In it's primal fury, it continues to shrug off everything that comes at it. Ignoring the frost building on its arms, it takes a mighty swing at Ashley, but as the pick axe approaches her it slows and is turned to the side by the magical armour she has cloaked herself in. The pick smashes instead against the stone wall.
Hearing Ashley and the rat-man in combat back up the tunnel, Joren trots back, covering most of his face as needed. As soon as he gets a clear view of the rat-man, he uses a bonus action to re-summon his echo 15' past him and moves it potentially 30' further as needed to be in melee with the rat-man. Trying to make it so Ashley can disengage and run onward if she wants but the rat-man would still have to get by the echo.
He attacks from the echo's position with his greatsword, snarling and shouting. Since he hasn't witnessed Malachi's revelation with the staples, the attack is (attemptedly) lethal.
The echo slashes diagonally across the thing's chest, wounding it deeply. The rat head opens its mouth to shriek, but the sound dies as Joren sees the tip of a crossbow bolt burst through its right eye. The rat-man falls forward, dead at the echo's feet.
Ashley's eyes about bug out when Joren's echo slashes through and gets the ratman's blood on her and then the bolt through the eye. "Aaah!!"she again yells towards the ones approaching, "Get the one down the right tunnel!" and she turns on her heel, wiping the blood from her face and runs down the tunnel towards Joren, keeping the now blood spattered rag over her face.
Joren hands Ashley the necklace with the little rat ears as they exit the moss/spore area of the tunnel.
"Ashley," (he gives her a grim but warm smile), "I am thinking first be using your fire to burn away these rat ears. I will be chasing down the tunnel listening for squeaks of pain from the messenger rat this one was sending before I could hit him." (He points down at the unconscious cultist). "We must be preventing their message from going through."
"Once the ears are gone, then if you are having a rope, tying him up being best, I am thinking. Having no rope or torches, I, with my pack being gone."
Malachi turns his attention down the other corridor as Ashley shouts her warning. Seeing the other man struggle free of the earthen grasp and begin to flee, Malachi centers his own mind, pushing past a feeling of sliding tentacles, and grabs his necklace as he shouts down the tunnel.
“Wait, we mean you no harm.” His voice changes and it carries the power of a suggestion“Drop your weapons and come speak with us. Tell us of Razmus so we can prepare for him as well”
"You got it, soldier!" she takes the necklace in one hand and in the other, with a flick of the wrist she casts produce flame and holds the fire in her hand. She then holds the necklace full of ears over the flame, letting it lick the lobes listening for the little rat cries.
Lancet drops a knife he had been holding and turns around to face Malachi. He wipes sweaty palms on his trousers as he starts to walk over. "You wish to be of Razmus as well? That is not possible for outsiders like you, I'm afraid. Not yet. But... He will certainly look favourably upon those who make yourself allies upon His reaching the shores"
As Lancet talks about Razmus, his eyes light up with the same fervour the party had seen in Jon's eyes.
Malachi:
While Malachi listens, he is dimly aware of a sensation from the presence in the back of his mind. It's like a tendril is reaching out curiously, creeping along the invisible thread of will that Malachi extended forth into Lancet's mind.
(Ashley and Joren make a hearing perception check or an investigation check, DC 12/17. Roll with advantage)
Recognising the magic effect of Malachi's words, Silas shuffles up to the sorcerer and whispers,
"how long will this hold? if there's no immediate threat then I don't think I'm the only one who could use a rest whilst you.. um.. question your new friend"
He also glances down the left hand tunnel to check if Ashley and Jorenare also no longer in immediate danger.
When the one rat ear that had been sectioned off from the others starts to burn, Ashley hears a squeal from the other end of the mossy corridor. Rushing after the sound with her mouth and nose well covered, she soon spots the rat scrambling along next to the wall at another junction of paths. The tunnel continues on ahead, but another path cuts back to the right, possibly connecting with the path Lancet tried to escape down.
As she spots the rat, she yanks out her bedroll from her bag and throws it over the thing. She was not going to miss firing at it and let the little bugger get away. Once covered, she'll get on the bedroll and trap the lump, looking up at Joren with a face that says, now what?
With the last ratman dispatched, Marion immediately turns back to focus her attention to the last remaining threat. Upon seeing that Malachi has some sort of hold over Lancet she watches warily, examining the scene, and in particular noting that he has dropped his knife.
Not wishing to take any chances she moves to collect the weapon from the ground and take a up position behind him to prevent any future escape. As she leans to collect the knife she pauses for a moment, hesitating before touching it as a thought enters her mind. Instead she stands up once more, looking back towards Lancet suspiciously, as she focuses her mind on the power of her Goddess. Reaching out to the nearby area she tries to feel for the presences around her, trying to get a sense of their auras and looking for the signs of evil.
Using her Divine Sense paladin ability here!
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In it's primal fury, it continues to shrug off everything that comes at it. Ignoring the frost building on its arms, it takes a mighty swing at Ashley, but as the pick axe approaches her it slows and is turned to the side by the magical armour she has cloaked herself in. The pick smashes instead against the stone wall.
Attack: 10 Damage: 6
Dirt crumbles to the floor as the younger man, Lancet presumably, breaks free of the earth-hand's grasp and begins to run away
Hearing Ashley and the rat-man in combat back up the tunnel, Joren trots back, covering most of his face as needed. As soon as he gets a clear view of the rat-man, he uses a bonus action to re-summon his echo 15' past him and moves it potentially 30' further as needed to be in melee with the rat-man. Trying to make it so Ashley can disengage and run onward if she wants but the rat-man would still have to get by the echo.
He attacks from the echo's position with his greatsword, snarling and shouting. Since he hasn't witnessed Malachi's revelation with the staples, the attack is (attemptedly) lethal.
"Jdi od ní pryč!"
Barn(Paladin1):Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4):VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5):Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6):NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic system):ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1):Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian (Fighter3):Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia (Sorcerer2):BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1):Culuril's Strixhaven
Joren's greatsword attack on rat-man from echo's position, lethal intent:
Attack: 21 Damage: 14
Barn(Paladin1):Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4):VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5):Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6):NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic system):ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1):Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian (Fighter3):Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia (Sorcerer2):BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1):Culuril's Strixhaven
Giving up on his focus with magic after his failed attempt, Silas first moves closer, and then draws up the trusty crossbow once more.
Attack, 16 Damage, 9
The echo slashes diagonally across the thing's chest, wounding it deeply. The rat head opens its mouth to shriek, but the sound dies as Joren sees the tip of a crossbow bolt burst through its right eye. The rat-man falls forward, dead at the echo's feet.
Ashley's eyes about bug out when Joren's echo slashes through and gets the ratman's blood on her and then the bolt through the eye. "Aaah!!" she again yells towards the ones approaching, "Get the one down the right tunnel!" and she turns on her heel, wiping the blood from her face and runs down the tunnel towards Joren, keeping the now blood spattered rag over her face.
Joren hands Ashley the necklace with the little rat ears as they exit the moss/spore area of the tunnel.
"Ashley," (he gives her a grim but warm smile), "I am thinking first be using your fire to burn away these rat ears. I will be chasing down the tunnel listening for squeaks of pain from the messenger rat this one was sending before I could hit him." (He points down at the unconscious cultist). "We must be preventing their message from going through."
"Once the ears are gone, then if you are having a rope, tying him up being best, I am thinking. Having no rope or torches, I, with my pack being gone."
Barn(Paladin1):Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4):VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5):Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6):NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic system):ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1):Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian (Fighter3):Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia (Sorcerer2):BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1):Culuril's Strixhaven
Malachi turns his attention down the other corridor as Ashley shouts her warning. Seeing the other man struggle free of the earthen grasp and begin to flee, Malachi centers his own mind, pushing past a feeling of sliding tentacles, and grabs his necklace as he shouts down the tunnel.
“Wait, we mean you no harm.” His voice changes and it carries the power of a suggestion “Drop your weapons and come speak with us. Tell us of Razmus so we can prepare for him as well”
(DC14 Wisdom Save or follow the suggestion)
Wis Save: 7
"You got it, soldier!" she takes the necklace in one hand and in the other, with a flick of the wrist she casts produce flame and holds the fire in her hand. She then holds the necklace full of ears over the flame, letting it lick the lobes listening for the little rat cries.
Lancet drops a knife he had been holding and turns around to face Malachi. He wipes sweaty palms on his trousers as he starts to walk over. "You wish to be of Razmus as well? That is not possible for outsiders like you, I'm afraid. Not yet. But... He will certainly look favourably upon those who make yourself allies upon His reaching the shores"
As Lancet talks about Razmus, his eyes light up with the same fervour the party had seen in Jon's eyes.
Malachi:
While Malachi listens, he is dimly aware of a sensation from the presence in the back of his mind. It's like a tendril is reaching out curiously, creeping along the invisible thread of will that Malachi extended forth into Lancet's mind.
(Ashley and Joren make a hearing perception check or an investigation check, DC 12/17. Roll with advantage)
Recognising the magic effect of Malachi's words, Silas shuffles up to the sorcerer and whispers,
"how long will this hold? if there's no immediate threat then I don't think I'm the only one who could use a rest whilst you.. um.. question your new friend"
He also glances down the left hand tunnel to check if Ashley and Joren are also no longer in immediate danger.
(Go big or go home - totally Ashley's motto)
Investigation check 17
(Fist pump!)
When the one rat ear that had been sectioned off from the others starts to burn, Ashley hears a squeal from the other end of the mossy corridor. Rushing after the sound with her mouth and nose well covered, she soon spots the rat scrambling along next to the wall at another junction of paths. The tunnel continues on ahead, but another path cuts back to the right, possibly connecting with the path Lancet tried to escape down.
Joren senses that Ashley has already spotted the messenger rat but he looks and listens anyway, trying to locate it.
Perception: 15
Barn(Paladin1):Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4):VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5):Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6):NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic system):ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1):Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian (Fighter3):Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia (Sorcerer2):BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1):Culuril's Strixhaven
Having no clue, he simply disarms the unconscious man, then follows Ashley.
Barn(Paladin1):Damian_May's Ereworn Under the Shadow | Lyra(Warlock2/Bard4):VitusW's Silverwood Forest | Nivi(Rogue5):Erik_Soong's Netherdeep
Joren(Fighter6):NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Quyen(Adept1, ba5ic system):ConstancePhokas' Nentir Vale (Discord) | Seri(Druid1):Hunter_Orien's Saltmarsh
Xarian (Fighter3):Luna_Dust's Marks on the Map | Ophelia (Sorcerer2):BillM's Icewind Dale | Shin(Wizard1):Culuril's Strixhaven
As she spots the rat, she yanks out her bedroll from her bag and throws it over the thing. She was not going to miss firing at it and let the little bugger get away. Once covered, she'll get on the bedroll and trap the lump, looking up at Joren with a face that says, now what?
With the last ratman dispatched, Marion immediately turns back to focus her attention to the last remaining threat. Upon seeing that Malachi has some sort of hold over Lancet she watches warily, examining the scene, and in particular noting that he has dropped his knife.
Not wishing to take any chances she moves to collect the weapon from the ground and take a up position behind him to prevent any future escape. As she leans to collect the knife she pauses for a moment, hesitating before touching it as a thought enters her mind. Instead she stands up once more, looking back towards Lancet suspiciously, as she focuses her mind on the power of her Goddess. Reaching out to the nearby area she tries to feel for the presences around her, trying to get a sense of their auras and looking for the signs of evil.
Using her Divine Sense paladin ability here!