"I am grateful for your aid and your friendship. We shall strive to make to make this bloodless and peaceful and possibly gain a few new friends in the process. With you two along, I am sure the fellow will see reason, and with the mighty hero Sir Darak, he may even be happy to payoff his debt to Mr Tairo. wait until you see the  nice beasty he has picked out for me. I have already given him a fitting name. Hamma, for the bone smasher on its head for dissuading enemies."

Badger listens intently to Kasaaptu's retelling of her dreams. He ponders them for a minute, asking the occasional clarifying question and seeking details that may have been left out, before offering his interpretation.

Sickle agrees to come along as well, noting that they should begin to make progress. "West after then, to Camp Vengeance?"

(OOC: Badgers interpretation was very close to mine, but I figured the demon was a different demon then the one my Patron represents.  The people, first as zombies were legit targets and then became criminals and then regular people and represents the fact she may have been willing to killed them all without discrimination in order to protect the mission and Sir Darak. That she would have crossed over the line into the realm of evil that she has to skirt. But, with the help of her righteous and wise friends, she can thwart the darkness and gain the freedom and power to defeat the demo. That seeks to capture her. Who that demon is isnt clear,  but all she knows is it isnt the one in her line of patronage. A mystery to be solved someday when she reaches her peak of power...)

" yes we collect the debt, ensure the safety of those Sir Darak protected and then hit the road with my new pack-o-saurus. I have a barrel to collect rain water into so we can be well supplied."

"I will come with you Sir Darak but the reward is your to take or reject but I will not take it," Silas says. 

I don’t know what you mean. (Corrected)

" Silas, the debt to be collected is one owed to Tairo the animal merchant, not the reward offered by saved man and his wife. Sir Darak want only to ensure they dont suffer backlash after his success.  We are going to aid Tairo to get money owed to him"

"Sir Darak wishes to meet the lady, Draza. The wife of the man Darak took the run in place of. She offered us money, some silver, and a meal for our services. Your debt collection is your concern," Silas explains, "Taking money that isn't given often laced with more trouble than most would believe"

The group leaves Azaka, Gregory, Boris and Sedrik at the south gate with a bunch of their equipment and head back into the city, finding Tairo in the Grand Souk.  On the way, Barty you spot some mini-saddle bags that would fit Indiana and purchase them.  (4 gold).  

 Tairo looks at the six people plus a dog that have come his eyes wide.  "This debt shall be easy to collect now! Come, follow me."  He leads you back down south the way you've just come from and directly out the Tiryki gate into Tiryki Anchorage.  You wave at Azaka as you pass by your group into a small alley between buildings.  He leads you through the patchwork of buildings eventually arriving at a blue painted wooden door numbered "17".  He knocks.  A dark skinned man, wearing only a pair of shorts, and rippling with muscles, a body covered in scars from countless battles, opens the door.  His red rimmed eyes look at Tairo.  He then looks past him at the crowd of people in the alleyway.  He frowns, clearly confused.  "Tairo what is  this?" 

Tairo speaks confidently, "Taban!  You owe me 500 gold for your lost bet on the runs yesterday.  I've come to collect. These fine folk are here to ensure you pay up." 

Sir Darak stands near the rear, frowning slightly. Sickle also stands near the back, looking less than pleased. Kasaaptu stands at the front meanwhile, her Yklwa in her hand, with a small smile on her face. A rather threatening smile.  

Taban seems to realize his predicament and his shoulder bunch, his lip firms up in anger, "No Tairo. Those were not fair results. If the soldiers had not pulled those pins the man I'd bet on would have gotten away!  He had one hand on the ledge and the guard stepped on it until he let go!  No, not fair. I owe you nothing. That was botched, and all bets are off!" 

Tairo's face curls into a snarl, "I don't make the rules. You bet, you lost, and now you owe me the money. Pay up or me and my friends will make you pay up!" 

Badger speaks up to the belligerent Taban. 

If fate dictated that your man would lose, it would have happened one way or another. You can't argue with fate, nor with the rules of the game. Now I suggest you do the right thing, or it's going to get difficult.

And with that Badger speaks an arcane word and cups his hand, and a small ball of fire appears, which he prepares to hurl ...

Intimidation: 19. (Not that I expect to be too intimidating, but you never know...)

Badger will Ready Fire Bolt and release it the moment Taban shows any sign of aggressive action.

Kassaptu put her hand on Tairos shoulder, hoping to calm him a little and she speaks in a soft, creepily gentle voice to Taban. " Dear friend, the mighty Badger is correct, it was fate the lead to your man's failure to escape in time. Punishment by the Gods for your betting on human lives being wasted in that travesty of an event. It isnt Tairo's fault and as the honorable man I can tell that you are, you shall pay your debt to him. If you fault the guards for interfering,  you should go to them and collect in turn, or perhaps when we complete our vital mission, we can get you an audience with the merchant Prince. We are here with an important woman and I am sure in her gratitude for our efforts, she will get you and audience."

She looks him directly in the eyes with an honest smile, hoping he sees reason so he doesnt be one bbq.  A dead man pays no debts.

Persuasion: 20

Taban's red rimmed eyes crinkle slightly at the edges, a grim smile edging to his mouth, "A little girl with a knife and a gnome with a bit of fire?  Pffff.  I've fought Dinosaurs children..." He cracks his knuckles.  He glances past them, assessing Barty and his dog, Sickle, and Sir Darak.  (Silas did not come)   His eyes widening as he recognizes Sir Darak.  "Sir Darak!  Well now...this becomes more interesting....the one man I should have bet on.  You know, I was just...."  with an explosive and unexpected motion he lunges forward, his fist flying out and connecting with Tairo's chin, followed by a fierce kick that launches Tairo across the alley way past Kasaaptu and Badger and slamming into the wall where he crumples.  

Taban has essentially won initiative and taken his first action.  It's now everyone else's turn.  No need to roll initiative, please take your actions.

Kassaptu slips past and behind Taban the foolish ( inside his home) as far back as she can go. She will quickly assess if any others are in the room

Perception: 18

She says the words "baelzebubs grasp" in infernal language of her ancestor making her hand into a claw and pushing it forward toward the dullard Taban

Then she will cast chill touch  Attack: 19 Damage: 6

A skeletal hand appears behind Tabans shoulder and latches on to him. She then setups up for retaliation with her yklwa

Kasaaptu is disgusted and angry, she was being so pleasant and thoughtful,  attempting to avoid hurting this foolish man. Now she will have to hope we can knock him out rather then kill him. If he damages anyone badly, she may have to kill him and burn his house down.

Silas is just sitting at cafe or equivalent, just eating a snack with some coffee without a care as the group is attacked.

"I wonder if I'll need to use healing word when they come back," 

Barty looks at Indy, “Guard Badger!” As points towards the gnome and unhooking the leash.

Barty bolts in the other direction taking out his shortbow and fires towards Taban when he is distracted.  Looking to shoot him in the arm or leg as non lethal damage.

As Badger sees Tairo go flying across the alley, the conjured ball of fire launches from his hand toward Taban. Realising now what a mighty fighter Taban is, Badger starts to wonder about the wisdom of this action, and to fear for the safety of himself and his companions. But as Barty's giant dog bounds over beside him, he plucks up his courage and conjures a ball of crackling energy which he again hurls at Taban.

Badger releases his readied Fire Bolt as a reaction on Taban's turn. Attack: 16 Damage: 10

He then casts Chromatic Orb with lightning damage on his turn as his action. Attack: 20 Damage: 22

 (OOC: this dude is going to have a bad day. That chromatic orb spell is pretty awesome...)

 Sickle will cast Shillelagh as a bonus action and then (if the fellow isn’t already down) swing his staff at his head to knock him unconscious and incapacitate (not kill).

Attack: 15 Damage: 3

Kasaaptu weaves dark magic, a spectral hand whisping out towards the muscle bound man who steps forward into the fray.  He ducks aside from it and is flies wide.  As he side steps that however, he takes the strike of two magical attacks that hit him square in the chest.  The flame arrow and electrical orb fly from Badger, the ball striking with an explosive amount of energy, the smell of ozone and burned skin fill the alley. To everyone's surprise the warrior is still up and advancing, though he looks a bit jerky from the electricity coursing through him, and his chest is crackling from a bad burn.  Sickel steps up and wacks him but he keeps moving.  Kasaaptu being next closest he lays into her with his fists.  

Fist Attack: 13 Damage: 11

Elbow Attack: 10 Damage: 10

Knee Attack: 23 Damage: 10

The fist flies wide, but the elbow strikes Kasaaptu in the temple and she goes down in a heap. His knee is aimed at the next in line, Badger, but the Mastiff gets in the way, taking the knee strike and yelping loudly in pain and tumbling to the pavement unconscious. 

Sickle is now closest.  Sir Darak you haven't done anything and can take your last turn in addition to this next turn if you like.