"EYAHHHH!" Maya snaps out of her trance-like state with an ear piercing screech that wakes up both Taliyah and Venet... well... whatever she heard been set off might have beaten her to it. Regardless, she instantly scampers to the boy's room... "DOSHITANO?! (どうしたの?!, WHAT'S GOING ON?!) RENAR-KUN! SHUGO-KUN! ALESU-KUN! DAIJOUBU DESU-KA?! (大丈夫ですか?!, ARE YOU OK?!)" ...and finds a female intruder in the men's rooms. As she locks her shut eyes on her, her scary snarl returns as she raises a clawed arm whilst it glows red. Sadly, because she just came in, she doesn't notice Renar pointing towards to door DESPITE HER MASSIVE 300FT NIGHT VISION as she locks onto the half elf with bare canine fangs protruding out of her mouth.
"Anata wa... Karera no tomodachide wa nai nodesu ka?! OMAE WA ITTEI DAREDA?! (あなたは...彼らの友達ではないのですか?! お前は一体誰だ?!, You're not... their friend are you?! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!)" She yells as she moves into the room to give the other girls space to come in before she furiously blasts Her signature Kitsune-Bi Orb at the intruder (DC 13 Dex or get blasted by 4 Radiant Damage)
BA: "Aleksu-kun?! Shugo-kun?! Daijoubu?! Ganbare! (大丈夫?!, 頑張れ!, Are you okay?! Hang in there!)" She panics as she heals whoever has the lesser HP after taking the full brunt of the silver nitrate explosion (Whoever has the lower HP after the explosion is healed 7 HP)
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Venet jolts upright from her bed at the loud noise. "-hhh? That was..? Next door! The boys!" She scrambles up, hurriedly grabbing her things and racing out of the room beside the others.
Once in the room she blinks a bit at the sight. After recovering she fixes her stare on Cezars."Going out there is a death sentence you know." Then looks to the woman, "And staying in here could be one,"she whispers (Dissonant Whispers: DC 14).
As soon as Shugo's fist hits the glass, something tells him to blink, which also tells him to leap back at the same time. Lucky he did or he'd be seeing nothing but bright white. The noise of the blast causes his ears to ring, but somehow he'd come out of it unscathed. Now what are the chances of that? Guess he's just lucky.
Hopefully the others can grab Cezars, cause he has his hands full with this one. Best knock her out fast.
Alex does his best to shield his eyes from the blast, finding himself rather disappointed with how every single fight has been going. It's like all the skills he's accumulated over the years, while impressive at home, amount to nothing here. Why is it so difficult for him to be useful!!!
Realizing that Cezars is heading towards the door, he shouts as a last ditch effort: "STOP!!!!"
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Hearing the commotion, Pixel will get from his spot sleeping on the night stand and fly into the room with Maya and Venet, reporting back to Taliyah what he sees. Meanwhile, once she hears Cezar is heading for the balcony, she runs to the window and sticks her head out, Misty Stepping 30 feet down onto the street and running the last 20ish feet to pull the ladder Cezar is attempting to climb down away from the wall with her free Interact With An Object action. She then slams her staff down on the ground, creating a small golden sunburst in Cezar's face with Sacred Flame. "I think I got him! I can't see the balcony that well from down here though!"
Pixel Initiative: 19+4= 23 Taliyah Bonus Action: Misty Step Taliyah Free Action: Pulling the ladder away from the wall Taliyah Action: Sacred Flame for 7 radiant damage on a failed save.
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Cezars looks in the direction of the group, about to do more of his monologuing, but he can't avert his gaze in time as the bottle of silver nitrate explodes. He's blinded by the flash.
The silver nitrate explodes pretty much in the half-elf's face. Maigurs tries to block it with his arm too, and it scorches him badly. The half-elf looks mildly injured from the burn, but Maigurs' arm is nearly scorched from it—he screams, howls, and makes all sorts of noises a canine would make when they get hurt.
"How does that feel? It burns, isn't it?"The half-elf glares at Maigurs, before crouching down at the severely injured Shifter and grabbing his chin with her hand.
"Ngh... you... why did you do this?"He weakly responds back.
The half-elf giggles evilly,"Oh, my sweet Summer child, you are truly naive..." She idly spins her dagger, "There are two types of people in this world: those with money, and those who don't. Money is more than just a tool for trade, it's a status symbol, whoever has more money will win at anything. In the future, being rich won't be a class in society anymore, it will be a requirement."Good thing she doesn't drag her monologue for ages, though. When that is done, she hits Maigurs with the butt of her dagger, knocking him unconscious.
(Note: Maigurs has 0 HP the moment he fails a DEX save, this is more of a flavour text, Birute doesn't have a special ability that allows her to attack out of turn or anything like that.)
Round 3
Amidst the darkness and the storm, those who aren't blinded would see a yellow light shining in the distance, the light floats closer to the tavern, and that's when you see it.
There is a 'young' Drow man, an Aasimar girl with heterochromia, about the same age as Maigurs, and an armoured bugbear sitting in the middle, paddling the boat—all three of them wear the same armour as Maigurs, which means they must be Duchy of Rauna's guards. Their attention turns to the balcony as the sound of an explosion... uh... explodes in the area.
"Cezars! What in Shepherd's name is going on in there!?"The drow shouts from the distance.
As Cezars hears that, he gets blasted by Dissonant Whispers, his head hurts, and he instinctively wants to run... well... he's going to do it anyway. He feels for the stairs, but...
Nothing.
His last three brain cells go into overdrive, his friend is rowing somewhere out there. He won't be able to defeat them... but they can. And with that, he puts out his best theatre act and screams: "ARGH! I-is that you I hear, Kristiāns!? We need assistance ASAP, there are tangos in my vicinity, they're torturing a prisoner! We're getting overwhelmed..."He pretends to squirm, and in that moment, Taliyah's Sacred Flame hits him. It's like that time Leonardo DiCaprio slams his hands on a real glass during the filming of Django Unchained—a real pain, real authenticity. "I-I'm hit! Come on, help me! These war criminals... don't let them get away with this!"
Kristiāns the drow and the Aasimar girl salute, they still can't see who is inside the boy's room yet, but they can hear the sound of fighting, which means things must be bad. "Ten-four, Cezars. Hold your position, reinforcements are coming!" Kristiāns shouts back, then he gently slaps the bugbear's shoulder, "Row, row, row our boat, faster down the streets, Altairs!"
The bugbear's eye glitters, and his long arm that holds the paddle goes into full-overdrive mode. You can see a big splash of water from his sheet rowing speed, and they're closing the gap fast (Reinforcements will arrive in 2 turns.)
Cezars gets hit by the effects of Command, but he doesn't need to move anyway, there isn't anywhere he can go now that the ladder got removed and he can't see anything.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Birute stands up."Oh, dear, it seems like you'll get into deep trouble once the guard arrives."She approaches the closest person to her, which is Alex, and she drags her finger across his chest. "Soon, all of Kerwos will know you're here. There will be a wanted poster of your faces everywhere. You will be hunted by everyone you know, and you will rot in prison. I was going to offer a way out of this, but since all of you want to be a hero so much, you'd probably decline anyway." As she says that, she stabs Alex two times in the chest. "Being a hero gets nothing done in the real world!"
Cezars:
Action: Nothing (Failed Alex's Command spell)
Birute:
Action: Dual wield dagger at Alex: 16 and 17 to hit, 5 and 7 damage.
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Venet flinches at the sound of Maigurs cries before he's downed. She turns her ire toward the half-elf."You're wrong, the real currency is power, and obviously you're lacking in it if you cant even mount a rescue properly."(Dissonant Whispers: DC 14).
"Shugo, stop her!"she yells, as Alex gets stabbed in the chest. (Bardic Inspiration)
DW Damage: 9 Psychic
Bardic/Magical Inspiration: 1d6
The creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time.
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
"AIYA! ALESU-KUN!"Maya screeches when she witnesses the elf brutally assault the young paladin when he did nothing wrong at all, before noticing Venet whispering something hellish that tingles her fur for once. She's very thankful in away that it wasn't her son otherwise she wouldn't have controlled her monstrous self to no end. But then again... after finally whipping her head behind... and realising that her son's katana was finally shown on full display, she turns towards Alex and decides to aid him anyways...
Action: "Ganbare, Minasai!" Maya yells as Shugo, Venet and Alex are suddenly enveloped by a faint White aura (They can now add a d4 to all of their upcoming rolls for 1 minute) before she quickly scoops up the injured Maigurs and prepares to check on Renar to see if he's ok before she flees outside to safety.
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
First we band up as simple adventurers to try and find those ruins, then we encounter a problem child names Stupid Rixi and now we're forced to engage seom stupid tavern brawl?! What the hell did we even get ourselves into?! Man this country is a lot worse than I thought... And... I still can't see... I hear chaos... the clashing of blades... the- *Hears Maigurs get butchered by the half-elf "NO! WOLFY! SOMEONE HELP HIM!"
The half-elf giggles evilly,"Oh, my sweet Summer child, you are truly naive..." She idly spins her dagger, "There are two types of people in this world: those with money, and those who don't. Money is more than just a tool for trade, it's a status symbol, whoever has more money will win at anything. In the future, being rich won't be a class in society anymore, it will be a requirement."Good thing she doesn't drag her monologue for ages, though. When that is done, she hits Maigurs with the butt of her dagger, knocking him unconscious.
What?! *He suddenly snarls as he makes sure that his disguise is still intact, which it is* That... that's just stupid! That would be the same as discriminating us kitsunes as nothing but monsters who do harm to humans even when we show we can be as kind as we can to them! What kind of stupidity is this?! *He grips his katana* "I was right... You guys in this town are nothing but selfish bakas who only focus on money and nothing else. You don't even value the lives of other people and your comrades don't you?! Using that just to gain status and power?! That is so unreasonable and illogical! *His Katana suddenly glows Icy Blue* What that girl said... whoever it is... being rich shouldn't be a stupid requirement! If there are two things that are required in society, it's power and respect... And you and that idiot have neither!*He slashes at Birute, hoping that he can somehow hit her and avoid the others despite his blindness* Shimo No Kosen! (霜の光線)"
Non Nat 20, 5 Ice Damage and Speed slowed 10ft
Damn it... I need to get out of here too. But... *He quickly tosses all of Shugo and Alex's equipment onto the floor* Damn it... where did the two of them go?! Is hear all the girls including Okaa-san but...
Action (For Renar, this is, to him, a major red flag): "Ah... Alesu-kun! Go! Musu... Musuko!" She turns to the seemingly blind Renar scampering to find his roots and proceeds to Shove Alex to Renar to save him out of harm's way, and also assuming that he will toss the young boy his armour and weapons. "Alesu-kun! GO... WITH... MUSUKO! I COME... LATER!" She then picks up the unconscious Maigurs in her hands in this turn and will attempt to head for the exit in the following round.
Wait... what did I just... did she...?! *He becomes frozen in fear all of a sudden after hearing 'Musuko'... but not before he feels Alex crashing into him thanks to his mother shoving him out of harm's way and breaks his paranoid train of thought* "ARGH! WHO THE HELL IS THAT?! DAMN IT... WHOEVER THAT IS, GRAB YOUR STUFF AND GET TO THE BALCONY! NOW!"
*He unconsciously tosses Alex's armour and longsword to him before he moves all of his distance to the balcony as he tries to regain his sight*
Amidst the darkness and the storm, those who aren't blinded would see a yellow light shining in the distance, the light floats closer to the tavern, and that's when you see it.
There is a 'young' Drow man, an Aasimar girl with heterochromia, about the same age as Maigurs, and an armoured bugbear sitting in the middle, paddling the boat—all three of them wear the same armour as Maigurs, which means they must be Duchy of Rauna's guards. Their attention turns to the balcony as the sound of an explosion... uh... explodes in the area.
"Cezars! What in Shepherd's name is going on in there!?"The drow shouts from the distance.
WHAT THE HECK?! REINFORCEMENTS?! "Damn it! Who's on the deck right now?! We've got enemy reinforcements coming! We need to get out of here!" *He turns towards the half elf and snarls.* "Just so you know... your idiot friend here tried to punch an old lady just because she forgot her passport. And yesterday he tried to arrest a gyoza lady just because she was delivering food and minding her own business. That's why we've captured him so that he doesn't continue his malevolent deeds. YOU THINK HIS BEHAVIOUR IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU?! WHAT IF ELMARS HEARS ABOUT THIS?! YOU KNOW WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING FOR HIM RIGHT?!" *And with that he quickly races to the balcony as he tries to regain his eyesight*
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Aleksandteri stands in utter shock as the mercenary speaks to him. Why... everything had been going smoothly since they'd reached the village... why... why was it falling apart now. "No... they have to listen... Maigures will testify..." Then the breath is knocked out of him by two daggers reaching towards his heart. He was so terribly vulnerable without his armor, and this was a terrible reminder. He gasps for air, only to be grabbed by the shoulders by Maya, who quickly shoved the life back into him--causing him to gasp again with a different type of shock. Then she shoves him towards Renar, causing him to stumble slightly.
Vaguely, he's aware of Renar's shouts, and he hesitates for a short time... is it wise to let them know their voices? Does it matter? Dimly, he's aware of Maya lifting Maigurs and attempting to flee, "I... can't run from this..." he murmurs, then stumbles to the side as his gear is thrown towards him. Quickly, he picks it up, but.. there's not enough time to don his armor... what should he do? He looks at Maigurs on the floor and remember's Cezars's words to the other guards... he's trying to frame them. Hopefully, Mayas fleeing with Maiguars isn't a mistake.
Suddenly abandoning whatever thought he'd had of staying silent, even though whatever he says now could potentially be used against him later, he joins in Renar's shouting--though his words are meant for the group outside. It's clear by the half-elf's words that she doesn't care about what's going on here, all she cares about is money.. but, surely... surely he can convince the others outside... Shutting his eyes he shouts, "The only war criminal here is you Cezars! This is your doing, and you're trying to pit the blame on us! It's because of you and this sell-sword that Maigurs is unconscious, and you DON'T EVEN CARE!" His voice rasps from the force it took to make his words carry, cracking slightly at the last three. "None of this would be happening if you hadn't been pointlessly attacking that innocent woman on the road! It was YOU who attacked US! Not the other way around, and you had every intention to murder, or take us prisoner and torture us, you said so yourself! All we were trying to do was protect an innocent civilian!"
He's fighting back tears at this point, both from the pain in his throat, the lingering pain in his chest, and the raw emotion he's putting into his words. Surely these guards would see reason. Right? In spite of how bad this looks...
He reaches for Renar, only for the 'changeling' to rush towards the balcony... great... now they are going to see a suspicious hooded figure rushing towards their comrade. ...But what else are they supposed to do?
Gritting his teeth, he takes another swing at the half-elf, hoping that if they can keep her here long enough for the guards to arrive, they'll at least have her to prove that they are telling the truth.
Seeing Maya start rushing towards the door, Pixel flies down in front of her, eyes glowing golden. "Maya, wait! I can heal Maigurs once I get up there so he can vouch for us!" As Taliyah's voice comes out of Pixel's mouth, a beam of golden light weaves into the through the fray, sinking into Alex's body, mending wounds as it does so. "This should help patch him up some."
Action: Borrow Pixel's senses
Bonus Action: 2 charges of Healing Light to Alex for a total of 9 healing
Shugo's smile finally fades when he hears the sound of enemy reinforcements. So that hot-headed bastard is honor-less and a liar. Well... that's not surprising. Oh this isn't looking good. How in the world had he gotten himself into this mess! He should never had tangled with this group in the first place... The last thing he needs is to end up in some foreign prison. Now that the smoke has cleared, and the ringing in his ears has slightly subsided, he finally notices that the girls have joined the fight. Maybe they stand a chance? But still, just beating up these people isn't going to solve this problem. He should just run. Get far away. If he can get out of this country fast enough...
Then he hears Venet's voice. He doesn't risk glancing in her direction, but somehow he feels...empowered? Huh. Interesting. He's vaguely aware of Maya's voice as well. She must have cast some weird kitsune magic on him, because he's starting to glow.
He feels like Cezars should be their main target but...well Venet said to stop the half-elf. She's closer anyways, which means it'll be less of a bother. Besides, it's not like stopping them will make a difference in the long run. The only way their getting out of this is if they run or somehow convince the other guards that Cezars is a liar.
Hearing the clang of his sword hitting the floor, he cringes. That is not the way to treat a good weapon, but whoever dropped that did save him the time to open the chest. Taking the opportunity, he dashes over to grab his sword (Free object interaction. Sword bumps AC back to 16) then charges back at the lady aiming to hit her with the pommel. Maybe then she'll shut up about this money talk. "Take it from me girly. Money can't buy everything." Without elaborating, he slams his sword down on her head, followed by a swift punch to the gut.
To hit: 9+5+1= 15
Damage: 8
To hit: 18+4=22
Damage: 5
If she's still standing after this, he taps into his ki to give him a boost of speed allowing him to continue his Flurry of Blows. He punches her again in the gut, then swipes a kick at her legs in an attempt to knock her down.
To hit: 20
Damage: 5
To hit: 13+2=15
Damage: 5
(Extra die for Bless and Bardic inspiration)
As he unleashes his attach on the greedy half-elf, he only catches part of Alex's desperate yell. Poor kid, as a paladin, this all must be really hard on him.
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Birute
WIS Save from Dissonant Whispers: 8
Cezars
WIS Save from Command: 16
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"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
At this point, the flash effect disappears, and everyone in the room can see the light from the boat earlier coming closer and closer, you can see all of them in much closer detail now: both the drow and the bugbear have spears equipped, so both of them must be foot soldiers, but the Aasimar girl has a spellbook strapped on her belt, which means she must be a spellcaster.
Upon hearing the rest of the group pleading their case, the Aasimar in front of the boat stands up. "Stop, STOP! You two, can we do this in a more civilised way? What about 'innocent until proven guilty?' What about Maigurs? Who did that to him?"
Altairs slows his paddling down, at this point, they're pretty much under the balcony of the boy's room. He sets his paddle down. "Maybe you're right, Laine... but... did Cezars really do all of that? He's so sweet and gentle when we're around. I know he has anger issues, but—"
Before the three soldiers can say anything further, the sound of fighting intensifies.
"Gyaaah!"The half-elf cries as the consequences of her action finally hit her... literally, she gets hit by the ice beam, Venet's attack, and two of Shugo's attacks. Alex's slash and two other strikes from Shugo only hit the air. The half-elf doesn't look good, she's bleeding from several cuts and blood seeps from her mouth. Because of the effects of Dissonant Whispers (and the slowing effects from another spell), she runs 40 ft (Instead of 60 ft) to the balcony. "Tch... you all are clearly out of your mind, let me show you the power of money!"In a last-ditch effort to get Cezars out of her, she pulls out a bag of gold and prepares to throw it down to the three soldiers.
Note: Birute has 4 HP left and she'll take AOO from Alex, Shugo, Renar, and Pixel at the same time, and it's practically impossible for her to survive all four attacks like that. I'll let any of you four describe a finishing blow on her.
"What the hell are you three doing, knock them out, now! That's an order!"Seeing his rescuer just... drops unconscious on the ground. Cezars grows frustrated and drops his acts, he's still glued to the front of the stairs from Alex's spell.
"I will... heh, too bad you don't get to beat them this time, Cezars," Kristiāns smirks, he pulls out a rope from their boat and slings it on the railing, setting up an improvised climbing rope... thing (Highlighted in red). "You are now under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can be used against you in court. You may consult with a lawyer before our interrogation, if you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you with no charges. All trials in the Duchy of Rauna will take place in the city of Madura, and trials for more severe crimes may be held at Vārti. Don't worry, we won't hurt you." The drow recites the standard line that's said everywhere before a guard can arrest someone.
Taliyah feels something wooden and cold touch her scaly legs, it's another boat, probably one that the half-elf uses to get here, it seems to drift slightly from where it was supposed to be thanks to the storm. It can support the weight of six people, Venet doesn't need to get on the boat since she can swim very well, but the same couldn't be said for everyone else, though. The boat is on your right side of the balcony (Left of the map, outside of the rendered area marked in green, you can use a free action to get on the boat, you just need to be adjacent to the marked tiles).
The water level is now halfway through your thigh, it's still walkable without too much effort.
Cezars
Action: Nothing, still bounded by Alex's Command spell
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
Instinctively, like when a fox tries to escape its hunters, Maya immediately turns south as she rapidly puts onh her hoodie before carrying the unconscious Maigurs to the porch as she regroups with Taliyah and Renar... and also the fire genasi whom she mistook for Rixi. She snarls at him and was actually prepare to drain his life force... at least until she heard the new guards approaching and panics... wondering if they'll be able to see her as allies... Better yet, now's not the time to assume...
Upon hearing the rest of the group pleading their case, the Aasimar in front of the boat stands up. "Stop, STOP! You two, can we do this in a more civilised way? What about 'innocent until proven guilty?' What about Maigurs? Who did that to him?"
Altairs slows his paddling down, at this point, they're pretty much under the balcony of the boy's room. He sets his paddle down. "Maybe you're right, Laine... but... did Cezars really do all of that? He's so sweet and gentle when we're around. I know he has anger issues, but—"
Although she couldn't understand a single word they all yelled out in unison, she assumes that they're trying to identify who's the person to be captured and so she'll state her case. "*Ahem* HE... SISU... BOY... HE... SORE WA... GIR.... RU... SHE...*Imitates an explosion sound plus her impersonation of Maigurs crying in pain whilst she cradles Maigurs really tight* I... WOKE AND... HEAR HIM... IN PAIN...Kore wa (これ わ)... SI-E... DID... ITU!" Maya attempts to reason with the two that approached in broken Lancean again as she points to the real culprits with one arm whilst keeping the unconscious wolf boy in the other. (She can't pronounce the 'Th' and 'L' syllables properly unlike her son, so it almost sounds like she's hissing whenever she says a word with 'th' and saying 'r' instead of 'L')
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod) Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic) Maya Kurosaki- Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time Shijiro Otsune- Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan) Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Upon hearing the rest of the group pleading their case, the Aasimar in front of the boat stands up. "Stop, STOP! You two, can we do this in a more civilised way? What about 'innocent until proven guilty?' What about Maigurs? Who did that to him?"
*Renar finally gains his eyesight back, but not before he takes a moment to pause and scan his surroundings as his canine teeth are on display* I'm... never ever... trusting a ragtag group of misfits again- Wait. No that's not right. It wasn't them... the guys I was with... they did nothing wrong at all... it was STUPID RIXI THAT DRAGGED US INTO THIS MESS! IF ANYTHING, HE DESERVES TO ROT WHEVER THE HELL THOSE IDIOTS WANT HIM TO BE! I SWEAR TO- Huh? *Hears the girl speak up* Finally? Someone with common sense?! This is my chance to get them on our side, not that I'm pretty charismatic myself but at least I have some reasoning... "Wait you know wolfy?! Are you his guard friends or something?! Please tell me you are! We're on his side and not that stupid oath idiot's!" I glance at Okaa-san who seems pretty occupied with tending to Wolfy's wounds before turning my head back. "There was someone else in the room with us! An assassin! She was responsible for knocking out Wolfy; She was armed with a Silver Nitrate bomb and he took the full brunt of it like a hero whilst we all got blinded in the process! What more evidence do you want me to spit out?! Tell me and I'll reveal everything to you!"
Altairs slows his paddling down, at this point, they're pretty much under the balcony of the boy's room. He sets his paddle down. "Maybe you're right, Laine... but... did Cezars really do all of that? He's so sweet and gentle when we're around. I know he has anger issues, but—"
"You gotta be kidding me right?! You call that idiot sweet and gentle?! Maybe this'll convince you otherwise: When we passed a checkpoint that wolfy was guarding he said that stupid guy punched an old lady just because her passport was outdated when he could have at least assisted her to help renew it. And yesterday he attacked a gyoza lady for delivering food whilst he simultaneously caught us, a bunch of travellers trying to find something precious for our lives, in his crosshairs!" If these three guys end up being another batch of 'Stupid Rixis' then I honestly don't know what to say anymore... damn it... and that dark elf really looks like Tenebris, though his eyes are lot less shiny... *His katana crackles with yellow lightning again as he dons his leather jacket armour* "And yet... despite hearing what he's done... we're the ones being framed for something we're trying to resolve INSTEAD! DOES HIS VOLATILE ACTS SOUND SWEET AND GENTLE TO YOU?! OR SHOULD I REVEAL MORE OF THE ATROCITIES HE COMMITTED?! SHOULD I START SPITTING OUT UNPLEASANT FACTS ABOUT HIM AND TURN OVER A NEW LEAF FOR ALL OF YOU?!"
Before the three soldiers can say anything further, the sound of fighting intensifies.
"Gyaaah!"The half-elf cries as the consequences of her action finally hit her... literally, she gets hit by the ice beam, Venet's attack, and two of Shugo's attacks. Alex's slash and two other strikes from Shugo only hit the air. The half-elf doesn't look good, she's bleeding from several cuts and blood seeps from her mouth. Because of the effects of Dissonant Whispers (and the slowing effects from another spell), she runs 40 ft (Instead of 60 ft) to the balcony. "Tch... you all are clearly out of your mind, let me show you the power of money!"In a last-ditch effort to get Cezars out of her, she pulls out a bag of gold and prepares to throw it down to the three soldiers.
Speaking of that assassin... CRAP SHE'S GONNA BRIBE THEM ISN'T SHE?! "YURUSANAI YO! (許さないよ, I WON'T LET YOU!" *He swiftly drops his katana whilst he uses all of his strength to karate kick her onto the floor before she could let her foul motives get the better of the guards; he immediately pockets the coin bag under his jacket before chaos can ignite again* " 'In the future... Money isn't a status, it's a requirement.' Do you guys take this stupid crap word for word?! Because that's what's she said to us! Money and fame... That's all you idiots care about over anything else, including the lives of other people. At least, that's what I'm starting to assume...
"What the hell are you three doing, knock them out, now! That's an order!"Seeing his rescuer just... drops unconscious on the ground. Cezars grows frustrated and drops his acts, he's still glued to the front of the stairs from Alex's spell.
Honestly, if Rixi was here to witness this, Stupid Rixi would have been long purged out of his misery by now. At least, I hope the real Rixi doesn't go down this path too... "You don't deserve the right to bad mouth us or anyone else trying to help others anymore. This misunderstanding would not have occurred if you had kept you stupid,. Hostile. Mouth. Zipped. Tight, let alone attack us, wolfy and the gyoza lady out of the blue. IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF YOU! NOW URUSAI! (うるさい, SHUT UP!)"
"I will... heh, too bad you don't get to beat them this time, Cezars," Kristiāns smirks, he pulls out a rope from their boat and slings it on the railing, setting up an improvised climbing rope... thing (Highlighted in red). "You are now under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can be used against you in court. You may consult with a lawyer before our interrogation, if you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you with no charges. All trials in the Duchy of Rauna will take place in the city of Madura, and trials for more severe crimes may be held at Vārti. Don't worry, we won't hurt you." The drow recites the standard line that's said everywhere before a guard can arrest someone.
*Renar's mood instantly worsens as he hears (or mishears) being under arrest* "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU HIGH ON SAKE OR SOMETHING?! I JUST TOLD YOU THE DAMN SCENARIO THIS STUPID GUY AND HIS ASSASSIN GIRLFRIEND GOT US INTO AND YOU'RE STILL FRAMING US AS THE BAD GUYS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE A MATTER BEFORE IT WORSENS?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!" Damn it... I've never shouted so fiercely in my entire extreme life before just to defend some people who are trying to find the ruins just like me... My voice is starting to hurt as of this... *Cough cough*
Alexander, still tense from everything that's going on, watches as Renar quickly knocks the half-elf out of the battle. At least that's taken care of... Then he hears the other Aasimar telling them... Oh, yeah she's right. That was why Alex had tried to keep himself quiet, but ultimately the stress from the situation had gotten to him. Wait, Cezars? Kind and gentle? Do they know who they are talking about? This... doesn't make sense.
Then Renar starts shouting... not good. "H...Hey..." he says shakily, trying to get his friend to stop. "They're right, we can't just spew out everything right now. We know we are right and that's what matters. We can't expect them to trust us when they've clearly seen a different side of Cezars... perhaps even a different version of him." He wearily eyes the genasi, remembering the evil energy he'd felt from the man. "Please... we just need to trust the system right now. If... if anyone else has the ability to detect good and evil, they'll see what kind of person he is... or at least get an idea of why he might be behaving... well, the way he's been acting. And, Maigurs knows the truth too, so once he wakes up he'll surely take our side. Perhaps, it Jainina shows up, or someone can track her down, she can be a witness as well... not to mention the old woman if Maigurs remembers who she is. If these people are honorable, then they'll see that the evidence is stacked in our favor." All of these words are spoken just to the people currently in the room, he isn't whispering, but he isn't shouting either. He wants the guards to know that he isn't plotting anything--just trying to keep his comrades calm so that things go smoothly. "I... I know this isn't going to be pleasant, but... we don't have a choice but to trust that everything will work out. We just have to show them with our actions, not just our words, that we are innocent."
He bends down, sheathing his sword and wrapping it in his armor before piling his belongings in front of him. Then he looks down the balcony where the drow is rigging something to scale the wall, "Uh... hey... There is a ladder over there (points to where the ladder was). Uh... Taliyah, could you put it back for them? Please?" He directs his shaking voice to the Dragonborn...hoping that she understands the need for cooperation as well.
He looks to the Aasimar, "It was a mercenary who attacked Maigurs, she is up here... we've... dispatched her. She was the one who was going to throw... I think it was a bag of coins at you."He looks backwards at the crumpled mercenary, "We could tie her up if you want, but I understand if you'd rather us just stay where we are." He lifts his hands, his body quivering from the wounds in his chest. "My weapons and armor are on the floor with the rest of my gear. Just... just tell us where you want us and we'll cooperate."His chest throbs, and he can feel the spot of blood growing in diameter. He'll live, but this is going to be a painful experience in more ways than one.
Venet seems uneasy still. She sits on top of one of the dressers to await whatever these guards decide to do with them. Her companions have said enough for the lot of them.
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"EYAHHHH!" Maya snaps out of her trance-like state with an ear piercing screech that wakes up both Taliyah and Venet... well... whatever she heard been set off might have beaten her to it. Regardless, she instantly scampers to the boy's room... "DOSHITANO?! (どうしたの?!, WHAT'S GOING ON?!) RENAR-KUN! SHUGO-KUN! ALESU-KUN! DAIJOUBU DESU-KA?! (大丈夫ですか?!, ARE YOU OK?!)" ...and finds a female intruder in the men's rooms. As she locks her shut eyes on her, her scary snarl returns as she raises a clawed arm whilst it glows red. Sadly, because she just came in, she doesn't notice Renar pointing towards to door DESPITE HER MASSIVE 300FT NIGHT VISION as she locks onto the half elf with bare canine fangs protruding out of her mouth.
"Anata wa... Karera no tomodachide wa nai nodesu ka?! OMAE WA ITTEI DAREDA?! (あなたは...彼らの友達ではないのですか?! お前は一体誰だ?!, You're not... their friend are you?! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!)" She yells as she moves into the room to give the other girls space to come in before she furiously blasts Her signature Kitsune-Bi Orb at the intruder (DC 13 Dex or get blasted by 4 Radiant Damage)
BA: "Aleksu-kun?! Shugo-kun?! Daijoubu?! Ganbare! (大丈夫?!, 頑張れ!, Are you okay?! Hang in there!)" She panics as she heals whoever has the lesser HP after taking the full brunt of the silver nitrate explosion (Whoever has the lower HP after the explosion is healed 7 HP)
Initiative: 5
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
Venet jolts upright from her bed at the loud noise. "-hhh? That was..? Next door! The boys!" She scrambles up, hurriedly grabbing her things and racing out of the room beside the others.
Once in the room she blinks a bit at the sight. After recovering she fixes her stare on Cezars. "Going out there is a death sentence you know." Then looks to the woman, "And staying in here could be one," she whispers (Dissonant Whispers: DC 14).
Initiative: 17
DW Damage: 15 Psychic
Dex save 15
Con save: nat 20 + 1
As soon as Shugo's fist hits the glass, something tells him to blink, which also tells him to leap back at the same time. Lucky he did or he'd be seeing nothing but bright white. The noise of the blast causes his ears to ring, but somehow he'd come out of it unscathed. Now what are the chances of that? Guess he's just lucky.
Hopefully the others can grab Cezars, cause he has his hands full with this one. Best knock her out fast.
To hit: 12
Damage: 4
To hit: 7
Damage: 6
Alex does his best to shield his eyes from the blast, finding himself rather disappointed with how every single fight has been going. It's like all the skills he's accumulated over the years, while impressive at home, amount to nothing here. Why is it so difficult for him to be useful!!!
Realizing that Cezars is heading towards the door, he shouts as a last ditch effort: "STOP!!!!"
Action: Comand DC wis: 13 --against Cezars
Taliyah
Initiative: 13
Cezars
WIS Saving throw (Dissonant Whispers): 13
WIS Saving throw (Command): 9
Birute
DEX Saving throw (Sacred Flame): 15
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Hearing the commotion, Pixel will get from his spot sleeping on the night stand and fly into the room with Maya and Venet, reporting back to Taliyah what he sees. Meanwhile, once she hears Cezar is heading for the balcony, she runs to the window and sticks her head out, Misty Stepping 30 feet down onto the street and running the last 20ish feet to pull the ladder Cezar is attempting to climb down away from the wall with her free Interact With An Object action. She then slams her staff down on the ground, creating a small golden sunburst in Cezar's face with Sacred Flame. "I think I got him! I can't see the balcony that well from down here though!"
Pixel Initiative: 19+4= 23
Taliyah Bonus Action: Misty Step
Taliyah Free Action: Pulling the ladder away from the wall
Taliyah Action: Sacred Flame for 7 radiant damage on a failed save.
Cezars: DEX Save from Taliyah's attack: 15
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Cezars looks in the direction of the group, about to do more of his monologuing, but he can't avert his gaze in time as the bottle of silver nitrate explodes. He's blinded by the flash.
The silver nitrate explodes pretty much in the half-elf's face. Maigurs tries to block it with his arm too, and it scorches him badly. The half-elf looks mildly injured from the burn, but Maigurs' arm is nearly scorched from it—he screams, howls, and makes all sorts of noises a canine would make when they get hurt.
"How does that feel? It burns, isn't it?" The half-elf glares at Maigurs, before crouching down at the severely injured Shifter and grabbing his chin with her hand.
"Ngh... you... why did you do this?" He weakly responds back.
The half-elf giggles evilly, "Oh, my sweet Summer child, you are truly naive..." She idly spins her dagger, "There are two types of people in this world: those with money, and those who don't. Money is more than just a tool for trade, it's a status symbol, whoever has more money will win at anything. In the future, being rich won't be a class in society anymore, it will be a requirement." Good thing she doesn't drag her monologue for ages, though. When that is done, she hits Maigurs with the butt of her dagger, knocking him unconscious.
(Note: Maigurs has 0 HP the moment he fails a DEX save, this is more of a flavour text, Birute doesn't have a special ability that allows her to attack out of turn or anything like that.)
Round 3
Amidst the darkness and the storm, those who aren't blinded would see a yellow light shining in the distance, the light floats closer to the tavern, and that's when you see it.
There is a 'young' Drow man, an Aasimar girl with heterochromia, about the same age as Maigurs, and an armoured bugbear sitting in the middle, paddling the boat—all three of them wear the same armour as Maigurs, which means they must be Duchy of Rauna's guards. Their attention turns to the balcony as the sound of an explosion... uh... explodes in the area.
"Cezars! What in Shepherd's name is going on in there!?" The drow shouts from the distance.
As Cezars hears that, he gets blasted by Dissonant Whispers, his head hurts, and he instinctively wants to run... well... he's going to do it anyway. He feels for the stairs, but...
Nothing.
His last three brain cells go into overdrive, his friend is rowing somewhere out there. He won't be able to defeat them... but they can. And with that, he puts out his best theatre act and screams: "ARGH! I-is that you I hear, Kristiāns!? We need assistance ASAP, there are tangos in my vicinity, they're torturing a prisoner! We're getting overwhelmed..." He pretends to squirm, and in that moment, Taliyah's Sacred Flame hits him. It's like that time Leonardo DiCaprio slams his hands on a real glass during the filming of Django Unchained—a real pain, real authenticity. "I-I'm hit! Come on, help me! These war criminals... don't let them get away with this!"
Kristiāns the drow and the Aasimar girl salute, they still can't see who is inside the boy's room yet, but they can hear the sound of fighting, which means things must be bad. "Ten-four, Cezars. Hold your position, reinforcements are coming!" Kristiāns shouts back, then he gently slaps the bugbear's shoulder, "Row, row, row our boat, faster down the streets, Altairs!"
The bugbear's eye glitters, and his long arm that holds the paddle goes into full-overdrive mode. You can see a big splash of water from his sheet rowing speed, and they're closing the gap fast (Reinforcements will arrive in 2 turns.)
Cezars gets hit by the effects of Command, but he doesn't need to move anyway, there isn't anywhere he can go now that the ladder got removed and he can't see anything.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Birute stands up. "Oh, dear, it seems like you'll get into deep trouble once the guard arrives." She approaches the closest person to her, which is Alex, and she drags her finger across his chest. "Soon, all of Kerwos will know you're here. There will be a wanted poster of your faces everywhere. You will be hunted by everyone you know, and you will rot in prison. I was going to offer a way out of this, but since all of you want to be a hero so much, you'd probably decline anyway." As she says that, she stabs Alex two times in the chest. "Being a hero gets nothing done in the real world!"
Cezars:
Action: Nothing (Failed Alex's Command spell)
Birute:
Action: Dual wield dagger at Alex: 16 and 17 to hit, 5 and 7 damage.
Kristiāns:
Altairs
Laine
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Venet flinches at the sound of Maigurs cries before he's downed. She turns her ire toward the half-elf. "You're wrong, the real currency is power, and obviously you're lacking in it if you cant even mount a rescue properly." (Dissonant Whispers: DC 14).
"Shugo, stop her!" she yells, as Alex gets stabbed in the chest. (Bardic Inspiration)
DW Damage: 9 Psychic
Bardic/Magical Inspiration: 1d6
The creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time.
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
"AIYA! ALESU-KUN!" Maya screeches when she witnesses the elf brutally assault the young paladin when he did nothing wrong at all, before noticing Venet whispering something hellish that tingles her fur for once. She's very thankful in away that it wasn't her son otherwise she wouldn't have controlled her monstrous self to no end. But then again... after finally whipping her head behind... and realising that her son's katana was finally shown on full display, she turns towards Alex and decides to aid him anyways...
Action: "Ganbare, Minasai!" Maya yells as Shugo, Venet and Alex are suddenly enveloped by a faint White aura (They can now add a d4 to all of their upcoming rolls for 1 minute) before she quickly scoops up the injured Maigurs and prepares to check on Renar to see if he's ok before she flees outside to safety.
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
First we band up as simple adventurers to try and find those ruins, then we encounter a problem child names Stupid Rixi and now we're forced to engage seom stupid tavern brawl?! What the hell did we even get ourselves into?! Man this country is a lot worse than I thought... And... I still can't see... I hear chaos... the clashing of blades... the- *Hears Maigurs get butchered by the half-elf "NO! WOLFY! SOMEONE HELP HIM!"
What?! *He suddenly snarls as he makes sure that his disguise is still intact, which it is* That... that's just stupid! That would be the same as discriminating us kitsunes as nothing but monsters who do harm to humans even when we show we can be as kind as we can to them! What kind of stupidity is this?! *He grips his katana* "I was right... You guys in this town are nothing but selfish bakas who only focus on money and nothing else. You don't even value the lives of other people and your comrades don't you?! Using that just to gain status and power?! That is so unreasonable and illogical! *His Katana suddenly glows Icy Blue* What that girl said... whoever it is... being rich shouldn't be a stupid requirement! If there are two things that are required in society, it's power and respect... And you and that idiot have neither! *He slashes at Birute, hoping that he can somehow hit her and avoid the others despite his blindness* Shimo No Kosen! (霜の光線)"
Non Nat 20, 5 Ice Damage and Speed slowed 10ft
Damn it... I need to get out of here too. But... *He quickly tosses all of Shugo and Alex's equipment onto the floor* Damn it... where did the two of them go?! Is hear all the girls including Okaa-san but...
Wait... what did I just... did she...?! *He becomes frozen in fear all of a sudden after hearing 'Musuko'... but not before he feels Alex crashing into him thanks to his mother shoving him out of harm's way and breaks his paranoid train of thought* "ARGH! WHO THE HELL IS THAT?! DAMN IT... WHOEVER THAT IS, GRAB YOUR STUFF AND GET TO THE BALCONY! NOW!"
*He unconsciously tosses Alex's armour and longsword to him before he moves all of his distance to the balcony as he tries to regain his sight*
WHAT THE HECK?! REINFORCEMENTS?! "Damn it! Who's on the deck right now?! We've got enemy reinforcements coming! We need to get out of here!" *He turns towards the half elf and snarls.* "Just so you know... your idiot friend here tried to punch an old lady just because she forgot her passport. And yesterday he tried to arrest a gyoza lady just because she was delivering food and minding her own business. That's why we've captured him so that he doesn't continue his malevolent deeds. YOU THINK HIS BEHAVIOUR IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU?! WHAT IF ELMARS HEARS ABOUT THIS?! YOU KNOW WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING FOR HIM RIGHT?!" *And with that he quickly races to the balcony as he tries to regain his eyesight*
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
Aleksandteri stands in utter shock as the mercenary speaks to him. Why... everything had been going smoothly since they'd reached the village... why... why was it falling apart now. "No... they have to listen... Maigures will testify..." Then the breath is knocked out of him by two daggers reaching towards his heart. He was so terribly vulnerable without his armor, and this was a terrible reminder. He gasps for air, only to be grabbed by the shoulders by Maya, who quickly shoved the life back into him--causing him to gasp again with a different type of shock. Then she shoves him towards Renar, causing him to stumble slightly.
Vaguely, he's aware of Renar's shouts, and he hesitates for a short time... is it wise to let them know their voices? Does it matter? Dimly, he's aware of Maya lifting Maigurs and attempting to flee, "I... can't run from this..." he murmurs, then stumbles to the side as his gear is thrown towards him. Quickly, he picks it up, but.. there's not enough time to don his armor... what should he do? He looks at Maigurs on the floor and remember's Cezars's words to the other guards... he's trying to frame them. Hopefully, Mayas fleeing with Maiguars isn't a mistake.
Suddenly abandoning whatever thought he'd had of staying silent, even though whatever he says now could potentially be used against him later, he joins in Renar's shouting--though his words are meant for the group outside. It's clear by the half-elf's words that she doesn't care about what's going on here, all she cares about is money.. but, surely... surely he can convince the others outside... Shutting his eyes he shouts, "The only war criminal here is you Cezars! This is your doing, and you're trying to pit the blame on us! It's because of you and this sell-sword that Maigurs is unconscious, and you DON'T EVEN CARE!" His voice rasps from the force it took to make his words carry, cracking slightly at the last three. "None of this would be happening if you hadn't been pointlessly attacking that innocent woman on the road! It was YOU who attacked US! Not the other way around, and you had every intention to murder, or take us prisoner and torture us, you said so yourself! All we were trying to do was protect an innocent civilian!"
He's fighting back tears at this point, both from the pain in his throat, the lingering pain in his chest, and the raw emotion he's putting into his words. Surely these guards would see reason. Right? In spite of how bad this looks...
He reaches for Renar, only for the 'changeling' to rush towards the balcony... great... now they are going to see a suspicious hooded figure rushing towards their comrade. ...But what else are they supposed to do?
Gritting his teeth, he takes another swing at the half-elf, hoping that if they can keep her here long enough for the guards to arrive, they'll at least have her to prove that they are telling the truth.
Attack: 18 Damage: 8
Seeing Maya start rushing towards the door, Pixel flies down in front of her, eyes glowing golden. "Maya, wait! I can heal Maigurs once I get up there so he can vouch for us!" As Taliyah's voice comes out of Pixel's mouth, a beam of golden light weaves into the through the fray, sinking into Alex's body, mending wounds as it does so. "This should help patch him up some."
Shugo's smile finally fades when he hears the sound of enemy reinforcements. So that hot-headed bastard is honor-less and a liar. Well... that's not surprising. Oh this isn't looking good. How in the world had he gotten himself into this mess! He should never had tangled with this group in the first place... The last thing he needs is to end up in some foreign prison. Now that the smoke has cleared, and the ringing in his ears has slightly subsided, he finally notices that the girls have joined the fight. Maybe they stand a chance? But still, just beating up these people isn't going to solve this problem. He should just run. Get far away. If he can get out of this country fast enough...
Then he hears Venet's voice. He doesn't risk glancing in her direction, but somehow he feels...empowered? Huh. Interesting. He's vaguely aware of Maya's voice as well. She must have cast some weird kitsune magic on him, because he's starting to glow.
He feels like Cezars should be their main target but...well Venet said to stop the half-elf. She's closer anyways, which means it'll be less of a bother. Besides, it's not like stopping them will make a difference in the long run. The only way their getting out of this is if they run or somehow convince the other guards that Cezars is a liar.
Hearing the clang of his sword hitting the floor, he cringes. That is not the way to treat a good weapon, but whoever dropped that did save him the time to open the chest. Taking the opportunity, he dashes over to grab his sword (Free object interaction. Sword bumps AC back to 16) then charges back at the lady aiming to hit her with the pommel. Maybe then she'll shut up about this money talk. "Take it from me girly. Money can't buy everything." Without elaborating, he slams his sword down on her head, followed by a swift punch to the gut.
To hit: 9+5+1= 15
Damage: 8
To hit: 18+4=22
Damage: 5
If she's still standing after this, he taps into his ki to give him a boost of speed allowing him to continue his Flurry of Blows. He punches her again in the gut, then swipes a kick at her legs in an attempt to knock her down.
To hit: 20
Damage: 5
To hit: 13+2=15
Damage: 5
(Extra die for Bless and Bardic inspiration)
As he unleashes his attach on the greedy half-elf, he only catches part of Alex's desperate yell. Poor kid, as a paladin, this all must be really hard on him.
Birute
WIS Save from Dissonant Whispers: 8
Cezars
WIS Save from Command: 16
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Round 4
At this point, the flash effect disappears, and everyone in the room can see the light from the boat earlier coming closer and closer, you can see all of them in much closer detail now: both the drow and the bugbear have spears equipped, so both of them must be foot soldiers, but the Aasimar girl has a spellbook strapped on her belt, which means she must be a spellcaster.
Upon hearing the rest of the group pleading their case, the Aasimar in front of the boat stands up. "Stop, STOP! You two, can we do this in a more civilised way? What about 'innocent until proven guilty?' What about Maigurs? Who did that to him?"
Altairs slows his paddling down, at this point, they're pretty much under the balcony of the boy's room. He sets his paddle down. "Maybe you're right, Laine... but... did Cezars really do all of that? He's so sweet and gentle when we're around. I know he has anger issues, but—"
Before the three soldiers can say anything further, the sound of fighting intensifies.
"Gyaaah!" The half-elf cries as the consequences of her action finally hit her... literally, she gets hit by the ice beam, Venet's attack, and two of Shugo's attacks. Alex's slash and two other strikes from Shugo only hit the air. The half-elf doesn't look good, she's bleeding from several cuts and blood seeps from her mouth. Because of the effects of Dissonant Whispers (and the slowing effects from another spell), she runs 40 ft (Instead of 60 ft) to the balcony. "Tch... you all are clearly out of your mind, let me show you the power of money!" In a last-ditch effort to get Cezars out of her, she pulls out a bag of gold and prepares to throw it down to the three soldiers.
Note: Birute has 4 HP left and she'll take AOO from Alex, Shugo, Renar, and Pixel at the same time, and it's practically impossible for her to survive all four attacks like that. I'll let any of you four describe a finishing blow on her.
"What the hell are you three doing, knock them out, now! That's an order!" Seeing his rescuer just... drops unconscious on the ground. Cezars grows frustrated and drops his acts, he's still glued to the front of the stairs from Alex's spell.
"I will... heh, too bad you don't get to beat them this time, Cezars," Kristiāns smirks, he pulls out a rope from their boat and slings it on the railing, setting up an improvised climbing rope... thing (Highlighted in red). "You are now under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can be used against you in court. You may consult with a lawyer before our interrogation, if you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you with no charges. All trials in the Duchy of Rauna will take place in the city of Madura, and trials for more severe crimes may be held at Vārti. Don't worry, we won't hurt you." The drow recites the standard line that's said everywhere before a guard can arrest someone.
Taliyah feels something wooden and cold touch her scaly legs, it's another boat, probably one that the half-elf uses to get here, it seems to drift slightly from where it was supposed to be thanks to the storm. It can support the weight of six people, Venet doesn't need to get on the boat since she can swim very well, but the same couldn't be said for everyone else, though. The boat is on your right side of the balcony (Left of the map, outside of the rendered area marked in green, you can use a free action to get on the boat, you just need to be adjacent to the marked tiles).
The water level is now halfway through your thigh, it's still walkable without too much effort.
Cezars
Action: Nothing, still bounded by Alex's Command spell
"The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference."
—Richard Dawkins
DM—Stories From The End of The World: Episode I
Instinctively, like when a fox tries to escape its hunters, Maya immediately turns south as she rapidly puts onh her hoodie before carrying the unconscious Maigurs to the porch as she regroups with Taliyah and Renar... and also the fire genasi whom she mistook for Rixi. She snarls at him and was actually prepare to drain his life force... at least until she heard the new guards approaching and panics... wondering if they'll be able to see her as allies... Better yet, now's not the time to assume...
Although she couldn't understand a single word they all yelled out in unison, she assumes that they're trying to identify who's the person to be captured and so she'll state her case. "*Ahem* HE... SISU... BOY... HE... SORE WA... GIR.... RU... SHE... *Imitates an explosion sound plus her impersonation of Maigurs crying in pain whilst she cradles Maigurs really tight* I... WOKE AND... HEAR HIM... IN PAIN... Kore wa (これ わ)... SI-E... DID... ITU!" Maya attempts to reason with the two that approached in broken Lancean again as she points to the real culprits with one arm whilst keeping the unconscious wolf boy in the other. (She can't pronounce the 'Th' and 'L' syllables properly unlike her son, so it almost sounds like she's hissing whenever she says a word with 'th' and saying 'r' instead of 'L')
Wildland Shifters Pt 2 (Pt 1 with PyromaniIsDeadThankGod)
Celci (The Lamb) - Non-Binary Changeling Sorcerer (Shadow Magic)
Maya Kurosaki - Female Kitsune Cleric (Twilight Domain); Currently in Lancea
Randy Wolftree - Male Human Artificer (Armourer); Currently in Crimson Sands of Time
Shijiro Otsune - Male Kitsune Blood Hunter (Order Of The Lycan)
Trojan Dseyller - Male Tortle Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
Xenia Ironhide - Female Kobold Rogue (Soulknife)
*Renar finally gains his eyesight back, but not before he takes a moment to pause and scan his surroundings as his canine teeth are on display* I'm... never ever... trusting a ragtag group of misfits again- Wait. No that's not right. It wasn't them... the guys I was with... they did nothing wrong at all... it was STUPID RIXI THAT DRAGGED US INTO THIS MESS! IF ANYTHING, HE DESERVES TO ROT WHEVER THE HELL THOSE IDIOTS WANT HIM TO BE! I SWEAR TO- Huh? *Hears the girl speak up* Finally? Someone with common sense?! This is my chance to get them on our side, not that I'm pretty charismatic myself but at least I have some reasoning... "Wait you know wolfy?! Are you his guard friends or something?! Please tell me you are! We're on his side and not that stupid oath idiot's!" I glance at Okaa-san who seems pretty occupied with tending to Wolfy's wounds before turning my head back. "There was someone else in the room with us! An assassin! She was responsible for knocking out Wolfy; She was armed with a Silver Nitrate bomb and he took the full brunt of it like a hero whilst we all got blinded in the process! What more evidence do you want me to spit out?! Tell me and I'll reveal everything to you!"
"You gotta be kidding me right?! You call that idiot sweet and gentle?! Maybe this'll convince you otherwise: When we passed a checkpoint that wolfy was guarding he said that stupid guy punched an old lady just because her passport was outdated when he could have at least assisted her to help renew it. And yesterday he attacked a gyoza lady for delivering food whilst he simultaneously caught us, a bunch of travellers trying to find something precious for our lives, in his crosshairs!" If these three guys end up being another batch of 'Stupid Rixis' then I honestly don't know what to say anymore... damn it... and that dark elf really looks like Tenebris, though his eyes are lot less shiny... *His katana crackles with yellow lightning again as he dons his leather jacket armour* "And yet... despite hearing what he's done... we're the ones being framed for something we're trying to resolve INSTEAD! DOES HIS VOLATILE ACTS SOUND SWEET AND GENTLE TO YOU?! OR SHOULD I REVEAL MORE OF THE ATROCITIES HE COMMITTED?! SHOULD I START SPITTING OUT UNPLEASANT FACTS ABOUT HIM AND TURN OVER A NEW LEAF FOR ALL OF YOU?!"
Speaking of that assassin... CRAP SHE'S GONNA BRIBE THEM ISN'T SHE?! "YURUSANAI YO! (許さないよ, I WON'T LET YOU!" *He swiftly drops his katana whilst he uses all of his strength to karate kick her onto the floor before she could let her foul motives get the better of the guards; he immediately pockets the coin bag under his jacket before chaos can ignite again* " 'In the future... Money isn't a status, it's a requirement.' Do you guys take this stupid crap word for word?! Because that's what's she said to us! Money and fame... That's all you idiots care about over anything else, including the lives of other people. At least, that's what I'm starting to assume...
(19 for the karate kick to land)
Honestly, if Rixi was here to witness this, Stupid Rixi would have been long purged out of his misery by now. At least, I hope the real Rixi doesn't go down this path too... "You don't deserve the right to bad mouth us or anyone else trying to help others anymore. This misunderstanding would not have occurred if you had kept you stupid,. Hostile. Mouth. Zipped. Tight, let alone attack us, wolfy and the gyoza lady out of the blue. IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF YOU! NOW URUSAI! (うるさい, SHUT UP!)"
*Renar's mood instantly worsens as he hears (or mishears) being under arrest* "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU HIGH ON SAKE OR SOMETHING?! I JUST TOLD YOU THE DAMN SCENARIO THIS STUPID GUY AND HIS ASSASSIN GIRLFRIEND GOT US INTO AND YOU'RE STILL FRAMING US AS THE BAD GUYS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE A MATTER BEFORE IT WORSENS?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!" Damn it... I've never shouted so fiercely in my entire extreme life before just to defend some people who are trying to find the ruins just like me... My voice is starting to hurt as of this... *Cough cough*
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul); Lancea
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger); Lancea
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
Alexander, still tense from everything that's going on, watches as Renar quickly knocks the half-elf out of the battle. At least that's taken care of... Then he hears the other Aasimar telling them... Oh, yeah she's right. That was why Alex had tried to keep himself quiet, but ultimately the stress from the situation had gotten to him. Wait, Cezars? Kind and gentle? Do they know who they are talking about? This... doesn't make sense.
Then Renar starts shouting... not good. "H...Hey..." he says shakily, trying to get his friend to stop. "They're right, we can't just spew out everything right now. We know we are right and that's what matters. We can't expect them to trust us when they've clearly seen a different side of Cezars... perhaps even a different version of him." He wearily eyes the genasi, remembering the evil energy he'd felt from the man. "Please... we just need to trust the system right now. If... if anyone else has the ability to detect good and evil, they'll see what kind of person he is... or at least get an idea of why he might be behaving... well, the way he's been acting. And, Maigurs knows the truth too, so once he wakes up he'll surely take our side. Perhaps, it Jainina shows up, or someone can track her down, she can be a witness as well... not to mention the old woman if Maigurs remembers who she is. If these people are honorable, then they'll see that the evidence is stacked in our favor." All of these words are spoken just to the people currently in the room, he isn't whispering, but he isn't shouting either. He wants the guards to know that he isn't plotting anything--just trying to keep his comrades calm so that things go smoothly. "I... I know this isn't going to be pleasant, but... we don't have a choice but to trust that everything will work out. We just have to show them with our actions, not just our words, that we are innocent."
He bends down, sheathing his sword and wrapping it in his armor before piling his belongings in front of him. Then he looks down the balcony where the drow is rigging something to scale the wall, "Uh... hey... There is a ladder over there (points to where the ladder was). Uh... Taliyah, could you put it back for them? Please?" He directs his shaking voice to the Dragonborn...hoping that she understands the need for cooperation as well.
He looks to the Aasimar, "It was a mercenary who attacked Maigurs, she is up here... we've... dispatched her. She was the one who was going to throw... I think it was a bag of coins at you." He looks backwards at the crumpled mercenary, "We could tie her up if you want, but I understand if you'd rather us just stay where we are." He lifts his hands, his body quivering from the wounds in his chest. "My weapons and armor are on the floor with the rest of my gear. Just... just tell us where you want us and we'll cooperate." His chest throbs, and he can feel the spot of blood growing in diameter. He'll live, but this is going to be a painful experience in more ways than one.
Venet seems uneasy still. She sits on top of one of the dressers to await whatever these guards decide to do with them. Her companions have said enough for the lot of them.