A pixie wearing a hooded cloak lands on Reverie's (armored) shoulder. "Try to act like you don't know me," says Clarion, keeping her face concealed. "I think the same as the lady paladin. If Rufus was just paranoid, acting weak might work. But since he is a bully too, weakness is something he will take advantage of.

"When we saw those Redcaps follow after your group, I figured it would help to have plenty of witnesses to keep them from trying anything. We'll stay around your tent as long as we can, so you aren't disturbed while you are tending to your wounds.

"Messengers will inform Rufus that the shadow beast is slain. I don't know what he will try next, but hopefully it will take some time for him to decide what to do next."

(OOC: You can head to the tent, and try to get a Short Rest. Or you can visit Rufus. Or maybe you have something else in mind.)

(Before we left the mines, could Isk grab a couple pieces of flail snail shell too?  He'll ask about what to do with it later on, if there is anything to do it)

Isk nods at Clarion, "I agree, we should be ready for another fight, so even a short rest would be good."

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(Before we left the mines, could Isk grab a couple pieces of flail snail shell too?  He'll ask about what to do with it later on, if there is anything to do it)

Both the pixies and the redcaps stop Iskander. The shells are part of the village's trade. (Like visiting someone else's diamond mine, and helping yourself to what you find.)

If Isk still wants a shell piece, roll a Sleight of Hand check.

Isk apologizes, not realizing that the snail shell is what they are mining in there.

Reverie nods at Clarion's words and then agrees with Iskander's opinion as well. "Then let us go to our tent, tending the wounds and perhaps prepare what will come to us next."

The party makes it safely back to the tent. The redcaps march into the main hall, where (even from this distance) you can hear angry shouts from Rufus.

You keep an eye on your surroundings, as you tend to your wounds. There are quite a few pixies keeping busy around your tent (to watch over you). But as time passes, you notice that, one by one, they are sent on errands far away from your tent.

(You are able to get a Short Rest. Most of you are heavily wounded, so it might be easier to roll all your hit dice at this time, instead of one-by-one. Your choice.

Jack will do a Song of Rest (the drum beat is more inspiring than restful), so you get to add an additional +1d6 to your hit dice total.)

Rolling for Jack's hit dice:   6d8 + 1d6 + 18 (CON bonus) = 56  (Jack is at full health.)

short rest: 44

additional d6: 2

Jack's Die:3

Isk Hit Dice:24

One more hit die...7

For Short Rest (please let me know if I did wrong) - 23
Jack's Song of Rest - 1

(Edit: 42 hp now out of 52 hp. I am satisfied!)

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For Short Rest (please let me know if I did wrong) - 23
Jack's Song of Rest - 1

(Edit: 42 hp now out of 52 hp. I am satisfied!)

(OOC: You get to add your CON bonus for every hit die used. With 5 dice, you add +10 instead of +2. So Reverie is up to 50 HP.)

(Amazing! Thank you!)

Reverie frowns as she looks around the tent, realizing the pixies are going off to the errands. "My friends," she calls her friends in whisper, "I am guessing we might need to go see Rufus as soon as possible. But then, I am worrying what should we do when we get to see him."

Isk finishes wrapping a bandage around his arm while saying, "We tell him we've cleansed the mine and now we expect a being as honorable as he is to fulfill his end of the deal."

Trimyrai: (to the party[in a whisper]) "I'm ready for a fight if it comes to it. How do we want to play it, when we are talking to him? Do we want to say it was a really tough fight or an easy one?"

"Honesty supports our rouse in this case, as it was a tough fight.  I think it would be better for him to think we're less strong than for our lie to be exposed, in case that voids some aspect of this faerie contract."

"I am ready for a fight as well. If it comes, then let it happen. But I agree with Iskander. If we tell him with our honest, it would make him thinking we are weaker than him perhaps." Then she frowns. "But how can we make him break a contract to free the pixies? That is what I am worry about."

(OOC1: Sorry about the delay on my end.)
(OOC2: Almost forgot to update Reverie's equipment. Have fun with improved scimitar.)

During your rest, you notice it gets quieter outside the tent. One at a time, the pixies and other villagers are sent to work in the mines by the redcap thugs, now that the menace of The Angry is gone. By the end of the hour (shortly after Reverie has re-attuned with her altered scimitar), it ie eerily quiet outside.

Then you hear the trod of metal boots approaching your tent. A trio of Redcaps enter. The third one is twitching and squirming. (Reminds you of a child that has drunk too much water, then keeps asking when the wagon is going to stop at an outhouse.) After they are sure that no one else is present (except for them and you), the third redcap starts swelling and growing, until you are faced with Rufus the Fomorian. He has to squat to fit in the tent, but gives an ill-formed smile to your party.

"That's better... Well done for a bunch of "entertainers". I did not expect to see you again. But now that these village scum can work the mines again, I am free to give your group a proper greeting for trespassing into MY land."

The redcap near the tent entrance smacks the ground with his sickle. With that sound, more redcaps march into the tent. They have their weapons drawn, and look at the party with barely contained fury. The tent was crowded enough with Rufus' misshapen bulk, but now you have every redcap in the village surrounding you.

Isk summons his glaive and with a puff of purple smoke it appears in his hand.  He spins it so the blade is in the ground and then he leans on it, like a farmer might lean on a pitchfork while taking a break.  "A proper greeting of food and ale would be most welcome, Lord Rufus, as well as the payment promised for our services."   

He taps his finger to his chin for a moment and says, "Untold riches, I believe that was the promised reward, was it not?  Surely you are not here to renege."  He focuses his eyes squarely and adds, "Surely, all of these gathered pixies are here, fiddling with their weapons, because they are guarding a horde of treasure, just behind them."

(I think you meant "redcaps" instead of "pixies", but Isk gets his point across.
Unless you are deliberately referring to the redcaps as pixies?)

Isk can roll a check for Persuasion or Intimidation.
If someone else roll-plays a speech in support of Isk, then the roll can be made with Advantage from a Help action.

(Rufus won't start groveling if you roll really well. This is just to let me know how he should react: with contempt, anger, or fear; overconfidence or caution.)

(Reverie will give a help for Isk for persuasion since she is really good at it!)

Persuasion - 8

(Edit: welp, hope this can help Iskander's speech ;-;...)

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(Reverie will give a help for Isk for persuasion since she is really good at it!)

Persuasion - 14

(Edit: welp, hope this can help Iskander's speech ;-;...)

OOC: What I meant was you have to role play what you are saying. You heard Isk's speech. I want to hear if you add on with something he didn't say, support the points he made, or just rag on Rufus. :-)