Wrath of the Righteous - Worldwound Incursion [IC]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna does everything she can to help Anevia walk, eager to get back to her commander.

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Perception: (1d20)[4]

[Zhentarim]

Waking up, the dwarf dons some armor.

”These women’s clothes do not fit well at all.”

[Diachronos]

In the morning, Skerak takes a moment to strengthen his defenses with the earth's power before they head out.

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Accepting 1 point of burn to increase Skerak's Flesh of Stone to DR 2/Adamantine for the day

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt 7/7, Dragon Scale 2/3
Effects:  Levitate

Luna is glad that her watch was boring and uneventful. Everyone's safety is her priority, and she'll gladly take boredom along with it. In the morning, she assents to the librarians' request. "Fine, you can stay here. Just make sure you have enough to eat and don't open the vault door for anyone that's not us or sent by us! The password we'll give them is umm...Sheep-Shead. Remember that."

As they get ready to leave, Lunalesca goes over the half-burnt note. "Hmm...Nyserian manor isn't too far away here I think. We might check it out on our way to the Heart. Hey Horgus, you know anything about this Nyserian fella? Had any business dealings with him? Apparently his place is a Templar safehouse."

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[Kish]

Hesper sleeps lightly. In the morning, she considers Aravashnial's words and says, "I'd think this place would be an obvious target if the demons noticed it was somehow still intact, but then, traveling with us makes our group a bigger target, too. We'll contact you when we find somewhere more unambiguously safe." Her words and manner don't acknowledge the possibility that there is nowhere like that anywhere nearby.

[Zhentarim]

“We should ask to take whatever currency we can carry. While I doubt we will find shops, we could use the money to bargain should be need to.”

[Kallimakus]

"I'm coming with you and I'm not leaving my money with these grubby librarians. Good work though they might do" Horgus says to Diamond as he packs more of his things. "Don't expect me to fight though."

"As for the Nyserian manor, I'm no close friend of Kandro Nyserian. He loaned a lot of gold from me not too long ago..." he says. "Never learned what it was for."
He clearly doesn't want to dwell on thoughts of what that money might have been spent on.

You set off towards Nyserian manor. And arrive to find a crater. A trench, not unlike the one you fought across a day earlier, has carved the manor into nothing. A few exposed basement rooms have also been crushed into nothing.

Those basement rooms might have been for hosting the Templars of the Ivory Labyrinth, but their service has come to an end.

[Diachronos]

"Well, I think we can safely assume that there's nothing going on here."

[Zhentarim]

”Agreed!”
. . .

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna frowns. "That solves that question. We should make haste to the Heart already."

[Zhentarim]

”Absolutely”

[Frosty]

"Let's do a quick search for any documentations left behind, and then we'll go straight for the Heart. Intel is crucial right now."

[Zhentarim]

Diamond looks through the rubble.

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(1d20+8)[17]

[Kallimakus]

The group spends a while searching the Nyserian Manor. It does appear that there were no casualties there. Afterwards, the group heads off North, towards the Defender's Heart.

Through the broken streets you travel, accompanied by the smell of smoke and occasional distant screams. As you cross a street, the group can hear scrabbling sounds nearby.
"What was that?" Anevia asks, turning her head.
"I don't know" Horgus says, heading to the center of the group.

There is another scrabbling sound, and then a terrifying howl that shakes everyone hearing it, and a large, quill-coated hound leaps from one of the ruins. It lands within 20 feet of the group.

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Roll Perception, Will Save (vs Supernatural Curse effect)and Initiative to determine who goes first.
The curse inflicts 1 Wisdom damage, save every hour.

[Diachronos]

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Will save: (1d20+2)[9]
Initiative: (1d20+3)[7]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna is shocked by the creature. "It's a howler! It came from the Abyss, likely reinforcements for the demons!" she warns, too surprised to do anything else.

[Zhentarim]

Diamond, who had holstered his pistol, draws the pistol and fires at the monster.

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(1d20+5)[13]
(1d8)[5]

[Kish]

Hesper grabs her bow and shoots at the dog-thing.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[10] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[16] Damage: (1d6)[5] Sneak attack damage, if it's flat-footed: (1d6)[1] Critical damage: (2d6)[3]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 24/24 | AC: 19 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 6/4/8
Diplomacy/Bluff +11 | Knowledge Religion/History +8 | Knowledge Planes +10 | Perception +11 | 
Resources:  Channels 5/5, Fire Bolt 7/7, Dragon Scale 3/3
Effects:  

"So many monsters from the abyss. I don't think this one is immune to my fire, however, so...FIRE ARROW!" Luna shoots a jet of flame in the shape of an arrow, at the howling beast.

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Use Fire bolt: (1d20+5)[13]
Damage: (1d6)[3]

[Kallimakus]

The howler is struck by the bullet and firebolt. It howls again, but the supernatural impact gone, and charges with its quills bristling. Its jaws reach for Diamond, one that hurt it the most.

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8 damage taken. Charged for -2 AC
(1d20+10)[20], (1d8+4)[12] attack, damage

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna grimaces as the attack lands on Diamond. She rushes to his side.

"Get off of him!" She swings Radiance angrily, striking the creature in the forehead.

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(1d20+5)[15]
(1d8+6)[13]

[Zhentarim]

"S H I T! You'll pay for that!"

Diamond takes a moment to study the beast in front of him, and then he punches it with his gauntlet-clad hand.

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Study Target Howler as Move Action
Punch Howler as Standard Action

str=13

(1d3+2)[5]
(1d20+5)[18]

[Diachronos]

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Hit: (1d20+7)[20]/(1d20+7)[21]
Damage: (2d6+8)[13]/(4d6+16)[28]

[Kish]

Hesper shoots at the monster again.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[15] Critical threat check: (1d20+3)[20] Damage: (1d6)[5] Critical damage: (2d6)[6]

[Kallimakus]

The monster snaps and howls as it is subjected to a barrage of attacks. Ranged blast from Skerak and arrows from Anevia and Hesper strike the beast. Diamond, already caught in combat with the Howler throws a sudden punch, which causes the beast's quills to bristle, leaving one lodged in his arm. Shauna, armed with the glowing Radiance, lands a strike on the beast, taking a quill herself.

The weight of attacks brings down the monster, leaving it dead. There as the odd metallic glint on it's side, but in its death throes, the quills squirm, starting to droop slowly as life bleeds out of the monster.

Luna offers healing to Diamond, curing the bite wound suffered by the dwarf.

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(1d4+1)[3] Quill damage vs Shauna (it activates whenever it is attacked in melee). She needs a Ref save, DC 14
(1d4+1)[3] Quill vs Diamond. Also needs Ref save.
(Failing Ref save leaves a foot-long quill lodged in them, causing intense pain and requiring a Heal check (DC 15) to remove. Failing the check deals 1d4+1 damage
(1d8+3)[10] Cure Light Wounds from Luna to Diamond.

To retrieve the object, you need a DC 10 Reflex save, or you suffer a quill for 1d4+1 damage (and need a DC 14 Ref check or have a quill lodged.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna winces as a quill gets lodged in her. She shakes it off and carefully reaches out to pick up the metallic object.

[Frosty]

"Do you need any help with that? I'm no surgeon, but maybe I can hole something still while you pull?" Luna asks the paladin.

[Zhentarim]

”Thank you, Luna.”
Diamond sits on a piece of rubble to rest a moment, closing his eyes.

[NeoSeraphi]

"Thank you," Shauna replies, smiling at Luna. She nods for the cleric to hold the creature still, and she pulls the metallic object free.

[Kallimakus]

The embedded object is a silversheen dagger of exquisite quality. It is in the shape of a holy symbol of Iomedae, shaped like a little sword.

"Nice work" Anevia says, limping closer. "Let's sort ourselves out and move along. That howl might bring something here if we linger."

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The dagger is masterwork quality, works against DR/silver and functions as a holy symbol of Iomedae for spellcasting. Appraise to evaluate the worth.

You'll need to roll heal checks to remove the barbs, or elect to take 10. You may also pull them out by force, but this deals 7 damage. While the combat was over, I didn't bring it up, but the quills leave their victim sickened until removed. Those things are vicious