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If Tsavi is in range, Aisha would whistle to have her go in for the finish, otherwise, Aisha will simply take 1-2 more shots at it.
If Tsavi, pouncew with potential followup:
Pounce (DC 12 str or prone) Attack: 25 Damage: 8
FOllowup if save failed: Attack: 24 Damage: 11
If Tsavi isn't close enough to do these, then...
Attack: 14 Damage: 7
Attack: 10 Damage: 9
Aisha will always focus on ranged targets if any are present, and will actively not attack charmed/incapacitated ones, unless they are the only ones that remain.
Standing before the sixteen statues of bugbear warlords, the last remaining bugbear raises its bow once more, defiantly aiming at the group within the trees. Abraxas meets it with his ray of frost before it can release its shot. Its bow and arrow clatter to the worn ground beneath it as it falls dead.
For the second time in two days, a group of goblinoids lies slain before their warlords. The bugbears lay spread throughout the clearing and woods, as the ogres remain smoldering in their funeral pyre.
With the fight apparently over, Aisha wasted no time, in moving out, and she stopped near Garu, hesitating fo a moment, and furrowing her brow, before saying Thanks. Obviously still remembering how she had acted around and treated them in the past. Before calling Tsavi out and beginning to move to the closest body. Aisha doesn't know if it will make a difference but let us move these bodies away from the statues... just in case. Then we will destroy the statues, hopefully.. before the next 'guards' come. After that, we should recover ourselves and .. make ready to finish the others off. If they are like this grroup, i don't see them simply continuing or even remaking the statues. We'll save the ones I fought with for last.. if possible.
Garu smiles in return at Aisha and offers a brief bow. She will help drag the bodies out of sight, inspecting them once they are out of the way then offer a brief prayer for the dead.
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Abraxas helps the others move the bodies. He is curious about bugbear physiology and culture and doesn't like that they had to destroy the bugbears. There is less to learn from them as a result.
He takes a moment of silence as Garu prays.
"How should we begin destroying the statues? I have a spell that will help, but it is particularly demanding. I can cast it once, but would then need a night's rest before casting it in pairs, twice, before resting again. It is called Vitriolic Sphere."
Aisha, Garu, and Abraxas each lurch mildly in the midst of moving the bodies as their minds are overtaken by similar visions. In each of them, they see themselves standing before the sixteen Warlord Statues as they break apart. A massive wolf, thrice taller than any of the statues, emerges from a glowing portal of arcane energy that appears where the statues stood. In a flash, they each see Abraxas reaching down into the body he carries, pulling out gore, and rushing to the statues as they crumble. They see Abraxas coating the statues in the blood and guts of the bugbear, and as he does so, the giant wolf struggles as it is pulled back into portal, which soon closes and dissipates.
When it happens, it looks as if those receiving the visions simply stop in place for a few seconds before coming back to their senses.
Harmony had heard Aisha, agreeing that they should move the bodies before destroying the statues as she nodded. She would have started to help move the bodies when she noticed the others stop and be still for a bit, confused. "Are you guys okay? Was it a vision?" she then asked, wondering if it was another vision like before. How come she didn't get it though?
Garu's mind whirls at the thought. "Were the creatures we slew here for the express purpose of giving their blood to prevent the return of the wolf?", she asks, mollified.
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Abraxas explains what he saw to Harmony. "Am I right in thinking that, based on that vision, rather than destroy the statues, we should paint them with this gore to seal the wolf away?" He thinks for a moment, shifting his shoulder bags slightly as he does. "Do we trust strange visions from unknown sources? But how else are we to act? What other sources might there be or should we risk ourselves and the worlds?"
Harmony listens, nodding and thinking. "That same vision keeps happening, maybe that is what we're supposed to do? The gods did give us visions before and so far they haven't steered us wrong yet." she said back, now believing that they must have to do that if they keep getting that same vision.
"That is true, Harmony," Abraxas says. "They have not steered us wrong." His eyebrows and forehead wrinkle as he thinks. "I vote for following the vision."
Aisha honestly seems torn. hesitating for a moment as she says what she thinks out loud. The visions we saw... she says, recovering her balance and breahting in to get back her breath. Either the statues tell us the trruth and goring the statues will prrevent it, or it is a trrrick. Aisha leans towards the latter. The ones we fought before were insane, rrremember? speaking about 'the warrlord' and glory and all that huzzah.
and when have you ever hearrd of a summoning of an evil thing being prrrevented by spreading blood and guts all over the 'altar'? No, Aisha thinks this is a trrrick by the evil thing. But For once, Aisha will let you all decide. You all listen to Aisha often, morre often than this one expected... but whatever courrse we take, we need to take it quickly. so decide what you think we should do.
Aisha is for pulling htem away from the statues, and then destroying them.
Garu nods - "There is nothing comforting about smearing entrails over anything, let alone some statue that might hold unspeakable evil."
She searches her thoughts on the vision, trying to ascertain if she perceives anything distinct that could help determine if the source of the vision was good or evil.
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Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A) Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter -Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5) Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
"While my wounds are minor," Abraxas says, "it would be good for me to refresh my mind. I would like to rest overnight to be prepared for wherever our journey takes us next." He looks at the spilt blood and broken bodies around them. "The gore will still be spreadable, I think, after that period of time. If we don't use the dead bodies that way, what are our next steps?"
Harmony had heard Aisha, thinking that makes so much sense too. Ugh! "Now I'm not sure! Okay, let's not do that then and just destroy the statues." she quickly says back, sighing. Hopefully this is the right decision after all.
Abraxas will move 30ft toward the remaining bugbear. He thinks he is just within range to cast Ray of Frost and does so: 23 to hit for 8damage.
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If Tsavi is in range, Aisha would whistle to have her go in for the finish, otherwise, Aisha will simply take 1-2 more shots at it.
If Tsavi, pouncew with potential followup:
Pounce (DC 12 str or prone) Attack: 25 Damage: 8
FOllowup if save failed: Attack: 24 Damage: 11
If Tsavi isn't close enough to do these, then...
Attack: 14 Damage: 7
Attack: 10 Damage: 9
Aisha will always focus on ranged targets if any are present, and will actively not attack charmed/incapacitated ones, unless they are the only ones that remain.
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Standing before the sixteen statues of bugbear warlords, the last remaining bugbear raises its bow once more, defiantly aiming at the group within the trees. Abraxas meets it with his ray of frost before it can release its shot. Its bow and arrow clatter to the worn ground beneath it as it falls dead.
For the second time in two days, a group of goblinoids lies slain before their warlords. The bugbears lay spread throughout the clearing and woods, as the ogres remain smoldering in their funeral pyre.
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OOC: Ready to advance once the next action is taken. We're out of combat, and all of the bugbears have been slain, along with the ogres.
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With the fight apparently over, Aisha wasted no time, in moving out, and she stopped near Garu, hesitating fo a moment, and furrowing her brow, before saying Thanks. Obviously still remembering how she had acted around and treated them in the past. Before calling Tsavi out and beginning to move to the closest body. Aisha doesn't know if it will make a difference but let us move these bodies away from the statues... just in case. Then we will destroy the statues, hopefully.. before the next 'guards' come. After that, we should recover ourselves and .. make ready to finish the others off. If they are like this grroup, i don't see them simply continuing or even remaking the statues. We'll save the ones I fought with for last.. if possible.
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Garu smiles in return at Aisha and offers a brief bow. She will help drag the bodies out of sight, inspecting them once they are out of the way then offer a brief prayer for the dead.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Abraxas helps the others move the bodies. He is curious about bugbear physiology and culture and doesn't like that they had to destroy the bugbears. There is less to learn from them as a result.
He takes a moment of silence as Garu prays.
"How should we begin destroying the statues? I have a spell that will help, but it is particularly demanding. I can cast it once, but would then need a night's rest before casting it in pairs, twice, before resting again. It is called Vitriolic Sphere."
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Aisha, Garu, and Abraxas each lurch mildly in the midst of moving the bodies as their minds are overtaken by similar visions. In each of them, they see themselves standing before the sixteen Warlord Statues as they break apart. A massive wolf, thrice taller than any of the statues, emerges from a glowing portal of arcane energy that appears where the statues stood. In a flash, they each see Abraxas reaching down into the body he carries, pulling out gore, and rushing to the statues as they crumble. They see Abraxas coating the statues in the blood and guts of the bugbear, and as he does so, the giant wolf struggles as it is pulled back into portal, which soon closes and dissipates.
When it happens, it looks as if those receiving the visions simply stop in place for a few seconds before coming back to their senses.
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Harmony had heard Aisha, agreeing that they should move the bodies before destroying the statues as she nodded. She would have started to help move the bodies when she noticed the others stop and be still for a bit, confused. "Are you guys okay? Was it a vision?" she then asked, wondering if it was another vision like before. How come she didn't get it though?
Garu's mind whirls at the thought. "Were the creatures we slew here for the express purpose of giving their blood to prevent the return of the wolf?", she asks, mollified.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Abraxas explains what he saw to Harmony. "Am I right in thinking that, based on that vision, rather than destroy the statues, we should paint them with this gore to seal the wolf away?" He thinks for a moment, shifting his shoulder bags slightly as he does. "Do we trust strange visions from unknown sources? But how else are we to act? What other sources might there be or should we risk ourselves and the worlds?"
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Harmony listens, nodding and thinking. "That same vision keeps happening, maybe that is what we're supposed to do? The gods did give us visions before and so far they haven't steered us wrong yet." she said back, now believing that they must have to do that if they keep getting that same vision.
"That is true, Harmony," Abraxas says. "They have not steered us wrong." His eyebrows and forehead wrinkle as he thinks. "I vote for following the vision."
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“So we are ... gutting the bugbears in order to douse the statues?”, Garu asks with no small amount of trepidation.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Aisha honestly seems torn. hesitating for a moment as she says what she thinks out loud. The visions we saw... she says, recovering her balance and breahting in to get back her breath. Either the statues tell us the trruth and goring the statues will prrevent it, or it is a trrrick. Aisha leans towards the latter. The ones we fought before were insane, rrremember? speaking about 'the warrlord' and glory and all that huzzah.
and when have you ever hearrd of a summoning of an evil thing being prrrevented by spreading blood and guts all over the 'altar'? No, Aisha thinks this is a trrrick by the evil thing. But For once, Aisha will let you all decide. You all listen to Aisha often, morre often than this one expected... but whatever courrse we take, we need to take it quickly. so decide what you think we should do.
Aisha is for pulling htem away from the statues, and then destroying them.
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Garu nods - "There is nothing comforting about smearing entrails over anything, let alone some statue that might hold unspeakable evil."
She searches her thoughts on the vision, trying to ascertain if she perceives anything distinct that could help determine if the source of the vision was good or evil.
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Garu Religion: 15
For Garu:
The visions seem to be due to proximity to these statues, but no good or evil can be determined.
OOC: It seems like we have a deadlock at the moment. Once a conclusive action is determined, I will resolve.
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"While my wounds are minor," Abraxas says, "it would be good for me to refresh my mind. I would like to rest overnight to be prepared for wherever our journey takes us next." He looks at the spilt blood and broken bodies around them. "The gore will still be spreadable, I think, after that period of time. If we don't use the dead bodies that way, what are our next steps?"
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Harmony had heard Aisha, thinking that makes so much sense too. Ugh! "Now I'm not sure! Okay, let's not do that then and just destroy the statues." she quickly says back, sighing. Hopefully this is the right decision after all.
Abraxas shrugs. "I'm honestly not sure. But, whatever we do, I'll be better at it If I've rested."
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