IC - Against the Cult of the Reptile God - Chapter 1: The Darkness in Orlane

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Zasio Blackthorn:
HP: 31
AC: 14
Objects of Interest: Z Goodberries (3 - each heals 1 hp), SB Goodberries (3 - each heals 4 hp)
Up top, the owl, Acorn, prompted by a new set of requests, put its wings down, gestured at the woodsman Zasio and turned his body, bowing toward the opening. His head swiveled backwards to regard the woodsman and a wing came up to lay flight feathers vertically bisecting his beak. If it were a finger the gesture would have been unmistakable if slightly disturbing given the angles.
Zasio nodded at the owl. "It seems Aldan wants me to follow after him." The Half Elf drew his two short swords from their sheaths, then looked to his remaining companions. "If you hear too much noise, feel free to join us." With that said, he makes his way down the stairs.

OOC wrote:Stealth Check:
_: 1D20+5 = [19]+5 = 24.
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Aldan's attack goes off without a hitch. A quick sudden hit, a raised cape and a step to the side.

The guard collapses to the ground in a heap. The remaining three guards gaze at him with dull eyes, and after seeing nothing of note besides the fallen guard they go back to idly staring at the stairway. None of them make a sound, or show any signs of sympathy to their fallen companion.

Zasio's silent decent is completely unnoticed from below, and in moments he's standing at the bottom of the stairs before a strange looking depiction of a night sky.
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Aldan
Passive Perception:14 | Init:+4 | AC:17 | HP:21/21

Aldan, knew from his link to Acorn that Zasio had entered the hole.
perc: 1d20+4 8
But he couldn't see the man's decent. He could only hope the scout was well hidden.

Aldan dismisses the midnight sky letting the little light of the sun back in to the chamber at the same time as, from his hidden position near one of the guards, now blinded as the human's eyes adjust to the new light and their standing orders have them investigate the stairs again, strikes out as before, seeking to drop the nearby guard with a non-lethal conk, then disappear again to move behind another of the men.
attacks from stealth at advantage.
attk w./ adv: 2#1d20+6 10 16

non-lethal: 1d8+4 12
non-lethal sneak: 2d6 4
16 dmg total to knock him out.
bonus action to stealth [Rogue ability].

stealth: 1d20+6 11
That... May or may not have worked.
At this point Acorn flaps in through the hole.
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Tyragorn
HP: 21 AC:18


Tyragorn tensed as Zasio followed the other elf down the hole. Even though he understood they were trying to be sneaky, he didn't like being left outside alone. Then, without any indication why, the owl went down the hole. Zasio had said to wait for sound, leaving Tyragorn with a choice. Unsure what happening, he figured it should end up better if he was there to help and headed down the stairs.
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Zasio Blackthorn:
HP: 31
AC: 14
Objects of Interest: Z Goodberries (3 - each heals 1 hp), SB Goodberries (3 - each heals 4 hp)

The Half-Elf's eyes automatically blinked at the rapid change in lighting at the bottom of the stairs, but he was used to such things and took a quick glance to take in his surroundings.
OOC wrote:Perception: _: 1D20+4 = [20]+4 = 24, just to get a quick layout of the area.
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Aldan second attack goes off without a hitch, taking out a second guard.
As he slumps to the ground, Aldan is left out in the open, knocked off balance as the body falls against him.

The other guards, in spite of it all, seem oblivious.

At least until the illusion drops revealing Zasio standing there. The elf's darkvision shows him the entire room without any issues. In the far left corner are two ragged looking humans carrying some spears that have seen better days. On the floor over on the right are two more guards, with Aldan standing over them.
OOC: They barely miss seeing Aldan. But with the illusion gone they notice Zasio.

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Aldan
Passive Perception:14 | Init:+4 | AC:17 | HP:21/21
init: 1d20+4 22
Aldan moves at the same time as Acorn. They reach Guard 4 at the same time, the owl distracts Guard 4 with a flap of it's wings. Aldan takes advantage of the distraction to attempt to knock the man senseless.

"Go for knockout." Aldan advises.
rapier non-lethal atk w/adv: 2#1d20+6 21 14
21 to hit.

rapier dmg: 1d8+4 6
sneak: 2d6 4
10 total non-lethal to Guard 4.
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The man flinches bringing his arms up to protect his face from the sudden onslaught of owl, only to catch the hilt of a sword in the side of his head, sending him into a twitching heap at Aldan's feet.
OOC: One guard remains.
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Tyragorn
HP: 21 AC:18


Tyragorn reached the bottom of the stairs and saw one man about to face off against Aldan. As Zasio headed forward, he pulled out his spear and threw.
Initiative: 1d20+3 18
Spear throw: 1d20+5 17
Spear damage: 1d6+3 7
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Aldan's eyes widened. "These are mind-controlled townsmen, I think. Go for knockouts." he hisses.
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Zasio Blackthorn:
HP: 31
AC: 14
Objects of Interest: Z Goodberries (3 - each heals 1 hp), SB Goodberries (3 - each heals 4 hp)

Zasio readied himself in case Tyragorn's attack doesn't knock out the remaining guard.
OOC wrote:Initiative: _: 1D20+3 = [8]+3 = 11.

I'll wait to see if Shock's attack takes out the last one and if not then I'll post Zasio's action.
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Tyragorn's spear hits the ground between the last guard's legs, tripping the man. He falls, landing head first on the shaft on his spear, knocking himself out.

After a few moments of silence Jessica comes down the stairs holding up her light.

"Is everybody okay?"
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Zasio Blackthorn:
HP: 31
AC: 14
Objects of Interest: Z Goodberries (3 - each heals 1 hp), SB Goodberries (3 - each heals 4 hp)

"Yes Sister, the guards have been subdued. " Zasio answers back to the cleric.
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Aldan
Passive Perception:14 | Init:+4 | AC:17 | HP:21/21

Aldan frowns to look at the state of the men. Severe malnutrition, unsanitary. He almost wished he'd learned to magically clean things.... or at least get rid of odors. "We should get them bound and gagged at the very least. Where should we put them though? We know nothing of shift changes and we don't know if their discovery would raise alarm. They didn't seem the curious sort, only compulsorily obsessed with the entrance's blockage. I bet if we put them up through the hole bound and gagged any replacements wouldn't bother looking for them. That would mean hauling them up the slippery stairs, though." he purses his lips. "What do you guys think?" he asks.
"Also... considering they haven't had a good meal in.... I don't know, by the looks of them... what do you guys think about... after they are tied up and put somewhere, we feed them a goodberry each, one from Zasio's batch. It'd wake them but it would also supply some nutrients when it looks like they've only known deprivation." he looks them over with concerned eyes. "Thoughts?"
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Zasio Blackthorn:

HP: 31

AC: 14

Objects of Interest: Z Goodberries (3 - each heals 1 hp), SB Goodberries (3 - each heals 4 hp)

"Perhaps we could hide them by the stairs covered with something? They didn't seemed to be worried about that area until they had a reason to." The ranger says as he glances about for something that might be useful to cover the unconscious guards with.

"As to feeding them Goodberries, I think that would best be done after we've finished our business here." Zasio says giving the guards a glance with less concerned eyes.
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