Hox goes to the left passage.

Killian will approach the door, telling Sinlicht to move ahead out into the passage. If nothing untoward happens, Killian will follow her out. From now on, she will keep the vampire spawn ahead of them unless noted. "Tell me, Sinlicht, is your master here as well?" What does the hallway present?

GRUUN & HOX:

Hox leads you to the left through a twisting series of tunnels that seem almost never-ending. The minutes tick by, and you finally reach another intersection; one path soon reaches a dead end, while the other continues on, but in the midst of the corridor is a veritable labyrinth of small tiles upon the floor.

The tiles are standing upright, forming a maze-like design that stretches for at least ten feet on each side.

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KILLIAN, RYCIDER & TANAKIR:

Sinlicht grumbles, "No...masssterrrr..." 

The undead being leads you into the passage, which wraps back around the room into an intersection familiar to Tanakir. Further down the passage are two dead ends, one with a scattered series of tiles along the floor. The intersecting tunnel leads to a closed door to a room that the genasi was previously unwilling to navigate through.

Killian looks to Tanakir for guidance.

Tanakir raises an eyebrow, "There is one path left, unless the spawn knows of another. It will require being a bit..." he glances at his own armor and Killian's skeptically, "stealthy. There is a room full of monsters beyond that door, and I doubt we can take them all on. We can play either quietly, or keep our armor and risk having to fend them off as we run. We could also send the spawn in to scout, or use it to hold off the monsters."

“How many? What sort?” Killian asks.

OOC > I confess to not paying close attention to everyone else’s storylines, so I really don’t know what Tanakir saw.

"Five large beasts. Four legged, teethy things. With long, tentacle appendages."

OCC: OTYUGHS! WOOT! Sorry, they're my favourite.. ahem..

Once again mah powers of persuasion will not be of much use against such... things. Rycider comments

OOC: Would my Wanderer trait help me recognize whether this maze is the same as our current one?

GRUUN & HOX:

OOC: Gruun can absolutely study the tiles, but it will take a significant amount of time. Let me know how much time Gruun would be willing to spend to try and compare the tile labyrinth to the routes he has taken so far in this maze.

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KILLIAN, RYCIDER & TANAKIR:

OOC: Ready to advance once the next action is taken.

Killian considers. "Five is a lot. Rycider, perhaps the pipes I found might help? Should we take a moment for you to study them?"

Hox tries to move one of the tiles.

Certainly Mah Dear Ricky fetches the pipes from her spacious carpet bag.

Arcana : 11

GRUUN & HOX:

Hox picks up one of the tiles easily. It weighs as much as a coin, though twice as big and square. It seems to be made from ordinary stone, and has no special qualities about it.

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KILLIAN, RYCIDER & TANAKIR:

OOC: The pipes that Killian gave Rycider are magical (she studied the qualities, which she can tell Rycider are pipes of haunting). Unfortunately, it looks like Rycider is not proficient with any wind instruments.

Gruun will spend about 10 mins studying the tiles to try and determine a pattern and a path ahead.

"Well, then we should have at it," Killian says. She directs Sinlicht to open the door and charge in, attacking the first creature she sees, and she follows her in, sword and shield up front.

Rycider keeps to the back and starts strumming a steady rhythm on her dulcimer. Something to get the heart pumping.

GRUUN & HOX:

Ten minutes of studying brings Gruun to the conclusion that the tiles definitely correlate to this very maze. From what can he can tell, the current path ahead doesn't have many branches, but takes you to a couple of larger rooms. Committing any more to memory would take at least a couple more hours of study, however.

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KILLIAN, RYCIDER & TANAKIR:

The vampire spawn charges into the room, rushing for the nearest sleeping creature.

True to Tanakir's word, five otyughs lay within, spread about the 30-by-50-foot room, with one other door on the left wall from the entrance.

Initiative:

Bite vs. Vampire Spawn: 15
Tentacle vs. Vampire Spawn: 26 Damage: 13 / 2

Vampire Spawn Athletics: 6

The noise of the vampire spawn's feral charge awakes the otyughs, which rise to their feet with a startling speed. The nearest creature meets the vampire spawn, sending a tentacle to wrap around its waist. The grapple can only be held for a brief moment before the vampire spawn wrenches the tentacle's grip away, its damaged flesh already regenerated. The other otyughs begin to circle around the combatants, closing in.

Round 1 Order:
Otyughs
Players <===== The vampire spawn has taken its action to escape the grapple.

Placement:
Five otyughs are spread about the room. Three are in movement range. All are within 50 feet.

"I think I have found us a path Hox, lets go find the others." With that Gruun will take off leading the two of them into the large rooms.

"See if you can get past them to the door!" Killian shouts as she engages the same one Sinlicht just escaped. "Go!"

Move: to engage the first otyugh.
Action: Attack with longsword, twice.
Strike 1: 30 Damage: 15
Strike 2: 13 Damage: 15

Damage Note: The Savage Attacker Feat damage roll for one of those hits: 14. If higher than one above, pls use this instead.