The Call of Lon-Dia

Jacob descends, puts the rope away and draws out a torch again, this time lighting it properly and holds it in his off hand, with Bread in the right.

 Penelope will heads down the ladder last.

"Hmm, yes Natasha, I think your right, let's take a look at those bodies."

Do the larger rats seemed bothered by our presence?

"I think your suggestion is very prudent Natasha." Stone says.

As he starts off towards the corpses to the west, he tell his companions,

"But let's keep an eye on that hole to be sure that no nasty surprises slither out while we check these corpses."

After everyone makes it to the lower pier, Natasha explains the situation.

Penelope: The rats in the western pile do seem disturbed by the presence of unfamiliar humanoids and the bright light from the torches. Since you possess the Staff of Chittr’k’k, you can hear their voices faintly. They are scared of the fire. 

But there’s something else, something you can’t really make out. It seems angry and...distorted. And there’s an...echo?

Everyone make a Perception check.

Stone's Perception = 19

Perception: 24

Perception: 8

Perception: 4

Stone and Natasha: You two notice four large, identical rats pop out from behind a pile of rubble and bound towards the party. Their teeth are bared for attack.

Jacob and Penelope: Your attention is focused on another part of the dank pier and you do not see the incoming rats. You are both surprised. 

Everyone roll initiative.

Initiative: 11

Initiative: 20

Initiative: 10

Init: 13

Initiative Order

 Natasha, you’re up first.

(Natasha backs up carefully, taking a shot at the rat right in front of her.)

Attack: 25 Damage: 11

(Natasha then goes to hide behind Stone as best as she can.)

You fire your short bow and nail the rat between its beady little eyes. But instead of simply falling over dead, deceased rat evaporates into thin air. 

You try to move behind Stone, but between Penelope, Jacob, and the support beams holding up the pier above, there’s no room.

Stone, you’re up.

Stone hollers at the rats, "Cease and desist, you dirty, rotten rats."

As he hollers he moves amongst the rats (two spaces below Natasha) and swings his mighty long sword at the rat in the middle.

Attack = 11  Damage = 5

Your long sword swings down and barely misses the middle rat. It hisses at you and suddenly all three rats begin to shake and convulse. Before your very eyes each rat sprouts new rats and divides itself into four rats.

You now face 12 rats.

From that crowd, eight rats attack Stone.

Rat 1: Attack: 18

Rat 2: Attack: 7

Rat 3: Attack: 21 Damage: 1

Rat 4: Attack: 6 Damage: 1

Rat 5: Attack: 11

Rat 6: Attack: 21

Rat 7: Attack: 16

Rat 8: Attack: 22

Out of all those little faces biting at you, you are able to fend off the all but two.