Garmus marches over, swinging his axe.  "Ya best listen to the lady and the bird ya wanton popinjay or I'll split ya from stem ta stern."

Intimidation 23

"I know and care not about this coven that you speak of.  I am looking Falthrax." repeated sternly to the transformed Saede.  The man's transformation did not seem to phase her in the slightest. "Tell me where they are and we'll leave this book.  Don't and it will not end well for you or your coven."

Saede gets up. "Who the-? I know nothing of a person named Falthax, I simply guard the bathhouse. I know nothing of what the hags are doing." 

"So that's why you're hot. You're literally a fiend. Neat." 

"Yes, thank you. How astute."

"Right - here's the thing, Saeth, Saede, who knows what? You leave and you don't die. You don't and you do. Simple as that. Also, really - hags? Are your standards that low? I'd imagine someone with your appearances would be able to punch in a higher tier...or maybe you're into hags...no judgement here..." 

"You're absolutely terrible at this whole intimidation thing, you know that, right?"

Garmus marches over, swinging his axe.  "Ya best listen to the lady and the bird ya wanton popinjay or I'll split ya from stem ta stern."

"Yipe!" Saede screams. "That's all I know! The coven is in the tower! In the tower! I don't know what they're doing in there. They don't let me in, only to keep people out. Even the shrine is sealed!"

"I knew it." Ilmar shakes his head.

I'm going to go change. Wanna come? Eralynn asked Crystal.

He nods at Crystal "Aye, call me Garmus.  Yer from the--"  He stops and turns as he hears Ecko's call.  "What's goin' on over there?"  Seeing Saede turn into a cambion he pulls his axe.

"It's nice to meet you Gar....mus...." her voice slowly fading as he turns and heads towards Echo.  "Are they always like this?"  she looks towards Eralynn lightly confused as Garmus takes off so quickly.

I'm going to go change. Wanna come? Eralynn asked Crystal.

"Yes, absolutely.... going out there in this itty bitty of a robe that I have on just won't do, unless I'm TRYING to distract them from taking care of that idiot desk clerk" she turns to Eralynn and starts giggling a bit "Did you know that when I first got here I was able to get a deal on the cost?  Yeah, typical male, I simply leaned in a bit so that he could see a little cleavage and voila, he gave me a discount" she demonstrates by leaning forward a bit and giving a sultry look.  "Anyway, let's go get dressed and help them out... they will probably need us." she proceeds to the changing area with Eralynn.

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"I know and care not about this coven that you speak of.  I am looking Falthrax." repeated sternly to the transformed Saede.  The man's transformation did not seem to phase her in the slightest. "Tell me where they are and we'll leave this book.  Don't and it will not end well for you or your coven."

Saede gets up. "Who the-? I know nothing of a person named Falthax, I simply guard the bathhouse. I know nothing of what the hags are doing." 

"So that's why you're hot. You're literally a fiend. Neat." 

"Yes, thank you. How astute."

"Right - here's the thing, Saeth, Saede, who knows what? You leave and you don't die. You don't and you do. Simple as that. Also, really - hags? Are your standards that low? I'd imagine someone with your appearances would be able to punch in a higher tier...or maybe you're into hags...no judgement here..." 

"You're absolutely terrible at this whole intimidation thing, you know that, right?"

Garmus marches over, swinging his axe.  "Ya best listen to the lady and the bird ya wanton popinjay or I'll split ya from stem ta stern."

"Yipe!" Saede screams. "That's all I know! The coven is in the tower! In the tower! I don't know what they're doing in there. They don't let me in, only to keep people out. Even the shrine is sealed!"

"I knew it." Ilmar shakes his head.

Keeping Saede within her peripheral vision, she turned to the other man who had spoken (Ilmar) and said, "Who are you?  If you know something speak."  There was a hint of annoyance in her voice.  She was getting rather tired of this particular book's shenanigans.  (Does she get a ping from Ilmar?  Detect Evil and Good is still active

"It's nice to meet you Gar....mus...." her voice slowly fading as he turns and heads towards Echo.  "Are they always like this?"  she looks towards Eralynn lightly confused as Garmus takes off so quickly.
Eralynn laughed, but no sound come out of her mouth. She nodded yes in a loving way. She made a sign with her hand indicating that, one day, they'll grow on you very quickly.

"Yes, absolutely.... going out there in this itty bitty of a robe that I have on just won't do, unless I'm TRYING to distract them from taking care of that idiot desk clerk" she turns to Eralynn and starts giggling a bit.
Eralynn giggles too. It is very itty bitty!
"Did you know that when I first got here I was able to get a deal on the cost?  Yeah, typical male, I simply leaned in a bit so that he could see a little cleavage and voila, he gave me a discount" she demonstrates by leaning forward a bit and giving a sultry look.
Eralynn made no attempt to hide the fact that she was indeed gawking and turned red.
"Anyway, let's go get dressed and help them out... they will probably need us." she proceeds to the changing area with Eralynn.
She nodded animatedly, almost dropping her sketchbook, and began redressing. At least she was shaved and clean, and it felt good.

"Who are you?  If you know something speak." 
"I do indeed. My name is Ilmar. Three months ago, I received a haunting vision of my old friend Sylvarie, who appeared to be in a suffering state, and appearing as though her face was being reflected in a broken mirror. Looking into this event, I came from Silverymoon a month ago, then to the temple. I instinctively suspected that the goings-on at the bathhouse hid some dark secret and decided to investigate by posing as an aesthetician seeking employment. I seems like we have the same goal, if different people."

Detect Evil and Good does not ping, but he seems sincere.

Saede takes a step back as if deeply contemplating retreat.

"You all dressed hun?" she asks Eralynn "Oh good.  Oh, don't you look cute" she states emphatically "We best get over to the others... don't want them to start thinking something happened to us." with that she grabs Eralynn's hand and gently pulls as she says "Let's go" she releases her hand once they are headed back towards where the rest of the group was.  As the two of them arrive to where Echo, Garmus, Ysabell, Llmar, and Saeth are she whispers to Eralynn "He doesn't look the same as when he was just a desk clerk" 

That's a frightful color but it seems to suit her well... even looks good on her, that must be Ysabell she thinks to herself as they had never actually been formally introduced since everything was in a jumbled motion ever since Eralynn tried to start introducing her to the others.  She looks to Echo and Ysabell "Does he know where Falthrax is or does he remember even seeing a dwarf recently?"

"You all dressed hun?" she asks Eralynn
Eralynn nodded, coming out.
"Oh good.  Oh, don't you look cute" she states emphatically.
No, you do. She blushed.
"We best get over to the others... don't want them to start thinking something happened to us." 
She nodded, following. As the two of them arrive to where Echo, Garmus, Ysabell, Llmar, and Saeth are she whispers to Eralynn "He doesn't look the same as when he was just a desk clerk" 
She shook her head no, agreeing. It wasn't the same where there was a devious infernal influence involved, and her sexual desire to get porked by his flesh injection quickly withered.

Garmus grabs Saede by the front of his shirt and pulls him close.  "How do ya unseal the Tower and the Shrine."  He glares at the fiend.

"I don't know. I'm not allowed in there." he admits. Make a DC14 WIS save.

Ruh roh.

Wis ST 6

Unless Ecko pulls some counterspell shit out of his beak, you feel the overwhelming urge to flee as far from this place as you can for about less than a minute.

Garmus feels a strange sensation in his gut.  Is that...fear?  He drops Saede and starts backing up, a look of terror on his face.  He almost trips on his own feet trying to get away from the area.

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"You're absolutely terrible at this whole intimidation thing, you know that, right?"

 

 Ecko crosses his arms and bristles his neck. Some feathers rise in irritation. "You know you're horrible at this 'fiend' thing, right?" he retorts, returning to his normal, jovial self after Garmus's following jest. 

And as Saethe steps away to retreat, Ecko shakes his head and quickly surrounds him, still wielding a dagger thrumming with magical power. "Right, Saethe, now you've made me mad. Tell us what you know and we'll escort you out, okay? What are the hags? What else is in there? What can they do?" 

He then sees Garmus presumably turn to flee. He squawks in irritation. "Come on, Garmus! Don't be a coward." He then looks at Saeth, attempting to muster up as much intimidation as a 0 can roll on a rather adorable Kenku. "You've - how do you say it, Saeth, ****ed up? Ysabell, let's send this fiend back where he belongs." 

Ecko, in all his glorious, bathrobed self, whirls around and sticks Saeth another time with his dagger. 
Booming Blade
Attack: 13 (I messed up the roll. This should be a 17 to hit) Damage: 13. Saeth takes 3 Thunder damage if he uses any movement next turn. 

Ysabell's Scythe gleamed in delight as the elf smashed it on the ground, releasing an ominous and melodious sound across the courtyard grounds.  "You chose this fate..." she commented quietly almost to herself.  Without turning in Eralynn's direction, she added, "Make sure he's alright.  We shall handle this one..."  

• Cast Toll the Dead on Saede.  DC15 WIS Save or take 14 Necrotic Damage

"You know you're horrible at this 'fiend' thing, right?" 
"Fooled you all long enough, though. Later!"

Eralynn looks at Garmus, concerned. Where was he going? He was never afraid of anything. Even his grandmother. She turned to Saede with a look of building anger. Seeing that it's four against one, he takes the damage and disengages, fleeing.

Save: 3

Craystal was feeling a bit confused by the whole scene... Garmus, who was one of the biggest meanest sounding guys she had seen in a while, suddenly got scared as if he was a puppy being scolded and running off.  This didn't make much sense, although Saeth was a cambion... a fiend... they do have some powerful spells.  Suddenly he pulls away and starts to flee?!  Oh no, no, no.... that just won't do, we have to stop him from getting to those hags she thinks to herself.  "Where are you going ass-hat?!" she declares as she casts Fire Bolt at the fleeing fiend.... but it's not a Fire Bolt, it's a bolt of acid instead!  She expends 1 sorcery point to transmute the spell from fire to acid and then aiming it at his legs.

Acid Bolt Attack: 25 Damage: 9

Garmus continues to move away from the the terrifying creature, he can't seem to get away fast enough.  The only other time he had felt this way was when one of his bounties got a hold of his beard and almost cut it off!

"Damnit" Crystal mutters "I was really hoping that would slow him down a bit"

"We got to catch him before he warns those hags about us!" Crystal takes off running after him.

Saede has no interested in warning the hags. He flies off in a different direction and into the forest, more concerned about his life than anything else.

Maybe we can explore this place in peace now? Eralynn wondered.

Crystal slows and stops her chase as she sees that the cambion has decided to make a run for it to save his own sorry leathery hide.  She walks back to the others "See??  It just takes a little bit of chasing and he flies away all scared like." she states as if she had done something but knowing that she really hadn't.  She looks at Ysabell "So, you must be Ysabell... Eralynn here has been trying to find you all so that she could introduce me to you.  I'm Crystal and it's very nice to meet you finally."