll2]

[Xihirli]

Vault gets some insight from Saffron, who knows of fey and the eladrin, the elves closest to their fey roots. Oaths mean nothing to the fey, and they don't expect oaths from others to mean anything, either.

[Xihirli]

Searching the inside of the walls, what is first apparent is that bushes are still teleporting in, but without hearing orders they just sit there and take up space.
On the shardmind are a set of traveler's clothes and a dagger with a jade embedded in the pommel. On the bearded man is a mold-covered root and a living lizard hiding in his beard. He wears armor of padded silk, and so does his lizard. The notes that were talked about were taken by the woman who had left, but there is a sack laid down next to the wall. In it are an assortment of turnips and carrots, and littered around it are half-eaten stubs of the things.

Your entangle is still covering the jade sigils for another two rounds after your once-over, but by the time your team restrains Oricahne and brings her back, the vines are gone and the sigil is glowing a bright, sickly green.

[Ramsus]

Seeing that the eladrin isn't going to talk, Vault shrugs and has Pet bludgeon her into unconsciousness and searches her before bringing her over to the others. Once there Madreth suggests, "Seeing as you can speak their tongue my dear, Sylvan I'm guessing?, why not have them dig up all that jade so there is no longer a circle for them to be summoned into?"

Vault nods and gives the command in Sylvan to the awakened shrubs.

Then Madreth ritual casts Detect Magic to try to determine the name of the magics going on here and maybe if that lizard is a familiar.

Meanwhile Sif and Blanc relieve all three of their opponents of their belongings, especially any weapons or armor. And then re-tie them up and blindfold and gag them for good measure, using strips of their own (the enemies' not the party's clothes) if nothing else present is available.

"How fortuitous." Sif notes as she pulls out three sets of manacles, all she has, and applies them to their captives.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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Saffron Condition: --

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Blanc Condition: --

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Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The shrubs get to work digging at the jade, but utterly fail. An awakened tree shoves past the others and rips a shard of jade out. Immediately, the thing stops glowing, and the shrubs and trees stop obeying Vault's orders, instead opting to slowly wander off to find a nice spot to sit and soak up some sunlight. Most of the jade remains embedded in the earth.

Oricahne has a dagger matching that of the shardmind and is wearing hardened leaves.

Madreth, after ten minutes, detects no magic on the lizard. However, the shardmind's dagger possesses evocation magic while Oricahne's dagger possesses divination magic.

[Ramsus]

Madreth begins trying to pull the jade out of the ground by moving the ground under it up and Sif takes out a shovel and begins trying to get it out that way. If neither way works well on its own, they work together.

Vault walks over to one of the awakened trees and says, "Excuse me friend, do you happen to know what happened here, by whom, and why? All we know is these people were using you all to try and harm the people of the nearby town."


Vault Persuasion: [roll0]



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[Ramsus]

But.... before the digging and talking to trees happens...

Sif suddenly has a thought as asks Saffron to teleport around a few times, and Sif tries to copy it. Suddenly they teleport a moment after Saffron does and they feel like they've learned a bit of fey magic they could do any time. Though oddly not anything to do with teleporting. And there's a bit of something... celestial too they think.

Vault seeing this decides to test out their own powers, and sure enough they can summon a more powerful creature now. Sif seeing this, copies this and Saffron and Pet both wind up changing forms.

Madreth for his part finally has a martial arts lesson really click and he takes off his armor, handing it to Vault for later sale, as he realizes he can defend himself better without it.


Sif attempts to learn Blue Magic. DC 10.
Try 1: [roll0]
Try 2: [roll1]
Try 3: [roll2]

Edit: Got it the 1st time, so Sif spends a total of 2 1st level spell slots.

Saffron changes to a Worg, Pet changes to a Dust Mephit.



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[Xihirli]

Madreth begins trying to pull the jade out of the ground by moving the ground under it up and Sif takes out a shovel and begins trying to get it out that way. If neither way works well on its own, they work together.

Vault walks over to one of the awakened trees and says, "Excuse me friend, do you happen to know what happened here, by whom, and why? All we know is these people were using you all to try and harm the people of the nearby town."


Vault Persuasion: [roll0]



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The earth clinging to the jade is removed, which allows Sif to break the jade apart into chunks the group can carry.
As Vault approaches one of the trees that is selecting a nice spot to set down some roots.
"I was sitting under the sun, getting my leaves full, and suddenly I was here, given the order to obey anything I heard in Sylvan, and conscripted into this army."

[Ramsus]

Sif and Madreth continue to get the jade out.


"What do you plan to do now? And how do you feel about the people in the town?"



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[Xihirli]

"I'm gonna drink water. What town?"

[Ramsus]

"There is a town not very far away that direction. Where all the shrubs were being sent to. I'm mostly wondering if we need to worry about you attacking people or something. I don't think they speak this language, so they probably won't be able to communicate with you. Though I suppose you have plenty of time to learn their language if you felt like it." Vault replies and points out the town.



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[Xihirli]

"Why would I attack a town?"

[Ramsus]

Realizing there's nothing more to gain here, Vault walks back over to the others.

After they finishing collecting the Jade, Blanc suggests, "Perhaps we should try and get some information out of them before we bring them to the town?"
Everyone nods in agreement, Madreth noting, "We should first attempt the shardmind. He seemed the most.... dimwitted."

Vault replies, "Ok I'll give it a go." Madreth raises an eyebrow to Blanc and Sif both of whom just shrug. Then Blanc conjures some healing berries and feeds one to the shardmind after removing the gag.

When it rouses Vault and Sif loudly demand to know what they were trying to do here and who they work for and make a variety of threats like feeding them to their rock eating worm.


Blanc casts Goodberry. It heals the Shardmind for 4 hp because of Disciple of Life.

Vault assisted by Sif Intimidate: [roll0] [roll1]



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[Xihirli]

The shardmind immediately nods to the snoring druid on its left. "Him. He's the boss. And we were trying to summon an army of plants to take back the civilization that carved itself out of the bones of the nature we are sworn to protect."

[Ramsus]

"Do you mean that town over there or just all of civilization? What were the scopes of you mass murder plot?" Vault asks.


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[Xihirli]

"We would reclaim one town, fortify it, send out our message and see if the "civilized" races began seeing the necessity of nature," it answers. "The forest fights back, after all."

[Ramsus]

"The only thing they'll see the necessity of that way is to purge natural areas from sight of any town of city. But enough from you." Vault states and Pet smacks the shardmind back it unconsciousness and gag it again.

Vault and Sif then try the same routine with the druid.


Goodberry druid.

Intimidation with Help: [roll0] [roll1]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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[Xihirli]

"I work for no mortal, my mistress is all around us. Once the people of this world know that if you swing an axe at a tree, that tree may swing back at you, my mission will be accomplished."

[Ramsus]

"Are you talking about a deity or some demon or what? Out with the details, or we go from city to city convincing people an archedemon is corrupting all the trees and they need to all be cut down and every seed burned." Vault threatens.


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[Xihirli]

His fear is delayed, as though he's faking.
"I serve nature, and nature alone!"

[Ramsus]

"Did he just try and lie to us?" Sif asks Blanc. "Yes, I think he did. How unfortunate. I guess we'll start with his friend's left arm." Sif then cracks one of a nearby stone into another one hard enough to crack one or both of them while Madreth makes a muffled scream by holding his hands over his mouth.

"The truth now, or your friends are going to have to be carried out of here. For a lack of working legs." Vault says. Madreth and Blanc share uncomfortable looks. Sif gives Vault a thumbs up.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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Madreth Condition: --

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[Xihirli]

The bearded man appears unconcerned.

[Ramsus]

"Ah, I see. You care about plants, but not people. I suppose we should have assumed that since you sent a bunch of enslaved trees and shrubbery to rip out the intestines of children. How about then we show you the same treatment. Maybe your little lizard too." Vault says. To drive the point home she has Pet scratch a nail over the druid's stomach just enough to draw blood.

Sif makes a face and Madreth and Blanc look even more unsettled.


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Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

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Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The Druid’s eyes widen briefly when his lizard is mentioned, but he tries to mask this.
“You can’t intimidate me.”

[Ramsus]

Vault has Pet grab the lizard and squeeze it hard enough to make it screech.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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Blanc Condition: --

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[Xihirli]

He lurches forward, and falls on his face. He opens his mouth and lapses into Auran.
”I vow in Vecna’s name if you hurt Sally I will find a way to make you pay.”

[Ramsus]

Vault blinks in surprise and says, "In Vecna's name? Well that answers the question of if Sally here is a familiar or not I suppose."

"Vecna? The god of undeath isn't very popular with druids last I heard." Madreth says. "Now please, for the sake of your pet please begin telling us the truth."


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[Ramsus]

Religion checks
Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Madreth: [roll2]
Vault: [roll3]

[Xihirli]

The bearded man glowers at you all for a moment. Then:
"We created a portal into the Feywild, where the rotted tower of my master resides. We were tasked to bring it here."

[Ramsus]

"How was that supposed to work?" Sif and Madreth ask accidentally in unison.


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[Xihirli]

"We made a gate." He nods to the uprooted jade.
"The people on the other end would carry the tower through."

[Ramsus]

"Given that this attempt was foiled, what will they do next?" Vault asks.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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[Xihirli]

"Well... I guess they'd... try again?"

[Ramsus]

"Was there a reason they chose this place?" Madreth asks barely before Blanc asks, "How long did it take to set this up?"


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[Xihirli]

"I've been assured that there was. Erm... it was set up in the feywild. It could have been ten minutes or maybe a few thousand years."

[Ramsus]

Vault looks at the others to see if they have any more questions. Everyone looks at everyone else, clearly trying to stall time to think of something else but after thirty or so seconds it becomes clear nobody does.

Vault turns back to the druid and asks, "Anything else you'd like to add? Maybe something juicy enough we'd consider letting you go?"


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[Xihirli]

"If you let me go I can grant you one wish," he tries.

[Ramsus]

"Really!?" is the last thing the druid hears before Sif renders him unconscious once more.

"This is very...." Madreth says and Blanc finishes with "not good."

"Vault, could you try asking the trees if they could... how to put it?" Madreth asks. Sif finishes with, "Friggin' demolish this place."

Vault shrugs and says, "I'll try." and goes off to find a moving tree. Not really weird for her. She's part moving tree herself.


"Excuse me friend. Could I persuade you to tear up the ground and scatter the stones from that wall around so that it would extremely difficult to place a structure there or remake the wall or jade circle they used to enslave you with earlier. I'm not sure if my friends and I are capable and besides we're quite worried about how the people in the town are faring."



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[Xihirli]

"...That is the best idea I have ever heard."

[Ramsus]

Vault gives the tree a smile and a farewell pat on the bark before letting the others know.

"Wonderful." Madreth says. "Now to... carry these unconscious people back to town with us." Blanc says.

"Don't worry, I got this." Sif says and slings the druid and eladrin over the back of Saffron and picks up the shardmind herself.

"I was wondering why you chose a big wolf thing." Vault remarks. "Yeah, I just thought 'big scary thing that can be used like a horse'." says Sif.

"A yes. A worg. Goblins often use them as mounts." Madreth replies. Sif and Vault give him looks like "ok yes that's helpful information but we weren't actually asking". Which totally fly over his head. Blanc gets all of this and chuckles to himself.

And so they go back to the town which is hopefully neither on fire or overrun by awakened shrubbery.

On the way back to town Sif keeps an eye out for any wild animals they can study in the hopes of learning more unusual magic.


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[Xihirli]

Sif takes a brief look around the forest and locates a baby owl in a nest. It is asleep.

[Xihirli]

While Sif observes the sleeping owl, something else also observes it, then snatches it up and flies up to the next branch, coiling around it and swallowing the baby owl whole.
After all, it is a flying snake.

[Ramsus]

Sif enjoys watching the beauty of nature for a few moments and smiles as she feels herself learn some new spells, while everyone else wonders why she's creepily smiling at the sight of a snake eating a baby owl. Then they all move on and try to forget that ever happened.


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[Xihirli]

Some of the unconscious bodies are on worgback. One is being outright carried. When the party approaches the city, archers take aim upon seeing the worg.
However, the lady who had called out to you guys earlier orders them to lower their weapons. Outside of the pile of burnt shrubs, there's no hint at the danger Triboar had been in less than an hour ago. At the woman's order, the gates open and you are permitted entry.

[Ramsus]

The group heads through the gate and waits around to see if one of the guards will come to meet them.


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[Xihirli]

The woman who waved you through eventually meets up with you all.
"Hey. Did you guys get the things to stop attacking?"

[Ramsus]

"Yes, yes we did!" Sif beams proudly and then just exuberantly unloads the whole story of what has happened onto this poor woman, glossing over the intimidation of their captives.

Vault chimes in to explain any parts about talking to the trees and adds, "If you have anyone in town who speaks Sylvan, you might want to send them to talk to the moving trees. If not, I'd suggest thinking carefully about chopping down trees in that area."

Madreth also adds, "Though they may move closer to town when they realize it's easier for their leaves to gather sunlight without the competition of all the normal trees."


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[Xihirli]

She nods at the advice, suddenly snapping to attention.
"Yes, that's something to keep in mind. We may seek out our region's druid. Did you write down what was on that circle they were dancing around?"

[Ramsus]

"We did not write them down, but I did study them and we did bring them with us. Hoping we could sell them. Preferably to someone who intends to break them apart to make jewelry or such." Madreth replies.


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[Xihirli]

She glances over the jade. "Well, that looks pretty broken. I'm just happy that it's too busted to work, myself."

[Ramsus]

Madreth nods in agreement.

Sif asks, "So what would you like to do with these three... and this wacko's pet lizard? Oh right, this elf can teleport short distances. I don't know if they can do it while blindfolded and their hands are bound but.... good for anyone guarding them to know. Oh, and I'd like my manacles back as soon as you're all set with... whatever."


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[Xihirli]

"Oh, we have manacles." She passes you your own manacles back immediately after having some of her men shackle the prisoners. "And we'll try to hold them here, but if they keep showing that we can't adequately restrain them and they'll continue to be a problem..." she shrugs at this.
"We may have to execute them." After a pause, she mentions:
"We have a jeweler in town, but I don't know that they've ever sold that much jade in a year."

[Ramsus]

Madreth shrugs at the possibility they might not be able to sell all of the jade here.

"I don't suppose there is someone willing to give us a tour of your lovely town?" Blanc asks.


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[Xihirli]

"Somewhere, maybe. My people have a lot to do managing panic today. But why don't you stay the night at Northshield House, near the center of town. In the morning I'll have cobbled together some reward for saving our hides." She points you down the road that the fewest number of ponies and horses are being led along.

[Ramsus]

"Thank you Miss... ah, I realize we never introduced ourselves. I am Sif Crescent, this is Blanc, Madreth, and Vault. And those two are Saffron and...." Sif sighs, clearly a bit aggrieved at this next name. "Pet."


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[Xihirli]

She nods. "Nice to meet you all." She then joins her people in moving the prisoners to the gaol.

[Ramsus]

And so they head in the direction of the place she mentioned.


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[Xihirli]

Entering into the Inn, you are greeted by three mastiffs which are unleashed in the common room. One excitedly runs up to you all and attempts to smell each of you, one pays special attention to the worg, and the other rolls over on its back and pays you no mind.
"Don't mind them," an aging woman (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Urgala_Meltimer) on an armchair insists. "Though I'd ask that those weapons stay in their sheathes while you're here."

[Ramsus]

Sif looks at the dog just going up to a worg and thinks, "Yeah that's normal." sarcastically.

"Good evening Ma'am." Blanc greets. "As you say, we will keep our weapons sheathed. One of the guards, who was in too much of a rush to tell us her name, told us we should seek lodgings here."


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[Xihirli]

"Well, I will have Matthew figure out your room accommodations, then." Urgala motions forward a young man who, if he's taken aback by the motley assortment before him, doesn't show it.
"I'm afraid your dog will have to stay in the common room with ours, unless you want to stable it," he tells you all.

[Ramsus]

Sif looks at horse sized wolf-like creature that is a worg and says, "Common room is fine. He's friendly." At this she looks over to Saffron and whisper-hisses "Be friendly!"


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[Xihirli]

"Good to hear! We have two-bed rooms priced at two gold pieces including dinner and breakfast. Does that seem amenable to you all?"

[Ramsus]

Sif doesn't even bother consulting the other and hands over the 4 gold and smile.


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[Xihirli]

"I'll just show you to your rooms," he smiles, and leads you up a flight of stairs.
"Would you like adjoining rooms, or separated ones?"

[Ramsus]

"Adjoining if you have them." Vault answers.


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[Xihirli]

"Right. Here you are. Dinner will be served at the end of the hour." Matthew points out both of your rooms and passes two keys to Sif to be distributed as she pleases.

[Ramsus]

Sif hands one of the keys to Blanc and takes Vault with her to share a room. After they're all settled, by which I mean they leave all their things in Sif/Vaults room guarded by Pet, they come down for dinner.


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[Xihirli]

Dinner is served. A meat pie makes up the main course, with hearty amounts of milk and cut potatoes supplementing.
Nobody at the inn sticks out quite as well as you, but Triboar seems home to quite a few travelers based on the number of dinner guests, including a duergar with a lame hand in a central table, asking to join a card game with a tiefling, half-drow and human, a number of other humans with various amounts of trail-weariness, and a hobgoblin crouched over two books in the corner.

[Ramsus]

Assuming the other guests are willing, the four swap some stories though mostly interested in hearing those of the others since they don't have a lot to share quite yet.


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[Xihirli]

"Oh, if you'd like to share stories over the game you're more than welcome," smiles the blue tiefling currently shuffling. She cuts the deck, then riffles the two halves together, slamming the final piece down on the corner of the table to straighten it out. "Mind cutting, newcomer?" she asks the Duergar, who accepts.

The hobgoblin nods at your stories, but does not immediately volunteer her own, rather looking back down at her books, scribbling into one something like a copy from the other.

The humans are often tradesmen in some variety; one was sent up the trade road to Triboar to check on some late shipments of silk, another is a wool merchant on her way to the coast. A child continually tells you about the moving bushes she saw before "daddy made me get back inside."

[Ramsus]

Blanc chats with the Tiefling and Duergar. Madreth with the hobgoblin. Sif with the humans. And Vault with the child.

If the hobgoblin is interested, Madreth shares various stuff they've learned. Blanc talks about the tieflings he spent time with. Sif really only has the pirate ship to talk about. Vault mostly just lets the kid do the talking and is an attentive listener.


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[Xihirli]

It doesn't take too long to learn that the duergar, Kavi, is a peddler by trade.
"Couldn't tell you too much about other tieflings myself," Velza, the blue tiefling, tells you as she deals. "I'm a traveling player - violin. I was raised in a circus that travels along the coast. Shall I deal you in, friend... what was it again?"

The hobgoblin eventually introduces herself as Gaakach, but doesn't go into much more detail. She's trying to copy some transmutation spells into her spellbook, which is written in Goblin.

The kid tells you a long story about a worm named Herman and his journey of increasingly-massive foods.

[Ramsus]

Blanc gives a more proper introduction, but declines gambling claiming the party barely has funds for a few nights at the inn.

Madreth tries to discern if the transmutation spells would be anything Blanc could copy into his spellbook, being the only member of the party whose magic works that way.


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[Xihirli]

"Shame." Velza lifts up her cards and antes with a copper piece. "So, Kavi, you have any use for all that jade Blanc said they'd dug up?"
Kavi strokes his beard. "Aye, I think I know where I could offload it."

[Ramsus]

"Not more cultists or evil god worshipers I hope." Blanc says warmly, clearly expecting the answer to be no.


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[Xihirli]

“Uh... Nay, I’d take it to Waterdeep,” Kavi clarifies. “Huge population there! Plenty of jewelers to sell to!0

[Xihirli]

“How much jade did you say it was?”

[Ramsus]

"Twelve pounds." Blanc says and describes the appearance so the merchant can get a rough estimate of worth.


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[Xihirli]

“There’s no way I could take all of that off your hands,” Kavi says apologetically.
“But I could set you up with a buyer if you like.”

[Ramsus]

"That would be most welcome. I know we're also looking for a pearl that would work to cast Identify with if you happen to have such we could trade for." Blanc replies.


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[Xihirli]

“Oh, I suppose I could take two and a half pounds off your hands in exchange for a pearl of that quality,” he offers.

[Ramsus]

"Wonderful!" Blanc replies and will make the exchange whenever the merchant is ready to do so. "I suppose I might as well ask what else you have to sell or if you would be interested in purchasing a set of silk or leather armor."


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[Xihirli]

“Ah, I sell tools and knives from apprentice smiths, plus whatever I happen to pick up.” Kavi reaches into his pack with his right hand, then changes his mind and switches to his left to withdraw the pearl.
“Here you are.”

[Ramsus]

Vault inquires about the bird the kid points to.

After business is settled, food is eaten, and conversations end naturally the group heads back to Sif and Vault's room where Madreth identifies the two daggers.


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[Xihirli]

"Her name sister... sister... kid!" the child informs Vault.

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The two daggers are paired with two other daggers. The dagger with Evocation abilities can be used to Send (as in the spell Sending) to the user of its twin, which is not the other weapon you have. That one is used to receive messages from its twin.

[Xihirli]

The peace of the night is broken by Matthew rapping on Sif and Vault's doorway.
"Pardon me, sir," he greeted. "But Lady Elise of the Town Constable says she has business with you."

[Ramsus]

"Sir?" the obviously female Sif rooming with an obviously female (styled) person inquires, but then goes and gets Madreth and Blanc anyway.


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[Xihirli]

"I'm terribly sorry, Madam. I thought I'd remembered how the rooms were divided."
The woman who had been directing the wall's soldiers brushes past Matthew and hands over a coin purse to whichever member of the group would accept it.
"No need to wake up, I simply needed to drop this off. Good morning."

[Ramsus]

Sif shrugs and yawns and says, "We would have just found you you know. Good" *looks out dark window* "morning? Uh.... well thanks Matthew and....?"

Vault takes the money and counts it while Sif talks.


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[Xihirli]

"You're welcome," she answers, and strides purposefully for the exit.

[Ramsus]

Sif gives Matthew a shrug and a shake of her head. Vault shows the others the money. Then they all go back to their rest.


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[Xihirli]

Later, during actual morning, you awaken to a pleasant amount of sun on your faces.

[Ramsus]

The group heads down to enjoy breakfast and inquire about any possible tours of the town and/or interesting events aside from their own adventure the day before.


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[Xihirli]

Oatmeal, eggs, and biscuits with gravy are served, and some meat is provided for your worg as well.
"I hear rumors," Velza offers, leaning back. "As far as interesting goes, plenty that goes around. What do you find interesting?"

[Ramsus]

"Things that relate to quests!" Sif exuberantly calls out before anyone can try to answer. Then adds, "Or y'know... just jobs that might get me closer to being able to afford plate armor."


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[Xihirli]

"Plate? While journeying... I wish you luck! Well, I don't know if I'd recommend this job, but there are rumors of an odd little place sitting right at the Stone Bridge east of here. Calls itself Shade Tavern, it's the only building for miles. Some say there's a thing there, a thing that's made common thugs and thieves rich. No one says what they do for it, but I wouldn't call that a sure bet."
A disapproving glance from Kavi at even suggesting such a thing led Velza to stutter into another rumor. "Or. There's rumors of treasure hidden in the Calim Desert leftover from a lost empire, but those rumors are older than the empire." Velza laughed shortly. "I don't think there's much worth finding there."

[Ramsus]

"Well, if there's something making thugs and thieves rich it's something to look in on either to acquire wealth or stop some devil's scheme." Madreth says.

"Don't think we're very prepared for a desert trek quite yet." Sif comments.

"Well, we might as well look around town ourselves then?" Blanc suggests. Everyone else shrugs and nods, barring anyone else in the inn offering them a tour/who would give one they leave to explore the town.


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[Xihirli]

"Maacah, why don't you show our new friends around? I know it's not your hometown, but you know these streets better than half the locals," Velza request of the half-drow, who simply nodded and stands.

"This way," she says to you all.

[Ramsus]

The group follows their new friend. "Thank you." Blanc says and Sif and Madrath give a nod and a smile in thanks as well. Vault gives a belated nod.


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[Xihirli]

"Triboar is mostly a stop for merchants," Maacah explains briefly. "So the biggest thing that's produced here is horses, mules. Yesterday all the ones not on ranches were pulled into the city limits due to the attack, but now a lot will be grazing out there. Most people clean up their animal's dung, but keep a nose and an eye out, hear?"
Maacah fleetly leads you past a market full of early risers, with ranchers, herds-people, and peddlers like Kavi (though not Kavi), weaving in and out of foot traffic with the apathy of long practice.
"Over there is where you'll find quality smithing, not peddler's secondhands," she points out a smithy marked as "Foehammer's Forge."
"What are you looking for? Horses for travel?"

[Ramsus]

"Well, we would be looking for a place I could buy plate armor if we could afford it. So really we're just looking to get to know the place and see if anyone has any jobs for adventurers like us." Sif replies.


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[Xihirli]

“Well, I doubt Foehammer has any right now, but he can make it.”
Maacah studies you briefly. “But the clock is always ticking.”

[Ramsus]

"Something to think about." Sif muses.

"Unless it's in the shop." Vault says, as if making a joke.


We'll find some time to talk shop later.



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[Xihirli]

The half-elf laughed briefly, then returned to her more reserved self almost abruptly. “Is there anything else you’d like to see?” Maacah asks.

[Ramsus]

"Anything you'd recommend?" Sif asks.


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[Xihirli]

“Well, there’s a pretty interesting abandoned old inn. Used to be called the Frost-Touched Frog.” Maacah leads you outside of the walls and to a dilapidated building with a faded sign with a frog.
“Not much to say about this place. Kids say there’s ghosts if you visit at midnight. I don’t believe it myself, but a decent number of people died here.”

[Ramsus]

"Interesting. Well if we're still here tonight, might be worth checking out." Sif says. "Anything else?"

((No is a perfectly reasonable answer, just don't want to miss out on content.))


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Blanc Condition: --

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[Xihirli]

She shrugs. “Not really. I should get to work soon, anyway.”

[Ramsus]

"Well, why don't we look around and see what we can find and meet back at the inn?" Vault suggests. The others nod in agreement and each go their own way. Vault makes sure to go the same direction Maacah did, hopefully catching up to her before she goes too far.


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Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
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[Xihirli]

Vault catches up to Maacah as she enters a shop called the Lion’s Share, marked by a sign with polished shield emblazoned with the head of a stylized golden lion over a blue background hung above the store's entrance.
“Good morning, Miss Ulgar! Aleena have the next week’s herbs ready?”
“Yes, lass. And tell Madame Maxwell to give the husband a good smack, aye?”
“Will do.” Maacah lifts a basket of tea leaves and turns to the exit, spotting Vault.
“Was there something else?”

Sif ventures out of the walls and finds one of several horse ranches called the Happy Horse Ranch.

Blanc goes further in and locates Othovir's Harness Shop, which works with leather.

Madreth finds himself surrounded by wealthy housing, none of which are open to simply walk into.

[Ramsus]

Vault replies, "I was wondering about the work you mentioned, but didn't want to try and have an entire detailed conversation like that in front of the others. They're aware of my background, but it would have been rude to jeopardize your secrets. I'm not interested in any simple robberies or home invasions, but it's possible you might know of jobs that would suit my group that others wouldn't."

Sif pets some horses for a bit before eventually heading over to the blacksmith's to find out the situation with potentially getting plate. Though she doubts she'll ask for some to be custom made as she can't imagine the group will be here that long. But who knows?

Blanc goes into Othovir's Harness Shop and sees if they might be interested in buying the silk and/or leather armor the group has no need of.

Madreth walks around the wealthy area for a while before heading back to the inn to see if Kavi needs to tell them any more details about the arrangement for the jade sale.


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[Xihirli]

Maacah glances left and right. Nobody's immediately in earshot, but the shop does have a patron.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," she says to Vault, then passes her.

"Plate?" Goldhand, the smith, asks. "Haven't got any in stock right now. But if you'd like to put in an order, I could have a set ready in two days."

"This is good quality silk," Othovir, who owns Othovir's Harness Shop, says while observing the Druid's silk armor. "We don't deal in this, but I'd purchase it for my own use. How's three gold coins?"

Madreth finds Kavi peddling his wares in the market on his way back to the inn.
"Ah! Hello... Madreth, yes? Is there any way I can help you?"

[Ramsus]

Vault stares after Maacah wondering why she was wasting her time and then decides "screw it" and walks off to go back to the inn.

Sif frowns and replies, "Sadly I'm not sure if we'll have quite enough so quickly. We haven't heard of any quests or well paying jobs people in town need my adventuring group to do. But it's good to know it wouldn't be a terribly long wait once we do."

Blanc happily sells both sets of armor and then spends some time around town chatting with people to get to know the local culture.

Madreth says, "Well met. I was just wanting to make sure there were no more details we needed to go over about the sale of the jade?"


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[Xihirli]

"Oh, of course," Kavi tells Madreth. "I haven't told you who or where! Now, would you like to travel with me, so I can introduce you... or would you just like a name, a place, and a letter?"

[Ramsus]

"I suppose that depends how long the journey is and when you're leaving." Madreth replies.


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[Xihirli]

"I plan to leave tomorrow morning, and I'm headed to Waterdeep. Two, two and a half days on foot."

[Ramsus]

"Hmmm. I'd love to say we'd join you, but I know there was that thief and thugs thing we wanted to look into and I don't know if any of the other members of my group have found other opportunities while we've been separated. So the letter would be wisest and if we see you at the inn later we will let you know." Madreth replies.


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[Xihirli]

"Alright. Just a moment." Kavi withdraws a parchment and ink pen and writes a brief note outlining the estimated value. "Just hand this over to Anszim, she'll be able to take the whole thing."

[Ramsus]

Madreth thanks Kavi and departs for the inn, where all four have assembled in about an hour. Swapping information they decide to head out for the location of the place where it's rumored thugs and thieves are getting wealthy.


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[Xihirli]

The group moves out of the city toward the rumored "Shade Tavern." They walk past a rough settlement of loggers in the Dessarin Valley, spot various wild turkeys that scatter as the group approaches, and even spot a bird. It's also a turkey.
As you approach the town of Red Larch, the town that comes right before the Stone Bridge, it's becoming late noon.

[Ramsus]

The group enters the town, keeping their eyes peeled for trouble.


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[Xihirli]

They pass a street vendor selling Crumblecake, a wagon shop with several patrons, and a harnessmaker before they start getting toward the other end of the town.

[Ramsus]

They just keep on heading for their goal.


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[Xihirli]

Aside from some wayward glances, the group is unaccosted on their journey toward the Stone Bridge. About three miles off from Red Larch, the group comes upon a dilapidated old building and a sign with two vultures chowing down on another turkey. The sign reads "Shade Tavern."

[Ramsus]

"Looks about right." Sif says to the others who nod and they head in.


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[Xihirli]

A rowdy sound greets them as they approach. Within, laughing gamblers are lit by candlelight as the sun is blocked by the building. A poorly-shaven young bartender jumps at your arrival and stares with something like panic.

[Ramsus]

The group look around for a table to sit at.


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[Xihirli]

There are various tables with an empty seat, and two tables that are totally empty. One is near the entrance, and another is near a staircase with most of the steps intact.

[Ramsus]

The group takes the table by the staircase.


Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
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[Xihirli]

Nearest the group is a table of six Dragonborn - one each of the Chromatic Dragon colors, in addition to a dull gray one.
"I don't like it," the red one says.
"We've been waiting here for hours." Red looks over one shoulder at another group huddling together and talking in secret. "How long are we supposed to surround ourselves with liars, murderers, and thieves?"
"I ask myself the same question about you every day, Nakaha," the white dragonborn smirks.
"I'm serious." Nakaha nods to a table of a Goliath, a kobold, and a goblin playing three-player dragon chess. "The big one's looked over at us no less than four times."
"Which you noticed because you looked over at them no less than six times," the gray one points out.
"Quiet," the green one says with a voice like the humming of mosquitoes. The others pipe down immediately. "The latest group just finished."

True to the word of the apparent leader of that particular table, two large men with hands caked in blood walk gingerly down the staircase, each with a bulging coin purse in one hand.
"N-next are the Kipraa," the barkeep reads off of a list. The six dragonborn stand and follow the green one up, with Nakaha following in last with a suspicious glance backward before following.

[Ramsus]

Madreth says something in draconic to the dragonborn group.

Sif looks over in the bartender and asks, "How long do we have to wait?"


"If you get into any trouble, call down and we'll help. This isn't our kind of company either."



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[Xihirli]

At Madreth's words, Nakaha gasps and snatches a ruby rod from his belt pouch, pointing it at Madreth. However, he's smacked to the ground by the black dragonborn.
"That's appreciated," the white dragonborn says. "I'll keep your offer in mind."
Guided by the beefy scaled hand of the large black dragonborn, Nakaha is pushed up the stairs after the rest of the group.

At Sif's question, the bartender lifts the page and asks: "Would you l-like to s-sign in?"

[Ramsus]

Madreth raises an eyebrow at the panicked reaction.

Sif replies to the bartender, "Yes. As... Blue."


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[Xihirli]

A door slams behind the last of the dragonborn, and at roughly this time Blanc begins to hear a soft hum.

The barkeep jots you down. "S-sometimes it's fast, but you have eight g-groups ahead of you. It c-could be awhile. W-would... food? Drink?"

[Ramsus]

"No thanks." Sif replies, not trusting the quality or the not going to be poisoned or something of the food and drink in this place as suspicious as it is.

Blanc listens more closely to the hum.


Perception: [roll0]



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[Xihirli]

Blanc listens to the hum and narrows its location to a single green scale next to his seat.

[Ramsus]

Blanc picks up the scale and examines it.


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[Xihirli]

The scale holds still and doesn't move.

[Ramsus]

Blanc frowns at this and Madreth shrugs and ritual casts Identify on it.


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[Ramsus]

Madreth whispers what he discovered about the scale to the others who give him confused and worried looks.


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[Xihirli]

It is at roughly that time that the Kipraa return down the staircase, each of them having a single blood-stained hand except for the green and gray ones, and all but the gray one holding bulging coin purses. The gray one is cackling loudly until, at Green's request, the black dragonborn clamps his mouth shut manually.
"I must apologize for Nakaha," the white dragonborn says on their way out.
"I do wish you luck with your ventures."

[Ramsus]

"To you as well?" Madreth replies, pretty sure they would have already offered more if they were going to.


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[Xihirli]

She nods, and the group is shortly out the door.

“N-next...” a shudder came over the barkeep, and then he resumed. “Blue.”
The goliath Nakaha had been eying stood. “Dog bowels! I came in right after those Zhentarrim rejects! I know I’m next!”
“Blue,” the bartender repeats.
“I’m going up there!” He storms past his wide-eyed compatriots and up the stairs.

[Ramsus]

Sif raises an eyebrow at already being called up after having been told they'd have to wait. Blanc raises one when the goliath barges up ahead after being told it was their turn and not his.

Madreth shrugs and the group gets up to follow after the goliath, making no move to stop him. "This is going to end poorly for him isn't it?" Vault asks. Madreth and Blanc both nod in agreement.


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[Xihirli]

He rips the door open, then crumples to the ground, limp, and falls down the staircase, landing on his face in front of your table.

He's dead.

[Ramsus]

"Was not expecting it to be that bad." Madreth comments.

Blanc leans down and checks the goliath to see if he's still alive/could possibly be saved.

Vault leans down and loots the goliath.

Sif uses mage hand to close the door in case the "you die" effect would be in place until the proper people open the door.


Medicine: [roll0]



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[Xihirli]

The Goliath is wearing breastplate, has a hardened leather shield, a warhammer, and seven silver pieces on him. And a locket that says "I love my Mom" you MONSTER!
The Goliath's compatriots, the goblin and the kobold, get up and discreetly walk out.

"Blue," the barkeep repeats.

[Ramsus]

Having closed the door, Sif opens it and everyone heads in presuming nobody feels like they're about to suddenly die.


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[Xihirli]

Crouching on the floor is a creature. Next to it is a single cauldron of platinum pieces, with a pile of empty coin purses next to that. It looks up at you and you all get a good look at it.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/penrith/images/d/d1/Bodak.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20190814105337

"Greetings," it says to you all with a raspy inhale. "My name is Banak. Now..." it sniffs deeply. "You don't belong here. Why have you come?"

[Ramsus]

Religion Checks
Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Madreth: [roll2]
Vault: [roll3]
Hypatia: [roll4]


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[Ramsus]

"Greetings Banak." Madreth says. "We heard unsavory sorts of people were coming here and acquiring money. We were curious as to the veracity of this rumor and the cause if it proved true."


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[Xihirli]

It sniffs again. "I'm not looking for people to kill my weeds."
"You may go."

[Ramsus]

"We would really like to know what you're doing here." Vault replies.
"In fact, we insist." Sif says as Saffron and Pet move to the sides to flank Banak.


Intimidation with Help: [roll0] [roll1]

If it just wouldn't work that's fine.



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[Xihirli]

Batak coughs for a moment, then for a second it occurs to the group that it's laughing.
"Very well, sit down. If you're foolhardy enough for this then I'm sure something will come from this." It waves at the floor.

[Ramsus]

Nonplussed, everyone takes a seat unless they get the sense they're being set up for an attack. Otherwise they just try and tell if this thing is lying or holding back information as it speaks.


Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Madreth: [roll2]
Vault: [roll3]



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[Xihirli]

"The deal is simple. Sign this in your blood, and you can fill a coin purse as full as it gets and be on your way." It passes over contracts to anyone willing to take one. "And then the real fun begins."

[Ramsus]

"And what kind of 'fun' is that?" Vault asks.
"Yes, please do tell." Blanc adds.


Persuasion with Help to try and get it to explain before we agree to anything: [roll0] [roll1]



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[Xihirli]

"Nothing that isn't in the contract," it assures you. "You kill, I collect, I pay again."

[Ramsus]

"Hmmmmmmm." Vault mutters, apparently considering the offer. She looks at the others and gives them a wink at an angle Batak can't see her face at or has Pet do so. The others catch only pretty quickly. Blanc and Madreth let out a sigh and Sif gives Vault a nod. They get up and Vault says, "Alright, sounds like a deal."
As they get up all of them except Madreth, Pet, and Saffron make sure they're not standing next to Batak.
"I am planning on killing a lot of monsters. Getting paid for that sounds good to me." Sif adds.
Madreth moves over as if to take the pen.


Doing Deception to try and get a surprise round.

Vault with Help: [roll0] [roll1]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Ramsus]

Initiative
Sif: [roll0]
Blanc: [roll1]
Madreth: [roll2]
Vault: [roll3]

[Xihirli]

When the party begins to jump it Batak inhales sharply, and ghostly hands extend from within its body to fight.

[roll0]

[Xihirli]

Batak's gaze narrows in on Sif, and she feels her flesh wither and rot under its gaze. The spectral hands stretch out to engulf the room, and they scrape and rub at the bodies of all creatures therein, chilling their skin and filling their minds with death.

Sif must make a DC 13 CON save or take [roll0] necrotic damage, half on a success.

All attack rolls against this thing will have disadvantage and it is not a "creature you can see" for the purpose of spells and abilities unless you look at it. Sif is up followed by the rest of the party.

[Ramsus]

Sif Con save: [roll0]

[Ramsus]

Saffron Con save: [roll0]

[Xihirli]

Batak straightens slightly as the worg attacks. It turns and its chilling gaze hits the eyes of the worg. It stares at the dog for a moment, and the massive beast desperately gasps for air before the breath being drained from it completely.
Saffron dies.

[Ramsus]

Not really knowing what to do here, Sif backs up a bit and throws her spear.


Attack: [roll0]
disadvantage: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

Despite not really looking, Sif's spear pierces through the creature's hood and makes a sharp crack sound as it bounces off skin. The creature lets out the kind of grunt one might make if pegged with a rock. As Sif hovers near the door, the spectral hands reach for her throat and begin to squeeze, the fingers sinking right into her skin to snatch the air itself.

At the end of Sif's turn, she takes 5 necrotic damage. Madreth is up.

[Ramsus]

Madreth being already next to Badak enters the form of Enduring Earth style and then says, "This is what I think of your filthy lucre foul thing." and a coin flings out of the pot at high speeds towards Badak.


Madreth bonus action Enduring Earth Style: As a bonus action, you may activate or deactivate this stance. While within this stance, you have disadvantage on attack rolls, resistance to all damage, advantage on any check or save to resist being moved, and your movement speed is 5 feet.

Catapult: DC 13 Dex save or take [roll0] bludgeoning damage.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

[roll0]
blah blah blah

The creature ducks under the coin, and lets its spectral hands do their thing on Madreth's breath as well.

[Ramsus]

Vault backs up so that she's blocking the doorway. Meanwhile Pet breaths out a cloud of dust at Badak.

Blanc conjures a stack of berries into his hands and walks over to Vault and Sif who he hands 3 each to.


Vault moves.
Pet uses Blinding Breath (Recharge 6): The mephit exhales a 15-foot cone of blinding dust. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
For the sake of not having to roll the recharge on it's own as a post later but technically this happens at the start of Pet's next turn: [roll0]

Blanc casts Goodberry, moves, hands out goodberries.

Vault, Pet, and Blanc take 5 damage. =(



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

[roll0]
other ke$ha song

[Xihirli]

The dust spins toward it, so the creature pulls its hood over its face to avoid the worst of it. Once that's done, its attention turns immediately and completely to the Dust Mephit.
"This is not your fight," it tells Pet. "Go back home."

Pet must make a DC 13 CON save to halve [roll0] necrotic damage.

[Xihirli]

[roll0]
TIMBER is sorta a Ke$ha song

At the explosion, the thing reaches for its eyes but finds itself unready this time. It hacks for a moment and rubs at its eye-holes. It is blind.

[Ramsus]

Sif glows with a holy aura and she, Blanc, and Vault all feel the urge to eat so they eat a goodberry. For some reason it's capital G good. The she tries to smash Batak over the top of the head with her sword, which leaves a vibrating aura around Batak.

Madreth causes the coin the misses Batak a moment before to be hurled at it again.

Vault makes a gesture and Pet is replaced by... Pet in the same form.

Blanc moves over to Sif and casts a protective ward on her.


Sif bonus action Angel's Snack: As a free action, four creatures, including yourself, of your choice in range may immediately eat or drink an item such as a potion or other concoction, a flask of liquid, or a morsel of food that they have at hand, on their person, or is unattended and within reach. Each of these creatures regains 1 hit point in addition to any other effects their consumption may have.
Sif, Blanc, and Vault all eat a goodberry which restores 5 hp because of Angel's Snack + Blanc's Disciple of Life.

Sif Booming Blade: [roll0]
advantage: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]

Madreth Catapult: DC 13 Dex save for [roll4]

Vault summons Pet as a Dust Mephit.

Blanc casts Virtue on Sif: [roll5] temp hp

All of them take 5 damage on the ends of their turns, except Madreth who takes 2.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

[roll0]
Crazy kids

[Xihirli]

The blind creature stumbles into a coin that taps its hand, then Sif's sword bounces off of its midsection, eliciting an oof from the creature. It scrapes at its empty eyes, and hissing in frustration it listens carefully, taking note of every movement about.

Dodge.
End of turn con save: [roll0]

[Ramsus]

Sif continues attacking Batak with her sword.

Madreth readies a spell to fling another coin at Batak as soon as he sees an opening.

Pet readies itself to breath dust into Batak's face right after Madreth's spell.

Blanc heals Sif while making a protective ward on Vault this time.


Sif Booming Blade:
disadvantage: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]

Her 5 damage is absorbed by the temp hp.

Madreth readies Catapult for the start of Batak's turn after Dodge ends but before it can take an action: DC 13 Dex save for [roll4]

Pet readies Blinding Breath for right after Catapult: The mephit exhales a 15-foot cone of blinding dust. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Recharge for next turn: [roll]1d6

Blanc casts Virtue on Vault: [roll5] temp hp
Blanc bonus action Healing Word Sif: [roll6] healing

All of them take 5 damage on the ends of their turns, except Madreth who takes 2.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

[roll0]
Gonna die young

[Xihirli]

[roll0] dkajjk

[Xihirli]

Batak ducks under a coin and howls with rage as Sif's sword swipe hits what very well may have been evil air. Another scattering of dust goes at it, but it lifts its hood. It watches keenly as Blanc heals Sif, and stares right at Blanc.

Blanc gets to save for half of [roll0] with Con!

[Ramsus]

Blanc Con save: [roll0]

[Ramsus]

Pet Refresh: [roll0]

[Ramsus]

Sif waits to swing her sword until almost the last moment.

Madreth inhales one of his concoctions, a light blue thing of whispy vapors.

Pet tries to force Batak to look at it, but when this doesn't result in blinding death like before, Vault changes Pet to a Pixie.... that she summons out of sight of Batak by opening the door behind her a crack and looking through.

Blanc protects Vault and heals himself.


Sif Readies Booming Blade for right before Batak's turn: [roll0]
dis/advantage depending on if Batak is blinded or not: [roll1]
damage: [roll2]
if crit: [roll3]

Madreth uses Ether. Gains a 1st level spell slot.

Pet looks at Batak voluntarily failing it's save and dying: Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Con saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Vault summons a Pixie outside of the room. It then moves so it's 25 feet away from the door since I have no idea how big/the function of Batak's damage aura works.

Blanc casts Virtue on Vault: [roll4] temp hp
Blanc bonus action Healing Word self: [roll5] healing

All of them take 5 damage on the ends of their turns, except Madreth who takes 2.



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

The pixie flies out toward the other patrons. One half-elf springs from his seat and yells: “oh gods, they’ve found me!” and sprints for the door.
The thing’s eyes narrow on Vault as she performs the summoning, then it glares back at Blanc.

((OOC: Withering gaze song and dance. [roll0]))

[Ramsus]

Blanc Con save: [roll0]

[Xihirli]

As Blanc hits splintery floorboards, the thing addresses you all once more.
"That one’s a fighter, but I will kill it in about six seconds. You’re entirely too much trouble, pick up your luggage and get out before then."

[Ramsus]

Sif Insight: [roll0]

[Ramsus]

Sif, not trusting Batak to not attack her the moment she turns away much less to not send people after them later, copies Vault and summons a pixie... but outside the hole in the wall to outdoors she sees. It then flits a bit away so Batak can't see it. And then does the holy light and eating thing again, though sadly Blanc can't act to eat so it's just her and Vault.

Madreth prepares to throw his hi-potion to either Sif's or Blanc's aid at the moment they need it.

Vault has Pet return and attempt to turn Batak into a snail.


Sif mimic's Vault and summons a Pixie outdoors, just outside the damage aura range and then move sideways so Batak can't see it through the hole.
Sif bonus action Angel's Snack. Sif and Vault eat a goodberry and heal 5.

Madreth readies an action to use Hi-Potion on either Sif or Blanc if it turns to look at either of them. In Sif's case after taking the damage, in Blanc's case before.

Pet returns to the room and casts Polymorph DC 12 Wisdom save on Batak.

Blanc Death save: [roll0]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --

[Xihirli]

((OOC spoilers are impossible on mobile
[roll0]))

[Ramsus]

Pet saves: [roll0] [roll1]

[Xihirli]

As the pixie takes aim at the undead, it looks back. The pixie bleeds through its nose as its mind is assaulted. Pet dies again.

[Xihirli]

Batak snarls an otherworldly screech of anger.
"I’ve never met anyone who throws their life away so consistently that’s still alive! Allow me to right the world!”"

It turns its gaze once more to Blanc, and Blamc’s flesh withers under the gaze.

((DC 13 con save vs [roll0] necrotic damage on Blanc.))

[Ramsus]

Heals for Blanc: [roll0]
Con save for Blanc: [roll1]

[Ramsus]

Sif has her pixie return and try to do what Vault's failed to do. Because it was their only hope of survival at this point.


Pixie looks at Batak to cast Polymorph DC 12 Wis save.

Con saves: [roll0] [roll1]



Sif (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149667) Concentration: --
Sif Condition: --
Saffron Condition: --

Blanc (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149668) Concentration: --
Blanc Condition: --

Madreth (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149670) --
Madreth Condition: --

Vault (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2149669) Condition: --
Pet Condition: --