As you head down the corridor you freeze as you hear a someone crying in grief or pain.
Silently rounding the corner, Lira and Twiggy see a gruesome scene. Four kobolds lay dead on the floor. Their clothing tattered, as if torn apart. Blood and gore splattered throughout the room. At the far end, a kobold priestess, her back toward you, leans over one of the bodies, going up and down as if praying or trying to heal the poor soul below. She goes down placing her head near the chest and face of her protector. Then you hear the click of metal as his collar of obedience falls from him to the hard ground below.
Lira takes in the scene with a mix of horror and pity. Shareella's charm may have controlled their motivation, but the love and sacrifice felt real. Having no desire to kill the priestess, she moves in silently in hopes of knocking her out.
(Note: other than twiggy, the rest of the party has not advanced down the stairs. )
The follower of Shareella turns to look at you, and a quick realization occurs. She has been eating her living companion. The kobolds eyes are sunken and dull in color and blood covers her face and the front of her fur cloak. She opens her mouth revealing multiple rows of sharp elongated teeth, and screams!
Lira and Twiggy: Make a wisdom save at this horror
Lira
(Despite the shocking spectacle, Lira sees the witches collar, but the crystal is dull in color. Her conclusion, her sister of the coven had died!)
Lira and (twiggy?) see the horrific “creature” and have a sense of incredible terror. Feeling the need to flee from this thing before she is its next meal.
"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Morric will advance down the stairs, not wanting the scouts to get too far ahead. He will light some of the torches on the wall sconces as he goes so the oath way back will be illuminated. Hearing the horror in Lira’s voice he will move quickly to her. Shield, torch and flail at the ready. He isn’t too sure what a not-dead looks like in real life, only what he has seen in picture books for children.
Vydar, hearing Lira yell, tries to gaze down the tunnel past Zarbyn and Iolinder... of course somehow he'd ended up behind these two again despite having the best darkvision in the group.
"We need to take it out quickly."He says, "Are you sure it's just one?"
If Lira attempts to run past the group, Lev with cut in front of her and attempt to stop her... (grapple? DC14)
If he catches her...
"Hey, snap out of it," he says, taking her by the shoulders and looking her dead in the face... his voice only slightly gentler than his usual blunt tone. "I get that seeing these enslaved kobolds has to be difficult, but running from this one is not going to help put her to rest."
He doesn't let her go until he's sure she's gotten ahold of herself before readying his glaive.
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If he doesn't catch her....
Lev mutters a curse, watching as Lira turns tail and runs...slipping past him. Hopefully she comes to her senses soon, it's too late to chase after her. He turns to face the abomination that sent Lira running. "Lets put this creature to rest."
He'll move forward, glaive in hand and with an attack readied.
"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Lira does not need to flee, just be out of the things sight. (Once she is not afraid, she can make a religion or arcana but likely one of the others will make it.
As Twiggy flies and uses her Dash to flee back towards Zarbyn, he will call out, "If it's some sort of powerful undead we may need magic to defeat it!"
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
— A basic prayer.
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As you head down the corridor you freeze as you hear a someone crying in grief or pain.
Silently rounding the corner, Lira and Twiggy see a gruesome scene. Four kobolds lay dead on the floor. Their clothing tattered, as if torn apart. Blood and gore splattered throughout the room. At the far end, a kobold priestess, her back toward you, leans over one of the bodies, going up and down as if praying or trying to heal the poor soul below. She goes down placing her head near the chest and face of her protector. Then you hear the click of metal as his collar of obedience falls from him to the hard ground below.
The chamber is approximately 60x30feet. A sort of 10foot opening above leases to additional areas.
(see owlbear)
Lira takes in the scene with a mix of horror and pity. Shareella's charm may have controlled their motivation, but the love and sacrifice felt real. Having no desire to kill the priestess, she moves in silently in hopes of knocking her out.
Stealth: 13
Action: Needle to hit 10 -.-
(Note: other than twiggy, the rest of the party has not advanced down the stairs. )
The follower of Shareella turns to look at you, and a quick realization occurs. She has been eating her living companion. The kobolds eyes are sunken and dull in color and blood covers her face and the front of her fur cloak. She opens her mouth revealing multiple rows of sharp elongated teeth, and screams!
Lira and Twiggy: Make a wisdom save at this horror
Lira
(Despite the shocking spectacle, Lira sees the witches collar, but the crystal is dull in color. Her conclusion, her sister of the coven had died!)
Lira WIS save: 8
Lira and (twiggy?) see the horrific “creature” and have a sense of incredible terror. Feeling the need to flee from this thing before she is its next meal.
Twiggy's WIS: 13
(Yep, both Lira and Twiggy under fear condition of the creature!, dc 15)
"Undead!" Lira screams in warning, running blindly back towards the others.
Morric will advance down the stairs, not wanting the scouts to get too far ahead. He will light some of the torches on the wall sconces as he goes so the oath way back will be illuminated. Hearing the horror in Lira’s voice he will move quickly to her. Shield, torch and flail at the ready. He isn’t too sure what a not-dead looks like in real life, only what he has seen in picture books for children.
As Lira flees, she hears a voice in her head.
"Sister, oh sister. Why do you run from me? Come back, so that I may gaze upon you... and never let you go."
as Twiggy retreats she hears
“Oh, dear child, come closer, that I may gaze upon you more clearly.”
Vydar, hearing Lira yell, tries to gaze down the tunnel past Zarbyn and Iolinder... of course somehow he'd ended up behind these two again despite having the best darkvision in the group.
"We need to take it out quickly." He says, "Are you sure it's just one?"
If Lira attempts to run past the group, Lev with cut in front of her and attempt to stop her... (grapple? DC14)
If he catches her...
"Hey, snap out of it," he says, taking her by the shoulders and looking her dead in the face... his voice only slightly gentler than his usual blunt tone. "I get that seeing these enslaved kobolds has to be difficult, but running from this one is not going to help put her to rest."
He doesn't let her go until he's sure she's gotten ahold of herself before readying his glaive.
____________________
If he doesn't catch her....
Lev mutters a curse, watching as Lira turns tail and runs...slipping past him. Hopefully she comes to her senses soon, it's too late to chase after her. He turns to face the abomination that sent Lira running. "Lets put this creature to rest."
He'll move forward, glaive in hand and with an attack readied.
Amdaeng let Lira pass knowing full well the feelings she was enduring then she charged back the way Lira had come letting her fists lead the way.
Move- 40'
Initiative- 17
Lira can make another save on her turn or can’t move within sight. Iolinder, Vydar, and Zarbyn make a religion or arcana check.
Initiatives
Iolinder 21
Morric 20
Lira/ Vydar 19
Lev/ Amdaeng 18
Zarbyn 13
Lira acrobatics to avoid grapple: nat 20+6
Lira dodges Lev and hurries to the nearest shadows to hide, still shaking as her heart pounds against her ribs.
Stealth: 19
Zarbyn's Arcana: 5
Lira does not need to flee, just be out of the things sight. (Once she is not afraid, she can make a religion or arcana but likely one of the others will make it.
(Zarbyn has no idea what type of creature it could be. He guesses magical attacks would be a good decision.)
As Twiggy flies and uses her Dash to flee back towards Zarbyn, he will call out, "If it's some sort of powerful undead we may need magic to defeat it!"